Any Dual-Male-Lead Stories That Are Gripping From the Start? I'm in a Reading Slump, Folks 有没有一开始就很精彩的双男文，我瓶颈期了家人们

1. 401 折 Plucking Summer Sprigs 折夏枝 Xu Xiaozhao煦小照12k WordsCompleted Breaking Off the Summer Branches 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Do you want to develop it in the new year? Short story

2. 402 刃 Blade and Heart 刃与心 Faint Moonlight暗月微光Two Male Leads760k WordsOngoing An affection-starved, possessive young master × a long-suffering bodyguard and undercover spy Shen Yan is the eldest legitimate son of the Shen family. On the day he takes power, his father personally sends him an informant. Xie Xun, a handsome, stern personal bodyguard, is nothing but the old master’s most obedient dog in everyone else’s eyes. “I don’t keep dogs in my home.” He makes Xie Xun stand in the rain all night and sleep by the door, humiliating and tormenting him in every way, all to 803Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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   I think this is okay

3. 403 美 After the Beautiful Chancellor Gives Up, Her Puppy Boys Fight Over Her 美人丞相摆烂后，狗狗又争又抢 Kui Qi暌亓Two Male Leads214k WordsOngoing I really can't revise this anymore. [Top, handsome top, adored by everyone] In the real world, Shen Yan is an agent who travels through the Five Divine Realms and visits various small worlds. He completes missions, and occasionally looks for a little fun. They'd only been chatting online, but for some reason, during this vacation, one after another asked to meet him in person. So... Shen Yan took on a mission. A Grade D mission. But the mission panel's rating shot all the way up to S+. Hell diff 200Reads—Score199Shelves

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   Critical hit at the beginning [send heart]

4. 404 痞 The Rake Who Couldn’t Be Tamed 痞夫难驯 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads357k WordsOngoing ★ A torture chamber in the name of love, a life-or-death game so cruel it makes your heart tremble ★ [Angst + melodrama + physical abuse + real and fake young masters + everyone gets a bad ending] Three years ago, Gong Mingyou was forced to marry Shen Zhiyu. Everyone said Shen Zhiyu had schemed to make that night happen. Once the rumor spread, Shen Zhiyu’s reputation was ruined. The Lin family’s stock, the company owned by Shen Zhiyu’s biological parents, plummeted. To save their company, Shen Z 1kReads7.0Score286Shelves
5. 405 我 You're the Only One Written in My Fate 我命中只要你 Burning Fragrance Ballad燃馨谣Two Male Leads749k WordsOngoing A sudden fire bound their fates together... There are so many fun and beautiful things in growing up. You watched me grow, you kept me safe, and you were always meant to be mine. I only want to be by your side. We weathered twists and turns and overcame convention. We'll never leave each other, no matter what... 14Reads6.3Score167Shelves

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   Ha ha! It's easy to understand and makes me feel good after reading it.

6. 406 骄 Proud Flame Spirit Demon 骄焰灵妖 Burning Fragrance Ballad燃馨谣Two Male Leads939k WordsOngoing During a thunderstorm, a baby fell from the sky and landed at the Lingyun Mountain Sect. He had a unique constitution and a lively, cheerful personality. No matter how skilled he was, he loved playing the hero and throwing himself into danger. Fortunately, he had a senior brother with immense spiritual power and cultivation, who could always help him escape trouble. After one remarkable encounter after another, he was forced to confirm his true identity. He grew stronger and stronger, while misu 42Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 唯 You Were the Only One I Chose 唯独选中你 Burning Fragrance Ballad燃馨谣Modern Romance79k WordsOngoing A wealthy CEO meets a lively, fun-loving young master, but only because the latter has been hired as a playmate for his flirtatious younger sister. To help his uncle’s company grow, he is forced to take the job. He never expected the girl to have a handsome, sharp-witted older brother... Their meeting turns into love, and the whole thing is so much fun, completely beyond his expectations! Is it because he doesn’t trust women, so he trusts men more?! That’s right, you’re the one fate has chosen f 53Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 看 A Visit... 看望…… Burning Fragrance Ballad燃馨谣6k WordsCompleted A Visit... 14Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 全 The All-Around Scumbag 全能渣男 Burning Fragrance Ballad燃馨谣Modern Romance90k WordsOngoing What defines a scumbag? He’s more capable and talented than the average man, with abilities beyond what most people can imagine. His own skills could easily provide a comfortable, prosperous life, but then there’s his younger sister, who’s a complete spendthrift… Somehow, she always manages to make him poor again. Now he’s taken on another job. Based on his past experience, it looks like an easy one, but in practice… one unexpected complication follows another. His employer demands success and n 112Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 假 Bloodshed Behind the Illusion: Two Heroes Break the Deadly Deception with One Sword 假象喋血，双雄一剑尽破生死幻局 Lu Shen Xin Yi露申辛夷Two Male Leads372k WordsOngoing [Possessive obsession + equally matched leads + rival scheming + love and hate + the pursuer’s long road to redemption] The deceptively sweet yet formidable God of War Shen Ye × the unhinged, patient, and wildly ambitious Wolf King Xiao Ce The cool and beautiful Shen Ye became a legend after one battle, only to be framed by the entire court and saddled with a world’s worth of blood debts! Three months ago, the soul-devouring parasite in his body began to weaken. The bloodthirsty dragon capable o 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very good, give it a try, it's always wonderful [cool]

11. 411 花 Blossom 花路Blossom Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads670k WordsCompleted 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 84Reads8.1Score—Shelves
12. 412 足 Tiptoe 足尖 Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted 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 241Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 皇 A Guide to Surviving the Imperial Palace 皇宫生存指南 Ball Ball Guest球球客Two Male Leads298k WordsOngoing [The author may add extra chapters irregularly, or even go on hiatus. I can only try to reach the ending, and perhaps the bonus chapters, before next winter break. Writing for too long makes my butt go numb and sore, so please bear with me.] Chu Zhi Que was framed by villains and killed on the operating table while carrying out a mission. When she woke up, the first thing she saw was a pestle resting in a mortar right in front of her. Chu Zhi Que was bewildered. She should have died without a bu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (づ￣3￣)づ╭❤~

14. 414 沦 Fallen! Hunted by Five Mercenary Powerhouses 沦陷！被佣兵五大佬围猎 Mango Coconut Hop-Hop芒椰跳跳Two Male Leads167k WordsOngoing After five years living alone in the apocalypse, fragile college student Ling Zhaochen survived by doing one thing: hiding. He hoarded glowing spore mushrooms and kept his head down through danger-free days, until he accidentally gave himself away and was surrounded by a gang of two-meter-tall, battle-hardened mercenaries. Sweet Shot hides a blade behind his smile, Tower is domineering and fiercely protective, Chisel watches him with cold eyes, Chain is gloomy and obsessive, and Balance controls 22kReads—Score6.1kShelves

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    Yeah, yeah. Nice

15. 415 心 Unquenchable Passion: The Big Shot's Trap 心火难熄：大佬的圈套 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads267k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads / Powerful Heir to a Prestigious Beijing Family x Taciturn, Obsessive Lawyer / 1v1 / Second Chance Romance / Sweet Romance / Both Pure / Happy Ending] As children, he made him a promise: he would come back for him. But day after day, he waited, and that promise was never fulfilled. Years later, the two met again, but the Lin family's influence forced Xiao En to leave the country. They were apart for three whole years. Three years passed in the blink of an eye. Amid the crowds at 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Two men, many couples, reunited after marriage, chasing husband in the crematorium, sweet and doting, strong, not aggrieved, not brainless, not a white lotus, not a mother, has a cool mouth, and will take revenge.

16. 416 铁 The Iron-Blooded Prince and His Commandery Princess Wife 铁血王爷郡主妻 Rice Fragrance Fills the Autumn City稻香满秋城Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing [Secret Love Becomes Reality] [Marriage First, Love Later] [High-Stakes Love Triangle] [Great Power Rivalry] Everyone knew that Xiao Yanchen, the Prince of Zhenbei of Great Zhou, was cold and ruthless. But no one knew he carried a packet of wound medicine and ten years of unrequited love, enduring night after night on the battlefield. He forced her into marriage and pressed her at every turn, trapping her between his chest and the bed. "On our wedding night, you called me Uncle?" Shen Yishi t 889Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Love] [Love] [Love] On their wedding night, [blowing kiss] she still called him "cousin." His face was instantly covered with a layer of frost, and he leaned close to her ear and said, "On your wedding night, you called me cousin?" She was surrounded by his cold and stern aura, [shocked] [shocked] and felt embarrassed. He said with dignity in his voice: "Call me husband!"

17. 417 孤 Guardian of the Lonely Isle 孤屿守护者 Listening to the Wind on the Plains原上听风Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted 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 44Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A wonderful two-male novel, modern suspense and fantasy, the first inhuman love, mutual protection and redemption. The second book: The police and the citizens work together to break the situation and run in both directions.

18. 418 时 Secrets in the Folds of Time 时间褶皱里的秘密 Listening to the Wind on the Plains原上听风Two Male Leads128k WordsCompleted 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 15Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 谋 The Murder Effect: The Innocent Sinner 谋杀效应：无罪的罪人 The Mysterious Elephant God大象神秘莫测Two Male Leads272k WordsOngoing [Two male leads+Crime investigation+Case-of-the-week format+Parallel storylines+Mystery+Deduction+Slow burn] Isaiah Byrne is a detective in the gang investigations unit. His best friend in the city, who is also something of an informant, has made a new friend. Meanwhile, someone has made himself the judge of sinners, using blood as ink. Isaiah finally realizes that the killer who claims to deliver justice in Heaven's name has been close to him all along. Multiple POVs and characters, with a c 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please read the criminal investigation article!

20. 420 撑 Breaking Through the Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab 撑破穿越重生研究室 Thorny Bougainvillea有刺三角梅Urban324k WordsOngoing Modern City + Multiple Social Classes + Multiple Female Characters + Campus Life + Inspirational + Political Career + Workplace + Two Male Leads To secure more research funding, Z University opened the world’s first “Transmigration and Rebirth Research Lab.” After finally passing the graduate entrance exam, Yi Lian became one of the lab’s first graduate students… Then Yi Lian discovered that they had become a living specimen… 83Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    [Bookshelf plus one][Bookshelf plus one]

21. 421 心 The Scheming Adopted Son Is Raising a Puppy Again Today 心机义子今天也在养小狗 Tofu Pudding and Crucian Carp豆花鲫鱼Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [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 91Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 重 Reborn to Pursue Love, My Sweet Wild Wife Thinks I'm a Liar 重生追爱，甜野老婆把我当骗子 Fallen for Black Snow爱上黑雪Two Male Leads243k WordsOngoing Two male leads | Two powerful leads | Reborn at 22 with an 80-year-old soul, guiding top He Chen × 19-year-old basketball prodigy and straight guy bottom Lu Zhaoyun In his previous life, Lu Zhaoyun had two regrets: first, he made the national youth basketball team but was left paralyzed in a car accident; second, he fell in love with He Chen but died young, unable to spend their lives together. He Chen, meanwhile, lived alone to the age of 80, missing his beloved for 50 years. When he opened hi 7Reads—Score104Shelves

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    A wealthy doctor who was reborn at the age of 80 misses his father and has a former lover. But the basketball boy is sweet and wild, but he develops a ceiling. At the first meeting, he treats the doctor as a liar in a battle of wits and courage.

23. 423 星 Starfall King 星罗王 Chen Ming from Bazhong巴中陈茗Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Prince Tuyang Danzhen of the Xingluo Kingdom grew up starved of love. Then he found his sun: Fu Wangtian. His heart opened for his sun. When the light came, he became happy and warm. When it disappeared, he closed his heart and silently endured, armoring himself with coldness and strength. Though covered in wounds, he never gave up on love! Was that right or wrong? 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this new book. The thinking is clear, divided into two lines: rights and feelings, step by step, start low and go high. He has brains, logic, and emotions. The original manuscript has been written and is being updated. The author writes better as time goes by, and the book looks better as time goes by!

24. 424 从 From Underwear Model to Mr. World 从内衣男模到世界先生 Illusory Realm Grotto-Heaven幻境洞天Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted In the fashion world, your body is your capital. They wanted to teach me the unspoken rules. Instead, I taught them how to pay it all back, with interest. A champion swimmer forced to change careers after an injury stumbles into the modeling world. He fights his way through one setback after another, learns some brutal lessons, and completes a deadly transformation from prey to predator. An encyclopedia of the fashion world’s dark side, every page steeped in a heady mix of hormones and money. Ju 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Warm reminder: Please do not blush in public while reading - because this is not only a battlefield of desire, but also a shady encyclopedia of the fashion industry and a business textbook-level counterattack guide. Every page exudes the intertwining smell of hormones and copper. Just when you thought this was a cool story about "relying on physical dominance", the male protagonist has already used capital games to kill everyone!!!

25. 425 完 Oh No! I've Really Become a Couple-Splitter! 完蛋！这下真成拆cp的了！ Juan Feng卷枫Two Male Leads19k WordsOngoing Gu Zhou died, transmigrated again, and was forced to bind himself to a System. The usual deal: accept the System's missions, and you can get rich and go home. Like everyone else, Gu Zhou agreed. But he soon regretted it. Unlike other people's awesome Systems, his was a bit of a bastard. It was a CP-breaking System!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of short stories, multiple CPs, each with different feelings towards CPs

26. 426 美 N Ways for a Beauty to Seduce a Creep 美人勾引痴汉的N种方式 Juan Feng卷枫Two Male Leads42k WordsOngoing [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 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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