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- 101 What to Do When Your Adopted Son Is a Ghost 养子是鬼怎么办 [Two male leads | nonhuman | supernatural | younger top | pseudo father and son | coercive | both are each other’s only one | happy ending] (Not related by blood) Once you’ve fallen into the abyss, it’s hard to escape. But he wasn’t the only one who fell in. Shi Lanyuan was the illegitimate son of the Shi family. After being murdered, he possessed his younger brother, Shi Yanche, who was six years younger than him. Later, he was adopted by Xi Yanli. Xi Yanli was a 31-year-old straight bachelor w 247Reads—Score10014d adds
- 102 Sworn Younger Brother 契弟 A contract signed in ink, and as a boy, he was sold into servitude in the Jin household. Master and servant: as far apart as heaven and earth, clouds and mud. But somehow, the clouds became rain and soaked the mud. One roof, one bed… 548Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 I Can See Three Seconds Ahead, but I Can’t Read His Heartbeat 预知3秒却看不透他的心跳 He Can See Three Seconds Ahead, But Can’t Read His Heartbeat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Doctor Uses a Scalpel to Deal with Thugs for Me 医生用手术刀替我收拾混混 The Doctor Uses a Scalpel to Deal with the Thugs for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The AI Program I Wrote Learned to Love Me 我写的AI程序学会爱我了 The AI Program I Wrote Learned to Love Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Sound Engineer Can Hear My Heart Skip for Half a Second 调音师能听见我呼吸乱了0.5秒 The Tuner Can Hear My Breathing Go Off Rhythm for 0.5 Seconds —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Stand-In Actor Is Tamed by a Psychologist 替身演员被心理医生驯服 The Stunt Double Is Tamed by a Psychiatrist —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Baker Warms Up a Hypothermia Patient 失温症患者被面包师焐热 The Baker Warms Up a Patient with Hypothermia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Mistakenly Married to a Powerful Official: The Substitute Is Still Fighting to Survive Today 错嫁权臣:替身今天也在努力求生 Substitute son-in-law × Iron-blooded prince | Imprisonment first, true love later | Two powerful leads join forces to overturn the empire Xiao Jue married an impostor. The young concubine-born son looked meek, yet dared to sneak into his study and pore over the salt-tax ledgers. “My lord, there’s an error here. Three thousand taels,” Lin Qingci said, pointing to the ledger, his eyes shining like stars. Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes. “Who gave you permission to touch this?” Later, when supplies 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Addicted to Captivity! The Obsessive CEO Wants to Possess Me Completely 囚上瘾!阴湿总裁只想霸道占有 [Two male leads + possessive captivity + imprisonment + sweet and angsty + ensemble cast + adventure] Qin Chuan personally raised Ji Chen to the pinnacle of divine wealth, never knowing that... All the other man wanted was to lock him in a golden cage and possess him for eternity! Outsiders thought Ji Chen was a schemer who had climbed to the top by stepping on Qin Chuan. But who could know... That this man had long since given his whole heart to Qin Chuan, humbly and ardently. After losing Qin 21Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 111 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 461Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 112 Forced to Be His, Bound by Deep Affection 强制占有墨染情深 Power couple, forced love, and a groveling chase to win back his wife. Fu Jingshen, a top tycoon, sets his sights on Shen Yan, a genius painter with nowhere left to turn. A sky-high deal and a forced captivity: he keeps Shen Yan by his side, giving him every luxury while also inflicting endless pain. Shen Yan fights back, runs away, gets caught, and is left broken in body and soul. Fu Jingshen panics and loses his mind, humbling himself in the dust for love and even staking his life on it. “Shen 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 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, 6.3kReads8.3Score72614d adds
- 114 Break His Wings 将他折翅 [A crazed, possessive, clingy top × a straightforward, honest, aloof bottom] [Coercive romance + mild violence + imprisonment + melodrama + no moral compass] “I know perfectly well that the moon isn’t mine. But for one moment, its light really did shine on me.” Chen Huaishu’s gaze fixed on the boy ahead. He watched beads of sweat trickle down the boy’s forehead, while the boy radiated a boundless vitality. The summer wind was hot and dry as it brushed Chen Huaishu’s cheek, bringing a flush to 2.2kReads8.0Score12714d adds
- 115 Imprisoned in the Basement 囚于地下室 [Two male leads + forced love + melodrama + locked-room confinement + gloomy atmosphere] Lin Chi is so honest that he won’t fight back even when someone points at him and curses him. He’s even earned the nickname “spineless coward.” He’s never dreamed of becoming rich or powerful. He just wants to live an ordinary, peaceful life, with a hot meat bun to eat every day. But one unexpected kidnapping changed his life forever. · Why did his kidnapper take him? No matter how hard Lin Chi fights back, 4.9kReads8.6Score38714d adds
- 116 Ha! Think You Can Get Away? 呵!逃得掉吗? [Forced love + unhinged character + imprisonment + younger man] "Why are you crying? Hmm?" Ji Linran couldn't speak. He could only keep shedding tears. The man on top of him looked on coldly. "Crying won't help. Why not think about how to please me instead?" Ji Linran realized the man was looking at him strangely, and when he tried to run away... "Do you think you can get away?" The man's voice was neither warm nor cold, but it somehow sent a chill through him. Terror rose in Ji Linran's heart, 35.2kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds
- 117 So He Decided to Die 于是他决定去死 He smashed an ashtray into his forehead, and with it began the bloody chapter of their lives together. Gu Chengye had always gotten everything he wanted, until he met Chen Chi. The quiet boy looked at him without fear, only cold hatred. That look fascinated him. So he took, imprisoned, and destroyed, using the methods he knew best in an attempt to turn Chen Chi into an obedient possession. He thought it was control. Conquest. He was wrong. Chen Chi was a silent flame. Unable to burn through the 2.6kReads8.4Score24914d adds
- 118 The Disgraced Consort of the Cold Palace 冷宫废妃 Gu Lanting once hoped more than anything that Gao Yang would ascend the throne and save him from his living hell. But after Gao Yang became emperor, the first thing he said to him was, "You're a slut anyone can have. Just thinking of how you acted like a wanton in front of my father makes me sick!" And so the nightmare began. Gao Yang took his revenge on him with merciless cruelty, and could no longer be his salvation. When Gu Lanting, utterly hopeless, chose to leave, Gao Yang finally realized 798Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 119 Iced Americano Vs. Hot Cocoa 冰美式VS热可可 Iced Americano vs. Hot Cocoa 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 After Taking Over My Archrival's Body, He Fell for Me 占了死对头身体后,他心动了 [Male-male romance + forced love + ABO + two unhinged leads + a long road to winning back his love + time loops and regression + HE] A brooding, possessive, handsome top × an unhinged, haughty beauty bottom Those who imprison others will eventually be imprisoned themselves. The supreme King of Jiuzhou, arrogant and powerful enough to control everything with one hand, is humiliated and imprisoned overnight, then publicly shamed through a leaked video. The one who takes his divine authority, hunts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 How to Tame a Cold Beauty 高岭之花驯养法则 [Two male leads / obsessive possessiveness / imprisonment / unhinged top] Unhinged, impulsive top × aloof beauty bottom The Shen family falls into ruin, and its once-proud heir is cast from his pedestal. The most powerful man in the capital offers him a helping hand, in exchange for a lifetime of service. [Old-school melodramatic, coercive romance!! Bottom fans, beware!! If it’s not your thing, don’t read. Let’s both be happy!!] 2.6kReads8.8Score17814d adds
- 122 Locked in the Basement Again and Again 又又又被关地下室了 [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + System Conquest + Angsty, Melodramatic Romance + Locked Room + Coerced Love + Groveling Romance] [Obsessive, Unstable Top × Gentle, Resilient Bottom] Yu Chi was about to start college when he was chosen by a System and sent into a novel's world to win over the antagonist, Xiao Huai. He became an ill-fated extra with the same name in that world, unloved and uncared for. He had five chances to complete the conquest, and failed four times. When the final attempt began, 1.4kReads7.5Score11914d adds
- 123 Addicted to the Pain 痛瘾沉溺 Former title: Sinking into an Addiction [Two male leads + love after an arranged marriage + powerful pursuer + coercion + both are devoted only to each other + madman + scheming + melodrama + bad ending] [A twisted, dark, unhinged crown prince seme × a cold-faced but warm-hearted, aloof, beautiful actor uke] . As a child, he was bitten by a vicious dog. As an adult, he married one. Qi Zhuo has attracted psychos since he was little. None of his admirers, from childhood to adulthood, have ever b 1.2kReads8.7Score12214d adds
- 124 The Cage of Undying Bonds 不死之缚之囚笼 [Captivity + 1v1 + Obsessive + Twisted] Mu Yan is kidnapped by his schoolmate, Jiang Yuanyu, and imprisoned in a mountain villa. Gentle yet obsessive, Jiang Yuanyu loves Mu Yan deeply and is willing to endure all his hatred and violence. From the villa to a deserted island, the captivity grows ever more severe. Hatred gives rise to pain, and pain in turn twists into dependence. Amid sadism and masochism, the two seek a twisted balance, while the line between love and hate grows increasingly blu 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Transmigration: The Hidden Canary 穿越:被藏起来的金丝雀 My new story is out! You can read my work 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! 1.5kReads8.6Score10614d adds
- 126 Lock Him Up and Soothe Him: Who's Going to Give In? 囚他哄他,谁认输了 [Figure-skating darling Yang Yi x North American tycoon Lu Yisheng] [Dual male leads + punishment + forced possession + imprisonment and control + coaxing seduction] Yang Yi, the most untouchable darling of the figure-skating world. A blood-red wild rose no one dared to pluck. Beautiful, untamed, resolute, pure. His innocent soul was steeped in a mad, obsessive fervor. He didn’t know if he was born for figure skating, but he was willing to die for it. And yet Lu Yisheng loved him only when he wa 991Reads5.5Score10114d adds
- 127 This Angsty Love-Hate Romance Is So Satisfying! 就这个恨海情天爽! [Over-the-Top Angsty Forced Love + Regret and Redemption + Happy Ending] [Powerful CEO Top × Rebellious Young Master Bottom] As the eldest son of the Pei family, Pei Yuchuan had a good family background and a pleasant personality. He also knew a thing or two about fighting, and life in A City had always gone smoothly for him. That was, until he met Xie Heng. He couldn’t beat him, couldn’t make him listen, and had no way to deal with him. Pei Yuchuan figured that if he couldn’t afford to provoke 552Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 128 Lost in a Cage 沉陷囚笼 [Two men + coercion + face-slapping + groveling to win back his wife + one-on-one romance + happy ending] [Stubborn, sunny straight shou vs. powerful, unhinged gong from Beijing's elite circle] Yan Run had only just graduated from university and started his internship when He Yanchuan, the heir of a powerful Beijing family, set his sights on him. When He Yanchuan confessed his feelings, Yan Run rejected him without a second thought, bluntly saying he wasn't into men and telling him to keep his 22.2kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 129 The CEO Panicked When the Little Tyrant Became Critically Ill 小霸王病危后总裁他慌了 [Dual male leads, reconciliation after a breakup, sickly, regret and pursuit, happy ending!] Cool CEO gong × depressed, sickly shou Mu Ning was once the most doted-on young master of the wealthy Mu family, as well as a notorious little tyrant in their social circle. But falling in love with Gu Yanchu changed the course of his life forever. His own father personally sent him to hell. After that, he became insecure and sensitive, burdened with injuries and illness. When he finally fought his way o 2.7kReads8.2Score17814d adds
- 130 Imprisoned in a Cage 牢笼禁锢 Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️ The submissive is forced into this situation by mistake!!!!!! Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Both are pure ➕ passion catches fire ➕ forced love ➕ age gap ➕ Stockholm syndrome This story is rather dark. (The rating just came out, so don't run off just because it's low.) Xie Pinshen only went to a friend's birthday party, never expecting to catch the eye of his friend's uncle. That very night, he was forced into Shen Qingming's room. The man firmly told him that he had fallen in love with him. 13.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
- 131 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 14kReads7.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 132 How to Kill a Canary 如何杀死一只金丝雀 [Dark confinement | Forced love | No moral boundaries | Obsessive | Stockholm syndrome] [Gloomy, obsessive top x Delicate beauty bottom] In high school, Song Luoxin was the adored golden boy, while Liang Xianqing was the quiet shadow he despised most: “poor but stuck-up.” Leading the class in shunning him and humiliating him verbally was all in a day’s work. Song Luoxin never imagined that two years after graduation, he would be chained up like a dog in Liang Xianqing’s basement. “Long time no 419Reads8.9Score11114d adds
- 133 Entrusted to the Wind 寄于风 Little sunshine Huai Zhi (bottom) and the human icebox Yan Zhuo (top) Huai Zhi and Yan Zhuo grew up together and were the pride of their generation, always taking first and second place in their grade. Huai Zhi was mischievous and always getting into trouble as a child, but he listened especially well to Yan Zhuo and was afraid of making him angry. Huai Zhi: “Mad again? Better cheer you up.” _ Huai Zhi: I'm sorry, don't be mad. When the wind blows, I'll be there to coax you. Many years later, 197Reads8.0Score10814d adds
- 134 I Forced an Ancestor to Come Home 强制了一个祖宗回来 [A huge power imbalance / possessive love / two male leads / sweet and angsty in equal measure / happy ending, both each other’s first and only] Fu Zhiyan spent nearly a month pretending to be a gentleman, all to get the darling he’d wanted for so long. He never expected his darling to reject him anyway. In a fit of rage, Fu Zhiyan chose to imprison him. To his utter surprise, the darling he’d forcibly brought back responded with cold treatment or suicide attempts, and was especially difficult 3.2kReads8.7Score33214d adds
- 135 The Scheming Yandere’s Party Game 腹黑病娇男的派对游戏 [Two powerful leads + two schemers + coercion + counterattack + imprisonment] “So I was the one being hunted all along.” Nie Fei has no idea that the winner of this hunting game will be the very person he’s been trying to hunt… 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 My Best Friend Had Me Committed to a Conversion Therapy Center 我最好的兄弟把我进了戒同所 [This story is entirely fictional and set in an imagined world. The countries, cities, institutions, and people in the story have no connection to reality and are not intended to allude to anything. It contains no harmful guidance. Please do not take the story as a reflection on the author personally.] [Two male leads + conversion therapy facility + tragic romance + redemption + merciless revenge + two endings] We grew up together. He would stand up for me and protect me, and somewhere along the 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 If My Rabbit Ears Are Exposed, the Deranged Villain Will Devour Me 暴露兔耳会被阴鸷疯批反派吃掉 [Two Male Leads + System + Forced Love + Locked-Room Confinement + Deranged, Unhinged Top + Pretty, Delicate Bottom + Mad-Dog, Obsessive Top] [Beautiful, Innocent Little Bunny Bottom + Dark, Deranged, Obsessive Top] Bai Tang is a little rabbit who gets bound to the System for Hated Cannon Fodder. The System tells him: You have to win over the villain, then make him hate and abandon you. Following the System’s missions, Bai Tang secretly sends the villain messages full of affection, along with ph 933Reads8.4Score13314d adds
- 138 The Fire Captain Sneaks Glances at the Flower Shop Owner Every Day 消防队长每天偷看花店老板 The Fire Chief Sneaks Glances at the Flower Shop Owner Every Day —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The CEO Regretted It After His Poor Little Darling Left 小可怜离开后总裁后悔了 [Heartless, domineering scumbag top x gentle, down-on-his-luck young master and mute bottom] Si Jinhan thought the most humiliating thing in his life was that his family had found him a mute wife. The little mute had no idea how much he hated him and gave him his whole heart, while Si Jinhan went out of his way to bully him. “You think I'd marry you? I could have anyone at my side, anyone but a mute like you!” The little mute was foolish, but he had a good memory. He remembered every word Si Jin 1.1kReads5.8Score10014d adds
- 140 President Shen, Don’t Think You Can Run. You’re Mine 沈总,别想逃你是我的 Pure love on both sides / Turning a straight man gay / Forced love / The abused bottom gets a groveling chase to win him back / Power couple / He runs, he chases, and there’s no escape, even with wings. Includes confinement scenes and a redemptive, happy ending. Top: Ling Zhan, the handsome and ruthless head of a top conglomerate, with almost superhuman abilities and an overwhelming possessive streak. He is obsessive and cruel to the bottom at first, then goes mad chasing him back. Bottom: Shen 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Heartthrob: The Foolish Fake Young Master Is Always Coveted by Bad Alphas 万人迷:笨蛋假少爷总被坏A觊觎 ABO / modern setting / comedy / melodramatic forced love / pampered by a wealthy family / love-triangle chaos / surveillance / locked-room confinement An adorably airheaded, sunshine-like heartthrob omega ✘ a delusional, love-struck, unhinged alpha who talks himself into falling for him After more than twenty years of life going his way as a rich second-generation heir, Yu Simin wakes up to find that his world has come crashing down. His identity as a fake young master is exposed. Before he can 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Running Away Again? I’ll Just Lock You Up 又要逃吗,关起来好了 (Main story complete) [Double male leads + mutually exclusive devotion + a little confinement + coercion + crazed obsession + perversion] Wen Yanci is a crybaby, a pushover, and too afraid to fight back. There is always someone looking to bully him. Life is hard as hell, and he always thought things would get better once he went to college. Instead, he was maliciously bullied again because he looked so sweet and harmless. One time, when a group cornered him and gave chase, he pulled out his secr 11.7kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 143 Sickening Possessiveness: The Delicate Canary Has Escaped Again 病态占有:娇弱金丝雀又逃了 Xiao Su has always lived a happy life with his older sister. He thought they would always be happy together, until three men appeared one after another because of his sister. When his sister wasn’t around, the way those men looked at him made him inexplicably afraid... During the month his sister was away on a business trip, everything changed. The three men kidnapped him and threatened him. Note: This is a bad ending story. Everyone is evil except the protagonist’s older sister. 375Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 144 My Beautiful Wife Deserves to Be Loved Possessively by Me 漂亮老婆活该被我强制爱 [Top gong + the gong takes the shou by force + the one in power never backs down + love at first sight] Gu Qingci is a regular in the Dragon-Ao System, and he's never been on the losing end. That is, until he came to this world and fell in love at first sight with a proud young master. The young master was beautiful and kind. When he saw that Gu Qingci's adoptive parents were gravely ill, he gave him a million yuan without hesitation. He could never have imagined that the person he had saved wit 2kReads8.8Score6814d adds
- 145 Out of Control! Master Huo's Possessive Darling Husband Has Run Away Again 顶级失控!霍爷的独占娇夫又逃了 Out of Control! Lord Huo's Possessive Darling Ran Away Again 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Kiss Me, Mr. CEO: His Stamina Is Too Good 吻安,总裁大人他腰力太好 Goodnight, Mr. CEO: Your Stamina Is Unbelievable —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Power in Chains: After Humiliating the Former Crown Prince, He Comes to My Tent Night After Night 囚权:折辱旧太子后他夜夜入我帐 Captive to Power: After Humiliating the Former Crown Prince, He Visits My Tent Night After Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Abstinent Commander's Wildcat Sweetheart Ran Away Again 禁欲长官的野猫娇夫又逃了 The Chaste Commander's Wildcat Husband Has Run Away Again —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 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 7.4kReads8.8Score57914d adds
- 150 They're All Mad! His Canary Can't Fight Back 疯批全是疯批!金丝雀他无力反抗 Mu Yanzhou: Listen to that desperate, helpless cry. How lovely... Mu Huai: Father has a canary. Delicate, beautiful, and frail. Xu Nian: I’ve always looked forward to spring, to watching the flowers bloom. 2.1kReads7.3Score11814d adds

















































