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- 1 My Boyfriend Wants Me to Die 我的男友让我去死 Five years after we broke up, my ex-boyfriend acquired the company I work for and became my direct superior overnight. I spent several sleepless nights on a project proposal, nearly working myself to death, only for him to hand it off to someone else with a single word. My team was split up, and I became his cautionary example for criticizing employees, a laughingstock among my colleagues. Lu Sheng said this was the price I had to pay for betraying him. I asked what it would take for him to 265Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Last Pear Blossoms: The Bright Moon Sinks into the Emerald Sea, Never to Return 棠梨尽:明月不归沉碧海 [Two male leads + physical and emotional angst + childhood friends + tragic ending + childhood-friend love interest] “He is my childhood sweetheart, my snow-white beloved, the spring I will pursue until my dying breath.” “But spring has never been willing to linger for me.” Fu Xianjiang died in the late spring of the year the crabapple trees bloomed. Five years after he was gone, Jiang Yufeng passed peacefully in his sleep. They were five years apart, and even in death, they were separated 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Little Brat I Found in the Cold Palace Is My Great-Granduncle 我在冷宫捡到的小屁孩是皇叔祖 A comeback from the Cold Palace + court intrigue + coming-of-age + separated by life and death + the ultimate tragic ending The Seventh Prince, Li Jingchen, is framed and sent to the Cold Palace at a tender age. In his darkest hour, he meets Yuan Che, who is supposedly the same age as him. Yuan Che stays by his side and carefully plots a way out for him. Thanks to Yuan Che's schemes, Li Jingchen catches the emperor's attention again, but his escape from the Cold Palace is merely part of the empe 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Swallows’ Song Falls on the Green Mound 青冢落燕声 The Swallows' Song Falls on the Green Mound —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After Swapping Souls with the Top Student, He Died 和学霸灵魂互换后他死了 “Lu Hengzhi”: “Who are you?” “I am Lu Hengzhi.” “Lu Hengzhi”: “Then who am I?” “You are Shen Shian.” “Lu Hengzhi”: “No, I'm not Shen Shian! I'm Lu Hengzhi!” “If you're Lu Hengzhi, then who am I?” 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Now That I’ve Regained My Memories, Why Do You All Regret It? 恢复记忆后,你们怎么都后悔了 (Two male leads + no female lead + bad ending + sweet on the outside, black-hearted within) Lin Qingyan has lost his memory. He doesn’t know who he is. As soon as he regains consciousness in the sea, someone takes him away by car to an unknown destination. Who is this person? What do the people who approach him later want? The two people who loved each other eventually discover that everything began with a mistake. What choice will Lin Qingyan make? What is love? It is light, and it is hell. It 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Aurora Memoirs 极光回忆录 Chi Yi x Qi Zhi “Next year, let’s go to Murmansk to see the northern lights.” “Next year, let’s go to Murmansk to see the northern lights again.” . Both die, lovers’ suicide . Happy ending . Short story . Written in first person 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Paris Is Not Happy 巴黎不快乐 Blurb: When twenty-four-year-old Yan Qi stumbled beneath He Xusheng's black umbrella, he had no idea the rain would last six years. From the lecture hall at S University to a hospital bed in a Paris sanatorium, from falling asleep in each other's arms to being parted by death. Some love is like snow: seemingly pure and flawless, yet it becomes a shackle the moment it touches the ground. Professor He, thirty-six, had three secrets: 1. The photo frame turned facedown in his office held a pictu 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Demon Whispers, Be Good, You Can't Escape 恶魔低语,乖,你逃不掉的 Warning: the top is a real scumbag, an absolute scumbag. Pure-evil, unhinged top vs. clear-headed, kind-hearted bottom; coercive love; both are each other’s first; the top’s long road to winning back his wife Qin Baiqiao fell for the beautiful man at first sight. So he forced him into marriage, using threats and temptation to keep him locked by his side. He thought he had caged his prey, never realizing he had imprisoned his own heart. Qin Baiqiao: “Chen Qiye, I’ve started to love you. Could you 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Stealing Flowers in Winter 冬窃花息 Winter Steals the Flower's Breath 82Reads—Score114d adds
- 11 Lan Ce's Twentieth Year 兰策的二十岁 [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Sweet First, Angsty Later + Bad Ending + No Winning Back the Wife, Only a Funeral Pyre] Lan Ce was the darling young heir of the prince’s household, beloved by all. He was Prince Yu’s precious son, cherished like the apple of his father’s eye. His father feared he might drop him if he held him in his hands, or melt him if he held him in his mouth. The pampered young heir was thirteen when he accidentally drank the soup an enemy had poisoned for the prince. Several t 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Lamp in the Dark Room 恰暗室逢灯 "For ten years, the living and the dead have been lost to each other, two worlds apart. I try not to think of you, yet I cannot forget. Your lonely grave lies a thousand miles away. There is nowhere I can speak of this sorrow." Gu Changsheng once felt happy about his name. But later, why was he left all alone in this busy world? "Gu Changsheng, I want to be with you for the rest of my life!" Xia Baizhou shouted recklessly into the darkness. "Baizhou, I love you too." The two young men laughed w 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Poor Little Thing Always Thinks He's a Substitute 小可怜总以为自己是替身 ✨The first time Fu Chen sent Xia Xingyan away was because someone said his and his younger sister Fu Shi’s fates were incompatible. But Xia Xingyan fell into enemy hands and came back covered in wounds. ✨Out of guilt and instinct, Fu Chen treated Xia Xingyan even better than before, and Xia Xingyan gradually fell for him. But their happy days didn’t last. Fu Shi was at death’s door, and all the evidence of poisoning pointed to Xia Xingyan. Fu Chen grabbed him by the throat in a fit of rage and d 780Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Imprisoned Him in My Heart and Broke His Wings, but This Mad Tycoon Is Too Possessive 囚他入骨折他羽,疯批大佬太偏执 "Shen Yu, I bought your life back. Even if you die, you'll die in my arms." That was what the powerful tycoon Li Xiao growled as he gripped Shen Yu's chin in a luxurious prison cell. Shen Yu had once been the dashing young heir of the Shen family, but a carefully orchestrated misunderstanding over his father's murder had led Li Xiao to push him into the abyss with his own hands. Li Xiao squeezed his throat and whispered the cruelest words of affection in his ear: "Since you owe me, you'll spend 389Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 15 When the Terminal Diagnosis Came, He Was with His One True Love 病危通知书下来时,他在陪白月光 [Two male leads + marriage before love + chasing his wife to hell + old-school melodrama + scumbag top and doormat bottom] [Cold, stubborn top who realizes his feelings too late + sickly but resilient bottom who makes the best of hardship] With the last hundred days of his life ahead of him, Li Shuchen wants to turn every trace of his existence into something useful to Jin Yiyang. He secretly earns money, prepares funds for a concert tour, sorts out his belongings, and changes the beneficiary on 482Reads6.9Score10614d adds
- 16 Tortured Love Between Men 同性之虐爱 Another angsty little story, with something in common with the last one. Let me emphasize once more: the values in my work do not represent my own. These stories were created to satisfy some unusual kinks. I’ll keep working hard. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After His Act of Innocence Backfires, He Turns Dark 装乖翻车后他黑化了 [Complete] What’s it like to be pursued by your unrequited love’s son? Only after falling hopelessly in love with him did Ning Yun realize it had all been an elaborate scheme. He thought he had found his salvation, but an endless abyss awaited him. -- Blurb two: He relentlessly pursued and flirted with the man because Ke Yi believed the man was the third party who had caused his parents’ divorce. Then he discovered it was all a misunderstanding, one he had brought upon himself. The man’s reputat 430Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 18 After Canglan's Boss Set His Sights on Me, I Relied on the Comments to Survive 被沧澜老大盯上后,我靠弹幕保命 [Two male leads + a game fanfic based on Justice Online + Canglan × Chaoguang + heavily out-of-character + major plot changes + male-player POV + Luo Xishou × protagonist + Canglan and Chaoguang + silly comedy] When Luo Mingxiu found himself inside Justice Online, he thought he'd landed in a power fantasy: White hair from the premium gacha? Check! Top-tier martial arts? Mastered! Illegitimate royal offspring? Maybe?! Then the System hit him with a bombshell: [Hey, if you don't find your true 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After My Heart Turned to Ash, Mr. Gu Knelt and Begged Me to Treat Him 心如死灰后顾先生跪求我治病 [Two male leads + a groveling chase + rekindled romance + happy ending] > Gu Chengzhou hated Su Qingxu for four years. He hated his “unscrupulous methods,” hated that he was “using a favor to demand repayment,” and hated their forced marriage. > So he treated him coldly, never noticing the light in his eyes fading day by day. > Until Su Qingxu was diagnosed with a terminal illness and resolutely left a divorce agreement behind. > When the truth came to light, the life-saving favor was real, and 1.5kReads6.9Score10514d adds
- 20 The Woman Everyone Hates Is Dying of Cancer, but Mr. Gu Kneels and Begs Her to Forgive Him 万人嫌绝症等死,顾总跪下求原谅 [Airheaded, sickly, fussy, universally disliked bottom x domineering, crazy, all-talk-and-no-action, universally adored top] [Two male leads + sweet romance + rekindled love + all-male dating show + devoted to each other + groveling chase + happy ending] At nine years old, Chang Nian was kidnapped. To protect his younger brother, he was forced to commit an unforgivable mistake. His family came to hate him for it and sent him into the entertainment industry to make money. Unfortunately, Chang Nia 931Reads8.0Score11414d adds
- 21 After I Provoked the Mad Young Master, He Couldn't Escape! 招惹疯批少爷后,他逃不掉了! [Two male leads + younger man + forced love + training a dog + mutually exclusive devotion + charged tension + extremely, extremely possessive] [Gloomy, scheming, loyal puppy top × gentle, resilient straight bottom] Three-year age gap, with the top younger To save his mother, Lu Qinghe took a high-paying job. His task was to look after young master Chu Xiaozhi’s daily needs. Officially, it was caregiving. In reality, it was surveillance. Chu Xiaozhi was gloomy and unruly, and saw him as a thorn 308Reads—Score10114d adds
- 22 After I Died, They All Started to Love Me 我死后,他们都开始爱我 [Two Male Leads + Angsty, Tearjerking Romance + Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance] The person Shen Yanci envied most in this life was his twin brother, Shen Zhiheng. Everyone said Shen Zhiheng had been born frail because Yanci had taken nutrients from him in the womb. His biological parents demanded to know: Why was Yanci the one who could run and jump around? Why was he the one who got to live a healthy life? The man he had loved for ten years told him, “He’s your brother, your own flesh and bloo 4.1kReads7.1Score43614d adds
- 23 His Future, My Four Years 他的前途,我的四年 His Future, My Four Years 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Old Man 老男人 The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 26 After His Immortal Bone Was Stolen, He Cultivated the Heartless Way 被挖仙骨后他转修无情道 [Cool and resilient senior disciple Shen Mucheng × the third prince Yuan Chang'an, who is not what he seems; everyone's favorite, melodrama, physical and emotional torment, imprisonment, amnesia] Shen Mucheng, the eldest disciple of Tianjian Sect leader Luo Mingchuan, was born with immortal bones. After an accident left his junior brother gravely injured, the immortal bones were needed as medicine. His second and third junior brothers conspired to cut them out of him while he was still alive, da 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 My Neighbor Is a Serial Killer 我的邻居是连环杀人犯 My Neighbor Is a Serial Killer 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Oh No! I Ran Into My High School Classmate While Undercover 完了!我卧底时碰见了高中同学 Oh No! I Ran Into a High School Classmate While Undercover 46Reads—Score114d adds
- 29 My Husband Gave the Chicken Soup to His Sister During My Confinement, So I Took the Money and Ran 月子里老公把鸡汤给小姑子我卷钱跑路了 My Husband Gave My Postpartum Chicken Soup to His Sister, So I Took the Money and Ran —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 After the Mad Young Master Fell, I Spent the Rest of My Life Repaying Him 疯批少爷跌落后,我用余生还债 After the spoiled young master fell from grace, I spent the rest of my life paying him back 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Debt Is Paid. I Owe You Nothing Now 债期已满,我不欠你了 [Two male leads × tragic romance × bad ending] “A-Ming, don’t hate me. The debt is paid. I don’t owe you anymore...” That was the last thing Huo Youming heard Qing Ziyin say. He still remembered what he looked like as he spoke. His breathing was so faint he seemed about to drift away, yet he still reached out to wipe Huo Youming’s tears. The moment his fingertips touched Huo Youming’s face, his hand fell. Huo Youming had once been insane. He had gripped Qing Ziyin’s wrist and said, “My mother ga 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Cemetery the Monsoon Passed Through 季风吹过的墓园 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
- 33 Chi Chenjin 迟尘烬 Top (Pei Jingchen, a jianghu assassin): ruthless and hard-hearted, sharp-tongued and blind to others’ feelings. Bottom (Shen Chixi, a eunuch): seemingly aloof, stoic, and perceptive, with little desire to live. No clean romance, irregular updates, average writing, and the author’s brain isn’t much bigger. Suggestions welcome. A fictional dynasty, mostly everyday life, with 40% angst and a bad ending. An assassin is ordered to kill a powerful eunuch, only to reunite with someone from his past. On —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 My Brother Ruined My Face, So I Kidnapped Him Back for Dual Cultivation 哥哥毁了我的脸,我就绑他回来双修 My brother ruined my face, so I tied him up and brought him back to cultivate together 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Your Heart Says I Love You 2 你的心在说我爱你2 Your Heart Says I Love You 2 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Forbidden Love in Black 黑色禁恋 Dual male leads + unhinged characters + captivity + love growing over time + love and hate + split personality A father who jumped from a building, a mother with a bad leg, a younger sister still in elementary school, and him, weighed down by debt and forced to give up the woman he loved. Under the pressure, Gu Nianqing becomes Xu Yi’s canary, trapped in the palm of his hand and entering a life of dependence with no say of his own. At first, Xu Yi’s meticulous care warms Gu Nianqing’s heart, but 810Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 38 The Pricey Servant 天价仆人 [Cool-headed, composed, secretly passionate x playboy] A young male servant came to live in the house, and Bai Fengyu's favorite thing to do was punish him, punish him, and punish him again. The more the young servant was pushed around, the more spirited he became. He dared to challenge the tiger, and spent all day picking fights with heaven, earth, and thin air. He was just like a little hedgehog. “What do I do? I think I've fallen for him,” Bai Fengyu thought to himself. Lu Lingge: “That idiot 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 After Being Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Discovered My Substitute Was His One True Love 得了绝症后,发现替身竟是白月光 A possessive, domineering, cold-blooded top VS a mute, terminally ill substitute bottom One-on-one, both pure Author’s note: Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting!! Originally titled The Mute Substitute A story about the real person he loved becoming a substitute and suffering abuse, in body and heart!!! Important things must be said three times: BE, BE, BE Ting Xu is mute. Adopted by the Ye family as a child, he became Ye Zifeng’s personal bodyguard. After Ye Zifeng died, Xie Lingchen, who 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Have We Met in a Past Life? 我们是不是前世见过 Have we met in a past life? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 For the Rest of My Life, I'll Comfort You with Stardust 余生以星尘慰我 For the rest of my life, I’ll let stardust comfort me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The One I Love Fell for the One Who Loves Me 我爱的人,爱上了爱我的他 "Wuyou, you're destined to be a jinx! Everyone around you is doomed to die, one by one! You're meant to live alone, miserable and in pain!" "I have only one request. After you've extracted the serum, please give me a lethal injection. I miss them. It's time for me to go be with them." "From now on, there will be no one in this world called Wuyou. The person who's alive is You Zijing. From now on and forever, there will only be You Zijing." "Feng Xu, from what I know, when someone wakes up after 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 After Binding to the Vicious Female Supporting Character System, I Plastered the Mission List All Over the Capital 绑定恶毒女配系统后,我把任务单贴满京城 After being bound to the Villainess System, I plaster the task list all over the capital —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After His Forced-Love Tactics Failed, the Mad CEO Fell to His Knees 强制爱失效后,疯批总裁下跪了 After His Forced Love Stops Working, the Unhinged CEO Falls to His Knees 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Nine-Tailed Fox Slave: The Fox Demon Is Being Tortured to Death by the Demon Lord 九尾成奴:狐妖快被魔尊虐死了 [Newly rated] [Angst, physical and emotional torment, two male leads, and mutual devotion] [Cruel, violent Demon Lord seme x lowly, wretched fox demon uke] [Content warning: extremely cruel, with no limits. The seme is genuinely violent!] A hundred years ago, Su Zongchen slaughtered the entire village where Yan Jinqi lived. Hunted by the Kunlun Mountains, he eventually destroyed his own demon core and became a demon slave. (There was a misunderstanding.) Consumed by hatred, Yan Jinqi used forbid 493Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 46 A Gentle Scolding from Mr. Lu: The Poor Little Thing Doesn't Have Long to Live 陆先生轻虐,小可怜他命不久矣 [Two male leads, both sexually inexperienced, sickly, rekindled love, groveling pursuit of his lover, angst before sweetness.] Lin Ran and Lu Qingzhou were once lovers who understood and loved each other. When they graduated, Lin Ran’s mother suddenly fell gravely ill. The enormous medical bills left him at a loss. Just then, Lu Qingzhou’s father, Lu Xingzhi, approached Lin Ran. Taking advantage of the situation, he offered him a huge sum of money and forced him to leave Lu Qingzhou. To save 12.6kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 47 Forced to Become the Big Shot’s Captive Lover 被迫成为大佬的掌中恋人 Three years ago, a beauty sent an anonymous letter exposing the man in order to escape his control. To protect Xiang Zheng’s career, the Xiang family sent him abroad. * Three years later, the eldest young master Xiang returned like a demon, forcibly pulling Shen Qing back into his arms. Shen Qing bit his fist until it bled, sobbing in broken gasps. “Xiang Zheng… what do you have to do… to let me go?” Xiang Zheng bent down, his low, ambiguous voice pouring into Shen Qing’s ear. “Shen Qing, in thi 679Reads5.8Score10314d adds
- 48 Weren't You Going to Get Revenge? How Did We End Up in the Crematorium? 不是说报仇嘛,怎么进火葬场了? [Heartbreaking + devoted to one another + older man/younger man + atypical mutual pining + groveling for his love] Once a little ray of sunshine, now a self-effacing, quiet, kind, sickly bottom × a possessive, unhinged, ultra-powerful top: Five years ago, Yan Che was framed by his own family and made to take the blame. Five years later, he struggles to get by, until Shen Shiyu appears: “Welcome to hell.” Shen Shiyu's revenge is carefully planned and cruel. But Yan Che is too obedient. So obedien 3.7kReads6.6Score57514d adds
- 49 Your Heart Says, I Love You 你的心在说我爱你 Your heart is saying, “I love you.” 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Touch the Red Thread at the Hour of the Boar, and Qingwu Village Will Claim Your Life 亥时碰红绳,青雾村只索命 At the Hai hour, touch the red thread; in Qingwu Village, it only takes lives —Reads—Score—14d adds

















































