Any Stories Where Someone Looks Sickly but Is Actually Extremely Powerful? 有没有那种看着病恹恹的，实际上很厉害

1. 1 天 How Could I, Coughing Up Blood Every Day, Possibly Be the Mastermind? 天天咳血的我怎么可能是幕后黑手 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery545k WordsCompleted Also known as My Life in a Wheelchair: I Write Strange Tales, and They All Come True Single male protagonist + no romance but doted on by everyone + tragic yet strong + urban fantasy + strange tales + mastermind behind the scenes (not from the start) (female-oriented!!!!!) [System binding successful] [Hello, Host! This System is called the Strange Tale Author Development System. The Host must write one strange tale each month. If you don't write well, you'll die~] [P.S. To clarify, Host, you wer 6kReads9.0Score914Shelves

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   The protagonist looks sickly, but he's actually very capable.

2. 2 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: The Frail Young Master Spits Blood Every Day 灵气复苏：病弱少主每天都在吐血 Gu Li Yunzhi故里允之Urban518k WordsCompleted Time never stops turning, and blood flows on without end. As spiritual qi revival began, a new wave of chaos erupted under cover of night. The red moon hung high, and the gods opened their eyes in the shadows. Families that had lain dormant for a thousand years emerged one after another. Ancient churches revealed their fearsome faces. Su Zhi, young master of the Su family, was, in everyone’s eyes, frail and sickly, needing an hour’s rest after walking three steps. Every day, he was either coughi 1.1kReads9.0Score119Shelves
3. 3 我 I'm Frail, but I Really Am the Savior 我虽然病弱，但真的是救世主 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery813k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Don’t Worry, I’m Not Dead Yet. I Can Still Save the World” “The Sickly Beauty’s Journey to Save the World” “As the Savior, I Got Eliminated Right After Landing” One day, a System called “Death Game” descended upon reality. One person in every ten thousand worldwide became a player, and Earth’s apocalypse began. “Earth players, attention! The Death Game has finished loading. Are you ready?” As the voice rang out, Luo Jing stared blankly at the glowing orb floating before him. 26.5kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
4. 4 清 After the Cool-Headed Cannon-Fodder Is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, Her CEO Family Panics 清冷炮灰绝症后，全家霸总慌了 White Dog白狗子Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Ongoing] [Powerful heroine + stunning beauty + a battle-worn beauty + exhilarating fantasy] Chu Yan is a cannon-fodder character in an everyone-loves-the-heroine story. Even though she steers clear of the plot, her three CEO brothers still despise her. Then one day, the villainess curses her: whenever an outstanding man shows her affection, her constitution will deteriorate, and she'll cough up blood and pass out! So Chu Yan becomes gravely ill. Yet on the very day her terminal illness is annou 4.3kReads9.4Score598Shelves

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   He looks sickly on the surface, and occasionally coughs up blood and faints, but he's actually quite strong, with top-notch fighting skills!

5. 5 病 The Sickly Real Heiress Spat Blood, and the Whole Internet Burst into Tears 病弱真千金一吐血，全网都飙泪了 Martian Rabbit火星兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the mysterious arts grandmaster Shi Miao opens her eyes, she has become the foil to a falsely adored fake heiress. The fake heiress uses her fragile appearance and her talent for bursting into tears at any moment to ruin Shi Miao’s reputation and bring about her death. Shi Miao decides to use the fake heiress’s own methods against her, leaving her nowhere to turn. She picks up a cultivation technique that consumes its practitioner’s life force: the more blood she spits up, the stronger she 7.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 病EN The Sickly Beauty Is the Infinite Game's Ultimate Boss! 病美人竟是无限游戏大BOSS！ It's L是L啊Two Male Leads230k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Infinite-Flow, Two Male Leads + Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 + Younger, Bigger-Built Partner + Shamelessly Indulgent Power Fantasy + Love-Hate Relationship + Soapy Push and Pull + Boss × Player] [The romance is the focus; the plot is weak and won't stand up to close scrutiny] [Second book in the Dungeon series] [The author's bio is useless. See the beginning of Chapter One and the reviews for content warnings.] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, sickly white-cut-black, seductive, 11.2kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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   He looks sickly and physically weak, but he's very strong.

7. 7 大 A Powerful Figure Reborn as a Frail Beauty: Coughing Blood, but Still a Fighter 大佬穿成病弱美人，吐血但能打 Black Peach Wood乌桃木Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted A seemingly frail beauty who’s secretly a cultivation powerhouse VS a Federation general who’s completely under his thumb 1. Lin Mengsheng sacrificed himself to save the cultivation world. To thank him, the Heavenly Dao not only rebuilt his body, but also sent him to another world to start a new life. Unfortunately, his reconstructed body couldn’t withstand his powerful soul, and Lin Mengsheng began a daily routine of sitting in a wheelchair and coughing up blood. It wasn’t like he could die, so 1.5kReads8.3Score205Shelves
8. 8 时 How Am I Supposed to Survive Around Conan When I Keep Coughing Up Blood 时不时吐血的我在柯南身边怎么活 Moonlight Tea明月茶Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Detective Conan + No Romance + Little Sister Ai + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Hero] Feng Jianhe transmigrates and gets a buff from the start: his constitution is permanently set to -1… Also known as: “How Do I Survive Beside the Grim Reaper When I Keep Coughing Up Blood?”, “The Hospital Is My Home, and Everyone Helps Me Get Back There,” and “There’s No Need to Worry About Me, I’m Really Fine. The Important Thing Is That I Didn’t Kill Anyone.” Shipping fans, keep to your own corner~ 13.7kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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   The first two books have no romantic pairing, and they're super good! Highly recommended! The third book has a male lead who is genuinely sick in the beginning but fakes it later; he's a real green tea bitch, and it's also very good!

9. 9 柯 Detective Conan: A Hero’s Wonderful Adventure in Another World 柯南：勇者的异世界奇妙冒险 The Empty Alley of White Porridge白粥的空巷Anime Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing Also known as: Conan: A Brave Hero's Wondrous Adventures in Another World [Male protagonist + no romance + beautiful, powerful, and tragic + frail + battle-worn + glass cannon + causality] [Redemption + saving the police academy group from their deaths] [Follows the anime's main storyline + original cases occur in a different order + unaware of the plot] [Slow-paced + lots of silly everyday moments + many original-character storylines + transmigration + morally gray, leaning toward the good guys 1.3kReads9.3Score159Shelves
10. 10 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
11. 11 大 The Big Shot Is Alive 大佬他活了 Yun Shangchen云上臣Ancient Romance276k WordsOngoing (This is NOT a male-oriented novel! NOT a male-oriented novel! NOT a male-oriented novel! To explain, the System suddenly assigned my book to the male-oriented category. Sorry if you clicked by mistake. Told from the male lead’s perspective, with no female lead throughout. No CP in the ending, though there are some ambiguous moments along the way. The male lead relies on acting skills and plays the pig to eat the tiger. He saves the world but really loves slacking off, is fiercely protective of 79Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The first book grants the protagonist a 0.5% Health cap. The second book features a protagonist who coughs up blood, but whose ghost stories come true. The third book has a protagonist who pretends to be weak while actually being strong. The fourth book features a protagonist who is sickly beautiful but acts eccentrically.

12. 12 病 The Sickly Beauty Is the Real Boss of the Survival Game 病美人才是逃生游戏真BOSS PiscesMystery135k WordsOngoing [Mild horror + sickly beauty + no romance + everyone is drawn to him] Wu Jiu, a man and an elite Host in the mission world, looks frail and sickly, like he is made of medicine. His erratic, ruthless, and stubborn behavior earns him a wave of complaints, forcing him into an audit world to play an utterly ordinary game NPC. [Warning: This is writing practice, with nonsense from start to finish. I have no relevant knowledge, just a big mouth, so everything I say is made up. There are tons of person 16Reads8.0Score—Shelves
13. 13 真 The Real Heiress's Heart Twinges, and the Villainous Madmen Panic 真千金心一疼，疯批反派们慌了 Le Er Yue乐儿悦Modern Romance736k WordsOngoing [Wildly made-up crime and metaphysics] Lin Sui was born with congenital heart disease and grew up in a Taoist temple. When she turned eighteen, her biological parents came looking for her, intending to marry her off. That very day, Lin Sui dreamed that she was actually a cannon-fodder villainess in a Mary Sue harem novel disguised as a crime thriller. The heroine, Lin Siyao, was not only a fake heiress, but also someone who had transmigrated into a book. Thanks to her knowledge of the plot, afte 6.8kReads9.3Score798Shelves

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    The female lead has a heart condition, but she's incredibly capable, especially at catching ghosts. The villains dote on her.

14. 14 安 The An Family Has a Short-Lived Young Master 安家竟出了个短命少爷 Zi An梓安Two Male Leads555k WordsCompleted (The low rating is because the author is new and hasn't gotten many comments. Feel free to check out the readers' comments. You won't regret giving this a chance.) Note: Lin Shenyi, mentioned at the beginning, is the stage name of the protagonist, An Yi. It's perfectly normal to have a stage name when entering the entertainment industry. [Two male leads + love at first sight + both inexperienced + intense push and pull + secret identities + equally powerful leads + HE] A cool, sweet, delicate-lo 1kReads8.9Score144Shelves

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    Our YiBao is just so great!

15. 15 病 The Frail Villain: I Cough Up Blood, So Why Are You Crying? 病弱反派：我吐血，你们哭什么？ A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Eastern Fantasy599k WordsOngoing [Modern cultivation] + [frail] + [Villain] + [no romance] In his previous life, Jiang Shubai dragged his sickly body through a lifetime of hard work, only to fall beneath the destined protagonist's sword in the end. In this life, Jiang Shubai gained a System. As long as he struck at other people's consciences, he could earn Conscience Points. The System said that with enough Conscience Points, he could do whatever he wanted... Jiang Shubai's eyes lit up. He silently spat out a mouthful of blood, 4.3kReads9.3Score417Shelves

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    Jiang Shubai, the villain, is reborn, born weak and sickly, frequently coughing up blood. Upon rebirth, he kills the original protagonist, only to be repeatedly resurrected by the Heavenly Dao. The book is also known as "The Protagonist's Different Ways of Dying," and even teaches the protagonist to say during fights, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential." Jiang Shubai's family is hilarious, with peculiar thought processes. For example, his father puts cola in his wine glass, and his butler, with the mind of a domineering CEO novel's butler, exclaims, "This is the first man the young master brought home!" Jiang Shubai is utterly bewildered. The later propaganda war is incredibly exciting, and the author's writing is superb! Highly recommended! X10086

16. 16 美 A Tragic Beauty? I Just Want to Go Home for Dinner 美强惨？我只想回家吃饭 Jiang Linlin江临临Urban320k WordsOngoing [The Rating Will Rise Once It Gets Going] [No Romance] [Misunderstandings] [Daily Life] [Female-Oriented] Gu Lin is an SSS-rank Awakened with the ability "Absolute Control." He has a cool, aloof appearance, godlike strength, a happy family, living parents, a younger sister, and a cat. His biggest worry in life is whether he can get home from work in time for dinner every day. But in everyone else's eyes, his past is shrouded in mystery. He's covered in old scars, taciturn, self-destructive in ba 14.4kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    Perfectly meets the requirements [Cool] [New novel just released, everyone come and check it out] Please appreciate the protagonist's appearance: He sat there, a cold white wall behind him, wrapped in an oversized hospital gown, the crooked collar revealing his collarbone and the edge of the bandages. His black hair was disheveled, his face pale, his lips tinged with a bluish-purple, his whole person like a watercolor painting blurred by water, the ink very light, the outline indistinct, as if it might melt away on the paper at any moment. Stunningly beautiful, but that beauty didn't make people want to get close, but rather made them want to take three steps back, stand still, and quietly look for a while, and then look for a while longer, until their eyes ached. "Gu Lin, all alone..."

17. 17 首 The Frail Heiress of the Richest Family Shocks the Elite Circle 首富家的病弱少女竟然炸翻大佬圈 Big Round Head圆大头Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted [Powerful leads, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place] Warm sunlight shines into the dark depths of hell, and salvation comes to an angel fallen into the abyss. Everyone knew that the top-tier wealthy Qi family had a sickly, disowned daughter who was driven overseas. She returns covered in blood, and the Qi family is turned upside down. Everyone who wronged her will pay, one by one. She tears apart fake white lotuses and crushes green tea bitches. But then someone barges into her l 1.4kReads9.2Score164Shelves

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    🔥First book: Si Si is physically weak and abandoned by her family, yet she refuses to accept her fate and constantly fights against its injustice. Before meeting President Pei, Si Si never valued her life and never thought about the future. Later, President Pei became her light; those in darkness, once they grasp the light, will never let go. [Shy] 🔥Second book: A heart like a flower or tree, growing towards the sun. This is An Yi's expectation for Mian Mian. Both are in darkness, yet they become each other's salvation. An Yi, Mian Mian avenged you! [Crying][crying][crying]

18. 18 哥 Too Many Brothers: The Sweet Little Sister Doesn't Want to Be Everyone's Darling 哥哥太多，娇软妹妹不想当团宠 Little Simian小思棉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] After returning from the brink of death, the poor girl who crawled out of hell discovers she's the Lu family's real daughter? A spiteful fake sister? Brothers who don't care? Parents who despise her? No matter. She doesn't need a family. She's her own queen! A real daughter can dazzle the entire city all on her own! But why isn't it going the way she imagined? Overbearing CEO eldest brother: My sister likes this designer? Bring them here! Top-tier star second brother: My si 7.2kReads9.2Score961Shelves
19. 19 顾 Did Gu Shao's Cherished Sweetheart Blow Her Cover Today? 顾少的心尖宠今天掉马了吗 ney Whoney谁Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure + face-slapping + secret identities revealed + sweet romance] She has suffered a cruel fate and is cold and heartless! He avoids women and wants nothing to do with romance! Until he meets her... “Baby, don’t go racing, okay? It’s dangerous!” “Baby, what mission are you going on? Let me come with you, okay?” “Baby...” People watch the once-cold man, who wouldn’t let even a single female fly within three meters of him, spend all day doting on a breathtakingly beautiful woman, 4.8kReads9.1Score330Shelves
20. 20 天 Damn It! You Call This Frail Young Lady a Sickly Heiress? 天杀的！你管这叫病弱大小姐？ I Really Want to See the Southern Cross想看南极星呀Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted Transmigration + face-slapping + feel-good power fantasy + decisive and ruthless Shang Yuanjian transmigrated into the body of the fake heiress of the Prime Minister’s household. The original owner was sickly, ill-tempered, and convinced her status gave her the right to run rampant in the capital. She had bullied countless young masters and young ladies from powerful families, and they had all swallowed their anger in silence. But her good days didn’t last. The year she turned fifteen, the Prime 5.1kReads8.8Score594Shelves

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    The female lead is a bit crazy; it's a pure, refreshing female-centric story.

21. 21 祈 Praying to Meet You in This Life 祈逢此生 Peach Yaomingpeach妖茗Two Male Leads256k WordsCompleted 1v1, male lead is the bottom, two strong and devoted leads, past and present lives, marriage before love, political intrigue A cold, heartless emperor who later becomes devoted x a reborn, sharp-witted and talented rebel leader who seems innocent but is secretly scheming and capable In his previous life, Yu Ke chose the hardest and most unconventional path. Feeling that he owed the people a great deal, he ultimately ended up imprisoned in the palace and reduced to the status of a lowly captive. 232Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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    A sickly appearance is just a badge of honor; you know nothing of the true strength of this big shot [kissing emoji]. Two male leads, two strong, two pure ♥. First book: Political intrigue + Jianghu ♥ Rebel leader (bottom) x Mad emperor (top) ♥ Second book: Gods and demons + Cultivation ♥ Mad demon king (bottom) x Abstinent god (top) ♥ Both are bottoms pretending to be weak while actually being strong; two big shots with two identities. Separately, they are kings; together, they unite to unify the world. The titles are corny, but the content is amazing!!! ♥

22. 22 重 Reborn: The Little Succubus Becomes a Big Shot’s Cherished Darling 重生后，小魅魔成了大佬心尖宠 Peach Yaomingpeach妖茗Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted Reborn, feel-good revenge and face-slapping, revenge, devoted and powerful couple, happy ending [White-haired, ascetic god top x beautiful, seductive, ruthless incubus bottom] Blurb One ♥: Before being reborn: The high and mighty god refused to spare Noth even a glance. He had nearly lost everything. Family, friendship, and love had all crumbled to dust. The god's loathing was the final straw that broke him. He was killed by the cold-hearted god himself. After being reborn as a little incubus: T 8Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 Book Transmigration: From the Start, I Mistook the Protagonist for a Minion 穿书：开局错把主角当小弟 Lady Cui Who Loves Strawberry Smoothies爱吃草莓冰沙的崔三娘Two Male Leads978k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beautiful but tragic characters + cultivation + transmigration into a book + descriptions of illness and frailty + slow-burn romance + reportedly a bit of an ensemble cast + lighthearted and harmonious] Yan Ping transmigrated into a world of cultivation and diligently trained for over a decade. But after nearly being captured and turned into a sword, he regained his modern memories and realized he had transmigrated into a book. What’s more, he was the biggest tool character in 2.7kReads8.9Score347Shelves

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    Low health, beautiful and strong

24. 24 我 My Master Is the Ghost King, and He Stole the Dungeon Too? 我的师父是鬼王，还把副本抢了？ Meng Hanxing梦含星呀Mystery156k WordsOngoing [No CP, No Romance] [Mild Power Fantasy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Supernatural Horror Instances] "Master, is there really no more respectable way for us to get ghost energy?" asked the black-robed young man as he dug up a grave. "Not at the moment," replied the white-robed young man sitting outside the pit, calmly watching his disciple dig. The next morning, with the arrival of two instance marks, the master and disciple's daily grave-digging routine finally came to an end. Content warnings: 1. 166Reads—Score129Shelves

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    By day, battle-worn muscles sluggish; by night, a berserk version of a powerful arm. The master's character is quite interesting. No romance, no ambiguity; a master who loves to have fun teaches a disciple who loves to have fun.

25. 25 病 The Frail Beauty Is Coveted by the Whole World 病弱美人被全世界觊觎 Chased by a Goose被大鹅追了Two Male Leads621k WordsOngoing [Beware, this is not a sweet romance! Not a sweet romance! Not a sweet romance! The world is very dark, and everyone is a villain.] [The protagonist is an unconventional heartthrob who becomes more obsessive the more he loves. There's no letting go just because love is lost. Obsession, stubbornness, and corruption set the tone for the whole story.] A sickly beauty versus a pack of mad dogs. 2.9kReads8.8Score278Shelves

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    Super good! Trust me. Mainly because I absolutely love this kind of thing. A sickly beauty + incredibly talented (genius) + irresistible charm.

26. 26 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    My sickly junior uncle is physically weak and almost dies, but his mind is incredibly sharp, and he's a stunningly beautiful, aloof woman. I almost cried myself to death reading this novel. The female lead is truly amazing! [Crying]

27. 27 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 67.9kReads9.4Score11kShelves

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    This book features a female protagonist who is physically weak but possesses unparalleled alchemy skills, making her strong from the start. However, due to her physical condition, she cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and is currently searching for materials for treatment.

28. 28 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 32.9kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    Both the male and female leads are very strong, and this is a political intrigue novel. The female lead is incredibly skilled, and this book is super good. She has a delicate, sweet vibe, but she's a hidden powerhouse with her own influence. However, her usual persona is that of a fragile flower, extremely prone to illness and fainting. The male lead initially dislikes her, but later he completely changes his tune, truly becoming "my little princess." However, the female lead keeps it a secret from the male lead that she also has a family that knows martial arts, and the male lead discovers her true identity several times. It's absolutely brilliant!

29. 29 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 75.9kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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    🎉Looks sickly, but actually incredibly powerful! ✨✨A handsome, sickly-looking man, sickly + strong and seemingly innocent but actually cunning. In the first book of both books, he starts off missing a kidney, suffering from all sorts of illnesses, big and small, throughout the entire story. Over a thousand chapters, take your time reading; he'll have depression, schizophrenia, split personality, kidney failure, and more. In the second book, he starts coughing up blood constantly, and continues coughing up blood throughout. He has a "sickly system," allowing him to contract a multitude of illnesses—he can have anything he wants. His leg is about to break, and depression will likely be a factor later. ❤️Warning: Sickly but not abusive. His villainous personality is quite carefree; he pretends to be pitiful on the surface, but is actually completely unconcerned. He appears sickly and pathetic, but behind the scenes, he's a handsome man who looks down on everything.

30. 30 娇 The Delicate Cousin Is Actually Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 娇弱表妹竟是白切黑 Light Ink Wash水墨浅浅Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted [Secret Identity + Satisfying Read + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger + On-Screen Comments + A Touch of Metaphysics + Face-Slapping + Historical Fantasy + Pure Romance] The heroine has the script of a vicious supporting character. She’s no saint: a little white flower on the outside, a butcher-hearted black lotus on the inside. The Shen family’s eldest legitimate daughter, missing for thirteen years, has finally been found. But her father doesn’t love her, her mother died young, and her father h 918Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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    This one! This one! The female lead looks like a sickly person who gets out of breath after just a few steps, but she's actually very strong and has many aliases.

31. 31 H Harry Potter: The Third Dark Lord Turns Out to Be Frail HP：第三代黑魔王竟是病弱 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Male-Channel Fanfiction535k WordsCompleted [Harry Potter Fanfiction + No Romance + Ravenclaw + Sickly Protagonist + Unhinged + Coming of Age + Will Stop at Nothing to Achieve His Goals + Pursuing the Pinnacle of Magic] The protagonist starts as a young boy, growing from ten to thirteen before his age is fixed. He remains in poor health until he gets the Philosopher's Stone. Why is it that when other people transmigrate into the HP world, they at least get an acceptance letter delivered by an owl? Some lucky ones even have illustrious 160Reads9.4Score—Shelves
32. 32 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    A frail Taoist priest deceives the world, yet he acts as a righteous force. [Heart] A traditional martial arts and suspenseful crime-solving story with a tight plot, sharp wit, unexpected twists, and humor—a great watch!

33. 33 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    1️⃣ The male lead is a seemingly weak and sickly prince 🔥 🍀 but is actually cunning, scheming, and incredibly intelligent. 2️⃣ The female lead appears to be the male lead's gentle and weak fiancée 🔥 🍀 but is actually his unparalleled strategist with exceptional wisdom 🧠 3️⃣ The male lead is a seemingly weak and sickly playboy 🔥 🍀 but was once a young general. Both are powerful figures who scheme to conquer the world.

34. 34 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves
35. 35 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
36. 36 我 I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted "Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi 46.6kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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    Not sickly, but just a lazy bum on Xianyu [awkward laugh]. Original title: "I'm a Master, How Come I Didn't Know?" [Heart]. Xiao Ranshu suspects the world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the incredibly powerful Azure Wolf King? The servant she bought while shopping is a mermaid sea monster? That silly rabbit is a dragon-eating roaring beast... Xiao Ranshu slams her fist on the table: "Bullshit! My pets are obedient, cute, and well-behaved, while my servant is weak and helpless!"

37. 37 帝 The Emperor's Marriage: I Would Conquer the World for You 帝王嫁：为君倾天下 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads943k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Two male leads + Two emperors] Domineering, devoted emperor VS aloof, proud hostage prince “You and I are twins. I'll take your place and go to the Northern Kingdom. But you must help me protect the Southern Kingdom. Remember, protect it.” The realm's supreme authority is divided between the Southern and Northern Kingdoms. The Southern Kingdom favors peace, while the Northern Kingdom favors war. To foster friendly relations, the Southern Kingdom sends a prince to the Northern K 4.9kReads9.3Score537Shelves
38. 38 富 My Rich Husband Is Lame and Blind. Don't Be Afraid, I'll Protect Him 富豪老公残又瞎，别怕，我来护他 Sparse Willow Leaves柳叶疏Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [An optimistic, sunny heroine] and [a patient, disabled tycoon lying low] in a [sapiosexual romance] [Both virgins + married first, love later + pure, indulgent fluff + relaxed family life + heir rivalry] Before her wedding, Song Qingming knew only that her future husband had lost both his parents, and owned a car and a house. Then they met. Well, well. Matchmakers really do have silver tongues, and liars really do wear masks. Why hadn’t anyone mentioned that he was lame and blind? For a million 1.9kReads8.2Score130Shelves

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    The male lead is chronically ill. He lost both parents at age 8, was poisoned and abused by his stepmother, and had his eyes and legs blinded. He's physically weak, delicate, and prone to coughing up blood—a tragically beautiful but weak character. The female lead is a sunny, cheerful, and bright girl. It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love; guaranteed to be good.

39. 39 再 Keep It Up and I’ll Spoil You 再作就宠你 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted husband] (A mad, theatrical, scheming male lead vs. a cold, restrained, obsessive female lead) She works for Second Young Master Xiao. Position: Wife. Compensation: Salary + year-end bonus, paid vacation, and full benefits. Job duties: Handle all tasks that fall within the scope of a wife’s work, excluding sleeping together. She’s worked diligently for four years. She plans to stay until the contract expires, then find a new boss. But Second Young Master Xia 1.2kReads9.2Score108Shelves

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    Drama queen, sarcastic, funny

40. 40 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.7kReads9.0Score572Shelves

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    Are there no non-CP (couple) games anymore?

41. 41 救 Help! Whose Obsessive Villain Gets Kissed Until He Cries? 救命！谁家偏执反派被亲哭啊 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [1v1 sweet romance] [Pseudo-transmigration into a book] [A brooding young palace master who wants to die at any time × a demon hostage who grovels and is good at pretending] She transmigrates into the role of the vicious female side character, the foil to the adored heroine of a cultivation novel, and is also the cannon-fodder fiancée of a sinister villain. Worse, the villain is going to dismember her that very night. Faced with the System's unreasonable demands, Ning Xiyuan decides t 11.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly strong, but somewhat world-weary. The male lead is quite nice.

42. 42 救 Redemption? No! The Unhinged Heroine Only Wants Credit for Helping the Dragon Throne 救赎？不！疯批女主只要从龙功 Yu Jiudeng虞九灯Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted Features a narrated audiobook version. [Female Disguise + Career-Focused Heroine + Reborn Romance-Focused Male Lead + Ancient-to-Ancient] The Calamity Emperor tells the story of a young man whose legs are broken, taking him from limitless glory to a life of abuse at everyone’s hands. Through endless hardship, he murders his father and younger brother and unifies a land torn apart by chaos in a tale of revenge. The story was nothing new, but Wen Muci loved it. She loved the proud, bright, gentle 7.3kReads9.3Score999Shelves

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    The male lead is initially weak, confined to a wheelchair, but he gradually grows stronger. He was incredibly powerful in his past life, but in this new life, he has to start cultivating again. Meanwhile, the female lead is absolutely amazing! She's the kind of person who can crush everyone else; she's incredibly powerful and incredibly cool in many ways.

43. 43 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves

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    This one, this one.

44. 44 柯 Detective Conan: Becoming the Smartest Person in the Science World 柯南之我在柯学世界做智力天花板 Su Wantang苏莞棠Anime Fanfiction588k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + ironclad protagonist + no System or transmigration + pairing with Toru + the entire Police Academy crew gets saved] [Note] The heroine is a native of the Detective Conan world. She grew up with Toru and Hiromitsu and knows nothing about the plot. There’s no rebirth, transmigration, or System, so a lot of groundwork is laid early on to keep the characters from dying. The story is mostly everyday life, and very sweet. The Black Organization plot begins later, with the goal of se 1.3kReads8.9Score160Shelves

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    The female lead suffers from poor health due to medication. She appears gentle but is actually very adept at manipulating people and scheming, utilizing all resources (including the male lead) to achieve her goals.

45. 45 人 Ultraman: The Frail Me Became the King of Time from the Start 人在奥特，病弱的我开局成为时王 Found a Cow捡到一只牛Anime Fanfiction397k WordsCompleted Su Yun transmigrates to the Mebius world and gets a Weakling Bonus System from the start. System: Congratulations, Host. You are now bound to the System and have received a permanent Weakling debuff. Su Yun: ??? System: As a welcome gift, you receive a Decade Driver. Su Yun gets so excited that he can't stop coughing. System: The Host can't stop coughing. Reward: a Zi-O Ridewatch. Su Yun gets excited again and spits out a mouthful of blood. System: The Host has spat out a mouthful of blood. Rewa 3.9kReads9.4Score422Shelves

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    I think these are worth checking out.

46. 46 替 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 A Ladleful from the Weakwater River弱水一瓢Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves

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    If someone puts on a show to wrong you, then follow their path and leave them with nowhere to go. You might shed tears and feign pitifulness, but I'll vomit blood, the more I vomit, the more I won't die. The difference is obvious; you'll be the one to punish that scoundrel.

47. 47 传 Passing on Longing 传思慕 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + two male leads + sweet romance + complete + a story within a story + entirely fictional + no real-life inspiration] World-weary, sickly beauty Jiang Qi (bottom) × carefree, moon-bright gentleman Chu Huaizhi (top). One day. Jiang Qi asked, “I thought you couldn't fight?” Chu Huaizhi carefully wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief, answering rather casually. “Who started that rumor?” “Me,” Jiang Qi said. “You look so delicate and frail.” Chu Huaizhi: “...” 36.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    This book is so good!

48. 48 亲 Dear Oncologist 亲爱的肿瘤科医生 Xiao Qi Loves Rainy Nights小七爱雨夜Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Devastating romance + sickly male lead] That doctor treated her, saved her, stayed by her, and loved her... With his tenderness, he brought a warm ray of light into her cold, dark world. So she let herself go, living as hard as she could in the world he gave her... But one day, the man began to drift farther and farther away, until she happened to find a note he had left for her. It said: [I hope you remember that there was someone in this world who loved you deeply, and would have loved you f 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist becomes very ill after chapter 26, but he has exceptional medical skills and goes to help others despite his own pain.

49. 49 病 The Sickly Weakling Who Became the Ming Emperor's Mentor 病秧子，竟成了大明帝师 Strong as an Ox力大如牛Historical472k WordsCompleted Su Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a sickly scholar. Along the way, he happens to meet a like-minded young man, and the two travel to the capital together. After arriving in the capital, the young man keeps coming to visit Su Ce. “Brother Su, do you know how to fill the imperial treasury?” “Why don't the common people want to use Ming paper currency?” “Brother Su, did you come up with this refined salt?” “Brother Su, this cement, this sugar...” The young 2.4kReads8.8Score252Shelves

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    All of these books feature protagonists who are sickly but incredibly powerful, especially the last one. The protagonist is paralyzed, has a congenital heart condition, and the ghost stories he writes become reality. He also becomes a ghost after he dies, and everyone is afraid of his death.

50. 50 我 The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富 Su Manshu苏蔓殊Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a 40kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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    🔥These are all 🍉🍉① The female lead is betrothed to a rumored gloomy and sickly male lead, and everyone is speculating when the female lead will be tortured to death or be buried alive with him. But in fact, the male lead is faking his illness to hide his strength, and later he will dote on the female lead a lot 🌷.

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