The King of Hell Called My Name, and I Laughed

The Kind Where the Male Lead Gets Tortured, and If He Doesn't Die, Torture Him Until He Does

No tormenting the female lead!!! Tormenting the male lead or a body-double romance is fine. If there's a body double, the male lead should be the double, preferably the only one!

Looking for Tragedies, but Not the Idiotic Kind. Keep the Characters’ Values Straight

I don't want angst for the sake of angst. I like stories with sound values that are relatively realistic. Historical or modern settings are both fine, something like He Is in Yunnan and One and Only. My eyes are already swollen from crying...

My Secret Collection of Tearjerkers, So Heartbreaking I Can't Bear to Read Them Twice

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The Protagonist Despairs and Wants to Die, While Everyone Feels Guilty and Tries to Make It Up to Him

The Male Lead Dies, and the Angst Is Absolutely Heartbreaking!

The male lead is the only one who loves the female lead from beginning to end. She’s completely focused on her career, with no other love interests!

Any Stories About a Male Lead with a Terminal Illness? I Want Something Heartbreaking and Despairing

Looking for books similar to They Have Only Three Months Left to Live, and Now They Want Me to Forgive Them!

The Protagonist Has a Terminal Illness and Dies at the End

Urban slice-of-life stories for male readers. Lately, I've been in the mood for something that will make me cry.

Urban Novels Where the Protagonist Has a Terminal Illness and Only Months to Live

Looking for stories like They Have Only Three Months to Live, and Now They're Begging for My Forgiveness! The protagonist has a terminal illness and only three months to live. Their parents don't understand them, and their friends betray them. When the truth comes out, everyone is consumed with regret.

Heartbreaking Tragedies That Will Wreck You

The male lead is a soldier who fakes his death during a secret mission. The female lead is a novelist who waits for him for five years. She writes many happy-ending novels, but eventually writes a tragic ending novel based on the two of them, then kills herself. As it turns out, the very next day, the male lead completes his mission and returns safely.