Novels like My Ex’s Uncle Is the Villain. I Ran, but He Forced Me to Love Him
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- 101 You Were Sent to the Countryside as an Educated Youth, So Why Are You Flirting with a Rugged Man? 让你下乡当知青,你撩糙汉去了? [Two Male Leads] [Period] [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Rural Setting] [Pure Love] [Pocket Dimension] Chu Han likes men, especially men with great physiques. After transmigrating to 1977 as an educated youth, he is instantly drawn to Zhou Shi, the eldest son of the brigade captain. Zhou Shi can shoulder a hundred kilos of fertilizer with his bare hands, and has sharp brows, bright eyes, and striking features. Chu Han's eyes light up, and he swears he'll win him over! To make Zhou Shi 34.3kReads8.9Score5.9k14d adds
- 102 This Is What Love Feels Like 这,就是喜欢 A relationship that ended before it even began leaves Qiao Yubai doubting himself for years. Then Huo Zhen comes along and tells him firmly that this is what liking someone feels like. Holding hands and kissing mean you like each other. Playboy Qiao Mubai meets Xu Yan, a small-time actor he can’t stand, on the set where his girlfriend is shooting. After being cheated on, the two end up in bed by a twist of fate. When they wake up, the absurd mix-up leaves them with a grudge that’s hard to settle 175Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 103 Are You Feeling Better? 你的病,好了吗 [Two male leads + rekindled love + happy ending] A scheming, wealthy top vs. a depressed artist bottom Fan Yuan was forgotten by everyone as a child and raised by his aunt, if you could call it that. Then he met Pei Yuhuai. So love at first sight really does exist... Little by little, Pei Yuhuai’s love pulled Fan Yuan back from the brink of depression. In the early autumn of that year, Fan Yuan said many things, but all he really wanted was for Pei Yuhuai to come home. That very day, Fan Y 4kReads8.2Score70814d adds
- 104 Book Transmigration: Marrying the Male Lead's Disabled Uncle [穿书]嫁给男主的残疾小叔 Lighthearted, funny, sweet romance, older man/younger man, transmigration into a book, showbiz, face-slapping wish fulfillment Two-faced, disabled CEO X transmigrated-into-a-book, scheming fox of an award-winning actor Yan Han X Pei Lang Award-winning actor Pei Lang transmigrates into a novel and becomes a despised, reviled, wicked little cannon-fodder character with truly appalling acting. The original character had tried every trick to seduce the male lead, but the male lead only had eyes for 475Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 105 Trying to Run? Young Master Chen's Golden Cage Is Welded Shut! 想逃?陈少的金丝笼焊死了! Newly rated [Two male leads + turning a straight man gay + coercion + exclusive devotion + love and hate + power imbalance + love grows over time] When Zhang Pengfei was at his most helpless and desperately needed money, Chen Jingyang stepped in and donated five hundred thousand yuan! Zhang Pengfei felt terribly awkward about it, because their only interaction had been a short while earlier, when he stood up for a girl and kicked Chen Jingyang. Zhang Pengfei decides to thank him, never imagining 1kReads7.4Score10014d adds
- 106 The Ghostly Record 鬼浅记 [Male-male romance] + [ensemble cast] + [pure love] + [martial arts] + [general] + [cultivation] + [invincible] “Jun Xian, the great general who guards the north, found a dying infant in a ruined temple. He entrusted the child to the Ghost Doctor, Old Ghost Venerable, who raised him and named him Gui Qian. Gui Qian mastered the art of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bones, as well as martial skills unmatched beneath the heavens. He came down from the mountain to attend the 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Make That Little Dummy Cry 弄哭那个小呆子 Xu Qinlie is just like his name: fiery-tempered and hotheaded. He was supposed to be the product of his parents’ love, but instead turned out to be a little ancestor who had come to collect a debt. Xu Qinlie knows he’s a rascal, so he makes trouble at every turn. One day, his father finally can’t take it anymore and bundles him off in the middle of the night to Yunxing Town, a thousand miles from home. His father tells him to take care of the family’s wasteland. The pampered young master Xu turn 704Reads9.0Score10714d adds
- 108 After Dating a Top-Tier Star by Contract, I Heard Him Call Me His White Moonlight in His Dreams 和顶流协议恋爱后,听见他在梦里叫我白月光 After Dating the Top-Tier Star by Contract, I Heard Him Call Me His White Moonlight in His Sleep 14Reads—Score214d adds
- 109 After My Gentle Older Brother Rejected Me, He Clung to Me Like a Madman 被温柔哥哥拒绝后,他疯了般缠我 After the gentle older brother turned me down, he went mad and clung to me. 799Reads—Score2614d adds
- 110 The More My Writing Flops, the More Suitors I Get 写文越扑,桃花越旺 Lin Mo, male, thirty-two years old, a writer whose books never get any traction. He'd been writing for five years, and his work had fewer than a hundred views across the entire internet. He'd accepted it. So what if he was a flop? At least he enjoyed writing. Until the day he found a black-and-white cow cat and named it Hulu. From that day on, his life quietly changed. His skin improved, he got better-looking, his hair grew thicker, his figure improved, and people started turning to look at him 112Reads—Score814d adds
- 111 Help! I Want My Ex-Boyfriend's Uncle. What Should I Do? 求助!馋前男友小叔叔了怎么办 Help! What should I do? I can't stop lusting after my ex-boyfriend's uncle. 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Bound Sparrow 缚雀录 The Sparrow's Binding 48Reads—Score414d adds
- 113 Southbound, Northbound 南逐北往 [Completed] [Two male leads + campus + contrasting personalities + rekindled romance + bittersweet] Original title: Southbound and Northbound I am a tree, and you are my roots. Without you, I would wither. [Cool on the outside, warm within, quiet, and a little quick-tempered top student (bottom) VS bad-boy school bully who's cocky and handsome in public but a crybaby in private (top)] After getting into a fight, Sheng Yi transferred into Class Six. On his first day there, while he was feeding a 453Reads8.7Score7614d adds
- 114 The Imperial Physician's Night on the Dragon Bed: Taming the Stubborn Tyrant 太医夜宿龙榻专治暴君不服软 [Two men + both pure + strong leads + sex first, love later + both lose their memories and have their identities exposed + bittersweet romance + happy ending] Sharp-tongued, pure-hearted physician seme x brooding, secretly passionate tyrant uke Yan Xunzhi is a top-ranked agent in the Main God Space’s Oddball Division. His track record: giving Godzilla a manicure, persuading Voldemort to use hair-growth tonic... He’s never failed a mission. His latest assignment: cure Li Tianhao’s “hidden ailment 7.1kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 115 Brother, Don’t Die. I’ll Collect Scrap to Keep You Alive 哥哥不要死,我捡破烂养你 [Two male leads + both inexperienced in love + mutual salvation + period setting, once cold and world-weary, now gentle, fatherly top × kind, pitiful, simple-minded bottom] Chen Lean is a fool who supposedly “caused” his parents’ deaths, and has no choice but to depend on others. At his uncle’s house, he works like an ox and gets treated as a punching bag, eating only two potatoes a day. He clearly doesn’t eat enough, yet his belly keeps growing, and it hurts terribly. He thinks he must be dying 8.5kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 116 My Mortal Enemy Is Actually My Betrothed 死对头竟是我的联姻对象 [Two male leads + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + equally matched] Su Jinyan and Lu Yanci are notorious rivals in their circle. He sabotages his projects, and the other snatches away his investors. They can make each other furious in a matter of minutes whenever they meet. For the sake of their family businesses, they’re forced into a marriage alliance and sign a contract promising not to interfere in each other’s affairs, with a divorce when the term ends. They assume it 519Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 He Says This Is Just Bromance?! 他说这是兄弟情?! Lin Che is the holder of an SSS-rank Stillsea Spirit Mark, with the ability to heal and soothe absolutely. But he also has an “side effect” that no one cares about: his “Deep Sleep Field” makes every living thing within ten meters drowsy. He is used to being unconsciously surrounded by crowds, used to being awake as a luxury, and used to swallowing the word “trouble” rather than speaking it. Lu Xiao is the holder of an SSS-rank Blazing Prairie Spirit Mark, with the ability to create and resonate 270Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Rainbow Tower 彩虹楼 Rainbow Tower 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 After Fleeing to the Seaside, I Was Taken In by a Bookshop Owner 逃到海边后,被书店老板收留了 [Older, gentle, doting-dad-type top (Shen Duzhou) × soft, sensitive, affection-starved bottom (Shi Nian)] | Pure love, both each other's first and only | Happy ending The two things Shi Nian fears most are being abandoned and being disliked. Ever since he was little, he knew he was "the extra one," as his mother put it. He didn't dare act spoiled, get sick, or say "I want this." Even on his birthday, all he could do was stare blankly at the moon. At twenty-two, he fled with a suitcase to a sma 2.9kReads8.3Score80914d adds
- 120 After I Gave the Enemy General the Wrong Aphrodisiac, I Was Forced to Surrender 给敌国将军下错春蚕散后我被迫投诚了 After I Gave the Enemy General the Wrong Spring Silkworm Powder, I Was Forced to Surrender 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 After I Accidentally Gave the Regent the Love Potion, He Kept Me as a Prisoner 给摄政王错下钟情散后我被圈养了 I Accidentally Gave the Prince Regent a Love Potion, and He Kept Me as His Captive 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 His Name Is My Pheromone 他的名字是我的信息素 The day Lin Mian presented, the testing machine malfunctioned. Not that it was really broken. No one dared believe the words that appeared on the screen. Pheromone type: Soundwave Specific manifestation: Transforms into the name of the Alpha who has marked him The doctor read the report three times, then looked at Lin Mian's face three times. “Have you... ever been bitten by anyone?” Lin Mian shook his head. He'd never been bitten. Not even once. · Three days later, Jiang Lian transferred to his 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Run Away? I Raised You Myself! 逃跑?你可是我养大的! New rating just dropped ♡ | Mutual firsts | Older man raises younger man | Mutual pretense (Younger bottom: a clever little angel who acts obedient ✘ Older top: a gentle psychopath) “Run three times, get caught three times.” “This time... are you still going to run?” Yan Chen is a perfect gentleman renowned in the business world, but he reserves all his obsessive possessiveness for Xuan Yan. The little white rabbit he raised himself must remain pure and flawless: no smoking or drinking, no comin 1.2kReads8.8Score14514d adds
- 124 After Reading My Mind, My Archrival Actually Calls Me His Wife 读心后,死对头竟然管我叫老婆 [The score is still new and will go up~] [Dual male leads + school life + mutual devotion + falling for each other on their own + tsundere + secret love comes true + mind-reading + shared dreams + prickly, tsundere mind-reader bottom + cold, aloof, secretly passionate campus heartthrob] Yan Qizhi thought there was something wrong with him. Why else would a straight guy dream about the same man for three days in a row, and have that kind of dream?! Who am I? Where am I? Am I gay?! That irritating 3.5kReads8.9Score98314d adds
- 125 I Forced Myself on My Imperial Brother's Unmatchedly Handsome Hidden Guard 我强制了皇兄的那个绝色暗卫 [Rating just posted, may go up] [Goofy Prince Gong x loyal, cold and aloof shou] [Ye Kexi x Li Cang] [Male-male leads] [Both are each other's first] [Coercive love] [Top's POV] [Loyal, but not to me] [First person] [Goofy and lighthearted] [Shou has a secret crush on gong] I heard my imperial elder brother had a shadow guard named Li Cang. He was a master of martial arts, ruthless in a fight, and whenever he drew his sword, blood was sure to be spilled. No matter what mission my brother sent him 2kReads8.6Score31714d adds
- 126 After the Breakup, I Became the Apple of My Friend's Brother's Eye 分手后成了朋友哥哥的心尖宠 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + sweet indulgence + mutual devotion + a warm, steady-burn relationship] Xu Yuan had a boyfriend he’d been dating for several years, and he’d always thought they had a good relationship. That was until his boyfriend’s birthday. Xu Yuan fell ill because of an urgent matter and arrived late, only to hear his boyfriend say behind his back, “Xu Yuan is so boring. If his dad hadn’t begged me, why would I ever be with him?” Xu Yuan’s friend slapped the scumbag in f 3.3kReads8.2Score65114d adds
- 127 Seduced by the Deep Sea: The Shark King Keeps Me Captive Night After Night 深海强制诱惑,被鲛王夜夜囚宠 [Two Male Leads] [Coercive Love] [Nonhuman] [Younger Top] [Mutual Firsts] [One-on-One] [Happy Ending] [Manipulative, Pretending-to-be-Obedient Yandere Merman Top x Pure-Hearted, Gullible Graduate Student Bottom] Chen Shuo, an international student, was pushed off a cruise ship on his way back to China. He plunged into the deep sea and washed up on a deserted island. The islanders seemed simple and warmhearted, but their hospitality was unsettling. The truth was that they were a tribe of merfolk 12.1kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 128 We Debuted Through a Survival Show and Became the Hottest Rivalry Couple 选秀出道我和死对头成了大热CP The rating just came out. It’ll go up later (maybe, possibly... who knows). One-on-one, devoted couple, rivals, sweet romance, happy ending, entertainment industry, idol competition Cool, cunning top with neatly parted black hair vs. a colorful, haughty bottom with a fiery temper They’d been at odds since their trainee days, fighting over center position and opportunities. Of course, in front of the cameras, they kept smiling, smiling, smiling... Later, because they were always surrounded by spa 297Reads6.9Score10414d adds
- 129 Insectoid: Sneaking Through the Window to Kiss the Villain's Wife While He's Asleep 虫族:趁反派昏睡翻窗亲他老婆 Scheming, bad-hearted seme who pretends to be a gentleman and spoils his wife ✘ aloof, insecure, domestic general uke [The big shot's undivided devotion + redemption + angst first, sweetness later] Ji Huai is a powerful psychic esper from a zombie apocalypse. After dying alongside the Zombie King, he transmigrates into the body of an insect noble. Male insects are rare and highly esteemed. He can lie around and do nothing, yet still have everything he needs. He decides to slack off. The System, 11.3kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds
- 130 Painted into Poetry 《画入诗》 Painted into Poetry 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 My Best Bro Turns Out to Be the CEO's One True Love 好兄弟竟是霸总的心尖人 My Best Friend Is Actually the CEO's One True Love 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 What a Shock, Is My New Roommate a Twin? 宝贝震惊,新舍友竟是双生子吗! The daily love story of two crazy people: What should you do when your new roommate has his eye on you? Jiang Yu has pale blue eyes and is a lazy little thing who loves dried fish but hates going outside. His family packs him off to school against his will, and on his first day, the pretty boy accidentally wanders into the wrong dorm room. From the moment Wen Qi sees him, he stares at him with deep, burning eyes. So pretty, so lovable. He has to figure out how to coax him home and keep him. Af 3kReads8.7Score41614d adds
- 133 After I Provoked the Cold-Blooded Tycoon, He Started Spoiling and Teasing Me 招惹阴鸷大佬后,他对我又宠又撩 [Two Male Leads + 1v1, Both Pure in Body and Mind + Rich CEO + Older Top + Love at First Sight + Bittersweet, Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing] Shen Huai was slept with. The good news: The guy was handsome and great in every way, so he hadn’t lost out. The bad news: The guy was Zhou Peiyan. A man with a brutal personality and ruthless methods. “Living King of Hell of Haicheng” was the most fitting nickname Zhou Peiyan had out in the world. Shen Huai felt like the sky was falling. How had he accide 40Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 134 I Transmigrated as a Ger, and My Green Tea Acting Stole the Show! 穿越成哥儿,绿茶演技闹翻天! [Two male leads + bottom-focused + transmigration + both pure and fiercely competitive + mutual scheming + power couple + 1v1 + HE] On the surface: a refined, noble top × a delicate, pitiable tea-loving bottom In reality: a cool, scheming top × a sly, sarcastic bottom As an actor, Qu Yu worked hard to hone his craft, hoping to become a leading man one day and amaze the world. Unfortunately, he transmigrated. As a disgraced young man of the Yongchang Marquis household, Qu Yu used his unique talen 6.2kReads7.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 135 Sweet Seduction: My Uncle Actually Covets My Pheromones 甜撩:小叔居然觊觎我的信息素 Just rated! [Two-faced, scheming Alpha who pretends to be a Beta × wild, calculating, flirtatious Omega] [Mutual desire | faux taboo | happy ending | mutually exclusive first loves | one-on-one | ABO] Luo Huai is a child of the Luo family of Bin City who spent over ten years living away from home. Now that he’s been brought back, he happily agrees to an arranged marriage for a ridiculously large bride price. His bargain-bin husband has someone else in his heart and declares that he’ll never touc 5.1kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 136 President Mo, Your Little Enchantress Has Run Away! 墨总,你家小妖精跑路了! Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + A Mountain of Original Settings + No Kids (In Tears) + Seme Spoils Uke Controlling divine beast seme who falls in love with himself × Naturally airheaded, money-loving crybaby uke Bai Xia's master told him that he'd arranged a marriage for him long ago. After telling him this, his master gave him an address and told him to go find his match, then kicked him out of the sect. With only a hundred yuan to his name, Bai Xia took an overnig 441Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 137 You Old Pervert! You Don't Want the Gorgeous Campus Beauty, You Want Me, a Man? 老色胚!漂亮校花你不爱,目标居然是我一个男人? You Old Lech! You’re Not Interested in the Pretty Campus Belle, but Your Target Is a Man Like Me? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Gu Beici and Lu Nanwang 顾北辞与路南望 Gu Beici and Lu Nanwang 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Brother Fei, Let’s Fall in Love 费哥,谈个恋爱 [Roguishly handsome, wicked, multi-identity top × tough, straightforward bottom with an exceptionally hard fate] At first: Fei Zheng: Uncle isn’t interested in kids like you! Tu Nan: Oh! In the middle: Fei Zheng: Kid, why are you so much fun? Tu Nan: Oh! At the end: Tu Nan: Old man, does this mean I’ve finally won you over? Fei Zheng: Oh! 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Quick Transmigration: A Dog in My Past Life, an A in This One 快穿:上辈子当狗,这辈子做A [Quick Transmigration] + [Top] + [Standalone stories] + [One-on-one, both leads are each other's only partner] The whole internet is shipping me with the movie star, but all I want is to stop being a dog and become human. In his previous life, Jin Jiazhen was a golden retriever who lived to a ripe old age. He had a spiritual root, but since animals couldn't cultivate into humans after the founding of the country, he never managed to become human. Unexpectedly, death brought a new opportunity: a 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 My Cowardly Boyfriend 我的怂包男友 My Wimp of a Boyfriend 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 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, 4.9kReads8.6Score38714d adds
- 143 A Twisted, Possessive Love, and a Down-and-Out Sugar Daddy Who Hits Fast 阴湿变态强制爱,落魄金主巴掌快 [BL romance + imprisonment and forced love + younger man + rivals fighting over the love interest + both virgins + groveling redemption] [A seductive, beautiful, down-on-his-luck former sugar daddy bottom × a gloomy, obsessed, perverted ghost top] Yuan Xun went bankrupt, falling from a pampered young master adored by everyone to a small-time streamer who could barely afford to eat. In his shabby rental apartment, a creep latched onto him, sending one harassing text after another. “Baby, don’t 880Reads—Score12314d adds
- 144 Just Fall for Me 喜欢上我就好 Song Yuru + Chu Yan [Childhood friends + secret crush turns mutual + sweet everyday romance + straight guy falls for another man] [Possessive bottom who doesn’t realize he’s in love + doting, dependable top with no limits] For all of Song Yuru’s 23 years, Chu Yan has been part of his life. From infancy through college graduation, Chu Yan has always been by his side, loving and indulging him without conditions, yet never telling Song Yuru that his feelings for him were different. To Song Yuru, Ch 13.8kReads8.4Score2k14d adds
- 145 My Rival? So What! 对头?又如何呢! [Two male leads + dating reality show + childhood friends + secret crush + fake enemies + older love interest + both leads are romantically inexperienced] The Heartbeat Live Room went viral as soon as it aired On the first day of the live broadcast, the director asked them to name the person on the show they disliked at first sight. In front of the cameras, Fu Baize and Murong Yunxiu frowned at almost the exact same time. With his strikingly dyed blond hair, Fu Baize looked like a little lion wi 1.2kReads8.8Score19614d adds
- 146 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
- 147 Childhood Friend, Don’t Leave Me 竹马别不要我 Xu Yan and I grew up together for twenty years. I was always his sweet, obedient “best friend.” When he started his business, I kept him company over instant noodles. When he got his heart broken, I drank with him until the early hours. Everyone could tell I liked him. Everyone except him, who thought ours was “pure friendship.” Then he became a rising business star, and all kinds of men and women started appearing at his side. I decided to let go and move out of the home we shared. But lat 333Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 My Secret Crush Keeps Me in Line 暗恋对象管教我 [Punishment] Shen Qinghe has had a crush on his dormmate, campus heartthrob Xie Linzhou, for two and a half years. Shy and sensitive, he doesn’t dare confess his feelings. All he can do is use the name “A-Zhi” on an anonymous forum, follow the rules he and Xie Linzhou agreed on, and be the only person to obey him. He hides all the love he can’t bring himself to voice in every act of submission. But the confession letter he finally musters the courage to send is stolen by his spoiled roommate, Ji 126Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Help! The Abstinent Tycoon Spoils Me Rotten After Marriage 要命!婚后被禁欲大佬宠上天 The rating just came out, but it'll go up! Don't leave, guys! [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Love + Both Leads' First and Only + 11-Year Age Gap + Height Difference + A Guiding Lover + Slow-Burn Romance] A sensitive, timid, insecure little waif × A paternal, powerful authority figure Xu Mian is a poor orphan whose parents are both dead. Under pressure from her cruel aunt, she is forced to go on a blind date. It ends in failure, and afterward she runs into Chen Qinghe, who is also being pr 7.4kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 150 [Spring Winds Are Hard to Cross] 【春风难渡】 This is not a story about faith and betrayal. It is about how two people fall in love in the cracks between eras, then are crushed to pieces beneath the wheels of history. Spring winds cannot cross the divide. The divide is not the era, but the one inch that will always remain between two people. It is for everyone who believes in love but doubts that it can survive in times of chaos. Disclaimer: Spring Winds Cannot Cross the Divide is a fictional work. All characters, events, and historical set 3Reads—Score—14d adds

















































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