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- 1 Infinite Whispers: Winning Over the Icy Forensic Doctor 无限密语:攻略那个冰山法医 Infinite Whispers: Winning Over the Icy Forensic Pathologist | Also known as Amber Moonlight An infinite supernatural workplace romance: a poker-faced forensic pathologist × a scheming medium, two evenly matched leads, happy ending. They are the most dangerous partners in the System, and the only mystery neither can solve is each other. Shen Yanci, an SSS-ranked chief forensic pathologist, is the epitome of reason, with a perfect record for nearly three years. He believes only in evidence, never 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Chaste Professor Is My Ex’s Nemesis 禁欲教授是我前任的宿敌 The Celibate Professor Is My Ex's Archrival 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Stray Wolfdog Is a Castoff Heir 捡来的狼犬是豪门弃少 The Stray Wolfdog Is the Disowned Young Master of a Powerful Family 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Ice-Cold Professor and His Flirtatious Teaching Assistant 冰山教授与他的撩精助教 The Ice-Cold Professor and His Flirtatious Teaching Assistant 172Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 What?! The Dungeon Boss Became My Symbiote 惊!副本BOSS成了我的共生体 What?! The Dungeon Boss Became My Symbiotic Partner 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Down-and-Out Tycoon I Took In Turned Out to Be My Ex’s Dad 捡来的落魄大佬,竟是前任他爹 The Down-and-Out Big Shot I Took In Turns Out to Be My Ex's Father 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 My Mortal-Enemy Roommate Is a Crybaby Succubus 我的死对头室友是哭包魅魔 My Arch-Rival Roommate Is a Crybaby Succubus 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Back to 1990: Making Money with My Nemesis 重回1990:与冤家一起搞钱 Back to 1990: Making Money with My Nemesis 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Retired Bodyguard and His Pastry Chef 退役保镖与他的甜点师 The Retired Bodyguard and His Pastry Chef 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Just Can’t Help Teasing the Aloof Professor 偏偏惹清冷教授,就想欺负你 Lin Shu is the youngest professor in the physics department. Handsome, cool, restrained, and living a life as pure as distilled water, he had everything under control until a soaked punk kicked open the door to his lab. “Lin Shu, I’m back.” He put a bandage on his wounds. Lin Shu changed his lock. Then he kissed Lin Shu by force. For the first time in his life, twenty-nine-year-old Lin Shu lost control, all because of a CBA basketball player seven years his junior. “You didn’t know, did you?” Sh 376Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Retired War God’s Daily Life of Being Forced to Pretend He’s an Omega 退役战神被迫装O日常 The Retired God of War Is Forced to Act Like an Omega 133Reads—Score714d adds
- 12 After His Omega Disguise Falls Apart, the Top Alpha Becomes Addicted to Marking Him 装O翻车后,顶级A标记上瘾 After getting caught pretending to be an Omega, a top-tier Alpha becomes addicted to marking 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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 758Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 14 The School Hunk Writes Me into His Forbidden Book Every Night 校草每晚把我写进他的禁书里 The Campus Heartthrob Writes Me into His Forbidden Book Every Night 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 When a Straight Guy Meets a Proctologist 当直男遇上肛肠科医生 Freshly rated! Complete. [Sweet and comforting + younger love interest + mutual firsts + straight guy + doctor + making himself gay + chasing his wife] [Mature, level-headed doctor X childish, impulsive rich playboy] [A stubborn person needs a lover who won’t let himself be pushed away] [Age gap: the bottom is 28, the top has just turned 20] [Note: The top never hits the bottom, but the bottom does slap the top] [Purity fanatics, move along. Don’t threaten me to change this: when the top still t 1.8kReads8.2Score24214d adds
- 16 Professor, Don't Hide. I Live Right Across the Hall! 教授别躲,我住你对门! (The main story is complete) [Devoted younger top x cool, alluring bottom / Both virgins / 1v1 / Sweet romance / One rebirth] (Shen Yuanqi at first: provoking his wife to get her attention. Later: a kiss from his darling wife gets him going.) (Angst and yearning at first, falling in love on a trip midway, then sweet everyday life. A slow-burning, enduring love.) Shen Yuanqi was reborn, waking up on the night before he first slept with Gu Huai. The lover who had been dead for three years was 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Help, This Little Fox Is Really Good at Flirting 救命,小狐狸真的很会撩 [Male leads + younger man/older man + both devoted to each other + a little showbiz + a touch of sci-fi + happy ending] [Double-standard flirtatious fox × cool, elegant, and distinguished boss] [Original title: The Young Master’s Guide to Openly Crushing on Someone] As a newly debuted entertainer, Jiang Yuci got drunk and made a “passionate confession” to his direct superior on his very first day under contract. His boss was exactly his type. What was he supposed to do? He really wanted to be ke 711Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 18 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
- 19 The Protagonist's Love Interest Has Taken a Fancy to Me 我被主角受看上了 [Transmigrate into a book + a person becomes a cat + sweet romance + the top is reborn] Aloof master top x clueless college student bottom who transmigrates into a book Immortal Lock is an angsty cultivation novel. The protagonist, Yun Jinyuan, is an aloof and detached supreme cultivator who wants nothing to do with the world. He has breathtaking beauty and an unprecedented furnace physique. He accidentally saves a vicious and cruel Demon Lord who is gravely injured. The disciple he finally take 3.2kReads8.8Score43414d adds
- 20 He Doesn’t Look at Me 他不看我 [Younger, straightforward puppy-like pursuer × sharp-tongued but soft-hearted older partner] Nan Guan thinks he has hidden it well. He may be sharp-tongued, stubborn, and difficult to get along with. But the moment he sees Qin Shenhe, he clings to him, acting bright-eyed, cheerful, and pitiful, calling out to him over and over in an affectionate voice. No one knows that the person who died saving him ten years ago was Qin Shenhe’s father. He thinks Qin Shenhe doesn’t know, either. Qin Shenhe pr 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 What Should I Do About My Gorgeous Professor Who Treats Breakups Like Foreplay? 漂亮教授总拿分手当情趣怎么办 [A seemingly abstinent older bottom with a wild side × a possessive younger top who’s like a wolfdog] Ji Qingyan is 28 years old and has never been in a relationship. His natural preferences and exacting standards have kept him single, until he met Duan Xiao online. The moment the other man sent him a photo, Ji Qingyan’s breath caught. That face, that body, it was everything he found attractive. Was it love at first sight? He admitted it. - Duan Xiao was in love. It was an online relationship. B 26.9kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
- 22 After School Starts, My Arch-Enemy Becomes My Roommate 开学后,死对头成了我的室友 [Two male leads + enemies-to-lovers + sex from the start + love grows over time] [Sunny, outgoing social butterfly bottom vs. aloof, jealous, untouchable beauty top] - Shen Lin was a lucky guy who got into A University with only seventy percent of the work. He thought he was about to start a wonderful college life, but when he woke up the next day, he found that the person lying beside him was none other than Lin Xubai, the guy he had been at odds with since high school. Shen Lin was filled with 8.9kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 23 The Younger Crazy Top and His Asexual Bottom Coach 年下疯批攻与禁欲受教练 The Younger Crazy Top and His Chaste Bottom Coach 237Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 I Brought a Man Home: Like Stars Falling into My Eyes 捡个男人回家:恰似星子落进眼眸 [Two male leads + younger man + coming of age + mutual healing + contrast + doting on each other + happy ending] As a child, Cheng Cheng suffered trauma. Fortunately, while he was still in school, he met the person he cherished most, who stayed by his side through those bleak days. But their ten-year relationship eventually came to an end. Cheng Cheng moves far away on his own. On a freezing Spring Festival night, Zhang Tongfei, a migrant worker, finds him and takes him home. From an unexpect 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 I Never Wanted to Be Just Friends 想做的从来就不是朋友 One devoted pairing, both pure, happy ending, pure-love champions, and mutual healing A disabled, wheelchair-bound power player in the capital VS a brilliant, refined, and elegant professor Qin Si is a powerful figure who stands above all the great families of the capital. Everyone calls him Fourth Master. Zhou Zhengqing is a genius among geniuses, a young professor at a renowned university in China. A mutual attraction and surrender, clear to them both A love they know they shouldn’t pursue, 9.8kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 26 Awakening in Midsummer 觉醒盛夏 [Two Male Leads + School Life + Mutual Firsts + Falling for Each Other + Healing + “Straight Guy Pretending to Be Gay” + “Friends to Lovers” + Happy Ending] How did two good friends end up as a couple? As it turned out, the signs had been there all along After suffering an emotional setback just before the exams, Zheng Yusheng, a well-known top student at No. 1 High School, failed the college entrance exam and missed out on a place at a top university. He fell into deep self-doubt. Zhang Yuanq 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Rejected After Confessing to My Roommate? Just Watch Me Train Him Myself 表白室友被拒?看我亲自调教 [Two male leads + both inexperienced in love + everyday school life + first love for both + nurturing a secret crush + equally matched leads + a little romantic push and pull] It wasn’t love at first sight, but he favored him in every way. Xiao Mingzhao looked down at Lan Yibai beneath him. Before he knew what he was doing, he bent down and kissed him. Their eyes met: one gaze full of affection, the other full of alarm. “Lao Liu, what’s wrong with you? You didn’t just… kiss me, did you?” Lan 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 What's Wrong with You, Alpha? 你这个Alpha怎么这样 [ABO + Male-Male Romance + A Powerful Duo + Love at First Sight + Younger Man] [A younger man who’s some kind of dog x a beauty who doesn’t realize he’s flirting] “As a top-tier Alpha, what are your standards for a partner?” He Xiao drawled, “First, she has to be a woman. Beta or Omega, either is fine, but given the nature of my work, Beta would be better. And she has to have long, straight black hair.” So he really did have the taste of a straight Alpha. And then During a rescue mission, he saw 5.6kReads9.4Score91214d adds
- 29 Professor Gu's Jealous Little Wolf Pup Unmasked His Trillion-Dollar Secret Identity 顾教授被醋精小狼仔扒了千亿马甲 Younger, straightforward pursuer x older, alluring tease. Passionate and outgoing vs. calm and restrained. Mutual secret crushes + chaotic pursuit after a breakup + mistaken identities. Gu Lanting, twenty-seven, is a computer science professor at a top university. Refined and aloof, he is the perfect scion in the eyes of his elders. At a welcome dinner, Ye Chen, twenty-three and newly returned from abroad, falls for him at first sight, decides Gu Lanting is his "wife," and launches a passionate 4.7kReads—Score43014d adds
- 30 Same-Sex Love Is Real, Part Two 同性有真爱二 After an unexpected encounter, our boss and a client also became involved in a same-sex relationship. Then my college classmate Zhang Hui came into the picture, and the three of us became a love triangle, but we all loved one another deeply! Later, a mishap during a trip led us to stay at the Rainbow Inn. That was when we realized there were far more people in same-sex relationships than just us! Six years later, Liu Hao’s parents found out about our relationship and begged me to let their son 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Two Boys Squeezed Onto a Bamboo Mat, and Hands Trembled in the Middle of the Night 两男生挤凉席,半夜手抖了 Two guys sharing a sleeping mat, and one started trembling in the middle of the night 303Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 My French Model Roommate Seduces Me in Nothing but Shorts 法国男模室友,只穿短裤勾引我 My French Male-Model Roommate Seduces Me in Nothing but Shorts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After I Was Imprisoned, My Sugar Daddy Secretly Watched Me Sleep Every Night 被囚禁后,金主每晚偷看我睡觉 After I Was Imprisoned, My Sugar Daddy Sneaked in to Watch Me Sleep Every Night 3.7kReads—Score6514d adds
- 34 After the Zookeeper Was Forced to Feed the Silver-Haired Beauty 饲养员被迫投喂银发美人后 After the Zookeeper Was Forced to Feed the Silver-Haired Beauty 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I Fell into the Abyss and Met an Ancient Patriarch 掉下深渊遇老祖 After an accident sent me plummeting into a bottomless abyss, I never expected to find the Old Ancestor cultivating in Carefree Valley. Ten years later, I returned with the Old Ancestor, only to discover that even centuries later, his Carefree Token could still shake the entire capital! 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Love in Heaven: An Unforgettable Debt of Gratitude, Part Two 天堂的爱之恩情难忘二 When I was thirteen, my father passed away after a serious illness. Early the following year, when I was fourteen, I went out with my brother-in-law and accidentally got separated from him on a train. Lost and confused, I stumbled upon my foster father. With his wholehearted support, I was able to return to school once more! Later, I fell in love with his daughter, Chen Xi. We had a son, and I thought our two families would finally live happily together. But an accident during my sophomore year 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Two Tops Face Off, and the CEO’s Legs Turn to Jelly 双1交锋,霸总腿软了 When Two Dominant Leads Clash, the CEO Goes Weak in the Knees —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 True Love Between Men 同性有真爱 Fate brought Liu Hao and me together in a chance encounter, and we fell deeply in love. Six months later, in the second part of the story, I accidentally discovered that our boss and a client were in the same kind of relationship. Then my college classmate Zhang Hui came along, and the three of us became a love triangle, even though we all loved one another deeply! Later, on a trip, we unexpectedly stayed at the Rainbow Inn. That's when we realized there were many more gay people than just the f 530Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Since Reuniting with Dr. Meng, President Lu Wants to Cuddle Every Night 重逢孟医生后,陆总每晚都想贴贴 [Gentle, Flirtatious Doctor Gong VS Cold-Faced, Tsundere CEO Shou] [Two Male Leads + Wealthy CEO + Reunion After a Long Separation + Romantic Tension + Mutual Devotion] Lu Shi'an is the youngest chairman of a business group in the corporate world, and he has a poor reputation among the public. “CEO Lu has an aura that's eight feet tall.” “CEO Lu is cold-faced and tsundere.” “CEO Lu's icy face always says, ‘Get lost and don't come near me.’” Everything changed when, one night after getting drunk, 15.9kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
- 40 Flirting with Straight Men, Messing with Exes: The Scummy Bottom Is Always in a Shura Field 撩直男,耍前任,渣受总在修罗场 Jiang Chi is a famous and influential figure at A University, renowned for his beauty. He is beautiful and gentle, always knows what he wants, and falling in love with him is easier than breathing. Anyone who has met Jiang Chi can never forget him. They draw close, touch him, become infatuated with him, and fly into the flames like moths, only to meet their doom. A seductive beauty trains his dogs, a battle royale for his affection, an overwhelming number of exes, and an alternate-world setting 775Reads9.2Score11714d adds
- 41 Quick Transmigration: What Do You Mean, Cannon Fodder? That’s My Wife! 快穿:什么炮灰?那是我老婆! Original title: Quick Transmigration: What Do You Mean, Cannon Fodder? That's My Wife! 1. Two male leads, a sweet story with mutual devotion, and the leads fall in love. 2. A male-lead-focused quick transmigration story. The love interest is the same person in every world. In many stories, there are people who are exceptionally handsome, come from distinguished backgrounds, and have good hearts, yet become stepping stones on the protagonist's path to success and end up with tragic fates. Qin Yi 5.6kReads9.4Score36714d adds
- 42 Imprisoned in Absolute Submission: My Gloomy, Unhinged Lover, Go Easy on Me 囚禁,绝对臣服,阴郁疯批请轻点 [A little pet-training fiction + two male leads + old-school tropes + coercive love + locked-room confinement + deranged top + sadistic, yandere top + both devoted to each other] Jin Youcheng was just delivering takeout. After stepping in to help someone, he somehow caught the attention of a prominent student at the elite academy. The first time they met, Fu Chenyuan told Jin Youcheng to take off his pants. Jin Youcheng thought Fu Chenyuan was crazy and ignored him. The second time they met, Fu 14.8kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 43 After His Wife Left, the Disabled Tycoon Stood Up 老婆走后,残疾大佬他站起来了 [Signed for print publication. Check the author’s profile for updates] [Hong Kong-style high-society romance + male lead pursues his ex at all costs + melodrama + rekindled love + slight everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe + class difference + bittersweet + both virgins + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, disabled top (faking it) VS proud CEO bottom] Hong Kong media reports: Shen Changting, a calligraphy master with disabled legs, the heir to Hong Kong City, a man of immense power, refined and prope 34.1kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds
- 44 The General’s Husband 将门男后 In Changping City, everyone knew the little ditty about the Xie family’s young marquis: even dogs couldn’t stand him. At five, he dared to provoke the emperor, tugging at His Majesty’s beard in front of the civil and military officials. At eight, he used the Second Prince as a horse at his birthday banquet. At ten, he was cockfighting and bird-walking around Changping City. By fourteen, he’d made a name for himself in every brothel and pleasure house. He lived a carefree, happy life. Yet few kne 3kReads9.2Score38714d adds
- 45 EN Sweet and Sultry! This Seductive Bigshot Knows How to Flirt, Soothe, and Put an Arm Around Your Waist 甜欲!钓系大佬他会撩会哄会搂腰 [Two male leads + love at first sight + long-planned romance + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + secret identities + equally matched + receiver as the main protagonist] A side couple from the completed novel Ninth Master Fu, in a crossover of dreams. A cool, well-behaved, seemingly frail (it's an act) mercenary big shot receiver x a domineering, scheming, delusional-to-the-max, doting-to-no-end old *flow* refugee top. What you think is love at first sight is actually something I've plan 20.5kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 46 Help! The Unlucky One Goes on a Killing Spree in the Escape Game 要命!非酋在逃生游戏里杀疯了 [No female lead & infinite-flow & mild horror & two powerful leads & contrasting personalities] Semes-focused (not suited to readers with extreme preferences) Lin Qingyu enters an escape game and gets spectacularly unlucky every time. The worst rewards other players get are weapons or supernatural abilities. But all he gets are... Roses, greeting cards, little string lights... One useless trinket after another keeps coming his way. Everyone laughs at him, convinced he won't last long. But when h 2.9kReads9.4Score38214d adds
- 47 EN The Commander Is Unhinged? In Private, He Begs for Kisses! 指挥官很疯批?私下疯狂求亲亲! [Unhinged Commander vs. Extremely Vicious Prison Warden] [Interstellar + equally powerful leads + devoted to each other + 1v1 + younger gong + rekindled romance] Yu Tu is the top commander in the interstellar world and its most formidable fighter. Rumor has it he’s bloodthirsty, murderous, and utterly heartless. He is transported to E’nan Star, and one look from him after landing is enough to make the hardened criminals tremble. Everyone has the same thought: E’nan Star is about to be turned ups 6.8kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 48 My Ex Regretted Our Arranged Marriage, While I Fell for His Cousin 联姻前男友悔哭,我和他表哥热恋了 My Ex-Boyfriend Regrets Our Arranged Marriage, but I’m Madly in Love with His Cousin 893Reads—Score1914d adds
- 49 The Elite CEO Gets Clingy with a “Puppy” 精英总裁粘上“修狗” The Elite CEO Gets Attached to a Puppy 1kReads—Score2914d adds
- 50 A Cold Blade Meets Its Master 寒刃逢君 When the Cold Blade Meets You 98Reads—Score514d adds

















































