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- 1 Forced to Be the Buddhist Prince's Antidote, Now He Won't Leave Me Alone 被迫给佛子当解药后,他赖上我了 Buddhist monk gong x nine-tailed fox shou (both pure) My name is Xun Jiu, and I'm a nine-tailed fox from Mount Ruomu. I was born with nine tails, but my ninth one was severed. My cultivation is incomplete, and my memories are fragmented. One day, I sneaked down the mountain and ran into a monk. He'd been drugged with an aphrodisiac, and I couldn't hold back. No, wait, the monk was the one who couldn't hold back. The next day, I ran off, only to realize I'd left my jade pendant on his bed. To get 14.3kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 2 After Becoming a Mad Tyrant, I Spoil My Sweet Little Husband 穿成疯批恶霸,独宠乖乖小夫郎 The main story is complete… Extras are in progress! [Transmigrate into a book, soul transmigration, marriage first and love later, sweet and cozy romance, farming, no imperial examinations or officialdom, devoted couple, one-on-one] What does it feel like to travel from one world to another? What does it feel like to sleep with a pretty little fool from the start? Lu Chen says it feels great. Lu Chen is a complete villain. He came from a post-apocalyptic world crawling with monsters and landed i 6.8kReads8.7Score81914d adds
- 3 A Top Student in Debt Has the Ruthless, Illiterate Boss Wrapped Around Their Finger 负债高材生拿捏狠戾文盲佬 [Apex Predator X Desperate Survivor] [Switch] [Happy Ending] “I caught the light with dirty hands, and he cleaved the night with bones of steel.” Wan Lin first saw Song Jin across the street. Song Jin gazed up at the sunset, smiling like a sunflower with nothing to lose. That evening, Song Jin walked into his bar to apply for a part-time server job. His T-shirt was washed nearly white, his eyes clear, and he said he’d been admitted to a top-tier university. The bar owner was Wan Lin’s disguise. 2.1kReads8.9Score34914d adds
- 4 The Little Lucky Charm of the God of War's Family 战神家的小福包 Two male leads, happy ending Xu Che is a newcomer to the modern workplace. After a sudden brush with death, he transmigrates to ancient times into the body of a male bride who shares his name. How tragic is this male bride’s life? The word “miserable” barely covers it. His parents are dead, he has a cruel uncle above him and a pack of unruly servants below, and in the end, he’s sold off as a husband to a cripple. The cripple has a miserable life too: his parents don’t care for him, his sibli 1.3kReads9.2Score17314d adds
- 5 The Sweet and Adorable Little Husband, the Doting and Flirtatious Top Scholar 小夫郎又娇又甜,状元郎又宠又撩 [Dual male leads + marriage before love + love grows over time + devoted to each other, monogamous 1v1 + farming] What does it feel like to be forced to take a spouse? A male spouse, no less. Xie Shixu was a scholar with ambitions and ideals, but he was also utterly powerless, without influence or status, unable to protect his family and barely able to keep food on the table. “Xie Shixu, will you marry me?” “I have money, and I can get you a recommendation letter for the academy. You won’t lose 2.7kReads8.8Score30314d adds
- 6 The Husband I Took In Loves Me with All His Heart 捡来的小夫郎爱我如命 Not a power fantasy, but a warm, everyday story Two male leads + farming + Gourmet + a slow, steady romance (There are everyday squabbles and trivialities, but no major upheavals. Just a heartwarming story about family life.) Shen Yi × Gu Qing Gu Qing lost his mother at three. When he was six, his stepmother entered the household, and his own father turned into a stepfather. At ten, he was sold to a wealthy family as a servant. He thought he would spend his whole life serving others as a sla 1.8kReads9.1Score18014d adds
- 7 A Slow-Burn Marriage Trap 慢婚诱捕 [Both leads are each other’s only partners + steady, disciplined captain top x calm, reserved photographer bottom] Que Zhuo got married on a whim to a commercial airline captain named Zhan Xiuyong. Zhan Xiuyong was tall and well-built, with not a thing wrong with him except for his somewhat cold personality. Que Zhuo had a strong aversion to the idea of a partner’s past, and so did Zhan Xiuyong. They immediately agreed that they wouldn’t divorce, and decided to live as a married couple and let t 6.6kReads9.3Score93614d adds
- 8 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
- 9 Sweet, Doting Romance with a Husband in Ancient Times 古代夫郎甜宠日常 [Exclusive pairing, mutual devotion, warm and healing, slow-blooming romance, sweet with no angst] Shen Xiaoyao is the most cherished young man in his family. They may not be wealthy, but his parents adore him, his older brothers and their wives dote on him, and even his married sister fiercely takes his side. Later, Li Jinqiu, a strapping man from the neighboring village, falls in love with him at first sight and takes him home. From then on, life becomes even more peaceful and comfortable. Li 4.5kReads9.0Score45714d adds
- 10 A Misbehaving Alpha Gets Disciplined by an Epsilon Alpha不乖是会被E管教的 [ABO · Two Male Leads · Older Top · 1v1 · Both Pure · Enigma-Alpha Romance] Cool and passionate, powerful Enigma top × gloomy, rebellious puppy-like Alpha bottom My name is Zhang Yuansheng. The “yuan” in my name means resentment. From the moment I was born, I was an unwanted child. For the first twelve years of my life, I never had enough to eat. At twelve, my life took a turn: my father sold me to Yan Yun for 120,000. Mr. Yan was wonderful in every way, except that he never really saw me. To g 33.3kReads9.2Score5.7k14d adds
- 11 Shen, the Gentle Older Brother from Ancient Times 古代来的沈哥哥他好温柔 [Two male leads + ancient man in the modern era + devoted love + healing + main character is the pursuer] Gentle beauty [Shen Muyan] x sensitive, insecure sweetheart at first, then domineering CEO [Zhao (Chu) Yuanlin] Former title: Mr. Shen Comes from Ancient Times Granny Feng found a tall “girl” with flowing hair and a long dress in Bay Park. She wanted to bring her home as a wife for her grandson, but when they reached the hospital, she discovered that this was, in fact, a man. Granny Feng: . 3.3kReads9.3Score49014d adds
- 12 After President Shen Returned, the Stray Puppy Learned to Behave 沈总回来后,放养小狗学乖了 The novel is complete. Please don’t apply the novel’s setting to real life, thank you. “Prove it to me.” Lu Lin’s voice was hoarse, yet unusually firm. “Prove that you’re Shen Qingci.” Shen Qingci looked at him and spoke calmly: “The first day you came to my place, when you were eight, you refused to bathe and hid in the wardrobe.” He spoke slowly, each word clear. “When I found you, you bit me and left tooth marks on the web of my right hand. The scar is still there.” Lu Lin stopped breathing. 19kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
- 13 The Escort Agency Heir’s Bookkeeping Husband 镖局少东家的账房小夫郎 The main story is complete [Historical danmei + mutual chastity + the sweet everyday life of a bodyguard agency’s young master and his clever accountant husband] Wolfdog gong × savvy shou + life in an ancient city + a story about a husband who is a xiao-ge'er. Everyone is a native of this world. No System, no golden finger. Cui Liang is a headstrong xiao-ge'er who inherited his adoptive father’s knack for figures. He was born to be a living abacus. Unfortunately, his adoptive father died suddenl 6.3kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 14 The Simpleminded Husband of a Hunter's Family 猎户家的憨子夫郎 [Two male leads + transmigration + sweet romance + farming + everyday family life. The gong transmigrates, has special abilities, and there are kids! Our adorable little ge’er is a sweet, lovable airhead and will not recover! Check whether this hits any of your squicks.] Since I couldn’t continue the story as a single volume, it has three volumes in total: Volume One: Shen Lin and Qing Yun Volume Two: Modern Apocalypse Volume Three: Son Yanqi You can read them as separate arcs; the details are o 8.4kReads9.4Score91714d adds
- 15 Terrifying! The Refined Professor Is Actually the Ultimate Player 可怕!斯文教授竟是钓系天花板 Main characters: Gu Yan and Ye WujI [The “Men Are Like Fine Wine at 28” Series (Yan-Ji Couple)] [Wild, Dominant Playboy x Older, Refined Psychology Professor] [Two Male Leads + Both Have Past Relationships (Faithful to Each Other Once Together) + Age Gap + Equally Matched + Rekindled Romance + Tender and Devoted + Later Reversal (Read with Caution!)] Ye WujI, a powerful figure in Xiacheng, fell for the man pursuing his younger brother-in-law two years ago. Two years later, that seemingly refined 6.4kReads9.5Score70714d adds
- 16 The Crown Prince Says He's Straight, but He Kissed Him Senseless 太子爷说他是直的,却把人亲懵了 [Younger wolf cub × older crime lord|Two powerful leads who both take the lead|No fixed top or bottom] [Both are each other’s first love, happy ending|Sweet angst and tension|Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story|No helpless damsel] [Audiobook now available] What happens when the heir to a top-tier wealthy family spends all day proclaiming he’s straight, then brings his boyfriend home? His sister exclaimed in shock, “Third Brother, you’re dating a guy?!” Nangong Ze said with a straight face, “I’ 33.1kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
- 17 The Hunter's Sweet, Handsome Husband 猎户家的乖乖夫郎好貌美 [Two male leads + farming-life story] Watch two husbands build a happy, prosperous life together. On the winter solstice, his stepmother sends Hemiao out to gather firewood. He gets lost in the mountains and happens to meet Lu Xing'an, a hunter who has also lost his way. So the young man and the hunter spend the night warming themselves by a fire in a ruined mountain hut. Word of it soon spreads through the village. Hemiao's stepmother never wanted him around in the first place. So she seizes th 6.7kReads9.3Score78114d adds
- 18 I Bring Bad Luck to Husbands, You Bring Bad Luck to Wives 我克夫,你克妻 Two male leads + an ancient-world slice-of-life story + constable and his husband, both pure [No transmigration or rebirth] Xiang Xi is a young man who became a widow before he even married. Just after his engagement was arranged, his fiancé died in an accident, leaving him branded as a husband-killer. Yang Tongchuan is a constable at the county yamen. Last year, he married a new bride, but she mysteriously disappeared less than a month after moving in. Some said he beat her to death, others sai 13.5kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
- 19 Hey, You Middle-Aged Country Bumpkin, Want a Husband? 那个大龄汉子,你要夫郎不要? [Historical farming, two male leads, age gap, sweet romance, family life, all sweetness and no angst, a healing pastoral ensemble, raising a cute child, and a story about a married man] The gong: Zheng Ze, handsome and composed, cold on the outside but warm within, and a little proud. The shou: Zhou Zhou, beautiful and kindhearted, sweet-tongued and optimistic, and a little spirited. [Content warnings are listed at the end of Chapter One] (The events in this blurb will appear in the story.) The 15.9kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 20 My Little Snail Husband 我的田螺小夫郎 [Farming + male-male romance + sweet love + food + everyday family life + a slow, steady romance] Spring thunder rolls, and all things come to life. After the rain, the forest is fragrant with the scents of plants and earth. The mountain folk's delicious food can be found all around them. The diligent young husband rises early and treads through the dew to gather a basket of fresh bamboo shoots, pick tender wild greens, and collect newly sprouted mushrooms and toon buds from the treetops. Everyt 10.6kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 21 EN After the Domineering CEO Heard My Thoughts, He Started Craving Me 霸总读我心声后,馋上了我 [Dual Male Leads + Mind Reading + Lighthearted Comedy + Awakening + 1v1 Romance + Sweet Everyday Moments + Both Pure] Song Shi'an had worked diligently as the CEO's assistant for five years when he suddenly awakened and realized he was inside an old-school CEO romance novel! In the first half, the CEO torments his wife over and over; in the second half, he chases her and suffers for it. And Song Shi'an, as the all-purpose assistant in the book, can do practically anything! But why has the plot g 34.5kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
- 22 I'm a Pure-Hearted College Guy, and I'm Falling in Love After a Marriage of Convenience with a Crazy Villain 我清纯男大,和疯批反派先婚后爱 36.5kReads9.4Score4.8k14d adds
- 23 Turns Out I’m the Marquis’s Fake Young Master 原来我是侯府假少爷 [Two male leads, transmigrate into a book, little ones, love, friendship, and family affection, everyone’s favorite] Gu Zhiwang was born into a marquis’s household and grew up surrounded by flowers and affection, the family’s little darling. His father indulged him, his mother doted on him, and his older brother looked out for him. At seven, Gu Zhiwang only had to worry about what to eat and what to play. He knew nothing of sorrow. Until he discovered he was the fake young master and a sacrifici 21.7kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
- 24 The Moment After I Reincarnated as the Dowry Bride 穿成陪嫁下一秒 Two men + mutually faithful + domestic life + dual career struggles + imperial examinations and court politics After a fire, Meng Wan transmigrated to a dynasty he had never heard of and became a male companion to a young lady from a duke's household. Before he could figure out where he was, the next moment he was bound hand and foot and sold off by the young lady. Meng Wan: “? ... Mmmph!!!!!!!” Song Tingzhou lost his father as a child, and his mother raised him alone. Defying everyone's obje 30.2kReads9.5Score4.3k14d adds






















