The Most Heartbreaking Protagonists 最让人心疼的主角

1. 1 黑 Hei Ye's Gorgeous, Strong, Tragic Beauty Can No Longer Hide His Secret Identity! 黑爷家的美强惨马甲不保啦！ Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + universally adored + shipping your own CP] Many years ago, Jiang Xu transmigrated into the body of Hei Xiazi’s younger brother. In the end, however, Hei Xiazi killed him amid the curses of everyone around him. After the System brought him back to life, Jiang Xu geared up from head to toe, donned a secret identity, and joined the main storyline so he could destroy the Wang family’s computational system. He’d planned to push Wu Xie to grow while posing as a stranger, and sneak 19.7kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves

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   His family was wiped out when he was young, and he was separated from his brother. When he found his brother as a child, he was killed by him and later captured by the enemy for human experimentation. He spent more than half of his life imprisoned and researched, and a third of the remaining time alone in darkness and solitude. Like a weed, he grew back after the spring breeze, thankfully with the constant companionship of the one who raised him. Highly recommended! Highly recommended! Highly recommended! (Important things said three times)

2. 2 你 You Will Fight Alone in the End 你终将孤独地战斗 Lily of the Valley in the Cemetery墓地铃兰Anime Fanfiction462k WordsOngoing A crossover with multiple heroines, not a single heroine. Ultraman-inspired, featuring Your Name, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Bocchi the Rock!, My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected, and more. Zuogong transmigrated. He transmigrated to Japan in a parallel universe. He became a handsome Chinese student studying in Tokyo. In this unusual parallel universe, there were Shuchiin Academy, Sobu High School, the town of Itomori, the Shinomiya Group, Kessoku Band, and many, many other things tha 7.7kReads9.1Score539Shelves

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   Recommended. My brain, which has read over 4,000 books, tells me this is great.

3. 3 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 24.6kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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   These two make me feel quite sorry for them.

4. 4 穿 After Entering a Bad-End Comic, I Took the Lead in Tearing Up the Script 穿进be漫画后，我带头手撕剧本 Gu Qingying, Who Loves Tench喜欢十间鱼的顾清影Urban679k WordsOngoing [Forum-style posts + mistaken assumptions and exaggerated interpretations + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + ensemble cast finding redemption + no romance] Yan Qi always felt he’d transmigrated into this world in entirely the wrong way. It was bad enough that he’d ended up in a depressing superpower comic where everyone died. To make matters worse, the ability he awakened, [Words of Absolute Truth], came with a deadly side effect: the more bluntly he spoke while changing cause and ef 150.8kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves
5. 5 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The relentless passage of time adds and subtracts, but love brings sweetness after hardship. Tears in the eyes, light in the heart; laughter through sorrow, tears of joy; regrets in everything, yet everything worthwhile.

6. 6 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 26.9kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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   Let me show you a passage from his past life: "Pei Yuchuan knew that Lin Que's relationship with him was very distant now. He simply held Lin Que's hand, trying his best to control his emotions, his voice soft and gentle: 'Lin Que... You have to live, okay?' He spoke cautiously, like coaxing a child. Lin Que didn't react. The rise and fall of his chest was still weak. His eyelashes fluttered, but his pupils seemed unable to let in any light. Then, his heavy eyelids slowly closed, and his hand fell limply to his side. Pei Yuchuan's taut string snapped completely, leaving him utterly defeated." It's really sweet, but also heartbreaking!

7. 7 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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   Don't laugh, or you'll start crying uncontrollably. It gets even better as it goes on! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

8. 8 长 Eldest Son: My Siblings Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 75.4kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves

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   Why! Why! Why isn't he included! He's suffered so much! He's still despised by thousands. Jade has many colors, but he's the flawed one.

9. 9 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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   Wan Ning! I really disliked Mo Ran at first [smirk]

10. 10 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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    These two books, especially the first one, made me cry so much! [Crying][crying][crying][crying] The second one, "Zhuang Zhou's Dream of a Butterfly," was quite heartbreaking at the beginning, but thankfully, the male lead met a female lead who loved him, and it was quite sweet later on.

11. 11 向 Born to Follow the Sun 向阳而生 Li Xiangxiang李想想Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author] [Daily life] [Romance] [A little heartbreak, then overwhelmingly sweet] He Zhicheng gave his son He Shu a perfect demonstration of what a scumbag looked like, leaving He Shu terrified of marriage before he was even an adult. The little tree, withered before it had even grown, was chased by another stubborn little sprout who kept urging him to stand tall. Well, maybe it takes going through all that pain to appreciate the happiness of an ordinary life. Life comes 127.6kReads9.6Score14.3kShelves
12. 12 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves

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    ① "Don't be sad, Zheng Xun. Farewell is only temporary; we will all eventually meet again in some unexpected way." We have all said "farewell forever" countless times just to continue living in the cruel reality without you. On one side is death, on the other is separation in life. It's a curse that none of us can escape. "We have enjoyed a life as magnificent as it has ever been, and even if death were to come, we would have no regrets." "The night is hard to walk, we must quicken our pace." "The road is long, we must walk a little further." "I've walked until dawn, Zheng Xun, what about you?" ② "... You will not die, but you cannot live either. You will be trapped in nothingness, caught in an eternal choice, until you make your decision. Of course, to ensure the integrity of the sacrifice, I will not turn you into a puppet or a shell of despair. I will preserve your desires, hide your goodness, bury your evil, until you make your choice, and then I will infuse these things back into you... "... You gave up the hope of giving life to the real universe, choosing to live on in vain, and naturally you must bear this sin and guilt..." The new faith drove out the old gods, and the lonely world began a journey called "the future." Thus, the era ended; thus, the era began anew. This is the foolishness of the gods, and also the foolishness of the gods! ③ That day, people heard someone say, "As long as you miss someone, you will meet them again." That day, they met with those they longed for. On that same day, Qi Xia's image inexplicably flashed through everyone's minds, yet Qi Xia never appeared. The "New World" remained bustling with activity. Countless people were busy with their lives. They flowed endlessly in this eternal little world, a constant cycle of life. They were busy with their lives, able to see the road ahead, and unwilling to complain. Many with special memories didn't experience the lingering earthquake of their past the next day, and could only anxiously await the annihilation of the tenth day. Hand in hand, trembling, they stood on the streets, only to find emptiness. The moment the first ray of sunlight leaped above the horizon on the eleventh day, it warmly bathed many faces filled with disbelief and tears. From that moment on, their lives would never again linger within ten days, but would forever flow forward. Only then did people finally believe. Those long, entangled, painful, nostalgic, yearning, joyful, and eternal ten days—from that moment on, came to a complete end. (Ten days, the end.) ④ He said the mountain is here, and so am I. Neither the mountain nor I will leave. Those who leave, we neither pursue nor wait for, only remember. Love and hate are scattered together, swept away by the continuous waves, flowing eastward. "Time, oh time, weeds away the dross and keeps the essence. In the end, how come only good stories remain?" It is precisely because you are so good that I have nowhere to let go. Last night I dreamed of returning home, it was because I missed home. Looking back at the ten-foot-long red dust, how can it compare to peach blossoms and chickens and dogs? Let me fall into the stars. The flying snow has passed, the dust has dissipated. Gratitude and resentment have finally been resolved. I saw the flowers before me, and thought of the people of the past. I thought of those people of the past, drank a cup of turbid wine, and all things were empty. He said to come and see, but I can never do two things. One is to make a choice. The other is to say goodbye. No matter how I depict it, I cannot exhaust its beauty. Even if I cannot exhaust its beauty, there is always an urge in my heart to tell others. "I simply have too much love that I can't put anywhere, yet I recklessly pour it all into one person."

13. 13 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
14. 14 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    He promised to take everyone away, but in the end, he was the only one left behind. [Crying][crying]

15. 15 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
16. 16 全 The Whole Sect Is Shipping Me with My Senior Brother 全宗门都在磕我与大师兄的CP Kitten Seventeen Is Daydreaming小猫十七在发呆Two Male Leads137k WordsOngoing Two male leads + genius + cultivation + frail health + equally matched power As the senior disciple of Xunyang Sect, he is a heaven-blessed prodigy in the eyes of the world. Yet no one in the sect accepts him as their senior brother, until divine punishment descends upon him for protecting the sect... Even after he is rescued, the sect still casts him aside. Fortunately, his four junior brothers and sisters stand by him. That day, he asked his master: “Master, you taught me swordsmanship and 171Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the senior disciple of the Xunyang Sect, he was seen by the world as the future young sect leader, a prodigy. However, none of the disciples in the sect respected him as their senior disciple, until he was punished by the gods for protecting the sect... That day, he asked his master, "Master, you taught me swordsmanship and morality, but why didn't you dare let me know... That you are my biological father?" The truth about the massacre of the Moon Clan, the sect leader's hypocritical mask, the blood-red sunset where his best friend Jiang Xingyou died protecting Liu Nian, and his beloved losing her life to protect him—each event forced him to draw his sword. Many years later, in a peach blossom forest, Pei Yan, chewing on a blade of grass, complained, "Senior brother, reversing time is exhausting... I need a kiss to get up." Song Muqiu lowered his eyes, sheathed his sword, but tied a Moon Clan soul jade to his wrist. "... If you play dead again, you'll never get up again."

17. 17 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    Damn! Ouyang, with a surname but no given name, not recognized by the laws of heaven and earth, always dressed in a green robe, fooling around (when alone, he contemplates the grand scheme of the universe). He is the senior disciple of Xiaoshan Peak, with four junior brothers and one junior sister. After learning his true identity, he used the power of life to fight against death, entering the River of Time. He transformed into three thousand gentle breezes, lifting up the dried-up River of Time. He paved all the paths for his junior brothers and sisters. From then on, the world no longer remembered that there was a senior disciple of Xiaoshan Peak, no longer remembered that he wore a green robe. He allowed his fourth junior brother to travel back in time and take over Ouyang's identity from his first life. The bugged Ouyang survived, but was forever imprisoned in a pure white, square space where even standing up was difficult. He watched recordings of his past twenty-odd years over and over again, more than twenty million times. Before his battle with death, he scattered his true essence throughout the entire cultivation world, knowing everything that happened. Ouyang received too much information every day, gradually going mad, with fewer and fewer moments of lucidity. Later, to save his fourth junior brother, he sacrificed his eyes (thinking that his death would prevent the great calamity of heaven and earth). It was very painful, which he usually endured, only crying out in his madness. There were also many "haaaaaah!" Sounds. Go watch it, everyone is silent once they start, it's so good!

18. 18 病 Sickly, Beautiful, and Tragic [Immersive Quick Transmigration] 病弱美强惨【沉浸式快穿】 Full of Energy元气堂堂Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted [The ratings don't tell the whole story, okay?] An angst-heavy story! The male lead suffers, and there are depictions of poor health. If that's not for you, run now!! [Male lead transmigrates + entirely fictional setting + immersive roleplay + strong protagonist with few golden fingers] [There seems to be a CP, but in practice there might as well be none. Ensemble cast, so ship whoever you like.] The story of Chen Yanzhi, young master of the Chen family of Jiangnan, and System 995 (Save Me), as 9kReads8.6Score541Shelves
19. 19 九 Nine Princes Vie for the Throne? No, We're After the Crown Prince 九子夺嫡？不，我们夺的是太子 Nine Walnuts 0v0九个核桃0v0Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted Historian Sheng Shisheng transmigrates into the body of a young Qing dynasty prince. From the start, saving the Fourth Prince earns him a tragic beauty role: his pale little face coughs up blood nonstop, yet he turns court intrigue into an art. The powerful ministers who want to harm him are cheerfully lured into his traps and killed; his imperial brothers who try to seize the throne all become his personal lackeys. The Qing dynasty’s strongest tragic beauty bares his wolf tail, and the whole em 2.4kReads8.7Score264Shelves
20. 20 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7.1kReads8.9Score846Shelves

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    Lu Xiaoci is truly tragic. In his past life, his family sent him to the army and then abandoned him. He finally found a group of good teammates, but they all perished in a mission. Seeking revenge, he became a mercenary, offended the authorities, and died in a fire. In this life, he originally wanted to make a living by writing novels, but he got entangled with the police again. While solving cases, he suffered many injuries and ultimately died in a fire once more. (However, the ending is open-ended, as no one knows whether Xiaoci actually died.)

21. 21 门 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Sister Sister, I'm Xiao Qing姐姐姐姐我是小青19k WordsCompleted Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 门 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Sister Sister, I'm Xiao Qing姐姐姐姐我是小青9k WordsCompleted Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
24. 24 天 A Disastrous Start: One Song, Wandering, Made the Whole Internet Cry 天崩开局，一首流浪记唱哭全网 Kui Acha葵阿茶Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Singing + Acting + Charity + No Romance + Everyone’s Darling + Fake Angst + Misunderstandings + Frail Hero] After waking up, Li Ruoxun transmigrates into the body of a disgraced top-tier star. His mother runs off with the family money, then breaks down in tears on a variety show, accusing him of being unfilial. People despise and loathe him, wishing he would leave showbiz for good. A born actor and schemer, Li Ruoxun figures he can still turn things around. “Under the Sea,” “The Wandering Song, 23.1kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
25. 25 身 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban442k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.8kReads9.3Score990Shelves

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    Some lights can only illuminate a life on a countdown. The diagnosis at 18, like a crumpled piece of paper, fluttered lightly into Zhuang Zi'ang's hands. "At most three months," the doctor's voice came through the smell of disinfectant. He counted the days—90 days, 2160 hours, would that be enough to cry out the grievances of 18 years? He was the model student in everyone's eyes, always first in his grade, but on the day his parents divorced, his father said, "The whole family is going to the beach," but the next day he left with his new wife and younger brother; the seats at parent-teacher meetings were always empty, and even mountains of certificates couldn't bring a single word of praise. Until the days he wore a hospital gown, he bought a gaudy floral shirt for the first time. The security guard said he looked like a slacker, his classmates laughed at him for being crazy, but no one knew that this was the first time in his life he wanted to wear clothes for himself. In math class, he stared at the functions on the blackboard and cried. Problems he could solve with his eyes closed now seemed like gibberish—death wasn't a sudden downpour, but a cold wind slowly stealing away warmth, even the most familiar numbers began to feel strange. Then he met Su Yudie. A girl swinging her toes in a ginkgo tree, asking him to help her put on her shoes, taking him to eat spicy fried potatoes that made him cry, and drinking a cup of milk tea with two straws. She burst into his life like spring, but in his pocket was a diagnosis filled with "countdowns." He didn't say he was dying. He only secretly counted the peach blossoms in her hair when she jumped down and he caught her; he wanted to spend the rest of his days listening to her laughter when she laughed at his inability to catch fish. But three months was too cruel. So cruel that he didn't even have time to say "I'm actually very afraid of death," didn't have time to tell her the loneliness behind those certificates, didn't have time to hand her the strawberry cake, before he was about to become the "strange senior in the floral shirt" in her memory. Later, would Su Yudie remember that afternoon when she watched corny jokes with him, the boy laughing until his eyes reddened? He ultimately couldn't face death calmly. Because he had encountered the light, he was even more afraid that when darkness swallowed him, he wouldn't even have time to say her name.

26. 26 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 4.4kReads8.8Score392Shelves
27. 27 娱 Showbiz: After Being Diagnosed with Depression, I Used Music to Heal the World 娱乐：确诊抑郁后，用歌治愈世界 July Sword Edge七月剑锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Entertainment + healing + livestreaming + redemption + no System + no heroine + no harem] Su Chen, who suffers from severe depression, decides to jump into the sea and end his life. But by chance, his soul transmigrates into a parallel world with a barren entertainment industry. The original Su Chen in this parallel world also suffered from severe depression. Having never known love, he decides to heal the world with his songs. One song, “Murmurs,” resonates with the entire internet. One song, 6.7kReads8.4Score639Shelves
28. 28 从 Starting Out as a Full-Time Undercover Agent in Northern Myanmar 从缅北开始做全职卧底 Moonlight Before My Bed床前明月光Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “Perhaps the beings created in darkness can also defeat the darkness.” After being kidnapped, Mu Guang, born with a personality disorder, is trafficked to northern Myanmar. Faced with death and threats, he stays calm, decisive, and ruthless, earning the admiration of a drug lord. But no one knows that this antisocial man has long been an undercover police officer... Five years later, a new police officer named Mu Guang reports for duty at the Shun'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, only to be 10.3kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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29. 29 陛 Your Majesty, I Request to Be Stripped of My Title as Empress 陛下，臣妾自请废后 Second Uncle二舅爷Ancient Romance545k WordsCompleted What kind of person was Nan Shanyi? The apple of the Nan family's eye, with the 700,000-strong Nanrong army behind her. She enjoyed a life of luxury, finer than that of the princesses in the palace. The Marquis of Wu'an had raised her well. She was a proper young lady, well-read and scholarly, gentle and composed, graceful and dignified. Like an orchid in a valley or a spring in the mountains, she was refined and proud. A noblewoman like her was born only once in a century. But Heaven was me 7.5kReads9.2Score753Shelves

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    "He is of noble birth." "From childhood, I have also lived in luxury, in fine clothes and fine horses, studied poetry and books, and held power in the household." "The hopes my elders have for me are not to be a concubine, confined to the inner courtyard." "If you don't think of me, aren't there other men?" "Why do you think I would become his concubine and be proud of it?"

30. 30 在 Surviving in a Comic World by Stealing the Spotlight 在漫画世界靠高光苟活 River and Bird江与鸟Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Comic Forum Style + No Official Pairing + Shonen Manga + Serious Plot + ...] A manga artist notorious for going on hiatuses has launched a new series. Old and new readers grumble as they dive in, swearing they’ll make the rotten old mangaka experience the thrill of a precipitous drop in readership. Chapter 1: So-so. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 5: Not bad. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 10: Pretty good. One more chapter... Chapter 20: Barely passes. This is the last chap 6.8kReads9.3Score866Shelves
31. 31 横 Crossing Between Two Worlds: The Senior Brother Always Attracts People with Cheats 横跨两界：大师兄总是吸引外挂人 Call Me Whatever You Want随便叫什么都行Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romance + spiritual qi revival (apocalypse) + spatial leaps + not a wish-fulfillment story + interstellar + parallel worlds] They say the senior brother of Pinghe Sect is as gentle as jade, handsome and graceful, and has the bearing of an immortal. In the eyes of young cultivators across the cultivation world, he is the perfect partner. Qi Yan himself: ? Qi Yan suffered a calamity in childhood that left him plagued by inner demons. To save his life, his master sealed away hi 2.2kReads8.8Score240Shelves
32. 32 抗 War of Resistance: I Really Am One of Us! 抗日：我真的是自己人！ Whose Red Furnace Holds the Snow谁家红炉雪Urban397k WordsOngoing Lin Fang was an unlucky college student. After dragging himself through evening study, he stepped into a sewer and, when he opened his eyes again, had transmigrated to the Long March. He’d become a poor little kid rescued by the soldiers, and he’d even gotten bound to a System. Kill one Japanese soldier: 20 points! Great! Save one soldier: 40 points! Marvelous! As he geared up to build a beautiful homeland and looked forward to the future, he gradually unlocked his original body’s memories: 3.6kReads9.3Score329Shelves
33. 33 被 Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three 22.1kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
34. 34 诡 Eerie Game NPC: I Carry the Fate of All Humanity 诡异游戏NPC，我背负了全人类 Moonlight Tea明月茶Mystery855k WordsCompleted [Contains many scenes of illness and frailty. Proceed with caution.] Gu Heqing transmigrates one day and discovers he has become an NPC in a horror game. Humans keep entering the game world, while the real world is gradually being dragged into it. The livestreams show people dying horribly, and he is somehow connected to a “god” whose nature he cannot begin to understand… He has no idea where to go from here. But when he finally comes to his senses, he seems to have... become humanity’s onl 4.7kReads9.0Score572Shelves
35. 35 天 How Could I, Coughing Up Blood Every Day, Possibly Be the Mastermind? 天天咳血的我怎么可能是幕后黑手 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery545k WordsCompleted Also known as My Life in a Wheelchair: I Write Strange Tales, and They All Come True Single male protagonist + no romance but doted on by everyone + tragic yet strong + urban fantasy + strange tales + mastermind behind the scenes (not from the start) (female-oriented!!!!!) [System binding successful] [Hello, Host! This System is called the Strange Tale Author Development System. The Host must write one strange tale each month. If you don't write well, you'll die~] [P.S. To clarify, Host, you wer 6kReads9.0Score914Shelves
36. 36 学 The Academy's Cannon Fodder Is Surprisingly Dazzling 学院炮灰竟如此耀眼 Proper Pumpkin Cakes正经南瓜饼Two Male Leads209k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Lighthearted Comedy] [System] [Love Rival Showdowns] [Beloved by Everyone Later On] [More Slice of Life] They're all drawn to Su Mo's charm. Su Mo accidentally got himself angered to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic novel, becoming a nobody at an elite school. He also got bound to a straight-A System that let him score perfect marks without studying. His only task was to graduate successfully, so Su Mo was full of confidence. But from the start, a hot-tempered young master ha 1.6kReads—Score245Shelves

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    One more thing to warn against: the bullying depicted isn't just a few lighthearted remarks. Zhou Ge's hair was set on fire, Shi Yu lost credits after a fight, and Su Mo was chased so much he had to climb a wall.

37. 37 适 Sakata Gintoki, the Compatible One 适能者坂田银时 White-Furred Cat白毛猫猫Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing Original title: The Adapted One: Sakata Gintoki [No Despair + Ultraman Spirit + Comedy and Banter] [Nexus (1) -- Leo -- Tiga + Unnatural Death + Gaia + Natsume's Book of Friends -- DC Gotham + Outlast (ongoing)] [Based on reader feedback, you don't need to have read Gintama or watched Ultraman, or even know either series, to enjoy this.] When Sakata Gintoki, the White Demon and protagonist of Gintama, is summoned to the Ultraman set and becomes Nexus. “Gintoki, you're not an alien, are you?” “Hu 4kReads8.3Score328Shelves

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    The protagonist of Gintama, Sakata Gintoki, is truly heartbreaking. Anyone who has watched the anime knows. In the book, his Nexus transformation makes him incredibly strong, but the dungeons he faces are just too hellish—one against many, endless battles, backstabbing from teammates—it's simply too tragic [crying][crying][crying]. The low rating is because there aren't many readers.

38. 38 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    Almost the entire story is angsty, especially the male lead's! The female lead seeks revenge, and the male lead is strong, handsome, and tragically strong! After the female lead dies, the male lead discovers he loves her. The female lead travels back in time to seek revenge, getting involved in the scheme and taking everything from the male lead! The male lead knows from the beginning that the female lead is there to kill him, and he's completely willing to do so! He's atoning for his sins; his friend, the female lead, destroyed everything he had! I especially like the male lead's character—strong and resilient, not the weak type! Especially after chapter 28, it's almost entirely angsty, but chapter 247, where the female lead confronts him, is incredibly satisfying! It gets better and better as you read on! It's heart-wrenching to read.

39. 39 哼 Hmph! I Thought That Hostage Was Nothing More Than Amusement 哼！朕原以为，那质子不过是消遣 Xu Guanyan许观晏Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, so it will probably go up! Originally titled Hmph, I Thought That Hostage Was Nothing but a Diversion, Your Majesty. Also known as He Died on the Day the Emperor Passed Away. [Scheming, Cruel Emperor Top x Patient, Ruthless Hostage Bottom | Angsty Romance | Love and Hate] Everyone says Pei Yan, the hostage from Southern Chu, is a plaything trapped in the harem of Northern Qi, kept around to amuse the emperor. No one expected that this man, who bowed his head and obeye 2.4kReads7.0Score124Shelves

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    This is the most tragic one. They clearly loved each other, but neither would admit it. In the end, they both died of old age, resulting in a tragic ending. Hopefully, in the epilogue, they'll realize they both love each other and reconcile…

40. 40 拾 The Wild Child in the Light of Time 拾光里的野孩子 Noticing the Subtle, Walking the Right Path见微景行Urban219k WordsOngoing Hard-Luck Life | Genius Programmer | Riding the Wave of the Times | Entrepreneurship | Unhinged A hell-mode start? Poverty, disability, despair? Then I’ll turn hell into my own backyard. In the first half of his life, he was Shi Zaisheng, kneeling to survive, his life worth less than an ant’s. In the second half, he is Wen Jin, standing tall and striking without mercy, with the world in the palm of his hand. But this wild child who clawed his way out of the mire has no intention of being a good 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are quite tragic.

41. 41 白 A Cellist by Day, His Prisoner by Night 白天是大提琴手，晚上是他的囚徒 Noticing the Subtle, Walking the Right Path见微景行Modern Romance248k WordsOngoing The untouchable beauty × the obsessive collector | Stockholm syndrome | Dark redemption | An extreme push and pull He used a “Davidoff” worth seventy million as a lock, taming the proud black swan into a vessel for smuggling. Wen Jin’s long, slender fingers traced her trembling back. His voice was like a demon’s whisper: “Si Tan, your body is more honest than your mouth. During that last minute onstage, your playing faltered and your breathing quickened. You wanted nothing more than to melt into 110Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    They say after hardship comes happiness, but I feel his journey has been incredibly difficult. He saved the world, yet everyone has forgotten him…

43. 43 盛 Peace in a Flourishing Age 盛世有太平 Lord Ninghan凝寒君Two Male Leads431k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Mutual Healing] After losing his job, he takes in a boy. After he leaves, the scheming boy makes his mark on the world. The boy's life is the only move that can save this game from certain defeat. With only two years left to live, imperial physician Du Taiping wants nothing more than to pass away in peace. On the night he leaves the palace, he finds a boy who can see the colors of people's souls, and discovers the deepe 73Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 碧 As Pure as the Morning Dew 碧如朝露 Yan Jin Fan言巾凡Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing The train cuts across the fields, bringing one group after another, then taking them away. When Xie Fan opens his eyes, the first thing he sees is a carriage full of huge red flowers. That's right, he's enlisted. And the people around him? Every social skill he'd ever learned is useless with them. “Hello, I'm Xie Fan.” “Wu Liuyi.” The rainforests of Savinan, the black market on the island of Weikensi, the 3.7kReads8.1Score191Shelves

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    Xie Fan fought his way up, and even in the army, to prevent his squad leader from being discharged, he could only silently endure and then go to the elite unit. After experiencing various hardships and injuries, he always said he hadn't let them down. All those injuries, all those inner struggles—it's heartbreaking!

45. 45 G After I Humiliated the Enemy General, He Became My Dog GB折辱敌国将军后他成为我的狗 Mu Xi Aaaaaa木曦AaaaaaAncient Romance179k WordsCompleted [A novel about tormenting men! Tormenting men! Tormenting men!] (The rating is low because it just opened.) [Female-led romance + Male lead abuse + The substitute takes her place + Physical and emotional torment + Love and hatred] [The male lead is tormented in every chapter, imprisoned and abused by the female lead] [Mad, obsessive princess versus a bewitchingly beautiful enemy general] The realm is currently divided among four states: Qi, Chen, Yan, and Zhao. Four years ago, Jiang Sangning was 2.8kReads8.0Score164Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly pitiful. He's a sickly, beautiful slave who's always subservient to the female lead, enduring her humiliation and abuse. To hide his identity, he doesn't even use martial arts when he's being beaten, just suffers it all.

46. 46 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.2kReads7.8Score144Shelves

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    The protagonist was driven to death by his family for the sake of kinship.

47. 47 真 The Real Young Master Won't Follow the Plot: Why Make Myself Miserable? 真少爷不走剧情何必委屈自己 The Taoist of White Clouds and Yellow Cranes白雲黃鶴道人家Urban426k WordsOngoing Wan Sheny ou transmigrated by accident. He became the real young master of the wealthy Wan family, newly reborn in a regret-and-redemption mini-world. And now, he was back on the day he cut ties with his family in his previous life. He flipped the table without hesitation! Whoever wants this pathetic fake-versus-real young master plot can have it! The Wan family had thought Wan Sheny ou was playing hard to get, but when the police came to their door, they were stunned. Ready to work the sewing m —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 恶 Deliberately Kept Poor for 18 Years, I Don’t Want My Birth Mother from the Capital Circle 恶意穷养18年，京圈亲妈我不要 Adorable Baa Baa Baa可爱的咩咩咩Urban214k WordsCompleted [Urban Farming + Village Miracle Doctor] Born to a noble mother who despised him, the simple-minded boy was abandoned and thrown into a river. By sheer luck, a kind farming family rescued and adopted him, raising him as their own. When his birth mother learned what had happened, she never took him back. She chose her adopted son instead and cut all ties with the boy. Then, one day, the boy regained his senses and unexpectedly discovered his true identity! 194Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 谁 Who Do You Think Your Son Is?! I’m Here for Revenge! 谁是你们的儿子！我是来复仇的！ Mountains in the Book Banner书旗有山Urban273k WordsCompleted Reborn In his previous life, Lu Jiwei was finally found after his grandfather spent eighteen arduous years searching for him. He thought he would at last receive his family’s love, but his beloved grandfather suddenly died of a heart attack. His biological parents cared only for their adopted son. They seized the enormous inheritance his grandfather had left him, and beat and berated their own son. His two older sisters saw him as a thorn in their side. In the end, all the love and sincerity he 76Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 妖 You Dote on Your Evil Genius Son, but on Your Good-for-Nothing Adopted Son? 妖孽儿子你不疼，疼废物养子？ Dug Up Sweat Stains掏馬汗渍Urban140k WordsOngoing “Mom, my big brother awakened a UR+ talent, while I’m just an F-rank good-for-nothing adopted son…” “Be good, Xiao Bei. Don’t cry. Mo Wuyou, you’re his older brother. How can you watch your little brother have such poor talent and do nothing? I order you to cut your hand with a knife and use your blood to nourish your little brother and improve his talent!” In his previous life, Mo Wuyou tried to win his parents’ love by forcing Mo Xiaobei’s talent from F-rank all the way to S-rank. But even tha 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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