Novels like The Patron's Self-Demotion
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- 101 My Ex-Husband Wants to Remarry Me Again and Again 前夫又又又想复婚了 The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on Kuaikan. [One-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships; the top is awful at first but becomes devoted later] “Don’t you love me? If you love me, you have to change for me!” With just those words from Ye Linghan, Ji Ran went from an Alpha to an Omega. Ji Ran endured the rejection his changed body brought, as well as Ye Linghan hurting him again and again. After Ye Linghan divorced him, heartbroken Ji Ran turned and walked away 3.3kReads8.7Score66014d adds
- 102 The Reborn Foolish Beauty Fakes Her Death and Flees with Her Child 美貌蠢货重生后，带崽子死遁了 Dual Rebirth / Married First, Love Later / Angsty, Soapy Drama / Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium / Both Pure / Faking His Death A gorgeous, foolish, fussy bottom vs. a rabid-dog top. In his previous life, Xie Jiayan joined the Crown Prince's rebellion. When their forces were defeated, the Crown Prince was shot dead at a mass grave, while Xie Jiayan was left without a complete corpse, hanged on the city wall by soldiers who had switched sides at the last moment. Reborn, he no longer wanted to 11.5kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 103 The Heaven-Chosen Male Empress Won’t Return to Her Former Emperor 天命男后，不赴旧帝王［双男主］ The Fated Emperor’s Consort Refuses the Former Emperor [Two Male Leads] 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Bro, You Stole My Clothes to Use as Medicine? 兄弟，偷我衣服当药？ [Two male leads + mutual secret crushes + pursuing each other + mutual salvation + school life] Meng Qianchen was an art student and the heartthrob of Jiang University’s art department. He had suffered from insomnia since childhood. After being bullied by Shen Rui, a rich second-generation heir, he was moved into the dorm room of Song Mingduo, the leader of the athletes. By chance, he discovered that the sweat-soaked clothes Song Mingduo wore had a hypnotic effect on him. To cure the insomnia th 449Reads—Score10014d adds
- 105 Ridiculous! The Steppe's Yandere Insists a Straight Man Is His One True Love 离谱！草原病娇非认直男当白月光 [Two male leads | A free-spirited, stunning straight folklore graduate student on the bottom × a domineering, lovesick, cunning, wild, blunt Mongolian younger man on top who takes what he wants | Turning a straight man gay | Mystery | Equally matched | Fated love | Intense push and pull | Scheming | Pursuing his love | Domineering | Younger man | Lovesick | Devoted to each other | First love | Everyone’s dream lover | False rivals turn lovers | HE] Xiao Yue, a folklore graduate student, ventured 21.1kReads9.1Score5.2k14d adds
- 106 Reborn as the Spoiled Crown Prince’s Consort 重生之极品皇子妃 New story: Transmigration as a Cannon-Fodder Male Supporting Character. “You said that the Third Prince wants to marry someone.” “Yes, young master. The Third Prince wants to marry you.” “Tell me, is there something wrong with that Third Prince’s head? Women may be scarce, but he’s a prince. Surely he could still find someone to marry! Is he doing especially badly, or is he impotent, so he can only marry a man?” “The Third Prince 2.9kReads8.6Score40514d adds
- 107 After the Breakup, Three CEOs Chase Me Onto a Dating Show [Two Male Leads] 分手后，三个老板追我上恋综［双男主］ After Our Breakup, Three CEOs Pursue Me on a Dating Show [BL] 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Wild and Untamable: The Little Ancestor of the Si Family Ran Away Again 野性难驯：司总家小祖宗他又跑了 Main characters: Li Chang, Si Qiannan [Men at 28 Are in Their Prime Series (Nan-Chang Couple)] [Playboy rich kid and notorious womanizer bows to love VS sharp-tongued, rebellious, clear-eyed playboy] [Both have pasts + both former playboys settle down + emotional reckoning + intense push and pull] Also known as: Playboy Collision! Si Qiannan is rebellious, arrogant, and famous in their circle for playing around. He's a womanizer with not a shred of sincerity. Everyone knows he doesn't like well 1.2kReads9.1Score13114d adds
- 109 Gray Mist: My Heart Merges with a God 灰雾：我的心脏融神明 What should I do when my man is prophesied to father the strongest professionals with any woman? [Two male leads + Infinite Realms + Power Progression + Strong Leads + Cthulhu + Mystery and Horror + Pure Love + Sequences + Professions] Zhang Wenhao: “Mengshu, do you remember your first impression of me?” Zheng Mengshu: “Tall and burly. You looked like a gullible idiot.” Zhang Wenhao: “?” Zheng Mengshu: “A premium product someone returned.” Zhang Wenhao: “???” Zheng Mengshu: “A stud with a dece 428Reads8.7Score11414d adds
- 110 The Ice-Cold CEO's Omega Is a Straight Man 冰山总裁的omega是个直男 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Countdown to a Simp’s Diary 舔狗日记倒计时 Dual Male Leads, Flirt and Run + Bittersweet Romance + Mild Angst + A Groveling Chase to Win His Wife Back + Rekindled Love After a Breakup Obsessive, Dark Top × Selfish, Slightly Scummy Bottom In his junior year of college, Mu Mu made a decision: He would choose the hardest-to-handle rich kid on campus and play the lovesick puppy, just to experience what it felt like to love someone with humiliating devotion, so he could write it into his novel. He memorized all his habits. He acted so convi 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Future Sect Leader's Private Diary 准掌门的私密日录 [Senior and Junior Brothers + Secret Crush + Mystery Investigations + Mild Angst] [Calculating, Obsessive Senior Brother Xiao Ran × Resilient, Long-Suffering Junior Brother Lin Huaijin] Xiao Ran resented his junior brother, Lin Huaijin, for taking the sect leader's position from him. That is, until he opened the private diary. It was filled with the thoughts Lin Huaijin had kept to himself for years about his secret love for someone. Xiao Ran was certain that the person Lin Huaijin thought of 632Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 After I Accidentally Delivered the Love Incense, the Regent Cornered Me on the Bed and Demanded I Marry Him (BL) 错递迷香后，摄政王堵我在榻上求娶[双男主] After I Handed Over the Wrong Incense, the Regent Trapped Me on the Bed and Begged Me to Marry Him [BL] 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Seven Years of Old Wounds 七年陈伤 Devoted, brilliant, and tragic academic bottom x CEO who must grovel to win him back Two strong leads + love at first sight + deeply painful romance + groveling pursuit + reunion after a long separation + a broken relationship that cannot be mended + healing pets + self-redemption Chu Ye Han gave his whole heart to the favored son of heaven, Han Yu, and saw him as the light that would save him. He loved him devotedly for seven whole years! He thought he would receive love and promises in return 731Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 [BL] Only After Meeting You Did I Learn the Joy of a Long-Awaited Reunion [双男主]遇你方知相见欢 [Boys' Love] Only After Meeting You Did I Learn the Joy of Meeting Someone 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 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
- 117 The Genius Jungler’s Ex-Husband Chase Ends in Heartbreak 天才打野追夫火葬场［双男主］ The Genius Jungler’s Pursuit Ends in Heartbreak [Two Male Leads] 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 After Countless Breakups, He Still Submits to Me 决裂千万次，他仍向我臣服［双男主］ He Betrayed Me a Thousand Times, Yet Still Submits to Me [Two Male Leads] 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 EN The Special Assistant Is Mine 特助是我的 [ABO, dual male leads + cold-blooded, possessive Alpha X versatile beauty Beta (later becomes an Omega)] 1v1 + HE. This story is not for readers who are extremely sensitive about romantic relationships. As an S-rank Alpha, Yuan Chen is a man who is practically perfect in every way, yet he’s allergic to Omega pheromones. “Shen Yi, you’re telling me you can still present as an Omega at thirty? Are you kidding me?” “Mr. Yuan, thank you very much for looking after me all these years. I’m sorry I can 42.2kReads8.3Score7.1k14d adds
- 120 Hated by the Entire Internet, I Was Pursued by a Top-Tier Star 全网黑的我，被顶流追求了 [Two male leads, 1v1, both virgins; a resilient, long-suffering bottom who later reveals his talent × a devoted CEO top; entertainment-industry power games, rekindled love, turning a straight man gay, and a groveling pursuit; heartbreak at its most painful, sweetness at its most addictive] Eight years ago, Xia Yu confessed his feelings to Fang Tianqing, the leader of his group, only to be coldly rejected. Then he was framed by his entertainment company. Overnight, the rising star of a talent sh 31.1kReads8.9Score5.4k14d adds
- 121 Like Your Bro’s Boyfriend? Hell, Steal Him Away! 喜欢兄弟男朋友？干！撬丫墙角 I. Jiang Shen's first relationship came and went in no time. Before he could even figure out how he felt, it was over. People in their social circle talked about it for a few days, then moved on to the next piece of gossip. What Jiang Shen didn't know was that someone heard the news and burst out laughing under the covers. II. Jiang Shen nearly got into a fight the first time he met Zhao Louyue. The man facing him was tall and fit, his expression cold as he asked, “You made a move on my brother? 6kReads8.9Score77514d adds
- 122 Be Good, Close Your Eyes! I Hypnotized My Desk Mate and Did Whatever I Wanted 乖，闭眼！催眠同桌后为所欲为 Be good and close your eyes! After hypnotizing my deskmate, I can do whatever I want —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 I Love You, So I’ll Stay Away 喜欢你，远离你 [Two male leads + reunion after a long separation + one-on-one romance + bittersweet + happy ending] [Top: Qin Yu / Bottom: Yu Hui] [Content note: Qin Yu’s moral code means respecting sexual orientation: no forcing anyone to change. The same goes for the less-than-ethical part of his code: if we’re a match, then you should be mine.] Yu Hui fell for Qin Yu a long time ago, and had seen with his own eyes how ruthlessly Qin Yu treated anyone who confessed to him: he cut them off. Afraid of losing h 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 How to Turn a Troublemaker into a Puppy Boyfriend 把混的人调教成年下小狗狗教程 [Two male leads + both sexually inexperienced + extremely cringe] Everyone else's gay romance is so beautiful. Their boyfriends are either devoted upperclassmen, domineering CEOs, or unhinged big shots. Why is his boyfriend such a punk? One day, An En received a friend request. The message was extremely brief: Young Master Leng/: [Wifey. Accept me. Now.] An En: “?” What kind of cringe is this? He clicked on the guy's profile and was instantly horrified. First, there was Young Master Leng's domin 25.6kReads8.7Score5.6k14d adds
- 125 Spring Comes at Last to the Sunlit Trees 向阳花木终逢春 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + both devoted to one another + powerful duo + secret crush + healing + simmering tension + reunion after years apart + depression + avoidant attachment] Bank president VS florist Zhao Yan, a florist with depression who is on the verge of death, takes the initiative to seek out his first love, who disappeared thirteen years ago. When Bai Muxian, a self-restrained bank president, reunites with the man he has secretly loved for thirteen years, he can no longer h 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Top-Tier Star's Public Enemy Is His Secret Lover, and Their Jealous Kisses Become an Addiction 顶流人前死对头，人后红眼吻成瘾 Devoted, Depressed Top (Jiang Zhiyu) × Tsundere Bottom Who Chases His Lover (Yao Ye) [The rating just went live, so it’ll rise later] [One True Pairing + Younger Love Interest + Rekindled Romance + Chasing His Lover + HE] [They are a one true pairing, no need to doubt it.] Movie star Yao Ye is cold and distant. In private, he burns with passion for only one person. He was won over by Jiang Zhiyu’s blazing, sunlike pursuit, poured every resource into taking him from an extra to a top-tier star, a 3.3kReads8.7Score38614d adds
- 127 I’m Just Cannon Fodder! Stay Away from Me! 我是炮灰！你们不要过来啊！ [A goofy, chatty, cheerful bottom x a cold, scheming, blind top (blind at first, then pretending to be blind)] [Both pure + happy ending + top-focused romance + transmigration into a book + lighthearted humor + sweet romance + everyone’s favorite + face-slapping comeuppance + rivals fighting for love] Li Chu hit the jackpot while delivering takeout, then transmigrated into a book. There, he became the cannon-fodder older brother of the story’s universally adored protagonist. The older brother wa 15.1kReads8.8Score3.1k14d adds
- 128 A Pauper's Guide to Immortal Cultivation: Senior Brother, Don't Be Like This! 穷鬼修仙录：师兄别这样！ [Two male leads] [Mu Ye x Jiang Yang] [Steel-brained, overthinking gong x passive, straight-laced shou] Jiang Yang, as in the “Yang” in “Jiang Yang the Great Thief.” Although he’s just started cultivating immortality and already owes seventy thousand spirit stones, he isn’t worried at all. “At the early stage of Qi Refining, I can condense ten spirit stones in an hour. If I don’t eat or sleep and do that for twelve hours, that’s 120 a day, 3,600 in thirty days, and a little over 43,000 a year. P 4.9kReads9.0Score61614d adds
- 129 The Sickly Prince Always Wants to Cling to Me [BL] 病弱皇子总想黏着我[双男主] The Frail Prince Always Wants to Cling to Me [BL] 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Harder It Gets, the More I Love You 愈难愈爱 “As darkness drew near, we sank into the abyss. A little late, perhaps, but at last the light of day arrived.” [Reunion after years apart + mutual devotion and chastity + a touch of bittersweet angst + a hint of Hong Kong style + a little domineering CEO] [A madly devoted man who sinks into the depths for love and becomes an undercover agent (bottom) X The capital’s princely heir, who bows his head for love and willingly plays the green tea (top)] An unexpected act of kindness that saved his li 295Reads—Score10014d adds
- 131 Kapok Blossoms for You 予你木棉 Cool, aloof, and devoted ice king vs. bold, oblivious straight guy [1v1 + One-Sided Crush + Slow Burn + Reunion After Years Apart] Song Ran seems to have a special connection with rainy days. It was raining the day he first met Shen Zhiyan. Holding an umbrella, he gazed at the boy. It was raining the day he confessed to Shen Zhiyan, too, and his eyes were filled with the boy. And it was raining the day he and Shen Zhiyan parted, but the boy was nowhere to be seen in his eyes. The kapok flower 432Reads—Score4914d adds
- 132 He Uses Devotion as Bait 他以深情为饵［双男主］ He Used Devotion as Bait [Two Male Leads] 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Not Worth It 不抵 [Dual Male Leads + ABO + Younger Love Interest + Coercion] #No biological effect could ever compare to how irresistibly you draw me in Guan Chiye was always releasing his pheromones around Yan Li, but Yan Li couldn't understand it. He was clearly a Beta, so where were these pheromones coming from? A pure love story disguised as forced romance Guan Chiye (Enigma-level Alpha) x Yan Li (overworked Beta) 3kReads9.2Score84714d adds
- 134 A Wish Turned Me into a Psychiatric Patient 许愿成了精神病 Male Lead One [dual personality] and Male Lead Two [school bully] push each other to the limit. With fractured personalities and psychological disorders of varying severity, can they heal each other, or will they both fall completely? Cheng Zhen fell in love with a monster. The monster left a mark on him, scaring him so badly that he couldn't sleep for eight years. And now he dares to provoke him again? He must have a death wish. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 We All Transmigrated, So Why Am I the Prisoner? 都是穿越凭什么我是阶下囚 Some people transmigrate and become emperors or princes. They enjoy the finest food and clothes, and wield immense power. Some people transmigrate and become masters or cult leaders. They are revered by others and possess extraordinary skills. Even those who get the short end of the stick can transmigrate as a villain. The title may not sound great, but at least they can command the wind and rain, with lofty ambitions like "crushing the protagonist." Li Changtian was a fine young man of the new 3.1kReads9.2Score44914d adds
- 136 Reborn: The Frail Husband of a Cold and Ruthless Tyrant 重生：冷厉暴君的病弱男后 A stern, ruthless tyrant who prays to Buddha with a blade in hand x a male consort who looks beautiful when he cries (Li Mushou x Cheng You) Cheng You drinks the wine offered by the young marquis and enters the palace as a matter of course, where he is made Lord Cheng. He is both nervous and pleased, acting like the petty schemer he is. Later, the cold emperor touches his beautiful, sweat-damp face, a faint smile appearing in his eyes. In the twenty-second year of Qinghe, his father and brothers 2.7kReads7.9Score20414d adds
- 137 After Marriage, My Husband and I Join Forces to Become Big Shots in the Apocalypse 婚后和老公强强联合在末世当大佬 The Xuan Cang Continent fell, and Emperor Liuhua sacrificed himself to the Dao. Liuhua Staufen was born into a powerful family in one of the nine-nation alliances of the apocalypse, yet he was a rare good-for-nothing. He was set up and killed, leaving everything to Emperor Liuhua for nothing. Then the good-for-nothing rose to sing his own song, declaring that no one could beat him! Fan Shuai: “Oh?” Emperor Liuhua: “Not you. Shut up!” Before they get married: Fan Xiao: “I don’t date. I’m devoted 2.2kReads9.0Score30114d adds
- 138 The Rabbit and His Lioness Wife 兔子和他的狮子老婆 [Two Male Leads + Apocalypse + Special Abilities + Cultivation + Transmigration + Wasteland + Strong Leads + Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Not a Fast-Paced Read + Slow Burn + Everyday Life] Jiang Nian'an, an Immortal Venerable who had reached the tribulation stage, opened his eyes to find himself transmigrated into the post-apocalyptic wasteland as a soft, adorable young man everyone could bully. His cultivation was gone, his spiritual roots were damaged, and only a wisp of his immortal soul remained. I 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 139 The Powerful Minister’s Cherished One [BL] 权臣的掌心娇「双男主」 The Powerful Minister's Darling [Boys' Love] 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 I Think You’re Disgusting [BL] 我嫌你脏［双男主］ I Think You're Dirty [Boys' Love] 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Every Villain Has Someone Who Ships Him [BL] 恶人自有恶人嬷［双男主］ Bad People Get Their Own Bad-Person Fangirls [Boys' Love] 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Trapped by a Devoted Yandere 困于偏执攻的深情 Trapped in the Devotion of an Obsessive Lover 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Platonic? Don't Make Your Alpha Brother Laugh 柏拉图？别逗你alpha哥笑了 [Two male leads, both reborn, bittersweet romance, college campus, ABO] [Young heiress top X sunny, spirited, quirky bottom] Cen Yunzhou, 28, a beta, built his success from nothing. Through luck and hard work, he went from living in poverty to becoming President Cen. At the right age, he married into a respectable family. He had it all: a successful career and a happy family. But the bad news soon arrived: he and his arranged-marriage alpha, Gu Qingyan, just couldn’t get along. After three mon 847Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 144 The Wicked Cannon Fodder Awakens and Becomes a Trash-Talking Champion 恶毒炮灰觉醒后成为嘴炮王者 Su Qing suddenly awakens to his own existence and realizes he is nothing but a villainous cannon-fodder character in a book. Though he is the biological young master, he gets no love at all. No matter how many schemes he tries, he can only imitate the wrong person, and in the end he is left with a miserable fate that makes him a laughingstock. Su Qing awakens right at the beginning of the story. This time, he’ll do whatever feels right: he’ll clap back at his arrogant, self-important parents, hi 1.8kReads8.9Score21014d adds
- 145 After the Breakup, the Young Master Begged Me to Take Him Back 分手后，小少爷他跪求我复合 [A carefree, passionate golden-retriever top x a restrained, composed, slightly aloof catlike bottom] Xu Zhouye has been fed up with Shen Huaixu for a long time. He thinks he's violent and possessive, and that he makes him lose face in front of his buddies. So, for the Nth time, he asks to break up, never expecting the other man to agree. After an accident, Xu Zhouye's soul ends up in a dog in Shen Huaixu's home. Only then does he see Shen Huaixu's tender, hidden side. The big dog launches a cam 1.2kReads8.6Score10514d adds
- 146 Claiming a Wife 占妻 [Main story complete] [A/B/O angst + fatherly type + Enigma and Alpha + dramatic twists + mistress takes the wife’s place + double ending, 1v1 + later pursuit of his husband] Chen Shu is an S3-level Alpha. He has a contractual husband, Sheng Beiqing, who is also an Alpha. Sheng Beiqing died seven days ago. Chen Shu didn't attend the funeral, and rumors have long circulated in the capital that their marriage was already over in all but name. On the seventh night after Sheng Beiqing's death, Chen 31.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds
- 147 Stay Back! This Honest Beta Really Can't Have a Baby 别过来，老实Beta真生不出崽 [ABO + Two Male Leads + Younger Top + 1v1, Both Virgins + Melodrama] A cruel Enigma who gets lost in his own fantasies × A resilient Beta who takes everything in stride Xie Yu was an honest, sensible Beta. For the first twenty-two years of his life, nothing much happened. Then people from his village urged him to take advantage of his youth and make something of himself in the capital, Jing City, instead of growing old without ever leaving Wangshui Village. Xie Yu was easily swayed. Seeing ever 115kReads8.9Score15.9k14d adds
- 148 Unrequited Love Bears No Bitter Fruit 暗恋无苦果 [Two Male Leads] [Campus] [Powerful Families] [Mutual Firsts] [Switch Couple] [Rekindled Love] Xie Yuzhang, eldest son of the wealthy Xie family, had only just gotten a taste of romance when his boyfriend, Yuan Zhao, vanished without a word. He wouldn't answer calls or reply to messages. Xie initially thought he'd been swindled for his money and his body. If he hadn't still had everything, he might have believed it. Yuan Zhao wasn't at all surprised to see Xie Yuzhang at a student's villa. He ju 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Transmigrate into a Book and Raise a Child: The Darkened Boy's Possessive Love 穿书养崽，黑化崽子强制爱 Transmigrate into a Book and Raise a Child, Only for the Darkened Child to Force His Love on You 3kReads—Score2814d adds
- 150 You Are Jade: Young Master Huai Jin 卿本玉：少爷怀瑾 Qing Ben Yu: Young Master Huai Jin 114Reads—Score—14d adds
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