Novels like The Male Lead Gets Knifed Every Day
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- 1 Running to the Summer Fields 【奔赴夏野】 Two male leads + pure love + devoted to each other + angst + completed [Closeted, self-unaware, genuinely multiple-personality gong VS ill, bad-tempered beauty shou] Yu An has a secret he must keep hidden. He's fallen in love with his childhood friend, Bo Chiyuan, who always acts like he owns the place. But Bo Chiyuan is a straight man through and through, and he's homophobic. Straight men are trouble. My heart can't take it. A story of mutual secret crushes. They can both speak their minds, bu 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Saying Goodbye to the Afterglow Before Dawn 黎明前告别余晖 Countless days and nights of longing drove me mad, while you held your beloved at the edge of the world without a care. It’s all right. I still love you. This time, I’ve come to say goodbye. But darling, I’m afraid it’s too late for you to love me now. Life must eventually end. The longing to be loved and the insistence on loving leave no time to spare. Torn between choices, it’s only after losing something that we learn to cherish it. The roses wither, and love fades. Parting, farewell: this en 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Infamous Omega 声明狼藉的OMEGA [ABO + Younger Man + Coercion + Misunderstandings + No Blood Relation + Winning Back His Love + Rekindled Romance] Two-faced, scheming, cold-blooded alpha × insecure, gentle, ill-fated omega When the magnolias bloomed, Shi Mo first met Chen Xiaowen, who asked him with a bright smile, “Am I handsome?” Shi Mo thought he had found someone who loved him. Only after discovering that Chen Xiaowen had gotten engaged behind his back did he realize he was nothing but a plaything. When he tried to get awa 102Reads—Score10514d adds
- 4 The Traitor's Game 背叛者的游戏 Luo Shengliang is an ordinary psychologist. Then one night, someone reports him for deliberately causing a car crash. The police arrest him, and only after he is thrown in jail does he learn that the person he hit was Jiang Zhou, the man he once loved. This prison sentence is my repayment to you. Lying in his hospital bed, Jiang Zhou gives a bitter laugh. “While you were out of your mind, I learned the cruelest truth this world could hold for me. Leaving you is the only real way I can make thing —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Loving You Is an Original Sin 爱你是一种原罪 Pei Li never expected that after escaping his foster parents' home, he would be targeted by the enemy from his past. The sweet, innocent little boy he once knew had become so cold and sinister, shamelessly tormenting him... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Love Against the Current: Chi Cheng and Wu Suowei 逆爱《池骋和吴所谓》 Reversed Love: Chi Cheng and Wu Suowei 118Reads—Score214d adds
- 7 I Had a Child in an Infinite Game 在无限游戏里生了个孩子 “Lin Shen, I won't be here this time, but he's coming. Don't cry!” I'm Lin Shen, a death-row inmate. After I died, I was thrown into the Reincarnation Prison. Every time I die, my memories are wiped. I'm the only exception. Gu Yezhou is Prisoner No. 0. He's been reset 1,347 times and remembers nothing. But there's a line tattooed on the back of his neck: “Only memory retained: Lin Shen.” Nine trials, each a brush with death. On the seventh level, I watched our child being born. I thought the Sy 1.4kReads—Score18514d adds
- 8 In My Next Life, Don't Let Me Meet You Again 下辈子不要让我再遇到你 A novel with two male leads. It's very angsty, so if you love a heartbreaking romance, it's coming your way. Feel free to skip it if that's not your thing. The pursuer, Lin Mobei, hates the pursued, Wen Tianbai, with all his heart. He blames him for ruining Tan Yueming, and he despises Wen Tianbai. He plans to do things his own way... 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Poor Me, They Took Revenge on the Wrong Person 可怜的我被复错仇了 Zhang Jinshan had always hated his lover. After tormenting him until he had lost all hope and his sanity, Zhang Jinshan suddenly realized he had hated the wrong person. But by then, it was too late. Wen Zhe had been driven out of his mind by Zhang Jinshan, and his health continued to deteriorate… Zhang Jinshan regretted it and wanted to make things right, but Wen Zhe had already given up. 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 10 His Past Devotion Was More Pathetic Than Grass 过去的深情比草都卑微 The bedroom door opened, and light from outside spilled in, falling on his body, soaked in sweat and trembling with cold. A tall man stood in the doorway, dressed in a suit. Yan Lang looked at him, but couldn't make out his face. Backlit, the man's figure seemed impossibly tall, as imposing as Satan himself. He Mingzhou walked over to Yan Lang at an unhurried pace. The faint scent of DAVIDOFF cologne immediately drifted into Yan Lang's nose, making him lose focus for a moment. He Mingzhou crouch 260Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Silent Mime Show 失声默剧 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Heartbreak! Liverbreak! Lungbreak! 虐心！虐肝！虐肺！ [Dual Male Leads + Angst + Short Stories + Bad Ending] I’ve had too much sugar lately and just want to dish out some angst. Each chapter is its own little tearjerker. It feels great to cry, and a little heartbreak is good for you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 My Mr. Zhang Nanlin 我的先生张南林 [Devoted, fatherly boss Zhang Nanlin × assistant Song Xu, who says one thing and means another] On my birthday, Zhang Nanlin said he was Aladdin’s lamp and told me to make three wishes. So my first wish was to go north and see the snow on the winter solstice. My second wish was for Zhang Nanlin to find a good job. My third wish was for Zhang Nanlin to forgive me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Making Longing Difficult 为难思念长长 Two male leads + pure love + mutual devotion + sweet and angsty + tragic ending Su Sishen holds the boy in his arms tightly, unable to hide the love in his eyes. Duan Yuji gazes up at his beloved with shining eyes, nestled in his arms and utterly blissful. “Duan Yuji, do you like the glass box I gave you?” Su Sishen reaches out and strokes Duan Yuji’s head. Duan Yuji smiles in reply. “Of course I do! I’ll treasure it.” “You don’t have to.” “Why not?” Duan Yuji turns and cups Su Sishen’s face in 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 You’re So Much Harder to Pursue This Time Around 这一世的你格外难追 [Male-Male Romance + Regrets from a Past Life, Love Continued in This One + Sweet Romance and Angsty Love + Reconciliation] Tang Sisi × Lan Wangning An invincible, devoted little sorcerer × A cool-headed, restrained, scheming love-struck big shot from the Ghost Realm Eight hundred years ago, the Ghost King Lan Wangning accidentally drove his beloved, Tang Sisi, to her death. Bearing Tang Sisi’s resentment, he slept on for eight hundred years. Eight hundred years later, Tang Sisi is reborn, and 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I'm Sorry, I Really Didn't Mean To 对不起，我真的不是故意的 An absolutely swoon-worthy romance!! What do you do when a hot, roguish punk bullies you? Obviously, you join his gang! And then you win him over, too! Later, you meet a handsome, wealthy flight attendant! Who should you choose?! I’m so torn, help me decide! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Hidden in the Mist 隐于雾中 [Two male leads + school life + mutual firsts + dual perspectives + BE] [Gentle, goofy top vs. cold on the outside, warm on the inside bottom] [Lin Yin x Chi Wu] Lin Yin's happy family falls apart overnight. He watches his parents leave him behind. He tries to stop them, but all he gets is shouting and beatings. Luckily, his grandmother is still there for him. But misfortune comes quickly. His grandmother passes away after only two years with him, and he suddenly remembers what Chi Wang once sai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Forced to Become His Substitute Husband 被迫成了他的替身男妻 Ling Qiu loved Qin Muyang with all his heart, though the feeling was never returned. He loved him when he was thrown into a fiery pit and nearly burned to death. He loved him when everyone beat and berated him. Even when he went to prison in place of the person Qin Muyang loved, he still loved him hopelessly. It wasn't until he got out of prison that he learned his one-sided love had only been caused by a love spell cast on him by the Qin family. Qin Muyang had never begged anyone in his life. H 466Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 19 The Stand-In Returns with a New Identity, and Her Ex Is Out of His League 替身换身份归来，渣男他高攀不起 Angst for the bottom first, then angst for the top: a groveling pursuit to win back his wife. That year, Yan Xiaoyu was surrounded and attacked by a gang of thugs on the street. Suddenly, a man descended before him like a god, rescuing him from danger. Chi Nanfeng: From now on, I can protect you. Yan Xiaoyu: Brother Nan, I’m the little fish in your pond. Wherever you are is home to me. Chi Nanfeng: Xiaoyu, Gu Yan has come back to me. As for you, I can only entrust you to someone else’s ca 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 You Don't Have to Save Me 无需救我 [Two male leads · tragic ending] I once begged to live, but the world's judgment told me there was no point. Now that I'm on the verge of death again, there's no need to save me. A sane person seeking death × a sick person fighting to live Let's fall together. Let's step into death together. We are pitiable souls forgotten by the savior. Our fates were set from the day we were born. Since we can't change them, my dear, let's go together. Let's enter the hollow hell the world could never find a w 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 A Collection of Angsty Short Stories About Two Male Leads 双男主虐文短篇合集 A collection of angsty stories featuring two male leads, revenge, devoted couples, yandere characters, and more. First Story: Cultivation World, Forced Love. Gentle Older Brother Su Yu VS Yandere Adopted Younger Brother Lin Yuan (Complete) Second Story: The Mermaid's Final Fate. Wen Jin VS Huang Yun'an (Ongoing)... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 After Being Diagnosed With a Terminal Illness, I Found a Beautiful Little Cutie 得绝症后，捡到一只漂亮小可爱 (The author was sick and in a bad mood while writing the final chapter. Feel free to skip it.) [Two male leads + comedy + love at first sight + gentle, healing style + tragic ending + frail protagonist] Gentle, scheming, frail top x secretly smug, short-tempered, sharp-tongued bottom The seasons should have passed with the wind, but the scenery made them linger. When the wind stopped, I told you I loved you. “I’m a civilized high school student. I never hit people, because the things I usually h 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 23 Can I Love You? No 我可以爱你吗？不可以 Bad ending Two male leads + melodramatic angst + groveling to win back his wife + loving without knowing it Xie Xinyu was truly exhausted. He had loved Zhou Heng for six years and given him everything, but Zhou Heng never appreciated it. He asked Zhou Heng, “What are we to each other?” But Zhou Heng replied, “You don’t know what we are? How could I ever like you? I’m a normal person, and you’re a bona fide pervert...” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Pathological Obsession 病态沉溺 [Two Male Leads + Physical and Emotional Angst + Bad Ending] Love-struck bottom ✖️ cruel, womanizing top Lu Li ✖️ Shen Yexi “You’re just my bodyguard. You need to remember your place at all times. Understood?” 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 After Singing Love Songs, the Top-Tier Star Lost His Composure 唱情歌后，顶流他道心不稳了 After Singing Love Songs, the Top-Tier Star's Daoist Heart Wavers 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 At Last, a Welcome Rain 久逢甘霖 [Scum top + confinement + forced love later on + tragic ending] On the surface, Cen Xiaohui is an outstanding university professor; behind closed doors, he is a ruthless, unhinged CEO. Shen Heng appears to be a conscientious orthopedic doctor at a top-tier hospital, but secretly, he is a car-crash survivor devoted to finding the person who saved him. A teacher who is nothing like a teacher, and a doctor who is nothing like a doctor. When Shen Heng was six, his family went on vacation to Changhen 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I'm Sorry, Young Master, I Never Loved You 对不起少爷，我从来没爱过你 I’m thinking of starting a new book: possessive love, two male leads, no-brain fun, and melodrama, something along those lines. I wonder if anyone would read it. T_T So frustrated. My new work is out! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 131Reads—Score11414d adds
- 29 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 4.1kReads7.1Score43914d adds
- 30 Freedom Lies Farther Than Love 自由比爱更远 The ratings just opened, please give me a hand 😋 Thank you, everyone. This one is a bit suffocating, so feel free to steer clear if it’s not your thing. [Angst + both are virgins + tragic ending + physical and emotional abuse + canary romance + yandere] Possessive, controlling top x freedom-seeking bottom He called it love. I thought it was a prison. When I first met Han Shuye, he was like winter sunlight: cold, yet gentle. He would make me a bowl of hangover soup in the middle of the night, his 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After I Left, Mr. Lu Was Overcome with Grief 我走后陆先生悲痛欲绝 A groveling chase to win her back, with both sweet and angsty moments! Xu Zhuoyang loved Lu Beiye with all his heart for five years, only to discover that he was nothing more than a replaceable stand-in. He worked his way up from an extra to a Best Actor, only to hear Lu Beiye say, “You're ridiculous. You actually made that thing people use for amusement your goal.” He gave up everything to cook and devoted himself to caring for Lu Beiye every day. In return, he got nothing but scorn: “The serva 421Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My Campus Nemesis 我的校园死对头 [Two male leads / Two top students / Bad ending] Rivals to lovers Jiang Linshen x Qian Xingye “I remember when we first met, I wasn’t even interested in your name.” But later, after all the teasing... After all the clashes and confrontations... One of them fell in love, and there was no turning back. “If there were someone I really, really loved, I’d be willing to take a chance. I wouldn’t bet that he loved me too. I’d only bet that I wouldn’t regret it.” Cover art by Changye Xifang. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After the One I Loved Humiliated Me to Death 被心上人折辱致死后 The day I confessed to Ji Mingyuan, he personally stomped on my wrist and crushed it, making it impossible for me to play the piano ever again. Then he turned around and fawned over the one he’d always loved. “How could a gay guy ever compare to you?” “You’re sure to win first place in the piano competition.” He led the others in tormenting me until I was in unbearable pain. Later, I was too afraid to love him again. But then he came to me with red-rimmed eyes, begging me not to leave and saying 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Swallows’ Song Falls on the Green Mound 青冢落燕声 The Swallows' Song Falls on the Green Mound —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Do No Harm 莫伤 Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 229Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 36 The Marquis Becomes a Courtesan, and the Prince Pursues Him Relentlessly 侯爷变花魁，王爷拼命追 (The rating has only just come out, so it's very low. It'll go up later~~) [Double male leads + two equally powerful leads + both each other's only one + love at first sight + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion] A beautiful, restrained and patient bottom (Lin Ci'an) × a shameless, devoted top (Xiao Yiheng) [Alternate title: Shattered Snow Meets Warm Spring] Revenge is the main plot, with ruthless killing galore. Everyone who deserves to die will pay the price. Once the spirited yo 65Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 37 As Minhua Fades, the Gentle Breeze Arrives 旻华渐暗，清风徐来 [Two male leads + childhood friends + angsty romance + mending a broken relationship + tragic ending] At first, Zhou Min was a bastard son in the Prince of Annan’s household, treated worse than a dog. Shen Qingfeng was a homeless boy who had survived by begging on the streets with his little sister. Later, the empress adopted Zhou Min, transforming him into the most honored eldest legitimate prince of the Great Zhou. Shen Qingfeng snuck into the palace to find his sister, only to be taken away b 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 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 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Mr. Sheng!! You Drove the Car into the Crematorium! 盛总！！你把车开进火葬场了！ A CEO who keeps his feelings to himself at first VS a reserved, self-controlled recipient. CEO VS psychologist/noodle shop owner Lu Qi'an has never felt loved by anyone throughout his life, except for the grandmother who raised him. If there was anyone else, then... it was probably that man! Lu Qi'an studied psychology himself, so why does he feel that a doctor can't heal himself? Otherwise, why would he have fallen in love with him? Maybe it was because that man treated him so well during that 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Gentle Thorn 温柔刺 It's easy to fall for someone, but hard to forget them. Zhu Qi'an loves Xiao Hanyuan, and the whole world can know it. But the two of them can never overcome reality. . Only later did he learn: The person you love and admire, that very gentleness, can also pierce your heart without mercy and leave you in unbearable pain. Even at the end of his life, he would still give everything for him. 10Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 42 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后，逼疯了我的爱人 [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 294Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Let's Leave It Here 那就到这里 That's where it ends. 547Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Beloved by Mr. He After Losing My Memory 失忆后被贺先生偏爱了 ✨A car accident left He Yuchuan unconscious for a year. When he woke, he found that his lover had left a breakup note and disappeared. ✨Two years later, his vanished lover, Li Zhao, appeared before him in a wretched state and pretended not to know him. He Yuchuan, full of resentment, made things difficult for him at every turn, only to discover that... ✨Li Zhao had also been seriously injured in the accident. Bleeding in his brain caused a clot to press against his nerves, leading to dementia. H 164Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 45 The One I Tormented, I’ll Save Even If I Have to Kneel 自己虐的人，跪着也要救 She transmigrated into a ridiculously awful tragedy novel she'd written herself. Talk about a surprise! What an unexpected turn of events! Yin Zhishu was not surprised or delighted. She really wanted to kill the System that called itself “Save the Pitiful Side Characters and Torture the Stepmother to Death.” But the side characters she'd tortured to death still had to be saved. They were no longer just a bunch of words; they were real people with flesh and blood, just like her! She'd written thi 16Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 46 After I Faked My Death, the Whole World Started Loving Me 假死后全世界都开始爱我 Main story complete [Angsty and satisfying, everyone faces a reckoning, devoted couple, one-on-one] Obsessive, scheming, unhinged beauty vs. young master who starts out humble and becomes a queen “Do you know the person in your arms is my younger brother?” His only reply was a sharp slap and one word: “Get lost.” After his family went bankrupt, Lin Xiaoshen became Gu Minglang’s lover. It wasn’t until Lu Chenxing returned home that he learned he had been someone’s stand-in for seven years. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 One Step Closer 靠近一步 [Two Male Leads + Campus + Dormitory + Roommates + Pure Love + Youthful Ensemble Cast + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Open Ending] A reserved, self-protective freshman from the north, studying Chinese, VS a bright, lively boy from the south, studying journalism A quiet kid who’s used to curling up inside his shell VS the lively center of attention who holds himself together with a smile A simple “I’ll wait for you downstairs for ten minutes” A fridge magnet he couldn’t bear to throw 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Fallen Young Master Is Still Being Forced to Love by Mr. Lu Today 落魄小少爷今天也被陆总强制爱了 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + coercive love + equally matched leads + regret and redemption + substitute lover + both are each other’s first and only + entertainment industry + alpha-alpha romance] A pampered young musical genius, born with the world at his feet, falls into the abyss after receiving a phone call from his older brother... Set up and framed, he is abandoned in the wilderness to die, where he meets his dark angel: Lu Lianyun. He always keeps his head bowed, then softly mur 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Was Born in Late Autumn 我生于深秋 My name is Shen Shenqiu, because I was born in late autumn. Grandma liked to pinch my nose and call me “Qiuqiu.” Even after I grew up, I always blamed her, saying my bulbous nose was because she pinched it too much when I was little. Truthfully, I only said that to tease her. Because Grandma used to tell me that nothing beautiful in this world could compare to me. But one sunny afternoon, my grandmother left me. That was when I began to realize she might have been lying to me all along. [Th 27Reads—Score—14d adds
