Novels like The Canary in the Cage Turns Forty
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- 51 The Cubs I Raised Want to Break Free from My Palm? 我养大的崽？竟想翻出我的手掌心 [Two Male Leads · Older Man/Younger Man · Both Each Other’s First · Unhinged · Bittersweet Angst · Coercive Love · Regret] Qin Yu’an spent twelve years and broke twelve belts raising the wild kid he’d rescued from an explosion into an untamable lunatic. Usually, Ye Lin made a scene and did whatever he pleased. When he was in a good mood, he called Qin Yu’an “Big Brother”; when he was in a bad mood, he called him “old man” or “old bastard.” Qin Yu’an had lost hearing in one ear when he rescued Ye 5.9kReads8.7Score78114d adds
- 52 What's Wrong with Being a 1 or a 0? 可1可0怎么了 What's wrong with being either a top or a bottom? 2.2kReads—Score10114d adds
- 53 After Five Unhinged Men Set Their Sights on Me 被五个疯批盯上后 Yu Nian woke up one morning to find five uninvited guests in his home. A budgerigar that could talk and had a sharp tongue, a German shepherd that licked him like he was a bone, a black cat that curled its tail around his ankle, a swallowtail butterfly whose wings scattered eerie phosphorescent dust, and a man who emerged from the shadows, countless snake tails trailing behind him, his slit pupils gleaming gold. They all wanted to leave their scent on him and drag him into their domain of eter 999Reads—Score12514d adds
- 54 Be Good, Darling, or I’ll Kiss You Until You Cry! 老婆乖，再跑就亲哭！ [A proud, easily flustered young master who cries when teased, in the submissive role, VS a seemingly gentle but secretly unhinged master manipulator in the dominant role] [Two male leads + wealthy families + reunion after years apart + reconciliation after a breakup + childhood sweethearts + older partner + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Three years ago, He Nian unilaterally announced their breakup and fled overnight, hauling himself onto a train. He didn’t just run. He also left behind 9.9kReads8.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 55 One Night Was All It Took: From Caged Canary to Stepmom 只需一夜，金丝雀变小妈 Birds Cannot Escape the Golden Cage, Part Two Age gap / status gap / mutually devoted / domineering pursuit followed by sweet pampering Wild birds may die from longing for freedom. Fu Xuelan’s solution is to build one a bigger, more spacious cage, then give it hope that it can leave. One day, the bird will choose to stay in his palm. Bai Yang is poor. His scumbag father is in prison, with no end in sight to his sentence. His mother is hospitalized with a serious illness, and his little sister is 3.6kReads8.9Score32214d adds
- 56 My Roommates Fight for My Attention Every Day 我的室友们每天都在争宠 My Roommates Fight for My Attention Every Day 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 My New Director Is Only Mine on Weekends 我和新总监是周末限定 My Relationship with the New Director Is Weekend-Only 18Reads—Score614d adds
- 58 Big Brother: There's No Way My Big Shot Is Gay 【大哥】我大佬不可能是基佬的啦 [A naturally adorable goose who has the upper hand over big brothers and little brothers VS a gang boss who becomes the bottom for love. Never underestimate a goose's fighting power!] My name is Jiang Mo. I'm the hall master of the Qinglong Gang's War Hall, with hundreds of underlings at my command. Then one day, I picked up a mysterious object called a “phone.” It had recorded the death of my boss, He Zhuo. He Zhuo is my boss. He took me in when I was eight, and I've been with him for more than 1.2kReads9.2Score6514d adds
- 59 Oh No! My Neighbor Is a Total Creep! 完咯！我的邻居是个变态！ [Two male leads + dog-training romance + happy ending + exclusive devotion] [Gloomy, self-loathing neighbor who acts like a ghost, top x extremely controlling teacher, bottom] (He isn't really a ghost) He was convinced that he was committing blasphemy. Every day, he lived on the verge of a breakdown, his love and guilt threatening to tear him apart. He was consumed by the fear that his god would soon despise and abandon him. That fear drove him to sin more and more, and to hate himself more and 276Reads9.3Score2914d adds
- 60 Feeding on Bones in the Dark Tide 暗潮饲骨 Brother story complete [new love interest + coercive romance + devoted top + younger man + 10-year age gap] [possessive, unhinged puppy-like top with mental issues + beautiful bottom who seems aloof but is secretly flirtatious]. Huo Xunli, who has a mental disorder, hates gay men most of all. Then he unexpectedly learns that Li You, the person he trusts most, is gay. From the day he found out, Huo Xunli started looking at Li You differently. Not only did he feel no disgust, he also drove away e 1.8kReads9.1Score17714d adds
- 61 The Younger Guy Knows How to Act Cute, and the Cool Mr. Xie Can’t Resist 年下弟弟会撒娇，清冷谢总受不了 [Two powerful leads + younger male lead + childhood scenes in the early chapters] Xie Shengci finds a child in the ruins and brings him home to raise. As a boy, Qi Sheng looks so well-behaved and sweet that Xie Shengci is always afraid someone will bully him. Even after he grows up, he's still just as considerate and obedient, and even seems a little fragile. Xie Shengci worries about him all the time. Then one day, Xie Shengci sees the person who just provoked him cornered in an alley by the 1.8kReads8.9Score23014d adds
- 62 My Dog Says Trump Insists on Hitting on Me 我家狗子说川普非要泡我 My Dog Says Trump Just Has to Hit on Me 41Reads—Score514d adds
- 63 He Teaches Me in the Open and in Secret, Then the Cool Professor Sleeps with Me and Runs 明调暗教，清冷教授他睡完就跑 [Complete, Two Male Leads + Jealousy Taken to the Extreme + Each Other’s First Love + One-on-One Romance + Happy Ending] Shen Yanqing has kept a secret for twenty-six years. By day, he is Professor Shen, a renowned academic known for his stern demeanor. Late at night, even he can’t explain what he’s waiting for. On his birthday, he went to a bar for a few drinks and met a young man. The moonlight was faint that night, and he made a choice he’d never imagined making. He thought that once morni 2.6kReads9.3Score26714d adds
- 64 The Wife Our Whole Family Conspired to Kidnap 一家人合伙拐来的老婆 Loyal, clingy, and scheming top X gentle, mature, and solitary bottom: Xiu Suo and Nie Xinzhu A super-sweet modern romance featuring love at first sight, an older woman and younger man, a scheming “green tea” type, a crybaby, and two people devoted to each other. Nie Xinzhu has no friends and keeps to himself. With his heart sealed shut, he plans to stay unmarried for life, though he loves his country and its people. This is the story of how a righteous, sunny, loyal, clingy puppy of a man, al 712Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 65 What Should I Do When a Powerful Man Forces His Love on Me?! 被大佬强制爱了怎么办？！ Dual male leads! Xie Zhizhou, a freshman, accidentally saves the most untouchable big shot in Haicheng. Big shot: “You saved my life. I’ll repay you by giving myself to you.” Xie Zhizhou: “What? No, I don’t agree!” Big shot: “You don’t get a choice.” Xie Zhizhou: “!!!” A possessive big shot x a sunny young man. 103kReads9.1Score11.5k14d adds
- 66 Pinned Against the Wall by a Madman, He Says If I Cry, He'll Do Even Worse 被疯批顶在墙上他说哭就不止这样 [Two male leads + obsessive and unhinged + forced love + healing and redemption + devoted to each other + sweet romance] [Shy, beautiful bottom, soft on the outside and resilient within × pure-hearted, lovesick mad-dog top who can’t live without his wife] To scrape together money for his grandmother’s medical bills, socially anxious Su Xingche bravely takes a part-time job at a top hotel. Little does he know he will accidentally enter the room of the Lu family’s head, a man rumored to be ruthl 7.1kReads8.3Score85714d adds
- 67 Wasn’t I Supposed to Be a Sweet, Silly Girl? How Did I Become a Big Shot’s Wife in Charge of the Money? 不是傻白甜吗？我怎么成了大佬的管钱老婆 Wasn't I Supposed to Be a Sweet, Airheaded Girl? How Did I Become the Big Shot's Money-Managing Wife? 220Reads—Score714d adds
- 68 Being My Archrival's Dog Is as Easy as Breathing 给死对头当狗像呼吸一样简单 (Complete) Younger man, enemies-to-lovers, mutually exclusive devotion, one-on-one, modern ABO, two male leads, bittersweet with a little sweetness, forced love, marriage before love, amnesia, raising a child, a lover who breaks in and steals you away A shameless, devoted top who keeps getting snubbed × a cold-faced, proud, teasing househusband bottom Xu Xiaozhou gets into a car accident and loses all his memories. A blood clot has also compressed the nerves in his eyes, leaving him temporaril 504Reads—Score10614d adds
- 69 After My Amnesiac Younger Brother Clung to Me, He Forced Me into His Love 被失忆的弟弟缠上后强制爱了 [Completed. An early work with average writing and many unresolved plot threads. Please skip it if that bothers you.] [Seemingly innocent, scheming, possessive top x sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, flirtatious beauty bottom] [One-on-one romance + mutual devotion + forced love + imprisonment + younger love interest] When Ji Qinglin attended his father's funeral, he met a very handsome young man. He learned from others that the young man, Shen Congqing, was a college student his family had been spon 1.9kReads9.0Score26714d adds
- 70 After Moving in with My Tough-Guy Roommate, Love Came Too Fast 和硬汉室友同住后，爱情来得太快 Love came far too quickly after I moved in with my tough-guy roommate 160Reads—Score1314d adds
- 71 A Boyfriend? No, a Wife 是男朋友？不，是老婆 Original titles: Is He My Boyfriend? No, My Wife, and He’s My Sugar Daddy! My Creditor! My Husband! Third-Generation Rich Heir and Illegitimate Son, Top: Li Xiao VS Bartender, Bottom: Jiang Yu Two male leads + equally matched leads + 1v1 + each other’s first love + love at first sight + class difference + faux coercion + high IQ + sound logic + no melodrama + no stupidity + no misunderstandings + realistic + everyday life + slow-burn romance + mutual salvation + growing together + super sweet 39.6kReads9.0Score5.7k14d adds
- 72 What Should a Straight Guy Do After Making the Aloof CEO Cry? 直男把清冷总裁欺负哭了怎么办？ The rating just came out [Scheming, flirtatious CEO shou × straight-laced younger gong who's innocent in body but not in heart] Legendary defense king shou x defense king gong Qi Chengye, thirty, is a rising star in the business world. He acts aloof and unapproachable in public, but a call meant for his ex to ask for another chance somehow ends up going to Lu Yunbai, the younger man who hates him most. Lu Yunbai, twenty, is an unruly, romantically inexperienced straight guy who can't stand Qi 14.3kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds
- 73 The Beautiful Mute Was Forced into Love by a Mad Younger Alpha 漂亮小哑巴被疯批年下A强制爱了 Modern setting, new love interest, younger man, ABO romance between two men, intense push and pull, possessive love, forbidden relationship, one-hundred-percent pheromone match, bittersweet yet sweet romance, the top is a virgin, the bottom is not Beautiful, aloof, socially anxious, mute married Omega bottom × possessive, unhinged, hopelessly lovesick, pure-hearted Alpha top Yun Sheng planned to marry his childhood friend, an Alpha, and build a perfect family together. Even when his husband trea 241Reads—Score10114d adds
- 74 The Wolf's Captive: The Domineering CEO's Darling Husband 狼的圈养，霸道总裁男娇妻 Overwhelming possessiveness Obsessive top Coercive pursuit Forced love If Li Chengming were a wolf, then Chen Yang would be a helpless sheep before him. Their chance encounter sent Chen Yang tumbling into Li Chengming’s trap. Little by little, his defiance was worn away until he could only obey. Chen Yang thought he’d spent six or seven years as Li Chengming’s hidden secret, and that one day he would finally be free. But from the moment they met, Li Chengming’s schemes and cunning kept the naive 4.6kReads8.9Score27514d adds
- 75 I Thought You Were My Bro, but You Want to Be My Dad?! 我拿你当兄弟，你却想当我爸？！ Two male leads! [Inexperienced, earnest puppy of a younger man × scheming older man] [Age gap + younger pursuer + straight older man] Jiang Gaoyi braced one hand against the wall and gripped Luo Jing's wrist with the other, pinning him firmly against it. He lowered his voice deliberately, a hint of anger in it. “I like Uncle Han Rong. Why do you keep getting in my way?” Luo Jing refused to back down. He gritted his teeth and shot back, word by word: “Why?! You have the nerve to ask? He's my dad, 540Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 76 Bro, Your Handsome Boyfriend Is Mine Now 哥，你漂亮男朋友归我了 Bro, I'm Stealing Your Handsome Boyfriend 793Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Oh No! I’m Being Haunted by a Creepy Ghost! 糟了！被阴湿男鬼缠上了！ Completed ♡ Bonus chapters will drop from time to time... Lots of sweetness, no angst + mutual pursuit + flirtatious younger man + devoted older man No stupidity, misunderstandings, or stand-ins + romance from start to finish Retired fencer + PhD in rehabilitation medicine who returned from overseas “Mr. Li, you have an old shoulder injury. Perhaps you could try acupuncture.” “Dr. Su, aren’t you a Western doctor?” “As long as I can cure you, Mr. Li, I can be anything.” Li Heng smiled and took of 24.6kReads9.3Score4.2k14d adds
- 78 Prince Daimon’s Revenge 戴蒙王子复仇记 [Western fantasy + dreamlike otherworld + two male leads + pure love + transmigration to another world + nobility + revenge + evenly matched leads + angst + secret love + age gap] [Beautiful, tragic prince + devoted manservant + kingly, dominant king] On the night his uncle murdered his father and usurped the throne, the loyal servant A Luo said to the prince, "Your Highness, drink this potion. You will die once, then be reborn in another world." Ten years later, having crossed countless worlds 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Sinister Tycoon Drops the Act and Keeps His Pretty Darling Locked in His Arms 阴鸷大佬不装了，漂亮宝贝怀里锁 [Two male leads + ABO + devoted one-on-one romance + obsessive, coercive love + older top + happy ending] [Possessive, vicious, unhinged big-shot Alpha top × beautiful, proud young-master Alpha bottom] - Chu Jinghe was the heir to a top-tier wealthy family, a beautiful and distinguished Alpha. He never imagined that one day he would be forced to become an Omega and turned into prey. From then on, the proud young master Chu was captured by a man, a beautiful caged bird unable to escape his grasp. 1.6kReads8.7Score12614d adds
- 80 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, 4.9kReads8.6Score39714d adds
- 81 Sickly Sweet Pretenses 病态装乖 [Younger, sensitive, well-behaved genius student top × warm, gentle prosecutor bottom] At the mixer, Wen Yunli leaned against the window, smoking in a corner. Everywhere he looked, he saw nothing but glitz and hypocrisy. A mocking smile hung on his lips as he took drag after drag. He drank quite a bit, wanting to get drunk, but only managing to reach a light buzz. Then Xue Sui stood before him. “Everyone's here to find love. Do you think I could be your type?” His tightly clutched hem was wrinkl 764Reads9.3Score10414d adds
- 82 When My Skin Hunger Flares, In My Brother's Arms 渴肤症发作，在兄弟怀中 [Aloof beauty with touch starvation × gloomy big dog with separation anxiety] Xu Xingchen has a secret he must keep from Qin Ge for the rest of his life. But then he develops touch starvation that flares up only around Qin Ge. He wants to be near him every moment, curled up in his arms, skin pressed against skin. But Qin Ge is intensely homophobic and mercilessly snuffs out any hint of such a thing around him. To stay by Qin Ge’s side, Xu Xingchen buries every thought deep inside, until he can n 26.8kReads8.9Score4.3k14d adds
- 83 Breaking! The Loyal Dog I Picked Up Is the Heavenly Realm’s Unhinged Crown Prince 爆！捡来的忠犬是天界疯批太子 Breaking News! The Loyal Dog I Picked Up Is the Mad Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 My Hunky Neighbor Spoils Me Rotten 猛男邻居狠狠宠爱我 My Hunky Neighbor Spoils Me Rotten 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 After Two Control Freaks Fall in Love 控制欲超强的两人谈恋爱后 When two people with overpowering control issues fall in love, their negative traits cancel out and they’re both cured. A silly, sweet 1v1 romance with two devoted leads. Su Qiao is the pampered young master of the Su family, a beauty who looks sweet on the outside but is cunning underneath. His only flaw is his overwhelming need to control everything. As a devoted admirer of handsome men, he fell in love at first sight with Xiao Junhe, CEO of the Xiao Group. He played the sweet, obedient boy an 1.2kReads8.7Score14414d adds
- 86 A Fox, Not an Immortal 是狐非仙 One rainy night, she walked into a bakery clutching an old envelope. Fifteen years later, the wind chimes still rang and the oven still glowed, but the person who had once asked, “Buying bread?” had finally found an answer of their own. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Love at First Sight: Then a Madman Became Obsessed with Me 一见钟情之被疯批缠上了 [Two crazies + double endings + younger love interest] Yan Huai and Chu Shi’s connection began by chance. They first met at a hotel. Looking at the person who had come to him of their own accord, Yan Huai’s eyes gleamed with excitement. “Baby, you came to me yourself, you know.” Following the principle that if someone comes knocking, you might as well take them up on it, Chu Shi became his most precious possession and the treasure of his life. And of course, a treasure deserves to be cherished a 4.4kReads8.6Score69514d adds
- 88 After My Younger Brother Forced His Love on Me 被弟弟强制爱之后 (The rating has only just appeared, so it’s normal for it to be low. It’ll rise later. If you’re interested, don’t miss out!) [Two male leads + younger man + coercive romance + yandere + both leads’ first love] Two-faced, theatrical yandere top × soft-hearted, kind, fragile bottom who’s easy to push around A kid came to live with Lin Bei’s family. He was the child of his parents’ friends, and after both his parents died, they took him in. When Lin Cheng was little, he was not only adorable but a 4kReads8.6Score56114d adds
- 89 EN After Getting Drunk, the Hot Guy Found Himself an Older Boyfriend 醉酒后潮男猛攻给自己找了个老攻 [Self-righteous pure-love bottom vs. aloof, seemingly unattainable top] [Still a dual-male-lead story + both pure and devoted / trendy Beijing residential-complex security guard vs. professor from a scholarly family, returned from abroad] My new book, “Don’t Mind Me, Top-Tier Hopeless Romantic Has His Own Rhythm,” updates daily without fail. Please show it lots of support! P.S. There are chapters featuring a secondary couple later on, around Chapter 105. Cheng Yue never thought he was unlucky, u 16.2kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 90 Good Grief, I Just Got Home and Found Myself a Wife 要命，刚回家，就发现多了个媳妇 [Dual male leads + dual Alphas + ensemble cast + sweet romance + younger seme] Wolfish, lovable himbo seme vs. mature, sly fox uke Two Alphas constantly clash, caught between love and the instinct to conquer. The System edited the previous blurb, so forget that one and make do with this, okay? Enjoy the story, babies~ Mwah~ 1.8kReads9.0Score20814d adds
- 91 Trapped in a Cage 囚困于樊笼 27.4kReads8.7Score2.7k14d adds
- 92 Help! I Fell in Love With That Dorky Coworker 救命！我居然爱上了那个憨憨同事 Help! I actually fell in love with that goofy coworker of mine 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 93 After the Cold, Aloof Rival Lost His Memory, He Turned into a Crybaby 清冷死对头失忆后变成小哭包了 My Cool-Hearted Nemesis Lost His Memory and Turned Into a Crybaby 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 After the Devoted Puppy Top Was Kept by His Coldhearted Sugar Daddy 深情狗狗攻被冷淡金主包养后 Mutual redemption // HE [Cool, dominant bottom × devoted, resilient, seductive top] Xie Jue was powerful and arrogant, and had everything. Yet this man, so starved of affection, actually developed desire and love for his lover. - Xie Jue tore up the contract and glared furiously at Gu Yang. The young man had just returned from the celebration banquet, dressed in a suit and looking exceptionally handsome. “Gu Yang, your TV series has only just become a huge success, and now you can’t wait to leav 9.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 95 Who Cares If We Know Each Other? Let's Start Dating First 了不了解的，这恋爱先谈了再说 “Switch, both are love-struck on the surface, but each is sharper than the other. Even a seasoned player can take a fall. Reader discretion: a huge age gap of eighteen years. Sexy CEO × unflappable college student” A normal romance: meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love. They fall in love after meeting once and hitting it off. This melon looks good, but who knows if it's sweet? But it doesn't matter whether it's sweet. I'll dig it up by the roots and replant it in my yard. If it i 167Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 96 Help! My Hunky Roommate Has Fallen for Me 救命，猛男舍友爱上我 [Campus Romance + Straight Male Roommate + Fat-Marbled Muscles + Pure Love + Chasing His Lover After Losing Him] Gan Jinbao lost both his parents as a child and was reluctantly taken in by his aunt’s family. They were always struggling to make ends meet. After he came of age, he worked odd jobs and took out loans, doing everything he could to escape his suffocating home life and finally make it to college. On registration day, he was short on money, but still took the only 50 yuan he had and hel 17.4kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 97 Call Me Hubby, and I’ll Let You Train to Your Heart’s Content 叫老公就让你练个够 Call me hubby and I’ll let you practice as much as you want 516Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Younger Puppy Is So Clingy, and the CEO Is Completely Wrapped Around His Finger 年下小狗爱黏人，总裁被狠狠拿捏 [Sunny, cheerful, devoted top × sharp-tongued, dark-skinned CEO bottom] [Fair-skinned Alpha × dark-skinned Omega] Everyday life, no schemes, no infighting. Zhong Jingli, 25, top-tier Omega and company CEO. Sharp-tongued and cold, he’s a black rose no one dares to pick. Qin Lingsheng, 20, genius Alpha and the computer science department’s campus heartthrob. Sunny and cheerful, gentle and considerate, he’s a devoted puppy everyone loves. But he gives all his loyalty and passion to Zhong Jingli alo 7.3kReads8.7Score96314d adds
- 99 After My Simulation Went Off the Rails, the Entire Cultivation World Started Looking for Me 模拟翻车后，全修真界都在找我 [Two Male Leads + Older Bottom + Life Simulator + Mind Reading + Everyone’s Favorite] After binding himself to a life simulator, Fei Jitian thought he’d become a heaven-defying protagonist, ascend to the immortal realm, and reach the pinnacle of life. Pathetic in real life, unstoppable in the simulator. Venerable Lingxiao has a magical elixir that can improve cultivation aptitude? Great! Start a simulation, disguise myself as his long-lost personal disciple, and sneak into the immortal sect. I c 10kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 100 I Had a Great Time Kissing Your Fiancé, Hope You Don't Mind 爽亲了你的订婚对象，别介意 [Complete] [Initially principled, later an unhinged puppy x top-tier succubus queen recipient] [Forbidden romance] [Younger man] [Mutual devotion] [Two male leads] After Qin Chixiao spent two years in closed training, his hormones went haywire. He got through it with the pheromones of an unknown Omega. The first thing he did when he returned was look for that person. At their first meeting, Qin Chixiao gazed at Yun Lin's beautiful face, blushed, and praised him: "You smell so good." The next sec 28.2kReads9.2Score7.7k14d adds
