One Thousand and One Torments to a Happy Ending

This is a universe of tragic romances built from a thousand and one broken hearts. This book contains mid-length tragedies across every genre, from historical fantasy and immortal cultivation to modern wealthy families and Republican-era mysteries. Each story stands alone, yet they all share an emotional intensity that tears the soul apart: from the forbidden bond between master and disciple, marked by hearts ripped out and bones stripped bare, to the captive love of a substitute, where sweetness is laced with blades; from dynastic schemes that bring about the extermination of an entire clan to karmic debts spanning three lifetimes; from betrayals that stop the heart to misunderstandings no one can explain, and sacrifices that trade one life for another... Each story dances at the very peak of tragic-ending aesthetics. Here you'll find obsessive male leads who turn dark and smile as they break your wings, and sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within female rivals who reveal the truth in a drop of blood at your wedding banquet. And then there's the fated cycle of “clearly in love, yet separated by life and death,” repeated 999 times. Every story comes with a tissue warning, and the tearjerking moments come as thickly as a storm of pear-blossom needles. The twists are powerful enough to shatter the Three-Life Stone. When you go searching for sweetness among the broken glass, be careful: the final line might be watching your red, swollen eyes.