Any Stories About a Male Lead with a Terminal Illness? I Want Something Heartbreaking and Despairing 有没有那种男主患绝症，而且又虐又刀又绝望的？

1. 51 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Wealthy Family: Seven Adoptive Sisters Vs. Seven Biological Sisters 豪门弃子：七个养姐vs七个亲姐 Water Still Needs to Boil the Fish水却要煮鱼Urban305k WordsCompleted [Regret story] [The sisters chase after their brother, but it's too late] “Prepare for the worst!” Yuncheng, First People's Hospital. On the day Jiang Chen received his cancer diagnosis, his seven older sisters from the Jiang family kicked him out of their home. With only a year left to live, he cuts ties with the Jiang family and decides to live for himself from now on. To his surprise, after finding his birth family, the powerful Huo family, Jiang Chen learns that he has seven biological older 3.7kReads7.0Score45414d adds
2. 52 重 After Being Reborn, I Give Up, and My Sisters Panic 重生后摆烂，姐姐们急了 Meng Tianyu梦天雨Urban356k WordsCompleted [Urban daily life] [Fake and real young masters] [Heiress] [Regret] [The most hated by everyone] [Reborn and giving up] [Invincible] [Severing ties from the start] [No System] [Urban cultivation] In his previous life, Lin Fan was an orphan who desperately yearned for family and the love of his relatives. But after the Lin family took him from the orphanage, all he received was his family’s biased affection. No matter how hard he tried to please them or how much he swallowed his pride, nothing ch 91Reads5.2Score—14d adds
3. 53 我 After I Left, My CEO Sister Regretted It 我走后，总裁姐姐后悔了 Mouse That Can't Fly不会飞的耗子Urban350k WordsCompleted [Short Drama Released] [One Heroine] [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance] [Everyday Romance] [Angst First, Sweetness Later] [No System] [Not Reborn] [No Harem] Lin Xinchen is an orphan who has never seen his parents. He should have spent his life in misery, but when he was six, luck came his way: a wealthy businessman chose to sponsor his education. The businessman had a daughter, Shen Qinghan, a few years older than Lin Xinchen. She seemed quiet and reserved, but when she was with him, she was so 8.2kReads7.1Score56114d adds
4. 54 心 After Her Heart Dies and She Leaves Home, They Regret It 心死离家后，她们却后悔了 Nine Heavens Bright Moon九天明月Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] + [Gentle, understanding big sister] + [Regret] + [Redemption] + [A remorseful family chasing after the younger brother] In his previous life, Qin Yi was the lost child of a prominent family. He endured years of abuse outside the family, but after being found, he was still unwanted by his relatives. A replacement mercilessly stole the life that should have been his. In the end, he died a lonely and tragic death after undergoing surgery. In this life, Qin Yi no longer expects anyt 2.8kReads8.8Score18114d adds
5. 55 断 After Cutting Ties and Stopping the Sycophancy, They Regretted It and Wept 断绝关系不舔后，她们后悔哭惨了 You Stole My Spicy Snack, Now Run抢我辣条还想跑Urban570k WordsCompleted [Heart-wrenching revenge + absolutely no forgiveness + everyone gets their comeuppance + satisfying revenge story + face-slapping] In his previous life, Chen Shi was the adopted son of the prestigious Chen family. When he developed kidney failure, he needed a kidney transplant. By chance, the Chen family found their biological son, Chen Shi, who had been switched at birth fifteen years earlier. After returning to the Chen family, Chen Shi did everything he could to please his parents and five ol 5.2kReads8.1Score27714d adds
6. 56 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds

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   This book is truly physically and emotionally torturous; it's painful to read. [Crying][crying]

7. 57 拿 I Risked My Life for Science, and When It Came to Light, the Whole Nation Wept! 拿命搞科研，曝光后，全民泪崩！ Ryujinmaru Storming Mount Creation打上创界山的龙神丸Urban525k WordsCompleted Chu Fei is terminally ill. At death's door, he activates the System That Trades His Life for Scientific Research. Whenever one of his research breakthroughs is released to the world, he earns Health Points that prolong his life. So a young man wearing an oxygen mask, with tubes running all over his body, struggles to sit up in his hospital bed and declares resolutely: “I'm going to do scientific research!!” Aerospace planes, holographic virtual technology, controlled nuclear fusion, antigravity 4kReads9.0Score35114d adds

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   💥The first book features a male protagonist suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and bone cancer. He's terminally ill and has just had a major argument with his family, ultimately running away from home. By then, it's too late for them to regret their actions…

8. 58 惊 Shock! After Being Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Was Proposed to by a Stunning CEO 惊！绝症后我被绝美女总裁求婚了 Shujin Lovesickness书瑾相思Urban604k WordsCompleted Terminal illness, betrayal... Several devastating blows in a single day. A stunning female CEO shows up at his door. “Hello, my name is Su Mu. Since this is our first meeting, how about we find a time to register our marriage?” Xiao Chen: “Sorry, I have a weak stomach.” Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have bound to the Fitness System. Earn Su Mu’s affection, and your life points and wealth points go up, up! A friendly reminder: people with weak stomachs are suited to living off their wives! Lat 737Reads9.2Score10014d adds
9. 59 睁 I Opened My Eyes: Back to the Day My Wife Caught a Terminal Disease 睁开眼：回到老婆感染绝症那一天 The Blacksmith Forges Iron铁匠打铁Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the City]+ [Period Setting]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Business and Money-Making]+ [Everyday Spoiling of His Wife]+ [Not Brain-Dead]+ [Slice of Life] In his past life, Jiang Xiaobai suspected his wife of being unfaithful after she contracted a terminal illness. His suspicions ultimately drove her to jump into a river with their daughter. After being reborn, Jiang Xiaobai returned to the day his wife contracted the illness. When he opened his eyes, he discovered she was already gone. Jiang Xiaob 4.3kReads8.5Score41814d adds
10. 60 身 Terminally Ill: From the Start, I Went Off on the Parents' Group 身患绝症：开局狂怼家长群 Cat Head猫猫头Urban100k WordsOngoing Li Jiang stared despairingly at the test results in his hand. The words “late-stage cancer” glared back at him. Meanwhile, in the parents’ group chat, the substitute teacher was frantically tagging him. Teacher: “Li Xiaoluo’s dad, why hasn’t your child turned in their homework yet? Can you parents show some responsibility? Don’t you have any idea how your child is doing in school?” Seeing this, Li Jiang boiled with rage. “I’m about to die, and you’re still going on and on?” Li Jiang launched str 1Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 我 I'm Terminally Ill, Yet My Family Wants Me to Raise My Dad's Child 我绝症，家里却要我当老爸的接盘侠 You Yu Huannian汝予华年10k WordsCompleted I have a terminal illness, but my family wants me to be Dad's fall guy. What kind of shameless father treats his own son like a sucker! —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 癌 Ten Days to Live with Terminal Cancer, the Film Queen Weeps in Regret 癌症晚期命剩十天，影后悔哭了 Rain and Mist Among the Clouds云中雨雾里Urban150k WordsCompleted (Modern romance, childhood sweetheart arrives out of nowhere, no looking back, no clichés, no rebirth, no System) Xu Zichen was deeply in love with a girl for seven years and watched her become a top-tier star. But seven years later, when Xu Zichen was terminally ill with cancer, she broke up with him. On the day he left, Xu Zichen said one last thing to the award-winning actress Xia Xirou: “You can still change your mind. This is the last chance I'm giving you.” Xia Xirou's gaze darkened, and s 1.4kReads7.0Score10214d adds
13. 63 断 After Cutting Ties, My Sisters Beg Me to Forgive Them 断绝关系后，姐姐们求我原谅 Luo Changtian洛长天Urban476k WordsCompleted [Power Fantasy] On his birthday, Mo Jiu was thrown out like a stray dog! His seven older sisters all thought he was useless, never realizing that he was the one silently protecting their family from the shadows. Lin Qingcheng, a CEO, owed her company's success to Mo Jiu's efforts. After he left, his second sister, a miraculous doctor, was at a loss when faced with difficult cases. His third sister could no longer catch international thieves, and her operations failed time and again. His fourth s 1.6kReads8.4Score15214d adds

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    I personally think they're all pretty good.

14. 64 生 Counting Down to the End: I Just Want to Treat Myself Better 生命倒计时，只想对自己好一些 Volcanic Rock火山岩石Urban275k WordsCompleted (No cultivation, no fantasy, no superpowers, just everyday urban life! The protagonist dies in the end...) During a routine company health checkup, Yang Ming discovered that he had terminal cancer and only six months to live! Looking back on his life, it seemed he had spent it all running around for others and meeting their needs. So, with the time he had left... He would live a little more for himself! And be a little kinder to himself. 56Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 只 I Have Only Three Months to Live, and Now They Want My Forgiveness! 只剩三个月命，他们来求我原谅！ Moonlit Phantom Eyes月幻瞳Urban551k WordsCompleted Chen Shu has stomach cancer and only three months left to live. In the final three months of his life, Chen Shu no longer wants to accommodate others, put the greater good first, or keep compromising. He wants to say goodbye to the past, see the world through his own eyes, and finally be himself! The irony is that all the care he once desperately wanted but could never get is finally coming his way... They all regret it now, but isn’t it too late? He doesn’t need it anymore! The one thing Chen S 1.1kReads6.6Score10014d adds
16. 66 快 You Wait Until You’re Dying to Call Me Brother? Sorry, We’re Strangers 快死了才叫哥哥？对不起我们不熟 Suddenly, Willows Appeared忽见杨柳Urban348k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + One True Heroine + Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance] Chen He risked his life to save his five younger sisters from a flash flood, only to be swept away by the torrent himself. When he woke up in the hospital, no one was by his side, and he was told he had bone cancer, with just one year left to live. Then the Chen family announced that he was a fake young master who had been switched at birth more than twenty years ago. His adoptive parents and sisters detested him, threw him out, and 327Reads6.6Score11114d adds
17. 67 我 My Sweet Girl Desk Mate 我的乖乖女同桌 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban335k WordsCompleted [Pure-love school romance + one heroine + no melodrama + sweet] “Hi, I’m He Pingxing. I can grant you one wish.” “I... I’m Xiao Qingting.” In B-Robo Kabutack, the Dragonfly Captain decides who gets the Peace Star. When they were seventeen, they became deskmates in a new class. Seventeen years later, he made a wish upon the Peace Star: to hear the sorrow in your breath. 3.8kReads9.4Score53114d adds

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    Sweet, very sweet

18. 68 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.2kReads9.7Score4.6k14d adds

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    Look, look, it's delicious and doesn't hurt!

19. 69 温 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban172k WordsCompleted Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
20. 70 我 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban212k WordsCompleted Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.1kReads9.6Score89114d adds
21. 71 孤 Between Solitude and Cold 孤寒之间 Good Bun好包子Urban183k WordsOngoing “When crows cry beneath a clear sky, the cracks in the world quietly appear.” A boy who stood apart from the crowd, a rusted yet searing-hot knife, and a torrential downpour defying the heavens. The spiritual power of the Six Realms stirred in the shadows. Inhuman things lurked between desks and in mirrors. He thought salvation came by chance. She was silent as a river in the depths of winter. And truth was always written in blood: A tale of the lonely and their fate, of cursed tenderness, and o —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Currently, the male lead seems to be parasitized by swords, giving the impression that he'll die later. There's also a very mysterious and attractive girl who's both aloof and cute.

22. 72 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.3kReads9.3Score16.9k14d adds

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    🌈☀️🌈The bamboo shadows sway on the desk by the window, the sound of a wild spring enters the inkstone! The first book mainly talks about: [Daily life + entertainment + system + healing + live streaming + redemption + single female lead] Eighteen-year-old Wen He is diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. A system descends upon him and binds itself to him [for...]. Opening this book is like stepping into a poetic garden, each page exuding a captivating fragrance. 📖☕️🌿 May your world always be filled with sunshine, and after the storm, you will always encounter the splendor of the rainbow.

23. 73 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14k14d adds

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    I've been following these books for a long time.

24. 74 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5kReads9.2Score70114d adds

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    One-tenth of the angst-filled novels on the bookshelf 2

25. 75 成 After the Divorce, Miss Zhong Regrets It! 成功离婚后，钟小姐她后悔了！ Peng Shiyi芃十一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The main story is complete. Everything that didn’t work out will be made right in a parallel world.] Zhong Chuyao and Lin Yuzhou had known each other for seven years and spent five years making each other miserable. Just when she thought she would spend the rest of her life muddling through like this, Lin Yuzhou asked for a divorce. His condition: truly love their child and be a good mother! Who in their right mind would agree to such a ridiculous condition? But Zhong Chuyao still chose to be t 559Reads5.6Score—14d adds
26. 76 忘 A Deep Love Between Wangji and Wei Wuxian 忘羡之情深 Nan Zheng南峥Two Male Leads71k WordsOngoing Injured and looking for somewhere to recuperate, Wei Wuxian pawned the jade pendant he had used to seal his engagement, then sent the pawn ticket back to Cloud Recesses along with a letter calling off the engagement. Lan Wangji stared at the pawn ticket and the letter, his face icy. Wei Wuxian never expected to run into Lan Wangji as soon as he came down the mountain. Well, should he run, or run, or... He didn’t get away... Not only did he fail to escape, he also had to investigate an evil spiri 48Reads—Score—14d adds

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    When Lin Luo left the Lin family, she learned that he had passed away from stomach cancer. Although Lin Luo was gone, traces of him remained everywhere in her life, such as the refrigerator notes, the pre-packaged pills, the alarm clock, and the touching diary. Only then did everyone realize that they had long been accustomed to his presence [crying][crying][crying][crying], but it was too late. The bright boy who had followed behind her since childhood, calling her "sister," would never come back.

27. 77 娱 Showbiz: You Think Your Life Is More Hopeless Than Mine? I Wrote My Songs with My Life 娱乐：和我比绝望？我歌用命写的 Chasing Stories Under the Moon月下追文Urban365k WordsCompleted Bai Xi has a terminal illness, and every doctor has already pronounced him a lost cause. His ex-girlfriend, Boss Yang, refuses to leave his side, which only breaks his heart further. Just as he is about to die, He activates a heartfelt-emotion System. If he can move people through his entertainment works, he can extend his life! Soon, the entertainment industry is rocked. Lilacs make people start paying attention to impoverished mountain regions, and the children there are given hope. Someone Li 29.8kReads8.3Score62414d adds

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    This is the B-generation of the King of Terminal Illnesses, and it's also the one I think is the best.

28. 78 娱 Showbiz: After Being Diagnosed with Depression, I Used Music to Heal the World 娱乐：确诊抑郁后，用歌治愈世界 July Sword Edge七月剑锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Entertainment + healing + livestreaming + redemption + no System + no heroine + no harem] Su Chen, who suffers from severe depression, decides to jump into the sea and end his life. But by chance, his soul transmigrates into a parallel world with a barren entertainment industry. The original Su Chen in this parallel world also suffered from severe depression. Having never known love, he decides to heal the world with his songs. One song, “Murmurs,” resonates with the entire internet. One song, 6.6kReads8.4Score63714d adds

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    I've read them all, and they were all incredibly poignant, especially the fourth book.

29. 79 生 Countdown to the End: I Face It with a Smile 生命倒计时，我笑着面对 Fengxi Chuang枫溪创Urban169k WordsCompleted After Xiao Chen’s parents left to work away from home when he was little, they vanished without a trace. His grandmother raised him, and with his excellent grades and kind nature, he was the well-behaved child everyone adored! But fate loves to toy with people. Just a few months before the college entrance exam, Xiao Chen was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer and given only three months to live. Then fate played another cruel joke: the cancer spread, cutting those three months down to two. 826Reads6.6Score12014d adds
30. 80 最 My Last Two Months: I Want to Say a Proper Goodbye to the World 最后两个月，我想与世界好好告别 Looking into the Distance看远方Urban157k WordsCompleted At eighteen, in the prime of my youth, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. I had only two months left to live. But I couldn't bear to leave my loving parents, my doting grandparents, or the friends and family I cherished most… Since I couldn't change the fact that I was going to die, I wanted to choose how to spend the final stretch of my life. I'd make the most of my last two months in this world and say a proper goodbye to it. 1.3kReads8.7Score10314d adds
31. 81 只 I Have One Month to Live, and the Whole World Is Telling Me to Die 只剩一个月命，全世界人喊我去死 Dad Uncle Qi奶爸七叔Urban385k WordsCompleted (Anthology + multiple stories + major heartbreak + bring tissues) Xiang Jin’an valued his family and friends above everything else. And every one of them hoped he would die!!! At sixteen, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. When they learned he was going to die, his family and friends said: His father: “Hurry up and die. Then I won’t have to beat you every day. I’m exhausted too, so it’d be a relief if you died!!!” His mother: “When you’re about to die, don’t do it at home. It’ll bring bad lu 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    These are all popular wuxia novels; some even have posts on Kuaishou (a Chinese short video platform).

32. 82 别 Don’t Ask Me to Forgive You. I Just Want to Die with Dignity 别求我原谅，我只想从容赴死 Er Rang二让Urban200k WordsCompleted [Regret and remorse] [No forgiveness] [Extreme sports] [Livestream] [Protagonist dies] Lu He enjoyed less than a month of happiness in the first half of his life. His mother became a vegetable, and they blamed him. The family business was struggling, and they blamed him. Even when his adopted younger brother only got a minor scrape, they blamed him. And now, ALS had come for him too. He was about to die. Why should he still be sensible and obedient, constantly making things difficult for himself 1.1kReads8.5Score10314d adds

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    [Sad] The male lead is terminally ill [Sad] and refuses to forgive [Sad] ① The male lead suffers from brain cancer and is kicked out of his home by his seven older sisters who have found their biological brother. Later, the sisters discover this, regret their actions, and beg for forgiveness. However, the male lead refuses to forgive. ② The male lead dies of stomach cancer on the very night he is kicked out of his home. Forgive? Go repent at his grave. ③ Passing by, I see a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. "Zhuang Zhou dreamed of being a butterfly, and the butterfly dreamed of being Zhuang Zhou. You should wake up, and I should be free."

33. 83 莫 Mo Yan Returns 莫言归 Yuzu2柚2Two Male Leads82k WordsCompleted [Bad ending + melodrama + devoted to each other] He forces her first, then chases after her. Mostly angst. Jiang Chu takes on his responsibilities and infiltrates a criminal organization. Betrayal, understanding, confusion, forgiveness, revenge... A jumble of complicated emotions fills his heart. He spends nearly his entire life walking the road ahead. "I could protect anyone else but you. You're the one person I can't protect." Another late autumn. The ginkgo leaves have turned yellow in great 166Reads8.1Score—14d adds
34. 84 何 What Brings Joy to Life 何生欢喜 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads136k WordsCompleted Two male leads + body-double romance + BE aesthetic “So, Xu Linxun, what am I to you? A tool you summon whenever you want and discard whenever you're done?” “Say something!” Xu Linxun's eyes were just as cold, their depths impossible to fathom, as if the feelings they had shared over the past three years had never meant a thing to him. “Say something... Tell me, even if you have to lie...” Yu Chensheng dug his fingernails into his palms, the pain cutting to the bone. Still, he forced a smile and 608Reads8.8Score10014d adds
35. 85 左 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 Young Master of the Zhu Family竹家少爷Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score26014d adds
36. 86 他 He Is a Rose in the Wasteland 他是荒芜的玫瑰 Hai Yunling海韫翎Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted [Gentle, devoted male lead + groveling-to-win-her-back arc + he never wins her back, a true groveling arc] Top male escort vs. healing female doctor (new heroine takes the lead) (If you only read stories where both leads are each other's first, please proceed with caution.) Wen Chun mistakenly believes Rong Sijue is a heartless scumbag who abandoned her when she was gravely ill. When they meet again, all she wants is to make him pay. Rong Sijue loved Wen Chun until he was covered in wounds, giv 490Reads8.4Score—14d adds
37. 87 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds
38. 88 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.7kReads8.9Score76914d adds

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    Guys, I think this is pretty good!

39. 89 病 The Frail Villain: I Cough Up Blood, So Why Are You Crying? 病弱反派：我吐血，你们哭什么？ A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Eastern Fantasy599k WordsOngoing [Modern cultivation] + [frail] + [Villain] + [no romance] In his previous life, Jiang Shubai dragged his sickly body through a lifetime of hard work, only to fall beneath the destined protagonist's sword in the end. In this life, Jiang Shubai gained a System. As long as he struck at other people's consciences, he could earn Conscience Points. The System said that with enough Conscience Points, he could do whatever he wanted... Jiang Shubai's eyes lit up. He silently spat out a mouthful of blood, 4.3kReads9.3Score41714d adds

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    One-tenth of the bookshelves are angst novels.

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41. 91 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
42. 92 我 Why Are You Crying After I Leave? 我走后，你们哭什么？ A Thousand Mountains and Wild Cranes千山与野鹤Urban274k WordsCompleted [Regret] [No Cultivation] [Daily Life] [No System] Lin Jiu wakes up in the hospital after collapsing. Unfortunately, the doctor tells him he has brain cancer and at most six months left to live. His eldest sister, Lin Qingyun, wastes no time kicking him out of the Lin family that very day, claiming that Lin Jiu was adopted and isn't their biological younger brother. She leaves him 20,000 yuan and walks away. Lin Jiu suddenly understands. Because he isn't their real brother, his sisters have trea 118Reads6.5Score—14d adds
43. 93 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
44. 94 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
45. 95 她 She, the Gloomy Madwoman, Was Read Like a Book 她，阴郁疯批被读心 Hui Li绘栗Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted The animated drama "Just Met, Platycodon" is now streaming. [Everyone's Favorite + Unpredictable Heroine + Mind Reading + Wealthy Families + Groveling Arc + No Fixed Couple + Otome Leaning] [Complete. We recommend turning off the comments while reading.] She was Lan Yetan, a mentally ill girl with no desire to survive. After dying, she inexplicably transmigrated into "The Sweet and Soft Green Tea Darling Is at It Again." At first, she figured she would just drift aimlessly as a lonely ghost. How 11.2kReads8.9Score90314d adds
46. 96 福 At Three and a Half, Fu Bao Is Doted on by Her Eight Uncles 福宝三岁半，她被八个舅舅团宠了 Cute Guy萌汉子Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted When her stepmother miscarried after falling down the stairs, little Su Bao was punished by being forced to kneel in the snow for a day and a night, then branded a jinx and driven from home. Just as she was about to die, her eight domineering CEO uncles rushed to her side and gathered little Su Bao in their arms! The eldest uncle's face turned icy. “It's getting cold. I think it's time the Lin family went bankrupt.” The second uncle glared furiously. “Anyone who hurts my little Bao will be hunte 23.1kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
47. 97 我 Me, a Fragile College Student? The Whole Internet Is Begging Me Not to Get Myself Killed! 我脆皮大学生？全网求我别作死！ College Student大学生Urban277k WordsCompleted College student Qin Feng suddenly feels dizzy. Ding! [System binding successful] [Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound the Frail and Sickly System] [This System has carefully prepared over a thousand ailments for the Host, including poisoning, fractures, strokes, gout, and leukemia] [The Host may choose any ailment for an immersive experience] Help! What kind of awful System is this?! From then on, Qin Feng is plagued by every disease imaginable and one accident after another, beco 2.2kReads8.2Score32814d adds
48. 98 女 The Female Lead Keeps Rewinding? This Is Just a Wife-Chasing Hell 女主无限回档？追妻火葬场罢了 A Maozi一只maoziUrban731k WordsCompleted [Yandere protagonist + gender-bending GL 1v1 + role-playing + behind-the-scenes + plot-driven + some angst (mild) (the protagonist is safe) + regretful pursuit] Lin Niannian transmigrates into the role of a scheming fake heiress. She thinks it’s just an ordinary story about a real and fake heiress, but then the female lead, a powerful heroine, is reborn with a cheat that lets her rewind after death, and wants to kill her. What should she do? Luckily, she gets bound to a role-playing System. To 13kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
49. 99 致 The Heartbreak Song God: The Whole Internet Begs Me to Stop Singing 致郁歌神，全网求我别唱了 Happy Dance Instructor快乐的舞蹈导师Urban691k WordsCompleted Li Zeyan transmigrates into the body of a depressed singer who tried to take his own life by poisoning himself. The original owner’s agent has also run off with all his money, leaving him saddled with a mountain of unpaid taxes. To pay it all back, Li Zeyan has no choice but to keep competing on a singing show. He’s at the bottom of the rankings and on the verge of elimination. Then “What Can I Use to Keep You” appears. [So life, it is bitter as a song...] The whole internet feels the melancholy 148Reads5.9Score—14d adds
50. 100 玄EN Xuanhuan: The Day I Was Murdered, an Unrivaled Imperial Clan Came Calling 玄幻：被害死当天，无上帝族来人 Takeoff, Aircraft Number One起飞一号机Eastern Fantasy752k WordsCompleted [Satisfying read + invincible + villain protagonist + no saintly behavior + scheming] Su Chenxiao transmigrates across the myriad heavens and activates the Heaven’s Chosen Villain System. As the most doted-on youngest son in his clan, he has an utterly terrifying background! His father is the head of an supreme imperial clan, his mother is the daughter of a Great Emperor, and his siblings are peerless prodigies. Both his paternal and maternal grandfathers possess terrifying Emperor Realm cultiva 17kReads8.5Score1.4k14d adds

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