Looking for Sickly-Protagonist Novels: Two Male Leads, BL, or No CP, All Fine 求病弱文，双男，言，无cp都可

1. 1 病 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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   Both are sickly beauties, the bottom 1. One is panting after three steps (the writing is super good \(//∇//)\, the bottom is a hooking beauty hooking a dog (loyal and straight male top) 2. The bottom transmigrated into a book and became the white moonlight, to redeem the substitute (in the end, he was locked in a dark room).

2. 2 心 The Day My Love Returned Home, a Powerful Man Snatched Them Away 心上人回国第一天，被大佬劫走了 Wind, Wine, and Moon风酒月Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Powerful families, a sickly beauty, sweet romance, transmigration into a book, two male leads, devoted to one another] Jiang Xunzhou is the novel's male lead's white moonlight, an NPC who exists solely to provide a plausible reason for the substitute to appear. His role is to return to the country and compete with the substitute for the male lead's affections, revealing his own wicked nature so the male lead and his substitute can get together as a matter of course. Jiang Xunzhou: “Hah! This NP 3.7kReads8.8Score39914d adds
3. 3 他 He Is My Husband 他是我先生 Moss Blossoms, Silken Threads苔花丝丝Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted Two male leads + reunion after years apart + divorce reality show + happy ending + one-on-one Refined, scholarly top with a wicked streak, Jiang Yuchen × gentle, easygoing art student bottom, Qi Xin “Is that medicine… something you brought especially for Xiao Qi?” Jiang Yuchen: “I didn’t know he had a cold when I left.” 5.6kReads9.3Score52614d adds
4. 4 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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   Here I am with my bookshelf. The first two are blank; Shu Bai keeps coughing up blood and hurting people's consciences, and Xiao Yu has a heart condition and is paralyzed. The third one is physically weak and sickly, but the prince and Chi Yu are super sweet [KISS]. The rest are all about various illnesses, all stories about sickly characters ₍˄·͈༝·͈*₎◞ ̑̑

5. 5 天 How Could I, Coughing Up Blood Every Day, Possibly Be the Mastermind? 天天咳血的我怎么可能是幕后黑手 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery545k WordsCompleted Also known as My Life in a Wheelchair: I Write Strange Tales, and They All Come True Single male protagonist + no romance but doted on by everyone + tragic yet strong + urban fantasy + strange tales + mastermind behind the scenes (not from the start) (female-oriented!!!!!) [System binding successful] [Hello, Host! This System is called the Strange Tale Author Development System. The Host must write one strange tale each month. If you don't write well, you'll die~] [P.S. To clarify, Host, you wer 5.9kReads9.0Score91614d adds
6. 6 王 The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着 One Egg Yolk Pie一口蛋黄派Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c 11.2kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
7. 7 救 Help! The Male Lead Is Looking at Me Weirdly 救命！男主他看我的眼神不对 Sippy Little Jun吸吸小君Two Male Leads321k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Redemption Through Giving Up + An Unusual Fake Death + An Imaginary Ancient Setting] [Obsessive, unhinged, possessive top x sunny, laid-back, cute, tsundere bottom] A cheesy, brain-off bedtime read, written to practice romance scenes with a tiny bit of plot. As Su Yunqi, the master of slacking off, he firmly believes in one principle: When life gets tough, take a nap! There’s nothing sleep can’t solve. If one nap doesn’t do it, take another! Unfortunately, his 1.1kReads9.2Score13314d adds
8. 8 重 Reborn, I Marry Your Sickly, Possessive Uncle and Take Your Family Fortune 重生后嫁给你病娇小叔，夺你家业 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Face-Slapping] In her previous life, Gu Jinxi was deceived by a scumbag and her cousin. Now that she’s reborn, she decides to cling to the scumbag’s sickly, possessive uncle and become the scumbag’s aunt by marriage! Rumor has it that Lu Tingshen has been frail since childhood and must abstain from women, or he might die in a woman’s arms! Every day, Gu Jinxi runs around finding doctors to help her Third Master Lu get his health in order. Then, after their wedding night, she com 341Reads9.1Score10314d adds
9. 9 解 Uncle Xie, Come Home with Me 解叔叔，跟我回家 Plain Shoes on Tomato素履在番茄Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Rebellious younger athlete with wolfish charm * fiercely protective, frail lawyer uncle] [Younger seme, angst first then sweet, a wife-chasing crematorium] Teenager Guan Yiyuan lost his parents overnight. But he gained an uncle just seven years older than him. Xie Qin gently stroked Guan Yiyuan’s head, his heart aching for him. “Xiaoyuan, come home with me.” But Guan Yiyuan’s heart held nothing but hatred. What gave him the right? What gave him the right to take his mother’s love, take his fath 90Reads8.9Score—14d adds
10. 10 重 Reborn: It Has to Be You 重生之非你不可 Luo Ziyan洛紫湮Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted Chi Zhao is dead. As the last person in the world to bear the Buddha Stone, he had his heart ripped out to fill the hole in the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda. Feng Qi did it with his own hands. By a twist of fate, perhaps because the gods took pity on him, he was reborn in the body of Gu Ziming, the foolish youngest son of the Gu family, and given the chance at a different life. Feng Qi? Hah. If he doesn’t avenge himself, then all the pain of having his heart ripped out will have been for nothing! Bu 52Reads8.2Score—14d adds
11. 11 我 I'm Frail, but I Really Am the Savior 我虽然病弱，但真的是救世主 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery813k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Don’t Worry, I’m Not Dead Yet. I Can Still Save the World” “The Sickly Beauty’s Journey to Save the World” “As the Savior, I Got Eliminated Right After Landing” One day, a System called “Death Game” descended upon reality. One person in every ten thousand worldwide became a player, and Earth’s apocalypse began. “Earth players, attention! The Death Game has finished loading. Are you ready?” As the voice rang out, Luo Jing stared blankly at the glowing orb floating before him. 25.5kReads9.4Score7.2k14d adds
12. 12 重 I Was Dying of a Terminal Illness, and My Coldhearted Family Regretted Everything 重病将死，冷血家人们都后悔了 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Urban51k WordsCompleted Pure author-going-off-the-rails fiction. Give it a try, it’s really good. Think of it as surviving a trial by fire~ The day Yuan An is given a terminal diagnosis, he learns that he isn’t his parents’ biological child and is kicked out of the house. And yet… why are they all begging him to forgive them, crying, before he dies? 361Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 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 1.1kReads8.5Score10214d adds
14. 14 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
15. 15 吹 The Big Fibber 吹牛大王 Er Si San Yi耳肆三一Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted A conflicted, devoted top who wants revenge x a frail bottom who swallows his grievances [Reunion after a breakup + Marriage first, love later + Bittersweet romance + Chasing the wife to the crematorium + Wealthy CEO + Coercive possession + HE + Both pure] Sheng Yi spent nine years bragging that he was doing great after leaving Fu Jihan. In reality, he was in a pretty miserable state. Story blurb: Nine years ago, Sheng Yi fought desperately to break free of Fu Jihan's hold and slapped him hard 85Reads8.8Score—14d adds
16. 16 穿 I Became a Succubus, but I’m in Grind Mode 穿成魅魔，但奋斗模式 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted Female-oriented (you can read it as a male-led story with no romance, or as an everyone-loves-the-protagonist story; the protagonist falls for no one) A dark fantasy about a mage. Don’t judge the protagonist or this world by normal standards: everyone is evil. The tags are automatic. I selected two male leads, so I don’t know why it turned into a romance. Vega never imagined that after transmigrating, he would end up in such a miserable state... Whether as an orphan controlled by the ma 389Reads8.9Score10014d adds
17. 17 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
18. 18 传 Passing on Longing 传思慕 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + two male leads + sweet romance + complete + a story within a story + entirely fictional + no real-life inspiration] World-weary, sickly beauty Jiang Qi (bottom) × carefree, moon-bright gentleman Chu Huaizhi (top). One day. Jiang Qi asked, “I thought you couldn't fight?” Chu Huaizhi carefully wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief, answering rather casually. “Who started that rumor?” “Me,” Jiang Qi said. “You look so delicate and frail.” Chu Huaizhi: “...” 36.6kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
19. 19 重 Reborn: A Match for Each Other 重生之势均力敌 Luo Ziyan洛紫湮Two Male Leads499k WordsCompleted Cen Xuan was guided all the way to the title of Best Actor by a powerful man. But after a friend died, he turned against his benefactor and went his own way. It wasn't until the man passed away and left him a final message that Cen Xuan understood: every step he had taken was meant to protect him. The hurt was protection. The confinement was protection. Even pushing him away was protection. He could never understand that he was the only weakness that man had. In this world, you can't judge every 358Reads8.6Score—14d adds
20. 20 你 Do You Even Want Me to Stay? 你到底要不要我留下 Luo Ziyan洛紫湮Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted Lu Jingxi has always thought that Mo Chen treats him as a plaything and doesn’t love him. That gloomy, short-tempered man only loves himself. So four years ago, Lu Jingxi left without a second thought, even taking part of the Mo family’s business with him and leaving Mo Chen in a crisis, unable to chase after him. But when they reunite four years later, the powerful man who once swept him off his feet appears before him again, covered in injuries and illness. Lu Jingxi sees a side of him he has 1.7kReads8.8Score10914d adds
21. 21 团 Beloved Group Transmigrates into a Book: Care System 团宠穿书关怀系统 Shi Yuning施郁宁Two Male Leads32k WordsCompleted Yu Wangshu, a severely depressed man who has lost all hope in life, chooses to end his own life and say goodbye to the world. But thanks to a Care System built by an unknown creator, he begins a new life in a brand-new world. Here, he has a family who cares about him: a stern father, a sweet mother, an older brother who dotes on his younger brother, and that one ray of light that brightens his gloomy heart, Zhu Angge. 75Reads8.1Score—14d adds
22. 22 病 The Frail One Meets the Yandere 病弱遇上病娇 Liu Xiaochuan刘小穿Two Male Leads164k WordsCompleted I’m terribly sorry. I only found out when this book was completed that I wasn’t allowed to include a childbirth plotline. I had only 24 hours to make edits, and by the time I saw the notice, there were only a few hours left. As a result, the book is now riddled with bugs from all the rushed edits. Since I no longer have permission to edit a completed story, I really don’t recommend that new readers pick up this book. My new book, Autumn Colors Stain the Capital from the Forest, is complete and r 54Reads6.2Score—14d adds
23. 23 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5k14d adds

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    This looks nice. (Any affordable alternatives you can recommend?)

24. 24 放 Reckless Seduction 放肆引诱 Wan Louyu万楼愈Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [Full Audiobook Available] [Mutual Devotion + Intense Push and Pull] [Bold, flirtatious beauty Shifei X aloof psychologist Yuchi Sheng] Top-tier star Shifei transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder Omega Shibai. His story starts in the worst possible way: he drugs the male lead. The System tells him that if he wants to stay in the book, he has to complete missions. Shifei curls his lips into a smile. “The target, Gu Chenfeng, doesn’t do much for me. But that other guy, Yuchi Sheng? 14.7kReads9.5Score2.9k14d adds

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    A super good BL novel

25. 25 喂 Hey, I Heard the Best Actor and the King of Songwriting Are Dating! 喂，听说影帝和曲王谈恋爱了！ Yi Bai祎白Two Male Leads499k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + talent competition + plagiarist] [A seemingly aloof but truly sweet superstar actor × a deceptively innocent, secretly dark and truly aloof, unhinged singer × a cool-looking, secretly flirtatious idol] Xu Yi was an ordinary college student. Being ostracized had left him gloomy and withdrawn. One day, someone deliberately shoved him into a crosswalk, earning him a free ride from a dump truck. He also got his very own music System, 666. 666: Congratulations, Host! You’v 1.2kReads9.0Score12314d adds
26. 26 从 Starting Out as a Full-Time Undercover Agent in Northern Myanmar 从缅北开始做全职卧底 Moonlight Before My Bed床前明月光Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “Perhaps the beings created in darkness can also defeat the darkness.” After being kidnapped, Mu Guang, born with a personality disorder, is trafficked to northern Myanmar. Faced with death and threats, he stays calm, decisive, and ruthless, earning the admiration of a drug lord. But no one knows that this antisocial man has long been an undercover police officer... Five years later, a new police officer named Mu Guang reports for duty at the Shun'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, only to be 10.3kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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