A Beautiful, Tragic, Frail Male Lead: Cardiac Arrest, Coma, and Near Death 男主美强惨，病弱，心脏骤停，昏迷濒死

1. 1 星 A Sea of Stars 星辰海海 Fuyao Zhizhi扶摇芝芝Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The male lead is a cold, stern CEO of a corporate conglomerate. He suffers from severe stomach problems and has a previously injured heart: strong on the outside, tragic on the inside. The female lead is a sweet, innocent graduate student, and the male lead's business rival is her childhood sweetheart. Expect physical and emotional angst. 2.9kReads9.1Score20214d adds

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   Novels featuring a sickly protagonist are all about a domineering CEO with a stomach ailment, a tragically handsome but tragic heroine, and an intense obsession with the female lead. Every chapter is guaranteed to cause stomach pain, with extremely intense descriptions of pain and extreme physical abuse. The male lead suffers from a stomach ailment, is injured, and has a heart condition – his stats are stacked to the max.

2. 2 追 The Long Road to Winning Him Back: Sickly Mr. Mu Is Easy to Flirt With 追夫路漫漫：病弱慕总不经撩 Fuyao Zhizhi扶摇芝芝Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted An ultra-powerful, super-A couple! An intense portrayal of stomach pain! The male lead is a domineering CEO, beautiful yet tragic, with a severe stomach condition. The female lead is the daughter of a company chairman, strong and every bit as A as he is! They enter a contractual marriage, falling in love after marrying! The male lead has always loved the female lead deeply, but she resents him because of a misunderstanding… Once she understands her own feelings, she starts trying to win him back 3.2kReads7.8Score20014d adds
3. 3 疯 My Sweet Darling Is the Sickly, Unhinged Mr. Fu 疯批病弱傅总，是我家乖宝 Fuyao Zhizhi扶摇芝芝Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [A cold, domineering CEO with a stomach condition x a secretary just starting her career! Beautiful but tragic male lead + stomach problems + overbearing behavior + workplace romance + female lead’s personal growth + unexpectedly adorable male lead. Intense depictions of physical suffering. The male lead has severe stomach problems and low blood sugar. Please check the content warnings before reading.] 1.6kReads8.2Score13214d adds
4. 4 哥 My Brother Fainted Again 哥哥又晕倒了 Chu Rong初茸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse214k WordsOngoing Sword Immortal Gu Yichen fell in the final battle against the world-destroying Demon Lord, only to unexpectedly crash into a garbage city called Orpheus. His younger sister, Gu Nian'an, rescued him from the mire. To cover their steep tuition and living expenses at an aristocratic school, he starts out in the lowest-ranked body, the “Blade,” and repeatedly challenges mutated humans corrupted by “Heart Demon Essence,” known as “Sinners.” Every narrow escape from death leaves him with grievous wou 378Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Everyone in the school knows that Gu Yichen is the top-tier sickly beauty at St. Freya Academy: stunningly beautiful, with phenomenal grades, yet always pale and weak, fainting every few days. No one knows that this genius senior by day is, by night, the executive officer of the secret organization "Lighthouse." He fought his way out of the garbage city, all to give his younger sister a stable future. Stomach bleeding, cardiac arrest—old wounds haven't healed before new ones appear. But when his sister is also caught up in a conspiracy, can this young man who never complains still hold onto his last glimmer of light? [Full text revised] Faster pacing, upgraded plot! #SicklyMaleLead #BeautifulAndTragicMaleLead #SicklyBeautySenior #GeniusAcademic #HiddenMaster #MaleLeadWithContrast #SiblingAffection #Cyberpunk #FutureScienceFiction #AcademySuperpowers #MonsterHunting #SuspenseAdventure #FullTextRevision

5. 5 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 56.6kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds

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   Actually, I feel the two most heart-wrenching are these two, both with happy endings. Trust me, they're both excellent, especially the first one, which is very poignant. The second one is about the rebirth of a true and false young master. Both are extremely good.

6. 6 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
7. 7 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.8kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds

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   Tomato's works are all the rage, everyone's offering a cigarette to Lemon, and even more so to Old Li! [Smirk]

8. 8 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.8kReads9.3Score75014d adds
9. 9 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
10. 10 万 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 7.7kReads9.2Score62814d adds
11. 11 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
12. 12 绿 The Wild Little Tea-Green Psycho Can't Keep It Up Anymore 绿茶小疯子他野不动了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Happy Ending] A handsome, bad-boy school bully as the pursuer, A sickly recipient who plays the pig to eat the tiger. When Wen Mo was nineteen, his parents brought him back home. His mother gave him his very first gift. He wore it with delight. A year later, a confirmed diagnosis made him realize it was his mother's death warrant for him! A genetic mutation, organ failure, and paralysis on one side of his body. In just two short months, he'd gone from full of life to nearly at 3.5kReads9.3Score31414d adds
13. 13 谁 Who Still Cares Whether Their Ex Lives or Dies After a Breakup? 谁家分手后还管前男友死活啊 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive, treacherous shou + devoted, fatherly gong + rekindled romance + a groveling pursuit] The biggest mistakes Song Qingyan ever made were acting on his own, making the first move, exposing their relationship, breaking up, and then trying to get back together without asking! He successfully drove himself to the brink of death over and over. The first time, his heart stopped for five minutes. The second time, his heart stopped for ten minutes. The third time, he nearly die 8.5kReads9.4Score67014d adds
14. 14 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 10.8kReads9.3Score84914d adds
15. 15 偷 I Died After Getting Caught Stealing a Kiss From the Big Shot 偷亲大佬被发现后，我死了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Extra Sweet!!] A ruthless, deadly bodyguard who can take on a hundred men, but sneaks kisses from his boss in private and gets incredibly jealous, as the bottom. A very rich, unbelievably rich, No. 1-ranked tycoon as the top. Jian Xingyi fell in love with Li Tingshen at first sight. He spent five years quietly working his way into the man's life, becoming his personal bodyguard and lifestyle assistant. Every night, while his boss slept, he would sneak through the window into hi 6.8kReads9.1Score67714d adds
16. 16 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
17. 17 小 After the Little Fool Ran Away, the Big Shot Went Mad 小傻子逃跑后，大佬他疯了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, ultra-pampering] A silly bottom who thought he was pretending to be dumb, only to discover he really was dumb, and a fatherly CEO top who thought he was aloof but turned out to be hopelessly in love. Chi Tang died, and then Chi Tang came back to life! There was a pileup on the highway. Chi Tang’s last memory was being crushed between two cars and dying a gruesome death. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and discovered that he had been reborn in the body of a fool with the s 3.1kReads8.6Score34014d adds
18. 18 被 After They Called Him a Faker, the Sickly Boy Pulled Out His Life Support 被骂装病后，小病秧子他拔管了 Croak Croak, Gourd Gourd咕呱咕瓜Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted [Two male couples + Pure love + Reconciliation after a breakup + Happy endings for both couples] [Cold, determined, action-oriented pursuer & Broken, self-destructive assault team member] [Earnest, conspicuous techie pursuer & Gentle, heartbroken doctor pursued] The night their campsite came under attack, Shen Zhiyan took a knife meant for Lu Xing. Blood soaked through his jacket, and pain radiated from his abdomen and lower back, but he refused medical attention, saying it was “just a small wou 5.2kReads8.6Score44614d adds

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    Two male leads + handsome, strong, tragic + sickly. Every male lead in each book has an illness and a near-death experience, but they all have a happy ending. I highly recommend the books by Lemon and Cola; the writing is superb, and the plots are interconnected between each book. Absolutely amazing!!!

19. 19 野 Has the Jungle King Taken His Medicine Today? 野王今天吃药了吗 It's Yanxin, Not Lianxin是颜芯不是莲心Two Male Leads645k WordsCompleted [Wildly talented jungler with bipolar disorder × heart-condition analyst | Second chance romance | Esports | Two male leads] Xie Huai hated Chi Xuesheng for two whole years. His online girlfriend, whose ID was Snow, had vanished without a trace when he was at his lowest. Two years later, a new analyst joined team EG. Pale and frail. Male. ID: SnowSound. Xie Huai looked at that familiar face and sneered. “A guy? My ex-girlfriend was called Snow, too.” Then he discovered: SnowSound knew all of his 536Reads—Score10014d adds

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    In the first book, Chi Xuesheng suffers from severe congenital heart disease and asthma, and cannot do strenuous exercise as she often faints. Xie Huai suffers from bipolar disorder and PTSD. In the second book, Qi Yanshen is abused terribly by his family, suffers from severe depression, and has no will to live. The plot is particularly heartbreaking. His reason for breaking up with Ling Yao is that it's for his own good, because he's afraid that his family will implicate and punish him.

20. 20 听 Listening to Yan, I Find My Way Home 听晏入怀 It's Yanxin, Not Lianxin是颜芯不是莲心Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted Albino tiger beastman × top-tier snow leopard singer [Rekindled romance | Severe depression, second personality | Equally matched leads | A love pursued from both sides | The top suffers first, then the bottom | Happy ending | Older man | Age gap] His name is Qi Yanshen, a top-tier star in the voice-acting world. No one knows that this silver-haired voice actor is missing part of his left ear, that his tiger tail will never sway again, or that his wrists are covered in scars from cutting himself 308Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 过 Archived Embrace, Past Its Expiration 过期拥抱存档 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted The score was just posted and will go up later. Don’t let it scare you away. Two male leads, frail protagonist, mutually devoted, a little unhinged, doted on by one person. Song Chengyi: “Don’t talk nonsense. You’re a little menace. It’s just a fever. Why would the King of Hell come for you?” … The thing Song Chengyi regretted most in his life was not believing Shen Tang when he came clean and said he was really ill, thinking he was just talking nonsense, until he saw Shen Tang coughing up bloo 1.3kReads6.5Score10214d adds

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    These two books are a must! He was sickly, but not weak; he faced death several times, teetering on the brink of death, falling into a coma, vomiting blood, and requiring emergency treatment.

22. 22 病 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Two Male Leads + Poor Health Wen Xiaoqi’s life is a fall from blazing warmth into desolation. When he is gravely ill, he sleeps with Dai Yichen, severs his attachment, and runs away. He returns to the “home” he had longed for, only to discover that this so-called home is not as simple as it appears; He fights his way out, with nowhere to go, and is taken in like a stray cat by the lover he once had. He thinks he has found salvation, but it turns out to be another abyss. His health is spent, his 2.2kReads6.3Score30414d adds
23. 23 穿 A Female Zerg Soldier Uses Affection Points to Win Over His Highness 穿军雌用怜惜值追雄虫殿下 Mimi Cupcake咪咪小蛋糕Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted “I would descend into a hell of pain if it meant earning the starlight of your embrace.” On his twenty-second birthday, Luo Wei suddenly discovers that he has transmigrated into an interstellar insectoid novel. He's become a cannon-fodder bottom, a military female adjutant who shares his name. Using the “Painful Comeback System,” he trades pain for affection points to change his ordinary figure, appearance, and rank. In pursuit of the aesthetics of pain, he even repeatedly schemes to sacrifice 2kReads8.4Score21914d adds

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    Although the cover and title are misleading, the content is truly excellent. The male protagonist undergoes a system test to adjust his physical condition, experiencing various hardships and injuries. The ending is very good. Recommended reading.

24. 24 池 Chi Qi, Don’t Spoil Me Too Much 池祈，你别太宠了 Yushui Xi鱼水溪Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + doted on by everyone + school life + both inexperienced in love + a touch of superpowers] [The sickly, severely direction-challenged recipient (Qi An)] [The cool, aloof pursuer (Chi Qi), devoted to the recipient alone] Everyone in Q City knows the Qi family has a sickly young master. He’s out of breath after just a few steps, but he’s blessed with a beautiful face. His slender, pale hand rests on his chest, and his frail appearance makes people want to dote on him. Qi An’s elde 2.2kReads7.4Score24214d adds

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    Both are heart disease cases! The first book features a beloved protagonist, the second is angsty at first but sweet later.

25. 25 被 Adopted by a Foreign Billionaire, the Frail Little One Is Spoiled Rotten 被国外富豪认养，病弱崽受宠了 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Raising a Child + Rescued and Spoiled by an Old-Money American Family + Frail Child + Everyone’s Darling] [There will be a romance after the child comes of age. Two male leads. Proceed with caution if this bothers you.] Throughout his short twelve years of life, Wutu had always envied other people’s happiness. He couldn’t understand why his parents loved only his little brother and not him. His parents would rather drive for more than ten hours to take his brother to buy a limited-edition game 28.5kReads8.2Score3.6k14d adds

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    A pitiful little guy with black hair and black eyes, suffering from illness and depression, was unloved and taken in by a wealthy foreign daddy. The daddy discovered his self-destructive tendencies, felt sorry for him, and doted on him immensely, deciding to raise him all over again.

26. 26 穿 Book Transmigration: From the Start, I Mistook the Protagonist for a Minion 穿书：开局错把主角当小弟 Lady Cui Who Loves Strawberry Smoothies爱吃草莓冰沙的崔三娘Two Male Leads978k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beautiful but tragic characters + cultivation + transmigration into a book + descriptions of illness and frailty + slow-burn romance + reportedly a bit of an ensemble cast + lighthearted and harmonious] Yan Ping transmigrated into a world of cultivation and diligently trained for over a decade. But after nearly being captured and turned into a sword, he regained his modern memories and realized he had transmigrated into a book. What’s more, he was the biggest tool character in 2.7kReads8.9Score32914d adds

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    The world-building is fantastic; the protagonist is constantly injured and never fully recovers. The writing style is also quite good and lighthearted, but! It's going on hiatus!

27. 27 重 After I Was Reborn, I Eloped with the Ailing Eunuch Governor 重生后我拐跑了病弱督公 Cheng Yuan程遇安Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete. Visit my homepage for more novels with the same delicious angst for the male lead!] [Rebirth + angst for the male lead + doting husband + healing + true eunuch] In her previous life, the female general Wen Bai, who had fought across countless battlefields, died unexpectedly on the frontier. It was the sickly illegitimate son of the marquis’s household who risked being struck from the family register and insisted on going to the borderlands to bring her home. Reborn once more, she 3.7kReads8.9Score26914d adds

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    The male lead is extremely sickly, and the female lead dotes on him immensely!!! I love the sickly/frail trope!

28. 28 穿 Transmigrated as a Noble Lady: I Want the Throne and the Ailing Prince 穿成贵女：皇位和病弱王爷我都要 Cilantro Da Da Da香菜哒哒哒Ancient Romance481k WordsCompleted [Female lead stronger than male lead + 1v1 + sweet romance] [The male lead is very frail. This is a frail-male-lead kink story. I love sickly men, so I cooked up this “meal.” If it’s not your thing, move along. No hate, please.] “This story features a female-led intimate relationship (GB). Please be aware if that’s not your preference.” I treated the stars as a chessboard and held them in my grasp for four hundred years. My final move landed on the board called “the realm.” Reborn as the Xie 1.7kReads8.1Score23514d adds
29. 29 时 How Am I Supposed to Survive Around Conan When I Keep Coughing Up Blood 时不时吐血的我在柯南身边怎么活 Moonlight Tea明月茶Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Detective Conan + No Romance + Little Sister Ai + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Hero] Feng Jianhe transmigrates and gets a buff from the start: his constitution is permanently set to -1… Also known as: “How Do I Survive Beside the Grim Reaper When I Keep Coughing Up Blood?”, “The Hospital Is My Home, and Everyone Helps Me Get Back There,” and “There’s No Need to Worry About Me, I’m Really Fine. The Important Thing Is That I Didn’t Kill Anyone.” Shipping fans, keep to your own corner~ 13.7kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    The first book, needless to say, is full of angst. The second book has a male protagonist with bipolar disorder; the author's writing style is light and humorous, so it's not too depressing to read. However, the male protagonist ends up making a mess of things.

30. 30 谍 Espionage: 2,000 Deaths from the Start 谍战：开局死亡两千次 Jin Daye金大涯Urban958k WordsOngoing Xie Shu, male, formerly an Olympic shooting champion in the twenty-first century. One day, he kills himself and wakes up in 1940. Reason: Unknown. Identity: Unknown. Status: Being buried alive. Xie Shu: ...What a disastrous start! The good news: He gains the ability to rewind time whenever he dies. The bad news: He wakes up at a live burial site and has to die two thousand times before he escapes. While helping a passing guerrilla unit complete its mission, he somehow ends up as the illegitimat 38.4kReads9.3Score5.7k14d adds
31. 31 陆 Lawyer Lu, Where the Starlight Falls, Kiss Your Prosthetic Limb 陆律师，星光落处吻你义肢 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [A Frail, Brilliant, Tragic Legendary Lawyer & A Resilient, Sunny Orphaned Intern] [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Workplace Mentorship + Mutual Healing + Hero’s Suffering + Frail Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] When we met again, he was a legendary lawyer above the clouds, while I was an errand-running intern in the dust. He pretended not to know me and assigned me to his team, where he was relentlessly strict. Everyone said Lu Chen was calm, perfect, and impossi 959Reads8.1Score10314d adds

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    The male lead is sickly yet handsome and strong, suffering tragic fates in every chapter; the writing is delicate and nuanced. [Sending hearts]

32. 32 向 To the Little Moon of the Criminal Police 向刑警的小月亮 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted A handsome but tragic, sickly, obsessive detective & a cool-headed, resilient doctor Mutual healing + secret love turning real + fleeing while pregnant + tragic love through life and death “Xiang Yuhao, you stayed by my side as I grew up. Let me heal you for the rest of your life.” “Little Moon, you and our child... are the only reason I’m still alive.” 146Reads8.3Score—14d adds
33. 33 轮 A Wheelchair Proposal: My Bodyguard Is a Dying Hero 轮椅求婚，我的保镖竟是濒死英雄 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Broken, beautiful, tragic bodyguard & lonely top-tier star heiress] [Mutual salvation, reunion after years apart, protecting a frail loved one, wealthy family and entertainment industry, age gap, heart-wrenching sweetness, HE] He was a hero in the war on drugs, and a broken protector. A bullet lodged deep in his skull, his family was gone, and all he had left was a lifetime of atonement and pain that gnawed to the bone. She was a lonely heiress who hid her yearning to be loved behind a rebelli 811Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 下 Beneath the Deep Pool 下临深潭 It's a Cat-Headed Shark是猫头鲨Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted (Completed) Modern romance, switches between the leads, strong female lead, happy ending, doting female lead and male lead, male lead is ten years older than female lead, mutual healing, physical angst, mildly kinky. Male lead has a leg injury, stomach problems, an underdeveloped immune system, chronic enteritis, claustrophobia, and PTSD. He is a physics teacher. Female lead is a tough-as-nails beauty with a cold exterior and a warm heart, and a postgraduate medical student. The male lead is the 1.3kReads—Score10114d adds

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    These two OK

35. 35 救 Help! My Clinical Supervisor Is a Sickly Man 救命！带教老师竟然是个病秧子 Loves Bibimbap and Hot-and-Sour Noodles爱吃拌饭爱吃酸辣粉Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted [A complicated person needs a lover who won't be driven away] [1v1] [Awkward, insecure male lead x thoughtful, gentle female lead] [Purely for the kinks; the male lead has stomach problems, depression, low self-esteem, and is sensitive] [Not your thing? Don't read] The first time Shen Guiyi met Qi An, she thought that this teacher, renowned in the calligraphy world, didn't seem as unapproachable as people said. 798Reads5.9Score10514d adds
36. 36 黑 Hei Ye's Gorgeous, Strong, Tragic Beauty Can No Longer Hide His Secret Identity! 黑爷家的美强惨马甲不保啦！ Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + universally adored + shipping your own CP] Many years ago, Jiang Xu transmigrated into the body of Hei Xiazi’s younger brother. In the end, however, Hei Xiazi killed him amid the curses of everyone around him. After the System brought him back to life, Jiang Xu geared up from head to toe, donned a secret identity, and joined the main storyline so he could destroy the Wang family’s computational system. He’d planned to push Wu Xie to grow while posing as a stranger, and sneak 19.6kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
37. 37 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.6kReads9.0Score55414d adds
38. 38 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Posing as a Mysterious, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Man 盗笔：装出个高深莫测但美强惨 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted "The only Grave Robbers' Chronicles fic rated 9.6, come see!" [Starting with the Old Nine Gates, Beloved by All, Pick Your Favorite Pairing + Slightly Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Imagines the Powerful Heartbreaking Beauty] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At that very moment, my body was lying right beside me, playing the part of a breathtakingly beautiful vegetative patient. The good news: I could create an immortal secret identity. The bad news: the System told me 44.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
39. 39 盗 Tomb Raiding: One Last Job Before Retirement 盗墓：干完这票就退休 Number Two A-Bai二号阿败Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [The young master appears in Chapter Seven, after the secondary account is set up. No love triangles, and no five-way romance.] . Zhang Congxuan created two accounts in a full-dive game. On his main account, he runs an adventure business, and each of his employees has a unique talent. On his alt, he takes in and raises disciples, all of whom are sweet and well-behaved. The two accounts have nothing to do with each other, and both playthroughs are going wonderfully. Until the characters on the tw 5.8kReads9.3Score73614d adds
40. 40 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 48.9kReads9.5Score3.7k14d adds
41. 41 攻 My Target Has Turned Evil? Then I'll Die One More Time 攻略对象黑化了？那就再死一次 Shi Lili时笠笠Two Male Leads664k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, top protagonist + sickly and delicate + utterly unhinged + coercion + nothing but acting skills = an unconventional 1v1] For normal people, a dramatic reunion means panic and confusion, heartfelt explanations, and a happy ending. But Qin Yili has never been normal! Facing the enemy emperor who has returned for revenge, he breaks his own bones one by one and smiles as he always did. “Are you satisfied with how I ended up?” The young master, who has bipolar disorder and was 3.5kReads9.3Score28714d adds
42. 42 悲 The Tragic Author Is Forced to Ship Couples in a Comic Book World 悲情作者被迫在漫画世界炒cp Orchid Bunny兰花某兔Two Male Leads724k WordsOngoing Follow the ongoing story, and you might become a forum NPC in the novel [Main story has no official couple / chaotic pairing buffet / the protagonist has a ton of secret identities / leans toward indulgent, feel-good fanservice / a little forum-style narration / beautiful but tragic characters / includes some dark fan content, but they suffer physically, not emotionally] Gu Wujin is a web-novel author with dismal traffic, partly because he adores tragic scenarios. His characters die, and then th 33.2kReads9.2Score4k14d adds

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    This book is truly amazing! It's not finished yet, and it has a certain "all-around charm" quality. There's no romantic pairing (meaning everyone can be a couple), and the interactions between the male lead and everyone else are incredibly sweet and adorable! The best part is that he has a weakness debuff (he coughs up blood), but his fighting power is incredibly strong, hahaha (he needs to maintain a villainous persona in the first few chapters, but then he just lets loose). Every character is so wonderful, and there are so many different identities that never get exposed. Each identity is so appealing! 😋😋 Oh, and I especially love Mu Wu, Yan Wu, and Yan Wu—they're absolutely divine! (Gentle and cheerful type / Tsundere and sarcastic type / Dark and forceful type, hahaha, I'm totally into them!) The forum is also really interesting. The author likes to extract readers' IDs from the comments and put them in the forum within the story. In short, this guy is a true "all-around charmer." Let's all type "All Wu" together!

43. 43 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

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    This book is amazing! It has no romantic pairing, is already completed, the protagonist is invincible, and the plot twists keep coming. My brain can't keep up! Overall, it's a very good read.

44. 44 破 After My Bankruptcy, My Ex-Boyfriend Became My Boss 破产后前男友成了我老板 Little Future Predictor预言小未来Two Male Leads625k WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe | Two Male Leads | Reunited After a Breakup | Redemption, Sweet and Angsty] The day Cheng Xi went bankrupt, he finally learned what it meant to have everyone turn against him. His parents and older brother fled overseas overnight and vanished without a trace. His fair-weather friends blocked him. And Gu Yun, the poor student he had once “forced” to live with him, was laughing and chatting at a café with a younger schoolmate. Cheng Xi quietly left the city. Three years later, 3kReads6.5Score20314d adds

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    This is so tragic. Shuangnan. I couldn't stop crying while watching.

45. 45 江 The Realm Becomes a Map of War 江山入战图 Zhenzhen Jiangzzj真真酱zzjTwo Male Leads247k WordsOngoing ✨Revenge and putting scum in their place × father-son angst × chasing after husband and child all the way to the crematorium ✨A sickly, universally loathed top who seems ruthless but is kindhearted beneath it × a scummy bottom who seems to hate evil but is secretly twisted and sneaky, an actor who’s convinced himself his own performance is real Everyone says that Prince Yan, Nan Jing, cruelly harmed his younger brother, led troops to force the palace, colluded with the enemy, and committed treas 475Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This story is about a person who, despite being in poor health, always pushed himself to the limit and nearly died several times.

46. 46 自 The Selfish One and the Coward 自私鬼和胆小鬼 Jiu Sheng sevenn九笙sevennModern Romance481k WordsOngoing [Female lead spoils the male lead + male lead is clingy and cries easily + female lead carries male lead in her arms + both are each other's first and only + female lead dotes on her husband] Zhaozhao, the moon high in the clouds, this longing is for Zhaozhao. Yan Zhaozhao has a name as pure as the moon, but she's selfish. The moon shines bright, yet it only shines on her. Dreams fail to come, and the lamp burns out. Shen Jin spent his short life being abandoned again and again, until he became 3.6kReads8.2Score28014d adds

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    Poor Ah Jin had only one bar of health the entire time.

47. 47 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score10314d adds

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    The male lead is a classic example of a handsome, strong, and tragic character; he suffers almost the entire story! He falls in love with the female lead after her death! The female lead transmigrates to seek revenge, a fact the male lead knows from the beginning! He's completely devoted and tender, letting the female lead take everything from him! The story is especially heart-wrenching after chapter 28.

48. 48 我EN I'm Just an Extra, So Why Do You Keep Kidnapping Me? 我一路人甲，老绑我做什么？ Timid Little Qianhe小怂千鹤Modern Romance401k WordsOngoing [Female-Audience Male Protagonist] [Sickly, Irresistible Heartthrob] [Case Solving] [No Romance] [Alternate Setting] [Everyone's Favorite] [Male Lead Devotees] Shen Yu transmigrated. From the start, his original self's mother had tried to kill them both with pills. While trying to save himself, he bound himself to a Heartthrob System, only to be kidnapped as soon as he stepped outside. Shen Yu: "?" After finally being rescued, he planned to settle down and live a quiet life, but he kept getting 13.8kReads8.2Score1.9k14d adds

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49. 49 明 How Bright Is the Moon? [GB] 明月何皎皎【GB】 plasteredAncient Romance157k WordsCompleted [Gender Bender] [The male lead suffers physically and emotionally. He is frail, stoic, and keeps forcing himself to carry on throughout.] A free-spirited, unrestrained female regent × a frail but formidable male general Mu Cuo could hardly believe she’d truly fallen in love with someone... And even if she did fall in love, it shouldn’t have been Shen Juntang. Shen Juntang was a bargaining chip sent by the general’s household to sue for peace, and perhaps he’d even been tasked with gathering inte 2.9kReads8.0Score29214d adds

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    The sickly man who stubbornly persevered is truly amazing!

50. 50 柯 Detective Conan: Tang Xiaoyi Doesn’t Want to Be a Tragic Beauty Today Either 柯南：唐晓翼今天也不想当美强惨 Ye Ye Mo耶耶摸Anime Fanfiction389k WordsCompleted [No romance, mainly Detective Conan. You don't need to have read Case Closed to follow along.] “Goodbye. Take care.” After those final words, the young man in a Tang suit leaped into the hot spring, thinking he had reached the end of the road. But when he opened his eyes again, the world before him was no longer familiar. [Ding! Congratulations, you've been bound to the Rescue System! You have been sent into the Detective Conan world.] [Save the characters in the Detective Conan world who should 10kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds

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    Absolutely delicious. Not having read the original novel won't affect your reading experience. I haven't found a meal replacement yet, and I've fallen head over heels for Tang Xiaoyi.

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