Any Stories Where the Sick Female Lead Dies of Her Illness in the End? 女主有病，最后因病去世的，有吗？

1. 51 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds

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   Extreme angst + tragic ending + wife-chasing frenzy, suffocating, suitable for those who enjoy angst-filled stories.

2. 52 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 560Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 愿 May I Caress You Again 愿再轻抚你 South Wind, Late Autumn南风晚秋Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted Zhou Qiyue of West Wu No. 3 High School was a bona fide school bully. He did everything the school rules forbade. Then one day, a new girl joined the class next door. He called her ugly, yet warned his buddies not to chase after her. He wanted to get close to her, but carefully kept his distance. You are a star I can never reach. Later, rumors about the two of them dating reached the teachers’ office, and the teachers were alarmed. The homeroom teacher pointed at him and said, “A social degene 58Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   The first book seems to be about a female protagonist who dies of stomach cancer, while the second book is about a male protagonist who dies of illness.

4. 54 盛 No Roses in Midsummer 盛夏无玫瑰 Bamboo and Wood's Farewell竹木辞Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted [Troubled, obsessive boy × warm, healing ray of sunshine] Unrequited love × love at first sight × bittersweet school romance Roses are a byword for romance, the beginning of regret, and the end of a midsummer... Romance let the roses pierce the whole summer, allowing them to take root and bloom in the pain of her wounds. In the end, they secretly became the only thorns in the time machine of her life, letting every unfinished kiss grow into an epitaph here, bringing every regret to its close. “A 78Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I found this book particularly enjoyable, but it seems not many people read it. It's not very long, mainly about the male protagonist, Xu Rang, who always stands up for the female protagonist, Wen Yan, when she's bullied. They both like each other but are too afraid to confess. Sadly, Wen Yan is diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and is in despair, her condition worsening day by day. Xu Rang becomes Dr. Xu, treating many patients. After Wen Yan's death, Xu Rang considers her his girlfriend and tells others that he has one. After Wen Yan's passing, he becomes very depressed. Later, a series of events leads to severe mental illness. Finally, at a friend's wedding, he overdoses on medication and is taken to the hospital by his friends. Doctors say his will to live is extremely weak, and he eventually dies. His friends, He Zichao and Jiang Linxia, ​​also have a sweet love story that blossoms from school to marriage, but Wen Yan and Xu Rang's story is particularly poignant. They clearly like each other, yet they are both cowardly and secretly in love.

5. 55 世 There Is No Her in This World Anymore 世间再无她 Dreaming Drunk on Black Coffee清咖醉梦Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + obsessive love + the groveling ex’s road to redemption] “Bo Sihan, please believe me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill Xia Wei.” Wen Yan kneels and begs him, but the man kicks her away. “Get out!” To avenge the woman he loves, he personally sends Wen Yan to prison for five years. With red-rimmed eyes, Wen Yan asks him, “If you learn the truth one day, will you regret what you’ve done today?” He answers furiously, “Even if you die, I’ll never regret it!” But the moment Bo Sihan le 7.6kReads6.7Score17514d adds

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   He abused his body and mind, and eventually died of illness.

6. 56 寒 Mr. Han, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time 寒总，夫人这次真死了 Mu Yin沐茵Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Romance, CEO, heart-wrenching, reborn] One bowl of abortion medicine took her child from her, and one court judgment left her with little time to live. She said, “If you want a divorce, you have to spend one day with me.” He said, “After today, we have to get divorced.” He treated her as a blood bank for the woman he loved, all to protect his first love. Chi Yue once thought Han Siye was her guiding star, only to learn that his tenderness was meant to destroy her. A divorce agreement stating th 3.5kReads8.6Score28414d adds
7. 57 夏 Summer, Nowhere to Be Seen 【夏不见】 Feng Jianyu风间俞Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Sweet at first, angsty later + Beautiful tragedy] [Main couple: Mutual salvation Cold boy × Somber girl] [Side couple: Bickering rivals] They met in the leafy green of summer. After one chance encounter after another, the cold boy and the somber girl discovered that each shone at school, yet suffered in homes painfully barren of warmth. Slowly, their young feelings grew wild, but in the end, they couldn’t withstand the twists of fate. - “Jiang Leng, it’s snowing. Another winter has come,” “But 1.2kReads8.2Score34114d adds
8. 58 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
9. 59 此 No Regrets in This Life, I'll Love You Again in the Next 此生无悔，来世再爱 Xiaoxiang Qimin潇湘祈敏Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking Romance + Mutual Redemption + BE Aesthetic + An Unforgettable Regret] Piano prodigy Xu Xiangxian VS swimming star Pei Yujing The north wind swept through the snowflakes in the cemetery. The young man held a bouquet and a medal he had carefully polished. He gently placed the flowers and medal before the gravestone. “Xiangxian, I've come to see you.” “Wait for me a little longer. We'll see each other soon.” He had once been a star admired by everyone, and she had been a dazzling you 751Reads—Score30014d adds
10. 60 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score47414d adds

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    🎐First, her husband thought she was dirty and scheming, and he wished for her death every moment. When she told him she was sick, he thought it was a trick. Later, everything went as he wished; she died. He went a little crazy. ✨

11. 61 惊 Shocking! The Cruel Tyrant Begs Me Not to Fear Him 惊！狠戾暴君卑微求乖乖别怕他 An Muxi安穆希Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted 853Reads9.0Score10014d adds

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    The female lead died for the male lead in the end.

12. 62 棠 Tangli Kisses the Snow 棠梨吻雪 Junshan Is Unwell君山有恙Two Female Leads298k WordsCompleted Dual female leads The modern version is out: A Story Written in Her Features What do you do when you steal your childhood sweetheart’s beloved? [A sickly, cross-dressing heir who coughs every few steps & the gentle, virtuous eldest daughter of the Chancellor] Synopsis: One snowfall and one chance encounter brought four people together in love and hate. “I heard that Young General Huo returned from the frontier a few days ago.” “Then the marriage between the Huo family and the Jiang household 5.9kReads9.4Score58314d adds

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    Very few are relatively normal

13. 63 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
14. 64 纪 Dr. Ji, With You, I Feel at Ease 纪医生有你便心安 Lead and Splendor引铅华Modern Romance73k WordsCompleted Jiang Yu never imagined that the person she met during an ordinary consultation would become the one who helped save her for years to come. He was always there during her hardest times, keeping her company and guiding her as she grew. He taught her so much about how to deal with people and navigate life, things she had never known before. It seemed that he was part of every difficult moment. Trusting someone can be incredibly hard, but Ji Hangbo truly found his way into Jiang Yu's heart. He told 37Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead suffers from depression, and the male lead is a psychiatrist. She finds the courage to live because of him, but ultimately loses hope because of him as well. She says, "You should have taught me how to say goodbye; you should have watched me emerge from my depression." But in the end, it all boils down to: "He's so good, so very good. It's just that I haven't become a better person."

15. 65 穿 After Becoming a Terminally Ill Heiress, I Can’t Enjoy Life at All! 穿成绝症千金后，活不了一点！ Near Death, I Sat Up in Shock垂死病中惊坐起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Muran spent twenty years treading carefully, then died in an unusually frigid sea. Her birth had killed her mother, and both her father and brother resented her. “Dad, let me tidy that up for you.” Su's father irritably drove her out. “Big brother, I made this cake for you.” She eagerly hoped he would accept it. He threw the cake on the ground with a look of disgust. “Get lost!” The Su family disliked Su Muran, and the servants bullied her. She was tired. Because her mother had given her life 10.1kReads8.9Score74214d adds

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    [Admiration][Admiration] Su Muran's birth caused her mother's death, and her father and brother both despised her. Until one day, Su Muran couldn't bear it anymore. She went to her mother's grave with a sunflower in her arms: "Mom, I've come to see you again. I feel like I've let down the name you gave me."

16. 66 我 I'm Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? 我都癌症晚期了，疯一点怎么了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted Original title: I’m Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What’s Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? Lin Qian, hailed as the most eligible young lady in the capital, was gentle, refined, elegant, and proper. She could read at three, write poetry at five, was exceptionally well-read, and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Everyone who met her praised her without end. Lin Qian had been raised from childhood on the principle: “At home, obey your father; after marriage, obey your 20.5kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
17. 67 栾 When the Golden Rain Trees Bloom 栾树花开 A Dozen Milk Teas一打奶茶Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Campus tragedy × mutual healing An ordinary girl with heart disease × a dazzling young artist In 2014, during high school, an ordinary girl who had been abandoned by her parents and suffered from heart disease since childhood met Li Yi’an beneath a golden rain tree at a bus stop. He was eighteen, full of youthful spirit, and dazzling with his sketchpad. After all our twists and turns, you had already taken root and blossomed in my life, 95Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 盛 Midsummer Is Eternal 盛夏是永恒 Chi Yu Moran池鱼沫染Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted A girl with heart failure × a cold, short-tempered boy Mutual salvation [School-life tragedy] An eternal, unchanging love, yet it was in the brief span of my life that an eternal love was created... The little sun warmed everyone, but in the end, she couldn't escape the endless cycle of summer. Under the stars, she made a wish: "May my Luoluo have peace year after year." Little scenes: "Hey, would you be interested in dating?" "Why are you such a stick-in-the-mud?" "Why is my darling so cute?" " 309Reads8.4Score10114d adds
19. 69 傲 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score14114d adds

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    [Heart] The female lead is the eldest sister of a general, possessing both superior family background and appearance. ✨Upon waking up after transmigrating, she finds herself embroiled in the power struggles and schemes of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she vows to become the emperor's favored concubine. ✨The female lead successfully portrays herself as somewhat domineering and cunning. ✨✨From a daughter guarded by the emperor, she gradually rises to win his heart. This journey took her only three years… [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

20. 70 郡 The Princess Is Just Too Delicate 郡主她实在娇弱 Watching the Stars and Singing看繁星吟游Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted A frail commandery princess VS a hostage prince She starts with barely any health and makes it all the way to the end. Good thing her support is strong. The frail commandery princess meets a male lead who pretends to be a spoiled, simple-minded wastrel. He's a hostage prince, but his father is powerful enough that no one dares offend him. She's a princess, but she can't rely on anyone, so she has to fight monsters and level up on her own just to get by. And guess what? She helps the male lead ri 41Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This person died of illness; the emotional knot in their heart was difficult to heal.

21. 71 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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    "I can't go home, Xie Chenzhou." Her face was filled with despair: "I can't... Go home." Sang Nian stared at the sky, tears streaming down her cheeks and disappearing into her temples. Suddenly, she laughed: "I miss my mother."

22. 72 南 The South Wind Comes for Me 南风为我而来 Little Fish Comes Ashore小鱼上岸Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted Everyone thought Yu Wan was no match for Shen Nanxi, whether in status or power. Later, they all got their comeuppance. Yu Wan had always thought she was right to be by Shen Nanxi's side, but when she was sentenced to only two years left to live, she panicked. So she suggested breaking up with Shen Nanxi. But who could have guessed that the usually composed Shen Nanxi would lock Yu Wan at his side? “Yu Wan, now that you're here, there's no escaping.” The story is entirely fictional and has no ba 3Reads—Score214d adds

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    The female protagonist usually seems fine, but when she has an attack, she feels like she's dying.

23. 73 乖 The Sweet, Gentle Fox Spirit Descends the Mountain, and the Ferocious Big Shot Is Smitten 乖软奶狐下山，暴戾大佬心尖软软 Firebird火灵鸟Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted Swoon-worthy! Flirty! Sweet! Pampered! Not a strong female lead, definitely not a strong female lead!! A silly beauty!! Hu Qiqi, the youngest princess of the Fox Clan, has a flawless, fair complexion, delicate features, and a pair of dewy, alluring almond eyes. She has a pert, elegant nose and rosy, cherry-red lips. The moment she takes human form, still bewildered and naive, she is carried off by some vicious, cold-hearted man, who spoils her from beginning to end. Bo Muming, the sole heir to t 102Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    The first and third ones are too sweet. The second one is such a pity. Don't miss the first and second ones, or your youth will be incomplete.

24. 74 宝 Be Good, Baby: Mr. Jiang Is So Gentle, Persuasive, and Clingy 宝宝乖，江先生他温柔诱哄超粘人 Tao Tao-ing陶桃-ingModern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, all you need is sweetness! Light and fluffy, fast-paced. If it’s not your thing, don’t click.] Gentle, domineering CEO × delicate, sickly little wife Jiang Ye accidentally knocks over a frail, frequently ill young woman at the hospital. To make it up to her, he marries her on the spot and takes her home to pamper her. But how did he end up giving her his heart before he even started spoiling her? Ji Yanyu has been sickly since childhood, coughing every few steps an 11.5kReads9.2Score80114d adds
25. 75 心 On the Edge of a Heartbeat 心跳的边缘 Xi Zhi希秩Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted Cheng Jing'an, a cardiovascular surgeon, meets Lu Xingyao, a patient admitted to the hospital where he has just started working for heart disease. He thinks theirs is just an ordinary doctor-patient relationship, but then discovers that Lu Xingyao is the college sweetheart who vanished without a trace ten years ago. They were once the envy of the campus. Cheng Jing'an gave up a better opportunity to stay in the city for her, but Lu Xingyao disappeared from his life without a word just before gra 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I won't give away any spoilers, but it's very well written, especially the epilogue, which is thought-provoking.

26. 76 草 Strawberry Chocolate 草莓巧克力 Pale Moon Momo浅月陌陌Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted An obsessive, aloof top student VS a wealthy heiress with many secret identities #Shocking! The transfer student won the school heartthrob over with a single milk candy #The transfer student and the school heartthrob are actually betrothed to each other!!! What?! No! This can't be true! Until one day... The girl was pinned against a wall by the school heartthrob, his arm around her slender waist as he tilted up her chin and said in a low, seductive voice, “You got me interested, and now you want 1.1kReads9.2Score19914d adds

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    I've selected some of my favorite books, all of which are very good. The first two books end with the female lead dying, while the last three, four, and five are sweet, serving as a supplement to the first two novels.

27. 77 重 Reborn, My Brothers Spoil Me Rotten 重生哥哥们强势宠 Chimuxi迟暮曦Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Doted on by everyone] [Regret and redemption] [Real and fake heiresses] [Obsessive] In her previous life, Gu Han grew up in an orphanage. The five older boys there all competed to spoil her, making her the orphanage's little princess. One by one, the five boys were adopted, and Gu Han's biological parents brought her home. But once she got there, her father didn't care for her and her mother didn't love her. Her five brothers never even looked her in the eye, and joined the fake heiress in t 165Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Despite its low rating, this book has good content and suits my taste perfectly. I wonder if it will suit yours.

28. 78 暖 Warm Ocean 暖洋 Lu Lu Yu Yu鹿鹿鱼鱼Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted At seventeen, the gloomy, aloof Lu Yang met the sunny, optimistic Xie Nuan. A ray of light shone into his dark life, and from then on, he had a little sun by his side. But before he could find the courage to confess his youthful, fumbling feelings, his little sun disappeared. Six years later, they met again, but Lu Yang's little sun seemed to have stopped shining. Lying on the operating table once more, Xie Nuan felt the anesthetic taking effect and her consciousness slowly fading. The image th 861Reads9.2Score11114d adds
29. 79 病 Sick Obsession: The Brooding Tyrant Is Reborn After Killing Himself for Her 病态占有：阴郁暴君为她自杀重生 Little Green Plum小青梅啦Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [A possessive, deranged, bloodthirsty crown prince X a sweet, tearful, utterly principled young cousin] Yu Youning, the second young lady of the Duke of Guo's household, was blessed with lustrous hair, a graceful figure, and breathtaking beauty. Sadly, she'd been frail and sickly since childhood, and the Imperial Preceptor bluntly predicted she wouldn't live past sixteen. Her family accepted her fate, and she had nearly given up herself. But one person refused to accept it. Gripping her waist, e 3.8kReads9.1Score35114d adds
30. 80 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
31. 81 女 A Cross-Dressing Villain: The Hero Begs Me Not to Die! 女装反派，主角跪求我别死！ Little Sister Luo Li罗莉小妹Urban212k WordsCompleted [Scheming Villain] [Heroine-Chasing Protagonists] [White-Haired Beauty] Luo Ning is determined to become a villain's man, but after transmigrating, he turns into a girl. And not just any girl: a white-haired beauty with a terminal illness who gets stronger by collecting the protagonist's guilt points. Playing with the protagonist's feelings? Easy. Slap him first, then offer him a sweet treat. After Luo Ning pulls a few tricks of his own, these supposedly invincible protagonists all become his de 713Reads8.9Score10314d adds

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    The first story is

32. 82 中 The Tragedy of Chinese-Style Education 中式教育的可悲 Ice Soul Silver Needle冰魄银针Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted In the end, that boy guarded her grave for the rest of his life and never married. In the end, that girl never escaped the prison that was her parents. He wanted to save her, but the girl was already beyond saving. If only things had gone a little differently, she could have lived. If only things had gone a little differently, he would have succeeded. At first, she sent him into the operating room, covered in blood and kneeling, pleading with the gods again and again. The news she received was t 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Summer farewells are the most heartbreaking.

33. 83 纨 The Spoiled Heir’s Devoted Pushover 纨绔世子的舔狗日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Qing falls into the water and loses consciousness. Xie Ce, the capital's number-one wastrel and heir to Prince Kang, rescues her. All the noble young ladies of the capital sit back, waiting for the drama to begin, only to get a reformed playboy who turns into a devoted husband, the best in the capital. Qin Qing has been frail since childhood, and the imperial physician predicts she'll live only until the age of twenty. All the noble young ladies of the capital wait for her to die young, only 17.3kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    The first one is uncertain, the second one is certain.

34. 84 陪 I'll Walk with You Through the Darkest Hour 陪你走过至暗时刻 LyraFemale-Channel Fanfiction111k WordsCompleted [I'm new and not very good at writing. I wrote this because I really love this idea, but couldn't find anyone else who had written it, so I'm writing it for myself. If anyone besides me happens to read it, please go easy on me, sob sob.] Everything belongs to Rowling. When Voldemort pointed his wand at Draco, Stace knew for the first time that she could be so brave. “Draco, you must always remember that you are everything to me: my love, my courage, my pride, my bottom line, my life.” “Stace, 1.2kReads9.0Score15114d adds
35. 85 遗 A Regrettable Outcome 遗憾成局 Milk Candy奶贝吖Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted A wild, carefree boy vs. a cool, well-behaved girl [School life + city life + unrequited love] [Bad ending] The rain in Beicheng was warm and stifling. That year, she was seventeen and he was eighteen. "…I want to get…a tattoo." Wen Yuyan's slender fingers clutched the hem of her clothes, her voice trembling. Qi Yue leaned closer, smiling. "Good students aren't supposed to get tattoos." His teasing voice and warm breath washed over her. The following winter, a heavy snowfall blanketed Beiche 274Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    This is a campus romance novel with a tragic ending. The beginning is very sweet, but the female lead falls ill and passes away without the male lead knowing. Every year on her birthday, the male lead goes to pray for her, wishing her peace and well-being. The ending is very heartbreaking.

36. 86 她 She Keeps Teasing Me 她总调戏我 Rich Little Lamb羊暴富儿Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted The print edition of Wishing Upon a Star is now available [One-on-one sweet romance + reborn school days + mutual salvation + healing doting romance] Only when Xu Yuan was dying did she realize that the quiet, sickly boy everyone overlooked had made his first act after getting his sight back dragging the demons who had bullied and humiliated her straight to hell. After being reborn, aside from getting revenge, Xu Yuan’s greatest pleasure was… repaying his kindness, pfft… Teasing an innocent youn 19.5kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
37. 87 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
38. 88 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds

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    These are all short, angsty stories, which I absolutely love and highly recommend!!! It's best to read them late at night; you'll cry your eyes out in bed.

39. 89 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
40. 90 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
41. 91 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds
42. 92 苏 Su Wan's Secret Crush 苏绾的暗恋 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Modern Romance4k WordsCompleted She Has a Secret Crush on Someone —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
43. 93 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 24.1kReads9.7Score4.6k14d adds
44. 94 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 865Reads9.5Score19914d adds
45. 95 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds
46. 96 穿 Book Transmigration: The White Moonlight Hasn't Got Long to Live 穿书：白月光她命不久矣 Guimu癸木Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Shi Yue transmigrates into a revenge novel centered on a male protagonist, becoming the "youngest daughter of the Shi family, mentioned once as being abroad for treatment of a serious illness." With a whole host of frail-health debuffs, she gets trapped in an endless cycle of dying from illness and being reborn. Could anyone have it worse? Shi Yue suddenly remembers the novel's male lead, who at this point is still a miserable boy who has yet to rise to power. So she decides to do him a good tur 1.9kReads8.4Score12614d adds

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    Book 1: The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, burdened with numerous health and weakness stats. She's trapped in a cycle of repeated deaths until she tries to change her fate by interacting with the male protagonist. However, she fails to alter her destiny and eventually develops Alzheimer's, yearning for death. As for the final outcome… Book 2: Both the male and female protagonists are terminal cancer patients. They exist in a different timeline, yet fall in love in the final months of their lives. Fortunately, they love each other; unfortunately, their feelings are unspoken, and misunderstandings are difficult to resolve.

47. 97 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 168.8kReads9.8Score19.3k14d adds
48. 98 盛 Beloved Above All in a Golden Age, With the Land as Dowry 盛世独宠，山河为聘 Wilderness Siren荒野塞壬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Male emperor and female monarch, political intrigue, devoted to each other, sweet romance, both leads are natives of a traditional historical setting] One was an emperor’s chosen star who brimmed with murderous rage; the other was a brilliant woman destined for a tragic fate. Yun Zhenzhen chose Chu Yu to protect her family and save her own life. To her, it was nothing more than a mutually willing bargain. But the bold, unrestrained man held her close and shielded her from every open attack and 1.1kReads9.1Score12414d adds

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    Synopsis: The first book's female protagonist is a coroner and also a young lady from a noble family. However, because her mother shielded the emperor from a fatal crisis, she was born with poison in her body and was rumored to die young. But despite being destined to die young, she lived to the age of twenty-eight thanks to the efforts of her family, friends, and master. [Almost crying] ("Shen Yu, I'm too selfish. I want you to remember me forever." Shen Yu also smiled, "Miss Su, I will always remember you. I was always worried that you would be lonely and afraid walking the road to the underworld alone, and whether the Meng Po soup was bitter. Now I'm worried about whether I can meet you again in the next life.") I really cried when Wuyou died, but thankfully she and Shen Yu were able to meet again. The second book's female protagonist has a hereditary condition. She has a heart condition. When she met, fell in love with, and got to know the male lead (a player on her team), he was unaware of her illness. Simply put, initially, the female lead warmed the male lead like a little sun. Later, she suffered a heart attack and left him. After they met again, the male lead came to comfort her. It's a story of mutual redemption. The third book features a female lead with a brilliant mind, a natural strategist. I don't remember why, but she was poisoned and wouldn't live long. The male lead is an emperor, but a ruthless one. However, after meeting the female lead, he willingly submits to her. [Think about it carefully.] Later, the female lead becomes the male lead's imperial tutor, and after he ascends the throne, she also shares the empire with him under the imperial title (meaning the female lead also becomes an emperor). The third book features a female protagonist with Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, a rare condition. It's because of this diagnosis that another story of disappearing without a word, followed by a reunion, unfolds. However, the male protagonist's words are truly moving—Recommendation Rating: (I am honored to receive the Wolf Prize in Physics today, but I regret even more that I didn't receive the Medicine Prize, because the woman I deeply love should be with me to witness this moment, but instead, she lies unconscious in bed due to a rare disease. If time could turn back, I wouldn't study black holes, nor would I delve into physics; I would dedicate my life to researching rare diseases, because the stars, the sea, and celestial bodies are nothing compared to her health and happiness.)

49. 99 我 My Cat and I Both Miss You 我和我的猫都想你了 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted A genius astrophysicist + a girl with Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. What's the scariest thing about loving someone? Becoming a burden to them. Professor Qiao has not only a brilliant mind, but a face so beautiful it's almost devastating. She will always be the Qiao family's little princess, but she's also his nemesis. Seven parts heartwarming love + three parts tearjerker = the most fairy-tale-like little happiness in the world. Professor Qiao has not only a brilliant mind, but a face so beautiful i 206Reads9.5Score—14d adds
50. 100 痞 The Badass's Irresistible Wild Rose 痞气大佬的撩人野玫瑰 Er Shui i二水iModern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Stunning, ethereal, cool big sis]& [Arrogant, refined, handsome guy] [Both strong personalities + healing + ultra-sweet romance] Song Yin and Xiao Huan first met on the wall of Linjiang No. 7 Middle School. One was climbing in, the other climbing out. They met head-on, neither willing to back down. Song Yin: This guy’s got some slick moves! Xiao Huan: This girl’s got serious nerve! Every time they met after that, another piece of their public image fell apart: Could the d 2.9kReads9.4Score44914d adds

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    All three books are a bit angsty, especially the last two, but they're really good. If you don't like angst, be careful. However, in one book, the female lead doesn't die in the end.

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