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- 51 Please Call Me Teacher Ding 请叫我丁老师 He was 35, and he encountered his 29-year-old self. Thirty-five years of self-control went out the window. Twenty-nine years of courage and fearlessness went to the dogs. Teacher Ding, let your guard down and let me love you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 You Know I’m Going to Kill You, So Why Haven’t You Run? 知道我要杀你，你还不走？ [Power couple + sweet romance + younger love interest + campus life + suspense] Recently, Chou Yu has noticed someone following him. At first, he thinks the stalker is just a strikingly handsome creep. A few days later, he decides the man is a perverted admirer. Then one day, by chance, Chou Yu discovers the man’s assassin credentials. So from the very beginning, he had only gotten close to Chou Yu to take his life. [Reader’s guide] · One-on-one romance, happy ending, but the road there is paved 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Return to Southern Yu: The Deposed Emperor Begs Me to Take Him In 归栖南虞：废帝哭着求我收留 A 1990s veteran bookstore owner x a "useless" emperor who climbed out of the history books 28-year-old, battle-scarred veteran Gu Shoujiang x 18-year-old transmigrated little emperor Li Wenyuan, sweet on the surface and dark within A ten-year age gap, with a healing, nurturing romance and two people choosing each other. After leaving the military, Gu Shoujiang just wants to lie flat and open a secondhand bookstore where he can take it easy. Until he finds a beautiful, badly injured boy trembling 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Reborn, I’m Hounded by a Powerful CEO 重生后我被霸总大佬缠上了 Double purity # Sweet romance # Two strong leads In his past life, Baili Ji grovelled for love, only to be pushed under a car by a scheming green tea bitch and die a worthless death. When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the moment before the tragedy. Faced with his scumbag ex’s insults, Baili Ji gave a cold laugh, turned around, and threw himself into the arms of the most imposing stranger on the roadside. “Darling, they’re bullying me!” He’d only meant to find a random shield to infuri 516Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Secrets in the Folds of Time 时间褶皱里的秘密 At midnight, the hands of an old clock turned backward. The cold gleam of the badge worn by 30-year-old Shen Yanzhe caught the sight of 26-year-old Shi Mingyu murmuring to empty air. The streets folded in the torrential rain, and his partner, missing for three years, crawled out of a mirror, clutching a bloodstained list of artifacts. A silver glow seeped from the wound on Shi Mingyu’s arm, reflecting Shen Yanzhe’s final glimpse of him disappearing in a blaze of light. When the studio’s wind chi 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Beneath the Paint 颜料之下 [Two Male Leads] [Zuo Tang x Li Yu] [Iris ⚜️ x Sunflower 🌻] Just started getting ratings, and they'll keep rising 🔥 Five years ago, Li Yu, bundled up from head to toe to fend off sasaeng fans, met senior Zuo Tang “in the sunshine” on the first day of school. Sadly, he only remembered he was still wearing a mask after Zuo Tang had run off. By the end-of-term exhibition, the sunny senior had turned into an emo senior, sitting blankly on the floor and staring at his painting. Li Yu sat beside him a 63Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 57 Guardian of the Lonely Isle 孤屿守护者 After running into danger during a mountain patrol and vanishing, Fang Yu miraculously returned on the seventh day. But was he truly himself, or an "avatar" assimilated by some ancient, frigid ecological consciousness deep in the Greater Khingan Mountains? Did he return to protect them, or did his return herald the beginning of a far greater and more merciless natural process? The many strange developments left his partner, Ye Zhihan, deeply suspicious. Caught between the scientific understandin 31Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 58 If I Ever Like You Again, I’ll Change My Name! 再喜欢你我就不姓黎！ Two Male Leads + Reborn + The Ex Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Younger Love Interest + Substitute + Soapy Drama Li Xi was an undefeated legend in the legal world, dignified and unassailable. But beneath his formidable exterior lay a stress disorder left by a car accident on a rainy night: whenever it rained, his head would throb with unbearable pain. He kept this “shameful weakness” locked deep inside. Then, at a bar, one dazzling glimpse of a bright, radiant young man set his dormant h 943Reads8.3Score2614d adds
- 59 You Ordinary People 平凡的你们 Ordinary You 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 When Moonlight Kisses Wildfire: White Flame 当月光吻上野火：白色火焰 The Wildfire Lover of the Iceberg Painter, White Flame At the illustrious Seven Degrees Bar in S City, Baili Ji is a legend unlike any other. Blessed by the gods with both striking looks and a distinguished family, he still finds everything in the world “boring.” Every night, like a cool moon, he sits in a quiet corner amid the clamor, building a wall of aloofness and indifference as he waits for an unexpected encounter that will make his soul tremble. After retiring, Xiao Mingyuan finds himself 1.8kReads—Score14314d adds
- 61 My Lord, Your White Moonlight Has Returned 王爷啊，你的白月光回来了 I blew up the furnace at the Pill Sect competition, and when I opened my eyes, I’d transmigrated into a good-for-nothing young master in another world who was being forced to marry. Luckily, I was saved by a cold-faced prince with power over the entire court. From then on, I had a powerful backer, refined pills, cultivated immortality, and lived the good life. But after painstaking cultivation finally led to a breakthrough, I discovered in horror that my prince was actually my senior brother fro 1kReads—Score11514d adds
- 62 After Quitting My Job on the Spot and Returning to the Village... 裸辞回村后…… After Quitting My Job on a Whim and Returning to the Village... 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Attack's Substitute: An Illusion of the White Moonlight 攻替身：白月光幻象 The top dotes on the bottom, and he loves him to pieces both before and after the groveling begins [Two male leads + size difference + eight-year age gap + younger man + secret crush becomes mutual + powerful, wealthy families in the capital + angsty push and pull + contract relationship + groveling to win back a lover + jealous, possessive love + getting back together + raising a child + both inexperienced + happy ending] A sci-fi ABO story about having a baby in an artificial womb. Pheromones 361Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Sinking with Eyes Wide Open 清醒着沉沦 [Book 2 in the series, complete] [Younger man + neither lead is inexperienced + each other's first love + rekindled romance] Lu Yanming, a fickle playboy, has one great humiliation in life: when he was young and foolish, he mistook a beautiful young man in women's clothes for a girl and fell hopelessly in love with him. Ten years later, just as Lu Yanming was ready to leave his playboy days behind and get married, he ran into his first love again. Because of his looks and sexual orientation, Sha 3.1kReads9.3Score29514d adds
- 65 The Rhythm of Morse Code 摩尔斯电码的节奏 The Rhythm of Morse Code 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 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
- 67 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
- 68 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
- 69 Choosing a Worthy Match 择膏粱 [Xianxia + Remarriage + Young Married Couple + Rekindled Love + Scumbag Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Younger Pursuer] This is the story of a bad boy who tries every trick in the book to remarry his wife. Wei Zhi, the bad boy, looks down on the wife his parents “carefully chose” for him. Not only does she come from a poor family, she’s also delicate. The moment anyone picks on her, she bursts into tears. Just looking at her annoys him. Wei Zhi tries everything, from beating and berating h 603Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 70 The Fox Demon Reigns Supreme: Exorcist, Don't Even Think About Running Again 狐妖在上：捉妖师休想再逃 This life and the next, a thousand years of reincarnation! In my past life, the one I waited for, hated, and loved was always you! Dual male leads, multiple couples, tragic romance, transmigration through time, past and present lives, reincarnation, xianxia cultivation, modern urban life, equally matched leads, happy ending! He waited for ten thousand years; he searched for a lifetime. When his lost love returned to his side, this time he swore he would never let go. From living in seclusion dee 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Watching Pear Blossoms with You 陪你一起看梨花 When he was five, he gazed longingly at the thirteen-year-old. At eighteen, he looked at the twenty-six-year-old with eyes like fire. Throughout their eight-year age gap, he never stopped following in his footsteps, gradually going from trailing behind him to standing by his side. Over more than a decade, their laughter and tears had long since blended together. 181Reads8.9Score814d adds
- 72 Kicked Out of the Tycoon’s Family, I Became His Creditor 被金主赶出豪门后我成了他的债主 How do you express love? A luxury car and fine food? Or designer gifts? Qin Huan has never known a father’s love or a mother’s love. Just getting through life without being hurt by them is a stroke of luck! Sharp-minded and astute at investing, he helps everyone around him succeed. When the moonlight-like ideal is tarnished, political powerhouses and heaven’s favored sons... Who could fail to love Qin Huan? He could even turn a straight man gay. Confused? You would be too. Who could resist getti 3kReads8.0Score14714d adds
- 73 Blossom 花路Blossom Main CP: Xu Junyan x Ji Xingzhi Set in the entertainment industry. An all-around ace who looks cold but is sensitive inside, paired with a hard-working pseudo-royal who has only average talent. [Entertainment industry, daily life, forum posts] [Two male leads, 1v1, happy ending] -- "Boys 5%" is the most popular idol survival show of the year. The five highest-ranked contestants will form the limited-time boy group FLY5. On the night of the final lineup announcement, Ji Xingzhi, the “silly sweeth 62Reads8.1Score214d adds
- 74 Blank Voucher 空白凭证 [Two male leads] [Sweet and fluffy] [Su Rang vs. Jiang Ye] [Older or younger? 🤔] “I haven’t even woken up yet. Who the hell are you? My boyfriend? And we’re this close? Then don’t go anywhere just yet…” 509Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 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
- 76 After Retiring as a Vampire Hunter, My Nemesis Gave Me the Embrace 吸血鬼猎人退休后，被死对头初拥了 After Retiring as a Vampire Hunter, I Was Turned by My Archrival 3.8kReads—Score10314d adds
- 77 Tiptoe 足尖 Main Couple: Hua Qinghe x Yu Xiaozhou Modern city life. A cheerful, funny principal dancer whom everyone inexplicably thinks is aloof, and a somewhat oblivious, quick-tempered newcomer who bravely pursues his dreams for the idol in his heart. [Modern Setting, Older Top, Everyday Life] [Two Male Leads, HE, 1v1] -- Hua Qinghe is Yu Xiaozhou's idol. For his sake, Yu Xiaozhou got into his alma mater. For his sake, he splurged on a front-row ticket to one of his performances. For his sake, he went th 935Reads—Score62114d adds
- 78 To Save My Child, I Became a Scumbag Collector 为救娃，我成了渣男收割机 How many steps does it take to go from an innocent, harmless little bunny to a cold, flirtatious little fox? Fate will ask you the same question again and again until you give the best answer. A jerk? Who hasn't run into a few in their life? Ruan Song is beautiful and highly educated. Her only flaw is being hopelessly love-struck. Then she picks up a miraculous child. To save the child, she not only cures her love sickness, but also becomes a “player” who punishes jerks. 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Seriously? I Became a Billionaire by Ranting 真假！我靠吐槽成首富 So This Is Real? I Became a Billionaire by Roasting People 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Ling Jinchuan 泠瑾川 [Two male leads + ancient fantasy + devoted love + both leads are each other's only partners + one-on-one romance] Thirty thousand years ago, the human, immortal, and demon realms joined forces and drove the demon realm to the far edge of Cangman, to the Abandoned City. The battle left the demon race severely weakened, and they dared not invade the three realms again for a thousand years. Later generations called it the Battle of Cangman. The three realms then lived in peace and supported one an 369Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Return to the Harbor 归·港 Return to the Harbor 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Azure Mist Before Nightfall 青岚未晚 Qing Lan, Not Too Late 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Even Today, This Prince Just Wants to Slack Off 本王今天也只想摸鱼 All I Want to Do Today Is Slack Off, Your Majesty 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 A Distant Place I Can't Reach, a Home I Can't Return To 到不了的远方，回不去的家 A Distant Place I Can Never Reach, a Home I Can Never Return To 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 儿子自杀后，我穿越了！ After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 3.1kReads—Score1614d adds
- 86 The Little Secrets of Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 顾总制造偶遇的那些小秘密 The Little Secrets Behind Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 包子铺的日常生活 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 612Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Doctor and the Boxer 医生与拳手 The Doctor and the Boxer 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Young Master Jiang, Your Live-In Tutor Husband Has Been Kissed Again 江少，你的家教老公又被亲跑啦 (Complete. The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later, everyone!) [Arrogant, affection-starved young master seme x Rational, restrained tutor uke] [Two male leads + Pure love + Equally matched + Younger man/older man + Rekindled love + Ex’s redemption + Both virgins + Happy ending] It began as a game of making someone submit, sparked by a bet. He lost his heart, fell in love, and cruelly walked away at the height of their happiness, only for them to save each other from the depths of despair 11.5kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 90 Boss Li, You Can't Open the Door to My Secret Crush 黎大佬，我的暗恋大门你打不开 (The score was just posted. It’ll go up later~~) [Two male leads + equally matched + secret crush becomes mutual + mutual flirtation + intense push and pull + sweet romance + groveling redemption + devoted to each other + happy ending] A seemingly cold and ruthless, suspicious, haughty, flirtatious heir × a seemingly mild-mannered bodyguard who is actually a battle-crazed powerhouse Li Zhaoting, the entertainment industry’s top power broker × Lu Yun, a humble bodyguard who rose from humble begin 9.4kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 91 This Alpha Won't Be My Archrival's Simp 我Alpha才不做死对头的舔狗 EABO + two equally strong leads + the top has been plotting this for a long time + childhood friends turned bitter rivals + getting back together after a breakup + sweet romance with a happy ending Sharp-tongued, proud, hot-tempered little chili alpha × refined, wicked enigma Chi Ye only discovers at twenty-two that he has an arranged marriage. And his betrothed is none other than his sworn enemy, Meng Yanci! Everyone in their wealthy circle knows that although Chi Ye and Meng Yanci grew up toge 7.1kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 92 Weren’t You Going to Kill Me? Why Are You All Drooling Over Me? 不是说好杀我吗？怎么都垂涎我？ [Sunny Top x Ghost Bottom] [Two Male Leads + Both Strong and Devoted, 1v1 + A Touch of Bittersweetness + A Little Wish Fulfillment + Redemption] A flirtatious beauty and a dog, faking one's death and finding new life ❤️. 8.6kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
- 93 Live with Me, and You'll Never Go Hungry 跟我住，管饱 A super-sweet, slice-of-life food story. [Two men + both have no past relationships + cozy, sweet romance + mutual devotion + fast-paced + no angst + not a story about the rich] Qu Xiang is a private chef who cooks in people's homes. Before meeting his love, all he wanted was a simple life. As it turns out, fate takes pity on him and gives him a wonderfully dependable, caring partner who pulls him along as they build a better life together, one steady step at a time. Cheng Yijian is an ordinary 7.2kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 94 After I Was Bullied, the Gang Boss Treated Me Like His Own Child 被霸凌后黑社会大哥待我视如己出 My new work is out! 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! 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 95 My Lord, Don't Be Difficult... 主上，别闹…… My Lord, don't mess around... 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 96 A Tough Man’s Weakness 硬汉的软肋 On the rainy night I was scammed while trying to rent a room, I had nowhere else to go. I was shoved into an old alley, an aging house, and the life of a strange man. Xiong Yue was thirty-eight, built like a mountain, quiet, and as punctual as a clock. I thought living under someone else’s roof would be hard to bear. But he left a light on when I came home late from overtime, came to pick me up with his umbrella tilted against the rain, and would sigh alone in the middle of the night, silentl 1.3kReads—Score11914d adds
- 97 A Bromance in the Great Tang 大唐基友记 In the Tianbao era, Chang’an was a city of dazzling splendor, with undercurrents churning beneath the surface. Forty-year-old Pei Yuanshao was a renowned spice merchant in the Eastern Market. He was tall and powerfully built, with a resolute face, silver at his temples, and a pair of broad, strong hands. His whole bearing spoke of a steady, bold man who had seen much of the world. Thirty-eight-year-old Qin Huaiyuan was a constable in Chang’an County. Broad-backed and burly, he had a square face, 48Reads—Score10014d adds
- 98 N Ways for a Beauty to Seduce a Creep 美人勾引痴汉的N种方式 [A collection of standalone stories, immersive quick transmigration, short stories] 1. Insecure, timid guy x gloomy, obsessive, aloof beauty Li Xia thinks his cousin, Sheng Heng, doesn't like him much. He's timid by nature, so whenever he sees Sheng Heng, he does his best to avoid him. But then one day, he gets exposed, and Sheng Heng's true nature turns out to be terrifying… 2. Fake sacrificial lamb, real everyone-loves-him type x the school's F4 Mu Shuang, a patient at a modern psychiatric —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Forbidden Embrace 禁忌的拥抱 Forty-five-year-old Lu Zhenhai is the city’s quietest “giant”: weighing 320 jin, with a broad back and shoulders like a wall. Once a dockworker, he now runs an auto repair shop beside the secondhand market that nobody ever visits. His life is like a scrapped engine: heavy, greasy, and forgotten by everyone. Twenty-five-year-old Shen Du is the city’s brightest “lie.” A graduate of a prestigious university’s architecture program, he was disgraced by a plagiarism scandal and blacklisted by the enti 1.9kReads—Score10214d adds
- 100 The Scheming Adopted Son Is Raising a Puppy Again Today 心机义子今天也在养小狗 [Complete] [Younger top, two male leads, one-on-one romance, ancient military setting, alternate history, happy ending] [Nameless orphan × (supposed) bandit's adopted son] [The young master is always right] × [I've worked hard for years and don't want to do this anymore. I need to find a sucker to take over my job.] Sincere, passionate gong × gentle, scheming shou Their tangled love and hatred twists and turns, until it all comes to nothing, like flowers reflected in a mirror and the moon in wat 113Reads—Score—14d adds
