Sickly Protagonists Who Cough Up Blood and Collapse, Yet Keep All Their Pain to Themselves 主角体弱，时不是咳血晕倒却把所有痛苦留给自己的

1. 51 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 56.6kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves

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   In this book, the protagonist, being a cannon fodder character forced into the plot, suffers greatly. He finally escapes the story, but his family is gone, and he's left with numerous illnesses. Every time he saves someone, he exhausts his life force, frequently coughing up blood and fainting.

2. 52 身 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban442k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.6kReads9.3Score945Shelves

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   The first book I highly recommend; it's packed with angst, but I love it.

3. 53 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 28.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
4. 54 我 I'm Dying, Yet the Paranoid Young Marshal Begs Every God and Buddha with Red Eyes 我快死了，偏执少帅红眼求遍神佛 A Sword Drawn, Wind Rises引剑风生Two Male Leads293k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Warlord + Devoted Love + Angsty and Satisfying + Regret and Redemption + Both Pure] [Obsessive, Violent, Devoted Warlord Top x Resilient, Gentle, Kind Beggar Bottom] Jiang Yushu was a fraud who had carefully plotted his way into the governor’s mansion in disguise. Shen Changye had always known that the fraud pretending to be his younger brother was a lowly beggar. At first, he treated the beggar like a puppet on strings, tormenting him at will. But when Jiang Yushu truly gave u 4.9kReads9.4Score547Shelves

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   Weak, fainting, forcing himself to stay strong—no one in this story makes it to a happy ending. A happy ending will take at least another decade or so; no one is lucky enough to live that long. [Almost crying][crying] Shen Changye always knew that the conman pretending to be his younger brother was a beggar. He treated him like a puppet, tormenting him at will… But when Jiang Yushu truly gave up and became a lifeless puppet, he frantically sought out all the doctors in the city, kneeling and begging every god and Buddha… ✨The patriotism is off the charts, the romance is heartbreaking. Two people who didn't understand love learn to love each other—it's okay, help me up, I can still watch. 💖Romance in the Republican era is always full of ups and downs, accompanied by national righteousness, national hatred, and family feuds—the scope is truly vast.

5. 55 穿 Book Transmigration: Making the Sickly Eunuch CEO Cry! 穿书：撩哭病弱太监霸总！ Dong Dongdong Qiang东东东枪Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, reborn, male lead gets tormented, sickly male lead, female lead dotes on her husband, healing, happy ending] Gu Wanyan transmigrates into a book! She becomes the heroine of her favorite novel! The tragedy is that she loves stories where men suffer, and her favorite novel puts its male lead through the worst torment of all. She keeps it in a folder she created just for it: “Modern Sickly Eunuch Male Leads, The Ultimate in Tragic Endings.” The male lead, Yin Mochen, is 5.9kReads8.6Score374Shelves

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   The male lead in this book is paralyzed and extremely weak! The female lead dotes on him immensely, telling him to cry out in pain when he's in pain and to ask for what he wants when he needs it. The male lead is insecure and sensitive, feeling unworthy of the female lead and always wanting her to go to someone better, but the female lead firmly chooses him. It's a very good read! (The paralysis is very realistic, and he also suffers from other ailments, including incontinence, blindness, and organ spasms. If you're sensitive to incontinence, please avoid this story. The male lead incontinents many times, but it's not disgusting; he's pitiful and very touching.)

6. 56 囚 Imprisoned in the Eastern Palace: My Darkened Childhood Friend Is Unhinged 囚东宫，黑化竹马太疯批 Moon Between the Clouds渺渺云间月Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted Because their love runs skin-deep, their hatred cuts to the bone. From childhood sweethearts to lovers who destroy each other, they bring about each other’s ruin. [Younger, devoted husband: doting, loyal, corrupted, and gone mad] [The untouchable beauty falls from the altar and becomes a prisoner] Qi Ying: “I went mad the day you gave up on me!” “We belong together in this hell, tangled up until we die!” Shen Xingyan: “I told you I’d never leave you in this life, but I’m tired. Let’s end it here 3kReads9.0Score307Shelves

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   You absolutely must read the translated version; the novel's ending is extremely ironic.

7. 57 父 Father, Don't Be Angry. Your Son Knows He Was Wrong 父皇别凶，儿臣知错了 Cat Beastie猫兽兽Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted (The entire novel is complete, so jump in and enjoy!) [Father-Son Bond + Ancient-Style Political Intrigue + Crown Prince's Upbringing + Physical and Emotional Torture, Followed by a Groveling Redemption] He drinks the poisoned wine his mother gives him, becoming the sharpest blade of Great Qi. His proud spirit is broken bit by bit, and he becomes the empire's most loyal, solitary subject. He thinks that as long as he endures and obeys, he can eventually earn a little of his father's affection. B 16.4kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves

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   The father-son relationship is heartbreaking. The male protagonist has devoted himself to his country and given everything, but his father, the emperor, continues to be suspicious and oppressive. The male protagonist's injuries have never healed, causing him both physical and emotional torment. The author clearly enjoyed the angst...

8. 58 哥 My Brother's Stomach Hurts 哥哥肚子疼 Yuan Buyu袁不语Two Male Leads396k WordsCompleted Chengzi: A sunny college guy who seems carefree and a little clueless, but is actually easygoing, worry-free, and blunt. Yichen: He seems like a cool, polished, well-to-do gentleman, but in truth, he’s a pitiful kid with no father or mother to rely on. Chengzi: My mission is to warm big brother’s tummy, warm his heart, and bring him home!! 1.7kReads8.4Score109Shelves

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   Stomach ache, occasional back pain, a little heartache, and headaches in part 2. Yi Chen endured the gloom of unloved loneliness alone, but fortunately encountered a mother and son as warm as a little sun, filling his barren heart with love and bringing hope to his life. This part is almost over, so you can start watching now. Part 2 is complete. Yan Bao is a genius but had a lonely childhood, while Hao Ge grows up in love and is impulsive in his youth. Their entanglement from adolescence to adulthood, their shared growth, and their meeting at the peak of their lives—the story has reached its perfect conclusion.

9. 59 那 Back When We Were Young 那年恰是少年时 Yuan Buyu袁不语Two Male Leads468k WordsCompleted There are two kinds of pain in this world: pain that’s not worth mentioning, and pain you don’t dare talk about. Given enough time, even the pain you don’t dare talk about becomes unworthy of mention. Stomach problems / back pain / family angst / two male leads / doctors Longing for a family bond that can never be yours, and loving someone without daring to say it. Two male leads. 369Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 京 The Darling of the Capital: Everyone’s a Villain, but They All Spoil Me 京城团宠：全员恶人，唯独宠我 Moon Sets, Stars Sink 2491月落星沉2491Modern Romance849k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + pampered family favorite feel-good story + no romance + everyday family life] This is a male-oriented story about being the family’s favorite. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing!!! Lin Yu’an was a miserable eighteen-year-old senior in high school in his previous life. He woke up to discover he had transmigrated into the body of the young master of the top-tier Lin family of the capital, who had been lost and raised elsewhere. Before he could get used to all thi 15.1kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    The first one is like forced pampering. The second and fourth ones are by the same author. The protagonist is particularly sickly, which I really like. The third one is about transmigrating into a book. The protagonist is very cute, but the plot moves a bit slowly. The fifth one is also about transmigrating into a book. In the early stages, the brothers don't believe in the protagonist, but they forgive them later. The sixth one has a very fast plot and a clear goal: to pamper Xiao Qi.

11. 61 病 Sickly: The Real Young Master Is Once Again Imagined by His Whole Family 病弱：真少爷叒被全家脑补了 Zhu Chu竺储Modern Romance280k WordsOngoing [No romance, focused on family bonds and daily life, sickly protagonist, no romance for any characters, slice of life, so the fake young master exits early] Liu Huaizhi transmigrated into a book and became the real young master, who had been switched at birth and had only just returned to his wealthy family. The good news: His father and three older brothers were all big shots. The bad news: His body suffered from multiple congenital illnesses. He coughed up blood after just a few steps, and eve 28.5kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves
12. 62 F The Frailest One in F4 Gets Doted on by Everyone F4里最病弱的那个，被团宠了 Bright Moon over the Galaxy星河朗月Modern Romance582k WordsOngoing A cultivation tribulation gone wrong = a short-lived wealthy-family drama plot + a forced vicious persona? Bai Ci was on the verge of tears. Rabbits are gentle by nature; being vicious is really asking too much of one. Thankfully, he had the beginner System Xiao Qi to bail him out, though the System was a little unreliable. He gritted his teeth and went around picking fights with people, hoping to stay alive. Instead, his charm went out of control. The aloof big shot and his scheming older b 80.9kReads8.1Score10kShelves
13. 63 穿 After Becoming the Frail Adopted Younger Brother of Five Crown Princes 穿成五个太子爷的病弱养弟后 Wuxiang Chun无相春Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite * family bonds * lighthearted * brotherly affection * no romance * wealthy-family ensemble * catlike, greedy, sickly, clingy little dummy] One day, a cat on the brink of death transmigrates to the human world to heal its spirit. In his original life, he was the youngest adopted brother in the Jiang family. Wilful, spoiled, and domineering, he was hated by his five older brothers. At eighteen, he accidentally discovers he's the biological son of a wealthy family and decisivel 12.1kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves
14. 64 谢 Thanks, But My Family Has Six Brothers 谢看，我家有六个哥哥 A Xiao Yu55阿小鱼55Modern Romance195k WordsOngoing [No romance + seven brothers + adored by the whole family + a little comedy + fiercely protective] The day before his sixth brother Jinghua’s birthday, Xie Mian learns that Jinghua isn’t his biological brother, and Jinghua also learns the truth about his own origins: he is the youngest son of the Xie family, which was wiped out. The family responsible for the massacre is the Xu family, where Xie Mian has lived for fifteen years. The revelation devastates him. In secret, he has built an organiza 2.9kReads6.5Score274Shelves
15. 65 乖 A Good Wife's Guide to Playing Bad 乖老婆装坏指南 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Help: Last night, I got drunk and made a scene at a hot pot restaurant, then ordered a male escort. Now he wants me to be his wife. What should I do? After waking up with a hangover, Sheng Minyi felt like his world had collapsed! In his previous life, he was the cannon-fodder foil in a story about a real and a fake young master, the one whose place had been stolen. His family despised him, and he died horribly in the wilderness, with no one even claiming his body. Reborn, he decided that whoever 24.2kReads8.8Score471Shelves

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    Min-il died of intestinal cancer in his previous life. After being reborn, he thought he was healthy, but in reality, he was already covered in wounds.

16. 66 大 Great Qin: My Frail and Delicate Worthy Minister 大秦：我那身娇体弱的贤臣 White Clouds, White Clouds白云朵朵白Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Female transmigrates as a man + no romance + focused on building a career Zhang Yuanqing transmigrates into the body of a down-on-his-luck noble from the State of Chu during the Warring States period. “System for Great Ministers of the Ages activated. Host, work hard to become one of history's greatest ministers!” Wait, wait, wait. Having a System is a good thing, but what does it mean to become one of history's greatest ministers? It's a given that King Zheng of Qin will unite the six states. A 14.6kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    The second historical novel is humorous in the beginning but becomes extremely heart-wrenching later on.

17. 67 大 Great Ming: The Murderous Prince Scared Old Zhu Half to Death from the Start 大明：杀星皇子，开局吓疯老朱 Somebody Named Yan烟某人Historical1.3M WordsCompleted After an accident, Zhu Su transmigrates to the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty and becomes Zhu Yuanzhang’s fifth son, Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou, the full brother of Zhu Di, Prince of Yan. He is bound to a rather troublesome System that grants rewards for exposing secrets. And so he starts doing all sorts of strange things! "Congratulations, Host, on exposing the love-hate affair between Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu, the daughter of the wealthy Liu family of Fengyang" "Exposure successful! You have received 10.7kReads8.8Score410Shelves
18. 68 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5kReads9.1Score357Shelves

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    The female protagonist is frail; she's hospitalized from the start and eventually dies there. [Almost crying]

19. 69 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 2.7kReads8.9Score329Shelves

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    The protagonist, who is reborn as a second mother, is severely injured but remains the number one cultivator in the world! [Thumbs up] Super good! [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds] Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][ ...]

20. 70 用 I Risked My Life to Transmigrate into a Book, and the Whole Internet Begged Me Not to Die 用命穿书后，全网发弹幕求我别死 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted On-screen comments + System + true young master + sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + intense push and pull + seductive beauty A frail, ill, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside true young master VS the obsessive, volatile heir to a powerful Beijing family Xiao Qingye was a powerful young master with a terrible reputation. Almost nobody liked him, and his parents treated him like a thorn in their side. Everyone told him to be kind, but 12kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    It really broke my heart. It wasn't that she was physically weak, but she was injured a lot, it was terrible... I couldn't even bear to watch the later parts.

21. 71 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

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    This book is so bad, every chapter makes you want to vomit blood.

22. 72 小 You Brats, Are You All Incorrigible? 小屁孩，你们都学不乖是吧？ Bing Ningmeng冰柠萌Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Brotherhood + Family Bonds + A Sickly Eldest Brother + Angst Before Romance + Reconciliation + Beloved by All + Mutual Devotion + Ensemble Cast + Happy Ending] Orphaned, their family in decline, and the brothers scattered, they had no one to rely on. As the eldest, Xiao Jingchen rebuilt his family’s power despite his illness, doing everything he could to find his five younger brothers. But when the clues finally came together, fate played a cruel joke on him: the brothers who 13.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
23. 73 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 17.8kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
24. 74 被 The Little Emperor Imprisoned by the Left and Right Chancellors 被左相右相囚禁的小皇帝 Liang Wang两汪Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted After the Beijing Rebellion, the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty was handed over to the Northern Barbarians, who subjected them to every kind of humiliation. The only survivor was a ten-year-old prince. The capital was moved to Nanjing, and the boy ascended the throne at ten, with the two chief ministers doing their utmost to support him. But the young emperor was unable to have children. Little by little, he fell into another abyss. He said he loved him deeply, yet their struggle was a fight 9.4kReads6.4Score617Shelves

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    He's a sickly but beautiful little emperor!

25. 75 我 I'm Depressed, and You Want Me to Save the Protagonist? 我一抑郁症你让我拯救主角？ Yun Qian Yu Mo芸芊羽沫Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted The rating has only just appeared, so it’ll gradually go up. (There’s no obsessive tag, I clicked the wrong one.) [Reading guide] ✓ A broken, vulnerable master × a long-suffering, revenge-driven disciple · mutual disguises · ✓ Intense emotions × an understated writing style · a paradise for detail lovers The point of view varies throughout; primarily from the receiving lead’s perspective. Yu Muhuai died once. In that world, he curled up deep in an alley, rainwater and mud running into his nose a 1.3kReads8.4Score254Shelves

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    I highly recommend this, it's seriously super, super good!

26. 76 前 The Ex Returns 前任归来 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted “Ye Group's investment fails” “Ye Group CEO Ye Zhenyan seriously ill” One sensational headline after another appears online, while every competitor waits for the Ye Group to fall from grace. The Ye Group is now openly recruiting a professional manager, but anyone with sense wouldn't touch this hot potato. A week later, Leng Ge, ranked number one in the professional management industry yet so low-profile that barely any photos of him can be found, announces that he is taking over as CEO of the Ye 7.2kReads9.1Score654Shelves

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    Here, I think they're all pretty good, but I highly recommend the first one!!

27. 77 坏 Uh-Oh, Brother Ning Has Really Fallen for Her 坏了，宁哥他真陷进去了 Anna's Carrot安娜的萝卜Two Male Leads302k WordsCompleted [Sunshiney, gentle athlete top x melancholy art student bottom with a tragic past] [Male-male, college campus, both each other's first, happy ending, mostly sweet with a little angst in the middle] [Double standards, shamelessly doting on one person.] [The top spoils the bottom at first, the bottom chases after his husband in the middle, and the top spoils him rotten later on. Mainly told from the top's perspective.] [“Ning, I saw with my own eyes that someone beat up Song Xingran.” Du Ning gra 2.1kReads9.3Score266Shelves
28. 78 磕 So Sweet! The White Moonlight Cries, and the Film Emperor Turns Red-Eyed with Worry 磕爆！白月光一哭，影帝他急红眼 San Moumou三某某Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Rekindled Romance, Showbiz, Angst Before Sweetness, Both Pure, Each Other’s First Love] A gentle, devoted, sharp-tongued yet softhearted top star gong x a straightforward, clingy, stunning beauty shou who is his first love Top-tier star Gu Wen went to get his phone repaired, and Tong Yu shot straight to the top of the trending searches along with him. Overnight, Tong Yu went from an obscure actor to the entire entertainment industry’s beloved first love! It was all because pr 10.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
29. 79 陛 Your Majesty, Jiang Family’s Sickly Young Master Is Your Achilles’ Heel 陛下，江家病秧子是你的死穴 Fang Feiwo方飞卧Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted Reunion after a long separation + regretful pursuit of the wife + both inexperienced + angsty romance + duel between two powerful leads + emperor × daughter of a disgraced official When she returned from exile coughing blood, everyone thought the Jiang family’s once peerless beauty, the moonlight of the capital, had long since been worn down by the northern frontier’s snow and wind into a candle flickering in the breeze. The silver needles at her fingertips could bring the dead back to life, ye 1.7kReads—Score122Shelves

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    This book! 🍃 "'When the peach blossoms bloom…' She coughed before she could finish, blood splattering on his clothes. Gu Chengyu's kiss landed, but she tasted her own blood—this farewell, she didn't even have the strength to say a complete sentence, so weak that even her goodbye was incomplete."

30. 80 盗 Tomb Raiding: Losing My Memory Again Today! 盗墓：今天也在失忆呢！ Egg Noodles in Clear Broth, Extra Egg清汤鸡蛋面加蛋Two Male Leads261k WordsOngoing Lin Cizhen really thinks he's the most miserable person in the world. From the start, someone lifts the lid off his coffin, and to top it off, he discovers that he has transmigrated! As if transmigrating weren't bad enough, the gods of this world forcibly erased his memories. So his first meeting with the Tender Beef Five turns out like this: Xiaoge: Come on, let's go home. Black Glasses: My eldest boy! You must've had a hard time finding me! Xiaohua: This guy's brain... doesn't seem to work too 3.3kReads9.1Score457Shelves

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    I highly recommend Qingqing's book; it's one of my favorite fanfictions. Xiaochi is really heartbreaking. I won't reveal more details, but you should check it out!

31. 81 病 The Frail, Wild Ghost Beauty Is Forged into a Top-Tier Monster by Her Childhood Friend 病弱野鬼美人被竹马炼成顶级妖怪 Shui Chi Chun水迟春Two Male Leads257k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + the bottom is frail early on and injured later + a second chance at love, with feelings both ways + a little school life early on + overall mood: angst, sweetness, more angst, more sweetness] Everyone in their circle says Lin Qing is an ungrateful, self-destructive bastard. He lets the rumors fly, smokes and drinks without restraint, and drifts through each day, living recklessly amid luxury and excess. He likes the coolness of menthol cigarettes, the burn of alcohol, and the n 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ① The male protagonist is sickly, with self-loathing and self-destructive tendencies, and is incredibly broken. His past is bitter, and he desperately clings to even the smallest bit of sweetness. The female protagonist perfectly heals his wounded heart; she is like a little sun, illuminating and warming him… ② Everyone says he is an ungrateful, self-destructive ingrate, and he truly is a self-destructive individual. "His stomach hurts so badly he vomits blood, yet he stubbornly says: 'It's just a stomachache, I'll be fine after a nap!' 'I'm out of painkillers, I'll just bear it, it won't kill me!'" Sigh…

32. 82 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Comes With a Frail Body Buff 快穿：白月光他自带病弱buff Drifting Clouds and Flying Floss行云飞絮Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing [Slow-burn quick transmigration + two powerful leads + darkening + split personalities + romantic rivalry + regret and redemption] (This is a new book and has only just started receiving ratings, so please go easy on the low score.) An obsessive romantic who doesn’t realize it, split into multiple selves × a gentle, sickly first love with an aura of frailty. Both leads remain faithful to each other in the small worlds and the main story. Yun Ziyi was an immortal lord admired by countless people 4.5kReads9.2Score398Shelves
33. 83 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 1.9kReads8.4Score126Shelves
34. 84 临 I Cleared My Name One Second Before I Died 临死前一秒我洗白了 Little Li Fish小黎鱼Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Initially uncaring, later devoted attack × socially savvy, checked-out receiver; one-on-one, equally matched, both chaste] [The first dozen or so chapters focus on the plot, but at heart this is a groveling romance; Jian Huai is the attack] As the last descendant of the Vermilion Bird divine clan, Gu Yi'an's duty is to protect the Fallen Spirit. But in this life, the Fallen Spirit has not only gained sentience, it has also taken human form and become Jian Huai. Gu Yi'an: “...” How am I supposed 4.5kReads9.4Score590Shelves

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    Gentle, not too angsty, just heartbreaking.

35. 85 绑 After I Bound Myself to a Frailness System, the Entire Han Palace Begged Me Not to Die 绑定病弱系统后，全汉宫求我别死 Beitang Xinyan北堂新雁Ancient Romance306k WordsOngoing The rating just opened, so it's a little low~ (No CP, one-sided love, everyone dotes on him, sickly crown prince, a Western Han version of Dad, Love Me Again) When the witchcraft crisis erupted, Crown Prince Liu Ju was unable to clear his name and was forced to take his own life. Those who die by suicide are rejected by Heaven and Earth, and those whose allotted years are not yet up cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation. The former crown prince became a lonely wandering spirit, lingering in 841Reads6.8Score101Shelves

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    The daily life of the most beautiful and tragic beauty in the Han Palace, who is sickly and weak.

36. 86 过 Archived Embrace, Past Its Expiration 过期拥抱存档 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted The score was just posted and will go up later. Don’t let it scare you away. Two male leads, frail protagonist, mutually devoted, a little unhinged, doted on by one person. Song Chengyi: “Don’t talk nonsense. You’re a little menace. It’s just a fever. Why would the King of Hell come for you?” … The thing Song Chengyi regretted most in his life was not believing Shen Tang when he came clean and said he was really ill, thinking he was just talking nonsense, until he saw Shen Tang coughing up bloo 1.3kReads6.5Score102Shelves

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    Sick and weak, fainting and enduring

37. 87 盗 Tomb Raiding: Frail and Pitiful, but My Health Bar Never Drops 盗墓：我虚弱可怜但锁血 Halfway Through Autumn半半秋Mystery363k WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + The Iron Triangle + Handsome and Tragic + System + No Female Lead + No CP + Beloved by the Whole Group] The rating is low because it's been suppressed the whole time. For women! For women! For women! The protagonist is a man! A man! No CP, but the protagonist and his group dote on one another. Bai Yuannian is lucky enough to arrive in the world of Daomu Biji. Seeing that the System has rewarded him with an invincibility cheat that prevents him from dying, he readily agrees to pro 366Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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    This meets the requirements.

38. 88 盗 Tomb Raiders: Who Stole My Wheelchair? 盗墓之谁偷了我的轮椅 Bingze Moli冰泽陌璃Two Male Leads302k WordsCompleted [The Mystic Nine + The Lost Tomb + no female lead + OOC warning + original characters + leans toward no CP, Qing Heng only fell in love once, from beginning to end] (As you read, remember not to focus only on romance or question the characters. These are their own choices. They stand on different sides and will choose whatever serves their interests best.) “Li Heng, Martial God who became a god through killing, you will ultimately have to repay the consequences of your actions.” “From now on, yo 2.6kReads9.1Score332Shelves
39. 89 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Sickly Regent Prince 穿书后我成了病美人摄政王 Watching Haze Through the Fog雾里看霾Two Male Leads600k WordsCompleted Baili Jinyun transmigrates into a book as a sickly, beautiful regent who coughs up three pints of blood a day. His younger brother is the infamous tyrannical scumbag emperor… What? The tyrant scumbag is neglecting state affairs again? Beat him up, obviously! What? The tyrant scumbag is bullying the male consort again? Beat him up! Beat him up some more! Then one day, the male consort's older brother, Qin Fan, the original story's villainous male lead, appears Baili Jinyun says nervously, “I've a 1.1kReads8.1Score213Shelves
40. 90 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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    Is he sick and vomiting blood? Our Adu has the absolute right to say that.

41. 91 被 Adopted by a Foreign Billionaire, the Frail Little One Is Spoiled Rotten 被国外富豪认养，病弱崽受宠了 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Raising a Child + Rescued and Spoiled by an Old-Money American Family + Frail Child + Everyone’s Darling] [There will be a romance after the child comes of age. Two male leads. Proceed with caution if this bothers you.] Throughout his short twelve years of life, Wutu had always envied other people’s happiness. He couldn’t understand why his parents loved only his little brother and not him. His parents would rather drive for more than ten hours to take his brother to buy a limited-edition game 28.5kReads8.2Score3.6kShelves

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    The protagonist is sickly, unloved, and feels inferior. He sacrifices himself for his family and is taken in and pampered by a wealthy foreign family.

42. 92 哥 My Brother Fainted Again 哥哥又晕倒了 Chu Rong初茸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse214k WordsOngoing Sword Immortal Gu Yichen fell in the final battle against the world-destroying Demon Lord, only to unexpectedly crash into a garbage city called Orpheus. His younger sister, Gu Nian'an, rescued him from the mire. To cover their steep tuition and living expenses at an aristocratic school, he starts out in the lowest-ranked body, the “Blade,” and repeatedly challenges mutated humans corrupted by “Heart Demon Essence,” known as “Sinners.” Every narrow escape from death leaves him with grievous wou 378Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead, Gu Yichen, is a sickly beauty, plagued by stomach problems. In public, he's a pale, academically gifted student, but in private, he's so weak he coughs up blood and collapses in the bathroom. Each time he vomits blood, his sister Nian'an's world crumbles. She takes time off work for him, feeds him medicine, and warms his hands, wishing she could share her own health with him. He swallows all his pain alone; every mouthful of blood he spits out is a badge of honor in his fight to protect his sister! The extreme sense of heartbreak intertwines with the overwhelming feeling of protectiveness. When he collapses in your arms, cold and coughing up blood, whose heart wouldn't be gripped with pain?

43. 93 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 6.2kReads9.1Score756Shelves
44. 94 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 26.4kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
45. 95 清 My Aloof Roommate Gets Drunk and Begs for a Hug! The Ferocious Dog Can’t Hide His Grin 清冷室友醉酒求抱！恶犬他爽翘嘴 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Enemies-to-Lovers + A Straight Guy Winning Himself Over + Livestreaming] [Cool, Self-Destructive, Depressed Beauty with a Tragic Past × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Rebellious Rich Kid; Healing Sweet Romance, 1v1] Everyone at A University knew Wen Ling was an untouchable beauty, with cool silver hair and a face as cold and flawless as ice and jade. Even when he smiled, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes. In truth, he was falling apart. His younger sister died in a c 14.1kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
46. 96 哥 Bro, Give Me a Hug 哥抱抱我吧 Gardenia Cools the Blood栀子凉血Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted [Both are devoted to each other!!! Each other’s first love!!!] [Please don’t relate any illnesses in this story to real life. If you feel unwell, make sure to seek medical attention and take good care of yourself. If you have depression, please make sure to get help❗❗❗❗] One more thing: this is my first time writing a novel, so please forgive its many shortcomings. Thank you, everyone. Lin Xu went missing. His father tricked him into going to a youth training camp, where he was subjected to se 3.3kReads9.1Score353Shelves
47. 97 重 After We Reunite, the Shy Girl Pretends to Be Good While Luring Her Broken Childhood Friend 重逢后，小社恐装乖狂钓破碎竹马 Yixiu一貅Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + first love for both + reunion after years apart + childhood friends + melodrama + mutual secret crushes + romantic tension] Tang Yun is a sensitive little introvert. His greatest wish in life is for his childhood friend, Yu Huaichuan, to build a tall tower where he can hide without having to lift a finger. In Tang Yun's plans, separating from Yu Huaichuan was never an option, until he heard Yu Huaichuan say with his own ears that he didn't like men. Tang Yun was so upset that h 777Reads8.3Score143Shelves
48. 98 死 My Arch-Enemy’s Trap 死敌的陷阱 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads598k WordsCompleted Gu Han stared at the report in his hands, his expression icy. “Get me the medicine I had last time. I’m leaving the hospital.” “Are you insane? You need surgery immediately.” “What are the odds of success?” “Less than thirty percent.” A hint of mockery entered Gu Han’s gaze. “Give me three months. I’ll come back for the surgery.” He had never claimed to be a good person. He loved Yan Heng, but had bought Yan Corporation from Yan Heng’s father, thinking that once Yan Heng had no one left to rely 2.9kReads9.2Score228Shelves
49. 99 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 3.7kReads9.2Score422Shelves
50. 100 病 Sickly, Beautiful, and Tragic [Immersive Quick Transmigration] 病弱美强惨【沉浸式快穿】 Full of Energy元气堂堂Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted [The ratings don't tell the whole story, okay?] An angst-heavy story! The male lead suffers, and there are depictions of poor health. If that's not for you, run now!! [Male lead transmigrates + entirely fictional setting + immersive roleplay + strong protagonist with few golden fingers] [There seems to be a CP, but in practice there might as well be none. Ensemble cast, so ship whoever you like.] The story of Chen Yanzhi, young master of the Chen family of Jiangnan, and System 995 (Save Me), as 9kReads8.6Score541Shelves

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    I love stories about sickly characters, so I'm recommending twenty of them (since I can only share a maximum of twenty). The main characters are always sickly, fainting, vomiting blood, and needing emergency treatment—it's heartbreaking! 😣

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