What Are Some High-Quality Tearjerkers So Heartbreaking You Can't Bear to Read Them Twice? 有哪些虐到肝疼，不敢看第二遍的高质量虐文

1. 1401 拒 After Refusing to Be a Simp, I Became His Direct Boss 拒绝做舔狗后，我成了他的顶头上司 The Ink Cicada Falls Silent墨蝉不鸣17k WordsCompleted After I Refused to Be a Simp, I Became His Direct Boss 45Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1402 将 General! The Young Master Is Crying from the Pain Again 将军！公子他又疼哭了 One Admonition一诫Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + GB] A fierce, violent female general or noble princess versus a clever, loyal, obedient prince or consort. Ling Ao, the great general of the Zhenyuan Army, is the only princess of the Ling Dynasty’s Emperor Linghe. She commands the army and is doted on by her father and mother. The Haitang Courtyard in the General’s Residence is already full of exceptionally handsome beauties. So why would she need a consort? Cang Yue, a male concubine sent by the Yuerong Kingdom, has a que 6.2kReads9.0Score383Shelves
3. 1403 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged to Remarry Me, but I Had Already Become a Billionaire 离婚后，前夫跪求复婚时我已成首富 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged Me to Remarry, but I'd Already Become the Richest Person Alive 7Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1404 废 The Useless Junior Sister Strikes Back: Senior Brother, Bring It On! 废材师妹要逆袭，大师兄请接招! The Ink Cicada Falls Silent墨蝉不鸣16k WordsCompleted The Good-for-Nothing Junior Sister Is Making a Comeback. Senior Brother, Bring It On! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1405 惨 Oh No! I Was an Emperor, but the Matriarchal Kingdom Captured Me as a Servant 惨了！大帝的我，被女尊掳走为仆 Cold Peach Blossoms桃花冷Eastern Fantasy393k WordsCompleted (Matriarchal world + protagonist suffers + xuanhuan setting + female demon empress + unhinged + System) Lu Que transmigrated to a xuanhuan world, where his junior sister and disciples betrayed him, forcing him to flee the sect. Three thousand years later, he rose to the rank of Great Emperor in one fell swoop. But before he could return to the sect for revenge, he crossed paths with a woman in red. From that day on, Lu Que’s nightmare began… 24.1kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   This is torture from beginning to end, haha. Anyone who can keep watching needs to reflect on this extreme, twisted love.

6. 1406 闺 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1407 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   Beginning: Kou Tian Wu, lucky Xing Jie Wei: Kou Tian Wu, unlucky Xing

8. 1408 赚 I'll Quit Once I've Made Three Million 赚够300万就收手 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅17k WordsCompleted I’ll Quit Once I’ve Made 3 Million 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1409 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 355Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   A Republican-era spy romance story, with delicate writing and a well-controlled plot that grows on you with every reading.

10. 1410 嘘 Shh, She’s the Girlfriend You Can’t Talk About: A Demon Lover! 嘘，不能说的女朋友：恶魔恋人！ Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ❤️Bring the refined, well-mannered, celibate heir of a prestigious family down from his pedestal! The withdrawn, lovesick girl steals her sister’s top-tier boyfriend! Adapted into the short drama The Lingering Warmth of Ashes, also known as At Night, the Top-Tier Brother Walks Into My Room. The print edition is coming soon! ❤️Sweet, innocent girl with a hidden dark side tempts the aloof heartthrob + both leads are virgins + guiding, daddy-type older-brother husband + intense push and pull + all- 10.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    Sweet and heart-wrenching at the same time!!! Absolutely amazing! A truly healing experience!

11. 1411 追 The CEO's Beloved, on the Long Road to Winning Her Back 追妻漫漫行长的心尖宠 Yi Mushang易木殇Modern Romance526k WordsCompleted The short drama is coming soon!! [Ex-husband begs for her back + rekindled romance + simmering tension + dual purity + clear-headed heroine] [Powerful Beijing socialite + beautiful painter] Lu Luowan has skin as smooth as jade, exquisite features, and long, thick brows curved like a crescent moon. The slightly upturned corners of her eyes lend her a touch of allure, while her clear, deep eyes sparkle like autumn waters. Yet this beauty is the Lu family's secret adopted daughter. A deliberate 9.8kReads8.9Score701Shelves

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    "The Bank Manager Panicked After the Divorce" was both heart-wrenching and incredibly satisfying! The female lead, Lu Luowan, is a stunningly beautiful and tragically tragic figure—a top-tier painter, but also an adopted daughter of a wealthy family, neglected for three years by the "cold-faced devil" bank manager, Shen Yiqian. She endured until her heart gave up and decisively divorced him, only to find the male lead completely insane afterward! The seemingly abstinent Bank Manager Shen, upon reuniting with her and seeing her being pursued by various powerful figures, completely breaks down, becoming a villain. Drunk, he pins her against the wall, his eyes red with tears, begging for reconciliation: "Wanwan, try running away again?" The combination of two virgins, a wife-chasing drama, and a reconciliation is incredibly suspenseful! Especially the scenes where the male lead goes from disgust to genuine affection, and the female lead's shrewd revenge on the scumbag, had me banging my head on the table! The author writes the push-and-pull dynamics of the ambiguous relationship and the male lead's madness in a super engaging way!

12. 1412 我 I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 我在深宫当嬷嬷 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1413 玄 The Profound Sun’s Guide to the Phoenix 玄阳引凤录 Xi Fengche溪凤澈Eastern Fantasy249k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation] + [Multiple heroines] + [Dual-cultivation furnace] + [Protection and redemption] + [Aesthetic of fragility] + [Proving the Dao through thunder] A hellish start, followed by a rebirth from the ashes. Li Yunche was once a prodigy who could summon the heavenly thunder of the Nine Heavens. To save his master, he lost all his cultivation and became haggard, reduced to the sect’s lowliest menial servant. He languished in despair for fifty years. When the sect is on the br 201Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is this book angsty? The male protagonist starts in hell. He possesses a god-level dual cultivation physique, but is drained of his life force and imprisoned for 50 years by his female master. After being rescued by his three junior sisters and leaving the sect, he burns his soul to protect them, leaving him with only three months of lifespan. He seeks mermaid tears in the South Sea, only to have 90% of his blood extracted by the mermaid queen. He retrieves the Moon Soul Orchid from the Ruins of Return (to restore his lifespan), only to be used as a live dissection subject by a failed experiment from a blue planet in the Milky Way...

14. 1414 雪 Snowfall in the Dark Alley 雪落暗巷 Huai Qin Nan An淮秦南安Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete) [One-on-one pure romance, not your typical angsty love story] Xie Fusang × Pei Yiliu/Ruan Yue Bottom with a psychological disorder × psychiatrist top Original title: Drowned At three in the morning after the first snow, there were not only plum blossoms ready to bloom, but also a notebook beneath the thin snow, holding memories and love. It snowed for three days and three nights, and the thin layer of snow grew deep. Strange. The notebook had no water on it, so why 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning was so sweet, incredibly sweet, but then I thought, "Why was all that sweetness just a dream?" What do you mean, "just a dream"? It was so heartbreaking!

15. 1415 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 26.9kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves

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    I just got into this, and although it's a two-way street, every ending will make you cry nonstop. I recommend you get into it so I don't have to suffer alone! [Smirk][smirk][smirk]

16. 1416 命 With Two Years Left to Live, My Seven Sisters Beg Me to Forgive Them 命剩下两年，七个姐姐跪求我原谅 Orange, You’ll Never Get Enough橙子你爱不完Urban641k WordsCompleted [One heroine][Entrepreneurship][Regret and redemption][Romance] Chu Yan once thought he was the happiest man in the world. He had seven stunning older sisters who doted on him. Everything changed when the Chu family found their real son. It turned out… he was only a substitute. Before Chu Yan could tell his family he had been diagnosed with brain cancer, they kicked him out of the Chu household. Then his real family came looking for him and took him in. With only two years left to live, Chu Yan 1.2kReads8.8Score162Shelves

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    🍃🍃High-quality angst novel ① So heart-wrenching it'll make your liver hurt. The male lead, Jiang Qingci, was born into a divorced family. His biological parents neglected him, and his mother, Qiao's parents, treated him coldly, forcing him to be an obedient child. 💓💓 Until Jiang Qingci was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only four months to live, he finally saw through them. When his parents confessed before him, and Jiang Qingci looked at them, watching them shed hypocritical tears, he realized that in this second life, he only wanted to spend his life with his childhood sweetheart. 💕💕 The ultimate in both happy and tragic endings.

17. 1417 月 Moonlit Night, Conquest 月夜，征服 Long Wind Chasing Waves长风逐浪Urban387k WordsOngoing Lin Fan, a poor country boy from a mountain village, awakens an ancient medical inheritance by accident. From then on, his medical skills are divine, and his fate takes a turn for the better. By day, he's an unremarkable village doctor. But who could have guessed... 217Reads6.9Score118Shelves

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    The main character is likable and engaging, with sound and insightful values. He has a clear and complete growth trajectory, from being initially naive and immature to becoming calm and mature. His transformation in mindset, abilities, and ways of handling things is gradual and progressive, making the complete growth story both touching and heartwarming.

18. 1418 罪 Love in Sin, Sweet Captive of Lord Xia 罪爱娇宠，夏爷的心尖囚 Ting Mian Xiaoxiao听绵晓晓Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Chasing Her After Losing Her] [Over-the-Top Drama] [Rekindled Romance] [Mutually Faithful] [Sweet and Bittersweet] The heroine coldly walks away, leaving their child with him. Once feared by all for his ruthless, blood-soaked ways, Master Xia keeps losing his composure in front of his own little troublemaker. The child is convinced Daddy is a bad uncle! She's a pro at biting and kicking, and cries every day as she desperately looks for Mommy. By day, Master Xia runs a massive corporation, his p 294Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The title is a bit cheesy, but it's so sweet!!! The author is simply the best at writing about sibling relationships! After reading it, I feel like: the brother is always right.

19. 1419 傻 The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭，全村都惊了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Urban700k WordsOngoing Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend 9kReads6.9Score694Shelves
20. 1420 游 Mr. You, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Papers 游总别虐了，太太离婚协议签字了 Vita City维塔城Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [A groveling ex who wins her back + rekindled love after heartbreak + both inexperienced + 1v1] [Cool, beautiful female hacker × devoted, brooding heir] * Lin Yin once thought herself lucky. Just when she wanted marriage more than anything, she met You Heye. Who could have known that on their wedding day, he would suddenly change his tune... After the wedding He stayed out all night, insulted her, and even used her as a bargaining chip... It turned out that everything was part of a carefully lai 2.8kReads5.5Score100Shelves

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    This book! It broke my heart to read it [crying]

21. 1421 山 The Mountain Village's Peaches Are Ripe 山村蜜桃熟了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Rural Life502k WordsOngoing Village simpleton Li Ming is taken in for eight years, enduring nothing but contempt. By chance, he gains the ancient legacy of Shennong, and from then on his medical skills reach the heavens and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. When his mind clears, he discovers the feelings others have secretly harbored for him all these years, as well as the secret buried by the village chief. See how Li Ming uses his miraculous medical skills and cultivation techniques to carve out a path to a c 9.5kReads6.3Score610Shelves
22. 1422 葡 When the Grapes Are Ripe 葡萄成熟时 Song Jin宋缙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Later, when Tan Jin publicly proposed with that priceless ring, all of Tengcheng was in an uproar. By then, Jiang Xinyi was no longer the untouchable eldest daughter of the Jiang family. She was sitting behind the counter of a convenience store. As people nearby marveled at the news, she remarked casually, “That’s the ring I threw away.” And just like that, she became a laughingstock. Later still, someone really did see Tan Jin kneeling before Jiang Xinyi. But she didn’t even glance at him. She 991Reads7.7Score105Shelves

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    The female lead initially genuinely loved the male lead, her heart and soul completely devoted to him. However, he repeatedly ignored her, leading her to decide to break up with him. Then, the shameless male lead shamelessly pursued her again.

23. 1423 寂 The Lonely Spring in an Empty Courtyard Comes Late 寂寞空庭春欲晚 Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted A duet of flute and reed instruments brings about a tangled romance in a golden age. In the spring of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor traveled to Baoding for a hunting expedition. That night, Nalan Rongruo, a palace guard who had accompanied the emperor, heard him play “Moonrise” on an iron reed. From a spot far from the camp, someone played along on a flute. Nalan recognized the flutist as Linlang, his cousin, who had been taken into the palace. He could not help showing hi 1.3kReads9.3Score226Shelves
24. 1424 被 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后，摄政王黑化了 Tomato Who Loves Tomatoes爱吃番番茄的西红柿Two Male Leads390k WordsOngoing (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3.1kReads8.2Score361Shelves

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    You should check this out. It's a bittersweet story with a broken relationship that's all over the place. It's a top-tier bittersweet romance!

25. 1425 迟 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 I, the Emperor, Don't Like Sweet Potatoes朕不爱吃番薯Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I guess that counts.

26. 1426 你 You Asked to Break Up, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Living with Someone Else? 你提分手，我和别人同居你哭什么 Misty Rain Knows the Cold烟雨知寒Urban352k WordsCompleted (A completed, highly rated masterpiece, one of five romance novels by a veteran author rated 9+) (The author's other books have been adapted into comic dramas and have over 200,000 favorites. This book has not been adapted yet, so comic drama creators are welcome to pick it up!) [One Female Lead, Relentless Sweet Romance + Super-Sweet, Healing Everyday Love] [No System + She Chases Him After the Breakup + Regret and Tears Are Useless] In the third year after moving to his girlfriend Ye Xuan's ci 11.7kReads9.2Score878Shelves

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    💘💖Once you accept it, you can torture me to death. I started reading nonchalantly at first, but who would have thought that I would be tortured to the point of bursting into tears, and my tears would flow uncontrollably. The author's writing style was so delicate that I cried like a tearful man in bed most of the night.

27. 1427 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Powerful Family: He Is Xingyu, She Is Qiu 豪门弃子之：他是星宇，她是秋 Clear and Shallow, Clear and Shallow清清浅浅清清浅Modern Romance540k WordsOngoing This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Pei Xingyu is the illegitimate son of Pei Changqing and a foreign model. His mother took the money and returned to her home country as soon as she gave birth, never appearing again. His father never took responsibility for him, leaving him to be raised by a nanny. He grew up facing discrimination and humiliation. His life was always surrounded by malice. The label “illegitimate son” clung to him li 29Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking!

28. 1428 甜EN So Sweet! The Feisty Little Tease Is Flirting with the Big Shot Again 甜爆！小作精又在撩哄大佬了 Lu Yin鹿吟Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + devoted couple + sweet romance + flirtation and coaxing + wife pursues husband + intense push and pull + one-on-one romance] At eighteen, Cen Wan had a bright, radiant smile. Lu Beixun fell for her at a single glance. After they married, Cen Wan buried her feelings for Lu Beixun deep in her heart and never revealed them. A year later, Lu Beixun died. Cen Wan was overcome with grief, then learned the whole truth. Consumed by regret, she died taking her enemy down with her. Just as 31kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
29. 1429 假 After Faking My Death to Escape, the Scumbag Emperor Cries in Secret Every Day 假死脱身后，渣皇帝每日偷偷的哭 Very Lucky Raccoon大吉大狸Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Harem Schemes + Clear-Eyed Realism + The Emperor's Regret + No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Wins] Shen Ning and Emperor Jing had been childhood sweethearts, bound by deep affection from a young age. He had once promised her that she would be the only woman he loved in this life, and his one and only empress. But even the deepest love of youth could not withstand the novelty of someone new. You always think the food you've never tried tastes better. In the third year of the Jingde er 1.3kReads7.5Score111Shelves

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    🔥Highly recommended! The female lead was raised to be an empress from childhood, working diligently and conscientiously, only to discover she was actually the villainous supporting character in the story. Her childhood sweetheart, the emperor, promised to love only her for life, but then brought home a time-traveler and insisted on making her his concubine. The female lead, however, was framed by the supporting character and died tragically. Her own son said he liked the time-traveler, but she always controlled him, even saying she didn't have such a vicious mother. Fine, since that's how it is, let whoever wants the empress role take it, instead of letting the scumbag emperor and son say they regretted it.

30. 1430 做 I've Been a Joke for Three Years, and You Still Won't Let Me Leave with Dignity 做了三年笑话，你还不让我体面离场 Yun Qi Mu Zhi云栖木枝32k WordsCompleted After three years as a laughingstock, you still won't let me make a dignified exit 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is torture, but it's enjoyable.

31. 1431 对 Sorry, We Don't Talk About Love After Dark 对不起，夜深不说爱 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban1.6M WordsCompleted I didn’t care that people said I’d married up by latching onto a goddess, and I didn’t care that they called me a poor country boy who’d married into wealth. But when my wife’s best friend’s husband came looking for me, I realized I’d been naive. My wife, it turned out, really knew how to “enjoy” life… 11.8kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
32. 1432 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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    These two books are absolutely top-notch; they almost made me cry.

33. 1433 我 I Once Dreamed of Being Free from Pain 我曾梦见不疼 All Things Are Born for Me万物皆可为我而生Modern Romance288k WordsOngoing Her family wants her life, her savior wants her bones, and she herself doesn't deserve to live. Su Nian was born to be a living vessel for taking on others' suffering. She took on her father's workplace injuries, shielded her mother from illness, and warded off disasters for her younger brother. When she hurt, her family didn't; when she was wounded, they were safe; when she lay dying, they were healthy. After twenty-four years of having her blood and bones drained away, she was cast aside lik —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly heartbreaking.

34. 1434 她 She Set Her Sights on Someone Better 她另攀高枝 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit of his wife ✚ the second male lead takes his place] Huo Xiao, Fourth Master Huo, was the unattainable heartthrob of Rongcheng. He kept a sweet, obedient substitute by his side, but when his true love returned, the little substitute was forced to give way, crying until her eyes were swollen. His friend felt sorry for her. “She’s crying so pitifully. Aren’t you going to comfort her?” Huo Xiao: “She’s just a substitute. Why should I comfort her?” Later, Huo Xiao k 9.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The entire Ye family was manipulated by his father and elder brother for over a decade. He had been planning his rebellion against his family since he was 15, finally reaching the final step, only to have it all go to waste. He watched helplessly as the woman he loved married someone else, who then toasted him and called him "Uncle." In the end, he feigned amnesia, forgetting the female lead for many years. They couldn't share a bed in life, but they would share a grave in death! Even on his deathbed, he instructed his adopted son to let him be buried with her. The moment his diary fell from his hand, Rongcheng was no more—it was the end of Fourth Master Ye! (His heart belonged only to the female lead; he had never been with any other woman.)

35. 1435 何 Why Not Sink Together? 何不共沉沦 Gear Grapefruit齿轮柚子Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Kept woman + wealthy, domineering CEO + angst before sweetness + possessive love + groveling pursuit] [Cold, ruthless, imposing CEO × delicate flower who grows through hardship] Xu Zan once had dreams. She wanted to be a judge. Now she’s Huo Tingyun’s mistress. She wagers her face and body, begging Huo Tingyun to use his money to save her grandfather, who has cancer, and her brother, who is in prison. She and Huo Tingyun have never been equals. She endures his occasional roughness and his unpre 1.5kReads8.9Score109Shelves

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    🌹🌹The innocent and naive Xu Zan submits to the domineering CEO Huo Tingyun to save her family. What began as a gesture of gratitude turns into a scheme.😡 The story is agonizing at first, then sweet; the initial suffering is brutal, but the later decisive breakup is a powerful and satisfying ending.💔💔💔 Huo Tingyun's "wife-chasing-after-the-breakup" saga begins: "A clean break? Dream on!" This forced love and cathartic revenge is simply too good to be true!

36. 1436 陆 Lu Shihan, Will We See Each Other Again? 陆时寒，我们还会再见面吗 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断19k WordsCompleted Lu Shihan, will we see each other again? 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books [eating melon seeds]

37. 1437 和 After Divorcing the Female CEO, I Wound Up in the Arms of a Stunning Doctor 和女总裁离婚后，误入绝色女医怀 Jiang Haochen江浩辰Urban371k WordsCompleted [Complete. The animated adaptation is out. Click the author's profile for the new novel.] Original title: Divorced in the Late Stages of Cancer, Then Everyone Started Loving Me [Everyday life + slow burn + one heroine + no System or golden finger + no turning back + occasional madness] In their four years of marriage, Song Yilang thought he was lucky to have a beautiful wife and a happy family. So he worked himself to the bone, hoping to stand side by side with Lin Su. But when he got cancer and 8.3kReads9.1Score392Shelves

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    The male protagonist dies in the end, and the female protagonist commits suicide after everything is over. (Recommended)

38. 1438 祁 Qi Tongwei: My 40-Year-Old Father 祁同伟：我的40父亲 The Little Blacksmith Who Writes Stories写故事的小铁匠Male-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing The Name of the People + The People's Justice + G Chang A gunshot rang out on Guyan Ridge, ending Qi Tongwei's tumultuous life, full of struggle and inner conflict. His father, Qi Lianshan, who had spent his whole life as an honest farmer, rushed to Jingzhou to collect his son's body. But while searching for the truth, he died unexpectedly. When Qi Lianshan woke up, he had returned to the late 1970s! After making his choice, he put down his sickle, picked up a gun, and went to war, where he beca 22.7kReads8.4Score975Shelves

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    😳The gunshots rang out at Guyan Ridge, ending Qi Tongwei's life of inner conflict and struggle. His father, Qi Lianshan, came to Jingzhou to collect his body, 🍓and died unexpectedly, only to be transported back to the late 1970s. He laid down his sickle, picked up a gun, and went to the battlefield, becoming comrades-in-arms with Zhao Mengsheng. 💦Fifteen years later, Hou Liangping, Zhong Xiaoai, and Chen Haichu entered the workforce; Li Dakang and Gao Yuliang enjoyed smooth careers; Zhao Lichun wielded great power; Zhao Ruilong amassed wealth recklessly; and Qi Tongwei's fate had changed.

39. 1439 这 This Time, I’ll Find You First 这一次，换我先找到你 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断18k WordsCompleted This time, I’ll be the one to find you first. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1440 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 818Reads8.6Score155Shelves

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    This is incredibly difficult; 20 books isn't my limit, it's the limit of how many I can add! 😢

41. 1441 两 Amid the Chaos of Two Lives, They Knew Nothing of Each Other for Three Years 两个人的兵荒马乱，三年彼此一无所知 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断12k WordsCompleted Two lives thrown into chaos by war, three years without knowing a thing about each other. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1442 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1443 疯 After Reforming, the Mad Enchantress Has Every God at Her Feet 疯批妖姬洗白后，诸神皆为裙下臣 One Who Came Running Out of the Mountains大山里跑出来的Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, everyone dotes on her, everyone gets their comeuppance, the villainess is redeemed, but she refuses to forgive] After transmigrating into a book as Jun Qing, a wicked female demon condemned by Heaven, she fails to clear her name time and time again because of the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions. Her Imperial Lord father strips her of her divine status. Her three older brothers despise her. The little slave she took in betrays her, and her God of War disciple personally dra 1.7kReads8.6Score328Shelves
44. 1444 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    Master Shen is incredibly shrewd and never holds back! Even the supporting characters are full of brilliant wits, each with their own unique abilities!

45. 1445 只 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 Drunken Glazed Moon醉琉月Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 610Reads5.3Score101Shelves
46. 1446 绝 Fleeing Without a Trace of Regret 绝情逃离 Yi Qingchen忆青尘Urban583k WordsCompleted 135Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A little bit angsty, the cover is brand new, is it too abstract?

47. 1447 顾 Mr. Gu, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Pregnant 顾总别虐了，夫人怀孕了 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Yandere] [Suave Villain] [Forced Love] [Angst Before Sweetness] [Taking by Force] [The Pursuit After the Divorce] [Unhinged, Brooding, Pathological Tycoon x Serene Beauty So Stunning She Takes Your Breath Away] Three years ago, Gu Xichen knelt for three days and nights just to marry Shen Qing. Three years later, on the day Shen Qing learned she was pregnant, Gu Xichen was fooling around with his mistress. Utterly disappointed in him, Shen Qing decided to secretly te 613Reads5.8Score—Shelves
48. 1448 一 Three Babies at Once: Young Master Xing's Obsessive Love 一胎三宝：邢少偏执宠 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Wancheng was the fiancée of the Third Young Master of the Xing family. When he was poisoned, she saved him. But just a few days later, he asked to break off their engagement. Xu Wancheng thought, he didn't like her, and she didn't like him either. So be it. After ending her engagement to him, she left the Xing family. A month later, she was shocked to discover three extra babies in her belly. Later, the man cornered her and gritted his teeth. “Our engagement hadn't even been called off yet, a 854Reads8.8Score290Shelves
49. 1449 巨 Heartbreaking! The Madam Has No Vital Signs in the Resuscitation Room 巨虐！抢救室里夫人已无生命体征 Laughing at Your Single-Minded Love笑你情有独钟Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Angst novel + physical and emotional abuse + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre + body swap + obsessive love] Lu Jingchen would never know that Shen Ning’s heart first died when his beloved’s call came out of nowhere, then fell into despair when he personally handed her over to kidnappers just to trade her for the woman in his heart. He also never knew how furious, hysterical, and utterly broken she felt when his beloved appeared before her with a pregnant belly the same size as hers. And when she 6.7kReads8.5Score653Shelves
50. 1450 窃 Stealing Light 窃光 Shi Qianluo石千洛Modern Romance709k WordsCompleted [Alternate universe + mutual pining + healing] My mother’s desperate attempts to please him and my stepfather’s harassment made my world collapse. Cracks opened up beneath my feet, revealing an endless abyss. Whenever I was about to fall, Yu Zhun would appear like a hero and save me, making me feel safe, as if I’d caught hold of a piece of driftwood in a raging sea. I depended on Yu Zhun, relying on his sense of justice and his kindness. Again and again, I hid beneath his far-from-sturdy wings a 4.1kReads8.9Score418Shelves

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    ✨✨The story begins with the stepfather harassing the female protagonist, while her biological mother turns a blind eye. She only escapes because her brother (the stepfather's son) returns. [Crying][crying][crying] To prevent the female protagonist from being harassed by her father, the brother tries his best to keep her away and paves the way for her departure. [Almost crying] He even gives up going to university for her. It's so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying] The female protagonist's mother has completely shattered values; she makes her daughter stay with her stepfather just to survive. [Angry] Thankfully, they finally get together after all their suffering. [Admiring] It's really super good, so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying]

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