Please, Any Stories With a Frail, Heart-Sick Female Lead Who Often Faints, Falls Seriously Ill, and Coughs Up Blood? 有没有女主病弱心脏病经常晕倒，病重，吐血的跪求

1. 51 虐 The Tormented Novel's Heroine Is Trapped, but Sisterly Love Is Unbreakable 虐文女主深陷劫，姐妹情坚不可摧 Xiu Bo Ci Cheng咻啵次橙Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [No romance in the main story. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a wish-fulfillment novel!!! Please only click if you’re okay with that!] Xu Xingyang has a secret: she’s been handed the script of an angst heroine. But she isn’t the heroine. She’s the heroine’s younger sister, who dies young. Sickly since childhood, she’s a burden to her older sister, who has to become a stand-in lover to save her and is thrown straight into hell. Xu Xingyang wants to get her 451Reads8.0Score12814d adds
2. 52 娇 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Sweet Beauty Becomes the Male Lead's Cherished Love 娇软美人穿书后，成了男主心尖宠 Fragrant Little Tree花香小树Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted [Not a Strong Female Lead! Devoted Couple + Light, Sweet Romance] [Delicate, sickly beauty x fatherly general] After transmigrating into a book, Song Zhaotang finds herself as the cannon-fodder ex-wife in a male-lead-centered novel. She is destined to die miserably not long after divorcing him, and she panics. Especially since her original self was born without a wealthy fate but had all the ailments of the rich: she fell ill easily, and every bout left her miserable. To stay alive and enjoy a g 3.9kReads7.6Score32714d adds

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   A delicate, sickly beauty versus a domineering, fatherly general! A lighthearted and sweet story! The female lead is physically weak and frail, but intelligent, rational, and self-aware—she's adorable. The male lead is responsible, incredibly hypocritical, principled with others but stubborn and soft-hearted with the female lead. He loves setting goals and plotting his own conquest, oblivious to his own feelings, deceiving himself by saying that marriage is just a shared responsibility. Haha, so sweet!

3. 53 姐 Her Sister-Obsessed Boyfriend, Her Darling Little Sister, and the Breakup That's Always Looming: What a Mess 姐控的妹宝，随时被分手的他，惨 Qiong Yu on the Branch琼予枝头Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted Complete [Sister-Con + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Love That Grows Over Time] Sui Mo was raised by her older sister, Sui Yuan, and is utterly devoted to her. But even so, she secretly harbors a years-long crush on her sister’s suitor, Song Qingci, the boy next door who grew up with them. Only when her sister agrees to a contract marriage with Jiang Yanli, Kyoto’s most powerful heir, to save her company does Sui Mo finally confess her feelings. When Sui Yuan finds out, she says little at the 12.8kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds

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   The female lead is the younger sister, delicate and frail, with allergies and post-traumatic stress disorder—basically, she has many illnesses. The male lead is her guiding lover.

4. 54 今 Are We Divorced Yet? 今天和离了吗 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance360k WordsOngoing The new book's starting price has just been set. It'll go up later! [Mutual purity x fictional setting x love at first sight x forced possession x fleeing while pregnant x power struggles x winning back his wife] Daughter of a general's family x heir to a prince's estate Shen Zhiwei had always thought their three-year divorce agreement was her way out. Until the agreement expired, and the kite she had set free with her own hands, like fate come undone, crashed before the Emperor... This story is 3.5kReads6.8Score11214d adds

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   The female lead is sickly during her pregnancy, and both are considered virgins. The story begins with her pregnancy and a potential divorce. She is incredibly beautiful and tries to run away while pregnant, but fails and is punished by the male lead, who scolds her for various pregnancy-related ailments, abdominal pain, and threatened miscarriage. The male lead feels sorry for her, regrets his actions, and is willing to risk his life to win her back. The pregnancy is long, and she has just given birth to her second child.

5. 55 娘 The Empress Is Frail and Sickly, and the Emperor Spoils Her Without Restraint 娘娘体弱多病，皇上宠溺无度 Yuan Yuan原瑗Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [The Rise of the Empress] [A Consort Who Has Her Sights Set on Power and Court Intrigue X An Emperor Who Accidentally Falls into Love] [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Non-Exclusive Romance at First + Devotion Later On + Exclusive Romance in the Alternate Ending] The sickly legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rong's household entered the palace, and many people in the capital were waiting to see Ji Qing'ai make a fool of herself. The emperor had been on the throne for four years without giving 3.1kReads8.7Score27514d adds

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   Day n of being tricked into buying this 🍅 by Douyin 🔥🔥① The sickly eldest daughter of the Rongguo Duke's mansion has entered the palace, and many in the capital are watching Ji Qing'ai's downfall. The Emperor has been on the throne for four years and has never given the Duke's mansion any important positions, clearly showing his displeasure. Will the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Duke's mansion gain the Emperor's favor after entering the palace? Even those serving Ji Qing'ai feel sorry for her; how can she, with her three thousand beauties at her disposal, possibly fall in love and grow old together with the Emperor? Hearing this, Ji Qing'ai chuckled softly. Who wants to grow old together with a man? Once in the palace, who still yearns for love? What she wants is power, to be in her hands. Later, Ji Qing'ai got her wish and the most noble man in the world handed over all the power in the harem to her. But the man in front of her, wearing a dragon robe, tightly gripped her slender waist, his thin lips pressed against her neck, and in a dangerous and domineering voice, he said, "Your mother, say you love me."

6. 56 在 Becoming Everyone's Favorite Through Acting in a Scripted World 在剧本世界靠演技成为团宠 Black Hair, Childhood Pigtails黑发垂髫Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing [Childbearing + frail health + System + physical and emotional torment + winning back his wife] Tan Yue is an actress who transmigrates into the world of a screenplay. She can return to reality only after completing the System's mission. 71Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a transmigration novel where the original owner of the body has a heart condition and, due to the rejection between the soul and the body, becomes increasingly weak, frequently vomiting blood and fainting.

7. 57 呜 Wah! The Mad Tyrant Dragged Me Back Nine Times, and I’m Pregnant Again 呜！被疯批暴君抓回来九次还揣崽 Fireflies Across the Sky漫天的萤火Ancient Romance727k WordsCompleted “Be good. Give birth to the crown prince, and I’ll make you empress,” the ascetic tyrant coaxes in a low voice. “I don’t want that!” The little woman tugs at his belt. “I don’t want the throne. Just lift the ban for me.” After transmigrating into a book, Qin Ling only wants to escape the palace and live a carefree life, far away from the cold, bloodthirsty, vicious, and heartless emperor. Competing for his favor? Not a chance. Not in this lifetime. She just wants to eat and wait for death, livin 1.1kReads8.3Score14214d adds

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   The female lead is frail and frequently faints. When her illness worsens, she suffers from fever and vomiting blood. The male lead, heartbroken, stays by her bedside, never leaving her side. He holds her, feeds her, and administers her medicine.

8. 58 明 Moonlight Stirs the Swan’s Grace 明月别枝惊鸿 Bet on Books and Splash Wine, Not Tea赌书泼酒不泼茶Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + angsty love + winning back his wife after driving her away] Princess Anping Murong Huaiyue of Prince Yuan's residence was spoiled and willful from childhood. In her seventeen years, no one had ever dared defy her, until General of the Cavalry Yin Huai'an appeared. Murong Huaiyue fell in love with Yin Huai'an at first sight and took the initiative to confess her feelings. But Yin Huai'an didn't return them. To humiliate her, he even married her friend Qiu Yueming. Having 2kReads5.8Score10114d adds

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   The female protagonist suffers from mental illness after her rebirth. Seeing the male protagonist, especially on rainy days, causes her to break down. This is mainly because her previous life was too tragic, and she was terrified of the male protagonist, wanting only to stay far away from him.

9. 59 快 Quick Transmigration: The Frail Beauty System 快穿：病弱西子系统 Zhao Zhao Ming Yi昭昭明意360k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + Conquest + Scheming heroine + Male rivals + Regret-and-redemption arc + Multiple male leads] The scheming beauty Lin Chuchu binds herself to the "Fragile Xi Shi" System and travels between worlds to conquer the children of destiny. She plays the victim, pulls tricks, and even hurting herself is just basic practice. First world: She becomes a frail campus belle and conquers a tough-as-nails firefighter. The rich heiress rival? Just a stepping stone in her perfect script. W 535Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book perfectly fits the bill; the author's writing is superb.

10. 60 春 Spring Sun 春日烈阳 Crispy Biscuit饼酥Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Fraile Girl × Boy Like the Scorching Sun] (Full novel completed) (Original title: Spring Sunshine) (Childhood Friends + Sweet Campus Romance + Everyday Life) (All characters are adults) When Xu Yu first came to Qinghe Middle School, she had one dream: to catch a snowflake in her hand as it fell on a wintry day. She thought, life was already so hard, so she ought to see a heavy snowfall at least once. So Xu Yu did her best to keep up with school while seeking treatment for her illness. Before sh 13.4kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    The female protagonist in a youth campus novel has a heart condition.

11. 61 病 The Frail, Wicked Woman Is Both Coy and Willful! The Wealthy Family Can't Help but Dote on Her 病弱恶女又茶又作！惹豪门怜爱了 Hidden Ink Carp鲤鱼墨隐Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [Frail, goofy beauty + heiress persona + always rich, always having a blast + showbiz + face-slapping] (This is a fairly long story. The earlier events need to be explained properly before the story can go full-on wish fulfillment, so don’t get hung up on the early plot and complain that it’s frustrating.) (A fun read, not for nitpickers. If it’s not your thing, please drop it.) Lin Jiana transmigrated into a showbiz novel about a wealthy family, becoming a frail, wicked supporting female charac 777Reads7.9Score10114d adds

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    If you really can't find anything to read and like sickly/frail characters, check out these two. They're both finished. If you don't like them, come back and hit me (just kidding).

12. 62 他 He's a Fool, She's Loaded. What's It to You? 他人傻，她钱多，关你什么事 Mianmian Gao绵绵羔Ancient Romance206k WordsOngoing (A sickly but absurdly powerful heroine x a clingy, loyal, green-tea schemer of a hero who goes insane for her; two strong leads, both devoted only to each other, and plenty of sweet romance) Content warning: The story starts slow, then features a lot of political intrigue later on, so proceed with caution! The hero is genuinely an idiot at first, but he gets better. If that's not your thing, don't read. - She gets caught in a last-minute marriage swap, and the concubine still has her eye on the 113Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one has a female protagonist with a cough, but she's incredibly strong. It's not about political intrigue; it's entirely about a woman taking the lead. [Cool]

13. 63 我 The System Punished Me by Making Me Bleed. Why Are You Crying? 我被系统惩罚流血，你们哭什么 Jie Ni Bai杰尼白Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The Villainess System had never encountered such a difficult tasker. Every time, she chose to reject the task and accept the punishment of bleeding. But can someone explain why this woman has maxed out the male lead’s affection by bleeding from all sorts of places? System: Host, please choose whether to accept the Level Two task: [Steal the original heroine’s scenes]. Failure will result in coughing up blood. Lin Zhumian: I choose to refuse. Then, while acting, she spat out a mouthful of blood. 10.8kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    All four characters appear frail and sickly to outsiders (the system controls the female lead, so she won't be abused).

14. 64 病 The Sickly Real Heiress Spat Blood, and the Whole Internet Burst into Tears 病弱真千金一吐血，全网都飙泪了 Martian Rabbit火星兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the mysterious arts grandmaster Shi Miao opens her eyes, she has become the foil to a falsely adored fake heiress. The fake heiress uses her fragile appearance and her talent for bursting into tears at any moment to ruin Shi Miao’s reputation and bring about her death. Shi Miao decides to use the fake heiress’s own methods against her, leaving her nowhere to turn. She picks up a cultivation technique that consumes its practitioner’s life force: the more blood she spits up, the stronger she 7.3kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
15. 65 顶 The Top-Tier Star Queen's Overbearing Love: The Villainous Movie Emperor Can't Take It Anymore 顶流女王强势宠：反派影帝受不住 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Dating Show + Sweet Romance] After awakening, top-tier star Jiang Ning discovers that she is the perfect supporting female character in a heroine’s comeback story. But later in the plot, she joins the male and female leads on a dating show, where she is forcibly made stupid. She loses her reputation, her family is destroyed, and the heroine successfully takes everything from her. Awakened Jiang Ning: “You think you can take everything from me? Dream on!” On the show, the heroine acts like a gre 1.9kReads9.2Score28714d adds
16. 66 快 Quick Transmigration: Winning While Pampered by the Villain Again 快穿：又在反派偏宠下躺赢 Sea-Sleep Bubbles海眠泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Over-the-top wife-protector X frail, alluring beauty who knows how to reel them in] [Female-lead-focused, one-on-one romance, both leads’ first love, unconventional sweet romance] [Warning!!! The plot of every story exists only to serve the setup. If the male lead is set up as a villain, he will do bad things. Please don’t judge the story by real-world morality. You can think of all the worlds as data created to serve the male and female leads. Once the female lead completes her mission, the wo 7.9kReads8.6Score57814d adds
17. 67 病 Sick Obsession: The Brooding Tyrant Is Reborn After Killing Himself for Her 病态占有：阴郁暴君为她自杀重生 Little Green Plum小青梅啦Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [A possessive, deranged, bloodthirsty crown prince X a sweet, tearful, utterly principled young cousin] Yu Youning, the second young lady of the Duke of Guo's household, was blessed with lustrous hair, a graceful figure, and breathtaking beauty. Sadly, she'd been frail and sickly since childhood, and the Imperial Preceptor bluntly predicted she wouldn't live past sixteen. Her family accepted her fate, and she had nearly given up herself. But one person refused to accept it. Gripping her waist, e 3.8kReads9.1Score35114d adds

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    🍑🌿Crazy prince x delicate, crybaby cousin. The female lead has been frail and sickly since childhood, often vomiting blood and fainting. The male lead feels sorry for her and holds and comforts her every day, carefully raising her with many precious medicinal herbs, giving her all his affection.

18. 68 北 The Heiress of Beicheng Goes Wherever She Pleases 北城千金她横着走 Ling Miaoyan凌妙烟Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Gorgeous young heiress × childhood friend and one of North City’s overlords As the heiress of North City, Shu Mu had been the darling of the whole family since childhood. The phrase she heard most often was: “Do whatever you want. Your brother’s one of North City’s overlords, after all…” Then Shu Mu finally realized that her brother’s best friend, the other overlord of North City, was the best of the best. When he once again cleaned up a mess she’d made on her brother’s behalf, she threw herself 2.5kReads9.2Score25014d adds

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    I highly recommend these three books; you'll cry buckets after reading them.

19. 69 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 7.2kReads9.1Score49914d adds
20. 70 误 Mistakenly Spoiled, My Heart Won Over 误宠心娇 Lucky Star Little Ha财星小哈Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Age Gap + Older-Man Devotion + Face-Slapping Comeuppance + Sickly Beauty + Strong Possessiveness + 1v1 + Both Pure + Some Angsty Scenes] A refined, reserved, cold-faced, abstinent old-fashioned man VS a quirky, frail, pampered beauty Ruan Ning’s first meeting with Pei Hanyuan was at the civil affairs bureau. The man signed the papers without expression, as if they were a business contract, and during the photo, he looked as though he wished he could stand a whole 5.6kReads8.5Score41914d adds

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    🎀✨①The female lead has a congenital heart condition, and experiences asthma and frequent fainting spells when emotionally agitated. The male lead initially seems aloof and dislikes her, but gradually falls deeply in love. 🌿He supervises her medication intake morning and night, and takes care of her three meals a day. Despite claiming to be too busy with work to come home, he spends countless hours in her room…

21. 71 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 5.1kReads9.1Score36114d adds

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    The female lead said she had left heart failure, but the male lead didn't believe her! He even said, "If your illness is real, I hope you die soon!" Later, she really did die... [Crying]

22. 72 晴 The Porcelain Doll Beneath a Clear Sky 晴空瓷娃娃 Ding Shuping丁树萍Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [A mogul in the Republican-era food industry + secret identities vs. an abandoned, pitiful little girl with osteogenesis imperfecta + crybaby + soft and sweet. The leads are devoted only to each other!!!] Scene One: “Chenchen, go. Please, we can't afford to raise you anymore.” “Okay...” Scene Two: “You've got all sorts of problems. You tear up if someone so much as bumps you.” “I'm fine...” Scene Three: “Your name is Chen Chen? Your parents must hope you'll stay untouched by the dust of the worl 582Reads8.8Score10414d adds

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    🌿✨①The female lead suffers from a condition known as "porcelain doll disease," making her extremely delicate. The male lead dotes on her and cherishes her deeply, holding her in his arms every day as if she were a precious treasure, and unwaveringly protecting this little porcelain doll.

23. 73 糙 The Roughneck Officer Plays Favorites: He Only Loves the Green-Tea Fake Heiress 糙汉军官偏心眼，只爱绿茶真千金 Melon Egg瓜蛋Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Period + True Green Tea Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Joining the Army + True and Fake Heiresses + Transmigrate into a Book] Green tea Su Xingyue transmigrates into a book and becomes the true heiress in an 1980s story. The fake heiress stole her pocket dimension and drove her to her death. The true heiress is frail, out of breath after a few steps, and coughs up blood at the slightest provocation. It suits her green tea persona perfectly... * The true heiress tries to dr 1.8kReads8.8Score23714d adds

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    🍐A Frail Beauty🍐 A true green tea female lead transmigrates into the body of a sickly heiress [salute]. After being rescued by the male lead, she takes the opportunity to cling to him, frequently coughing up blood. Later, when she's pregnant, the male lead is away on a mission, and she's heartbroken for him [sad].

24. 74 陛 Your Majesty, I’ll Conquer the World to Take Care of You 陛下，我打个天下养你啊 Bi Mai避麦Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted An alternate-world setting inspired by the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties. A serious period romance, with two formidable leads, political intrigue, and love. [A sickly marquis plots to conquer the realm, while a ruthless emperor bows to love] The story of a demon who kills people in the human world to atone for his sins. Driven by selfish desire and consumed by inner demons, her father kills his wife and daughter. Shen Yanqi is raised as a boy from childhood. An edict seeking tale 391Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead's health was damaged from being forced to take medicine by her father since childhood. She vomits blood right at the beginning, scaring the male lead so much that he travels a long distance to save her. When the male lead confesses his feelings, she vomits blood again, leaving him helpless. He has to be extremely careful even when touching her. He feels incredibly sorry for her; despite her defiant behavior, he can only indulge her.

25. 75 穿 Reborn as the Sickly, Wicked Young Lady in an Otome Game 穿成乙女游戏里病弱的恶毒大小姐 Cloudscape Blue Lantern云景蓝灯Modern Romance302k WordsOngoing I woke up to find I'd become the frail, sickly, wicked young lady in an otome game!! Shen Wan trembled with fear. The Villainess System said that the character she'd become was the game's biggest female villain boss! [The male villains in the game world have awakened to their own consciousness. The System has randomly selected a lucky person to carry out the villain mission, thereby offsetting the impact of the male villains' resistance to the world's will on the game world. And you, Shen Wan, a 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "My dear," he called to her, "your breathing tells me you've been crying." "I must pursue goodness, I strive to be honest, I will always be upright." (≥/////ω/////≤) ♡

26. 76 听 Listening to Your Heartbeat 听诊你的心跳 Writing Whatever I Dream About梦到啥写啥腻Modern Romance29k WordsOngoing Shen Shuyao had two secrets. First, she had congenital heart disease and wouldn’t live to see thirty. Second, she loved Mu Siheng so much that she couldn’t bring herself to tell him about her illness, and could only choose to run away. Until the day her old condition flared up and he pinned her to the emergency bed. Mu Siheng watched the erratic waveform on the heart monitor, a storm churning in his eyes that she couldn’t understand. “Shen Shuyao,” he leaned close, his warm breath brushing the h 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead has a heart condition, and the male lead is a doctor.

27. 77 奸 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Wuyou was the son of a treacherous minister, and everyone at court had to respectfully call him “Little Chancellor.” Father and son controlled the court and toyed with political power, so plenty of people wanted him dead. Mu Baili was the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the governor of the Eastern Depot. He seemed respectful, mild-mannered, and kind to everyone, but in truth he was a wolf who devoured people without leaving a bone. What a shame that such a ruthless ma 4.4kReads9.1Score52314d adds

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    The female lead is sickly and frequently coughs up blood; the male and female leads are mortal enemies.

28. 78 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 69kReads9.4Score11.5k14d adds

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    Oh, this one, this one is so beautiful! The older sister in it is really sickly, but she is also incredibly strong!

29. 79 快 Quick Transmigration: The Disabled Beauty Is Always Forced into the Group's Embrace 快穿：残疾美人她总被强行团宠 A Little Orange Blossom for You给你小橘花Modern Romance364k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + from universally despised to universally adored + flirt and run + a touch of Mary Sue] There are people whose bodies are taken over by transmigrators, who do whatever they please, while the original owners can only watch helplessly as they’re made to take the blame, then hated, slandered, and cursed. To come back to life, Xiang Hui resolutely set out, despite her disabled body, to clear the names of a bunch of pitiful souls. But as she went about clearing their names, why 2.7kReads9.0Score23414d adds

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    Each world involves losing one ability; in the first world, it's the throat, in the second, the sense of pain. The plot is incredible; even I, who usually dislikes cross-dressing stories (in the second world), fell in love with it. The pacing is brisk, and the characters are intelligent.

30. 80 病 The Lovestruck Beauty, a Fake Heiress, Is Spoiled by Dr. Shi 病娇美人假千金，被时医生宠爆 Lemon-Flavored Mengya柠檬味的梦雅Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Family + Fake and Real Heiresses + Reborn + Devoted Couple + Sickly Beauty + Winning Back His Wife] [Delicate, Frail Fake Heiress VS Distinguished, Steady Surgeon] After living in the same home for over twenty years, Yun Shu was suddenly told she was a fake heiress. She felt as if the sky had fallen. With her congenital heart disease, where could she go from here? When the real heiress returned, she was thrown out. Reborn, she reclaimed her jade pendant and unexpectedly gained a heali 2.4kReads7.7Score21514d adds

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    ✨✨The female lead is a fake heiress with a severe congenital heart condition. In her past life, she was pushed off a building by the real heiress and died. The system takes her back to a few days before her death. The system is a healing system; as long as she gains "love points," her heart condition can be cured. The male lead is a doctor, an expert in treating heart disease, who lives across the street from the female lead.

31. 81 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score47414d adds

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    This story is truly tragic, with many complex emotions later on, but the author's writing style is absolutely superb.

32. 82 将 The General's Adorable Forensic Doctor 将军家的仵作娇娘 Wen Ting温听Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted Sickly beauty Su Yihan vs. unruly General Shen Su Yihan, daughter of the Commander of the Imperial Guard, was born with an illness and was a delicate beauty. Lord Su cherished her as if she were the apple of his eye. Once, when a mischievous young man made suggestive remarks to her, Lord Su chased him for two whole streets and beat the brat until he screamed. Her several older male cousins treated her like fragile porcelain, protecting her with the utmost care. They always saved the best food an 752Reads9.3Score12014d adds

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    The female lead was sickly from birth and relied on her father's various methods to prolong her life, but she did die young in the end. Then, a few years later, the male lead followed her.

33. 83 我 I, the Frail Beauty, Am the Wealthy Family's Movie Emperor's Lifeline Blood Bank 我，病弱美人，豪门影帝续命血包 Liu Lili流栗栗Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [A villainous heroine, a hero with a System, and a satisfying, melodramatic old-school story. Transmigrating into a book is the biggest excuse for throwing logic out the window. Not recommended for readers who take their values too seriously.] Heroine's perspective: In the book, Wen Jiu is set up as a foil to the heroine: a contrast between the real and fake heiresses, between the couples' relationships, between a vicious cannon-fodder character and the heroine, between frail and sickly and heal 8.6kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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    ⭐️First book: The female protagonist's strength increases dramatically whenever she coughs up blood. To ascend to higher realms as soon as possible, she helps people in various ways, leading to misunderstandings as others mistakenly believe she's helping them despite her frail health.⭐️Second book: The reborn male protagonist is bound to a system and needs to win over the female protagonist to prolong his life, thus embarking on a journey of buying her lavish gifts.

34. 84 药 The Delicate, Scheming Medicine-Jar Consort Has the Sickly Tyrant Begging for Mercy 药罐贵妃娇又作，病娇暴君乖乖认怂！ Tang Jiujiu糖酒酒Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder concubine, Xiao Xiruo is destined to die of rage and leave her entire family dead? And she’s sickly, coughing up blood every day? Xiao Xiruo: Keep it together. Don’t panic! With powerful backing, I’ll take the court by storm and rule the imperial harem! Feng Wuyan, the puppet emperor of Great Yan, is a deranged villain who slaughtered everyone in the book until only its title remained. He does the cruelest deeds and strikes with the deadliest hand. 3.8kReads9.2Score40914d adds

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    I recently read this book and thought it was pretty good. The female lead's health is really bad [crying]. The writing style is on the comedic side, haha, it's quite fun.

35. 85 大 The Young Lady Is Fierce 大小姐飒爆了 A2Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted [A Cool, Badass Female Lead with Many Secret Identities, Doted on by Everyone, Very Sweet with No Angst] Everyone says the eldest daughter of the Song family is a complete airhead and a sickly weakling. She grew up in the countryside, after all, so she must have never seen much of the world. But can someone tell them who that person is, the one the racing champion keeps eagerly calling “Master”? And who’s the one making a killing in the stock market? All the top names in the stone-gambling world 769Reads9.1Score10614d adds

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    🌸These three books all feature a strong female lead with multiple identities. She loves fighting but is physically weak and frequently coughs up blood and faints. The male leads are incredibly doting on her and always worry about her.🌸 The first book is also a redemption story; the male lead redeems the female lead, pulling her out of the abyss. He's so incredibly devoted, I cried buckets! They're all really good.

36. 86 炮EN After Her Mind Is Read, the Slacker Cannon Fodder Supporting Character Adopts a Zen Attitude 炮灰咸鱼女配被读心后她佛系了 Lousy Idle Fish烂烂的闲鱼Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted A aloof, genuinely carefree heroine who wants nothing more than to die × a domineering CEO who’s sharp-tongued and merciless in everyone else’s eyes, but turns into a pathetic, lovesick puppy around her Shen Zhiyi awakened to her own existence after a car accident. She realized she was a minor character in an old-school CEO romance, an NPC who appeared for one second and then vanished. As a disposable side character, all she wanted was to finish her part in the story and wait quietly for death. 2.3kReads9.3Score27014d adds

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    1. The female lead suffers from depression and contemplates suicide. The male lead has mind-reading abilities, but the female lead is aloof and rarely expresses her true feelings. The male lead accompanies her throughout her treatment. 2. A beautiful but sickly woman suffers from a very serious illness and has a weak will to live.

37. 87 京 A Night of Splendor in the Capital 京宴夜 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast from Beijing’s elite circles + formidable leads join forces + both sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + happy ending] [A frail but ruthless heiress from Macau + a devoted, devoted heir from Beijing’s elite] Everyone in their circle knows that the young master of Beijing’s elite keeps a string of Buddhist prayer beads that no one is allowed to touch. They are his taboo, a painful past no one dares bring up. The Shang family of Beijing has produced outstanding talents for genera 29.6kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds

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    🍑🌿① Xie Zhixi is the young heiress of the prestigious Xie family in Kyoto, showered with love and affection from birth. Her father is the head of the Xie family, a scholarly family in Kyoto, and her mother is a major general in the military and the head of a gambling tycoon family in Macau. This little princess, who should have been pampered for life, was born weak and sickly. At the age of eight, she was sent to Macau due to a serious illness and has been inseparable from medicine ever since. Shang Yuzhi is a powerful and feared young master in the Kyoto social circle, yet he indulges Xie Zhixi in every way, even letting her play with his precious Buddhist prayer beads, which no one else is allowed to touch. To beg for medicine for her, this young master, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, braved the heavy rain and knelt down the mountain. The deeper his sincerity, the more Buddha would bless his beloved.

38. 88 我 I'm Sick? I'm Faking It! 我病了？我装的！ Awooo, One Bite of a Chubby Cub嗷呜就是一口胖崽Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come out, and it’ll go up later, so don’t let it scare you off! A few warnings from my profile: This is pure sickly-act wish fulfillment, written to satisfy my kinks. If you want to pick apart the plot, you can leave now. Brain deposit box: Don’t think too hard while reading. Just enjoy the fun. I’m sensitive, and the author won’t curse you out, but might cry into their pillow tonight 😭 The author’s pillows don’t have corners, though. [Scheming sickly beauty + unhinged 84Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    After being bound to the [Sickly and Weak Strategy System], she became the "terminally ill" beauty in every small world. Her frailty was a meticulously designed trap! Coughing up blood was a scheme! Fainting was a setup! Every "near death" was a poisoned dagger piercing the hearts of the madmen! With the system in hand, she could precisely control physiological indicators: a slightly sluggish heartbeat? A sudden drop in blood pressure? Uncontrolled tear ducts? She had it all figured out! She wanted those madmen who treated her like dirt, playthings, and substitutes to be infatuated with her! To go crazy for her! To blindly bang their heads against the wall for her! To wipe out all their enemies for her! To wash the land in blood! Kneeling before her sickbed, weeping and admitting their mistakes, she used her frail body as a blade, using the system to orchestrate schemes, each step fraught with danger!

39. 89 小 Has the Little Troublemaker Made Up with Her Ex Today? 小作精今天哄好前男友了吗 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + chasing his husband + some angst + melodrama] The thing Pei Heng regretted most in his life was taking Shi Jin's drunken words seriously. Shi Jin said they should break up, and Pei Heng left without a second thought. Shi Jin wanted to get back together, but Pei Heng blocked him, deleted him, and cut off every way back. Shi Jin wouldn't stop pursuing him, but Pei Heng ignored him and rejected him time and again. Only when the Pei family announced his engageme 10.7kReads8.4Score74614d adds
40. 90 替 After Becoming the North American Tycoon's Substitute Bride, the Qipao Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten 替嫁北美大佬后，旗袍美人被娇宠 A Scroll of Yang Cai一卷阳菜Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + older man/younger woman + both leads' first love] Delicate beauty in a qipao × North American mixed-race tycoon Su Jinghao is a frail beauty whom doctors have said won't live past twenty-five. Her scumbag father, driven by profit, forces her to take her stepsister's place and marry Yan Hui Adams, a top North American tycoon. Rumor has it that this mixed-race mogul is violent, ruthless, cold-blooded, and cruel beyond measure. Everyone is waiting to laugh at Su Jingha 15.9kReads8.7Score2k14d adds
41. 91 谁 Someone Do Something About This Rampaging Black Lotus 谁来管管开狂暴的黑莲花 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Villainess + wealthy family + lovers bound by pure hatred + equally matched leads + bittersweet angst + both leads are each other's only partners] [Clash-of-the-titans romance, unconventional revenge, skewed values, heroine has a mental illness] A vicious, unstable music student who weaponizes her beauty × an older, guiding man from a top-tier wealthy family * She was a pampered, beautiful fox or kitten or something, and had never cared whether anyone lived or died. All she wanted was Zhou Feng 103Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    This book features a female protagonist who is very sick but incredibly strong; it's super good.

42. 92 偏 Obsessive Love: Xiao Ye's Dearest Darling Won't Run Away 偏执宠爱：萧爷的心尖宠不逃了 Qing Mu Zhi Qiu Ya青木知湫呀Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted At the beginning of the story, Xiao Heng saw the little girl crying over an injection at the hospital and thought, She’s so delicate. I’d never marry a crybaby like her. By the end, that delicate girl, who cried even at the sight of a needle, had given him three little treasures at the cost of her life. What is love? It’s going from school uniforms to wedding gowns. It’s doing what you know you shouldn’t, and insisting on it anyway. Love is Yun Chuxiang’s heart giving out for Xiao Heng, and the 1.6kReads8.5Score12014d adds

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    The male and female leads got together in college, but their families were sworn enemies. The female lead was forced to leave the male lead. During this time, she knelt in the rain all night to see the injured and hospitalized male lead, which caused her heart problem.

43. 93 病 The Frail Beauty Is the Cherished Love of the Sickly Mr. Ji 病秧子美人是病娇纪总的心上宠 Bai Mianmian白绵绵Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Short story + obsessive love + doting husband + devoted sweet romance + a touch of fantasy] When Yun Qiqi fell seriously ill, Ji Yi brought her from Bicheng to the capital and cherished her above all else. That was when her own story began. Top of the Academy of Fine Arts? Check! Most beautiful junior student? Check! Expert in extraordinary animals? Check! A big-name director begging her to star in his film, and a Best Actress nomination at the Three Major Awards? Check! The youngest artist in 301Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is sickly and weak, barely able to walk, and is delicate and frail. The male lead takes her back to the capital and cherishes her. He treats her extremely well and indulges her in everything. The female lead has many identities and is very capable. It's a combination of a silly beauty and a fatherly boyfriend.

44. 94 她 She Knows Just How to Play Cute 她惯会撒娇 Wen Daidai文黛黛Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + entirely fictional + a story within a story + complete + no real-life basis] Delicate, frail sweetheart × cool, gentle older boy “Shen Yannan.” Jiang Tian took a deep breath. “Do you like someone, and, ” “Hmm?” Jiang Tian asked, “Is it someone I know?” Shen Yannan chuckled softly. “Yes. Why don’t you ask her for me, Jiang Tiantian?” “I suppose I could.” Jiang Tian lowered her head, the tips of her ears turning red. “But will you always, a 59.6kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    The female lead is truly sickly; she's based on a real person. The author's experiences are so heartbreaking [almost crying].

45. 95 我 I'm Not the Original Host. It's Okay If I Leave, Right? 我不是原主，离开也没关系吧 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The spirit realm is a fictional world; this is not a female-led power fantasy or a wish-fulfillment story. The heroine is like someone transported from ancient times to the modern day and is unfamiliar with the present] As the Lou family's illegitimate daughter, Lou Jiner was the most powerful being in the spirit realm. Yet after she sacrificed herself, the Lou family left her in a mass grave and took away her spirit tablet, the symbol of honor. “An illegitimate daughter has no 2.7kReads9.1Score20914d adds

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    It's a bit angsty, but it's good.

46. 96 被 Forced Into an Arranged Marriage, the Crown Prince Falls for Her 被迫联姻，太子爷对她着了迷 Lazy January懒一月Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted 18.6kReads9.1Score2.3k14d adds

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    🌿🌿① The female lead is a gentle and elegant beauty with a congenital heart condition. She frequently faints, loses her only relative, and is betrayed by her best friend. She also develops bipolar disorder and has already chosen her own burial plot at a young age. 😭😭 The male lead is an arrogant and flamboyant young master, seemingly carefree but actually meticulous and thoughtful. He's a roguish yet mature man with a fatherly presence. He supervises her meals every day to ensure she feels valued, cared for, and loved. He rents out the entire Disneyland for her, gives her countless diamonds, meticulously cut diamond flowers, and even gives her the sandalwood bracelet he always wore. "You're unlucky, so I'll give you all my good luck." He loves her brokenness more than her perfection.

47. 97 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet Baby's Daily Life of Being Spoiled 快穿：娇软宝宝的被宠爱日常 Don't Lose Your Enthusiasm不要三分钟热度Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + one-on-one + a touch of everyone-falls-for-her + not a strong heroine + frail beauty (most worlds involve a physical disability) + System + love at first sight] [A soft, sweet, well-behaved heroine with a touch of willfulness, transmigrated into a pitiful character × a male lead with a different personality in every world] After dying unexpectedly, Li Xiaoyang is chosen by a System to save the world. She is baffled. “I can't say I'm particularly keen on that.” System: “You are.” 7.2kReads8.8Score42114d adds

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    This is an incredibly good book, absolutely perfect! The female lead is a sickly, dim-witted beauty who's also incredibly popular, while the male lead is a love-struck genius who knows how to win her over and falls for her at first sight [shy].

48. 98 暗 Under the Surface, Things Spiral Out of Control 暗涌失控 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [School life + both leads are reborn, but this isn't revealed at first + devoted male lead from Beijing's elite circle + captivating female lead] In her previous life, Ruan Yan was sickly and died of hemophilia at twenty-seven. Before she died, Jian Chiyue, who seemed to love her deeply and had given her a grand wedding, cheated on her with the rival who had targeted her for years. Ruan Yan neither cried nor made a scene. She decisively asked for a divorce because she didn't love him. The boy sh 543Reads9.0Score10214d adds
49. 99 药 The Sickly Little Beauty Is Spoiled by the Possessive Lord Yu 药罐小美人是被护食郁爷宠大的 Foxes Don't Eat Chickens狐狸不吃鸡Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Tomato award-winning novel] [Childhood sweethearts, not a campus romance + fake heiress + warm, adored-by-everyone story + both leads' first love, sweet romance + heroine is a voice-acting star, hero likes her from the start but doesn't realize it] In a nutshell: a gentle beauty and her tsundere childhood sweetheart~ At four, chubby little Gu Ziyue used her baby-fat charm to force the starving boy next door, her future sweetheart Xiao Liangchuan, to let her take care of him. On the eve of her e 7.9kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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    It's so good!

50. 100 呜 Aww! He's So Good at Sweet-Talking, I'm Falling for Him! 呜！他好会哄，我沦陷了！ Rui Beauty芮美人儿Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Redemption and healing + devoted, exclusive romance + love at first sight + a male lead who knows how to speak up and really delivers] (Gentle lawyer vs. delicate, soft-spoken girl) “Mmm, ” “Good girl. Big brother will be gentle. I’ll cherish you for the rest of my life.” A young and accomplished senior lawyer specializing in international affairs is refined and elegant. During a business trip, a young woman threw herself at him... Afterward, he chased her down, demanding that she take responsi 1.1kReads9.1Score11714d adds

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    🌼The frail woman was diagnosed with leukemia, frequently experiencing nosebleeds and fainting spells.✨ After half a month of continuous treatment, Jiang Yu had become even thinner, enduring excruciating pain every day, which she gritted her teeth to bear. She appeared strong on the surface, but her heart was deeply wounded and extremely fragile. She didn't dare shed a single tear, even the most agonizing pain. She often woke up in the middle of the night in agony, her lips tightly pressed together, wanting to cry but unable to.

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