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  1. 1 Heaven, Please Give Me a Way Out 请上天给我生路 Two Male Leads38k WordsCompleted At seventeen, my mother sold me to Northern Myanmar for 400 yuan... I picked up a fruit knife and slashed my wrist. The blade was ice-cold, just like my heart. As I slipped toward unconsciousness, someone picked me up. Warm liquid dripped onto my face, and I heard a familiar voice speak beside me, at once near and far: “Since you’re in so much pain, I won’t save you...” Angst be 127Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 2 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Two Male Leads26k WordsCompleted Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
  3. 3 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 41Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 4 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 5 Your Heart Says, I Love You 你的心在说我爱你 17k WordsCompleted Your heart is saying, “I love you.” 116Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 6 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 14Reads—Score—14d adds
  7. 7 Giving Up Depression Along With Love 把抑郁症和爱一起戒掉 Two Male Leads148k WordsCompleted Tags: BE | Tragic Romance | Two Male Leads | Campus | Mutual Salvation Note: The main story is about 20 chapters, with the rest consisting of extras. [Cold and aloof Lu Yu] x [Insecure Lin Qi] Lin Qi's world is a deep blue that cannot be mixed away on a painter's palette. Lu Yu's world is a desolate place, forever weightless between the lines. Two boys, trapped for years in the depths of their emotions, secretly build a spiritual utopia just for each other in a glass room in an old building. 270Reads8.8Score18214d adds
  8. 8 (Male-Male Romance) The Wutong Trees Waited Year After Year, but Spring Never Came (双男主)梧桐岁岁未逢春 8k WordsCompleted (Two Male Leads) The Wutong Tree Has Yet to See Spring, Year After Year 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 9 Conversion Camp: Tamed by Love 戒同所:以爱驯服 Two Male Leads272k WordsCompleted Just started getting ratings; the main story is complete [No CP + Slight Ensemble Cast + Conversion Therapy + Mind Control + In the Name of Love] [If you like angst, come on in.] I'm required to write at least 50 characters, but I think every extra word would be a spoiler. So, happy New Year's Eve, everyone. Tang Tang, happy New Year's Eve to you too. Welcome to my world. 533Reads8.5Score10014d adds
  10. 10 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 5.7kReads6.9Score1k14d adds
  11. 11 Entrusted to the Wind 寄于风 Two Male Leads86k WordsCompleted Little sunshine Huai Zhi (bottom) and the human icebox Yan Zhuo (top) Huai Zhi and Yan Zhuo grew up together and were the pride of their generation, always taking first and second place in their grade. Huai Zhi was mischievous and always getting into trouble as a child, but he listened especially well to Yan Zhuo and was afraid of making him angry. Huai Zhi: “Mad again? Better cheer you up.” _ Huai Zhi: I'm sorry, don't be mad. When the wind blows, I'll be there to coax you. Many years later, 185Reads8.0Score10814d adds
  12. 12 Day Thirteen at Conversion Therapy 在戒同所的第十三天 Two Male Leads26k WordsCompleted My mother killed me, my father ate me, and my brothers and sisters sat at the table, gathering up my remains before burying them beneath the cold marble. Lin Wan grew up starved of love. When she met Zhou Yang, she thought she had found her own sun. Instead, he was a ticket to hell. One-way trip to a conversion camp~ Please read with an open mind, and go easy on me (இωஇ) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 13 (Male-Male Romance) I Want to Sleep Beside You Forever (双男主)与你长眠 11k WordsCompleted (Two Male Leads) I’ll Sleep Beside You Forever 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 14 After His Act of Innocence Backfires, He Turns Dark 装乖翻车后他黑化了 Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted [Complete] What’s it like to be pursued by your unrequited love’s son? Only after falling hopelessly in love with him did Ning Yun realize it had all been an elaborate scheme. He thought he had found his salvation, but an endless abyss awaited him. -- Blurb two: He relentlessly pursued and flirted with the man because Ke Yi believed the man was the third party who had caused his parents’ divorce. Then he discovered it was all a misunderstanding, one he had brought upon himself. The man’s reputat 406Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  15. 15 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 333Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 16 Zhou Jingchuan, You're Too Late 周敬川,你来迟了 Two Male Leads112k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + terminal illness + chasing your husband back + angsty romance] The thing Pei You regretted most in his life was following someone into an alley that night. He lost the prayer beads his older brother had given him, saved a girl, and then caught the attention of her brother, Zhou Jingchuan. Zhou Jingchuan was gentle and considerate, maneuvering closer one step at a time. Pei You thought it was love, until he saw the prayer beads bearing his own name fall from Zhou Jingchuan. 6.9kReads8.3Score59714d adds
  17. 17 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
  18. 18 A Tortured Love Between Human and Ghost: The Bricklayer 人鬼虐恋之泥瓦匠 Historical12k WordsCompleted A Tragic Love Between a Man and a Ghost: The Bricklayer —Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 19 I Fell Ill After Leaving the Conversion Camp 从戒同所出来后,我病了 Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted Content warning: A major red flag. This is an early work by an extremely immature author, written as practice with romance, but the result isn't ideal and doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Please think carefully before reading! [Two Male Leads] [Angst] [Bittersweet] [Happy Ending] [Trauma] [Healing] [Mutual Firsts] [Chasing His Wife] Jiang Qiu saw that person's figure again. For a moment, he even wondered if he'd spent so long in hell that the faint light was finally going to pierce his eyes and leav 1.3kReads—Score12114d adds
  20. 20 Calculating the Day of Return 算归期 Two Male Leads303k WordsOngoing The Gu family of Jiangnan, a silk-trading dynasty of three generations, fell overnight. Gu Wantang was the useless young master everyone in the city knew, spending his days amusing himself with birds and listening to stories. His greatest dream was to leave with his sworn elder brother, Xie Yanting, once Xie took over the family business. On the night his father died suddenly, a cup of “poisoned tea” sent Xie Yanting down the doomed road to exile three thousand li away. Gu Wantang crawled out of 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 21 The Spring My Lover Left in My Eyes 眼睛是爱人留下的春 9k WordsCompleted The eyes are the spring left behind by a lover 103Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 22 After His Immortal Bone Was Stolen, He Cultivated the Heartless Way 被挖仙骨后他转修无情道 Two Male Leads135k WordsCompleted [Cool and resilient senior disciple Shen Mucheng × the third prince Yuan Chang'an, who is not what he seems; everyone's favorite, melodrama, physical and emotional torment, imprisonment, amnesia] Shen Mucheng, the eldest disciple of Tianjian Sect leader Luo Mingchuan, was born with immortal bones. After an accident left his junior brother gravely injured, the immortal bones were needed as medicine. His second and third junior brothers conspired to cut them out of him while he was still alive, da 79Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 23 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 39Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 24 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 25 Hey, Our Love 嗨,我们的爱 Two Male Leads37k WordsCompleted A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 26 We Who Were Killed by the World 被世界杀死的我们 31k WordsCompleted We Who Were Killed by the World 114Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 27 Loving You Until Thirty 爱你爱到三十岁 Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted Lin Muran never imagined that, in the end, things would turn out so bleakly. If she had known, she would never have gone home with Luo Chen, no matter what. Five years may not seem long, but they're enough to leave a sincere heart shattered and a person so utterly destroyed that not even their ashes can be found. For the rest of her life, all she will see is herself. 105Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  28. 28 Let's Leave It Here 那就到这里 6k WordsCompleted That's where it ends. 547Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 29 Before He Died, He Took the Poison Called 他死前,服下了那味叫不得好死的药 19k WordsCompleted Before he died, he took the drug called You Deserve a Horrible Death 979Reads—Score1714d adds
  30. 30 A Damp Late Autumn 潮湿深秋 Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Two Top Students] [Mutual Pining] Proud heiress × sunny boy with soft curls At seventeen, everyone was talking about their crushes. Yun Shuang was the only one working through problems. In everyone's eyes, she was a cool, quiet top student whose only focus was studying. No one noticed that when someone asked if anyone liked Nian Song, Yun Shuang's writing hand paused and the tips of her ears turned red. Liking Nian Song was the secret she had kept buried in her heart throughout her scho 1.5kReads8.5Score20014d adds
  31. 31 Summer, Nowhere to Be Seen 【夏不见】 Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Sweet at first, angsty later + Beautiful tragedy] [Main couple: Mutual salvation Cold boy × Somber girl] [Side couple: Bickering rivals] They met in the leafy green of summer. After one chance encounter after another, the cold boy and the somber girl discovered that each shone at school, yet suffered in homes painfully barren of warmth. Slowly, their young feelings grew wild, but in the end, they couldn’t withstand the twists of fate. - “Jiang Leng, it’s snowing. Another winter has come,” “But 1.2kReads8.2Score33914d adds
  32. 32 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Two Male Leads23k WordsCompleted Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
  33. 33 The Ex-Wife Chase: Too Late, I’m Almost Dead 追妻火葬场?晚了,我快死了 Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted Groveling to Win Back My “Wife”? Too Late, I’m About to Die 779Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 34 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 16k WordsCompleted A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 35 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
  36. 36 The Heir Was Betrothed Away, and His Pride Was Shattered 世子被配,傲骨尽碎 Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted Angst first, sweetness later / Strong leads / Tragic romance / Court intrigue / Historical setting / Forced love / Unhinged top / Sense of destiny / The top's long road to winning back his love [Cold, proud heir who refuses to bend x Scheming, possessive puppy-like top] Jiang Hanqing was the heir to the Eastern Qi throne, a proud young man who rode fine horses in fine clothes. But a single imperial decree arranging his marriage forced him to become the male wife of the Shen family. Shen Duo lov 2.5kReads8.2Score19514d adds
  37. 37 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
  38. 38 A Little Regret in Three Words 三个字的小遗憾 Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted A sensitive, overthinking girl versus a sunny, oblivious boy When Shen Xiaoxu is sixteen, she happens to catch sight of Lu Qingyang, who had been about to head home despite the rain, suddenly slowing down. He gently crouches to feed a kitten soaked through by the downpour. Though his shoulders are already drenched, he casually glances up a few times, seemingly not bothered at all. What an utterly hopeless idiot! Watching from the side, Shen Xiaoxu can’t help whispering under her breath. But even 36Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 39 Nine-Tailed Fox Slave: The Fox Demon Is Being Tortured to Death by the Demon Lord 九尾成奴:狐妖快被魔尊虐死了 Two Male Leads427k WordsOngoing [Newly rated] [Angst, physical and emotional torment, two male leads, and mutual devotion] [Cruel, violent Demon Lord seme x lowly, wretched fox demon uke] [Content warning: extremely cruel, with no limits. The seme is genuinely violent!] A hundred years ago, Su Zongchen slaughtered the entire village where Yan Jinqi lived. Hunted by the Kunlun Mountains, he eventually destroyed his own demon core and became a demon slave. (There was a misunderstanding.) Consumed by hatred, Yan Jinqi used forbid 515Reads7.3Score10114d adds
  40. 40 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥,我不治了 19k WordsCompleted Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.4kReads—Score7614d adds
  41. 41 Two Branches 两枝桠头 Two Male Leads101k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + salvation + tragic romance + tragic ending] Before meeting Li Chu, Jiang Ge planned to live until he was twenty, then end his own life. They were each other's only reason to keep living. From a narrow crack, they fought desperately to catch a glimpse of the light. But just as their lives were getting back on track, the arrival of their adoptive father shattered their fragile peace. The night Jiang Ge was struck in a vital spot, he whispered in Li Chu's right ear, “Chuchu, I 149Reads8.0Score10014d adds
  42. 42 After Breaking Up With My Jerk Boyfriend, I Had a Flash Marriage With His Uncle 和渣男分手后,我和他小叔闪婚了 Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + winning back his lover + the second male lead takes the crown + tragic romance] Cheng Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend married his younger brother. Cheng Xiaoxiao was emo for a few seconds, then turned around and threw himself into the arms of his boyfriend’s uncle. As the saying goes, when you’re young, you don’t appreciate an older man’s charms. He’s got money, looks, and social security. Older men are great, older men are wonderful: they talk little, have plenty of money, and even after 300Reads8.0Score10014d adds
  43. 43 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 243Reads8.0Score10014d adds
  44. 44 The Final Seventy Days 最后七十天 Two Male Leads57k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic ending + unrequited love + healing + quiet everyday life] [Gentle older brother Shen Qingzhou & Huang Yixing, who has albinism] After growing up wild and free in the countryside for twelve years, he was suddenly told he was an illegitimate child. Less than two days after his mother died, Shen Qingzhou was taken to live in the city by his biological father. Six years later, he was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His final wish in life was to return to the pla 220Reads8.1Score10014d adds
  45. 45 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 Two Male Leads99k WordsCompleted [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 754Reads8.7Score11014d adds
  46. 46 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 13.3kReads7.4Score1.6k14d adds
  47. 47 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 376Reads—Score12514d adds
  48. 48 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉,恨字滚烫 Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 49 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽,她等的死人回来了 10k WordsCompleted The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 50 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀,最后一把捅进了他心口 7k WordsCompleted She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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