Top 10 Most Influential Male Leads in Romance Novels (as voted by Vietnamese readers)

Tieu Nai, a renowned IT expert, is a legendary figure in both the Information Technology department and at University A. As a top gamer, his in-game character 'Tieu Nai' is considered the strongest player in the game 'Dream Journey'. Alongside Luo Yi and Vy Vy, Tieu Nai forms a legendary in-game couple. In real life, Tieu Nai and Vy Vy are the ideal couple everyone admires. Their love, which began as a fantasy, becomes a deep and growing reality. 'If I had known that today would come, I would have loved you from the first sight.'

He approached her, destroyed her, and manipulated her into making a deal, all for the sake of avenging his beloved younger brother. Louis Liệt, his brother, had been deceived four years ago, and to gather evidence, she had to seduce the naive young man, turning him mad. Louis carefully orchestrated events, using her and her fiancé as pawns in his game, controlling every step they took. Everyone would eventually pay the price for their actions. Did he make her fall for him just for revenge? He himself did not know when he had become consumed by the love he once used for vengeance. Where would this love lead? – 'It's nothing important. I just had a nightmare and after waking up, I really wanted to hear your voice. But I knew you must be asleep by now, so I left you this message. If you wake up or hear this message, call me. I'll be waiting, my phone's always on for you…'

The feeling was as deep as ink, as bitter as tea. Remembering that man, standing still with a purple tulip in hand, watching the woman he loved walk by, hand in hand with someone else... How did that feel? No one could understand, yet the pain lingered. How much effort would it take to abandon a dream, to let go of the path he had walked for so many years, just to meet that woman? Even if it was just a brief encounter, even if his love would never be returned... 'My lifelong memory, all I need is you.' 'It’s raining here, and it seems like I see you crying…' 'My life used to be a straight path, but meeting you made me stray from it.'

Ha Di Than - a dedicated lawyer. His pure, beautiful love story began from a stolen photo during school days. For seven years, he waited in vain. 'In the past seven years, how many times have I counted to nine hundred ninety-nine? I never gave up, but I couldn't count to a thousand.' Seven years of loving a girl who left without a word, seven years of waiting for the daughter of the person who killed his father. How much courage does that take? How deep does love have to be? 'They gave me ten years, but all I need is Mo Shen for a lifetime.' A man who seemed cold and distant from women, until he met the one he truly wanted. Once he found her, no one else could enter his heart. 'One day, you’ll understand. In some part of the world, when she appears, all others are just temporary. I don’t want temporary.'

She married a politician but only lived as a daughter-in-law of a rich family for ninety days. On their wedding night, her husband got drunk beyond measure. A month later, he was busy with his election campaign, surrounded by beautiful women. Three months after their marriage, he took her and made her his 'half person.' She loved him, took care of him, but hid her pain, forcing herself to pretend to be happy. Then, her father jumped to his death, and the wealthiest family in the city collapsed. She quietly left, wearing her black pearl earrings. Years passed, and her novel 'The Magnate’s Dream' made her a best-selling author. At a celebration party for a fragrance maker, when she saw the man sitting among the investors, she froze. He reached out, removing her black pearl earrings. She tried to take them back, but he pulled his hand away, laughing. 'Want them back? Come to my office tonight.' She stepped back, startled. His eyes were as deep as ever. 'You still have nine more days to fulfill your duty as my wife.'

Tu Vi Vu was a bit particular about cleanliness, had a slightly thick skin, and was a bit lecherous. But in front of others, he always appeared as a refined, aloof gentleman, distant and arrogant, exuding both coldness and nobility. However, all of these traits disappeared when he was in front of Thanh Khe. 'If missing you could make me rich, I'd be a billionaire by now. Don't doubt it, I've told you I miss you enough times to make it worth millions.' Happiness was, thirteen years ago, when school ended and a boy walked in front of you in an S-curve. Thirteen years later, that same boy was holding you in his arms and shamelessly saying, 'Cao Thanh Khe, I've given you all my youth, so you owe me one!'

Three years ago, the night before her wedding, she was violently assaulted by him. Devastated by losing her innocence, she disappeared without a word. Three years later, they crossed paths again, but neither of them recognized the other as the person from that fateful night. This time, she found herself in an unexpected arrangement: seven days and nights as his lover. She had once loved her fiancé deeply, while her feelings for him were full of bitter hatred. Yet, who could have predicted the twists of the heart...

Nien Bach Ngan, a successful gem merchant, a workaholic, is a man of pride and strict principles. Yet, for one woman, he repeatedly breaks his own rules. He is just an ordinary man, with things beyond his control. But the greatest blessing and joy in his life is that, regardless of success or failure, wealth or poverty, Tso Diep has always stood by his side. Life is like a dream, and dreams reflect life itself.

Tê Mặc, a legendary figure in the shadow empire, is ruthless and unmatched in power. To the world, he seems cold and heartless, but in truth, he values loyalty and friendship, treating the Four Eagles like his own brothers. What happens when a woman like Mộc Ly Tâm enters his life? He sleeps beside her, willing to endure radiation exposure to protect her. Whether in a treacherous desert, under a hail of bullets in the sky, amidst storms at sea, or stranded on a deserted island, they stand together, facing every danger and defying death to protect one another. What is love? This is love!

Lu Bei Shen, a man of high status and immense respect, is a renowned international forensic anthropologist with considerable power. He holds a PhD and possesses such high intelligence that criminals have nowhere to hide. As a respected 'coroner' whose sharp eyes never miss a detail, he is a professor known as the 'male god' most difficult to invite. He is also the holder of the famous 'Bei Shen Budget.' Some say he is too logical, cold to the core. Others believe he is dangerous, for he alone holds the truth. With a single knife, he could tear a person from throat to pelvis, leaving no trace. But in his heart, Lu Bei Shen harbors a woman who once wounded him deeply. Two years of happiness traded for five years of pain, loneliness gnawing at him. To her, he was just a passing stranger. To him, she remains a dream from the past that he cannot erase.