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- 51 The Humble Lover 卑微情人 [Complete] Forced to become a man’s secret lover because his identity was too shameful to acknowledge. Shan Mo never knew there could be a future worth looking forward to. Jiang Chongzhou rescued him from a wolf’s den, and only then did he begin to hope, wide-eyed, that things might get better. In the end, the person he trusted most shattered him completely. Later, Jiang Chongzhou spent three sleepless days caring for him in the hospital, waiting for him to get through the critical period. The m 4.1kReads8.0Score41014d adds
- 52 The Ruthless Dao Prodigy and His Perpetual Extra-Year Student 无情道尖子生和他的延毕永动机 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Reborn, I'll Be on My Best Behavior 重生之我一定乖乖听话 The capital is famous for its beauties. From pleasure houses and brothels to every mansion hiding a beauty, Huo Zhiyi had visited them all. His entourage was always made up of people with exceptional looks. In his previous life, amid all that splendor, he wielded power with ease and brought countless loyal officials to their deaths. The last was Feng Yan. Though illness had withered his appearance, he was still so breathtakingly beautiful that even one glance from him made Huo Zhiyi’s heart trem 148Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 54 After the Beautiful Fool Faked Her Death, Her Sharp-Tongued Husband Went Mad 美貌蠢货死遁后，毒舌老公疯了 Marriage Before Love / devoted couple / real and fake young masters / faked death / regretful pursuit / melodrama / bittersweet / happy ending / intersex / size difference Sharp-tongued, traditional top who says one thing but means another × foolish, beautiful, spoiled, adorably clueless bottom Mu Yeyuan's former fiancé drugged him. They spent the night in bed together, and the next day, before either of them had come to their senses, they were told they had to get married immediately. The weddi 15.3kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 55 Extreme Suppression 极度抑制 [Two male leads + chasing one's husband to the crematorium + wealthy families] Eleven years later, Song Lenian, recently released from prison, runs into his former lover once again. After all these years, the man is still as spirited as ever, and has become an even richer big shot. Meanwhile, in those eleven years, Song Lenian lost his family, abandoned his studies, and was left carrying a crushing burden of guilt that was never his to bear. Song Lenian has no desire to ask why the man left him 197Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 56 [Chasing My Sugar Daddy to the Crematorium] I’m Kneeling, Waiting for Big Brother to Come Back 【追金主火葬场】我跪等哥哥回头 [Two male leads + pursuing his husband through hell + reunited after a breakup + both sexually inexperienced + wealthy-family angst + happy ending] [Devoted, sickly top] (Fu Xiao) ✖️ [Proud young master bottom] (Chi Yu) 133Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 57 The Little Noble Lord 小贵君 Song Zhao was an illegitimate son, unfit for respectable society. His father was Song Qingya, the powerful chancellor of the court, while his birth mother was a courtesan from the pleasure quarter. After the Song family acknowledged him, Song Zhao’s breathtaking beauty prompted Song Qingya to send him to the palace to attend the emperor. At his first audience with the emperor, Song Zhao was terrified and uneasy. But the emperor’s majesty was tempered with gentleness, and by Xuan Qi’s side, Song 241Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 58 Whisper Sweetly! Young Master, You're the Only One for Me 低声哄！小少爷，我非你不可 [Main story complete] [Four-year age gap + childhood betrothal + wife-chasing crematorium + mutual firsts + angst and sweetness] Innocent, naive, sickly young master VS cool-headed, steady, secretly passionate CEO Jiang Qi’an, the young master of the wealthy Jiang family, was deceived by a scumbag and cut ties with his family. One day, after learning the truth, he decisively dumped the scumbag and resolved to cut off all ties with love. But his mother packed him off to live with the man he was 53Reads6.3Score10814d adds
- 59 After Being Reborn, His Majesty Visits the Cold Palace Every Day 重生后陛下每天往冷宫跑 Never forget. That was the promise Zhong Xiao made to someone. But not only did he fail to keep it, he also betrayed and used that person. “Don’t let him die. Not until he weeps tears of blood.” The woman beloved by the Emperor of Great Yan suffered from a chronic illness and needed merfolk blood and tears as medicine. Unable to find any merfolk, the Emperor turned his attention to his disgraced Crown Princess, who had merfolk blood in her veins. Zhong Xiao went to Ming Lang, treated him tenderl 1.9kReads8.2Score12114d adds
- 60 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
- 61 I Won the Throne with My Beauty 我靠美貌坐稳皇位 Three years ago, he was a prince no one cared about, as lowly as dust. To save his mother, he gave himself to the son of a powerful minister. Three years later, he sat high upon the throne. Watching him with cold eyes, that man thought things had just become a lot more interesting... As a prince ignored by everyone in the imperial harem, Jiang Shangyue’s only wish was to stay alive and protect his birth mother. Three years ago, blood ran through the palace. To give his mother a chance to live, h 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 A Bitter Pill for the Heart 扎心良药 [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Redemption + Sweet Romance with a Little Angst] Xu Lingzhi and Song Qing were once in love, but in the end, they broke up for good. Five years later, Song Qing reappears and won’t take no for an answer, insisting they get back together! Xu Lingzhi (raising his middle finger): “You f***ing think you can come back and take another half of my life? Get lost!” [This is my first book. The plot, setting, and characters are all pretty good, though some scen 103Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 63 Reborn as a Prince Consort, I Must Fight for the Throne 重生之男妃该宫斗了 What’s a fallen nation’s captive to do? "Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, calculating emperor top × Brilliant, proud beauty bottom" Qin Qian, a scientist whose life seemed to come with cheat codes, dies in a laboratory explosion. His body is immediately bound to the resurrection System he invented. When he opens his eyes, Qin Qian finds himself reborn in the body of Shen Duli, ruler of the Snowfall Kingdom, who has just lost a battle. After becoming a male consort in the harem of Situ Lian, ruler 158Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 My Sickly Captain 我的病美人队长 About the setting: This is an imaginary world, entirely fictional. Please do not imitate anything in the story. There are no real ghosts in this book! They’re all fake, and the cases will be solved! The plot comes first, and the romance develops gradually. Please don’t flame the story if it isn’t to your taste. The Special Criminal Investigation Unit is exactly what it sounds like: a special department that investigates difficult and serious cases, including those involving parano 340Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 65 Didn't You Say We Shouldn't Keep in Touch? Why Are You Crying When I Find Someone Else? 不是说以后不要联系吗？我找别人你怎么还哭了？ Didn't You Say We Shouldn't Keep in Touch Anymore? Why Are You Crying Now That I've Found Someone Else? 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 After I Cured Him, I Was Forced 治疗好他之后被强制了 He Forced Himself on Me After I Cured Him 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Sickly Beauty Acts Cute Again, and the Young Marquis, Flustered, Pulls Him into His Arms 病美人又装乖，小侯爷心乱揽入怀 [Two male leads + married first, love later + both independently fall for each other + equally matched + both are each other's only partners + happy ending] [Scheming, flirtatious young marquis × cold, proud, sickly beauty] Xi Zhuo and the sickly Shen Xu were sworn rivals, always biting and clawing at each other, locked in a fight to the death. He never imagined that one day Shen Xu would knock on his door. As soon as he stepped inside, Shen Xu took off his clothes and asked if Xi Zhuo wanted hi 1.1kReads8.7Score15114d adds
- 68 Has Young Master Qin Gone Through His Chasing-His-Husband-Burning-His-Bridge Arc Today? 覃少爷今天也追夫火葬场了吗 [A cold, scheming rich second-generation heir, a wolfish younger man * a charming, refined university math professor] [Younger seme, sickly uke, angst first then sweetness, a groveling chase to win back his love, happy ending] Professor Song is charming and refined, blessed with both looks and talent. He's known as Yun University's campus beauty. Who could have imagined he would one day get tangled up with that little brat, Qin Yu? From then on, he became a free tutor, a cook and housekeeper, a 539Reads7.4Score10814d adds
- 69 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
- 70 Mr. Huo, Your Wife Seems to Be at Death’s Door 霍总，夫人好像要不行了 HE Huo Zeyun vs. Lin Yu Lin Yu did one thing wrong, and it haunted him for the rest of his life. He lived without distinction, plagued by illness, yet never dared to say no. Huo Zeyun had seen all the ways life could unfold. He hated Lin Yu for repaying kindness with betrayal, and he hated that he hadn’t been able to stay with Yan Qing. He and Lin Yu were entangled for a lifetime, unable to part or escape. (A different kind of forced love in an unconventional family? Well… maybe there’s no love. 13.2kReads7.4Score63414d adds
- 71 Reborn, My Unhinged Top Cries and Begs Me to Hurt Him 重生后，疯批攻哭着求我虐他 [Two male leads] [Both reborn] [Love and hate] [Playing the fool while hiding their true abilities] [A ruthless regent and a frail, disgraced crown prince] After Xie Yan was cruelly killed in a scheme by the empress, he unexpectedly returned to the world ten years earlier. His blood landed on the tip of a hairpin, triggering a mysterious mechanism? Master of the Chiwen? Escaping by feigning death? Using himself as bait, wagering his life on a game of chess… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Giving My Husband His Freedom, Along with His First Love 成全老公，和他的白月光 [Male-Male Romance + Marriage Before Love + Workplace Romance + Husband Chases His Ex in Desperation + Rekindled Love + HE] (Important! Important! This is a male-male romance novel. No offense intended to readers of straight romance, but please make sure you know what you’re getting into before you start! Please stop reading once you’ve finished! I’m begging you!) Yu Qingli knew Ji Yan had feelings for someone else, but so what? The two of them were never going to end up together. For six yea 1.4kReads7.5Score10314d adds
- 73 Reborn: The Beauty Cherished Above All 重生：被捧在心尖上的美人 Two male leads, mutual firsts, older top, five-year age gap. After being reborn, the top saves the bottom; the top falls for him at first sight. A cold and aloof top to everyone else, but devoted to the one he loves (reborn) ✖️ a cool, melancholy bottom In his previous life, the top foolishly forced the bottom to stay by his side for ten years. In the end, the bottom died in his arms. After being reborn, the top decides to cherish and spoil the bottom, giving him all his love. He didn't know how 357Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 I Fell Ill After Leaving the Conversion Camp 从戒同所出来后，我病了 Content warning: A major red flag. This is an early work by an extremely immature author, written as practice with romance, but the result isn't ideal and doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Please think carefully before reading! [Two Male Leads] [Angst] [Bittersweet] [Happy Ending] [Trauma] [Healing] [Mutual Firsts] [Chasing His Wife] Jiang Qiu saw that person's figure again. For a moment, he even wondered if he'd spent so long in hell that the faint light was finally going to pierce his eyes and leav 1.3kReads—Score12114d adds
- 75 After Becoming the Scapegoat, I Used the System to Make the Prince Cry 穿成冤种后，我靠系统气哭王爷 [Two Male Leads, Pure Love, Transmigration, System, Lighthearted Comedy] Overworked office drone Lin Ci died suddenly after another bout of overtime, only to transmigrate into the body of a poor scholar in ancient times. He was just about ready to lie flat and give up when the [Winner in Life Drama Queen System] forcibly bonded with him! [Mission: Recite a cheesy love poem to Prince Jing as he passes by!] [Mission: Perform a B-box routine for the prince at the state banquet!] [Mission failure 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Three Years After Fleeing His Wedding, the Young Lord Was Carried Into the Sedan Chair by the General 世子逃婚三年后，被将军抱上花轿 Three years after the heir ran away from his wedding, the general carried him into the bridal sedan 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Tyrant Is Reborn, and the Regent Kneels by His Bed Night After Night, Begging to Be Killed 暴君重生，摄政王夜夜跪床头求杀 [Bottom’s POV + Reborn + Groveling Chase + Heartbreaking Angst] Overbearing, unhinged, frail emperor as the bottom vs. obsessive, brooding prince as the top, whose mind was addled by love in their previous life In his previous life, the tyrant Hua Jiuyao is reborn in a good-for-nothing’s body and receives a mission to assassinate his own empress. He thinks the world has finally gone mad, but then… Huo Qingci, who once stabbed him on their wedding night, now sits alone every night, clutching his 2.2kReads8.1Score21914d adds
- 78 Baby, Why Don’t You Love Me Anymore? 宝宝，怎么不爱我了？ [Dual male leads + universally disliked to universally adored + everyone chases after the one they lost + no forgiveness + formerly spoiled, sunny uke who later becomes insecure and reserved x crazy, healing ghost seme, includes an alternate timeline] In his previous life, Chi Xingcun gave his whole heart to Fu Chenzhan, loving him to the point of obsession. Then his real identity was exposed. It turned out he was the fake young master. The real young master came home, excelling in every way and 23.9kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 79 Next Time, Let's Both Be Braver 下一次，我们都勇敢一些 They had been the closest of friends and brothers, but when one of them fell in love, their relationship began slipping further and further out of control. Just how much courage does it take for a mature love to reach a happy ending? 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 On the Night We Reunite, Coldhearted Mr. Qi Loses Control 重逢夜，冷情祁总失控了 [Two male leads, rekindled love, powerful leads, one chases his husband, devoted to each other, happy ending] [Proud, sensitive CEO top × seductive, beautiful young master bottom] After being dumped twice by a wealthy young master, he freezes his broken heart and becomes the cold, ruthless business tycoon everyone fears. After a long separation, the young master comes back in tears, begging to get back together. He openly flirts with him, drops hints, and refuses to leave him alone. After a nigh 1.1kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 81 My Yandere Brother Is So Coldhearted, but the Rebellious Young Master Shen Won't Stop Pursuing Me 病娇哥哥好薄情，桀骜沈少追不停 [Two male leads + both reborn + devoted to each other + a little angst at first + yandere + imprisonment] In his previous life, Bo Chenyu died at the hands of the man he loved. After being reborn, Bo Chenyu only wants to live in peace and does everything he can to stay away from Shen Xianci. Unexpectedly, Shen Xianci acts completely out of character, relentlessly pursuing him and even risking his life to save him. Bo Chenyu is deeply moved and falls for him completely, only to see Shen Xianci me 694Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 82 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 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 556Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Master, I Didn’t Fake My Death on Purpose. Do You Believe Me? 主子，我不是故意死遁的你信吗 [Two male leads + scum gong and pathetic shou + groveling + chasing his lover, but it’s more like chasing a single person (one-sided pursuit) + both virgins + happy ending] [Crazy scum gong vs. absolutely loyal, “optimistic” shou] Xiao Qi didn’t mean to fake his death. If he’d had a choice. * In public, he is the chief of the secret guards, later promoted to commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Nearly a hundred secret guards willingly honor him as “Father.” In private, he doesn’t dare cal 2.7kReads8.4Score39514d adds
- 85 Reborn: The Crazed Man Regrets It All and Begs His Wife to Forgive Him 重生：疯批悔不当初，老婆求原谅 Someone once asked Qin Chong what kind of person Yu Biezhi was. Qin Chong would tell them, “Professor Yu is gentle, noble, and incredibly learned. He knows I'm greedy and cruel, that my desires are insatiable, and he still chooses to love me.” But then? This stray dog that nobody wanted, Qin Chong, finally found his footing in the city, only to forget the man who had always stood firmly behind him. Yu Biezhi watched as more and more lovers, men and women alike, appeared at Qin Chong's side. 1.3kReads8.7Score12514d adds
- 86 Reborn: It Has to Be You 重生之非你不可 Chi Zhao is dead. As the last person in the world to bear the Buddha Stone, he had his heart ripped out to fill the hole in the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda. Feng Qi did it with his own hands. By a twist of fate, perhaps because the gods took pity on him, he was reborn in the body of Gu Ziming, the foolish youngest son of the Gu family, and given the chance at a different life. Feng Qi? Hah. If he doesn’t avenge himself, then all the pain of having his heart ripped out will have been for nothing! Bu 52Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 87 The Cold, Ruthless Emperor Dotes Only on His Powerful Chancellor! 冷戾帝王，他独宠权相！ Dual male leads: a domineering, cold-hearted emperor as the top, and a scheming, power-hungry chancellor as the bottom. The little prince went looking for someone at the mass burial ground and was taken in by him, but fate eventually separated them. When they meet again, one is an emperor and the other a chancellor. They are now ruler and subject! “Sir, you've lost weight.” Cui Nian'an kneels below him, but keeps his back ramrod straight. As he bows, the emperor glimpses the pale neck beneath hi 89Reads—Score714d adds
- 88 Moon-Lending Teahouse 借月茶馆 Moonlit Teahouse 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Dear Husband, Could You Please Die? 老攻啊，你能去死吗？ [Low ratings for a new book mean its score will rise + two male leads + corrupted white lotus + revenge] His lover betrayed him. He will make him understand what hell is. I’m no good at writing blurbs, so just dive right in! No need to think, just go for it! 8.7kReads8.7Score71914d adds
- 90 She Married the Younger Crown Prince, and Now the Sickly Beauty Regrets It 下嫁年下太子，病美人他悔不当初 [Two male leads + angst + 1v1 + both devoted only to each other + martial world and imperial court / hot-tempered, arrogant scum gong x aloof, scheming, sickly beauty] Xie Yuan was frail and sickly from childhood, weak by nature. He would be panting after three steps and coughing after five, and in severe cases would cough up blood and faint… Years of illness had made Xie Yuan cold and distant, indifferent to everything. Sima Qing was the one exception… Sima Qing had been his childhood playma 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Mr. Grim Reaper, Is It My Turn Today? 死神先生，今天轮到我了吗？ Mr. Reaper, is it my turn today? 96Reads—Score214d adds
- 92 Fake Smile Diary 假笑日记 I'm Xu Yiwen. Just as I was about to enter the world, I met Chang Jiayou. He took me in, though he said that wasn't what he was doing. I have no family, and he said he could be my family. So he loved me in the name of family. But love can't be hidden. I discovered that his feelings for me were more than ordinary. Countless times, he wanted to come closer, but in the end he never did. So I decided to confess. I wanted to be his lover. I don't understand what kind of feeling this is. I only know i 30Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 93 After Faking My Death, the Male Leads Who Hated Me Regretted It Too Late 万人嫌死遁后，主角攻们追悔莫及 My new work is here! You can read it 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! 90Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 94 After Getting Involved with an Unhinged Big Shot, the Straight-Laced Young Master Just Wants to Run 惹上疯批大佬后，直男少爷只想逃 Jiang Can and Qi Muhuai had known each other for years. Jiang Can saw Qi Muhuai as his best friend, but Qi Muhuai developed feelings for him, eventually even locking him up. Jiang Can finally managed to escape, but was hit by a car while fleeing and died. When he woke again, Jiang Can discovered he had been reborn six years later as Jiang Can, the young master of the Jiang family in the capital. With a second chance at life, Jiang Can decided to cut off everything from his past and start over. B 1.2kReads8.2Score11014d adds
- 95 Mo Sikalin 墨司卡林 [Modern + high-quality novel + two male leads + doctors + rekindled love + melodrama + frail protagonist + urban + tragic romance + devotion] I believe in the universe. I believe in thermodynamics. I believe in gods and Buddhas, and in the next life. The universe says entropy cannot be reversed. Thermodynamics says nothing is absolute, though you can get infinitely close. The gods don’t love the world, and the Buddha doesn’t love mortals. I do. In my heart, there is no mountain I cannot climb or 339Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 96 He Cast Me into Hell 他将我扔向地狱 He Threw Me Into Hell 262Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Old Man 老男人 The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 After His Lover Was Abandoned, the Mad Mr. Lu Pursues His Wife by Force 情人被抛弃后，疯批陆总强制追妻 [Double male leads, the scum pursues his wife to the crematorium, mad scum seme, mildly coercive, mildly adored by everyone, one-on-one] Lu Jin whispered into Qi Zhan's right ear, “I love you.” Qi Zhan couldn't hear him. Lu Jin's tears suddenly began to fall... Qi Zhan was a B-list celebrity. When he was young, he became Lu Jin's lover to make a name for himself. He was with Lu Jin for four years and loved him for four years, but in the end, he couldn't compete with the arrival of Lu Jin's “firs 6.8kReads8.4Score52714d adds
- 99 After Clearing a Deadly Game in a Team with the CEO, We Fell in Love 和总裁在致命游戏里组队通关后，我们恋爱了 After Teaming Up with the CEO to Clear a Deadly Game, We Fell in Love 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Reborn as the Marquis of Zhenxi, I Went on a Rampage, and the Grand Tutor Dotes on Me 重生镇西候杀疯了，太傅宠上天 Two reborn souls reunite in the maelstrom of political intrigue. One is lively and sly as a blazing flame, smiling as he draws his blade, sharp-tongued but softer-hearted than anyone; the other is steady and devoted as a deep pool, protecting him in silence, hiding his feelings behind a cold expression, and willing to die for him a thousand times over. Together, they expose the forged evidence, put down a palace coup, and root out the remnants of Longyuan Pavilion. With the fuse on the explosive 7Reads7.7Score—14d adds
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