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  1. 51 Mr. Grim Reaper, Is It My Turn Today? 死神先生,今天轮到我了吗? 24k WordsCompleted Mr. Reaper, is it my turn today? 96Reads—Score214d adds
  2. 52 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后,逼疯了我的爱人 Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 294Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 53 One Last Rainfall Before We Part 最后一阵诉别雨 Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted [Mutual pining | A little campus romance | Short BE | Male lead dies, female lead finds peace] The sky waits for the rain, and I wait for you. Song Ting'an never got to see his rain. From that song by Jay Chou, with lyrics by Vincent Fang. “The sky waits for the rain, and I wait for you.” He listened to it again and again. Song Tianqing, the character in Song Ting'an's book, got to meet his Yue Yuyu. But Song Ting'an never got to meet his Li Yanyu. His chance of survival was only twenty perc 387Reads8.0Score12814d adds
  4. 54 Imprisoned by Love: Wildfire Scorches the Stars 囚爱:野火灼星 Two Male Leads113k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + forced love + two powerful leads + heartbreakingly angsty and sickeningly sweet] A love fated across three lifetimes, a tragic romance spanning two. He is the sharpest blade of the Six Fan Gate; I am the coldest bandit of Blackwind Stronghold. When I locked this jade-faced constable in a stone cell, all I wanted was to break his pride. The torture devices couldn’t make him talk, but they made me addicted. “Shangguan Xingyang,” I licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “T 202Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 55 I Owe You an Apology 欠君句抱歉 Urban39k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one true love + heart-wrenching + mutual devotion + tragic ending] (Sorry, I used the wrong tags!) A Nian, two years ago, I promised to give you a sea of flowers. I opened a flower shop. When will you come by... It was my fault. I lost you. The call had lasted a full minute. Mu Chixing stared at it for a long time, as if making sure it was real. Then, with fingertips trembling slightly, he pressed answer. His voice was almost too hoarse to make a sound as he spoke: “ 87Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 56 Do No Harm 莫伤 Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 236Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  7. 57 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后,王爷被强制爱了 Two Male Leads391k WordsOngoing [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 6kReads8.7Score50214d adds
  8. 58 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
  9. 59 I Want to Leave 我想走 Two Male Leads161k WordsCompleted After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.1kReads8.4Score38214d adds
  10. 60 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. 651Reads8.7Score12614d adds
  11. 61 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 46Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 62 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
  13. 63 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 28Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 64 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当:那本从未销过的私账 Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 65 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年,隔壁花魁卷款跑了 9k WordsCompleted I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 66 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 7k WordsCompleted Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 67 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 461Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  18. 68 Eight Years to Make Good 限期八年 Two Male Leads31k WordsCompleted “I’m sorry. I love you very much.” “I hope that in your next life, you can treat me right.” Their eight-year affair, hidden in the shadows, was riddled with misunderstanding and hurt. Ji Nan thought they would spend the rest of their lives together, only to hear Zhang Hui say, “I can’t go on anymore.” 119Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  19. 69 After Everyone's Least Favorite Person Collapsed, They Panicked 万人嫌倒下后,他们慌了 Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted A melodramatic, somewhat angsty story with two male leads. It has a happy ending!!!!!!! Jiang Huai’s mother died when he was too young to remember much. His father remarried, his grandmother hated him, and he had no friends or money. He had never known what it meant to be loved. Some children invited him to play, and Jiang Huai went happily. Then an accident broke his leg, leaving him lame for life. Like a blade of grass, he fought to grow between the cracks in the bricks, but not a ray of sunli 6.4kReads8.8Score46214d adds
  20. 70 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八,是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 16k WordsCompleted 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 71 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. 72 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
  23. 73 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
  24. 74 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
  25. 75 Defective Omega 劣质omgea Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted Their marriage was in name only, and it lasted four years. “Your pheromones disgust me.” Four years together couldn’t melt the ice between them. What was the point of desperately trying to save the relationship? The seeds of their separation had taken root long ago. Correction: The novel’s actual title is “Inferior Omega.” It can’t be changed after signing the contract, but feel free to dive into the story! 5.4kReads8.2Score51314d adds
  26. 76 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Two Male Leads608k WordsOngoing Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.2kReads8.6Score24314d adds
  27. 77 Mom, I Really Did What You Wanted and Went to Die 妈妈,我如你的愿真的去死了 9k WordsCompleted During a bout of depression, I stood on the rooftop, wanting to jump. The firefighters finally managed to talk me down. My mother arrived late and rushed over to slap me: "All you do is embarrass me! Why didn't you actually jump? You keep trying to scare people every day, threatening to jump! I wish you'd hurry up and die, so I wouldn't have to see you and get annoyed!" Later, when I really did die, she went to my grave every day and wept her heart out. 1.9kReads—Score15314d adds
  28. 78 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 Two Male Leads27k WordsCompleted He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 777Reads—Score10214d adds
  29. 79 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 Two Male Leads85k WordsCompleted (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 69Reads8.6Score1214d adds
  30. 80 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 3.2kReads8.7Score64714d adds
  31. 81 Captive Paper Cranes 囚禁千纸鹤 Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing Tearjerker, tearjerker, tearjerker!!! Important things should be said three times. If you don't like it, don't read! Lin He: “I once folded my whole heart into the wings of a paper crane, writing your name stroke by stroke, thinking that if I gathered enough longing, the wind would carry me to your side. But I forgot that you stood so high and so far away. My wings were too light to bear the weight of my love, and even my courage to approach you was slowly worn away by the wind. I could only sta 647Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 82 After I Gave Up Hope of Surviving My Terminal Illness, They Begged Me to Live 绝症死心后,他们求我活下去 Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + angst + groveling pursuit + ancient-style ABO] A love-starved, suspicious scum gong vs. a cold, heartbroken, frail shou The Chu family had two sons: the elder was stunningly handsome, while the younger knew both the past and the present. Rong Yong once thought he would grow old hand in hand with the elder Chu son, and become a peerless ruler and subject with the younger. But a marriage substitution shattered everything. The one he loved most became his younger brother’s fiancée 2.3kReads8.5Score25714d adds
  33. 83 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后,他成了我的高攀不起 Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 84 When Will I Finally See Daylight? 我什么时候能等到天光大亮 6k WordsCompleted When will I finally see the light of day? 133Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 85 He Said, "Don't Love Me, It Won't End Well" 他说别爱我没结果 12k WordsCompleted He Said, Don't Fall for Me, It Won't End Well 198Reads—Score214d adds
  36. 86 I, the Most Hated One, Died. What Are You Crying For? 我一个万人嫌死了,你们哭什么? Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Angsty, Over-the-Top Romance + Everyone’s Least Favorite + Everyone Gets Their Redemption] Ye Sui knew from childhood that he was an illegitimate son, and that illegitimate sons were guilty by nature. So his father treated him like he didn’t exist. His mother sold him off to pay her debts. His eldest brother hated him because his mother had indirectly caused the death of his brother’s mother, who had been his father’s mistress. His second brother had been the demon in his nigh 6.2kReads7.9Score50214d adds
  37. 87 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Two Male Leads144k WordsCompleted Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 88 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
  39. 89 After Being Forced to Become a Caged Canary 被迫沦为金丝雀后 Two Male Leads295k WordsCompleted [ABO + Groveling Chase to Win Back His Love + Dual Male Leads + Coercive Love + Older Top + Mutual Firsts + Fictional Setting + Two Endings] [Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, ruthless top × resilient, steady, kind bottom] Fang Shining was the Fang family’s heir, but a villain framed him, accusing him of causing his fiancée’s younger brother’s death just before the wedding. His longtime lover unilaterally called off their engagement. No matter how much Fang Shining tried to explain, the man coldly th 532Reads6.8Score10014d adds
  40. 90 Daybreak Came, and I Couldn’t Find You 天亮了,我找不到你了 8k WordsCompleted Day has broken, and I can't find you anymore. 139Reads—Score114d adds
  41. 91 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 1.8kReads9.2Score26614d adds
  42. 92 The Disabled Tycoon’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Seriously Unwell 残疾大佬的前男友他是真有病啊 Two Male Leads407k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + melodramatic angst] After an accidental kidnapping, Huo Zhiye loses the use of both legs and is cruelly abandoned by the man he has loved for four years. They began by choosing to love each other despite their families’ bitter feud, but it all ends with them leaving battered and broken. Reunited three years later: Qiao Xi knows he has committed unforgivable sins and tries every possible way to make amends. Naively, he thinks that if he hurts himself enough, 18.9kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
  43. 93 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
  44. 94 We Were Never Meant to Meet Again 相逢相聚本无期 6k WordsCompleted There was never any promise that we would meet again. 46Reads—Score114d adds
  45. 95 The Tyrannosaur’s White Moonlight Is So Pitiful 暴龙的白月光惨兮兮 Two Male Leads44k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Yun Chi stole Ning Changsheng's body to save the one he loved and crushed his soul. Reborn, Changsheng saved Yun Chi with the blood from his heart, but Yun Chi knew nothing of it and wished Changsheng would die. Changsheng used his blood to help Yun Chi recover his cultivation and took a sword for him with his own body. Only then did Yun Chi realize that the person who had always treated him well was Changsheng, and that he had been blind and mistaken someone else for him. 40Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  46. 96 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 637Reads8.2Score10314d adds
  47. 97 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 39Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 98 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 71Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  49. 99 Waiting for Winter to End, Longing for Spring 等冬尽,盼春来 Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted Youthful Heartbreak | BE Aesthetics | Mutual Redemption | Fated by Life and Death Lose 10 pounds just from reading this [Quiet, Resilient Girl × Wild, World-Weary School Bully] In 2012, in a seaside town, Jiang Sheng and Nan Siye meet in the rundown Nanyang residential compound. She is a silent lamb to the slaughter, bullied by her classmates. Her mother has left home to work, her father disappeared ten years ago and never returned, and she lives under someone else’s roof. He is the school bull 1.6kReads8.2Score49714d adds
  50. 100 Eternal Captivity: After Losing My Memory, I Had Eight Children 永恒囚禁:失忆后我有八个孩子 Two Male Leads352k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Handsome and Beautiful + Coercive Love + Amnesia + HE + Angsty + Cyberpunk + Over-the-Top Drama + Utterly Dark] Shao Xifeng, the racing team’s most promising driver, woke up one morning to discover that he had transmigrated twenty years into the future. An unfamiliar future, a frail body he didn’t recognize, and a twenty-year-old son. The people in the mansion looked at him as if he were a ghost. Everyone online called him a “cheater,” and all he could remember was being ni 11.1kReads7.3Score1.1k14d adds

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