Novels like Cut the Crap! I’m Begging You, Take Off Your Armor and Kiss Me!
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- 1 Reborn, the Regent Drops His Act and Drives His Arch-Enemy Wild with Flirting 重生后摄政王不装了死对头被撩疯 Dual male leads + ancient setting + equally matched leads + reborn + sweet romance, both devoted to each other + happy ending A lazy, unhinged, flirtatious prince as the one pursued; a ruthless, scheming, devoted-to-his-lover commander as the pursuer Everyone knows that Luo Xihe, the regent of Dazhao, and Pei Yanzhi, commander of the Langya Guards, are sworn enemies. In his previous life, Luo Xihe gave everything for the people of the realm, only to be pierced by thousands of arrows and die at H 6.7kReads8.7Score89714d adds
- 2 The General Has Gone to Assassinate the Chancellor Again 将军又去刺杀丞相了 (The main story is complete. The rating is low since it just came out (✘_✘)↯ Come in and take a look!) [Two male leads + both sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + contrasting personalities + rekindled love] Hot-tempered young general, bottom, vs. sickly prime minister, top Breaking news! The general snuck out at midnight to assassinate the prime minister, only to be caught by him!! Question: What happened? Was he reported to the authorities? Was he punished? Answer: No report, no punishment. 779Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 3 Our First Meeting in the Desert: The Western Regions’ Overlord Abducted Me Home 漠上初遇，被西域霸王拐回家 (The rating just came in!) [Double male leads + mutual first-time partners, body-type contrast, love at first sight] [Slightly flirtatious beauty bottom × brooding, taciturn top] A slow-burn romance Xi Yu spent eighteen years in the Cold Palace before finally setting that shadow ablaze and heading west without looking back. From then on, there was no longer a little prince in the world, only Xi Yu, a scholar from Jiangnan. Xi Yu got held up by a camel in a remote frontier town. Next door lived a 13.7kReads9.0Score3k14d adds
- 4 He Really Seems to Want to Beat Me 他看起来真的很想赢我 🔥High-Intensity Warning: Love Blossoms After “Doing It”🔥 [Investment Banking Big Shot × Pilot] [Refined Scoundrel, Always the Top × Perennial Runner-Up Pushed to the Brink, the Bottom] In high school, Xie Yan was the undisputed number one, while Song Xingxing was always second. When Luo Qianxue, who ranked third, approached Xie Yan, Song Xingxing vanished from his world completely. Years later, they met again, and Song Xingxing had become a winner, until he saw his girlfriend tiptoe to kiss Xi 6.5kReads8.8Score73914d adds
- 5 The Emperor's Regent Boyfriend 皇帝的摄政男友 Seven years ago, he was the regent, and he was the crown prince. Seven years later, he was a powerful minister, and he was the new emperor. He said, "I want to rule in my own right. This is where we part." But the other man pinned him against the imperial throne, laughing in a husky voice: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten who taught you all this?" 2.2kReads7.0Score17514d adds
- 6 The Regent Refuses to Let Go 摄政王他不肯放手 [Two male leads + historical ABO + revenge + two powerful leads] Xiao Chengyuan personally signed the execution order and wiped out the entire Marquis of Zhenbei's household. When Jiang Yu crawled out of the Imperial Prison, he thought the executioner's platform was waiting for him. Instead, his enemy had switched him with someone else and kept him locked up in the Prince Regent's residence for three whole years. He tried to escape countless times. Each time, that man personally dragged him bac 205Reads—Score17714d adds
- 7 EN After Getting Drunk, the Hot Guy Found Himself an Older Boyfriend 醉酒后潮男猛攻给自己找了个老攻 [Self-righteous pure-love bottom vs. aloof, seemingly unattainable top] [Still a dual-male-lead story + both pure and devoted / trendy Beijing residential-complex security guard vs. professor from a scholarly family, returned from abroad] My new book, “Don’t Mind Me, Top-Tier Hopeless Romantic Has His Own Rhythm,” updates daily without fail. Please show it lots of support! P.S. There are chapters featuring a secondary couple later on, around Chapter 105. Cheng Yue never thought he was unlucky, u 16.2kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 8 The General’s Husband Backs Him Up Every Day 将军家的内君每天都在给他撑腰 [Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion + Older Partner + Smart, Satisfying Romance] If you object to a male consort in the inner household, please don't click. I don't want to explain. Straight-laced general gong × charming and resourceful noble-born shou Today, Pei Yuening did something big: he took half a tiger tally to summon reinforcements and put down a palace coup. When the rewards were handed out, everyone else asked for power, but he asked for a person. “Your Majesty, could you grant me t 1.4kReads8.8Score20214d adds
- 9 The Night the Regent Was Poisoned, I Took the Initiative to Cuddle Up to Him 摄政王毒发当晚，朕主动求贴贴 [Two Male Leads] [Power Couple] [System] [Soul Transmigration] [Emperor and Regent] Shen Qingci, heir to a top conglomerate in the capital, plunged into a hot spring on the day of his celebration banquet. When he woke up, he had become the puppet emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty? On one side was the Empress Dowager, who thought he was useless. On the other was Regent Xiao Jingheng, who saw him as a pawn. Oh, and there was also his younger brother, who had transmigrated with him and was still d 4.6kReads7.9Score67314d adds
- 10 A Great General Should Never Bow to a Civil Official 堂堂武将，怎能为文臣折腰 [Two Male Leads + Ancient Setting with a Touch of Court Intrigue + Equally Matched + Slight Angst + Corruption] Alluring, flirtatious beauty + deceptively innocent + civil official gong × Young general + carefree + unruly shou Pei Jin (courtesy name Wenli) × Feng Ya (courtesy name Changjue) Word arrived that the Feng army was returning victorious. The palace held a grand celebration banquet, and the young General Feng, soon to come of age, remembered his father’s advice: choose a good wife. Tha 3.9kReads9.2Score76814d adds
- 11 A Fox, Not an Immortal 是狐非仙 One rainy night, she walked into a bakery clutching an old envelope. Fifteen years later, the wind chimes still rang and the oven still glowed, but the person who had once asked, “Buying bread?” had finally found an answer of their own. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Pretending to Be an Omega for Benefits Means You Have to Be Someone’s Wife B装O骗津贴是要给人当老婆的 [Dual male leads, ABO + Alpha-Beta romance + younger top + both virgins + HE] [Restrained younger Alpha prosecutor x money-loving, world-weary Beta] Would you really pretend to be an Omega just because a whole month of scamming people earns less than an Alpha or Omega's monthly allowance? A Beta who pretends to be an Omega to swindle an allowance has to become someone's wife, you know. Wu You, at first: “I love money, power, and freedom. I will never love you! Pah! Trash! Nouveau riche! Big capi 6.1kReads9.3Score97114d adds
- 13 A Gentle Chill Beneath the Green Silk Parasol 青罗伞下微微凉 Disasters across the Five Kingdoms × Lives turned upside down On the Observatory Terrace, their ropes tied together, an emperor's achievements crumble before the bond between two people facing life and death. He is jealous. The thousands of miles of territory he reclaimed are worth less than the resolve of those two, ready to die hand in hand. Watching Xu Runqing stand coldly before him, Ling Yunshu offers his final bargaining chip to his rival, eyes red: “Xun Duancheng, don't you want to know.. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Master Xie, President Yu Is Always Going Against You 谢爷，郁总和你天天唱反调 Everyone in the capital knows that Lord Xie of the Xie Group is a living King of Hell. Ruthless and merciless, he leaves no survivors in the business world, earning himself the nickname “Rakshasa.” Until one day, someone saw the fearsome lord leaving a hotel with a man in his arms. The man was curled up against him, asleep, a beauty mark beneath the corner of his eye red as if it were about to bleed. Lord Xie gazed down at him with enough tenderness to melt the ice of winter. Everyone was astoun 18.4kReads8.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 15 The Prince’s Black Lotus Gu Master Is Stirring Up Trouble Again 王爷养的黑莲花蛊师又在搅浑水 Includes plenty of extras / alternate-history ancient setting + devoted, sweet romance + ensemble cast + power-fantasy System; a romantic comedy about a secretly passionate prince and an openly flirtatious poison master - After dying in the line of duty, Wen Yu transmigrates into an ancient danmei novel. The story’s bottom lead has awakened to the truth, so Wen Yu has to help move the main plot forward. Twenty years as a professional poison master: I guarantee success, and I guarantee the win. S 9.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 16 The Tyrant's Favorite Minister 暴君的宠臣 [Two Male Leads + The Top Is Reborn + HE + 1v1 + Both Pure in Their Past and Present Lives + Sweet Romance] [The Top: Scheming and Ruthless, Tender Only to His Bottom, Xuan Qiao vs. The Bottom: Yuan Jiabai, Who Only Wanted to Coast Through Life but Somehow Became Empress] After dying suddenly in his previous life, Yuan Jiabai only wants to be a pampered good-for-nothing in this life, living off his official family's wealth. His father may not hold a particularly high office, but he is still a fo 39.2kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
- 17 With Delicate Hands, Luminous Eyes, and a Graceful Waist, Gu Lang of the Capital Has Everyone Pining for Him 纤手漾眸腰肢柔，京都顾郎万人求 [Complete + two male leads + younger gong who plays the pig to eat the tiger, a silly-dog type, × a sickly beauty shou who seems innocent but is secretly cunning, a queen + sweet and indulgent romance + 1v1 + both are scheming and have only ever loved each other] There was a saying in the capital: Whoever wins Gu Chenghuan wins the realm. Gu Chenghuan was the Grand Tutor of the Great Porcelain, the highest-ranking official in the court, with immense power. With his support, anyone could secure t 769Reads9.2Score17514d adds
- 18 I Long to Ride the Wind West 吾欲乘风赴西归 [Two male leads / pure love / devoted to each other] Fair-skinned, aloof marquis x dark-skinned hostage prince from a foreign land. Wen Zhongling died in his original life, and his soul crossed into another world, where he became a marquis whose achievements were so great they threatened the ruler. He had planned to keep a low profile and retire to the countryside. Instead, he fell deeply for Ye Chengfeng, the steadfast-eyed hostage from a foreign land. That little wolf cub had eyes only for hi 57Reads—Score414d adds
- 19 Sleeping by Your Side Beneath These Mountains and Rivers 山河共枕与君眠 [Two strong leads, two emperors, political intrigue and plot, soul transmigration and comeback (ancient to ancient), fictional ancient setting, unification, mutual devotion, happy ending] Content warning: Neither the gong nor the shou is pure! Both had sexual encounters before they met. After meeting, they belong only to each other. The impure content is mentioned only in passing, without excessive detail. The original host, Pei Qingyue, was once framed for a one-night stand with the gong’s youn 2.4kReads9.3Score33114d adds
- 20 Your Highness, Your Beloved White Moonlight Is Both Badass and Wild 殿下，你的白月光又A又野 Two male leads, both each other's first and only love. A libertine prince versus a cool and aloof Hanlin Academy scholar. [Flirtatious prince seme + cool scholar uke + winning back his love + comeback + role reversal] “Your Highness, there's a beauty…” “Kidnap them.” “The scholar is even prettier!” “Kidnap him too!” Nangong Jin, the notorious playboy Third Prince famed throughout the capital, unexpectedly abducts a stunningly beautiful, cool-headed scholar and keeps him imprisoned in his manor. 290Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Cold Crow Sacrifice 寒鸦祭 The strong join the army; the weak enter the Way. What way? The way of taking on the strong with the weak, and seeking life through death. Gentle, lovestruck bunny seme vs. talkative, straightforward, big-tailed-wolf uke Important things must be said three times: The seme appears first! The seme appears first! The seme appears first! 15Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 22 Wait, So I’ve Been Reborn Into a Noble F4 Novel? 诶，原来我穿进贵族F4小说了呀 [Two Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + School Life + Twists + Young People Save the World] Hua Wang transmigrated into a sci-fi, dark, melodramatic novel set at an aristocratic high school. When the original story's protagonist arrived at the school, he was like a pebble sending ripples across a pond. Conflict, confrontations, and romantic tension instantly filled the halls. But just as the story seemed poised for a happy ending, the protagonist's family was suddenly wiped out. “A child clutching 3Reads—Score11514d adds
- 23 Huihu 晦昒 [On the outside: ruthless, scheming, beautiful and tragic, but inwardly fragile and sensitive, a husband-tormenting menace] X [A decisive and carefree prince in public, but a lovesick, doting puppy in private] (Powerful leads / love and hate / a touch of dominance and submission / angst / ensemble cast) P.S. These character traits only apply when they're dressed to the nines... The two of them get pretty kinky... Yuan Hui: “Your Highness only has to seize the throne. I, your humble servant, have 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 24 We All Transmigrated, So Why Am I the Prisoner? 都是穿越凭什么我是阶下囚 Some people transmigrate and become emperors or princes. They enjoy the finest food and clothes, and wield immense power. Some people transmigrate and become masters or cult leaders. They are revered by others and possess extraordinary skills. Even those who get the short end of the stick can transmigrate as a villain. The title may not sound great, but at least they can command the wind and rain, with lofty ambitions like "crushing the protagonist." Li Changtian was a fine young man of the new 3.1kReads9.2Score45314d adds
- 25 Enemies-to-Lovers? Lower Their Affection a Little and They’ll Get Rough 对抗路？降一降好感度就要被狠狠 [Two male leads + fiery gong + cool, aloof shou + sworn enemies + both pure, 1v1 + younger gong, both strong] [Cool, beautiful, seductive shou × flamboyant, bold, and wild gong] Shen Muxue, the legitimate son of the Prime Minister, and Xie Ran, the General’s only son, seemed born to be sworn enemies. When they first met as children in the outhouse, Xie Ran mistook Shen Muxue for a girl. His eyes lit up, and he chased after him, saying, “When we’re grown up, I’ll marry you!” Shen Muxue: “...” Bli 10.3kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 26 The Ballad of the Ghost Mask 鬼面风华录 [Dual male leads + ensemble jianghu cast + mystery and wuxia] [Multiple couples] [Ensemble cast] [Deep, sinister emperor gong with an innate tendency to dote without restraint × quick-witted, agile military official and powerful minister shou who knows little of worldly affairs] When his reclusive master is mysteriously murdered, Tan Qing bears the burden of avenging him and follows his master's instructions to enter government service. Instead, he is unexpectedly swept into the struggle for imp 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 After the Playboy Reforms, His Exes Lose It on a Dating Show 海王从良后，前任们在恋综发疯 Lu Xinghe, an all-around ACE and leader of a flop team, was reborn as Shen Zhiyi, a gorgeous playboy and scumbag. When he opened his eyes, he was not only married but also in debt. How could that be? He was only nineteen! For the sake of his bright future, he decided to close off his heart and focus on making money. After seeing his face, the unhinged movie star Lu Xingye declared, “Your husband is fine. Next second, mine.” Lu Xinghe thought it was just a joke, but then he was thrown into a dati 1.2kReads5.7Score12814d adds
- 28 The General's Bookish Darling 大将军的读书郎 Wen Run transmigrated. Other people transmigrated, so why shouldn’t he? After doing good deeds in his previous life, his soul simply crossed over, and he gained the title of licentiate. The only problem was, he transmigrated while on his way to be married off, and his spouse was a soldier. Well, a soldier who doesn’t want to become a general isn’t a good soldier, so he decided to make this man a general! Wang Jun joined the army. While everyone else was serving their term, he’d been tricked into 2.1kReads8.4Score25214d adds
- 29 Pillowed on Blossoms 枕花朝 The top courtesan of the Music Bureau, famed throughout the capital. Ordinary people couldn't even get a glimpse of him. Only those willing to spend a fortune could hear him play a tune, and then he'd leave. Forget offering him a drink; it was hard even to get a word out of him. This arrogant man didn't care about anyone, not even the emperor himself, yet he fell for Prince Xuan, who had no interest in men. He clung to him shamelessly, throwing himself into his arms. Even when told to leave, h 2kReads9.3Score24614d adds
- 30 Plum Blossom Transformation 梅变 The lifelong love story of Emperor Si Muchen, the mighty ruler who became emperor after the former empress of Great Xia, King Rui, ascended the throne, and Mei Youning, Great Xia’s prime minister: from falling in love, to misunderstandings, to finally clearing them up. 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Emperor, Your Favorite Son Is Gay 皇帝，你最宠的儿子是GAY [Ensemble Cast + Two Male Leads + Political Intrigue + Palace Struggles + Transmigration + Bottom + Nation-Building + Fight for the Throne + Supporting Couple + Romance Comes Later + For content warnings, see the author's note in Chapter One (updated regularly)] Liang Jining x Xie You The Great Xuan's number-one playboy: a sunny, cheerful bottom who's also a smiling schemer with at least eight hundred tricks up his sleeve × A skilled actor with many faces, a quick learner who's cool and aloof 14.4kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 32 When a Scheming True Brute Meets a Sickly, Cold-Faced Flirt 腹黑真暴徒遇上病娇冷脸骚 A scheming thug with emotional detachment vs. a cold-faced, flirtatious psychiatrist with a twisted streak [Two male leads + genuine thug + cold-faced flirt + unhinged + top-tier drug hit] Lan Zhoubo (doctor): “Depend on me. Make me the only one you need. I’ll use any dirty trick necessary.” Xiao Muchi (thug): “Let him indulge in the fantasy that he can win me over. I like watching him act so superior and untouchable.” When they meet again after years apart, Lan Zhoubo recognizes Xiao Muchi as t 28.7kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
- 33 Sickly, Yet Wanted 病秧子，有人要 Two Male Leads | Both Strong | 1v1 | Both Chaste | Mutual Devotion Occasional bonus chapters The sickly young man, whom everyone in the capital avoided like the plague, met a young general newly returned from the border. At a flower banquet, he declared in front of everyone, "As if I would ever fall for him!" But later, in the dead of night at an inn, he crouched down and laid his outer robe beneath the other man's bare feet. One quiet, "The ground is cold," left the man who had spent half h 12.5kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 34 Wild History Led Me Astray 野史误我 [Dark, coercive romance with angst. Not for you if you dislike that.] [The rating just came out!] A cool, ethereal young imperial preceptor VS a possessive, calculating emperor who always stays one step ahead A transmigrated imperial preceptor uses unofficial histories to give the emperor spoilers and help him secure his throne, but ends up spoiling himself right into the emperor’s bed. Shen Tangsong, a top medical student, transmigrates into the body of Shen Tansong, a charlatan imperial precep 5.9kReads9.0Score69314d adds
- 35 I Reincarnated as the Devoted Second Male Lead and Turned the Male Lead Gay 穿成深情男二，我反手掰弯男主 [Two Male Leads + Book Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Exclusive Pairing + Old-School + No-Brains + Aristocratic Academy] [Calm, deliberate flirt: transmigrated male second lead, bottom × Seemingly straight but easily swayed male lead, top] Shi Yu transmigrated, becoming the devoted male second lead in an old-school Mary Sue novel. The original owner was the male lead Pei Xuyan's childhood friend. He had an exalted status and an excellent family background, and should have been the darling of t 63.7kReads8.8Score8.7k14d adds
- 36 A Slow-Burn Marriage Trap 慢婚诱捕 [Both leads are each other’s only partners + steady, disciplined captain top x calm, reserved photographer bottom] Que Zhuo got married on a whim to a commercial airline captain named Zhan Xiuyong. Zhan Xiuyong was tall and well-built, with not a thing wrong with him except for his somewhat cold personality. Que Zhuo had a strong aversion to the idea of a partner’s past, and so did Zhan Xiuyong. They immediately agreed that they wouldn’t divorce, and decided to live as a married couple and let t 7.6kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 37 I’m Here to Make Money 我是来赚钱的 [Two Male Leads / Happy Ending / Both Strong and Pure] Wen Zhengyi, the senior disciple of an obscure little martial arts sect called the “Justice Sect,” was sent down the mountain by his master to earn money. By sheer chance, he ended up at the side of Xiao Yu, the Prince Regent. Caught in the whirlpool of political scheming, Xiao Yu was a master strategist who deftly navigated the various factions. But when he went up against the blunt, single-minded Wen Zhengyi, he was utterly defeated. Looki 4.2kReads9.1Score51614d adds
- 38 You Are Jade: Young Master Huai Jin 卿本玉：少爷怀瑾 Qing Ben Yu: Young Master Huai Jin 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Fallen General Marries the Enemy Prince 落魄将军嫁敌国太子 He was once Lin'an's sharpest sword. Now he lay beside the crown prince of an enemy nation. Chu Changxiao, the God of War of Lin'an, was rewarded with poisoned wine and had his martial arts crippled on the day of his triumphant return. He was thrown into a death row cell. An imperial decree ordering him to marry for peace took him from the executioner's block to the wedding bed of the Northern Di crown prince. Tuoba Yuan, heir to the Northern Di throne, offered ten cities as the bride price to m 8.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 40 You Were Born of Cold Jade, Yet Blaze Like Wildfire 卿本寒玉，灼野如火 [Lingye CP, mutually exclusive first love, forced love, imprisonment] Gu Ling is “silent,” taciturn and unwilling to show his emotions. Ashina Zhuoye is “fiery,” with intense emotions. All their surging feelings erupt, clash, and burn fiercely amid silent imprisonment and force. Gu Ling, the cool and aloof jade-like head of the Office of Treasures, oversees precious gems and metals, never letting his emotions show. Ashina Zhuoye, a fiery, fallen prince of the grasslands, is captured and sent to 344Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn, the Aloof Chancellor Is Forced by the Tyrant Again 重生后清冷丞相又被暴君强迫了 Hot-tempered, jealous, fiercely loyal tyrant top ✖️ cool, proud, teasing prime minister bottom [Two male leads · both reborn · equally strong · pseudo-coercion · angsty push and pull] Content warning: Misunderstandings and characters who don't talk things through in the early chapters. Both are each other's only partner!!! Xie Qinglan was reborn. He was back in the great hall where he'd first met Xiao Jingyuan. In his previous life, Xiao had imprisoned him in the harem by force, and he had be 6.3kReads8.6Score34014d adds
- 42 Young Taoist, the Magistrate Is Calling You to Exorcise Demons Again 小道长，县令大人又喊你捉妖了 Shen Yanzhi, magistrate of Qinghe County, was incorruptible and impartial. The only trouble was that his partner in solving cases was Xie Wujiu, a Taoist who never took his proper duties seriously. Shen Yanzhi: “Where’s the demon?” Xie Wujiu: “Behind you, Your Honor. It wants to use your official seal to stamp something.” Shen Yanzhi: “...Xie Wujiu, are you trying to get yourself killed?” Daily demon hunts and investigations full of chaos and laughter. Come on in for a good time! 101Reads—Score11014d adds
- 43 The Marquis's True Young Master Is Actually a Northeast Chinese Spirit Medium 侯府真少爷竟是东北出马仙 A boisterous Northeastern real young master and a cold, possessive fake young master He Changbai comes down from the mountains to find his family, only to learn that he is the real young master of the Marquis's household. The fake young master, He Guizhu, is a cold, possessive germaphobe. By a twist of fate, the two solve one bizarre feng shui mystery after another. As the mysteries gradually unravel, they uncover an old court case that turns out to be closely tied to the fake young master's ide 53Reads—Score16014d adds
- 44 Lord Jiang Is Spoiled and Arrogant 江大人恃宠而骄 Zhao Feng, courtesy name Junjing (gong) x Jiang Huaiyun, courtesy name Chengjin (shou) The emperor's personally appointed top scholar impeaches Lord Jiang, the magistrate of Ziyang County, for abandoning his post. The officials in the court exchange glances, all silently mourning the young, brash top scholar. Who would dare criticize someone so dear to the emperor? Jiang Huaiyun has only just entered government service when he learns that the newly enthroned emperor has secretly fallen for him. 4.1kReads9.0Score45614d adds
- 45 The Money-Grubbing Marquis Is Acting Like a Dog Again 财迷侯爷又犯狗瘾了 Two male leads & two powerful leads & mutual firsts Charming, free-spirited bottom VS icy beauty top The groveling chase after the wife X melodramatic, sweet-and-angsty romance. Three stars for sweetness, one for angst. Young Lord Zhang’s standards for a partner were absurdly high. At long last, he met a cute little ice beauty who was both clever and good-looking, and swore he’d pursue him and make him his wife. But the young scholar was aloof and hardly paid him any attention. Zhang Yu lost his 2.9kReads9.1Score41314d adds
- 46 Your Husband? I'll Steal Him and Make Him My Wife 你老公？抢过来就是我老婆 Completed [A scheming, competitive green-tea gong and a gentle, responsible, good-hearted shou] [Dual male leads + both devoted to each other + competing for the love interest + younger man + love grows over time] Wen Yue, a rebellious rich second-generation teenager, is sent by his parents to the reality show Changing Places. While filming in the countryside, he falls in love with the poor boy Shen Hensheng. Then, by chance, he discovers that Shen Hensheng has a boyfriend. Late at night, behind 35.6kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
- 47 After the Mystical Master Retired 玄门大佬退休后 Xie Yu, a powerful figure from the occult world, is reborn as a spoiled young heir of the Xie family. He has everything he needs and, most importantly, plenty of money, which suits the retired life he longs for perfectly. The only downside is that this wastrel has left a trail of romantic entanglements and offended someone he shouldn’t have, so the Xie family kicks him out. Xie Yu calculates his fate with his fingers: even if this wastrel doesn’t drink himself to death, he’ll eventually be drown 1.3kReads8.8Score14614d adds
- 48 Rivals on the Rift? We Started Kissing Mid-Fight 对抗路？打着打着就亲上了 [Male-male romance + ABO + bickering enemies-to-lovers + amnesia + powerful, bad-dog Enigma top × proud, unruly Alpha thief bottom] Shen Xingjuan, code name “Huajuan,” is the Federation’s number-one master thief. He’s never failed a job. That is, until he stole a pink diamond without realizing someone had drugged it. Dazed by the effects, he stumbled into a sealed room, where a man in “heat” was locked inside an iron cage. One was overwhelmed by the drug, the other had lost control in “heat.” Th 72.5kReads9.3Score13.4k14d adds
- 49 After the Substitute Male Bride Fled, the Emperor Turned Dark 替嫁男妃跑路后，帝王黑化了 [Two male leads + substitute marriage + man disguises himself as a woman + both are virgins + faked-death fiction] I had spent more than a decade living an ordinary life in a small town in Gusu when my father, a capital official, finally remembered I existed. I thought my hard days were over, but he told me to take my eloping sister's place, disguise myself as a woman, and enter the palace as a consort. So much for better days. It was the end of my life as I knew it. I planned to keep my head do 45.4kReads9.2Score10.5k14d adds
- 50 Pure and Upright, Like the Wind 亭亭净植如风 Gu Tingzhi and Xiao Moze had known each other for over a decade, from high school to college and then into the working world. Their relationship had never been very good, because they both fell for the same person, Lu Jingchen. They were rivals in love, but unfortunately Lu Jingchen wasn’t interested in either of them. He liked someone else. The unexpected happened on the night they went to Lu Jingchen’s wedding. Xiao Moze had been drinking heavily when he suddenly found Gu Tingzhi’s beauty irre 4kReads8.4Score37714d adds
