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  1. 101 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
  2. 102 The Deposed Emperor, Spoiled Rotten 强宠废帝 Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted [Complete, 1v1, both pure, groveling pursuit, both reborn] Before rebirth, it was all tragedy. After rebirth, it all ends happily. If you love tragic endings, you can read only the part before the rebirth. He was a young general in red, his cloak snapping as he made ruthless decisions on the battlefield. He was the dazzling, brilliant Crown Prince of the Mu Kingdom, the pride of the court. He was also a young emperor who could calm the realm with a stroke of his brush and secure it from horsebac 2.4kReads8.6Score32414d adds
  3. 103 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. 9k WordsCompleted Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 104 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted 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
  5. 105 Out of Reach 得不到 Two Male Leads221k WordsCompleted “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 535Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  6. 106 Reduced to a Madman’s Plaything 沦为疯批大佬的玩物 Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuan’s car is forced to the edge of a cliff. A bullet grazes his arm as he hears Qin Siyu ask softly, “Are you still going to run, baby?” Jiang Yuan never meant to get involved with Qin Siyu, the aloof and untouchable Second Master Qin, who stands above everyone in the capital. No one expected Jiang Yuan to win him over so effortlessly. In the days that follow, Qin Siyu grips him hard by the throat and whispers in his ear, “Be good. Don’t even think about running.” Qin Siyu is a demon. Jia 1.3kReads9.0Score11514d adds
  7. 107 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后,将军哭了 17k WordsCompleted The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 275Reads—Score914d adds
  8. 108 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 Two Male Leads591k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 3.4kReads8.9Score29514d adds
  9. 109 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 19k WordsCompleted Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
  10. 110 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我,爱是放手 7k WordsCompleted At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 333Reads—Score114d adds
  11. 111 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 17kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
  12. 112 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 21k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 113 May You Be Safe Year After Year. May We Never Meet Again, Alive or Dead 愿君岁岁平安,你我生死不见 25k WordsCompleted May you be safe and sound year after year. May we never meet again, in life or death. 641Reads—Score4114d adds
  14. 114 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 271Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 115 After Dumping My Ex, I Became His Canary 踹了前任后我成为他的金丝雀 Two Male Leads275k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, pampered canary × cruel, unhinged CEO] ✨ “Zhou Ning, if you want money, trade me yourself.” The once-spoiled young master of a wealthy family had fallen into the hands of capital, reduced to someone’s canary. “Ningning, if you ever leave my side again, I’ll break your legs, put a tracking device on you, and carve my mark into your body... You’ll never escape my grasp...” Ming Sihan kissed Zhou Ning’s forehead, murmuring as if whispering the most intimate words between lovers. Zhou Ni 2.7kReads8.6Score30514d adds
  16. 116 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前,我唯一想记录的 Two Male Leads25k WordsCompleted I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.3kReads8.1Score67714d adds
  17. 117 My Last Two Months: I Want to Say a Proper Goodbye to the World 最后两个月,我想与世界好好告别 Urban157k WordsCompleted At eighteen, in the prime of my youth, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. I had only two months left to live. But I couldn't bear to leave my loving parents, my doting grandparents, or the friends and family I cherished most… Since I couldn't change the fact that I was going to die, I wanted to choose how to spend the final stretch of my life. I'd make the most of my last two months in this world and say a proper goodbye to it. 1.3kReads8.7Score10314d adds
  18. 118 I Gave You My Heart, and You Left Me with Empty Joy 掏心于你,赠我一场空欢喜 Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted When Shi Yi was by his side, Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when that wicked man would die. Later, Shi Yi really did die, and Qiao Ran returned to his side. Yet Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when Shi Yi would come back. 80Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  19. 119 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 7.4kReads8.6Score61414d adds
  20. 120 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后,恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 648Reads8.1Score10214d adds
  21. 121 Your Highness, Crown Prince, Stop Hitting Me. Han Zhi Doesn’t Want to Love Anymore 太子殿下别打了,寒止不想爱了 Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Torture the shou! Shou fans, don’t read! [Two male leads + physical abuse + emotional abuse + both virgins + happy ending + the shou fakes his death] [Just started getting ratings] A foolish-dog beauty with a sadistic streak gong x a cool, resilient, lowly shou To save her younger sister, Han Zhi is given by his mother to Chang Yuan, the Crown Prince of Hanxu and son of the Water God. At first, because of Han Zhi’s parents, Chi Changyuan bullies him without re 4.8kReads8.2Score40014d adds
  22. 122 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一,明天见 Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2.2kReads8.1Score44414d adds
  23. 123 After My Enemy Found Me 被仇家找到之后 Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted Angst first, sweetness later~ Chi Jing never imagined that in just five years, he would go from an untouchable rich kid to the most wretched of nobodies. He imagined even less that the man he'd once looked down on would stand before him, surrounded by admirers, his eyes alight with the satisfaction of revenge. They say what goes around comes around, and everyone reaps what they sow. Make him atone properly... Pah, none of that is happening! Chi Jing says: Get back on your feet and beat the hel 2.1kReads6.6Score20014d adds
  24. 124 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
  25. 125 The Counterfeit 赝品 Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 53Reads6.3Score1014d adds
  26. 126 How Could I Love Him? My Heart Shattered to Pieces 怎会爱他,心碎成渣 Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Three years after their breakup, he runs into his ex-boyfriend at a bar, and, as if that weren't enough, the vice squad shows up too!? Is life even worth living anymore? Wen Shi flips the table, only to be devoured again and again by his former sugar daddy. “Why is your hand crippled?” his ex-boyfriend asks later, staring at his oversized paw. “Ancient history. Let's not bring it up!” “What about me?” “We're even. I hope we never see each other again!” 37Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  27. 127 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 1.1kReads7.5Score10114d adds
  28. 128 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.4kReads8.4Score13714d adds
  29. 129 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 Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted [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
  30. 130 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 477Reads8.7Score10014d adds
  31. 131 Who Falls for Whom? 谁为谁心动 Two Male Leads400k WordsOngoing (Main story and alternate IF storyline complete; parallel-world worldbuilding in progress) [Coercive relationship + win-her-back-after-the-breakup + clashing personalities + sharp tongues + hypnosis + secret identity used to get close on purpose + a broken mirror that cannot be mended / both die in the ending] "Who promised you heaven on earth, then shared with you a love as deep as the sea of hate?" Seven years ago, a misunderstanding led to Meng Qi being confined by his lover. After enduring t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 132 Our Love Was Deep, Yet Never Reached Forever 情深未可到白头 Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted [Two male leads | Bad ending] They met in the prime of their youth. Both hid their feelings, each thinking their love would last forever. It wasn't until Kong Huan met Lin Zhaonan that he believed the saying: “The first person you fall for is the one you'll love for your whole life!” He did just that. Sadly, his whole life lasted only a couple of decades... Lin Zhaonan cried as he told Kong Huan, “You have to come on my wedding day, promise me! I can only feel safe if you're there!” Kong Huan pl 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  33. 133 You Want Me Dead? Why Beg Me to Live After My Terminal Illness Is Revealed? 恨不得我死?绝症曝光怎么求我活 Two Male Leads253k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + from universally hated to universally adored + everyone faces a redemption arc, heartbreaking, 1v1] In his previous life, Ye Shuran learned he had a terminal illness, and was kidnapped not long afterward. No one came to save him, and he was eventually tortured to death. Unexpectedly, he was bound to a System, and only then learned that he was the real young master everyone hated in the book, while his younger brother was the fake young master everyone adored. After being reborn 129.4kReads8.8Score26k14d adds
  34. 134 Making Dirty Money from Recycling? Today I Take No Pawns, Only Your Tears 回收挣黑心钱?今天不收典当,只收你的眼泪 8k WordsCompleted Making dirty money from recycling? Today, I won't take your pawned goods. I'll take your tears. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 135 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 136 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
  37. 137 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 6k WordsCompleted Falling from the Azure Heavens 438Reads—Score1114d adds
  38. 138 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Two Male Leads + Poor Health Wen Xiaoqi’s life is a fall from blazing warmth into desolation. When he is gravely ill, he sleeps with Dai Yichen, severs his attachment, and runs away. He returns to the “home” he had longed for, only to discover that this so-called home is not as simple as it appears; He fights his way out, with nowhere to go, and is taken in like a stray cat by the lover he once had. He thinks he has found salvation, but it turns out to be another abyss. His health is spent, his 2.5kReads6.3Score34214d adds
  39. 139 When He Finally Stopped Running, He Panicked 当他不再逃跑后,他慌了 Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted 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
  40. 140 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. 110Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 141 Be More Selfish in Our Next Lives: Could We Finally Be Together? 下辈子自私点:我们是不是就能在一起了 15k WordsCompleted Be a Little More Selfish in Our Next Life: Maybe Then We Can Be Together 169Reads—Score714d adds
  42. 142 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 6k WordsCompleted A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 143 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨,防了一个拼了命爱你的人 Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 457Reads—Score314d adds
  44. 144 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后,师兄才知他爱我 20k WordsCompleted Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 145 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 28Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 146 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 1.7kReads6.5Score13014d adds
  47. 147 Autumn Colors on the Hill Stain the Capital 林上秋色染京华 Two Male Leads263k WordsCompleted 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
  48. 148 Stray Dog 丧家犬 Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted [Reader advisory: A cruel lover faces retribution in this angst-heavy story. First person, bad ending.] [Contracted for publication] [Cold, elite, callous top x rough, middle-aged bottom] Zhou Xian was reborn. In his previous life, he died like a stray dog on the day his former lover Shen Wen married the man he had always loved. This time, he was reborn three months before his death. To get revenge, he asked Shen Wen to date him for one last three months. * Successful in his career, Shen Wen had 506Reads9.3Score8314d adds
  49. 149 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了,他疯了 Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6.4kReads—Score9914d adds
  50. 150 After the Movie Star Jumped Into the Sea, President Qin Went Mad 影帝跳海后秦总疯了 Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Angst-ridden romance, groveling, bad ending, guaranteed tears] Popular entertainer Leng Qing approaches Qin Kun to save her younger brother, unaware she has fallen into a trap. The hunter becomes the prey, and by the time she realizes she's trapped, it's already too late! His possessiveness ensnares the person he loves deeply, and himself as well, becoming an impassable barrier between them. 143Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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