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  1. 1 I'm Losing It, Husband! What on Earth Do You Want? 我麻了,老公你到底想咋样! Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted [Super clingy, wants to be a useless but domineering CEO, constantly dying and coming back to life for no reason: a crybaby wife VS sharp, capable, scheming, inscrutable, and hopelessly devoted: an all-around husband] Gu Qingjun is head over heels for Xu Mingyao. He's always believed Xu Mingyao feels the same way about him. But then... After he was crushed to death by the crystal chandelier at home and reborn, his laid-back, retirement-style life was turned upside down... Gu Qingjun is jumpy abo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 2 Why Is My Roommate Acting Like This... 舍友他为什么要这样…… 10k WordsCompleted Why Is My Roommate Acting Like This... 13.5kReads—Score52014d adds
  3. 3 The Male Ghost Is Always Coveting Me 男鬼总是觊觎我 Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted Who could have imagined it? Who could have imagined! Li Ran was an ordinary college student in the middle of finals week, cramming away with gusto, when his body suddenly lurched and he transmigrated into a super! melodramatic! wealthy-family! angsty-romance! stand-in-for-the-one-true-love novel he’d been sneakily reading. He became the Jiang family’s third son, an adopted child and the protagonist shou’s younger brother: an evil cannon-fodder villain who’s hopelessly in love with the devoted pr —Reads—Score—14d adds
  4. 4 The Imperial Academy's Top Student 国子监特优生 Two Male Leads24k WordsCompleted Dual male leads, transmigration, bickering rivals, hilarious comedy, sweet romance, high-tech inventions, feel-good power fantasy, play the pig to eat the tiger, third-person narration My nemesis and I transmigrated together into the bodies of ancient scholars, and even became roommates at the Imperial College, sharing the same bed. He crammed for the Four Books and Five Classics every day, while I stayed up studying gunpowder and cement. With the end-of-term exams fast approaching, the chief ex 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 5 What’s It Like to Have a Split-Personality Ghost Boyfriend? 拥有一只精分的鬼老攻是什么体验 Two Male Leads199k WordsCompleted [Gentle, scheming shou × innocent, devoted ghost gong] Human and ghost | Supernatural folklore | Two souls in one body | Past and present lives | Fictional setting | Ancient and modern Shen Taisheng follows his family’s ancestral instructions and goes to Fushan to guard the tomb of the Shen family ancestors. Three years later, one of his ancestors suddenly rises from the dead. The thousand-year-old ghost has lost his memory and is innocent and gentle, treating Shen Taisheng with special indul 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 6 As Vile as He Is 恶劣如他 Two Male Leads171k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 53Reads—Score10114d adds
  7. 7 I Accidentally Hooked the Campus Hunk Who Was My Childhood Friend 不小心钓到竹马校草 Two Male Leads210k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends + university life + sweet romance + both leads are faithful + happy ending] An innocent, sweet, adorable bottom x a scheming top student and campus heartthrob After ten years apart, Su Xiaomo never expected to reunite with Liang Jingrun at university, let alone end up in the same class! When old friends meet again, their relationship begins to subtly change before either of them realizes it. Liang Jingrun is tall, handsome, and the campus heartthrob, with cou 37Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 8 Your Childhood Friend Is Supposed to Be Your Wife! 竹马就应该是妻子啊! Two Male Leads239k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] + [Bittersweet Romance] + [Childhood Friends Who Grew Up Together] There are sweet moments! There are sweet moments! Read without worry (❁´ω`❁) Ji Nian hates Xiao Zhe. More accurately, he envies him. He’s jealous of him. The girl he likes most actually likes Xiao Zhe. He just can’t stand it. But he doesn’t know that Xiao Zhe likes someone too. It’s Xiao Zhe’s first time liking someone, and he has no idea how to pursue him. Whenever he faces Ji Nian, he gets embarrassed and raise 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 9 System, This One Can't Be Tamed 系统,这降不了啊 Two Male Leads196k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + System + devoted to each other] [The tsundere top who dislikes the bottom at first, then gets insanely jealous later, Fu Yunqing × Jiang Yusheng, the bottom who gets so fed up with the top’s wildly fluctuating hatred score that he gives up] Jiang Yusheng was taking a lunch break at work when an earthquake struck. A colleague tried to lead him down the emergency stairs, but he was shoved down the steps. System No. 8 brought him to World 8577, where his mission was to lower the m 652Reads8.4Score10114d adds
  10. 10 Everlasting Life 常生 Two Male Leads115k WordsOngoing Also known as: This Demon Emperor Really Knows How to Flirt [Two male leads + ancient to modern and back again + rekindled love + both pure and devoted, 1v1 + happy ending] Jiang Xun transmigrates. Still wearing his Pikachu pajamas and slippers, he's mistaken for a rat demon who hasn't taken human form. To top it off, a crowd of people are outraged and want him dead. Hey, can't you at least let him explain? Even the accused have the right to a defense! The Demon Palace, the Demon Emperor, the S 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 11 The Assassin's Failed Mission: Captured in the General's Bedchamber 刺客失手:沦为将军帐中人 6k WordsCompleted The Assassin’s Blunder: Captive in the General’s Tent 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 12 The Professor Is So Chaste, His Troublemaking Student Can't Get Enough of Him 教授太禁欲,问题学生缠上瘾 7k WordsCompleted The Professor Is Too Chaste, and His Problem Student Can't Stop Clinging to Him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 13 The Cemetery the Monsoon Passed Through 季风吹过的墓园 Two Male Leads20k WordsCompleted Lin Yu'an × Ji Heng. Two male leads. Tragedy. Bad ending. Love blossoming beneath the shade of a parasol tree should have been the purest light, but a buried hatred tore it out by the roots. Ji Heng carried the scar of a family destroyed. During his time with Lin Yu'an, he both basked in the warmth in Lin Yu'an's eyes and honed his blade of revenge. When the truth shattered their sweet illusion, he dragged Lin Yu'an's paradise into hell with his own hands: the company went bankrupt, his parents 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  14. 14 The Younger Wolf Cub’s Counter-Flirting Plan 年下狼崽反撩计划 Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted Two male leads | Both are each other's first and only | Love that grows over time | Younger one takes the lead | Age gap Older daddy Ji Yun'an and lovesick, possessive younger brother-con Ji Jinchuan After living together for ten years, Ji Yun'an finally realized that the well-behaved Ji Jinchuan had feelings for him. He tried to avoid facing it, but through a series of mishaps, the barrier between them was finally broken. He thought they would go on living like that, until Ji Jinchuan's family 149Reads—Score—14d adds
  15. 15 A Little Butterfly Dreams Its Way In 一只小蝶入梦来 Two Male Leads55k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + redemption + reminiscence + separation by life and death + short story + BE (though it’s an HE in my heart)] Dream Seeker / The One in the Dream Jiang Ke / Song Nan The only thing I’ve done in this life that I’ll never regret is searching for you amid this vast, bustling world. A breeze swept through the ginkgo grove. Fallen leaves fluttered like butterflies, and summer cicadas cried out. The gentle breeze drew me into its embrace. I once knelt before a tombstone and kissed the 6Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 16 The School Hunk's Stuttering Boyfriend 校草的小结巴男友 Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Gentle, jealous school heartthrob seme x beautiful, mildly depressed stammering uke] The seme falls in love at first sight, drawn to his senior’s clear, luminous, pale skin. At first, the uke is used to turning people down. But in the end, he keeps lowering his boundaries for the seme, thinking it’s exposure therapy for his depression when in fact he’s in love without realizing it. The year the seme’s father died, when he was seventeen, he accidentally heard a radio drama voiced by the uke. Fro 104Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 17 Kissing the Moon Beneath the Sea 亲吻海底月亮 Two Male Leads333k WordsCompleted [Two male leads × two top students × switching roles in the relationship × reunion after years apart × healing each other] Jiang Wanger: He thinks he’s cold-hearted, but is actually deeply devoted, sensitive, and strong. Ji Ran: Gentle, powerful, and resilient, with a clear-eyed understanding of the world. Neither of them has a particularly good temper, but they save their gentleness for each other. Before they even realize how special they are to one another, their hearts have already chosen. A 197Reads8.2Score10214d adds
  18. 18 The Little Blind One by Wen Ye 小瞎子by闻野 Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + campus + a little angst + happy ending] Xu Bozhou × Ming He Childhood sweethearts reunite after going their separate ways They met in high school, and Xu Bozhou was briefly embraced by two simple, happy years. But an accident on their graduation trip took away his family and his eyesight, and from then on, he and Ming He were separated for good. Twelve years later, Ming He returns to the place to oversee a construction project. An incident during a blind person's livestream bri 91Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 19 My Possessive Boyfriend: No Tragic Ending Allowed 偏执男友,拒绝be结局 Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + transmigration + System + love and hate + equally matched + intense push and pull] Also known as: If You Don’t Love Me, You’ll Die Related novel: Quick Transmigration: Flirting with the Villainous Male Lead in a Horror World Obsessive, mad, yandere, devoted bottom x amnesiac, vengeful top trapped in a tragic cycle Note: Pei Chang’en is the top. In their previous life, Xiao Mu drove Pei Chang’en to the gates of the city, slaughtered all the guards who had defended it alongside 14Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 20 Something Is Off About My Senior 我的学长他不对劲 Two Male Leads55k WordsCompleted Junle always thought they were ordinary-looking, had an ordinary personality, and came from an ordinary family. They joined the school's arts club hoping to keep a low profile, only to find everyone saying the campus heartthrob had a crush on them. Junle was about to deny it when the heartthrob showed up in grand style and backed them into a corner. Qi Tian: “Junle, there's a rumor going around that I like you. I just want to clarify that it's not a rumor.” From then on, the heartthrob had Junle 3Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  21. 21 I’m the Richest Man, Yet the Ascetic Police Officer Keeps Watching Me Every Day! 我,首富,被禁欲警官天天盯着查! 15k WordsCompleted Me, the Richest Man in the World, Getting Watched and Investigated by an Ascetic Police Officer Every Day! 17Reads—Score—14d adds
  22. 22 The Muscle Coach's Personal Salvation 肌肉教练的专属救赎 7k WordsCompleted The Musclebound Trainer's One and Only Salvation 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  23. 23 The CEO's Personal Assistant with Muscles 肌肉总裁的贴身小助理 8k WordsCompleted The Musclebound CEO's Personal Assistant —Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 24 The Cold-Hearted Director's Personal Courier 冷面总监的专属快递员 8k WordsCompleted The Ice-Cold Director's Personal Courier 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 25 An Old Chronic Illness 陈年痼疾 Two Male Leads223k WordsOngoing [Tough-but-timid older brother x possessive younger brother] [Younger seme, both devoted only to each other, brother-obsessed on both sides, reunion after a long separation, sweet and angsty, unrelated by blood but sharing two household registrations] Heaven knows, Chen Xiu was just looking after his younger brother, but somehow the kid changed. Before, all it took was calling him “Nan-zai” and Nan Qiao would obediently snuggle up to him. Now, Nan Qiao hasn't even called him “brother,” and Chen 77Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 26 Who Put a TV Playing Romance Dramas in My Head? 谁在我的脑子里放了台偶像剧电视机 Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Who Put a TV Playing Romance Dramas Inside My Head? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 27 My Childhood Sweetheart’s Wife Is So Delicate, the Tyrant Young Master Would Give His Life for Her 竹马老婆身娇软,霸道少爷命都给 Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + university campus + mutually devoted and faithful + childhood friends + mildly coercive romance + doting on each other] [Cool, obedient, soft-hearted goofball with a surprising side (Ji Huai) & domineering, protective, two-faced (Wen Su)] [The gong has an overwhelmingly one-sided crush on the shou, who is slow to recognize his feelings but secretly falling for him] Wen Su is aloof and independent. On the school forum, he's the chaste heartthrob who never lets a single flower to 368Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  28. 28 Who Are You Loving Through This Body? 你在透过这具躯体爱谁? Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted After days of torrential rain caused a flood in Dahe County, Zhao Zhou'an died in the line of duty. By a twist of fate, he woke up again inside the body of Zhao Zhou, who had drowned while swimming. The original Zhao Zhou was arrogant and useless. After falling in love at first sight, he repeatedly resorted to despicable tactics and thoroughly antagonized the powerful Zhou Yanqi. Newly awakened, Zhao Zhou'an was left to clean up the mess Zhao Zhou had made. He had to get his career on track whil 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 29 We Hope to See You Again 期待下次光临 Two Male Leads225k WordsCompleted The story only just received its rating, everyone. It's low now, but it'll go up later. [Cool, gorgeous finance major as the pursued × blue-haired puppy-like art student as the pursuer] [The pursuer's perspective × secret crush × innocent romance × devoted love × sweet indulgence × equally strong leads] A region's people are shaped by its land and water. The lands and waters of the north nurture beauties from Jiangnan. The person at the heart of this famous saying, widely circulated on A Univer 145Reads8.2Score10014d adds
  30. 30 After the Canary Regained Her Memories, the CEO Turned into a Lovesick Puppy Chasing Her 金丝雀恢复记忆后,霸总舔狗追妻 Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted The main story is complete! Gentle, soft-spoken, insecure, timid bottom x cold-blooded, ruthless, extremely possessive top One-on-one, both leads are each other’s first, happy ending, melodramatic, amnesia, groveling to win him back “If I could choose, I’d rather have died in that sea.” · Li Mo once nearly drowned in the sea. If it weren’t for Sir, he wouldn’t have survived. Sir recognized his talent for studying androids, got him into the best lab, and gave him a home. Sir gave him everything. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 31 I Confessed to the Sword of the Heartless Dao’s Senior Brother... 我向无情道大师兄…的剑表白了 8k WordsCompleted I Confessed to the Sword of the Senior Disciple on the Path of Ruthlessness... 17.6kReads—Score71914d adds
  32. 32 Corrosion Trap 蚀陷 Two Male Leads370k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + bittersweet romance] (The rating just came out) [School setting early on, city life later] “I am a ruin destined to collapse, carefully maintaining the appearance of being whole. Fu Yun was the most violent landslide of all. The light and warmth he brought were so overwhelming that they eroded and shattered the foundations I relied on to survive, cracking my coldness and bringing down my self-worth. By the time I came to my senses, my whole heart had already fall 3.9kReads8.5Score57114d adds
  33. 33 My Bro Ran Away for Three Years. When We Met Again, He Said He Loved Me. 我兄弟跑了三年,再见他说喜欢我。 25k WordsCompleted My Buddy Disappeared for Three Years. When We Met Again, He Said He Liked Me. 385Reads—Score—14d adds
  34. 34 The Top Student Won't Stop Clinging to Me. It's So Annoying! 学神他非要缠着我,真是烦死了! 33k WordsCompleted The Top Student Just Won't Stop Clinging to Me. He's So Annoying! 40Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 35 Only After I Died Did I Learn My Ex Went Mad in My Memorial Hall All Night 死后才知道,前任在我灵堂疯了一整夜 10k WordsCompleted Only After I Died Did I Learn My Ex Went Mad in My Funeral Parlor All Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 36 My Crush Forced Me into a Relationship 被我的暗恋对象强制爱了 9k WordsCompleted My Crush Forced Me Into a Relationship 7.3kReads—Score47414d adds
  37. 37 Let Go of the Male Lead, I’ll Take Him! [Book Transmigration] 放开男主角,让我来!【穿书】 Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted (Two male leads + transmigration into a book + reborn + a sweet story of healing + hiding one’s strength) A goofy, cocky straight guy who’s only soft toward the gong, versus a cool beauty who acts weak while hiding his strength and dotes on his shou. Ji Xiao might be the first reader ever to get so mad at an angst novel that he died. He transmigrates into the world of that very novel, with the task of showing the male lead that there is still genuine affection and true love in the world. Ji Xiao 21Reads8.9Score—14d adds
  38. 38 The Poison’s Kicking In. Kiss Me, Quick 毒素发作了,快点亲 8k WordsCompleted The Poison Is Kicking In. Hurry Up and Kiss Me 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 39 After Coming Out, I Became the Standard of Beauty for the Men at the Sports University 坦白取向后,我成了体院男生的审美标准 11k WordsCompleted After I Came Out, I Became the Ideal Type for the Guys at the Sports University 3Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 40 The Obsessive Lover’s Caged Bird 偏执攻的笼中雀 Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + school life + forced love + both are each other's only one] [Brooding, unhinged top with an overwhelming possessive streak x kind, steadfast, sickly bottom] [Qin Huiyu x Chen Yixi] For Qin Huiyu, life had been shrouded in a stifling family atmosphere ever since the day he was born. There was no freedom and no love, only endless surveillance and control. He thought that growing up in such a family would gradually turn him into a cold, emotionless monster. Per 36Reads—Score10814d adds
  41. 41 The Omega Who Betrayed Him 那个背叛他的Omega Two Male Leads256k WordsCompleted [Male leads + ABO + bittersweet romance + second chances after a breakup + emotional push and pull + happy ending] Sharp-tongued but softhearted director Alpha top x pitiful, married Omega bottom Wu Jia married into a wealthy family, but now his husband is dead, he's buried in debt, and the impoverished Omega wants to return to his first love, his ex-boyfriend. But Xu Chongwen, now a wildly popular television director, looks at the gaunt, disfigured man before him and feels nothing but disgust. 1.4kReads8.4Score12314d adds
  42. 42 A Cracked Mirror, Love Undiminished 破镜有痕,爱意无减 Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted Their youthful, passionate gazes met, and they shared a secret crush through one entire summer. Lu Yan was proud and possessive, loving clumsily and intensely. He thought pushing Shen Juan away was a way to let him go, a way to protect him. Shen Juan was warm and sincere, giving his whole heart and chasing after Lu Yan, only to receive a cold breakup in return. Then, in a blink, five years stretched between them like mountains and seas. Reunited after all this time, amid the flickering lights of 50Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 43 Mutual Seduction: The Unhinged Actor Vs. the Scheming CEO 双向撩人:疯批影帝PK腹黑总裁 Two Male Leads168k WordsCompleted [Insecure, unhinged actor pursuer X scheming, calculating CEO pursued] [Two male leads Second chance romance Feel-good revenge Mutual pampering Sweet and tart] Before their reunion, Tang Hechuan: I'm going to make Su Yu pay for daring to deceive me about his feelings! After their reunion, Tang Hechuan: My husband is innocent. It's all their fault! [Your “long time no see” was something I'd been planning for a long time.] 48Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 44 The Cold Top Student's Adorable Young Master from a Wealthy Family Is Sweet and Irresistible 高冷学霸的豪门小少爷软萌又香甜 Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + wealthy family + showbiz + equally strong leads] A youthful, sugary-sweet romance. If it isn’t sweet, you don’t pay. A scheming, aloof top student vs. an innocent, domineering young heir Rui Quan x Hua Zhi The aloof top student pursues him online, and the wealthy young heir instantly turns into a clingy kitten. After years of circling around each other, they reach the sweetest days imaginable. Then one day, they uncover a secret from the previous generation. Rui Quan doesn’t kno 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 45 The Sweet Young Lord Will Marry No One but the General 软萌公子非将军不嫁 Two Male Leads141k WordsCompleted Word is, the young master Zhou Zihan, who has been doted on by the entire Duke’s household since childhood, is throwing a fit and crying because he wants to marry Li Yan, the newly appointed general from a poor family! The whole household tried everything to talk him out of it, to no avail. Gloom settled over them all… When Li Yan heard the news, it hit him like a bolt from the blue, and a crack finally appeared in his perpetually impassive expression. A man! Crying and begging His Majesty to g 271Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  46. 46 After I Lost My Memory, My Childhood Friend Became My Boyfriend 失忆后竹马变成了男朋友 Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted Spoiled, dramatic, tearful Omega bottom × gentle, indulgent childhood-friend Alpha top Ding Yun never dreamed that one day, a little accident would bring his years-long secret crush to an end. He’d always had lousy luck, but he never expected to get hit by a basketball at the basketball court and end up in the hospital with temporary amnesia! After losing his memory, Ding Yun couldn’t remember a thing. All he knew was that when he woke up, he saw a handsome young man who was exactly his type and 29Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  47. 47 After His Wife Pursues Him, He Secretly Loves Every Minute of It 被老婆追求后,他偷偷暗爽 Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + sweet romance + CEO + both devoted to each other] A doting top who says one thing and means another VS a soft, straightforward bottom who chases his man Qi You is a pampered young master, raised by his family to be sweet and delicate. By chance, he grows up alongside Zhong Yuli. After they fall in love, Qi You suddenly disappears without a word. Five years later, he comes back in tears to win his man back. Zhong Yuli spends those five years working hard to impr 604Reads6.5Score10114d adds
  48. 48 The Little Lion I Raised Has Grown Rebellious 养大的小狮子叛逆了 Two Male Leads340k WordsOngoing [ABO, sweet romance, childhood friends] Dominant, obsessive, theatrical top x gentle, sly, scheming bottom Seven-year-old Pei Wen arrived alone in an unfamiliar city, shackled and irritable, with no one to turn to. Then one day, his irresponsible uncle dumped him in the care of their neighbor, Gu Zhifei. A warm, vibrant color suddenly broke into Pei Wen's gray world. Pei Wen: I'm a feral alpha, and I wear an A-grade surveillance bracelet. Gu Zhifei: So what? Our A-Wen is so well-behaved, he'll h 18Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  49. 49 You're Someone I Can't Afford to Mess With 你是我惹不起的人 Two Male Leads159k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / sweet romance / both pure / happy ending] Yu An married someone he didn't love to buy back his parents' house. Gao Jin married someone he didn't love to comfort his gravely ill grandfather. They thought their three-year marriage contract was just a transaction, but in the end, they fell for each other and chose to walk the same path. Yu An said, “We'll never divorce in this life, and neither of us will ever be alone. Wherever you are, I'll be there, through life and death.” Gao 5.2kReads8.4Score11814d adds
  50. 50 Did Your Herbal Medicine Fix You? 你喝中药调理好了? Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Both pure] [One-on-one] [Childhood friends] [Mutual pining] [Sweet romance] [Height difference] [Size difference] [Reader’s guide]: This is a modern fictional setting. Please don’t compare it to real life, and don’t overthink it. → Brain deposit box Lin Zheng grew up in a single-parent family and was often ostracized by his peers because of his mixed-race appearance. One day, his neighbor Min Yihang stood up for him and shielded him, promising he would always protect him. From 97Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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