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- 151 The Bound Sparrow 缚雀录 The Sparrow's Binding 48Reads—Score414d adds
- 152 My Bad-Dog Uncle Has No Restraint, and His Spoiled Beauty Weeps Until Her Eyes Are Red 坏狗叔叔不节制,娇纵美人哭红眼 [Sweet romance + devoted couple + twelve-year age gap + older man raises younger man + no blood relation + happy ending] [Spoiled beauty on the bottom × fatherly, possessive general on top] Jiang Mingyu loved Xiao Feng, who had raised him. But Xiao Feng didn’t love him. Taking a cue from the romance stories he’d read, Jiang Mingyu clumsily drugged Xiao Feng. After one passionate night, instead of the responsibility promised in the stories, he got a cold voice from above him: “Yu’er, is thi 4.9kReads8.8Score48614d adds
- 153 You Are the Moonlight That Shines in My Heart 君似明月照我心 A new work is here! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! Mu Mu was forced to do a lot of embarrassing things, but he's still completely innocent, okay? If that bothers you, please don't flame me. You should love someone for all of who they are, not their past, but their future. “It's... pretty normal for a man to be like this. If you mind, I'll take responsibility and lay the groundwork... 102Reads—Score614d adds
- 154 The Ballad of the Ghost Mask 鬼面风华录 [Dual male leads + ensemble jianghu cast + mystery and wuxia] [Multiple couples] [Ensemble cast] [Deep, sinister emperor gong with an innate tendency to dote without restraint × quick-witted, agile military official and powerful minister shou who knows little of worldly affairs] When his reclusive master is mysteriously murdered, Tan Qing bears the burden of avenging him and follows his master's instructions to enter government service. Instead, he is unexpectedly swept into the struggle for imp 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 You Were Born of Cold Jade, Yet Blaze Like Wildfire 卿本寒玉,灼野如火 [Lingye CP, mutually exclusive first love, forced love, imprisonment] Gu Ling is “silent,” taciturn and unwilling to show his emotions. Ashina Zhuoye is “fiery,” with intense emotions. All their surging feelings erupt, clash, and burn fiercely amid silent imprisonment and force. Gu Ling, the cool and aloof jade-like head of the Office of Treasures, oversees precious gems and metals, never letting his emotions show. Ashina Zhuoye, a fiery, fallen prince of the grasslands, is captured and sent to 344Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The Sweet, Soft Crybaby Omega Is the Boss 甜软的哭包小O他才是老大 The Sweet, Softhearted Crybaby Little O Is the Boss 241Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 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, 4.9kReads8.6Score39714d adds
- 158 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后,摄政王黑化了 (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3kReads8.2Score34414d adds
- 159 After Faking My Death, I Took on a New Secret Identity, but the Cold-Faced Prince Knew Everything 死遁后我换了马甲,冷面王爷他全都知道了 After Faking My Death, I Took on a New Secret Identity, but the Cold-Faced Prince Knew Everything 322Reads—Score1014d adds
- 160 Captive Paper Cranes 囚禁千纸鹤 Tearjerker, tearjerker, tearjerker!!! Important things should be said three times. If you don't like it, don't read! Lin He: “I once folded my whole heart into the wings of a paper crane, writing your name stroke by stroke, thinking that if I gathered enough longing, the wind would carry me to your side. But I forgot that you stood so high and so far away. My wings were too light to bear the weight of my love, and even my courage to approach you was slowly worn away by the wind. I could only sta 647Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Reborn, the Regent Drops His Act and Drives His Arch-Enemy Wild with Flirting 重生后摄政王不装了死对头被撩疯 Dual male leads + ancient setting + equally matched leads + reborn + sweet romance, both devoted to each other + happy ending A lazy, unhinged, flirtatious prince as the one pursued; a ruthless, scheming, devoted-to-his-lover commander as the pursuer Everyone knows that Luo Xihe, the regent of Dazhao, and Pei Yanzhi, commander of the Langya Guards, are sworn enemies. In his previous life, Luo Xihe gave everything for the people of the realm, only to be pierced by thousands of arrows and die at H 6.7kReads8.7Score89714d adds
- 162 What Should I Do After Getting a Happy Ending with My Archrival? 与宿敌he了怎么办 Also known as My Ex Says He Still Loves Me [Two Male Leads] [An Unconventional Reunion After a Breakup] [Past and Present Lives] [A Fated Entanglement] Why is he my ex? Because he died. Why does he say he still loves me? Because he came back to life. A thousand years of illusion, gone in an instant upon waking. An entanglement spanning a thousand years, and when we look back, the person from the dream is still here. Jing Yun'an x Pei Fengye A heart that hides its waves x An obsession that refuse 113Reads—Score314d adds
- 163 The Silver Chain's Prisoner 银链囚 Silver Chain Prisoner 389Reads—Score814d adds
- 164 After I Stopped Being Obsessive, the Older Men Started Fighting Over Me 我不再偏执后,年上对我又争又抢 After I Stopped Being Obsessive, the Older Men Started Fighting Over Me 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后,师兄才知他爱我 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Addicted to You, Spoiled and Arrogant 唯你成瘾恃宠而骄 A sunny, affectionate younger man who's actually an unhinged yandere × a gentle, elegant, steady, and restrained older man; Two powerful leads + forced love + disguise + exclusive devotion + bittersweet secret love + deep, tragic romance + chasing the wife to the crematorium + rekindled romance + healing; Ling Jin is an angel: handsome, sunny, cheerful, and brilliant. Everyone knows he's the second young master of the Xiao family! Xiao Heng spoils him, and Ling Jin does whatever Xiao Heng tells 41Reads—Score514d adds
- 167 The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿 [A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But 271Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 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
- 169 An Engineering PhD Transmigrates Into a Prince's Household as a Servant 工科博士穿越成王府家奴 [Dual male leads! Both chaste! Lighthearted and funny with some angst, read with caution!!] He was a PhD in engineering, but woke up as a sickly servant in ancient times. Luckily, his loving mother protected him with her life, but she was gone too. Just as he was utterly despairing, the “page” he'd met when he first transmigrated, after trying to rob him with a broom, traveled a thousand miles to find him and willingly became his servant, all to keep him safe. From Western Shu to Ba, from tu 2.6kReads8.8Score38114d adds
- 170 My Boyfriend Is the Ultimate Boss of a Horror Game!! 我的男友是诡异游戏的终极boss!! My Boyfriend Is the Final Boss of a Horror Game!! 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Emperor’s Passionate Love: Where Can the Aloof Beauty Run? 帝王强爱,清冷美人哪里跑 Love-at-first-sight, possessive emperor top × aloof, flirtatious, scheming beauty bottom. One-on-one, mutual firsts, happy ending, historical ABO. Song Qingyu was the legitimate son of a top aristocratic family, raised in wealth and privilege and well-versed in literature and etiquette. Unfortunately, an illness in his youth left him frail and constantly clutching a medicine jar. He was sent far away to Jiangnan to recuperate, and the first time he returned to the capital and attended a palace b 19.4kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 172 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
- 173 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 777Reads—Score10214d adds
- 174 Modern Houseboy: Yi Yan 现代家奴之奕言 Modern House Slave: Yi Yan 231Reads—Score1214d adds
- 175 My Ex Is Back for Another Shot! 前男友,他吃回头草了! My Ex-Boyfriend Is Back for Another Shot! 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The Cold Wind Cuts 寒风翦 [Ten-Year Age Gap, Both Inexperienced] He was his moonlight, yet became the blazing sun he could never let go of. Lu Chengze was the calamity Shen Yibai could never escape in this lifetime. For fifteen years, they had relied on and accompanied each other. Shen Yibai was the person closest to Lu Chengze. But when that boy grew into an officer with immense power, he repaid him not with respect, but with coercion and imprisonment that allowed no resistance. “You’re not my weakness.” Lu Chengze con 1.8kReads6.8Score18214d adds
- 177 We Broke Up, and Now You Love Me Again 分手了,你又爱我了 Two male leads + winning back his love + cold and distant pursuer who later becomes devoted + a love interest who is both obsessive and clearheaded Shen Rong is dying, and he's decided to give up on Gu Chen. He's had a secret crush on Gu Chen for five years, and forced Gu Chen to be with him for those same five years. He gave everything he had, hoping Gu Chen might like him just a little. Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished: even after five years, Gu Chen remained just as cold toward hi 2.3kReads7.2Score17414d adds
- 178 He Left Me with Scars 他赐我伤痕 [Two Male Leads + Classic Angsty Melodrama + Captive Love + The Long Road to Winning Back His Lover + Turning a Straight Man Gay + Pure Love + Hypocritical, Unhinged Pursuer × Broken Straight Man + Happy Ending] The person who healed me was the one who destroyed me. In public, he was a handsome, wealthy, gentle young heir. In private, he was a sinister, unhinged obsessive. To get Wen Ci, he stopped at nothing, schemed at every turn, and plotted in secret. When his layers of disguise came crashin 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 My Name Is Zhaomei, and I Don't Have a Golden Finger 我叫招妹,没有金手指 My name is Zhaomei, and I have no golden finger. 151Reads—Score214d adds
- 180 A Stern Lesson, A Powerful Minister's Captive 训戒入骨,权臣强制掌心囚 [Discipline] [Training] [Power Imbalance] [The Pursuit After the Breakup] [A Wretch's True Love] [Love and Hate Entwined] Su Ling, a courtesan who has never taken a client, meets Xie Jin, a powerful nobleman who treats him with the utmost tenderness. Believing he has found salvation amid the chaos of war, Su Ling entrusts him with his heart. But behind Xie Jin's tenderness lies a web of schemes he has no choice but to weave. After losing their child, Su Ling learns the truth, and the warmth they 1.1kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 181 A Thousand Years of Waiting: I'd Become a Tree for You 千年守候,我愿为你化作一棵树 After a thousand years of waiting, I would become a tree for you. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Torrid Days 潮热纪事 [Two male leads, transmigration, forced love, both chaste, turning a straight man gay] Modern-day slacker Zhou Heng transmigrates into the body of an unregistered civilian in a war-torn era and is sent to the frontier as a conscript. He also unlocks a mission: help Xiao Jue become emperor, or be erased. At first, Xiao Jue sees Zhou Heng as a pawn with a little cleverness, useful only until he has served his purpose. Until one night, he comes upon someone cornering Zhou Heng in a dark place, his 23.4kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 183 Loving You Was No Passing Fancy 爱你非一时兴起 [Two male leads + vulnerable bottom + coercive love + unhinged + physical and emotional abuse] A mentally ill, unhinged top and a pitiful bottom University and the working world Some angst, second male lead gets the love interest [Hypocritical, cold, pretends to be dominant top; timid, insecure, obedient bottom] Coercion begins after chapter 100 Lu Yuanming's family was very wealthy, but his parents paid him no attention and sent him to school near his grandmother's home. Yun Zhou had seen Lu Yu 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Become the Big Shot's Beloved 做大佬的白月光 Two Male Leads, 1v1, Both Pure Three years later, Yu Linran found Qian Mo running a street stall. He apologized, vowed to change, and begged for forgiveness, but he could never win back Qian Mo's heart. It was already dead. Five years earlier, Qian Mo's mother had been gravely ill, and he had asked Yu Linran for money. Yu Linran refused. Only after his mother passed away did Yu Linran show up in front of him. He hated him, but what good would hating him do? It wouldn't bring his mother back. So 738Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Can You Get Away, Puppy? 跑得掉吗?小狗 [The rating has just opened and will rise! | Dual male leads | Both unhinged and both virgins | Puppy | Each other’s first love | Chasing his love back | Healing | Over-the-top drama] Cold on the outside, soft on the inside puppy vs. proud, free-spirited young master They got into the wrong car on the first day and ended up sleeping together on the second. Both proudly claimed to be straight: first horrified, then... thinking it over. A little discipline wrapped in tenderness might have made tur 10.2kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 186 Exes, Keep Your Distance 前任勿扰 [Broken Up, Then Reunited + Unconventional Obsessive Love + White Knight Syndrome + Soapy Drama] [Sharp-Tongued, Soft-Hearted, Irresistible Bottom] × [Sinister, Green-Tea, Jealous Top] Six years ago, Xi Zhen generously came to Bai Tingguang's aid. He helped him retake his exams and achieve his dream, even accepting his audacious confession. Suffering from white knight syndrome, Xi Zhen was enthralled by the cycle of saving others and being saved. But once the person he helped got their life o 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Haunted by the Five Hungry Ghosts 五鬼馋身 #Unhinged #Forced Love #Supernatural #Multiple Male Leads #Love Triangle Mayhem Lin Qing, an ordinary office worker brimming with yang energy, suddenly discovers that she has become irresistible “Tang Monk flesh” to five top-tier malevolent spirits. 1.5kReads5.9Score18414d adds
- 188 Still Saying You Won't Behave? 还说不乖? 0-to-1, two male leads, bittersweet, Sun Xiaoyan × Cao Jiuze On March 26, a beloved childhood game opened its servers. As a devoted player, Sun Xiaoyan registered right away and started completing quests and grinding the world. At last, after putting in the hours to obtain his first legendary spirit, he posted about it on Moments. Just then, a message came through on WeChat from someone he'd added as a friend almost four years ago... “Carry me, come on, carry me” was their first message in four 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Princeling 京圈太子爷的落跑人鱼 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Elite Circle 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 A Touch of Warmth 添暖 Dual male leads + Age gap + Healing in the everyday hustle and bustle + Modern city life + Realistic tone Tang Xiaoman VS Du Chang'an After five years as a househusband, he discovers the ugliest betrayal on their eighth anniversary... Tang Xiaoman has always believed that "a little fullness is enough." From their awkward school days to becoming the one who stayed home to cook, he spent five years of his youth immersed in the little details of everyday life. His eyes and heart held only the pers 541Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 191 My Protective Little Husband 护短小夫郎 [Male-male romance + Tomato Original + Ancient farming life + One-on-one, mutual firsts + Adorable child + Family life + HE + Multiple supporting couples] Chu Jibai (gong) VS Pei Xuechi (shou) Chu Jibai marries Pei Xuechi by his parents’ arrangement and the matchmaker’s word. The day after the wedding, Chu Jibai heads off to war… In the first year of their marriage, Pei Xuechi becomes a father… In the fourth year of their marriage, Chu Jibai returns… 284Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 192 The Emperor Imprisoned by a Mad Former Emperor 被疯批上皇囚禁的帝王 [Two emperors, older man/younger man, coercion, both are bottoms] After a rebellion in Beijing, the Yu Dynasty retreated south to survive. Yet a ruler who would restore the dynasty emerged. Emperor Zhao Jingyun had no interest in women and no heirs. After being shot by an arrow during a northern campaign, the restoration emperor abdicated in his prime, intending to pass the throne to the successor he favored. By day, the handsome young emperor Zhao Yunzheng knelt before by the court officials wa 16.1kReads—Score1.3k14d adds
- 193 Locked Order 锁单 Locking in the order 20Reads—Score514d adds
- 194 Signature Peach, Willow, and Millet Seed Jelly 招牌桃柳粟籽冻 I was just a summer worker at a film studio, doing odd jobs to earn some pocket money. So why did they make me an extra? And why did being an extra involve kissing? Why did I have to kiss a man? A sweet, innocent college boy gets kissed senseless by a hugely popular actor~ A pure little sugary romance~ Hope you all enjoy it 😘 438Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 I Became a Sickly Young Master and Provoked the Mad Ninth Eunuch 穿成病秧子:我招惹了疯批九千岁 [Dual Male Leads + Power Struggles + Transmigration + Two Powerhouses + Villain Duo + Fake Eunuch] A scheming, brutal Eunuch of the Ninth Rank and a sharp-tongued, cunning sickly beauty When Zhao Shumo discovers that he has transmigrated into the body of a sharp-tongued, sickly cannon-fodder character, his will to survive is bound to kick into overdrive. But right after arriving, he does the first and only stupid thing of his life. He saves Qi Jin, the notoriously brutal Eunuch of the Ninth Rank 6.8kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds
- 196 Modern Houseboy: Yin Xuan 现代家奴之胤轩 Modern House Slave: Yin Xuan 205Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Psychic Sweethearts Are Meant to Save the World! 异能小情侣就是要拯救世界! Two male leads + 1v1 romance + supernatural powers + two equally matched leads + both have amnesia + reunion after a long separation + a touch of ensemble cast A sharp-tongued, overthinking, sometimes divine and sometimes demonic top × an innocent, strongest-in-the-world, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within bottom One snowy day in a border town, in a certain year, month, and day. An amnesiac experimental subject, fresh from a forced escape, fell in love at first sight with the head of the Anoma 28Reads—Score514d adds
- 198 Redemption in the Autumn Light 秋光里的救赎 Ding Xiaoqiu’s name carries two stories: his surname comes from Dean Ding of the orphanage, while his given name commemorates the autumn day he was found. Just after his eighteenth birthday, he set off for the capital, earning money for tuition by delivering takeout. One day, he collapsed from heatstroke. When he woke, the appearance of a stranger quietly changed the course of his life… 243Reads8.1Score3714d adds
- 199 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后:太子他恨我入骨 After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 551Reads—Score1314d adds
- 200 Qinlin Maple Realm 钦临枫境 [Modern sweet romance between two men in the workplace] When a demanding CEO meets an all-around assistant, this workplace story that begins in the break room hides a spark stronger than the aroma of tea. Bai Moqin, CEO of Xingchen Technology and an Oxford-educated business elite, had a strict rule: tea had to be served at exactly 55 degrees Celsius. He had gone through four assistants in six months. Then Lin Feng, a sunny young man who had graduated from H University's investment program, walke 290Reads8.0Score—14d adds

















































