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. 201 穿 After I Reincarnated as a Sickly Beauty, the Brooding Emperor Was Reborn 穿成病美人后阴鸷帝王重生了 Deep Marsh, Shallow Night泽深夜浅Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted On his way back to the dorm in the middle of the night, Duan Rongshu inexplicably fell through an open sewer grate. When he woke up, he had become a Villain who threw the imperial court into chaos, and he was bound to a System. Just as he was helping the new emperor ascend the throne and trying to slack off and enjoy retirement, he discovered that the emperor was reborn. He couldn't run even if he wanted to, so he had to protect his precarious secret identity while helping the emperor grow royal 1.8kReads9.2Score236Shelves
2. 202 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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   I especially love the second book.

3. 203 敢 You Dared Mess with the Real Heiress? Are You Crazy? 敢惹真千金，你疯了吧！ Snowless Winter冬日无雪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake and real heiresses + System + metaphysics + one-on-one romance] Extra, extra! The real heiress of the Ruan family is back! On the way home Third Ruan brother: I only have one sister. Don't even think about taking her place. The real heiress, looking pitiful: That's so mean! Waaah! (bursts into tears) The next second, there was a huge crash, and Third Ruan got into a car accident. On her first day home At the dinner table The whole Ruan family, looking at her with disdain: She has no manner 5.1kReads8.4Score530Shelves
4. 204 病 After the Frail Darling Gave Up, Everyone Begged for Forgiveness 病弱团宠死心后，全员火葬场了 Cai Song采松Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuan used to think she had the best parents in the world. Her proud, prickly older brother cared about her in his own awkward way, and the childhood sweetheart who had grown up with her was always eager to protect her... Though she was frail, Jiang Yuan still felt like the happiest girl in the world. That was until Qiao Zhenzhen appeared... Everyone who had doted on her changed. When they looked at her, their eyes gradually filled with indifference, then disgust. In the end, they even drov 3.6kReads8.5Score191Shelves
5. 205 清 After the Cool-Headed Cannon-Fodder Is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, Her CEO Family Panics 清冷炮灰绝症后，全家霸总慌了 White Dog白狗子Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Ongoing] [Powerful heroine + stunning beauty + a battle-worn beauty + exhilarating fantasy] Chu Yan is a cannon-fodder character in an everyone-loves-the-heroine story. Even though she steers clear of the plot, her three CEO brothers still despise her. Then one day, the villainess curses her: whenever an outstanding man shows her affection, her constitution will deteriorate, and she'll cough up blood and pass out! So Chu Yan becomes gravely ill. Yet on the very day her terminal illness is annou 4.3kReads9.4Score598Shelves
6. 206 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 460Reads9.4Score110Shelves

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   The first book, only started publishing on New Year's Day! It's a female-transmigrated male-male dual-protagonist cultivation novel, initially 1vN, later 1v1, angsty at first and not sweet at the end, with many plot twists. The second book is a prequel to the first, also a female-transmigrated male-male dual-protagonist cultivation novel, 1v1 pure angst, finding sweetness amidst the shards of glass. Don't worry about the tag details, male body, female soul, these things are inherently difficult to define precisely, if you insist on being pedantic, I can't help it, you're absolutely right. [Kissing emojis]

7. 207 十 Ten Lifetimes of Entanglement, All Ending in Tragedy 十世纠缠皆成殇 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads300k WordsOngoing Dual male leads, one-on-one romance, a love full of hatred, cultivation, transmigration, reincarnation, and heartbreak. He transmigrates in a dream, taking over someone else's identity. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds the original owner's enemy standing before him. And that enemy is none other than the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm! At first, Jiang Li thinks it's all a dream. Carefree and sharp-tongued, he eventually enrages Shang Ying and gets a thorough beating. Only then does he rea 147Reads8.9Score101Shelves
8. 208 择 Choosing a Worthy Match 择膏粱 Insomnia Sundae with Extra Crispy Coconut失眠圣代添加脆脆椰椰Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Xianxia + Remarriage + Young Married Couple + Rekindled Love + Scumbag Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Younger Pursuer] This is the story of a bad boy who tries every trick in the book to remarry his wife. Wei Zhi, the bad boy, looks down on the wife his parents “carefully chose” for him. Not only does she come from a poor family, she’s also delicate. The moment anyone picks on her, she bursts into tears. Just looking at her annoys him. Wei Zhi tries everything, from beating and berating h 636Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Having had all seven spiritual roots dug out, Xiao Jing is truly a little bodhisattva; he deserves to be called a little immortal!

9. 209 奇 The Brilliant Strategist: Guo Jia 奇佐鬼才：郭嘉 Su Qiwen苏启文Historical130k WordsCompleted Guo Jia, a strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, often lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, yet built connections with outstanding people across the land, hoping that one day he would meet a worthy lord and fulfill his ambitions. He first entered Yuan Shao's service, but after spending several dozen days in his camp, decided Yuan Shao was no worthy lord and left in a fury. He then went into seclusion for another six years, during which he married and had a child. In the first y 1.7kReads9.4Score296Shelves

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   Fengxiao! Do you have a book like this?

10. 210 G After I Humiliated the Enemy General, He Became My Dog GB折辱敌国将军后他成为我的狗 Mu Xi Aaaaaa木曦AaaaaaAncient Romance179k WordsCompleted [A novel about tormenting men! Tormenting men! Tormenting men!] (The rating is low because it just opened.) [Female-led romance + Male lead abuse + The substitute takes her place + Physical and emotional torment + Love and hatred] [The male lead is tormented in every chapter, imprisoned and abused by the female lead] [Mad, obsessive princess versus a bewitchingly beautiful enemy general] The realm is currently divided among four states: Qi, Chen, Yan, and Zhao. Four years ago, Jiang Sangning was 2.8kReads8.0Score164Shelves

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    The male protagonist is sickly and weak, and is even later forcibly imprisoned by the female protagonist.

11. 211 被 Doted on by the Handsome Childhood Friend Who Took Me In 被捡来的貌美竹马娇宠了 Top of the Rankings金榜題名Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Fragile health + everyone's darling + doting husband + breathtaking beauty + genius girl vs. handsome + possessive + older man + loyal puppy-type CEO] The heroine is beautiful, wealthy, and clever, but in poor health. The hero cares for her so deeply that it breeds an intense possessiveness. He's a gentle, devoted older childhood friend and CEO who is always looking after her and blaming himself. The hero is incredibly handsome, delectable, and indulgent. The heroine is gorgeous, brilliant, ado 1.9kReads—Score194Shelves

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    [Shy] The female lead is beautiful but sickly, and bullied since childhood due to her health condition. However, she's a genius girl, a top student and a skilled doctor, and always optimistic, never complaining, and a warm, comforting presence. There are many scenes of the male lead caring for the female lead when she's sick or injured. He's incredibly doting on her, a childhood sweetheart who has known his feelings for her since childhood and starts spoiling her from the very beginning. The male lead was abandoned by his parents, has known and especially liked the female lead since childhood. Later, when she falls ill and is sent away for treatment, he becomes incredibly powerful and eventually becomes a domineering CEO. It's a heartwarming and sweet story, with the male and female leads being incredibly sweet and doting on each other. It's also a story where the female lead is pampered by her family, friends, master, and fellow disciples. It might be a little bland at times, but it's absolutely sweet from beginning to end.

12. 212 长 You're Gorgeous and Handsome, Yet You Call Yourself the Villain? 长得又美又帅，你说你是反派？ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban238k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + scheming veteran + stunning looks + delicate, sickly charm + male heartthrob + universally adored, no romance] [The male lead’s previous-life novel: "He’s the Villain, I Think I’ll Take Another Look"] A villainous young master who once wielded power over everything transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes a handsome male streamer with nothing to his name! His company tells him to stream with the persona of a cold CEO, but the female boss discovers him dancing on camer 1.1kReads8.5Score102Shelves

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    [Heart] Ahhhhh, if you like sickly but handsome male protagonists, you absolutely can't miss this one! [Heart] A charming, unromantic male lead with no romantic pairing. The premise is very novel: a sickly, manipulative, and beautiful male anchor, charming yet not cloying, often fainting and vomiting blood, later getting cancer and even losing a leg, sob sob. But he's strong and handsome, not tragic, because he has a villainous personality, especially the kind that looks down on everything and is incredibly arrogant. The author's writing style is also fantastic; I can't quite explain it, but it perfectly balances the tragedy and angst, making the overall writing style very cheerful and fun.

13. 213 男 My Boyfriend Is a Big White Wolf Who Thinks About It Every Night 男友是匹大白狼每天晚上都会想 Xiao Qi Loves Rainy Nights小七爱雨夜Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing This is actually a collection of romance stories. Each little story is 80,000 words, with a proper beginning and end. Feel free to click in and browse. There’s bound to be one that touches your heart. Also known as The Frail Beauty’s Beloved Shatters to Pieces, So I Travel Through Worlds to Bring Him Home [Quick transmigration without a System; the male lead is frail, the heroine pursues the hero, and he dotes on her like crazy. It’s sweet, angsty, and romantic, with a touch of mystery and a ha 321Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every male protagonist in every parallel universe is inevitably plagued by illness. In this universe, he's a nobleman coughing up blood until his lips are crimson, his silk handkerchief forever adorned with red plum blossoms; in another dimension, he's a young professor with a persistent high fever, his glasses fogged up, even the tips of his fingers holding chalk are abnormally flushed; if you jump to another timeline, you'll see him wrapped in blood-stained bandages, his pale face leaning against ruins, yet still smiling gently and brokenly…—this man has taken "sickly aesthetics" to its extreme. Coughing up blood? That's standard practice. Long, slender fingers cover his thin lips, a trickle of crimson seeping through, making his skin appear even paler. Fainting? It has to be a beautiful fainting spell. Either he collapses on a rain-soaked cobblestone path, his black hair disheveled and plastered to his forehead; or he falls from the podium in full view of everyone, only to be caught in the heroine's arms. Is there really no illness to speak of? It's okay—let him get burned by reagents in the lab, his wrists wrapped in bandages peeking out from under his white coat; or jump into an icy lake to save someone in the snow, shivering as he's pulled out, his eyelashes frosted; or at the very least, have a high fever, deliriously grabbing the female lead's sleeve, his eyes red from the fever but still forcing himself to say "I'm fine"... In every world, Chen Mingzhe is demonstrating with his life what it means to be "the sicker you are, the more handsome you are." Pale is his base color, brokenness is his badge of honor. When he leans against the headboard and smiles weakly, when you know he's dying but still gently comforts you—that extreme beauty is simply breathtaking. So, come and unlock the sickly beauty you want, is it coughing up blood until his eyes are red? Having a high fever to the point of delirium? Or forcing himself to stay strong after a serious injury? No matter which one, he's so beautiful you can't take your eyes off him.

14. 214 不 [No Redemption] 【不赎】 Gu Shaotang from Taiwan宝岛的顾少棠Historical1.8M WordsCompleted Sixteen years imprisoned, seven years as a substitute, and in the end he found himself behind bars. His mother hated him, and his father despised him. He thought that if he behaved and endured the torment, he could earn his parents' love. He never imagined that the true, irreconcilable hatred lay between his parents, with no hope of resolution in this life... Reborn, he finally discovered that the man he had believed was his father was not his father at all, and what he had thought was atonement 681Reads6.3Score110Shelves

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    The male protagonist suffers terribly in the beginning, traumatized by his mother's abuse—she really beat him! Later, he reunites with his biological father, but that's also tough. However, the protagonist slowly improves. His emperor father dotes on him. It's a father-son/brotherly romance, currently without a romantic pairing, so feel free to read on. It's not your average story. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

15. 215 穿 I Ran Away Pregnant After Becoming His Bedchamber Maid 穿成通房后我带球跑 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance692k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + green tea schemer + white lotus + stand-in for his beloved + palace intrigue + power struggles + satisfying wish fulfillment] A novelist who had never been in a relationship transmigrated into the Great Zhou Dynasty, becoming Chu Wuhen, Prince Qi's bedchamber maid. Every day, she struggled to stay alive. The original owner was the illegitimate daughter of a mistress. After her family fell into ruin, she was sold to Prince Qi's manor to warm his bed. Su Wanqing was jea 299Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a sickly, manipulative, and physically weak woman with a fragrant body and even her blood smells sweet. The male lead is obsessive, possessive, and prone to jealousy. Every time the women try to escape, he catches them and locks them up.

16. 216 病 The Frail Commandant Has a Bit of Fire 病弱都尉有点辣 Miss Qiqi七七小姐Two Male Leads277k WordsCompleted A humble sixth-rank official in the capital takes sick leave for more than half the year, yet somehow has a mouth that dares to talk back to heaven above, earth below, and the emperor in between. Just as the emperor was getting hooked on being roasted and offered his handkerchief to take this sharp-tongued man as his consort, Prince Wu swooped in and stole him away, tricking him into the prince’s manor with a marriage contract… Note: This book has two volumes. The second is titled The Frail Co 38Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    It's great, don't miss it, Shuangnan is awesome...

17. 217 镜 Mountains and Rivers Between Us 镜隔山河 Pavilion Maple and Jade Dew亭枫玉露Ancient Romance138k WordsOngoing Li Quanyi × Ji Ming'an × Song Wenzhou × Fang Rongci Female-audience story, two male leads, friendship-focused, not BL × revenge × powerful characters Number one on the Twin Arts Ranking: Li Quanyi. Number two: Ji Ming'an. Ji Ming'an grew up in the Duyang Sect, where he nurtured a dream of roaming the jianghu and making a name for himself. But after he let his guard down and was kidnapped, Zhou Huilin rescued him. The two became friends who would protect one another. They approach Li Quanyi and 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so painful, it's heartbreaking. The author writes the angst in great detail. If you persevere until the third volume, it will become brutally cruel. I'm afraid I won't be able to endure it, so I'll read the third volume first.

18. 218 星 Starfall King 星罗王 Chen Ming from Bazhong巴中陈茗Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Prince Tuyang Danzhen of the Xingluo Kingdom grew up starved of love. Then he found his sun: Fu Wangtian. His heart opened for his sun. When the light came, he became happy and warm. When it disappeared, he closed his heart and silently endured, armoring himself with coldness and strength. Though covered in wounds, he never gave up on love! Was that right or wrong? 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have to bear the pain all by myself!

19. 219 无 Infinite Flow: The Frail White Moonlight Keeps Coughing Up Blood 无限流：病弱白月光她又吐血了 Luo Dashan罗大山Mystery212k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Faked Death + Love at First Sight + Everyone's Favorite + Gentle yet Cold-Blooded White Moonlight + NPC Identity + Livestreaming + No National Destiny] Jiang Li was a star agent for the White Moonlight System. Born frail and sickly, she became obsessed with living forever. After saving up enough points, she planned to trade them with the main System for a healthy, immortal body. But the main System erased Jiang Li's memories and dumped her into a horror game's level as an NPC. Once 80Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    If you can't find one you like, you can go to Hoshino and decide the plot yourself (the books are just random recommendations) (this is not an advertisement, just a simple recommendation).

20. 220 我 I'm Not a Discarded Pawn in a Business War 我不是商战弃子 Chi Shuo池槊Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Male Lead + Rekindled Love + Secret Identities + Business Rivalry and Crime Investigation + Sickly Yet Strong + Mutual First Love, HE] The rating is low because it just opened. It'll go up later 🥺🥺 The later chapters have a lot of deduction and crime investigation, so enter with caution ❤️ CP: Tan Yanfeng x Gu Yuanchu Jewelry company CEO x jewelry designer Steady, restrained white magnolia x outwardly spoiled red rose - "Amid the dense fog and the stench of blood, lo 64Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This book! Zhang Zhang is frail and sickly, but in order to investigate the case, he has to push himself to the limit, leaving all the danger to himself.

21. 221 齐 The Chronicles of Qi Jinfeng's Flames of War 齐烬烽烟录 Dragon and Qingxi龙与青溪Historical429k WordsCompleted (Possession and comeback + multiple perspectives + fiery twists + emotional tension + an ensemble cast in troubled times. No System, no golden finger, not a power fantasy.) The flames of war at the end of the Qi dynasty have burned out, leaving the land shattered. One cry from a man in white stills the storm! A modern soul falls into a chaotic age, and a good-for-nothing prince transforms into a battlefield legend. He stakes his life to defend the city, and his heart to protect those he loves~ 5Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A new book just released with an 8.2 Rating; the author updates consistently. The male lead has a really tough time. He gets cheated on right from the start. Welcome everyone to jump in!

22. 222 太 The Retired Emperor’s Daily Life 太上皇的养老日常 A Rookie Just Dabbling随便写写的菜鸟Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Sickly, Proud Retired Emperor × Thoughtful, Mischievous Young Prince] A continuation of The Young Marquis’s Guide to Being Reborn The Retired Emperor’s Retirement Routine 2, complete “...This body of mine...is growing more and more useless...” His voice was hoarse from waking up, with a hint of grievance that was almost impossible to detect. “How could that be?” “The morning air is just too chilly, that’s all. It makes Your Majesty feel the cold.” 262Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The yandere emperor

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