Sickly Beauty, Male 病美人（男）

1. 1 重 After I Was Reborn, I Eloped with the Ailing Eunuch Governor 重生后我拐跑了病弱督公 Cheng Yuan程遇安Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete. Visit my homepage for more novels with the same delicious angst for the male lead!] [Rebirth + angst for the male lead + doting husband + healing + true eunuch] In her previous life, the female general Wen Bai, who had fought across countless battlefields, died unexpectedly on the frontier. It was the sickly illegitimate son of the marquis’s household who risked being struck from the family register and insisted on going to the borderlands to bring her home. Reborn once more, she 3.8kReads8.9Score266Shelves

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   Whether he's beautiful or not is debatable, but he's definitely been constantly ill. There's nothing he can't get sick about. And the male lead knows that tears are a man's best dowry, so he cries a lot. Most importantly, the female lead is incredibly kind to him, taking care of him when he's sick, hugging and comforting him when he cries. It's truly a beautiful story!

2. 2 撩 Don’t Run After Flirting, the Yandere CEO Can’t Take It 撩完别跑，病娇霸总受不了 Sparse Willow Leaves柳叶疏Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted College student Li Chenzhou has a daughter. For her sake, she has no choice but to become Mu Qianfan’s secret lover. Mu Qianfan hates her for having no shame, for loving money more than life, and, most of all, for her face. But when the truth comes to light, Mu Qianfan suddenly realizes he has been hating the wrong person all along. He wants to start over, only to discover there’s no turning back. 82Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   They all feature sickly beauties, and are mostly CEO romance novels. The restraint and forbearance of the male leads are portrayed quite well.

3. 3 重 Reborn as the Frail CEO's Wife 重生之我的病弱总裁 Drunken, Laughing Scholar醉笑书生Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted Bei Li spent a lifetime as an assassin, but after being reborn, became a soldier. Bei Li believes the trials and hardships of her previous life were meant to bring her to the lover who makes her heart ache just to look at him. Rong Qing thinks the little princess of the Bei family seems especially eager to dote on him. The feeling is really… nice. 128Reads6.8Score—Shelves
4. 4 病 The Sickly CEO Is All Tears. Who’s Falling for Him? I Am 病弱总裁哭唧唧，谁真香？我真香 Sleepy and Ready to Bark困困欲汪Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Gender-bender + sickly male lead + marriage before love + happy ending] Gu Yanrong × Shen Que Gu Yanrong doesn’t like Shen Que. She doesn’t like his handsome, sharp eyes and brows, his sickly, slender body, his pale, thin lips, or the hand he reaches out to her. Gu Yanrong: “I’d rather starve to death and spend my whole life alone than ever like Shen Que!” But... Gu Yanrong, once again: “Who came up with Shen Que? (munch munch)” 12.4kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   They're all incredibly good!!! Every single one is a masterpiece! The descriptions inside are so touching!!!

5. 5 前 My Ex Has Transformed Into a Sickly CEO? I Can't Take It 前夫哥爆改病弱总裁？我顶不住了 Little Red Riding Hood Isn't Very Smart小红帽不太聪明Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sickly Male Lead + Reunion + A Little Bit of Mending a Broken Relationship + Both Pure + Mutual Pining + Pampering Each Other + Both Actually Talk Things Out] [Unstable state of mind: sunny, straightforward graduate student × Unstable health: flirtatious, fragile, sickly CEO] Song Qingye once pursued the aloof beauty for a whole year, but not long after they finally got together, the flower she’d won quietly flew away. Five years later, during an interview for an internship producing a graduate 3.8kReads8.8Score301Shelves
6. 6 星 A Sea of Stars 星辰海海 Fuyao Zhizhi扶摇芝芝Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The male lead is a cold, stern CEO of a corporate conglomerate. He suffers from severe stomach problems and has a previously injured heart: strong on the outside, tragic on the inside. The female lead is a sweet, innocent graduate student, and the male lead's business rival is her childhood sweetheart. Expect physical and emotional angst. 3kReads9.1Score210Shelves
7. 7 乖 Good Girl, Come Here, the Brooding Tycoon Is Suffering Again 乖宝快来，病娇大佬又难受了 Jiang Jiang Bao姜姜寳Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted A sickly, domineering CEO with a possessive streak × a gentle, healing, doting, all-around capable young woman A power-couple pairing, both strong and totally badass, both each other's first and only, with plenty of heart-wrenching scenes of illness and stomach pain Gu Yanxi returned home for a mission and happened to meet Huo Yihan, who was suffering from asthma and stomach pain. After kindly helping him, she found herself becoming the person he relied on desperately. Her heart softened each ti 3.1kReads8.1Score158Shelves
8. 8 套 Grab a Sack! I'm Getting the Frail, Lovesick CEO for Free! 套麻袋！零元购病弱恋爱脑总裁！ Iced Oolong Tea乌龙茶加冰Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Sickly Male Lead + Secret Crush + Dating Reality Show + Healing + Devoted Couple, Happy Ending] [Sickly, Insecure CEO Male Lead × Bold, Straightforward Female Lead Who Dotes on Her Husband] Jiang Ran, a rich heiress, was forced to play the original novel's male lead's devoted doormat. The ungrateful man squandered her resources, cheated on her with her cousin, and even tried to take over her family fortune. After finally accomplishing her goal, Jiang Ran faked her death and vowed to strike bac 2.3kReads9.3Score185Shelves
9. 9 追 The Long Road to Winning Him Back: Sickly Mr. Mu Is Easy to Flirt With 追夫路漫漫：病弱慕总不经撩 Fuyao Zhizhi扶摇芝芝Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted An ultra-powerful, super-A couple! An intense portrayal of stomach pain! The male lead is a domineering CEO, beautiful yet tragic, with a severe stomach condition. The female lead is the daughter of a company chairman, strong and every bit as A as he is! They enter a contractual marriage, falling in love after marrying! The male lead has always loved the female lead deeply, but she resents him because of a misunderstanding… Once she understands her own feelings, she starts trying to win him back 3.3kReads7.8Score206Shelves
10. 10 反 The Rebellious Bad Boy Is Covered in Wounds: Lure Him Close and Tame Him 反骨狂少满身伤，撩入怀，治服他 Luo Luotao络洛桃Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted Early on, the injured eldest young master of the Sheng family gritted his teeth and endured the pain. “Mm… Ah… Ye Xingyu, what kind of bodyguard are you?” Later, the badly injured Sheng puppy pressed himself into Ye Xingyu’s arms. Biting his lower lip, he rubbed his face against the hollow of her neck and tried to bear the pain. “Mm… Ah… Ye Xingyu, hold me tight, okay…?” The male lead is beautiful, strong, and miserable, but his injuries don’t make him weak. His pain and injuries are described 1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
11. 11 宝 Be Good, Baby! The Aloof Tycoon Dotes on His Sweet, Gentle Fairy 宝贝乖！清冷大佬娇宠温软小仙女 Sleepy Sheep眠绵羊Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted [Faithful to one another, long-planned, marriage before love, sweet romance, everyday life] Jiang Muwan was betrothed before she was even born, made into a pawn for her family to curry favor with the wealthy. She once accepted her fate and went along with everything wholeheartedly. But after a bedroom photo was withdrawn, she returned to the country alone to break off the engagement. “You think anyone would dare marry you after you call off your engagement to the Lu family?” Everyone bursts into 13.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
12. 12 G The Reborn Empress: The Grand Tutor Is Crying After I Torment Him Again GB重生女帝：太傅又被朕虐哭了 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Torture the male lead! Both are virgins! Both are virgins! [Cold, cruel, violent yandere empress VS aloof, broken, frail imperial tutor] [Reborn + empress + torturing the male lead + both are virgins + female lead forces the male lead + love and hate + chasing her husband] She tortures the male lead in the first half, then chases after her husband in the second. 5.1kReads8.2Score379Shelves

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    The handsome male protagonist suffers from chronic illness and is imprisoned and humiliated.

13. 13 病 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    The first book features a frail and sickly protagonist who is a "sickly beauty" and eventually wins the heart of her childhood sweetheart. The second book's protagonist suffers from oral anxiety disorder due to a lack of maternal love in childhood. Even after being found by her biological parents as an adult, her condition doesn't improve, and she even becomes unable to undergo surgery, requiring a change in specialties. The third book features a protagonist with heart disease; on her first day of school, her roommate (and future boyfriend) falls in love with her at first sight.

14. 14 读 A Mind Reader’s Guide to Caring for Dr. Lu, the Sickly Beauty 读心后，病美人陆医生的养护指南 Tata Zi沓沓紫Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Sweet Romance / Guiding Lover / Both Pure / Healing] [An innocent, sensitive bottom whose inner thoughts are full of outrageous remarks] x [A sunny, gentle painter with an emotional disorder] To treat his emotional recognition disorder, genius painter Liang Tingqiu was set up on a blind date by his mother. His date was a young doctor who seemed sweet, aloof, and serious on the surface, but had a very lively inner voice. Curse those damn human traffickers! I've final 8.6kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
15. 15 他 He's Been Plotting to Win Over His Frail, Beautiful Roommate for Ages 他对病弱美人室友蓄谋已久 Mi Bai米白Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [The complete story is finished, so enjoy!] [Both are each other’s first love + sweet romance + everyday life] [A frail, emotionally slow, pampered beauty bottom vs. a cold top who is indulgent only toward him, and is a gentlemanly scoundrel at heart] * When Gu Yan first met Shen Yi, he was handsome and aloof, and seemed very hard to approach. As luck would have it, they were roommates. Once they got to know each other, Gu Yan discovered that Shen Yi was warmhearted and often helped him, taking 6.2kReads9.1Score766Shelves
16. 16 残 So What If She's Disabled? Her Moody, Gentle Husband Is Her Man 残疾咋啦？阴湿温柔人夫她家的 Glutinous Rice Sesame Balls糯米芝麻团Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [A frail, disabled hero + redemption + competing suitors + strong heroine’s revenge + devoted couple + the second male lead is also a transmigrator] [A gentle, gloomy beauty bent on self-destruction × a ruthless transmigrated woman with a wicked sense of humor] The male lead is paralyzed in both legs and has psychological issues. Please steer clear if that’s not for you! They say the renowned Pei Third Young Master, once the most dazzling beauty in the capital, is paralyzed. The flower atop the 8.8kReads8.2Score815Shelves

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    The male protagonist is paralyzed in both legs, suffers from spasms and incontinence, and frequently experiences breathing difficulties due to psychological issues. [Thoughts] Before his disability, he was the most talented scholar in the capital, but after becoming paralyzed, he was barred from officialdom and was even deprived of food and water, tied to a bed, and blindfolded. Pure love story; the female protagonist is the male protagonist's rising sun, and he has secretly loved her for years. [Insecure and gentle beauty × "mischievous" transmigrated woman]

17. 17 做 Becoming the Adorable Wife of a Disabled Tycoon 做残疾大佬的小娇妻 Gu Sangluo顾桑落Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted After suffering betrayal in her previous life, Gu Changyi dies full of hatred. But when she is reborn, she turns the tides, rebuilds her company, tears her cheating ex to shreds, and goes head-to-head with her nemesis, winning the crowd’s cheers. “Regretting it now? Too late!” she says with a cold laugh, tossing away the ring in her hand. But as she turns, she collides with a pair of eyes as dark as ink. The man in the wheelchair has a cold expression. He speaks slowly, one word at a time: “What 481Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    ✨The first book features a sickly male lead who is confined to a wheelchair, extremely insecure, and constantly needs oxygen. The later books mostly feature two male leads. ✨The second book involves the male lead being forced to separate from the female lead due to drug enforcement efforts. After the separation, the female lead's health deteriorates, seemingly suffering from numerous ailments. ✨The third book is similar; it felt like the male lead had a relapse on average every chapter. ✨This book is quite heart-wrenching. The male lead is misunderstood by his family, agrees to their unreasonable demands despite his poor health, and ultimately receives four critical condition notices. Fortunately, the ending is happy.

18. 18 眼 A Sea of Tears 眼泪微海 Tutu Who Loves Little Scoundrels爱吃小淘气的图图Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + pursuing and pampering his husband + mutual devotion + equally matched leads + happy ending] Ji Weichen is a workaholic. A fussy workaholic, prone to bad moods and afflicted with one ailment after another. He’s an acclaimed actor, a wealthy young master, and a sickly invalid. Then one day, he meets Chi Beihai. Chi Beihai is a celebrated director who rose from nothing to become a legendary, fearsome tyrant no one dares cross. Everyone thinks he’s cold and heartless, never gives a 3.8kReads9.2Score440Shelves
19. 19 你 Do You Even Want Me to Stay? 你到底要不要我留下 Luo Ziyan洛紫湮Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted Lu Jingxi has always thought that Mo Chen treats him as a plaything and doesn’t love him. That gloomy, short-tempered man only loves himself. So four years ago, Lu Jingxi left without a second thought, even taking part of the Mo family’s business with him and leaving Mo Chen in a crisis, unable to chase after him. But when they reunite four years later, the powerful man who once swept him off his feet appears before him again, covered in injuries and illness. Lu Jingxi sees a side of him he has 1.7kReads8.8Score110Shelves
20. 20 零 Pain at Minus 7 Degrees Celsius 零下7摄氏度的疼痛 The Crane Dances in the Clear Shadow鹤舞弄清影Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted He missed him, then missed him again. He was a flirt who couldn't stay away from beautiful women. Their meeting was accidental, yet tinged with a sense of fate. A love that isn't accepted always runs into endless obstacles in real life. Is he willing to open his heart and love again? Can he let go of the heartbreak and the person he left behind? The pain of seven degrees below zero: may brighter days come after it. 896Reads8.9Score140Shelves
21. 21 病 A Care Manual for the Frail Male Lead 病弱男主养护手记 Gu Wanwan顾椀椀Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [The male lead is sickly! The male lead is sickly! The male lead is sickly and will never fully recover!] [The heroine is a hopeless romantic! Sweet romance! No logic! Everyday life!] Xu Jianing was originally a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a novel. According to the original plot, her story should have ended for good after she fell into the sea and died, but she faked her death and escaped. After spending two years living it up elsewhere, Xu Jianing returned to the imperial capit 2.5kReads7.1Score114Shelves
22. 22 之 Qing Transmigration: The Crown Prince Gets Lin Daiyu's Script 【清穿】之太子拿了黛玉剧本 Midterm Confusion迷茫期中Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing (No female lead, no romance, family affection, protecting Cheng and keeping his hair unshaved) Yinreng was reborn at the moment of his birth and bound to the “Lin Daiyu Self-Rescue System”: Fragility +10,086, Beauty +999 Requirement: Kangxi’s fatherly affection must reach MAX, or he’ll repeat the fate of being deposed! From then on, the Forbidden City had a glassy Crown Prince who coughed blood every three steps and wept like a flower in the rain: Kangxi was reviewing memorials late into the nig 12.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    I've been reading both of these for ages, they're really good 🌴 Both are stories about sickly male protagonists, no romantic pairing, intelligent characters, excellent writing, and dramatic plots full of twists and turns, with all sorts of conspiracies and schemes popping up one after another, super good! Very captivating 🍀

23. 23 我 I Cough Up Blood, and My Powerful Family Begs Me Not to Die 我一咳血，全家大佬求我别死 Chen Zili陈子离Historical444k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [System] + [Ancient Times] + [Political Intrigue] + [No Heroine] I transmigrated into the second legitimate son of the Minister of Rites’ household. I planned to be a happy wastrel, living carefree and lying flat with a powerful father, a capable older brother, and a crown princess for a sister. Who knew the family would suddenly face utter ruin, with the whole clan about to be executed! As an aristocratic clan with generations of distinction came crashing down, its immense we 2.4kReads8.6Score381Shelves
24. 24 甘 Willing to Fall 甘心沉沦 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted [Blunt bottom x devoted top] [Two male leads + mutual exclusivity + sweet romance + unrequited love turns mutual + both pursue each other] Lin Xuran is the overlooked second son of the Lin family. Frail and sickly since childhood, he is quiet and reserved. The first time he sees the refined, distinguished Huo Qichen, he is captivated and finds himself longing for someone for the first time. Later, Lin Xuran works up the courage to get closer to Huo Qichen, only to be driven away by the man’s off 56.1kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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    Before meeting: Huo Qichen looked languid and casually said, "Hmm, difficult to raise, too lazy to raise." Later: Huo Qichen held a medical book every day and said, "Hmm, difficult to raise, take good care of her."

25. 25 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Met My Sunshine 穿书后我遇见了我的阳光 Chen Mo reborn辰陌rebornTwo Male Leads192k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + school competitions + dramatic wealthy-family drama] [Cool, aloof top student and campus heartthrob x rich heir who treats life like a game] Yu Mo, the campus heartthrob at A High, has a face so beautiful it could make the gods jealous. Unfortunately, he is also cold and distant, and nobody has ever managed to get within three meters of him. As a result, the A High campus forum is full of fanfiction about Yu Mo. The wildly popular The Overbearing Camp 403Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    All of them feature sickly beauties as the bottoms, and are by Shuang Nan. Books 3, 6, and 7 are a bit angsty, but the others are fine. I highly recommend the last two: one is a campus romance, and the other is about an ancient emperor who is reborn in modern times after being killed. The lower-rated books are just niche, but the content is really good. Read them all! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

26. 26 秋 Autumn Ears Stir Longing 秋穗起慕意 Tutu Who Loves Little Scoundrels爱吃小淘气的图图Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Mutual Firsts + Happy Ending + Unrequited Love + Sweet Romance + Half School Life, Half City Life] Content warning right up front: The bottom is sickly, sickly, sickly. He’s in poor health. Don’t ask again how someone this sick can survive. If I say he can, then he can. If this character setup is a dealbreaker for you, there’s no need to read it. Thank you! Blurb: Sui Sui liked Qu Yi. It was a shallow but earnest kind of love, and he kept the fact that he liked Qu Yi a secret 849Reads8.9Score101Shelves
27. 27 在 I Fell in Love with You That Autumn 在那个秋天爱上你 Fallen Leaves in the Autumn Pond木落秋池Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + chasing his wife + rekindled romance + happy ending + secondary couple + slight angst] Seven years later, he turned to ask if the other was still willing to spend the rest of his life with him. He wanted to say he wouldn't ask for more, but his heart beat for him once again... Ginkgo leaves danced through the sky on the wind… A clear, youthful voice rang out. “What's your name?” “Mu Yan.” Seven years later, they met again. The young man laughed in surprise. “Mu Yan? Mu Ji 46Reads8.0Score—Shelves
28. 28 九 The Merciless, Mad Eunuch Is Truly Beautiful 九千岁狠毒疯批，却实在美丽 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Self-directed conquest x emotionally detached recipient + equally matched, devoted couple + reunited after a breakup, happy ending] Xie Yu, the most beautiful man under heaven, is frail and sickly, with weaknesses all over. Every prince and noble sees him as the ultimate plaything. The newly appointed top scholar can harass him, but will be dead by the next day. The imperial concubine can frame him, but her entire clan will be executed for it. A 12.5kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
29. 29 陛 Your Majesty, the Frail Beauty Deserves to Be Cherished 陛下，病弱美人得娇养 Little Highness小殿下Two Male Leads763k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Mutual Devotion + Redemption] The young official of the Court of Judicial Review, a sickly beauty who pants with every step, is actually a treacherous minister despised by everyone. Mo Yanyu: “Everyone in this world wants to be a gentleman. Since that’s the case, I’ll be the villain.” He is ruthless and merciless, and everyone steers clear of him. One day, Mo Yanyu says, “I think we could work together.” A haughty prince raises an eyebrow. “That depends on how sincere you are.” Mo Yan 2.6kReads9.5Score454Shelves

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    All of these fit the criteria [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

30. 30 被 After the Enemy Crown Prince Tricked Me Into Becoming His Substitute 被敌国太子骗做替身之后 Tea for You予茶Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, angst, serious angst!!! Frail, sickly beauty of a divine physician and prince bottom × initially deranged, later puppy-like crown prince who pursues his love top] (The rating is low because the novel just came out, but it will rise.) The Ninth Prince of Linzhao, Ji Yuxuan, is handsome, brilliant, and exceptionally capable. In court, he wields influence at will, leaving the ministers lamenting. Among the noble families, he wins the secret affections of official's daughters and t 291Reads7.3Score103Shelves

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    [Heart] The first book features a protagonist with neurogenic gastritis who is a workaholic, while the other protagonist is a director who always feels sorry for him and has to coax him to take his medicine. [Heart] The second book features a protagonist who is initially healthy but suffers amnesia and is used as a substitute. He is abused, gradually becomes weak, and almost dies. In fact, the white moonlight is the protagonist's substitute.

31. 31 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
32. 32 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
33. 33 穿EN After Transmigrating into a Novel and Marrying the Male Lead, I Became a Variety Show Sensation 穿书和男主结婚后我上综艺爆红了 Tianyue Zhou天月舟Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Both are each other's one and only + mutual devotion + healing each other + happy ending + bittersweet romance + no angst in the love story] Gu Nian'an transmigrates into a novel about wealthy families fighting for power, becoming a little-known, universally disliked celebrity who has a contract marriage with the male lead. During a slice-of-life variety show, everyone realizes that the supposedly arrogant, diva-like pretty face who looks down on her teammates seems to have become a different 17.9kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    They're both sickly beauties, and the seme (dominant partner) dotes on them immensely. [Please follow]

34. 34 火 A Reconciliation Is Coming: After Losing His Memory, He Forgot How Much He Loved Me 火葬场预定：失忆后他忘了很爱我 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted Original title: The Deranged Little Taoist Leaves the Mountain, and Everyone Goes Wild for Him! Her boyfriend disappears without a trace right after proposing. To find him, Xie Fan, who has been a Taoist priest for eleven years, is forced to leave the mountain and return to the Xie family as their young master. At first His father is bedridden in the hospital. His stepmother, who rose to power as his father’s mistress, says, “I spent over twenty years scheming to take over the Xie Corporation. D 396Reads8.8Score108Shelves
35. 35 穿 After Becoming a Washed-Up Star, I Became a Top-Tier Star on a Variety Show 穿成糊咖后朕在综艺里作成顶流 Nineteen Ninety-Seven一九九七Two Male Leads391k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a touch of everyone’s darling, with plenty of one-sided crushes, but always a 1v1 romance spanning past and present lives. Expect melodrama.] Proud, affection-starved, obscure celebrity VS. once-gentle, later obsessive, love-struck movie emperor The young Emperor Xie Xin of the Later Qi transmigrates into the body of an obscure celebrity in the 21st century who’s known for shamelessly riding other people’s coattails. He signs on for a “rural life” reality show. There, he meets 392Reads8.6Score119Shelves
36. 36 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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    1. Both are strong, the woman dotes on her husband, and both are virgins. The male lead, Qin Wuwang, affectionately nicknamed "Empress Wang" by fans, is a yandere, a master of manipulation, and also a cute puppy. The female lead, Gu Yanluo, is the "Smoke Queen," cool, sassy, ​​and strong. [Flying kiss] 2. Both are strong, the woman dotes on her husband, and they meet again after their first meeting. The male lead, Qin Si, is frail and sickly, carries residual poison, and is a master of manipulation. The female lead, Meng Qingqian, is cold and aloof, with many disguises. Qin Ye is only Meng Qingqian's "little darling." [Sending heart] 3. Both are strong, the woman dotes on her husband. Xi Sui, nicknamed "Xi Jiaojiao," is deaf, sickly, and extremely jealous. The female lead, Sang Zhi, dotes on Xi Sui, having dealt with those who harassed him until they saw him weak in the knees. Despite being stabbed multiple times, he only suffered minor injuries, and she was furious for her lover. [Smirking]

37. 37 绿 The Green-Tea Qin Ye Seeks Comfort in the Young Lady’s Arms 绿茶秦爷在大小姐怀里求安慰 Chacha Loves Candy茶茶爱吃CandyModern Romance304k WordsCompleted Cool, aloof Alpha heiress VS green-tea Qin Ye, a sweet little puppy A devoted, pampering romance! The first time they met: At her very first banquet, she offended Qin Ye, the powerful head of Wangdu’s financial elite. Everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of herself. But what they saw instead was the arrogant Qin Ye leaning against her shoulder, pleading, “Qianqian, please don’t leave me!” Only then did everyone finally realize they had been wrong all along. Their first meeting hadn’t been 120Reads6.3Score—Shelves
38. 38 黑 The Darkened Master Xi Grows Arrogant on His Favoritism 黑化席爷他恃宠而骄 Proper Cat Lord正经的猫大人Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Tough Heroine + Unhinged, Sweet-Natured Hero + Devoted Romance] The Xi family of the capital had a sickly young master! Deaf and frail, yet born with breathtaking looks. Abandoned by his family at fifteen. At twenty, someone came back for him, trampling through blood to protect him! They say that on the day he returned, some wealthy young rakes in the capital joked that his looks made him seem like an ancient male courtesan, then tried to get handsy! And in the early hours of that same day, one 233Reads6.5Score—Shelves
39. 39 再 I'll Say It Again: The Canary Is Locked Up Willingly 再说一遍，金丝雀是自愿被关的 Curly-haired Ah Ya卷毛啊吖Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Gentle, scheming, sickly blind bottom x abstinent, touch-starved, emotionally impaired top] [Both pure + mutual salvation + sweet and angsty + mutual love, happy ending + devoted exclusively to each other] Ji Lin'an's life is kept going solely by his family's money. So when the family fortune collapses in his twenty-first year, his life is in danger too. For his own safety, he decisively puts himself up for auction at a house isolated from the outside world, only to receive a notice of sale wit 1.4kReads8.9Score178Shelves

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    Both Shuangnan are sickly beauties with high intelligence.

40. 40 病 Sickly One, Keep Your Dog in Check 病秧子，请管好你的狗 Curly-haired Ah Ya卷毛啊吖Two Male Leads356k WordsCompleted [Blunt, stone-faced, devoted top × frail, long-haired, flirtatious bottom] [Mutual devotion + equally matched leads + simmering tension + pampering and flirting + saving each other] Yu Jinyao spent his whole life being forced to fight for first place. At last, at the age of twenty-eight, he died from overwork. He thought he’d finally be free, but when he opened his eyes, he found himself reborn three years in the past. Yu Jinyao had an epiphany. If the heavens had given him another chance, he 1.1kReads9.2Score151Shelves
41. 41 别 Don’t Touch Him, He’s His Little Darling 别碰，这是他的小可怜 Curly-haired Ah Ya卷毛啊吖Two Male Leads406k WordsCompleted [Proud, awkward, sickly little sweetheart bottom VS cold, privately tender, refined scum top] [Both virgins + mutual salvation + sweet and doting with a touch of angst + reunion after a long separation + a broken relationship that never really broke] “I want to take him in.” Thirteen-year-old Mo Jinhan tugged at the woman’s sleeve. “Can I use all my allowance? Mother?” That was the first time Ruan Wenyu saw him. Perhaps the boy had taken pity on him because he was so thin and small, curled up be 3kReads9.0Score330Shelves
42. 42 穿EN After Becoming Everyone's Most Hated, I Slayed with My Peerless Beauty 穿成万人嫌后我靠盛世美颜杀疯了 Frost Pavilion寒霜榭Two Male Leads370k WordsCompleted [Irresistible Beauty That Kills / Live-Streaming Dog Training / Love Triangle Drama] Shen Shuangjian transmigrated into the body of a man hated by the entire world, someone everyone despised. Because he was an illegitimate son, his powerful, wealthy older brother ignored him. Because he had a crush on the capital’s heir apparent, everyone in their circle openly mocked and targeted him. And because he was frail and sickly, the show he was supposed to appear on had been postponed, earning him onli 25.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    A stunningly beautiful, sickly woman, aloof and gorgeous, truly the darling of the group.

43. 43 病 The Frail Little One Is Spoiled Rotten 病弱崽崽超受宠的 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, raising-kids story, two male leads, adored by everyone and everyone's heartthrob! The little one gets doted on early in each world, with a romance between the two male leads developing later! The little one is just the cutest!] [Because of his poor health, the little one gets a disease buff in every world and dies young, becoming everyone's white moonlight. The ending is guaranteed to be happy!] As he lay dying, Qian Yuan was chosen by a System and tasked with winning peop 26.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    Sickly Beauty! A story about raising a baby. The sickly baby raised from a young age is so cute, he can even pinch his own cheeks. Separation anxiety is especially appealing.

44. 44 嫁 Marrying a Handsome, Powerful Minister While Watching the Mad Crown Prince Lose It 嫁绝色权臣，看疯批太子发癫 Rong Wen容问Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted [Medicine + adorable pets + a touch of beast-taming + putting scumbags in their place + sharp-tongued hero + unhinged villain + not a strong female lead] [On the first day she came back to life, she climbed into a powerful minister's carriage] [Has the minister fainted again today?] [A happy marriage to the minister, and a furious crown prince] To save her life, Wu Yunzhi claimed she could cure Tu Qinyu's serious illness, then climbed into the handsome minister's carriage. Her life was safe for 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead in this book is a quintessential sickly beauty, with an androgynous charm. He is the Grand Tutor of the court and, in the eyes of outsiders, an aloof and noble figure, while the female lead sees him as a treacherous minister. The male lead suffers from a heart condition and a cough, requiring him to take medicine daily. At the beginning, the female lead, in order to survive, mistakenly boards the male lead's ship and becomes his devoted healer.

45. 45 眼 The Blind Fake Young Master Is Weary of Life, but the Tycoon Insists on Spoiling Him 眼盲假少爷厌世，大佬求着宠 Riding Past打马而过Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted The first line's written now. Can you see it? There are extras! Check my profile! [Two male leads + both sexually inexperienced + love at first sight based on looks + instant attraction + mild coercion + bittersweet romance + HE] [World-weary, aloof bottom Lin Qing + top Fu Yuming, who looks down on him at first but later can't stop seeking him out and asking for punishment] At ten, the young genius Lin Qing is kidnapped and left blind in both eyes. From then on, his standing in the family plum 7.3kReads9.3Score958Shelves

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    Fu Yuming initially only had desire for Lin Qing, but as they spent more time together, he fell in love with this aloof and world-weary blind man, eventually showering him with affection. Lin Qing, too, gradually came to love Fu Yuming because of his transformation, developing new bonds in the world and no longer solely pursuing liberation (Lin Qing's eye condition will improve later!).

46. 46 解 Uncle Xie, Come Home with Me 解叔叔，跟我回家 Plain Shoes on Tomato素履在番茄Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Rebellious younger athlete with wolfish charm * fiercely protective, frail lawyer uncle] [Younger seme, angst first then sweet, a wife-chasing crematorium] Teenager Guan Yiyuan lost his parents overnight. But he gained an uncle just seven years older than him. Xie Qin gently stroked Guan Yiyuan’s head, his heart aching for him. “Xiaoyuan, come home with me.” But Guan Yiyuan’s heart held nothing but hatred. What gave him the right? What gave him the right to take his mother’s love, take his fath 90Reads8.9Score—Shelves
47. 47 G GB: I Picked Up the Frail Mr. He Next Door GB捡走隔壁的病弱贺总 The Puppy, the Kitten, and Brother Octopus小狗小猫还有章鱼哥Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in and will rise later] A fiercely protective, confident alpha big-sister type × a frail CEO who’s a reserved, gentle gentleman [Actually a clingy, affectionate puppy girl × a cold-faced, adorable cat-like older man] [She pursues him] [Love at first sight] [Age gap] [Frailty] He gets extremely frail later on, be warned! What would you do if your neighbor were a gorgeous CEO you desperately wanted to whisk away… And he fainted right into your arms the first time you met… Wha 8.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    The sickly, aloof, and gentle older CEO has a surprisingly cute cold demeanor in front of the female lead.

48. 48 贤 The Virtuous Wife 贤妻 The Deer Welcomes the Night's Cry鹿迎夜啼Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted An ordinary, sweet-natured, rock-steady legal adviser vs. a beautiful, willful, haughty young master and designer Only an extraordinarily beautiful flower could make a rock fall in love. Yanqing, her beloved, was a spoiled, willful young master, a flower in full and breathtaking bloom, and her virtuous wife. People say you should marry a virtuous wife, then add a concubine or two, and your life will be complete. Lu Zheng often gazed at the young master’s beautiful face and sighed. The young mas 480Reads—Score103Shelves

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    "The Virtuous Wife" by Lu Ying Yeti, available on Yangshizi (a Chinese online bookstore). (You can search for the author's name if you can't find it online.) The entire story is complete; feel free to check it out if you're interested. A gradually developing, spoiled male lead—to outsiders, he appears as a gentle and strong young master, but the closer you get, the more you discover he's a total wimp. He's torn between fearing the female lead will abandon him because of his disability and constantly thinking, "Oh, my love is so adorable!" He unconsciously transforms into a doting male mother. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? We want both the doting male mother and the spoiled male lead! Adults don't make choices!

49. 49 白 After My Moonlight Senior Brother Died, I Took His Vermilion Lover Too 白月光师兄死后，我把朱砂痣也笑纳了 The Deer Welcomes the Night's Cry鹿迎夜啼24k WordsCompleted After My Moonlight Senior Brother Died, I Gladly Took His Cinnabar Mark Too 35Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 他 He Is My Husband 他是我先生 Moss Blossoms, Silken Threads苔花丝丝Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted Two male leads + reunion after years apart + divorce reality show + happy ending + one-on-one Refined, scholarly top with a wicked streak, Jiang Yuchen × gentle, easygoing art student bottom, Qi Xin “Is that medicine… something you brought especially for Xiao Qi?” Jiang Yuchen: “I didn’t know he had a cold when I left.” 5.6kReads9.3Score527Shelves

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    Two male protagonists, both sickly beauties; the first is a modern novel about a fever and a cold followed by a long-awaited reunion; the second is a historical BL novel.

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