Dual Male Leads, but Nothing Draggy or Stupid 双男主 不是那种没有智商拖拉的

1. 1 年 The Top Student Is Pretending to Be a Struggling Student Again 年级第一他又在装学渣 Crane Shepherd of the Nine Provinces鹤牧九州Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted Jiang Fengyan, a new student in Huada’s finance department, was known to most of the university for topping the provincial college entrance exam and for his striking good looks. He was utterly indifferent toward people and everything around him, turning away everyone who tried to get close. People assumed he was above worldly concerns, but... “Are you following a streamer?” his roommate asked in surprise, discovering that Jiang Fengyan, hailed as the aloof campus heartthrob, was watching a liv 7.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   It's so good, my family! It's not finished yet, but it's really good.

2. 2 完 Oh No! The Pretty Little Fool Has Upset the Gloomy Big Shot Again 完蛋！漂亮小傻子又气坏阴郁大佬 Towering Jia Wood参天甲木Two Male Leads727k WordsCompleted Completed. Originally titled The End! The Pretty Little Fool Has Made the Gloomy Big Shot Angry Again Pretty, stuttering little fool x gloomy, stern, powerful big shot [Two male leads + the bottom seems like a fool but is actually a genius + the top gets angry on the surface but is actually doting + both are each other's first + exclusive devotion + age gap + face-slapping] Jiang Mian spent all nineteen years of his life in the basement of the Jiang family home. He had never been exposed to the 18kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
3. 3 禁 Keep Your Hands Off the Cool Omega Professor! 禁止觊觎清冷Omega教授！ Autumn Sparrow秋雀Two Male Leads404k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Dual Male Leads + Equally Matched + ABO Beast Transformation + Interstellar + Younger Top] [Cool, Abstinent Beauty of an Omega Researcher × Straightforward, Wolfish Alpha Bodyguard] Lu Lin is the Empire’s top pharmaceutical researcher: cool and abstinent, learned and talented, someone to admire from afar but never approach. Because his differentiation into an Omega was delayed, the research base assigned him a personal bodyguard to ensure his safety. On his first day on the job, the 8.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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   Both male leads are intelligent. 🥰

4. 4 柔 The Frail Young Husband Is Doted on by the Regent King 柔弱小夫郎被摄政王宠飘了 Bu Yu Cheng Shang不予程上Two Male Leads691k WordsCompleted Gu Tingwei transmigrated to an unknown dynasty, becoming a frail, unloved man and striking a deal with the regent. When Regent Lian Yinchi first met Gu Tingwei, he asked, "You're a man?" Gu Tingwei: ? Shouldn't he be asking whether I'm a man? He patted himself, then patted himself so hard he started coughing. "That's right, I am." Lian Yinchi: ... As a prince consort, Gu Tingwei had only three wishes. Get rich! Get even richer! Then take his money south and find a handsome young man to spend hi 13.3kReads9.4Score2kShelves
5. 5 向 Guides Aren’t Allowed to Pretend to Be Good. The General’s Heart Has Been Stolen! 向导不许装乖，上将心都被骗走了 Admiring the Cherry Blossoms in Spring春赏繁樱Two Male Leads701k WordsCompleted Upright, seemingly aloof Sentinel × Guide who knows no bounds [Sentinel-Guide 1v1 + Two Male Leads + Older Partner + Age Gap + Sentinels and Guides + Equally Matched + Plenty of Original Worldbuilding] Wen Yeling found a fair-skinned, beautiful Sentinel in his cellar. The man was exactly his type. He wanted to bind their minds right then and there, but unfortunately, he was an unregistered wild Guide. Then an accident happened, and they ended up mentally bonded anyway. Wen Yeling didn't think 5.6kReads9.4Score904Shelves
6. 6 捡 After Picking Up a Mad Villain, the Cannon Fodder Keeps Trying to Save Himself 捡了疯批反派后，炮灰总想自救 Rong Zit​​ang冗子糖Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Transmigrated into a Comic, Two Powerful Leads, A Little Funny, Villain] A scheming, unhinged yandere villain who seems sweet but is secretly dark, with a love-struck puppy-dog side, falls for a fiercely protective, doting, powerful, universally adored top. [Modern setting in an alternate world] Xu Chi transmigrates into a comic and, without really knowing what he’s doing, takes home an unbelievably pretty boy. Only when his memories come back does he realize that the boy he pi 29.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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   Both of these books have solid logic and plots. The characters are both intelligent, with strong plot points and no weak links. Highly recommended!

7. 7 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5kShelves
8. 8 穿 Transmigrated as Everyone’s Favorite Lovesick Fool, I’m in a Love-Triangle Nightmare Every Day 穿成万人迷舔狗，每天都在修罗场 An Manman安漫漫Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Two male leads + Everyone’s favorite + Bottom protagonist + Split personalities + Transmigrate into a book / Infinite flow] Original title: Transmigrated into a Beloved Simp, Stuck in a Shura Field Every Day Yan Xun had only just woken up when he discovered that he was bound to a System and had transmigrated into an infinite-flow novel starring two male leads, both of whom were adored by everyone. In the novel, he played a straight man who looked down on the beautiful, brainless protagonist, w 33.6kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   The first two are by the same author, and they're absolutely amazing! 🥰 The main character is incredibly intelligent throughout!! The last one is a post-apocalyptic story, which I just came across today, and it's so good I read straight to the last chapter! 🤤 Highly recommended!

9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: I Became a Scumbag, Yet Everyone Fell for Me 快穿：穿成渣男的我却成了万人迷 An Manman安漫漫Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads! Quick transmigration! Bottom protagonist! Everyone's favorite! Split personalities!] Original title: Quick Transmigration: I Became Everyone's Favorite After Turning into a Scumbag On his first day at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Cen Yu is assigned to play all kinds of scumbags! The kind so awful that the protagonist bottom leaves him for a whole crowd of handsome men. The protagonist bottom is supposed to go through a long, remorseful pursuit, but never take the scumbag ba 33.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
10. 10 末 Apocalypse: My Unhinged Octopus Boyfriend Is a Farming Expert 末世：疯批八爪男友种田一把好手 Crazy Dumpling Soup疯狂饺子汤Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Apocalyptic Farming + Golden Finger + Team-Based Challenges] [A sweet, gentle, devoted husband when in his other form, but a deranged, twisted top when human VS a cunning, clever bottom who can be a little unhinged] “My first half of life was a joke.” Li Yuanmo flipped the roasted bun over and spoke to Pei Yifei, the top commander of the Special Defense Group Against Otherworldly Species. “My mother abused me as a kid. My father was a security guard and was rarely home. I surv 36.8kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    Highly recommend! The logic is clear, the theme is fresh, and it's not just mindless fun. Every character is intelligent, so it requires a bit of brainpower. There are foreshadowing elements, twists, and more twists! 🤤

11. 11 伏 Subduing the Yin, Also Known as: My Stepmother Is Ruthless 伏阴【又名：后妈很凶残】 neletaTwo Male Leads1.7M WordsCompleted [Ancient martial arts + two powerful leads + settle it with a fight + young genius + older love interest + child + cultivation] “Yuxi! Someone’s forcing me to drink!” When a certain rich kid tried to force his sister to drink, Qi Yuxi simply sliced off the bottle cap with one hand, then stuck it into the solid wood table. Everyone’s mouths fell open in perfect O’s. “You’re a practitioner of ancient martial arts!” Practitioners of ancient martial arts are a mysterious class of people unknown to 2kReads9.0Score288Shelves

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    I used to dislike adding novels to my bookshelf, and now it's a real shame that I can't remember the titles when I want to find them.

12. 12 玄 A Metaphysics Streamer? No, No, He’s a Gossip Streamer 玄学主播？不不不，他是吃瓜主播 Orange Core Pear橙核梨Two Male Leads394k WordsCompleted [Bottom] [both pure] [pocket dimension] [transmigrate from ancient times to the modern day] [slice of life] [livestream comments] [not a professionally researched supernatural-fantasy story] Optimistic, cheerful, laid-back bottom: Xiao Ruixue Cold, dignified, formidable top: Mu Jinye Xiao Ruixue is the eighth-generation successor of Qing Shan Temple, the son of the richest man in the Great Zhou dynasty and the younger brother of the chief minister. One day, he transmigrates and becomes someone 1.6kReads8.6Score288Shelves
13. 13 穿 Back to the Stars to Cultivate Immortality 穿回星际再修仙 Ling Nuoxi凌诺熙Two Male Leads671k WordsCompleted (Main character 0, powerful leads) Rong Jiuchen is the only cultivator in the Big Dipper galaxy with an ice-type spiritual root. He accidentally falls through a space-time rift into the apocalypse, but before he can show what he's capable of, another spatial rift sweeps him back into the interstellar world. Only, he has returned to the Big Dipper galaxy five hundred years in the future. His family is gone, and his friends have long since passed away. Everything has been reshuffled. The Zerg are 680Reads7.3Score100Shelves
14. 14 豪 The Rich Young Master Is a Heavenly Master 豪门大少是天师 SmilecatTwo Male Leads887k WordsCompleted Qin Yin thought he was going to die, but instead he transmigrated and was reborn in the body of a wealthy young heir in a modern Chinese city. The heir was also named Qin Yin. The Qin family’s parenting... really did have some problems. The Qin family had three children: the eldest son, the second son, and the youngest daughter, each about two years apart. The eldest was the family treasure. Everyone had to speak softly around him. The second son was treated like a weed, someone they could bully 989Reads8.7Score104Shelves
15. 15 顶 He's a Top-Tier Star, and He's Thirty Thousand Years Old 顶流他有三万岁 Pea Shoots One Shot豌豆射一手Two Male Leads832k WordsCompleted A warm-on-the-outside, cold-on-the-inside movie star gong x an adorable, incredibly strong shou [One-on-one, each other’s first love, body and soul. The shou has never had the chance, while the gong knows he doesn’t have long to live.] Xun Letian was born with weak spiritual meridians. His parents, who were about to ascend, left him to cultivate in a carefully constructed cave abode and told him he wasn’t allowed to leave before ascending. Otherwise, other cultivators would catch him, rip out hi 2.1kReads8.3Score361Shelves
16. 16 异 Reborn in Another World: Alone Above All 异世重生之天下唯双 Su Mengmeng苏萌萌Two Male Leads682k WordsCompleted [Completed] All things in the universe begin in chaos and end in nothingness. Though their origins differ, all paths lead to the same destination. Life and death are separated by a single thought. When the power of chaos meets the power of nothingness, will they fall in love or fight to the death? In this otherworld where might makes right, who can turn the clouds with one hand and the rain with the other? Who can shatter the heavens, shake the cosmos, and claim the throne as the true ruler? Su 440Reads8.9Score134Shelves
17. 17 星 The Strongest Gu Master in the Stars 星际最强蛊师 Mumu's Wood慕慕的木Two Male Leads348k WordsCompleted In the interstellar age, the insect race became humanity's greatest enemy. Yan Xi couldn't help swallowing nervously. So many bugs, and they're mutated, too. This is my big break! Watch as a master of Gu insects thrives in the interstellar world, while also taking a husband under his wing. Recommended completed novel: "The Nascent Soul Expert in the Interstellar World" 305Reads7.0Score100Shelves
18. 18 穿EN The Abandoned Son Runs Rampant 穿越之弃子横行 Ye Yiluo叶忆落Two Male Leads2.3M WordsCompleted 30.3kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
19. 19 顶 The Top-Tier Star's Little Taoist Has Gone Viral! 顶流家的小妖道火啦！ Snow Covers the Peach Blossoms桃花雪满Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued yet soft-hearted demon priest on the receiving end, paired with a cold top-tier star on the giving end. Jiang Qingyun is a rebellious young Taoist. Good or bad, he only wants to do as he pleases. Since he acts in ways that are neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, people in the underworld call him a demon priest. Gu Qingci is a cold top-tier star, handsome and wealthy, the dream man of countless girls. Jiang Qingyun thought he'd parted ways with his sworn enemy for good, ne 368Reads8.8Score101Shelves
20. 20 星 The Strongest Omega in the Interstellar World 星际最强Omega Lu Yao陆妖Two Male Leads532k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + bottom protagonist + both leads are powerful + feel-good story + one-on-one, both pure] White-haired, red-eyed bottom × blond, blue-eyed top Yu Ling, supreme commander of the Seventh Fleet, encounters a black hole while on a mission. When he wakes up, he's a new student at the Interstellar Central Military Academy. As the only Omega in the mecha department, his arrival sparks endless controversy. At the opening ceremony, an arrogant Alpha picks a fight with him. “Omegas should 970Reads9.4Score176Shelves
21. 21 当 When a Succubus Is Reborn as a Little O in the Interstellar Age 当魅魔穿成了星际小O Eternal Glacier万古冰川Two Male Leads400k WordsCompleted A succubus bottom who dreams of building a huge harem × a scheming crown prince top The infamous leader of the number-one space pirate crew is actually an omega? And a noble from the capital, no less? While other omegas rely on all sorts of suppressants, their leader’s eyes light up at the sight of handsome men, and he even plans to choose a consort from across the entire galaxy. Other omegas keep saying, “Stay away from me, scumbag!” But their leader says most often, “A man should have three wi 3.1kReads9.3Score497Shelves
22. 22 苗 The Young Lord of Miaojiang Was Reborn, Only to Be Snatched Away by the Prince 苗疆少主重生后他被殿下强拐了 Chen Mo reborn辰陌rebornTwo Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both are each other’s first: a reborn, haughty and ruthless young lord of Miaojiang X a scheming prince skilled in politics who only pretends to be sick] [Revenge in the first half, adventure in the martial world and a power struggle in the second!] [Two princes vie for the throne. The blurb can’t do it justice, so please read the story.] In his previous life, Ye Jingyan, young lord of the Thirty-Six Caves of Miaojiang, followed his master’s prophecy and traveled to the Central 1.3kReads8.9Score264Shelves
23. 23 昱 Master Yu, Your Wife Has a Ton of Secret Identities 昱爷，你夫人马甲有亿点多 Little Black Fan小黑粉Two Male Leads236k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + feel-good story + powerful couple + doting on each other + 1v1] They fell for each other the first time they met in a bar. One wanted to bring the other home, while the other only wanted to go home with him. Only after spending some time together did he learn that his wife had a lot of identities: a famous novelist, the youngest member of the Mei Shen Luo family from the island nation, the underground fighting arena’s Sacred Lion, owner of the Leo Bar in 5.5kReads9.1Score858Shelves
24. 24 他 He Sets Yan Ye's Heart Ablaze 他在宴爷心尖撩火 Master Jian简爷Two Male Leads737k WordsCompleted [Satisfying, powerful, and refreshing; both leads are devoted to each other; a powerful figure dotes on another powerful figure] Yue Huai, a powerful figure from the spirit world, was reborn as the young master of the Yue family, who had gone missing years ago and was finally found. His father didn't care for him, his mother didn't love him, and his siblings couldn't wait to bully him. They even mocked him for being inferior to the fake young master, who was talented, well-mannered, refined, gra 118Reads9.0Score—Shelves
25. 25 哭 Waaah, the Frail Powerhouse Is Tearing Up the Plot Again 哭惹，脆皮大佬又手撕剧情了 Meow Needs to Be Pampered喵要宠着养Two Male Leads3.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Audiobook of the same name complete] [Quick transmigration + satisfying, sweet romance + hypocritical drama queen + mutual devotion + 1v1 + seme perspective + two hopeless romantics] [Framed interstellar criminal uke vs. fated, love-struck seme] “Please follow the original plot as prescribed, Host, and atone for your sins. Proceed with honor to your de, beep, danger, warning, dan, beep…” The System was dismantled. Bai Chi, an interstellar criminal, was framed for destroying 1,3 20.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    A lighthearted novel featuring two male protagonists, both with high intelligence.

26. 26 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1970s and Is Taken Home by a Rough-He Wn Man 玄学大佬穿书70被糙汉娶回了家 I Need to Earn a Livinga我要恰饭aTwo Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [1v1 + mutual chastity + transmigrate into a book + aloof, jealous, rugged, loyal-dog seme × a Taoist shou who loves and hates with clear eyes and is ruthless] A genius young Taoist from the 21st century accidentally transmigrates into a book as its most tragic second male lead. A hopeless romantic? A naive sweetheart? A human punching bag? An ATM? Wicked Second Female Lead: Nianchen~ Lu Nianchen: Don't look up. Wicked Second Female Lead: Huh? She looks up. Splut! A lump of bird droppings fa 8.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
27. 27 我 I Treat My Sentinel Like a Brother, but He Treats Me Like His Wife 我把哨兵当兄弟，他把我当老婆 Gu Sansan顾三三Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Defiant, assertive Sentinel X cool on the outside, warm-hearted and composed Guide One-on-one, each other’s first love Bai Yuan had lived an ordinary, peaceful life for years. Then, on his birthday, he suddenly awakened as a “Guide.” Under the law, he had to give up his original plans and join other awakened individuals at the Tower, a school exclusively for Sentinels and Guides, to learn how to control his abilities. The Tower wasn’t as bizarre and terrifying as the rumors outside made it soun 8.5kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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    This book, with over 200,000 words, was a quick read, and the plot didn't drag. It's very good! (˵¯͒¯͒˵)

28. 28 失 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 55.3kReads9.6Score8kShelves

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    Two male leads, both with high intelligence and emotional intelligence, super entertaining and super satisfying 🤔

29. 29 喜 The Female Streamer I Like Is Actually My Best Buddy 喜欢的女主播竟然是我好兄弟 Seven-Character Coin七言钱Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, brotherhood turning into something more, intense romantic tension] Yu Yue is a man, but he became a “female” streamer. It started when his father was diagnosed with kidney failure. The exorbitant medical bills nearly crushed him, a male college student. With nowhere else to turn, Yu Yue registered an account on a short-video platform and became a cross-dressing cosplay streamer. But his personality was too cold, and he lost every PK match. His results were utterly dismal. Then a 50.4kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beloved White Moonlight Gets Even More Alluring for Another Episode 快穿：万人迷白月光再苏一集 Yaoyao Qiu摇摇秋Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [Two male leads (emphasis!) The beloved White Moonlight receives x the genuinely lovesick protagonist gong, main focus on the shou, both virgins, one-on-one sweet romance] In an era when substitutes surpass the White Moonlight, System 008 binds itself to the original White Moonlight. Its mission is to win the protagonist gong back from his substitute. 008: Play the victim, reminisce about the old days, beg him to love you! Sheng Yi: You call this a White Moonlight? What is a White Moonlight? 30kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
31. 31 滴 Ding! A Taste of the Tycoon Life 滴！豪门体验卡 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + healing + everyone dotes on him + mutual devotion] Two male leads! Two male leads! Gentle, mature CEO top × sunny on the outside, depressed on the inside bottom I got rich overnight, but I'm no country bumpkin! Zhou Mo was a poor little cabbage with no parents. His only asset was his good looks, and he had to haul bricks at construction sites every day just to scrape together his college tuition. Then one day, while happily hauling bricks, he got hit on the head with 14.4kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
32. 32 你 When Are You Breaking Up? 你什么时候分手？ Anna's Carrot安娜的萝卜Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Outgoing, Direct, Loyal-Dog Top × Socially Anxious, Unaware-Flirt, Academic Bottom] [A Sweet Treat] After Gu Jincheng broke up with the scumbag Shen Feng, Shen Feng’s campus-heartthrob roommate, Lü Qiuyan, latched onto him. Gu Jincheng didn’t even get a chance to wallow in post-breakup sadness before Lü Qiuyan’s relentless barrage of messages kept him completely overwhelmed. Thanks to Shen Feng’s psychological manipulation, Gu Jincheng had always thought his “type” wasn’t popular in their circl 5.8kReads9.4Score748Shelves

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    This is beautiful (♥∀♥), I like this kind of thing. If you like something, you should try to show it off, but the premise is not to ruin other people's relationships. This is beautiful and has positive values.

33. 33 欲EN Boundless Utterance 欲言难止 What About the McChicken麦香鸡呢Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16.1kShelves

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    I especially love these two books, and they're both written by the same person. The writing is very delicate, and the two books are connected. The side couples in the two books are also very interesting.

34. 34 绝 The Peerless Divine Doctor 绝品神医 Fox-Faced Nonsense狐颜乱语Urban11.0M WordsCompleted Lu Yi is a super expert with exceptional medical skills. He comes to the bustling city in search of his fiancée, tramples his enemies beneath his feet, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of life... 25.6kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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