Novels like Next Time, Let's Both Be Braver
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- 151 Ashes on the Inkstone: A Reborn Soul's Path to Redemption Through Quick Transmigration 砚上烬：重生者的快穿救赎之路 Volume One: “The Spoiled Young Master Catches the Eye of His Cold-Blooded Advisor” At first sight of this good-for-nothing, Xie Jin wanted to slit his throat. Later, though, he patiently played along. “You should have known from the start: pretending to be a spoiled brat might fool everyone else, but it won’t fool me. And I hate liars more than anything.” Volume Two: “The Forbidden Romance Between the Holy Son and the Vampire Prince” “Either put out my flames, or burn with me.” Charon’s whisper —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 He Uses Devotion as Bait 他以深情为饵［双男主］ He Used Devotion as Bait [Two Male Leads] 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Unfinished Romance of a Republican-Era Major General and an Opera Singer Who Transmigrated Through Time 民国少将与戏子穿越时光的未了情缘 An Unfinished Romance Across Time Between a Republic-Era Major General and an Opera Performer 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 After Getting Dumped, I Became a CEO, and My Ex Joined as an Intern 被甩后成总裁，前任装实习生入职 ★ Powerful leads, angsty romance, rekindled love, mutual healing, and a man chasing his husband ★ A cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside CEO × a handsome, strong yet tragic lawyer who faces life with optimism His former lover has shed his youthful awkwardness and now cuts a sharp figure in a suit, a rising star in the business world. The heartless man who once broke up with him without warning is now hiding in a corner of a law firm as an intern. Zhang Lingye coldly stared at the old wrist br 162Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷 [Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Princeling 京圈太子爷的落跑人鱼 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Elite Circle 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 王爷，男妃了解一下？ Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 66Reads—Score314d adds
- 159 My Wife Casts Her Line, and I Take the Bait 老婆钓鱼，我立刻咬钩 A short story. The main text is complete. The rating just came out, so it may still go up. [Two male leads + fluffy, indulgent romance + both are pure in body and heart + possessive, jealous boyfriend] Straight-laced, sarcastic bottom × sly, manipulative, devoted top Gu Jia, a 21-year-old who'd never been in a relationship, wakes up inside a melodramatic BL novel. His only mission is to flirt with the male lead online, then dump him hard so he'll go get drunk late at night and wind up having a 6.1kReads8.4Score81314d adds
- 160 My Ex Is Back for Another Shot! 前男友，他吃回头草了！ My Ex-Boyfriend Is Back for Another Shot! 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Loving You Was No Passing Fancy 爱你非一时兴起 [Two male leads + vulnerable bottom + coercive love + unhinged + physical and emotional abuse] A mentally ill, unhinged top and a pitiful bottom University and the working world Some angst, second male lead gets the love interest [Hypocritical, cold, pretends to be dominant top; timid, insecure, obedient bottom] Coercion begins after chapter 100 Lu Yuanming's family was very wealthy, but his parents paid him no attention and sent him to school near his grandmother's home. Yun Zhou had seen Lu Yu 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Growing Fruit, Reaping Nothing 种果无瓜 [Two male leads + sweet and angsty romance + faux brothers + mutual unrequited love + wealthy-family power struggles + happy ending] The restrained, long-suffering elder brother who is like a father (Yan Yifang) × the cool, stubborn younger brother who grows into a lone wolf (Yan Heng) In a household ruled by strict family laws and the pursuit of family interests above all else, live two “brothers” with an unusually close bond. Yan Heng has been scorned, ostracized, and locked in the attic sinc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 He Livestreams in the Mortal Realm, So I Came Down to Cheer Him On 他在凡界直播，我下凡捧场 After novelist Wei Anning died and ascended to heaven, he won a chance to descend to the mortal realm. There, he watched Qiu Yi's livestream. The twenty-year-old singer shone in front of the camera, yet secretly took painkillers between songs. He was the boy Wei had almost run over with his luxury car. It was his fault! He was consumed with guilt and had to return to the mortal realm to atone! To earn his way down, he worked like a beast for the powerful figures of the Celestial Realm, enduring 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 My Nemesis’s Trap [Boys’ Love] 宿敌的圈套［双男主］ The Enemy's Trap [Dual Male Leads] 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 After the Canary Flew the Coop 金丝雀出走后 Both virgins / Strong leads / Rekindled love / CEO romance / The chase after the breakup / Suspense [The pursuer seems black but is actually pure / The pursued seems pure but is actually black] Li Yuan, the kept lover Zhou Yaoqin had supported for ten years, suddenly wanted to break up with him. Not only did he want to break up, he even wanted to be there for Zhou Yaoqin in his old age and at his funeral. Zhou was so furious he felt his insides give out and flames shoot from his head. So what if 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Powerful Minister’s Cherished One [BL] 权臣的掌心娇「双男主」 The Powerful Minister's Darling [Boys' Love] 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 A Powerful Big Shot Marries a Younger Man in His Place, and Her Husband Dotes on His Ailing Bride 大佬替嫁年下郎，夫君狂宠病夫郎 Dual male leads, one-on-one, younger love interest, sweet romance, both leads sexually and emotionally devoted only to each other, imperial examinations, dual perspectives, slow burn Du Jijia spent ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Then he transmigrated, badly injured, and was mistaken for someone else, ending up married to an ill-fated young man. Just as he was on guard against everything, his new husband blushed on their wedding night, picked up his bedding, and quietly moved 1.1kReads—Score17814d adds
- 168 The Substitute Toppled the White Moonlight 替身掀了白月光 [Soul Painter × Heaven’s Favorite] [Two Powerhouses · Forbidden Redemption] A soul painter scarred by fate, with the twin personalities of a genius and a madman lurking beneath his refined exterior... Top galleries go wild bidding millions for his frenzied creations, while a spoiled heir from Beijing’s elite brands the label “ugly freak” onto his back. He Chen stands above the world with capital in hand. Everyone says an unforgettable first love still holds a place in his heart, yet no one kno 3.9kReads9.0Score35014d adds
- 169 The General Wants to Lead Me Astray Again 将军他又想来渣本官 [Two Male Leads: Qin Mu vs. Xiao Junmo] Qin Mu and Xiao Junmo had known each other since childhood. On the first night after they got together, they fell out over who would take the top, and went their separate ways. Through one twist of fate after another, they kept running into each other, trading insults and getting into all kinds of trouble. As their quarrels escalated, they became more and more certain of each other’s feelings, yet they still couldn’t agree on who would take the top. It was 146Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 170 I Reincarnated into an Obsessive Romance Novel, and the Evil Ghost Came to Life! 穿到偏执文里，恶鬼他成真了！ [Dual Transmigration + Dual Storylines (Virtual/Real) + Ghostly Male Lead + Star-Crossed Love] A seemingly gloomy, unhinged but actually tender top × a seemingly aloof but actually fiery bottom Ning Wei used a heart from another world to bring their connection into reality. But he never expected the evil spirit he'd written about to actually become real! It all began one day when his dull life finally changed. Other therapists always start with: “Your name and age? How have you been sleeping?” “ 23Reads—Score414d adds
- 171 [BL] Only After Meeting You Did I Learn the Joy of a Long-Awaited Reunion [双男主]遇你方知相见欢 [Boys' Love] Only After Meeting You Did I Learn the Joy of Meeting Someone 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 I Think You’re Disgusting [BL] 我嫌你脏［双男主］ I Think You're Dirty [Boys' Love] 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Every Villain Has Someone Who Ships Him [BL] 恶人自有恶人嬷［双男主］ Bad People Get Their Own Bad-Person Fangirls [Boys' Love] 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Trapped by a Devoted Yandere 困于偏执攻的深情 Trapped in the Devotion of an Obsessive Lover 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 I Went Crazy After Falling for You 喜欢你后我疯了 For the sake of his first love, Luo Jinxuan breaks Shen Yuning’s leg. The servants of the Luo family find one cruel way after another to torment him. Shen Yuning goes from silent endurance to a complete breakdown, but Luo Jinxuan doesn’t care. He tells him, “You really are crazy.” Later, his first love causes Shen Yuning to fall off a cliff. Shen Yuning nearly dies, and at last Luo Jinxuan pays attention to him. He even says, “If you can get better this time, I’ll marry you. How’s that?” When Sh 302Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 176 Lured by Passion, Drawn Into Your Trap 深情相诱，引君入局 Luo Tianming, a tough but tenderhearted general, x Song Pingjun, a scheming young prince who seizes power Luo Guangyao, a calculating strategist, x Crown Prince Song Langhui, obsessed with the imperial throne. Luo Tianming is a general with an army at his command; Song Pingjun is an ambitious young prince. One is devoted to defending the nation and protecting its people; the other wants absolute power so he can avenge his mother. He needs all of the other’s strength to secure his throne; the oth 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 [ABO] My Archenemy Is Far Too Irresistible 【ABO】死对头他过分迷人 [Dominant, scheming, devoted top ✘ beautiful, ruthless, proud bottom] * Xie Nianxing Beautiful, ruthless, and proud. He seems calm and self-possessed, but is emotionally stunted and likes to avoid things. He resists Jiang Minghan with his head, yet depends on him emotionally. * Jiang Minghan Tolerant yet domineering, devoted yet calculating. He quietly keeps Xie Nianxing under his control. This story takes place in an ABO world. The Xie Group and the Jiang Group are the two largest constructio —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Loving You Until Thirty 爱你爱到三十岁 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. 107Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 179 Love Grows Warmer with Wine 温酒逾情 [Powerful leads facing off | Tension pushed to the limit | Intelligence warfare | Two alphas collide] A sharp slap rings out in the corner. The man turns his head, presses his tongue against his numb cheek, and lets out a low laugh. “That one was harder than the last, three days ago.” He turns back, his gaze burning as he stares at Ji Yu. “Looks like you've spent the last three days practicing how to hit me, Boss Ji.” Ji Yu shakes out his numb hand. The bite mark on the side of his neck burns, l 603Reads—Score6414d adds
- 180 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 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 343Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 181 After the Villain Awakens, He Runs Wild in the Modern Writers’ World 反派觉醒后，在现代作者圈杀疯了 A string of more than a dozen brutal murders has shaken the capital. All the victims have one thing in common: they’re online novelists. The police suspect the same killer is behind the attacks, and that for some reason, they have a deep hatred of online novelists. Desperate to stay alive, Jing Yi’an carefully guards his secret identity, afraid the deranged killer will come after him. What he doesn’t know is that the killer has already infiltrated his life, living under the same roof and sweetly 374Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Domineering Prince and His 'Little Wildcat' 霸道王爷与他的“小野猫” The Domineering Prince and His “Little Wildcat” 22Reads—Score214d adds
- 183 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 [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
- 184 The Heaven-Chosen Male Empress Won’t Return to Her Former Emperor 天命男后，不赴旧帝王［双男主］ The Fated Emperor’s Consort Refuses the Former Emperor [Two Male Leads] 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 My Boyfriend Is the Ultimate Boss of a Horror Game!! 我的男友是诡异游戏的终极boss！！ My Boyfriend Is the Final Boss of a Horror Game!! 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 After Faking My Death, I Took on a New Secret Identity, but the Cold-Faced Prince Knew Everything 死遁后我换了马甲，冷面王爷他全都知道了 After Faking My Death, I Took on a New Secret Identity, but the Cold-Faced Prince Knew Everything 322Reads—Score1014d adds
- 187 Fatal Obedience! You're the One Who Dumped Me, So Why Are You Crying? 致命听话！是你不要我了你哭什么 [One-on-One + Mutual Firsts + Male Lead's POV + Devoted, Long-Suffering, Fiercely Protective Top + Regretful Bottom Who Makes Amends and Takes the Initiative to Pamper His Husband + Reconciliation After a Breakup + Happy Ending + Mostly Sweet] “Let's get divorced.” Gu Yu had resorted to every means to marry Xu Mo, believing that if they spent enough time together, Xu Mo would eventually see his good points. But the man who was so good at scheming seemed to have miscalculated. Just as his name su 2.3kReads8.5Score13714d adds
- 188 Bro, You Stole My Clothes to Use as Medicine? 兄弟，偷我衣服当药？ [Two male leads + mutual secret crushes + pursuing each other + mutual salvation + school life] Meng Qianchen was an art student and the heartthrob of Jiang University’s art department. He had suffered from insomnia since childhood. After being bullied by Shen Rui, a rich second-generation heir, he was moved into the dorm room of Song Mingduo, the leader of the athletes. By chance, he discovered that the sweat-soaked clothes Song Mingduo wore had a hypnotic effect on him. To cure the insomnia th 449Reads—Score10014d adds
- 189 After Landing a Zombie King, This Little Troublemaker Gets Even Worse!! 小作精摊上丧尸王后更加作了！！ The Little Brat Gets Even More Mischievous After Hooking Up with the Zombie King!! 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 You Said We'd Grow Old Together 你说与子偕老 Heard that an ice-cold beauty had transferred to the class next door, Tong Kang started waiting on the way home from school every day, hoping to talk to him. Tong Kang: Hey, I'm from the class next door. My name's Tong Kang. What's yours? Huai Ci: ... Tong Kang: Hey, why won't you talk to me? Huai Ci: ... Tong Kang: You got bullied and wouldn't even call out for me to save you. Do you hate me that much? Tong Kang was so angry he stopped talking to him altogether. Huai Ci's thoughts: That' 103Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 191 Two-Thirds Acting 3分之2演技 [Two male leads + both are each other's one and only + rekindled romance + reunion after a long separation + guiding each other + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Zhou Yan was left by his mother with a friend in name only. That friend's child was not at all what he seemed. One moment, he was considerate and understanding; the next, he was lying through his teeth. In Xie Tingchuan's eyes, this unwelcome illegitimate son was a smooth-talking manipulator. He believed Zhou Yan and his mother had 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 I forgot you, and let myself move on. 654Reads—Score1314d adds
- 193 Psychic Sweethearts Are Meant to Save the World! 异能小情侣就是要拯救世界！ Two male leads + 1v1 romance + supernatural powers + two equally matched leads + both have amnesia + reunion after a long separation + a touch of ensemble cast A sharp-tongued, overthinking, sometimes divine and sometimes demonic top × an innocent, strongest-in-the-world, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within bottom One snowy day in a border town, in a certain year, month, and day. An amnesiac experimental subject, fresh from a forced escape, fell in love at first sight with the head of the Anoma 28Reads—Score514d adds
- 194 One Dance Captivates the City, and the Mad Prince Seizes the Throne for Me 一舞倾城，疯批殿下为我夺江山 [Both leads are inexperienced + Heartbreaking angst at first + Sweet romance later + A stunning, redeeming beauty as the bottom x A mad, obsessive emperor as the top + HE] He believed he was born to be a plaything, with a life as worthless as a blade of grass, destined to rot in a filthy mire. But on the day he danced in despair, he thought he had found a merciful god. The man pulled him out of hell and held him in the palm of his hand. It turned out he was nothing more than a pawn the man could 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Blade and Heart 刃与心 An affection-starved, possessive young master × a long-suffering bodyguard and undercover spy Shen Yan is the eldest legitimate son of the Shen family. On the day he takes power, his father personally sends him an informant. Xie Xun, a handsome, stern personal bodyguard, is nothing but the old master’s most obedient dog in everyone else’s eyes. “I don’t keep dogs in my home.” He makes Xie Xun stand in the rain all night and sleep by the door, humiliating and tormenting him in every way, all to 752Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 196 Spring Comes at Last to the Sunlit Trees 向阳花木终逢春 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + both devoted to one another + powerful duo + secret crush + healing + simmering tension + reunion after years apart + depression + avoidant attachment] Bank president VS florist Zhao Yan, a florist with depression who is on the verge of death, takes the initiative to seek out his first love, who disappeared thirteen years ago. When Bai Muxian, a self-restrained bank president, reunites with the man he has secretly loved for thirteen years, he can no longer h 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Modern Houseboy: Chen Lin 现代家奴之辰霖 Modern House Slave: Chen Lin 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后，师兄才知他爱我 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Wretched Pleasure 卑劣为欢 [Two male leads + misunderstanding + sweet and angsty + melodrama + devoted to each other + happy ending] Li Qiaonan can’t stand Xu Huai’an. He hates how Xu throws his weight around, relying on his status as the Xu family’s second young master. So Li always looks on coldly. But when they meet again five years later, Li discovers that the person before him is nothing like the bold, carefree boy he remembers. He approaches out of curiosity, intending to have a little fun. But as they spend more ti 3.5kReads8.6Score33614d adds
- 200 Song of the Auspicious Moon 令月歌 During the Changqing era of the Great Qi dynasty, beneath the splendor of a golden age, danger lurked everywhere, and undercurrents surged. He was the jade-faced white crane who roamed freely beyond the frontier, and the orphaned son of a prince. When he returned to the palace one day, the winds shifted and the clouds gathered. The carefree years of his youth vanished, leaving only desolation. Brilliant and spirited, he wrote of lofty ambitions and won the admiration of the world. Behind his smi 13Reads8.4Score114d adds
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