Heartbreakingly Angsty Stories That Make Your Heart Hurt 痛到心脏不行的虐文

1. 601 婚 A Fleeting Marriage, a Deep Love: Ex-Husband, Get Lost 婚浅情深：前夫，请滚远点 Zhan Xiaobai展小白Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted A master once foretold that the second young master of the Huo family would be ruthless and cruel, and that the karmic retribution for his sins would one day fall upon the person he loved most. He sneered. “I never believed in fate.” That was until the day he saw the woman who loved him more than life itself cornered and screaming, “Do you know what it's like to lose a child?” Only then did he realize that karmic retribution really did exist... Shen Qingqing loved Huo Tingxiao for ten years an 276Reads8.4Score145Shelves
2. 602 剑 Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Tortured to the point of heart-wrenching pain and extreme suffocation

3. 603 彼 When the Flowers on the Other Shore Bloom, Love Lasts Forever 彼岸花开唯爱永生 Mo Cheng Yingluo墨城璎珞Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted She is made from Nuwa’s flesh and blood, born with the mission of mending the heavens. But her master seals her mind, turning her into the most foolish of spirits. She strives to become an immortal who protects all living beings, only to be manipulated like a chess piece and swept into the struggle between Heaven and the demons. For his sake, she breaks through the seal and gives birth to a heart demon, becoming a fearsome fiend. She says, “The world slanders me, wounds me, deceives me, and driv 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I watched it in the middle of the night, it was so heartbreaking 😭

4. 604 魂 Lost in a Trance 魂不守舍 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Mystery19k WordsCompleted Distraught 26Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 605 夫 The Third Year After His Wife Left 夫人走的第三年 White Dog白白的狗Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted Widower romance / bitter-sweet second chances / a touch of angst / bickering couple The heir to the Duke of Liang's household has been a widower for three years. Everyone in the capital says he has mourned his wife for three years, proof of how deeply he loved her. Only he knows the truth: he got promoted, got rich, and his wife died. What a wonderful life! From then on, he could indulge in cockfighting and dog racing, with no one to hold him back. But... the nights were cold, and strange things 13.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   I really kept crying.

6. 606 出 The Day After I Returned from a Business Trip, My Mom Killed Herself 出差回来第二天，我妈自杀了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫21k WordsCompleted The Day After I Got Back from a Business Trip, My Mom Took Her Own Life 36Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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   Synopsis: The first book is incredibly good. The plot is as follows: A wicked female supporting character transmigrates into the body of a villain. The gods put her to a trial, but she is found innocent. Her disciple says, "I want to be your disciple." Her brothers say, "I was wrong."

8. 608 离 After the Divorce, Young Master Chu Smashed Six Washboards on His Knees 离婚后，楚少跪碎六个搓衣板 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (A little angst is good for the soul + the husband has to grovel to win her back) Less than three years into their marriage, Chu Lingchuan decided to end their contractual marriage early. Time and again, Xia Chuchu watched him lose himself in a passionate affair with his unrequited love. Her heart twisted with pain as she signed the divorce papers through tears. Just then, she discovered she was two months pregnant. Chu Lingchuan said coldly, “Get rid of it!” At that moment, she heard her heart 79Reads5.6Score—Shelves
9. 609 第 The Seventh Artifact 第七件藏品 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫20k WordsCompleted The Seventh Artifact 16Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 610 江 Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重，只愿许你一世倾城 Mr. Fanyang范阳先生Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e 394Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    This is so heartbreaking, how can I keep it to myself? Of course I have to share it so everyone can cry together! [Shy]

11. 611 双 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向：终生误 Clouds and Mist Drifting By云来雾绕Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 674Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    The first book is absolutely amazing!!! She said, "Ah Si, I hope you can live freely and unrestrainedly, just like your name, without being bound by anyone." She said, "Xu Si, I can't wait for you anymore." He said, "Little teacher, you're lying. I ate so much candy, why am I still not happy?" He said, "She was 18 years old. If she were still here, she would be 21, just like me." He said, "I miss you, little teacher." "Our meeting was in the height of summer, our parting was in the height of summer, his little rose will forever remain in that summer." "Qiao sleeps in peace, Si will always remember."

12. 612 五 Haunted by the Five Hungry Ghosts 五鬼馋身 A Heng Yi阿珩懿Two Male Leads507k WordsCompleted #Unhinged #Forced Love #Supernatural #Multiple Male Leads #Love Triangle Mayhem Lin Qing, an ordinary office worker brimming with yang energy, suddenly discovers that she has become irresistible “Tang Monk flesh” to five top-tier malevolent spirits. 1.5kReads5.9Score183Shelves

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    😘😘😘

13. 613 属 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 248Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    [Dual Male Leads, Tragic Ending] Nine chapters in total. The male lead suffers from depression due to his mother's control and is further oppressed by his teacher, making even contact with the person he likes extremely cautious. He later dies in his lover's arms.

14. 614 狐 A Fox in a Cage 狐入樊笼 A Heng Yi阿珩懿Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + unhinged possessive love + sweet and angsty] He was the little fox his owner had bought at a high price, and he thought a few crumbs of affection would be enough to keep him obedient. But when the little fox bared his claws for someone else, he gripped him by the neck and chuckled. “Darling, even your bones were bought by me. Where do you think you can run?” 88Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 615 新 New Verse: The Green Jade Case 新词·青玉案 Shen Yuzao沈鱼藻Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Zhu Qingqing was born into a prominent family, but after her home was destroyed and her family killed, she was forced to wander far from home and became a servant in the wealthy Fang household. She was made the poetry tutor to Fang Tingyu, the family’s unruly second young master. Hoping to return to her former life, Zhu Qingqing asked the old madam of the Fang family to take her on as an apprentice, but unexpectedly, she was betrothed to Fang Tingyu. Both of them knew the engagement was a sham, 245Reads9.4Score—Shelves
16. 616 江 The Realm Is Yours, I Return to My Homeland 江山归你，我归故国 Poetic Affections韫情诗意Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Love at first sight + love unrequited + possessive forced marriage + tragic beauty + devoted to one another, both leads are sexually inexperienced] She is a beloved and honored princess, and he is a mighty general with countless victories to his name. She thought their lives would never cross, but after one breathtaking glimpse, he falls for her at first sight and uses his military power to force her to marry him. As a princess of the realm, she knows she has no freedom to choose whom 224Reads8.4Score—Shelves
17. 617 夫 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Die Die Qing Cai蝶蝶青菜Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 637Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The pain is so bad you can't breathe

18. 618 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.2kReads9.3Score871Shelves

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    This perfectly matches your requirements. It's a classic Chinese romance novel where the second male lead takes over after a broken relationship ends, filled with heart-wrenching moments. Even as a guy, I was deeply moved. It's by the same author, and none of their books have a rating below 9.3. The author's writing is exceptional, and the plot is captivating and full of twists and turns. The characters are intelligent, even the supporting and villainous ones, and their thoughts are thought-provoking. If you're interested, you should check it out.

19. 619 极 Tortured to the Extreme 极虐 Young Master Jiang江家大少Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted An Nuan was a gifted pianist, but after being framed and sent to prison, she emerged three years later to find her life turned upside down! Then she met Si Lingfeng, the most powerful man in City C. He loved and cherished her with all his heart. If she said she wanted the stars, he would pluck them from the sky without a second thought. From their very first meeting, he pursued An Nuan passionately! When it came to winning her over, Si Lingfeng embodied every word: cunning, calculating, settin 699Reads6.4Score—Shelves
20. 620 斗 She Died with Twins on the Beast Arena, While He Embraced His Beloved Wife Below 斗兽台上她一尸两命台下他拥娇妻 Words That Know No Novelty语不知新Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Yile Ning was nine months pregnant when Feng Yichen's fiancée cut out her tongue and sold her to a fighting arena, reducing her to an animal. In the arena, she died along with her unborn child, blood splattering everywhere. Meanwhile, in the brocade pavilion, he held a beauty in his arms and enjoyed a peaceful life! Reborn with hatred in her heart, she cast off all tenderness. Only icy hatred and killing intent remained in her eyes! When she faced the poisoned Feng Yichen again, she no longer of 1.1kReads7.2Score159Shelves

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    Both are angsty, but the first book's female lead turns evil later on, making it both angsty and satisfying.

21. 621 继 The Eldest Son Panics After His Stepdaughter Takes a Sterility Potion and Leaves the Estate 继女服下绝育药离府后，大少慌了 Words That Know No Novelty语不知新Ancient Romance737k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Wan gave everything for Su Ye. Yet on their daughter's birthday, she could only watch as he cut out their daughter's heart blood to save the illegitimate son of the woman he had always loved. Clutching her daughter's cold body, she burned the entire Su residence to the ground and died with hatred in her heart. Reborn, she would no longer pine for him on bended knee. She would tear apart his beloved and trample the scoundrel underfoot. Blood debts must be repaid in blood 137Reads7.0Score—Shelves
22. 622 我 My Fetus Died in the Womb, So I Served Your Whole Family Poisoned Chicken Soup 我仔胎死腹中，送你全家农药鸡汤 Words That Know No Novelty语不知新Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Wens favor sons over daughters, draining their adopted daughter Ruyi’s life away and joining forces to kill her newborn son. Consumed by hatred, Ruyi poisons the entire family, then is reborn on the night she was tricked into marriage. In her past life, she worked like an ox and a horse, endured beatings and abuse, and watched her family fall apart. In this life, she awakens and strikes back, tearing into her awful family, kicking her scumbag husband to the curb, and living for herself! She’ 90Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 623 深 Above the Abyss [Crime] 深渊之上【犯罪】 Zhang Depang张嘚胖Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Just started getting rated, score will rise!] [Dark + pretend siblings + physical and emotional torment + yandere + redemption] [Original title: Above the Abyss] “Brother, let's play hide-and-seek.” “Okay.” “Brother, you can't open your eyes until you've counted to a hundred!” “Okay.” An accident forced the siblings apart for sixteen years. When Shen Nanfeng infiltrated a criminal organization undercover, he discovered that the younger sister he had longed for all those years, Chi Yu, played a 8.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    This is an incredibly good book. They should have been a perfect couple, childhood sweethearts, mutually devoted to each other. But fate didn't favor them. Xiao Yu was never given a choice from beginning to end, and no matter how her brother tried to redeem her, it was always a dead end. How can it not break your heart?

24. 624 积 The City of Snow 积雪之城 User21224801用户21224801Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing A Cold CEO Falls for Me + Marriage to a CEO on a Whim + Both Pure + Age Gap + Sweet and Angsty + Winning His Wife Back Gentle, elegant intern Song Jiarou VS aloof, refined CEO Gu Shuoting The taste of a latte: bitter, yet sweet. From a secret crush to a whirlwind marriage, then a parting, and the years that followed. An angsty story with sweet moments, but don’t expect it to be sweet all the way through. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Things in Angst

25. 625 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves
26. 626 废 The Useless Little Demon, Saved by Sheer Luck 废材小妖，全靠命大 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [Past and present lives + love and hate + fantasy romance + trials and ascension + an ensemble of tragic human characters] A thousand years ago, the person Hua Yunran loved was convinced she had killed the High God Xingni. His love turned to hatred, and he slaughtered her entire clan. Someone she had considered a friend took her core, drained her magic, and threw her true form into a sea of fire to burn. Reborn through a phoenix-like resurrection, she took human form once more. With her maste 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Neither of the couples ended up together.

27. 627 星 Across the Stars and Moon, I Send My Love 星月渡相思 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [Amnesiac innocent heroine] VS [possessive love] VS [devoted couple] Years ago, the Luo family was framed and ruined overnight. Unwilling to let Luo Mingyu be dragged down with her, Tang Xi cruelly dumped him and turned around to marry his sworn enemy. She said, “If I ever think of you, an old acquaintance, I’ll burn some spirit money for you during the holidays. Just remember to come collect it, Mr. Luo.” He replied, “There’s no need to trouble yourself, Miss Tang. I find what you burn filthy. 163Reads8.1Score—Shelves
28. 628 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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    I feel terrible! 😭😭😭

29. 629 不 I'd Rather Not Be the Regent's Concubine. I'll Take the Baby and Run! 不给摄政王做小妾，有球带着跑呗 Mu Yihua Ting木易华庭Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted [Both leads are romantically inexperienced; medical space; sweet, sharp-tongued, or angsty; face-slapping; ruthless possessive love] Modern surgeon Tian Xiaotang transmigrates to ancient times with a medical-space chip, only to find that the country she is in has been conquered by an enemy state. The princess of the Yushang Kingdom flees to her home, and Tian Xiaotang’s father actually hands his own daughter over to the enemy Regent, claiming she is Princess Mingyue. Tian Xiaotang is dragged off 3.4kReads9.0Score307Shelves

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    It's no wonder I cried! A love story of a regent and a captive slave, a fresh and original plot, not clichéd. A completed short story, not a filler read. Sweet and heart-wrenching, it'll keep you hooked, completely absorbed in the story. Absolutely irresistible!

30. 630 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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    This is a short piece, but it's really heartbreaking.

31. 631 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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    Look, look! ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )‧º·˚

32. 632 晨 Morning Light, Easy Moon 晨曦易曦月 zhj001Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted Chenxi: My younger sister is named Lin Xiyue. The Xi in her name comes from Xihe, and she is the moon goddess. Xiyue: Li Yi, being unable to protect the woman you love is one of life’s great sorrows, and a lifelong disgrace. The deeper the hatred cuts, the deeper you fall! The road of love is long, and choosing is hard! Li Yi: Ten years, one night; today, one dream. Time turns back, and the woman of my dreams returns. The dream will not end; memories sink into darkness. Dancing in the moonligh 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Heartbreaking Love Story of the School Beauty: My sister's name is Lin Xiyue, Xi as in Xihe, she is the moon goddess. Xiyue: Li Yi, your inability to protect the woman you love is a tragedy in your life, a disgrace for life. The deeper the hatred, the more you fall! The road of love is long, the choice is difficult! Li Yi: Ten years in one night, today a dream. Time reverses, her in my dream. Is it a dream I cannot wake from, memories sinking? Dancing shadows, as if in the human world.

33. 633 禁 No Secret Affairs Allowed 禁止偷欢 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance90k WordsOngoing 🔥 Powerful-family taboo romance | Heart-wrenching angst with a thrilling reversal Fu Siyan, the crown prince of the capital, wields power over the entire court. Noble and aloof, he is a god no one dares profane. Only I know how twisted he is beneath that icy exterior. Three years ago, he personally sent me to prison on charges of "suspected disclosure of trade secrets." The night before I was locked up, he gripped my chin, his gaze colder than ice. "Shen Rao, how dare you lay a hand on someone 19Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 拉 Block Me, Then Hold Me Close 拉黑我，抱紧我 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted #UnhingedAndPerverse Everyone knows Lu Chenzhou is the ruthless, heartless king of the business world. Nobody knows he’s been my secret boyfriend for five years, so humble that he doesn’t even dare post about me on social media. Until that day, when he personally signed the contract to acquire my father’s company and watched my entire family, with nowhere else to turn, kneel before him. “Shi Nian, beg me.” He gripped my chin, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. I smiled. Right in front of him 18Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 635 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 5.2kReads—Score242Shelves

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    This book is incredibly angsty! Extremely angsty! It's brutally cruel at first, then incredibly satisfying, a truly cathartic experience! A classic example of "torturing the wife is fun for a while, then a nightmare of chasing her back," a powerful female-centric novel where the heroine is strong, confident, cool, and free-spirited. The hero is filled with regret, relentlessly pursuing and begging for her. The beginning is filled with the heroine's torment, followed by a massive, intense torment of the male lead. The writing is concise and fast-paced, brutally cruel, and incredibly satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!

36. 636 十 Ten Years at an Electronics Factory: I Set the Internet Ablaze and Bought a Cullinan 十年电子厂，火爆全网怒提库里南 Pure Gold Fire纯金火Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Heroes are made by the times, and everywhere you look, there are poor young men hoping to turn their lives around. A man needs a windfall to grow rich, just as a horse needs extra feed at night to grow strong. A man may aspire to reach the heavens, but without good fortune, he cannot make his way on his own. When great fortune arrives, your fortunes can turn faster than a page can be flipped! When fortune rises, even a dragon lifts its head; when fortune fades, even a dragon is trapped in a 1.2kReads8.6Score105Shelves

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    Just make do with it.

37. 637 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 2.9kReads—Score185Shelves

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    This novel is incredibly poignant! The angst is restrained yet deeply moving, leaving you with a bittersweet feeling after reading it!

38. 638 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
39. 639 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score107Shelves

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    A poignant and realistic novel that strikes at the heart. Set in a county high school in the 1990s, young Jiang Xin, whose future was bright, suffers constant, albeit subtle, bullying from his homeroom teacher and the school's top student. Long-term prejudice and suppression shatter his spirit, plunging him into deep self-doubt and causing him to neglect his studies. The story involves more than just a one-sided unrequited love. School injustice is the starting point of his pain, but ultimately, his descent into mediocrity is intertwined with choices of self-abandonment. There are no melodramatic conflicts; all the suffering is undeniably real. After graduation, everyone scatters, and in middle age, looking back, the grievances of youth and the regret for wasted time are inextricably intertwined. The writing avoids deliberate sentimentality; the pain slowly seeps in, leaving a lingering, unsettling feeling long after the book ends.

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41. 641 武 Wu Dalang Kneels Before Me and Calls Me His Wife 武大郎跪我面前，喊我娘子 User39191049用户3919104911k WordsCompleted Wu Dalang kneels before me and calls me his wife —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Comedy, hilarious!!!

42. 642 澳 The Little Northeasterner of Macau 澳门小东北 Duck Who Loves Bitter Melon爱吃苦瓜鸭子Urban720k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 407Reads8.4Score107Shelves
43. 643 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 98Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 644 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 645 入 Infested 入蛊 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted “Why does my heart race uncontrollably whenever I see you?” “So that’s what it means to be bewitched by you.” “Bewitched, and loving you to the bone.” 630Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    [Facepalm][OK]

46. 646 魂 Haunting My Dreams 魂牵梦萦 When You Think of Home当君怀归日Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted He was the moon in the heavens, hanging high and bright. She thought she could carefully guard this secret seed of love and keep it from sprouting, but day after day spent together had allowed it to grow into a towering tree. When her love became bone-deep and impossible to suppress, she had no choice but to reach out and bring the divine one down to earth. 8.5kReads9.1Score617Shelves

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    [Crying][Crying][Crying] So heartbreaking! [Almost crying] He is the moon in the sky, the bright moon hanging high. She thought she could carefully guard this secret seed of love and not let it sprout, but it still grew into a towering tree in the day-to-day interaction. When love became unbearable, she had no choice but to reach out and let the gods fall.

47. 647 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 648 爱 Crumbs of Love 爱情面包屑 Xia Xiaotan夏小檀Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted He is cold and abstinent. She is uninhibited and wild. To get revenge, she carefully plots to get close to him, shamelessly flirts with him, and cunningly schemes against him. She ruins his engagement party, drives away his beloved first love, and keeps crossing his lines again and again. One late night, he pins her against the wall. “He Jiaojiao, what can’t you do that I don’t know about?” She slips a hand to his waist and smiles provocatively. “Undo your belt with one hand. Does that count?” J 2.6kReads8.7Score499Shelves

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    These are the best books I've ever read; I can't get enough of them.

49. 649 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 250Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 650 把 I Brought Home an Ascetic Tycoon, and Now He Begs for Hugs Every Day 把禁欲大佬捡回家，他每天求抱抱 Tonight the Lamps Shine Like the Moon今夜灯明如月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After escaping her abusive marriage through a carefully planned divorce, Jiang Wan hides in a small town to avoid her ex-husband’s revenge and begins taking in abandoned children. First, she takes in a premature baby, then an injured big shot. She only wanted to get a little thank-you money from the big shot, but who could have guessed he was a living King of Hell! On their very first night, the King of Hell pushed her onto the bed. “You’re a widow. You’ve got nothing to lose.” 4.8kReads9.1Score577Shelves

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