Novels like A Heart That Has Died Cannot Be Warmed Again
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- 101 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Imprisoned by Love: Wildfire Scorches the Stars 囚爱:野火灼星 [Two male leads + forced love + two powerful leads + heartbreakingly angsty and sickeningly sweet] A love fated across three lifetimes, a tragic romance spanning two. He is the sharpest blade of the Six Fan Gate; I am the coldest bandit of Blackwind Stronghold. When I locked this jade-faced constable in a stone cell, all I wanted was to break his pride. The torture devices couldn’t make him talk, but they made me addicted. “Shangguan Xingyang,” I licked the blood from the corner of his lips. “T 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Heir Was Betrothed Away, and His Pride Was Shattered 世子被配,傲骨尽碎 Angst first, sweetness later / Strong leads / Tragic romance / Court intrigue / Historical setting / Forced love / Unhinged top / Sense of destiny / The top's long road to winning back his love [Cold, proud heir who refuses to bend x Scheming, possessive puppy-like top] Jiang Hanqing was the heir to the Eastern Qi throne, a proud young man who rode fine horses in fine clothes. But a single imperial decree arranging his marriage forced him to become the male wife of the Shen family. Shen Duo lov 2.5kReads8.2Score21614d adds
- 104 Though the Blade Lies Buried, a Hidden Fragrance Still Drifts 锋沉犹有暗香浮 The Blade Lies Still, Yet a Faint Fragrance Drifts 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 The Humble Lover 卑微情人 [Complete] Forced to become a man’s secret lover because his identity was too shameful to acknowledge. Shan Mo never knew there could be a future worth looking forward to. Jiang Chongzhou rescued him from a wolf’s den, and only then did he begin to hope, wide-eyed, that things might get better. In the end, the person he trusted most shattered him completely. Later, Jiang Chongzhou spent three sleepless days caring for him in the hospital, waiting for him to get through the critical period. The m 4.1kReads8.0Score41014d adds
- 106 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
- 107 Oh No! Whose Amnesiac Alpha Is Missing?! 哎呀!谁家失忆alpha丢了! Complete. The rating has just appeared and will go up. [Two male leads, ABO with original worldbuilding + pure love and angst + melodrama + one-on-one, both pure + love at first sight + mutual salvation] A seemingly cool but actually irritable, world-weary, stubborn yet softhearted beta chef shou × an alpha heir who starts out a loyal, amnesiac fool and later becomes an arrogant, sharp-tongued, insincere but pure-hearted young master gong Yan Zhou was an unlucky guy who was forced to change from 403Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 108 An Endless Summer 不尽炎夏 [Male lead suffers | Stomach and heart angst | A touch of period-drama style | Redemption] At a middle school in a remote mountain village, Chen Yan, the head of discipline burdened with family responsibilities, secretly protects students in difficult circumstances by playing the role of a “villain,” even at the cost of destroying himself. Xu Jianxia, a passionate new teacher, initially mistakes his coldness and severity for cruelty. As she gets to know him, the truth behind a series of events g 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊:你逃不掉的 [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 110 A Heartbreak on an Autumn Night, the Words He Hid Until His Death 秋夜伤真情,他瞒到死的那句话 On an autumn night, a wound to the heart revealed his true feelings: the words he kept hidden until he died. 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 112 After All That Abuse, the Amorous CEO Can't Have Me 被虐后,多情霸总对我爱而不得 After the younger brother of Lu Yan's beloved died at He Qingzhou's hands, Lu Yan completely lost his mind. Blinded by hatred, Lu Yan sent He Qingzhou into a den of wolves. After waking up, He Qingzhou was so traumatized that he became simple-minded. Eventually, Lu Yan discovered the truth: the person who caused his beloved's brother's death wasn't He Qingzhou, who had always loved him. Lu Yan regretted what he'd done and wanted to make it up to He Qingzhou, only to find that He Qingzhou's condi 88Reads6.2Score714d adds
- 113 Looking Back, Autumn Has Fallen Across the Land 回首山河已是秋 When I Look Back, Autumn Has Fallen Across the Land 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 My Ex Might Not Have Long to Live 前任疑似命不久矣 [Sickly gong x wolfish shou] [Former Best Actor gong x designer shou] [Both virgins, one-on-one, gong suffers physically, rekindled romance, push and pull, happy ending] Disclaimer: This is just a novel. The author only wants to write a sickly character. There’s no medical accuracy, no medical accuracy, no medical accuracy. Thank you! (Yuan Ze is the gong; Chi Xianyang is the shou.) Just a week after returning to the country, Chi Xianyang had the rotten luck to rear-end his ex-boyfriend’s Mer 3.8kReads9.2Score43114d adds
- 115 Listening to Yan, I Find My Way Home 听晏入怀 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
- 116 I Called You After We Broke Up 分手后我打了你的电话 Two male leads + older man/younger man + one-on-one romance + reunion after a long separation + happy ending A CEO who says the opposite of what he means (seme), Lu Xuexiao, x Chen Zui, a young man full of youthful spirit but suffering from severe depression after a tragic turn of events Lu Xuexiao lowered his head. Though he was smiling, his words were laced with irony. "I told you back then that I would protect you." Chen Zui paused, his feelings tangled. "After all these years, do you... stil 5.7kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 117 The Disabled Tycoon’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Seriously Unwell 残疾大佬的前男友他是真有病啊 [Two male leads + rekindled romance + melodramatic angst] After an accidental kidnapping, Huo Zhiye loses the use of both legs and is cruelly abandoned by the man he has loved for four years. They began by choosing to love each other despite their families’ bitter feud, but it all ends with them leaving battered and broken. Reunited three years later: Qiao Xi knows he has committed unforgivable sins and tries every possible way to make amends. Naively, he thinks that if he hurts himself enough, 18.9kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 118 Has Young Master Qin Gone Through His Chasing-His-Husband-Burning-His-Bridge Arc Today? 覃少爷今天也追夫火葬场了吗 [A cold, scheming rich second-generation heir, a wolfish younger man * a charming, refined university math professor] [Younger seme, sickly uke, angst first then sweetness, a groveling chase to win back his love, happy ending] Professor Song is charming and refined, blessed with both looks and talent. He's known as Yun University's campus beauty. Who could have imagined he would one day get tangled up with that little brat, Qin Yu? From then on, he became a free tutor, a cook and housekeeper, a 539Reads7.4Score10814d adds
- 119 Roses Can't Hold a Candle to Sweet Williams 玫瑰不如月季 (The rating just came out, so it will rise.) Angst for the top, sickly top, long buildup HAPPY ENDING, HAPPY ENDING, HAPPY ENDING; chaste leads, chaste leads, chaste leads (repeating it three times because it matters) No switching bottoms, no switching bottoms, no switching bottoms Please, I'm begging you, can extreme shippers stay away? (The synopsis is here for your benefit, not mine.) I'll write both endings. The plot is outrageous, and the author may be made of paper. There may be typos. Goo 2.3kReads8.4Score16914d adds
- 120 Between Reincarnations, Love Shines On 轮回间,爱意长明 In his previous life, he didn't understand love. He stole a bride and violated his elder brother's beloved. He thought that if he could only have Mo Yunqing, things might still turn around. Little did he know that this terrible decision would leave his family destroyed, his elder brother dead, and the woman he loved giving her life for him. All that remained for him was a curse that would last for all eternity. “I hate you so much, Xie Xuanjing. Someone like you doesn't deserve true love. I cur 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 童话死在前一夜 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Archived Embrace, Past Its Expiration 过期拥抱存档 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
- 123 I'm Practically Dying of Sickness, Could You Cut Me Some Slack? 我都快病死了,你让让我怎么了 [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + Bottom Protagonist + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Shen Tang'an was frail and sickly from childhood. The ceilings of his home and the hospital were what he saw most. Just before he turned twenty, his condition finally began to improve. He was also given special permission to go out for his birthday, but got into a car accident on the way. As his soul floated in the air, Shen Tang'an actually felt a little relieved. At last, he wouldn't have t 369Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 124 I Am a Viper 吾为毒蛇 I Am a Viper 196Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 He Says I'm a Black Lotus 他说我是黑莲花 [Completed] “Your fake, affected act makes me sick!” That was the sentence Wen Nian’nan heard most often during his three years of marriage to Gu Yansheng. From the moment Gu Yansheng poured red wine over his head in front of everyone at their wedding, Wen Nian’nan understood that he shouldn’t expect too much. Wen Nian’nan was tormented for all three years of their marriage. Even though he carefully guarded their marriage, this love, humble to the extreme, still came to an end… “Sign the divorce 279Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 126 A Frail Persona? No, You’re Actually Sick! 病弱人设?不儿,你真有病啊! (Main story complete, score just opened) [Male-male romance, showbiz, younger love interest, taming a dog, both virgins, bittersweet] [A gentle, cool, black-hearted beauty on the receiving end × a formerly arrogant and childish, now straightforward and jealous puppy of a man] * Wen Ye was the youngest son of the Wen family, loved by his parents and doted on by his older brother. He was flamboyant and carefree, with an aura of privilege around him. He entered the entertainment industry at twenty- 4.1kReads8.7Score60014d adds
- 127 I Fell Ill After Leaving the Conversion Camp 从戒同所出来后,我病了 Content warning: A major red flag. This is an early work by an extremely immature author, written as practice with romance, but the result isn't ideal and doesn't hold up to scrutiny. Please think carefully before reading! [Two Male Leads] [Angst] [Bittersweet] [Happy Ending] [Trauma] [Healing] [Mutual Firsts] [Chasing His Wife] Jiang Qiu saw that person's figure again. For a moment, he even wondered if he'd spent so long in hell that the faint light was finally going to pierce his eyes and leav 1.3kReads—Score12114d adds
- 128 Before He Died, He Took the Poison Called 他死前,服下了那味叫不得好死的药 Before he died, he took the drug called You Deserve a Horrible Death 889Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 After the Mad Young Master Fell, I Spent the Rest of My Life Repaying Him 疯批少爷跌落后,我用余生还债 After the spoiled young master fell from grace, I spent the rest of my life paying him back 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 After I Was Diagnosed With a Terminal Illness, My White Moonlight Held Me and Wept 得绝症后,白月光抱着我哭 [Two Male Leads + Sickly Top + Pursuing His Husband (The Top Loves Him Too Much for Much Pursuit) + Entertainment Industry + Bittersweet Romance + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Happy Ending] [A Crazy, Sickly Beauty Top Who’s Sweet-Talking and Gentle Only to One Person & A Loyal Actor Bottom Who Makes Bad Decisions at First, Then Pursues His Husband] Shen Tinglan has loved someone since childhood. He’s loved him for years, with a deep, consuming desire to make him his own... He’s always 4.3kReads8.7Score46414d adds
- 131 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 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 2.4kReads6.3Score33214d adds
- 132 The Boy Band Leader Is a Frail Beauty 男团队长是病弱美人 [Rich second-generation, looks-obsessed devoted pursuer × sickly beauty with a tragic past] Ling Qian is a born-to-be-an-idol superstar: exceptionally good-looking, undeniably talented, ambitious, and devoted to his fans. Duan Xiaohan always assumed Ling Qian had grown up in a happy family, never guessing that he'd had a harder road than anyone else. 1.1kReads6.6Score17414d adds
- 133 The Realm Becomes a Map of War 江山入战图 ✨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
- 134 After Breaking Up With My Jerk Boyfriend, I Had a Flash Marriage With His Uncle 和渣男分手后,我和他小叔闪婚了 [Two male leads + winning back his lover + the second male lead takes the crown + tragic romance] Cheng Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend married his younger brother. Cheng Xiaoxiao was emo for a few seconds, then turned around and threw himself into the arms of his boyfriend’s uncle. As the saying goes, when you’re young, you don’t appreciate an older man’s charms. He’s got money, looks, and social security. Older men are great, older men are wonderful: they talk little, have plenty of money, and even after 343Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 135 Reborn: It Has to Be You 重生之非你不可 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
- 136 After Landing a Zombie King, This Little Troublemaker Gets Even Worse!! 小作精摊上丧尸王后更加作了!! The Little Brat Gets Even More Mischievous After Hooking Up with the Zombie King!! 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Shadow Guard, Kneel and Beg Your Master to Spare You 影卫乖乖跪下,求主子放过 [Dual male leads + prince as the pursuer + shadow guard as the pursued + plenty of physical angst, little emotional angst + mutual devotion + series] Every story has a happy ending!!! Golden Arches vibes: plenty of physical angst, little emotional angst, prince vs. shadow guard Volume One: Powerful, high-ranking pursuer vs. loyal, stoic pursued Volume Two: Cool, arrogant pursuer vs. sunny, vivacious pursued Volume Three: Unhinged, brooding pursuer vs. clueless-about-romance pursued Volume Four: 2.4kReads8.6Score19814d adds
- 138 The Whole Capital Is Waiting for Us to Wed 全京城都在等我们成亲 [Two male leads + two equally powerful leads + political machinations + older top + happy ending] Xie Lin, the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Northern Frontier General, stands six feet two inches tall and is a battle-hardened tough guy. Until one day, he is poisoned. When he wakes up, he finds the esteemed Prince Regent Shen Yan sprawled on his chest, clothes in disarray. The next day, the whole capital is buzzing: The Prince Regent has had his way with the General! Xie Lin holds an emergency military mee 287Reads—Score11714d adds
- 139 The Confession Countdown: He Started Pursuing Me Instead 告白倒计时,他却开始倒追 Countdown to His Confession, but He Starts Pursuing Her Instead 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 She Was Bound to a Romance-Brained System, but I Can Hear It 她绑定了恋爱脑系统,但我能听见 She Bound Herself to a Romance-Brained System, But I Can Hear —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Has the Scumbag Gong Been Burned at the Crematorium Yet? 渣攻今天火葬场了吗 [Two male leads + regret and redemption + villainous bottom] A refined scoundrel who finally sees the light, top x a sharp-tongued, vindictive villainous bottom Qi Xu hated his sanctimonious younger brother, Qi Yun. Just because Qi Yun was born out of wedlock, he was always framing Qi Xu, openly and behind his back. One time, when no one was looking, Qi Xu shoved him down the stairs. The very next day, Shen Zichi showed up with his men and broke Qi Xu’s leg. Every time Qi Xu caused trouble for Q 2.8kReads6.4Score16414d adds
- 142 I Owe You an Apology 欠君句抱歉 [Two male leads + one-on-one true love + heart-wrenching + mutual devotion + tragic ending] (Sorry, I used the wrong tags!) A Nian, two years ago, I promised to give you a sea of flowers. I opened a flower shop. When will you come by... It was my fault. I lost you. The call had lasted a full minute. Mu Chixing stared at it for a long time, as if making sure it was real. Then, with fingertips trembling slightly, he pressed answer. His voice was almost too hoarse to make a sound as he spoke: “ 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 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
- 144 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
- 145 The Ex-Wife Chase: Too Late, I’m Almost Dead 追妻火葬场?晚了,我快死了 Groveling to Win Back My “Wife”? Too Late, I’m About to Die 779Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 I Lost My Cover After Online Dating the School Bully 和校霸网恋后我掉马了 [Two male leads + chasing his husband + two equally powerful players in an online game + college (all adults!) + online romance and a secret identity exposed / things going wrong + rekindled love + a touch of bittersweetness + 1v1 happy ending] Scheming, tsundere, pure-hearted campus tough guy gong × sweet, sickly, flirtatious beauty shou who pretends to be well-behaved Jiang Shao and Cen Mian's encounter was like a carefully woven trap of sweetness, and also the most romantic joke fate could pl 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 147 Forced to Submit 被迫顺从 [Two male leads + angsty forced love + groveling-to-win-him-back + irresistible charmer] Emotionally cold scum gong × stubborn, down-on-his-luck beauty shou “Five million. Marry Fu Yan.” Caught in a scheme, Shen Mu was sold into the Fu family by his own mother. Fu Yan hated him to the core, simply because Shen Mu had taken the place of the person Fu Yan held dearest in his heart. “Fu Yan, how did your dad pick such a piece of junk for you?” Shen Mu became a laughingstock throughout Rongcheng. Fo 2.1kReads8.0Score10514d adds
- 148 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
- 149 Quick Transmigration: The Frail Male Lead Keeps Falling Into My Arms 快穿:病弱男主总往我怀里倒 [Quick transmigration + Two Male Leads + Seme Lead + Sickly Uke + Love at First Sight + 1v1, Both Pure + Mutual Devotion + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] Shen Xiuqi is a top-tier career assistant to male leads. In every world, he does the thankless job of helping one overpowered hero after another reach the top. Who could have guessed that, just after he arrived in a new world, the domineering Alpha would nearly faint from stomach pain and fall right into his arms? Once he completed his mis 22.1kReads8.7Score3.2k14d adds
- 150 Raising a Kid Starts with a Frail Actor 养崽从病弱影帝做起 “A sharp-tongued but softhearted, mad-dog-like younger seme with a dozen secret identities x a gentle, older, frail uke who’s a movie star” Song Yuli, who vanished three years ago, has returned as a movie star adored by millions. Ye Cheng’an, meanwhile, remains hidden in the shadows, an unknown nobody. Ye Cheng’an hates him: Why does he get to live in the light while I’m trapped in darkness? But the truth is, Ye Cheng’an still loves him. So he uses hatred as an excuse to keep him close. Song Yul 170Reads7.0Score—14d adds

















































