Novels like Sinking Into a Long Illness
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Sinking Into a Long Illness, best match first.
- 51 My Sweet Darling Is the Sickly, Unhinged Mr. Fu 疯批病弱傅总，是我家乖宝 [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
- 52 Genius 鬼才 Bai Mu, a chairman with congenital heart disease, meets Lan Yuan, a detective squad captain who is as straight as they come, while investigating a fatal fall. Bai Mu just wants to wrap up the case and go home for a nap, but the investigation veers off course and ensnares them in a criminal organization’s “layoff game,” codenamed “Ranked Elimination”… 118Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 53 The Cold, Frail Beauty Is Only Pretending to Be Weak 清冷病美人他只是在装柔弱 [Cool, Delicate, Frail Beauty Pretending to Be Weak VS Cold, Ruthless Big Shot] [Risking Everything to Enter the Game + Both Pure + Tense Push and Pull + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Angsty, Melodramatic Romance + High-Stakes Twists + Chaotic Couples + Extreme Brother Complex] My mother died young, my brother went missing, my grandfather is ill, my father married into the family while coveting its wealth, and I'm a sickly wreck who coughs every few steps. How am I supposed to protect the fami 146Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 54 Are You Saying My Frail, Sickly Emperor Is Pregnant? 你是说我那体弱多病的陛下有喜了 No romance, an over-the-top doted-on group, and a frail System. No pregnancy plot. “Your Majesty! You have a happy pulse!” “Outrageous! How could I possibly be pregnant?!” “Um... maybe because you’re the ruler chosen by Heaven?” “Bullshit!” In his previous life, Ning Huaiqing, fifth ruler of the Ning Dynasty, met an unfortunate end. His father spent all day indulging in wine and women, leaving the dynasty on the brink of collapse. Then his father suddenly died, leaving him with a mountain of pro 9.6kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 55 My Brother Fainted Again 哥哥又晕倒了 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
- 56 The Year the Starlight Fell 那年星光坠落 That year, top-tier star Gu Yanzhi “died.” He died on a stage watched by millions, in an “accident” that had been “carefully orchestrated.” Disfigured, deaf, and left with a limp, he fell from the pedestal of perfection and became “dead weight” the entertainment industry couldn’t wait to cut loose. The world took back all its flowers and applause, leaving him only a mirror reflecting his scars and endless darkness. Then a girl named Ming Huijin walked into his life. She had once been a fan. Now 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Regent’s Frail Dark Moonlight 摄政王的病弱黑月光 [Two male leads + stand-in trope + angst for the bottom + groveling pursuit + physical and emotional torment + tragic love + two endings] A sickly, stoic, lying, seductive bottom VS a violent, ruthless, devoted, obsessive top Shen Zhao felt as if he had never truly lived. For the first part of his life, he grew up in the muddy countryside, sheltered from the cold rain and saddled with the name “ill-fated loner.” Then his older brother died, and he entered a world that had never belonged to him, 384Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Red Beans Simmered with Aged Tangerine Peel 陈皮煮红豆 [Cool, Beautiful Doctor × Sickly Demon King] | A Push-and-Pull Romance of Mutual Salvation His stomach pain was real, but his scheming was even more so. Zhou Jieshen, the “sickly superstar” of the legal world, turned vulnerability into a weapon, making sure to “fall ill” right in front of Wen Zhao. He signed an exorbitantly priced contract and casually let her see his old injuries, pushing his luck whenever she softened toward him. Wen Zhao was a calm, ace doctor who could diagnose any illness 4.6kReads6.7Score41514d adds
- 59 The Frail Beauty Failed to Give Up 病美人他摆烂失败了 [Bottom ×] [Everyone's Favorite] [Easygoing, beautiful, sickly miracle doctor × several powerful men] Ji Qiu is the most brilliant genius physician the Valley of Medicine Kings has ever produced, and the valley's most cherished sickly invalid. Unfortunately, he was born with severed meridians and won't live past thirty. Everyone assumes he'll quietly wait for death in the valley. Then one day, he leaves a letter behind and slips away: “Let's go see what we can find.” Medicine, a way to surv 76Reads—Score10014d adds
- 60 The Spoiled Young Master's Little Bodyguard 娇气少爷家的小保镖 (My first novel~ amateur writing~ repetitive wording~ apologies for my poor literacy~) A beautiful, pampered young master who becomes frail after a car accident, top × a loyal, obsessive bodyguard with an emotional disorder, bottom [Two men + illness + sweet romance + older top + devoted to each other] Shen Yanzhi was once a painting prodigy. Now he has the “three-part disability package”: his back is half-crippled, his heart is half-dead, and his right hand, the one he paints with, is completel 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Three Centimeters Off Target 枪口偏离三厘米 Seven years ago, Jiang Lin, top student at the police academy, infiltrated the transnational criminal syndicate White Tower under the codename H-07. His identity was erased, and his fate became unknown. Seven years later, criminal investigation captain Zhou Yanchuan faced him at gunpoint at Pier Seventeen. A bullet missed by three centimeters, allowing Zhou Yanchuan to recognize the dangerous man wanted across the city: the same classmate who had refused to cross the line all those years ago. On 19Reads—Score12714d adds
- 62 My Brother's Stomach Hurts 哥哥肚子疼 Chengzi: A sunny college guy who seems carefree and a little clueless, but is actually easygoing, worry-free, and blunt. Yichen: He seems like a cool, polished, well-to-do gentleman, but in truth, he’s a pitiful kid with no father or mother to rely on. Chengzi: My mission is to warm big brother’s tummy, warm his heart, and bring him home!! 1.6kReads8.4Score10514d adds
- 63 The Frail Beauty Coughs, and the S-Rank Mad Dog Falls to His Knees, Begging 病弱美人一咳嗽，S级疯狗跪地求 [Guide and Sentinel + handsome gong and muscular shou + weak gong and strong shou + two male leads + physiological dependence + slow-burn plot] Cool and frail, god-tier guide gong (Su Mi) x Unhinged and explosive, human-weapon sentinel shou (Qin Lie) In the wasteland, Qin Lie (A-01) is the Alliance’s sharpest blade. He is the only S-rank dark sentinel, a madman liable to lose control at any moment. To keep him in check, the Alliance puts a black bite guard and an electronic collar on him, then 3.5kReads8.3Score50614d adds
- 64 One Piece of Candy and She Goes Soft? The Ice-Cold Man Insists on Spoiling the Stuttering Girl Until She Cries 喂颗糖就软？冰山偏要宠哭小结巴 [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + extreme bittersweet tension + entertainment-industry secret identities + a groveling pursuit + an art-house film aesthetic] [Gloomy, world-weary, secretly passionate art prodigy gong × refined, timid, tearful dance-line shou] The day the entire internet cyberbullied Ye Junxi, Meng Qihe broke down the door of the basement where Ye had lived for two years, braving the rain. When he opened the door, he froze. The pale walls w 4.9kReads—Score97714d adds
- 65 I Only Beg You to Pity My Ailing Body 只恳君怜我病身 [A patient and restrained chancellor × a straightforward, steady emperor. Political intrigue + two male leads + fictional setting. Adapted and edited from roleplay sessions with friends. Complete.] I would gladly waste away for you, asking only that you pity my ailing body. Rong Jinzhi’s shoulders trembled. At last, he bent his knees and knelt, his dark hair falling loose to the floor. In a hushed voice, he said, “I beg your pardon, Your Majesty… Please allow me to resign as chancellor.” Pei 70Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 66 Tang Guo Is Super Sweet 唐果超甜 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. (Book One) Tang Zhe: In this city, I was lucky enough to meet you. Guo Yingjun: The person I like has stars in her eyes when she smiles, and she sings beautifully, too. I can’t decide whether to take a step closer to you or stay where I am and wait for you to come to me. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 After His Frail Sweetheart Returns Home, the Movie Star Takes His Revenge 病弱心肝儿回国后，影帝疯狂报复 [Two male leads + showbiz + rekindled romance + bittersweet + both leads are virgins] [Sickly lamb × fragile wolf-dog] “I was only with you because dating a man seemed novel. It was just for fun, so don't take it seriously.” Shen Sibai dreamed again of that night three years ago. Breaking up with Wen Yi was a pain he'd never forget. He had abandoned Wen Yi at the most difficult time of his life. Consumed by guilt day and night, he knew there was no future for him and Wen Yi. After all, there was 4.8kReads8.1Score37414d adds
- 68 The Sickly Young Master Drops the Act 病弱小少爷不装了 [Two male leads] [HE] [Sickly shou vs. devoted, loyal gong] The young master of the Shi family was sickly through and through. He coughed every other step and gasped for breath every few more. The doctors said he wouldn’t live to see eighteen. Who could have guessed that the young master would not only survive, but make it to adulthood? He had the mad dog at his side to thank for that. The mad dog had a powerful family and listened to no one. Nobody could control him. Except the young master. Th 2.4kReads8.0Score24414d adds
- 69 Sinking Trap 沉没陷阱 Ji Heng’s biggest regret is giving in to lust and having a wild one-night stand with Lu Yunzhou, who looks gentle but is ruthless beneath his handsome face. He pays for that night of passion for years afterward. Before meeting Ji Heng, Lu Yunzhou believed that winning someone over or getting something done came down to having the harder methods and the deeper schemes. But when it came to Ji Heng, every rule that the celebrated, powerful Lu Yunzhou knew from the cutthroat business world failed hi 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 After the Sickly Beauty's Wrongful Conviction Was Overturned 病美人沉冤昭雪后 [Two male leads + both devoted to each other + poor health + bittersweet romance + equally powerful + a touch of political intrigue + happy ending] [Devoted, gentle, powerful emperor (top) Lu Yuanju * cold, sickly marquis with little will to live (bottom) Xiao Ming] 1. No one knew Lu Yuanju had lost his memory. Xiao Ming knew, because Lu Yuanju had forgotten only him. Even so, Lu Yuanju would still climb through his window in the middle of the night. Xiao Ming: “Your Majesty, you're going to bre 1kReads8.9Score16114d adds
- 71 I'm Frail, Yet Somehow I'm a Top-Tier Star 病弱的我竟然是顶流 Su Chen is a top-tier star, at both the beginning and the end of the rankings. His fame and popularity are first-rate, but his physical fitness is dead last. First and last, a perfect match. For the sake of his life, Su Chen has no choice but to go home and recuperate. Who knew he'd pick up an aloof doctor along the way? Su Chen: “I, young master, have sworn off love for good… Hey, Doctor Xu, look at me! Look at me! Here's a little heart just for you.” Xu Yiwen: “I spent my life searching for a 479Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 72 Please, Hold Me 求你拥抱我吧 Two male leads + mutual pampering + versatile pair They embrace to make up for the heartbeat missing from the right side of the human chest. Sickly beauty Gu Yang + cool guy Qi Qi with every skill maxed out Qi Qi can't stand his dad, the woman his dad brought home, or that woman's son. What he can't stand most of all is that the woman's son likes him. He was perfectly happy being gay, but nearly became homophobic. He went to another city. On his very first day there, he met a total catch, devast 2.1kReads8.2Score27214d adds
- 73 The Substitute Bride Assassin Is a Frail Beauty 替嫁杀手是个病弱美人 [Two Male Leads, Younger Man/Older Man, Mutual Devotion, Sweet and Angsty, Healing] Su Huai is a general from a fallen kingdom, and a sickly man to boot. His home is gone, his country is gone, and his life is nearly over. * So be it. Better to die early and be reborn sooner. * But just as Su Huai resigns himself to death, he’s forced to give what little strength he has left and enter the General’s Manor as a stand-in bride, tasked with assassinating Han Zhou, the great general of the dynasty. * 227Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 74 Transmigrated as the Frail Senior Disciple, Now Everyone's Burning Bridges 穿成病弱大师兄，全员火葬场 (Sickly protagonist + no romance + heartbreaking story!!!!) (The rating just came out, so it’s normal for it to be a little low.) Shen Yuning transmigrates into a book about cultivating immortality and becomes the sect leader’s first disciple. The original owner had a top-grade water spirit root, but was too quiet and reserved. His sixth junior brother, Jiang Huaiyuan, stole away all the kindness meant for him. Framed, forgotten, and abandoned by everyone, the original owner died alone. Shen Yun 3.7kReads8.4Score39114d adds
- 75 Good Heavens, the Handsome Imperial Tutor Is Coughing Up Blood Again 惊，美人太傅他又吐血了 [Reborn + two male leads + sickly gong + ten-year age gap + a little chasing-the-husband] Beautiful, sickly, gentle tutor gong X pampered, reborn crown prince shou, full of regret The stupidest thing Yun Changqing ever did was personally hand Shi Yan, who had traded the use of his right hand and half his life to save him, a cup of poisoned wine. Ten years later, kneeling by Shi Yan’s grave and drinking the same poison, he finally understood: “So this is how much it hurt him.” As he closed his ey 936Reads—Score12214d adds
- 76 Urgent! My Wife Lost Her Memory and Won’t Kiss Me! 急急急！老婆失忆不亲我怎么办！ Ling Yao searched for Su Chen for a year. When he finally found him, Su Chen asked, “Who are you?” He brought him home and cared for him attentively. When Su Chen’s illness flared up and he was on the verge of breaking down, Ling Yao finally brought him back with one sentence: “I am your home.” His memories returned little by little. In a photograph, one half was covered in blood, while the other showed a spotless, smiling face. It had been Su Chen’s only source of comfort through a year of d 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Reborn as a Cruel Princess, I Win Back Hearts Through Farming 穿成残暴长公主后，靠种田洗白了 Luo Ran had been a veteran employee of the Time and Space Administration. She thought she could retire and enjoy her old age after completing this mission, but one careless move sent her into a time-space turbulence that set her back to square one, and she had become a “celebrity.” That would have been fine. At least she was a princess. Even if she was cruel and spoiled and everyone despised her, being favored by the emperor was enough. “Your Highness, you still owe countless gambling debts.” “Y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Melogant: From Loneliness to Love’s Haven 梅洛冈特：从孤独到爱的归宿 Merope Gaunt was born into an ancient and mysterious wizarding family, yet she searched for a place of her own in the Muggle world. Her family, the Gaunts, had once been the pride of pure-blood wizards, but as time passed, their glory was gradually replaced by curses and prejudice. Merope’s father, Marvolo, and her brother, Morfin, were both staunch defenders of family tradition. Their hatred of Muggles and obsession with pure-blood lineage meant that Merope grew up oppressed and alone. Merope’s 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Reborn, the Powerful Tycoon’s Flirting Leaves the Little Airhead Wanting More 重生后，大佬撩得小呆瓜欲罢不能 In his previous life, Feng Yue loved Shen Qingran without realizing it, until Shen Qingran died tragically in his arms and he finally understood. After killing his enemy and avenging the young man’s blood-soaked grudge, he followed Shen Qingran without hesitation. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to six months earlier, before any of the tragedies had happened. In this life, he did everything he could to avert disaster and stayed by Shen Qingran’s side every moment to keep him safe. 27Reads—Score114d adds
- 80 My Family’s Ending Is a Bad Ending? This Young Master Will Turn Things Around 全家结局是Be？少爷我力挽狂澜 [Transmigrate Into a Book] [No CP] [System] [Sickly Beauty] [Everyone's Favorite] [Lock-Health Cheat] [Slice of Life] [Family Bonds] [Friendship] [Female-Oriented Male Lead] (Not a male power fantasy... not a story with a male lead dominating the plot...) Guan Zhao, the sickly young master of the Guan family, is an innocent, harmless good boy in front of his family. Behind their backs, he's a scheming boy who can crush his opponents even while coughing. (In short, a sesame-paste-filled tangyuan. 9.3kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 81 My Sickly Captain 我的病美人队长 About the setting: This is an imaginary world, entirely fictional. Please do not imitate anything in the story. There are no real ghosts in this book! They’re all fake, and the cases will be solved! The plot comes first, and the romance develops gradually. Please don’t flame the story if it isn’t to your taste. The Special Criminal Investigation Unit is exactly what it sounds like: a special department that investigates difficult and serious cases, including those involving parano 340Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 82 The Emperor and Empress’s Carefree Chronicles 帝后逍遥录 The struggle for the realm, a shifting tide of fortune. “I was born not only for the greater good of the realm, but for you, too.” A marriage contract binds two strangers who have never met. She is the daughter of a renowned general with command over a mighty army; he is a powerful nobleman in the imperial capital. The realm, political intrigue, and ominous clouds all come rolling in. “Do you know how many people will die because of one wrong decision?” “The celestial signs have decreed it. Xue 651Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 83 Ahhh, Please Don’t Die by My Hand! 啊啊啊，求求别死我手里 Funny, sunshine-like doctor Su Ye VS scheming, loyal, tough-guy major Shen Jizhou Modern Romance | Alternate Universe | Sweet Romance, Happy Ending Military doctor Su Ye is assigned a difficult “patient”: ace commander Shen Jizhou. He has seen countless battles and earned numerous honors. His only flaw is that he takes far too many reckless risks! Watching him command the entire operation without so much as a change in expression, even with a shoulder injury and stomach problems, Su Ye finds he 299Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 After My Terminal Diagnosis, the Whole Rich Family Regretted Everything 确诊绝症后，豪门全员火葬场了 A sickly, aloof top student on the receiving end × a hot-tempered, devoted school bully on the giving end Sickly beauty, doomed to suffer + campus life + love rivals + terminal illness + everyone faces consequences In a nutshell: Diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, I decided to stop trying to win over my cold family and simply die in peace. Instead, I unexpectedly became the apple of the entire school's most powerful people's eyes. When the truth came out, they all regretted everything. Awak 2kReads8.1Score15514d adds
- 85 Seven Years Later, His Frail, Doomed Beloved Has Returned 七年后，病弱早逝的白月光回来了 The main story is complete; bonus chapters are in progress. When Ming Ran was seven, ten-year-old Pei Zhiheng singled him out at a banquet and asked if he wanted to come home with him. Ming Ran clutched his sleeve and nodded. From then on, he had an older brother. Eleven years later, eighteen-year-old Ming Ran died on a rainy night, and twenty-one-year-old Pei Zhiheng lost forever the little brother he had raised with such care. Seven years after that, eighteen-year-old Ming Ran stood in the rai 63.5kReads8.9Score12.8k14d adds
- 86 After Leaving His CEO Job, He Changed Careers to Become a Bodyguard for Love 总裁离职后，为爱转行做保镖 [Gentle, refined, scheming rescuer top x younger, hot-tempered, cocky, affection-starved bottom] ["Angst first, sweetness later" "Chasing his wife to the crematorium" "Sickly top" *Amnesia] “Fifty million! Be my bodyguard, kid. I guarantee Donghe won’t go under.” Shen Ting'an was preparing to sell his company when he got word about the kid he hadn’t seen in three years. It suited him perfectly, so Mr. Shen became bodyguard Shen overnight. President Gu says: “You’re still just as annoying after t 376Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 87 After the Spoiled Darling Faked Their Death, the Devoted Lover Regretted It 小作精死遁后，真香攻后悔了 [Male-Male Romance + Regretful Pursuit + Faked Death + Top Is Pure, Bottom Is Not + Happy Ending] A Mischievous Little Tease × A Blind, Heartless Bastard When Ruan Shishi pursued Fu Luobai, everyone said she had no chance. Who was Fu Luobai? Born out of wedlock, he had built his success from nothing and was cold-hearted and unfeeling. Ruan Shishi refused to believe it. She pursued Fu Luobai for two years and made a scene for two years, until she finally managed to marry into the Fu family. For t 829Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 President Fu, I’ll Take Care of Your Stomachaches 傅总，你的胃疼归我管了 “A gentle, jade-like but possessive and devoted sickly CEO VS a proud, headstrong heiress with a kind heart” Lin Wan is forced to marry Fu Zhaoyang, the son of her family's longtime friends, to save her family from crisis. She hates him for separating her from her boyfriend and abusing his power to force her into marriage. They treat each other coldly after the wedding, but she doesn't know that Fu Zhaoyang has had a secret crush on her for ten years, and that all his injuries and illnesses are 102Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 89 I Became Mrs. Meng During Surgery 手术中成了孟夫人 [Rekindled Love ➕ Childhood Friends Beat Sudden Romance ➕ Frail and Sickly ➕ Equally Matched ➕ Only Ever Loved Each Other ➕ Slight Everyone-Loves-Them Vibes ➕ Happy Ending ➕ A Sweet-and-Sour Romance of “Winning Yourself Over”] He is deaf in his left ear, yet the brightest rising star in Chinese pop music. Ever since his debut, all his fans have known that he has always kept someone he loves deeply in his heart. But no one knows who that person is. He is a leading figure in the new generation 245Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 I Really Want to Get on My Knees and Beg You Not to Die 真想跪下求你别死了 Two male leads + younger man + happy ending + half-baked enemies + medical miracle + short story Also known as the classic dilemma: “What do I do after buying my half-dead nemesis at an auction?” Sharp-tongued but action-oriented pursuer × sickly beauty on the receiving end, good at doting and coaxing, but even better at getting under his skin. Su Huanzhou, leader of Nightingale, the underground world’s largest trading organization, suffered the greatest loss of his life by believing the lies of 5.2kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
- 91 Senior Jiang, Stop Pretending You Can't Hear Me 江学长，你别装听不见 (Completed) [Dual Male Leads + Younger Top + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Ones + Sunny, Germaphobic, Possessive Underclassman × Deaf, Cool, Avoidant Senior + Campus Romance + Sweet Little Love Story] |Two-Person Dorm|Misunderstandings Cleared Up|Slow-Burn, Plenty of Sweetness|Devoted Protection| After two weeks in a four-person dorm, Lu Chiye had reached his limit. It was filthy, noisy, and had no sense of boundaries. His germaphobia flaring up, he immediately applied to move into a double 5.3kReads8.7Score79214d adds
- 92 Qin’s Top-Tier Star 秦总的顶流星光 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + secret crushes + healing each other + sweet romance + showbiz] Qin Zhaoyang clawed his way up from the abyss to become a top power broker in the business world, decisive and ruthless. By chance, he saved a star who had been forcibly dragged down into the mire. From then on, he protected that star as he steadily rose to the top and claimed his place in the spotlight. He brushed the dust from him and watched him shine brilliantly. Tonight, the stars are d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Mr. Fu Is Pretending to Be Sick Again to Trick His Little Treasure Into Coming Home 傅总今天又在装病骗小祖宗回家 A stunning, chronically ill control freak of an older top × a prickly, pampered young bottom who's desperate to escape (Rating just released, expected to rise) [Male-male leads + sickly top + five-year age gap + both become lovesick later on] After hiding overseas for three years, Jiang Xunqing suddenly realizes one late-night when he's feeling down that he's secretly started thinking of Fu Yuan, the “enemy” he'd once hated with all his heart, as the one he loves. With his heart in turmoil, he 1.1kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 94 Tianzhao City 天诏城 The Buddha spoke of the eight sufferings of this world: birth, aging, illness, death, separation from those we love, meeting those we hate, not getting what we desire, and the burning of the five aggregates. To save all living beings, after the Buddha entered nirvana, his flesh and blood were used to build a city, sheltering all those who suffered in this world. Later generations named this city Tianzhao. A short excerpt: Bei Yue (frowning): What are you trying to do? Ji Sheng (smiling slyly): N 106Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 95 As I Lay Dying 我弥留之际 Dual male leads + older man + happy ending + one-on-one romance + a touch of the supernatural + very short story Then: the lively, outgoing, clingy little ray of sunshine, the bottom (Zhou Yike) × the possessive King of the Underworld, the top (Pei Qi), who hates misunderstandings and insists on settling things as soon as they happen Gentle master and innocent kitten Pei Qi: “Zhou Yike, you don’t even act cute with me anymore.” “I’ve grown up,” Zhou Yike said. “I’m a big cat now.” Pei Qi rea 636Reads—Score10014d adds
- 96 The Frail Commandant Has a Bit of Fire 病弱都尉有点辣 A humble sixth-rank official in the capital takes sick leave for more than half the year, yet somehow has a mouth that dares to talk back to heaven above, earth below, and the emperor in between. Just as the emperor was getting hooked on being roasted and offered his handkerchief to take this sharp-tongued man as his consort, Prince Wu swooped in and stole him away, tricking him into the prince’s manor with a marriage contract… Note: This book has two volumes. The second is titled The Frail Co 37Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 97 Reborn: Qingruo's Heart 重生之清若卿心 Rebirth and redemption × mutual secret crushes × sweet everyday romance × healing story [In her previous life, she let him down] Only when Su Qingyun died did she understand: Xie Qingyue, the prime minister she had dismissed as “stuffy and boring,” had loved her across two lifetimes. In her previous life, she made trouble at every turn, and he silently weathered every storm for her; When she insisted on a divorce, he stayed up all night writing the divorce papers, coughing blood all over them; I 779Reads—Score10514d adds
- 98 Uncle Xie, Come Home with Me 解叔叔，跟我回家 [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
- 99 Autumn Ears Stir Longing 秋穗起慕意 [Dual Male Leads + Mutual Firsts + Happy Ending + Unrequited Love + Sweet Romance + Half School Life, Half City Life] Content warning right up front: The bottom is sickly, sickly, sickly. He’s in poor health. Don’t ask again how someone this sick can survive. If I say he can, then he can. If this character setup is a dealbreaker for you, there’s no need to read it. Thank you! Blurb: Sui Sui liked Qu Yi. It was a shallow but earnest kind of love, and he kept the fact that he liked Qu Yi a secret 832Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 100 Stand Firm, and Make Yourself the Blade 屹立不倒，便会以身为刃 He was the business world’s feared lion, a man who built the Sheng Yi empire on sheer willpower. No one knew that the framework supporting his imposing presence was already riddled with cracks: shrapnel like thorns had been embedded in the bones of his right knee for years, and his stomach, scarred by acid, could barely withstand the slightest chill or even one malicious glass of alcohol. He tended to his wounds in private and hid his limp, silently swallowing every bone-deep pang of pain as a 297Reads—Score—14d adds
