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- 51 Prisoner Slave: Your Highness, Please Go Easy on the Punishment 囚奴：求殿下轻点罚 (Just rated, no negative reviews so far) [Physical Abuse + Emotional Abuse + Every Kind of Suffering + Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] There will be sweet moments, but there's more suffering. Their statuses are worlds apart, and the bottom is very lowly. [Suspicious, Sadistic, and Ruthless Top × Unhinged, Scheming, and Humble Bottom] The empress sends the spy A Yan (the bottom) to the residence of the third prince, Xiao Jue. Suspicious by nature, Xiao Jue (the t 2.2kReads8.8Score225Shelves
- 52 Zhou Jingchuan, You're Too Late 周敬川，你来迟了 [Two male leads + terminal illness + chasing your husband back + angsty romance] The thing Pei You regretted most in his life was following someone into an alley that night. He lost the prayer beads his older brother had given him, saved a girl, and then caught the attention of her brother, Zhou Jingchuan. Zhou Jingchuan was gentle and considerate, maneuvering closer one step at a time. Pei You thought it was love, until he saw the prayer beads bearing his own name fall from Zhou Jingchuan. 7.2kReads8.3Score583Shelves
- 53 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.3kReads8.2Score259Shelves
- 54 A Life Offered in Sacrifice 以身唯祭 Severe physical torment | Severe heartbreak | Possessive love | Happy ending | A love born of hatred | He’ll regret losing him | One-on-one | True love | Love rekindled after heartbreak | Political scheming and misunderstandings | Both leads are each other’s first Only then did Xiao Jingyan finally understand: he had taught Jing Heng the art of war, but Jing Heng had learned how to offer himself as a sacrifice for love. Xiao Jingyan had once believed that Jing Heng’s betrayal was the greatest sh 7.6kReads8.5Score726Shelves
- 55 The Hard Life of a Shadow Guard 影卫难当 *The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on Bilibili Comics.* [Cruel, cold-hearted prince gong x devoted, lovestruck shadow guard shou] These days, shadow guards have to know how to kill and warm the bed. And if they anger their master, they risk being given away to someone else. Xuanying isn't afraid of punishment. He's only afraid his master will cast him off for good. But he never imagined that something could be worse than rejection: the despair of sharing a bed while being at 1.8kReads8.6Score216Shelves
- 56 Your Highness, Keep Being Stubborn and You’ll End Up Without a Wife 王爷，你再嘴硬就没有媳妇了 Just started getting ratings Warning: Lots of physical abuse. Don’t read if that’s not for you! A little angst 1v1 Both pure HE Tsundere prince top × lowly shadow guard bottom After Xiao Beichen was drugged one day, a shadow guard climbed into his bed. He was furious, but then he was told that the head of the shadow guards couldn’t be executed unless he betrayed his master. Seriously? He climbed into his master’s bed, and he still can’t be executed? Xiao Beichen wanted to argue with someone, but 6.3kReads8.3Score823Shelves
- 57 How Could He Ever Escape When He’s This Well-Behaved? 他乖成这样怎么逃得掉 [Mad, Possessive Powerhouse × Beautiful, Strong but Tragic, Broken Beauty | Intensely Angsty Romance · The Groveling Ex’s Redemption Arc Ahead] He crushed his legs bone by bone with his own hands, yet when he learned that Han Bei had jumped off a cliff, he brought the whole city of Haicheng to its knees. Everyone in Haicheng knew Zuo Hang was a rabid dog. To avenge his younger brother’s brutal death, he dragged Han Bei, once the golden boy admired by all, down to hell and locked him in a dark c 7.6kReads8.7Score859Shelves
- 58 After I Left, the Prince Was Beside Himself with Grief 我走后，王爷痛不欲生 [The comic adaptation of this novel is now available on Kuaikan] Bai Luo is always called an idiot by everyone. He isn’t stupid or foolish. He just loves that person so much that he would give up everything for him. He would even tear out his own heart and place it before him. In return, all he gets is the most merciless contempt. “Do you think you’re worthy?” - “If you hate me so much, why keep me by your side?” In the darkness, the man looks down at him. “You’re nothing but a plaything to amus 1.4kReads7.1Score143Shelves
- 59 The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿 [A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But 275Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 I Work Hard to Support My Family, Only to Be Forced Into a Twisted Romance 努力养家，反被变态强制爱 [Dual male leads + coercive love + imprisonment + faked death + groveling redemption] Domineering, unhinged patron gong × ordinary, dull-witted, miserable shou In Qi Yan’s eyes, Lin Qiao was a toy he could control with ease. A gambling-addicted father, a paralyzed mother, a younger sister in school, and a broken family. Lin Qiao could only survive by living at his mercy. But why couldn’t Qi Yan bear to let this dull goose leave him? He couldn’t figure it out. To Lin Qiao, Qi Yan was a madman, a 1.3kReads8.6Score106Shelves
- 61 The Master's Rule-Breaking Flirting with His Shadow Guard Today, Too 主子今天也在犯规撩暗卫 [Scheming, Gentle, Flirtatious Prince Gong × Purehearted, Easily Flustered Shadow Guard Shou] [Mutually Devoted ~ Rebirth and Redemption ~ Utterly Cherished ~ High-Sweetness Alert] [An Jiu will turn into a cat later. His fluffy cat ears and tail are so much fun~] Come here, let your master hold you. A little closer, let your master kiss you. When he died in my arms, he was so cold. After being reborn, I’ll make sure he stays warm for the rest of his life. (To be clear, the prince never abused or 4.9kReads8.5Score998Shelves
- 62 After the Chancellor Left, the Emperor Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 丞相走后，皇帝他跪地求原谅 Excruciating physical and emotional torment, with plenty of thrills! A volatile, twisted emperor / a stubborn, haughty, and formidable court official! Extreme angst at first, then lots of sweetness! Both are virgins, one-on-one. Three years ago, during a palace coup, Du Yuzhang abandoned his family to save the life of the one he loved. But when his beloved ascended the throne as emperor, he showed him not the slightest tenderness. From then on, by day he was Lord Du, the powerful Left Chancellor 924Reads6.1Score103Shelves
- 63 After His Little Substitute Died, the Blind CEO Finally Came to His Senses 小替身死后，眼瞎总裁开窍了 In his previous life, Luo Si broke his leg and his heart, becoming a blood bank for Zhou Zeyu’s beloved. He never had a single good day before he died, and even after death he was tortured until he was utterly broken. When he died, Zhou Zeyu was celebrating Valentine’s Day with his beloved. By the time Zhou Zeyu returned home, Luo Si’s body had gone cold, and he was still clutching the ring he had given him. After being reborn, Zhou Zeyu dumped his beloved and rushed home on Valentine’s Day. He 5kReads8.8Score426Shelves
- 64 Bowing as a Subject 屈身为臣 In public, he is a ruthless business tycoon, feared like the King of Hell. In private, he is the most obedient dog at his feet. In public, he is the sweet, harmless national little brother. In private, he is the only god above his head. Jiang Ci and Lu Zhi are lovers whose public and private personas are worlds apart. Then Lu Zhi takes an interest in an unfinished script, To Serve as a Subject. On the first day of filming, a car accident strikes. When Jiang Ci opens his eyes again, he is in the 559Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Lord Shadow Guard, His Majesty Knows He Was Wrong. Go Easy on Him 影卫大人，君上知错了，轻点罚 He is the current ruler’s Shadow Guard, yet also the master of Mingqing Pavilion, which exists to keep the ruler in check. He was forced to accept the throne in his youth, yet depends deeply on his Shadow Guard. To him, the other is his ruler, his master, and his beloved. Their love runs deep, tender and devoted. To the other, he is a subordinate, an overseer, and a beloved. He stays by his side and protects him, his heart unwavering. 1.8kReads8.6Score197Shelves
- 66 Trapped in a Cage 困于樊笼 [Two male leads + old-school melodrama + deranged, sickly Alpha seme + forced love in a locked room + ABO + chasing his wife to the crematorium + elite heir and tycoon CEO] Deranged, possessive Alpha seme x unfortunate, pitiful beta uke P.S. This story involves a beta becoming an omega. Please take note if that isn’t your thing. Both leads remain faithful to each other. The seme’s issues are explained in chapters 50-something, and the problems that came up have since been corrected. “Pei Sichen, 6.3kReads8.3Score729Shelves
- 67 The Shadow Guard Is Dying. Your Highness, Spare His Life 暗卫快死了，求王爷饶他一命 [Bottom is reborn + mild physical angst + angst first, sweetness later + happy ending] Cold and ruthless top Liang Yunxiao × carefree bottom Liu Mianjin, lovesick and all alone ★ The story of Liang Yunxiao, a prince of a different surname, and the hidden guard Nineteen, raised in his household~ ★ I was heartless, but then I met you. What could I do? ★ At the royal hunting festival, Hidden Guard Nineteen “accidentally” wandered into the sight of his ruthless prince. From then on, he was never aga 2.3kReads9.0Score238Shelves
- 68 The Beautiful Young Master Is Targeted by a Mad Dog 漂亮小少爷被疯批恶狗盯上了 (Dual male leads + faking his death + a harem of male admirers fighting over him) With a father who runs a publicly traded company worth hundreds of billions, a mother who is the eldest daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon, and five exceptionally gifted older brothers who dote on him, Yun Liang was born with the role of the family darling. He thought he could coast through life without a care. Who could have guessed that one day a madman would kidnap him, blindfold him, chain his ankles, and lock him 14.2kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves
- 69 An Unequal Master-Slave Relationship 主奴不对等关系 We stand on opposite sides of an uncrossable chasm, one bending down in compassion, the other looking up in gratitude. We turn the distance between life and death into the deepest bond. This is a newly started modern-day master-and-servant story. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing. 1.8kReads8.2Score101Shelves
- 70 The Prince's Cold and Stern Little Shadow Guard 王爷的冷冽小暗卫 [Secret Love Turns to True Love, Happy Ending] [Warning: Extremely frequent physical abuse. If that's not your thing, do not read!] Shen Xi'an fell in love with his master many, many years ago, starting with a single unforgettable glimpse. But when they met again, their statuses were worlds apart, and there was no longer the slightest chance for them to be together. Before coming to Huo Ran's side, Shen Xi'an had already given up on his life, even on living itself. Huo Ran gave him a reason to l 3.4kReads9.0Score334Shelves
- 71 After Faking My Death, the Scumbag Movie Emperor Spoils Me Relentlessly 假死后，被渣男影帝强势宠爱 [Main Story Complete]“Lu Yichao, if you want to save the Lu family, you have to marry me.” He used every means at his disposal to marry the alpha he had secretly loved for seven years. Qi Yanqing knew that Lu Yichao’s heart belonged to someone else: his twin brother, Qi Chuxing. Whether through force or deception, he still made Lu Yichao marry him. In public, they were a loving, sweet couple. Behind closed doors, they could barely stand the sight of each other. After three years together, Qi Yan 3.7kReads8.6Score361Shelves
- 72 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 1.1kReads8.4Score100Shelves
- 73 Who Falls for Whom? 谁为谁心动 (Main story and alternate IF storyline complete; parallel-world worldbuilding in progress) [Coercive relationship + win-her-back-after-the-breakup + clashing personalities + sharp tongues + hypnosis + secret identity used to get close on purpose + a broken mirror that cannot be mended / both die in the ending] "Who promised you heaven on earth, then shared with you a love as deep as the sea of hate?" Seven years ago, a misunderstanding led to Meng Qi being confined by his lover. After enduring t 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Rainlight The “restrained” dancer X the “short-tempered” CEO, Recommended: cheerful young-man voice. Two male leads, ballet, a coming-of-age romance, heartbreaking love, push and pull, street dance, and an architectural designer. Linlin, I’ll spoil you. Don’t you dare doubt it! Don’t believe me? Just try me. CEO Ye. Warning ⚠️ Infidelity‼️ The top has an ex! Anyone looking for a wholesome romance, stay away. Physical abuse! ⚠️ Stay away from NPD; do not imitate. Volume Five enters the secondary couple’s 489Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 My Annoying Boss Is Kneeling at My Door Begging for Forgiveness?! 烦人上司跪在我家门口求原谅？！ [Top's POV + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] Yu Chengfan, a top student from a prestigious 985 university, joins a leading corporation. His direct superior, Yu Yifan, is always demanding, and Yu Chengfan can't help grumbling about him in private. It isn't until his birthday that he discovers this imposing CEO is actually someone his family arranged to stay by his side since childhood. The aloof CEO turns into a gentle guardian, caring for him attentively and indulging him at every turn. When danger 5.4kReads9.0Score405Shelves
- 76 Knowing the Powerful One Won't Stay, I Still Lower My Eyes and Yearn for Him 明知大攻留不住，低眉仍做痴人慕 [Power imbalance + revenge + angst before sweetness] [Content warning: Angsty story, and the bottom is love-brained. Bottom fans, stay away.] [Revenge-driven, ruthless top x obedient, insecure bottom] [Lu Jingyuan x Shen Yan] As the illegitimate son the Shen family looked down on, Shen Yan's days were spent either working or carrying out missions. Fail, and punishment was waiting for him. He thought he would rot in the mud until Lu Jingyuan forcefully entered his world. Not only did Lu Jingyua 13.6kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
- 77 Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again 迟来的爱太深重，可惜再也要不了 (Two male leads + angsty story + heartbreaking + urban) How could you fall in love with me? “I tried to hold myself back.” (It wasn't that I fell in love with you. You were the one who put an end to my reason.) When I realized you loved me, it was already too late. I could no longer accept it. The person you love most is right beside you, yet you can't feel his love for you. What you thought was devotion is actually separated by an intangible, impassable chasm. 571Reads—Score101Shelves
- 78 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后，王爷被强制爱了 [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 5.5kReads8.7Score429Shelves
- 79 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 3.7kReads8.9Score319Shelves
- 80 The Arrogant Eunuch Became a Clingy Sweetheart 傲娇九千岁竟成了黏人精 The Tsundere Ninth Lord Turns Out to Be a Clingy Sweetheart 693Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 What? His Majesty’s Shadow Guard Faked His Death! 什么？朕的暗卫死遁了！ M/M leads + transmigration + shadow guard + faking his death + imprisonment + both pure + happy ending Modern office worker Mu Zhi works himself to death from overtime. When he opens his eyes, he has become Seventeen, a shadow guard serving an ancient tyrant. Blood is warm, swords are cold, and the emperor’s gaze is a bottomless pool of icy water. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and this tiger crushes bones on a whim and treats human lives like weeds. Feeling the slave brand on his 6.6kReads8.6Score981Shelves
- 82 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. 655Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Reborn: My Lord Dotes on Me Fiercely 重生之主上狠狠疼宠 Rumor has it that Xiao Yuanhan is cold-hearted, ruthless, and cruel. Yet everyone knows he bears Heaven’s Mandate, has spies across the Nine Provinces, and may one day unite the realm, with all beneath the heavens bowing to him. He founded the unfathomable Han Ning and commands the loyal, formidable Han Ying, yet he was cruelly ambushed before Huaqing Palace and died with regret… His little shadow guard’s humble love ran deep, through bone and heart, but he never dared to overstep… “On the road 5.8kReads8.9Score548Shelves
- 84 Prince, Help! Your Little Bodyguard Is Kneeling Again 王爷快扶！你家小暗卫又跪下了 My lord, help! Your little shadow guard is on his knees again 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 85 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 772Reads—Score102Shelves
- 86 Love Imprisoned in Humiliation 折辱囚爱 Their twisted love is worth only five billion. Paid livestreaming + quick transmigration + multiple worlds, one-on-one romance + dangerously obsessive, unstable love interests After his family goes bankrupt and he is saddled with five billion in debt, An Dai chooses to livestream his missions across different worlds to pay it off. World One: A traitorous attendant and a down-and-out young master. “Drag him into the mud and make him just as filthy as me.” World Two: A heartless CEO and a gentle, 514Reads8.8Score106Shelves
- 87 When He Finally Stopped Running, He Panicked 当他不再逃跑后，他慌了 I was imprisoned by Shen Moyuan, a multinational tycoon. He said he loved me, yet he broke my legs, chained me with golden links, and locked me in a luxurious cage. He crushed my dreams and strangled my freedom, turning me into a songbird he kept with meticulous care. I escaped four times. The first time, he put a collar around my collarbone, piercing my flesh until it joined with the bone. The second time, he locked me in a pitch-black, soundless hell and took away my senses. The third time, he 7.4kReads8.8Score574Shelves
- 88 Seven Years of Old Wounds 七年陈伤 Devoted, brilliant, and tragic academic bottom x CEO who must grovel to win him back Two strong leads + love at first sight + deeply painful romance + groveling pursuit + reunion after a long separation + a broken relationship that cannot be mended + healing pets + self-redemption Chu Ye Han gave his whole heart to the favored son of heaven, Han Yu, and saw him as the light that would save him. He loved him devotedly for seven whole years! He thought he would receive love and promises in return 702Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 415Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 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 768Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 I Want to Leave 我想走 After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.3kReads8.4Score402Shelves
- 92 Little Trouble-Maker, Don't Fidget. Let Me Pamper You 小祖宗别乱动，乖乖让我宠 The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later!!! [Both leads are each other’s one and only + possessive pursuit + marriage first, love later + chasing his husband + romantic tension + seduction + long-planned scheme] Overwhelmingly possessive top VS a crazy, proud, tsundere bottom What do you do when your wife is crazy? On their wedding night, Jiang Yichen was tied to a chair and snapped, “You sick freak… What can you do besides drugging me?” Lu Qingci chuckled. “I can make you beg me for 1.2kReads6.9Score106Shelves
- 93 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 553Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Reborn: My Cold-Blooded Shadow Guard Loves Only Me 重生之冷漠影卫独爱我 [The top is reborn; sweet romance, sweetness overload! The secondary couple starts angsty, then turns sweet!] Main couple: humble shadow guard bottom Jing Mo × domineering, impatient CEO-type top Qin Yuzheng Secondary couple: Shangguan Xiao × Shen Ci, angsty in body and soul, with a long road to winning back his beloved... [Soft, adorable shadow-guard bottom. If that's not your thing, please don't read!] ※ Qin Yuzheng ruled the Qionghua Palace for ten years, only for the righteous sects of the m 1.6kReads9.2Score191Shelves
- 96 Surrender to the Light 臣服于光 “If you were a commoner, I would be the dust beneath your feet.” “If you were a star, I would be the fool who gazed up at you until I died.” “My love is a sin, but my devotion to you will never waver, even in death.” 1.2kReads8.2Score—Shelves
- 97 Let’s Go Together 共赴～ Let’s go together~ 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 The Unhinged Emperor and His Rebellious Chancellor 疯批帝王和他那以下犯上的丞相大人 The mad emperor and his treasonous chancellor 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
- 99 The Scheming Emperor’s Beloved, Loyal Little Bodyguard 腹黑帝王独宠忠犬小暗卫 The Scheming Emperor’s Beloved Loyal Shadow Guard 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
- 100 After Faking My Death as an Undercover Agent, the Enigma Went Mad 假死卧底后，Enigma他疯了 [Completed] Undercover mission + post-apocalypse + younger love interest + rekindled romance + lovers turned enemies + ABO (EA) Chu Shen, an undercover agent forcibly mutated over ten years, x Qu Zhuqing, a devoted human commander In the post-apocalyptic world, Chu Shen, the highest-ranking law enforcer on the dark web, is gravely wounded during a mission, awakening the bloodline of the mutated. From a decorated law enforcer, he falls to become one of the mutated, hated by everyone. · He eventu 3.3kReads8.8Score642Shelves
