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

1. 1101 她 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Faked Her Death, Leaving the CEO Gray Overnight 她隐藏孕肚假死，总裁一夜白头 October Is Not Cold Yet十月未凉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Pure angst, physical and emotional torment. Not for the faint of heart. Complete] The day Wen Qing received her pregnancy test results, the doctor told her that her heart was in severe failure and she was near death. At the same time, she received intimate photos of her husband, Zhou Gu, with another woman. The two were even expecting a child together. Only then did she finally understand: Zhou Gu had never forgotten his first love, keeping her in his heart all these years. And Wen Qing had mis 13kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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   🌸A heart-wrenching story, both physically and emotionally torturous, featuring a pregnant woman running away and a agonizing chase after her.✨ Zhou Gu's first love remains forever hidden in his heart, unforgettable for years, while she mistakenly takes his poison for honey. 🎊At the moment of her death, she leaves him a piercing knife, forcing him to live in excruciating pain, with no way out of life and no way out of death.

2. 1102 我 After I Died, My Five Brothers Wept with Regret 我死后，五个哥哥悔红了眼 Greedy for Sweets贪贪有糖Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Multiple male leads + everyone is unhinged + born bad + forced love + physical and emotional torment] After their parents died in a car accident, the brothers took their grief out on their stand-in younger sister. Cen Nian went from being the cherished little princess to a plaything everyone trampled on. Her brothers treated her like an enemy, hurling cruel insults and tormenting her without mercy. In this game from hell, no one was a winner. Eventually, just as they wanted, Cen Nian becam 268Reads8.8Score1.6kShelves
3. 1103 萧 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 A Common Fool凢夫俗子Two Female Leads20k WordsCompleted I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1104 没 No One Loves Him 没有人爱他 The Third Prince's Civilian Girlfriend三太子的圈外女友32k WordsCompleted No One Loves Him 527Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Heartbreakingly painful stories

5. 1105 我 I Personally Sent My Cheating Wife into a Prison of the Mind 我亲手把出轨妻子送进了精神牢笼 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I Personally Sent My Cheating Wife Into a Mental Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1106 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.6kReads8.9Score619Shelves
7. 1107 她 Her Youthful Years 她的豆蔻年华 The Third Prince's Civilian Girlfriend三太子的圈外女友14k WordsCompleted Her Sweet Sixteen 225Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1108 十 The Seven-Year Itch: My Cheating Wife 十年之痒：出轨的妻子 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣Marriage & Romance54k WordsCompleted The Seven-Year Itch: The Cheating Wife 14Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1109 雪 Snow-Stained Longing 雪染为念 First Bud 1984初蕾1984Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [A reunion only to say goodbye? A star-crossed love blooms in the snowy borderlands] [Battle-hardened border guard and aid-work doctor + reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + defending the borderlands] A friendly note: This story moves between two periods of time, told in alternating sections. “The border is too harsh. Don't come after me...” “Wei Yunzhou, if you dare marry me, I'll dare say yes!” Jiang Zhiyue said, her eyes red with tears. Two years later, she found him again at th 2.7kReads9.3Score262Shelves

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   The story's female protagonist, Jiang Zhiyue, forgoes a promotion to associate chief physician, choosing instead to stay in a sparsely populated border village as an unassuming village doctor. The male protagonist, Wei Yunzhou, is a resolute company commander stationed on the frontier, enduring bullets with his own flesh and blood. Their love is not about romantic moments under the moon, but about fighting side-by-side through wind and snow. From their reunion during an emergency delivery in the dead of night, to their life-or-death farewell atop a snow-capped mountain; from the dark times of suffering severed limbs, to the thrilling cross-border manhunt, author Chu Lei 1984 uses delicate strokes to weave personal love into a grander love for the nation.

10. 1110 野 Untamed Bones 野骨 A Koi Fish一尾锦鲤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Obsessive love, unhinged, both leads are each other’s only love, the husband’s groveling redemption arc] After an accident left Huo Hongchu’s beloved unconscious, everyone believed Shen Ranran had caused the car crash. Huo Hongchu had her forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital, where she suffered inhuman treatment and torment day and night. To stay alive, she had no choice but to endure it all. After finally holding out until his beloved woke up, she thought she would regain her freedom. 73Reads5.5Score—Shelves
11. 1111 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.8kReads9.1Score814Shelves

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    This is a heart-wrenchingly tragic novel! You'll cry until you're breathless, it's so agonizing, especially the male lead! 1️⃣ World One: He had someone else do it, only to discover she was the one he was looking for. When he tried to win her back, she had already been… So she wants Bo Yang to see her die in front of him, she wants him to pay for his actions! Ah, I'm going to cry so much, please be gentle with the angst!!!

12. 1112 夏 A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit 21.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    May you live a long and peaceful life free from disasters and hardships 😭😭😭😭

13. 1113 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
14. 1114 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crown Prince Torments You Again 快穿之太子再虐你一遍 The Mysterious Me谜一样的我Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Xianxia romance + play the pig to eat the tiger + quick transmigration + one-on-one devotion] The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm was born a flirt, always chasing after women. In a fit of rage, the Heavenly Emperor banished him to the mortal realm, where he would undergo many lifetimes of reincarnation and suffer the pain of losing love and desire. The Left Star Diviner had this to say: “Writing the Crown Prince’s fate book... is hard!” The poor little Spirit Clerk was pushed forward as a sc 3kReads9.3Score278Shelves
15. 1115 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 6.6kReads8.5Score648Shelves

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    🥺🥺🥺This is so heart-wrenching, it's almost unbearable! The story is incredibly captivating! Lu Jingchen will never know, 😂😢😢 Shen Ning's heart died first from his white moonlight's sudden phone call, then from the despair he felt when he personally handed her over to kidnappers, just to be exchanged for the one in his heart. She also won't know how furious, hysterical, and even devastated she was when his white moonlight appeared before her with a belly as big as hers. And then there's the scene when she appears in the emergency room, covered in bruises, as those cold machines slowly hollow out her body, twisting and turning… and his indifferent gaze finally makes her tears burst forth. Heh, if there's an afterlife… no, if there's eternal life, I hope we part ways peacefully, never to meet again.

16. 1116 心 I Gave You My Heart and My Life, Then I Left You 心给你，命给你，然后不要你了 Shi Yue Yue诗悦月6k WordsCompleted I Gave You My Heart and My Life, Then I Stopped Wanting You 91Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1117 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 818Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The Ministry of Justice prison was damp and reeked of blood. Torches crackled and popped on the walls, casting the shadows of the iron bars like jagged, serrated teeth. Qingse was suspended by chains from the rack, her prison clothes torn to shreds, the exposed flesh peeling back, beads of blood trickling down her fingertips. She didn't cry out in pain. (14)

18. 1118 繁 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 Ginger Candy姜糖Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score105Shelves

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    The scene where the female lead meets her older brother is truly heartbreaking; it brought tears to my eyes. The female lead is so pitiful, encountering a bunch of despicable men.

19. 1119 魂 Soul Transmigration into the Regent’s White Moonlight 魂穿摄政王的白月光 Spring Night Shan Nainai春夜山奈奈Two Male Leads699k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + tragic romance + older top + heart-wrenching + chasing his wife to the crematorium + white moonlight romance + toxic love + depressing + happy ending] Emergency room doctor Shen Shi'an died suddenly before the operating table. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on an unfamiliar jade bed. The man before him held power over the entire court. He gently stroked Shen Shi'an's cheek, but in his eyes was the reflection of someone else. “Jinghe,” Xie 794Reads8.2Score162Shelves

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    Reading the latest chapter, I only have one thought: Stop pushing him, he's dying 😢 I've been crying the whole time.

20. 1120 渡 Guide Me into the Mortal World 渡我入凡尘 Always Croaking一直呱呱Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Powerful, high-ranking hero ➕ possessive second male lead ➕ insecure, devoted third male lead ➕ one heroine and three men ➕ romantic rivalry ➕ political intrigue ➕ faked death ➕ bad ending] Little white lotus Lu Fan: “I won't let down those who love me. But I won't forgive those who hurt and used me, either. I bore the children you wanted, but none of you will raise them yourselves! Xiao Yanchen, the child you helped ascend the throne is mine and Zhou Yuheng's. Xia Xiuyuan, the child you appoin 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In her dream, Lu Fan rode a horse, dressed in red. The face of the man who had promised to marry her gradually became clear—it was the man sitting on the horse right now. It was her brother, Xiao Yanchen. Lu Fan struggled to her feet and walked towards Xiao Yanchen. Xiao Yanchen dismounted, staring at her in disbelief, motionless. "Fan'er, I've come to marry you!" "Brother, we're finally married!" Ah Heng, you lied to me… This was the last thing Lu Fan thought of before she fainted.

21. 1121 雾 Ten Years Behind the Mist 雾锁十年 Here Comes a Big White One一只大白来了Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted Brilliant, sunny genius photographer x cool, chaste lawyer x deeply angsty romance “If one day your late lover came back to you, and after all your years of hard work, you had success in both your career and love life, with a happy, fulfilling life ahead of you, what would you choose?” I covered the photos I took of him with a watermark that said “shot by his girlfriend” and told him he’d have lifetime usage rights only after we got married. He raised an eyebrow. “Wen Luo, are you sure you wan 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If one day, your deceased lover returns to your side, and after all these years of hard work, you have achieved success in both your career and love life, and your life is fulfilling, what would you choose?

22. 1122 只 I Only Want to Love You 只愿钟情与你 Always Twelve一直十二Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted Clear-headed beauty × calculating, controlling powerhouse (1v1 coercive romance, forced love, a tragic love story, not for everyone) The thing Xi Yuanwan regrets most in her life is marrying Jiang Chengshen. _ After her parents passed away, she inherited the company’s assets on her own. Her third uncle, the only elder in the family, looked after her devotedly. - Xi Yuanwan first met Jiang Chengshen at a dinner party, where she was taken in by his outward appearance. At the time, he was a promisi 3.6kReads—Score133Shelves

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    In every ending, the couple suffers a lot.

23. 1123 一 One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache! 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't believe it! [Crying][crying][crying][crying] This is incredibly short and incredibly angsty; it'll make you cry in minutes. I don't believe anyone can watch it without crying their eyes out! [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

24. 1124 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.8kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    Good plot, not just angst for the sake of angst 🍅 The first one: The female lead desperately wants to die to go home, but she can't commit suicide herself, so she desperately tries to get close to the villain, hoping to be killed by him. Slowly, her cultivation level increases instead 🍎 ② At the beginning, she gives away her golden core and even loses favor with the villain. Later, she gives up and starts desperately wanting to die, but they start begging her 🍎 ③ The female lead has depression, and it doesn't get better after rebirth. She seems cute and sunny on the surface, but she's actually self-destructive and in pain 🍎 ④ This one is amazing. The female lead dies at the beginning and doesn't revive. The female lead and her husband's white moonlight are kidnapped at the same time, with a ransom of 100 million per person. The male lead only has one person with him, and without thinking for two seconds, he chooses to save the white moonlight. The female lead is mute, and when she falls into the water, she can't even utter a cry for help 🍉

25. 1125 前 The Former Dynasty's Maidservant 前朝女婢 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted No saintly heroine, no pointless chatter, no dragging things out. Come feast on the good stuff!!! The cover is based on the heroine's original character design, so feel free to imagine yourself in her role. “As long as we don't have children, there won't be any problems. You needn't worry, Big Sister. I won't marry someone else for the sake of an heir. In this life, I need only you...” 1.4kReads8.4Score102Shelves

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    The story unfolds with unrequited love in the early stages, a false bond in the middle, and a forbidden romance in the later stages. It's both sickeningly sweet and heart-wrenchingly tragic, a plot that delivers both pain and sweetness, making it utterly addictive. No saintly sentimentality, no unnecessary chatter. I kill to save my life, he covets my elder sister. Me: "There are no perfect people in this world. You say I'm disrupting the court? Before you label me a villain, you'd better pay for my blood debt!" Him: "I've already fallen in love with you, how can I change that? What's done is done, I accept it. Even if it's my elder sister, so what? Whether it's rebelling against the Heavenly Gang or forcibly taking her, I'll bear the world's infamy. Even mountains and seas, I will flatten them. My elder sister can only be mine…!" No time travel, no reincarnation, pure ancient Chinese setting.

26. 1126 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11kReads7.1Score322Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching love story set in a wealthy family! A wife-chasing spree at the funeral parlor! Tomato's most satisfying novel where both the male lead and the second male lead get divorced! The female lead doesn't waste words; a divorce announcement keeps the news trending for three days! The opening chapter is agonizing for the female lead. The male lead hasn't touched her for a year after their marriage, then turns off his phone to watch a scheming woman's performance. The female lead is in a car accident, and he immediately announces their divorce and disappears. Five years later, the male lead is heartbroken and desperately chasing after his wife and child...

27. 1127 众 The Gods Were Willing to Descend from Their Thrones for Me? I Don't Care Anymore 众神肯为我走下神坛了？不稀罕了 Ling Wu令梧Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [From Universally Hated to Universally Adored + Everyone's Regretful Redemption Arc + No Forgiveness + Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush on the Heroine + Heroine Doesn't Get Emotionally Invested + No Happy Ending + Everyone Dotes on Her + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Face-Slapping] Her master dislikes her? The whole sect hates her? The entire cultivation world looks down on her? She even gave them her Golden Core, and they still lowered their opinion of her? She's done being everyone's punchin 3.1kReads8.6Score378Shelves
28. 1128 深 Her Beneath the Abyss 深渊下的她 A Cup of Clear Wine Costs a Hundred Thousand Taels清酒一杯十万两Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted Unable to get a taxi, Jiang Nian got into an unlicensed car. She never imagined the driver would sell her to a remote mountain village. After several failed escape attempts, she still refused to give up and finally made it out, only to find that another abyss was quietly drawing near. 1.1kReads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is so pitiful. She finally escaped one abyss, only to find another one waiting for her.

29. 1129 系 The System Forces Me to Save the Tyrant, but the History Books Say I'm Doomed to Die 系统逼我拯救暴君可史书说我必死 Mumu Doesn't Eat Lemons沐沐不吃柠檬Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Hot-tempered, scheming, sharp-tongued crown prince × soft, adorable, money-loving, lecherous transmigrated princess Transmigrate into a book #System #Tragedy #Palace Intrigue and Nobility #Redemption #The Beauty of a Bad Ending #Obsessive Tyrant #Fated Love #White Moonlight #When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes I was bound to the “Wise Ruler Development System.” My mission was to change the tyrant Mo Chenyuan for the better, prevent him from turning evil, and help him make his mark in history. T 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was so beautiful, I cried.

30. 1130 我 I Want Us to Be Together 我想和你好好的 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted On the day Yun Rumeng is sentenced to six years in prison, Lu He'an has a grand wedding. The husband she was married to for five years finally gets the divorce he wanted and marries the woman he has always cherished. Afraid of the dark, she enters a prison where the sun never shines. He visits her for six years. She only sees him once. "Lu He'an, if I survive these six years, I'll make sure you and her never know another peaceful day!" Later, he writes a letter to his wife in prison every week a 703Reads8.2Score132Shelves
31. 1131 她 She's So Sweet. She's Faking It 她好甜，她装的 You Qian尢浅Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Male lead is a fake playboy + Female lead has sunny-type depression] [Reborn + School life + Saving each other] Xu Li was reborn. In this life, she was still a fun-loving party girl who liked pretty young women and had a smile sweet enough to make your teeth ache. Liang Ji had never met anyone who smiled so sweetly and seemed so carefree. Before he knew it, he was drawn to her sunny aura. The more he got to know her, the more deeply he fell, until he was hopelessly in love with her. L 4kReads9.2Score440Shelves
32. 1132 叔 Uncle, You're So Mean! This Little Kitten's About to Throw a Tantrum! 叔叔你太坏，小奶猫要发脾气啦！ Xia Buya夏布吖Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted [Twelve-Year Age Gap + Fatherly Boyfriend + Coming-of-Age Romance + Sweet and Angsty] [Long-Laid Plans + Mutual Devotion + Healing Each Other + CEO Romance at Its Finest] Song Zhiyi is a sweet, delicate young woman. Chen Qiaosheng is a powerful, cold, and desireless tycoon from one of the capital’s top families. “I’m sorry I made you cancel your engagement party...” “Mm...” “Don’t be mad. I’ll make it up to you.” “How?” “If you can’t get married, I... I can make it up to you by giving myself to 322Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although there's no rating, it's really good. [Adoring]

33. 1133 晚 Dusk Comes Late 晚晚辞暮 Nan Hua楠婳Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [A girl with depression and a lonely boy] Bad ending It was both salvation and an abyss. Step by step, she fell into the dust. “They trampled on my dignity as they pleased. Only he stayed by my side.” He said, “Most people who love each other in this world can’t be together.” So that year, one person celebrated a happy new marriage, while another lay in eternal rest. I thought we would always be together, but I forgot about the mountain birds and the road... Years passed, and we never met again 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is such a realistic and heart-wrenching story, a classic example of youthful angst. There's no misunderstanding; they just can't be together because of very real-world reasons. The author wrote it to commemorate the male lead. I especially wanted to read the epilogue so much so that the male lead would know the author wrote a book for him! If you don't like tragic endings, definitely don't read this!

34. 1134 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Male Lead Has Turned Dark Again 快穿之病娇男主又黑化了 Peach Blossom Soup桃花羹Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + crematorium chase + happy ending] “Make him fall in love with you, then abandon him without mercy. Get your corruption points, then make him regret everything.” The System issued the mission in a flat, emotionless voice. Luo Shi'an: “???” First world. The male lead gradually broke Luo Shi'an's pride, trampling all over his self-respect. Yet after Luo Shi'an died, the man went mad clutching his corpse, repeating over and over that he loved him and wanted to marry him. Second wor 2.9kReads9.4Score318Shelves

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    It's really good. These are some of the best I've picked out after 5 years on Tomato (a Chinese online forum), and some of them I can't find anymore [crying emoji].

35. 1135 叶 Where Falling Leaves Return 叶落归芷 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted When the Leaves Fall, They Return to Zhi 149Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1136 他 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 Eating History Until It Sticks to Your Teeth吃史粘牙Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a life-or-death situation, the second a group portrait. There's no melodrama, no misunderstandings. It tells the story of Dr. Wen, who became a doctor for his wife but couldn't save her; Lin Yijing, who watched his beloved suffer broken ribs and a blunt object piercing her heart; Yi Pinglan, who guarded her lover's grave for decades; and a wedding held at a funeral. The main character also jumps into the sea in the end. The writing is calm and understated, focusing on love and things more important than love. 😢😢😢

37. 1137 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 613Reads7.0Score119Shelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds]①Her Mu family had been loyal and righteous for generations, yet in the end, the entire family was executed. And the executioner was her husband, the most brilliant and talented third prince of the Great Jing Kingdom. At that moment, she awoke with a start, realizing that the person she loved was the most ruthless in the world—the royal family… [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

38. 1138 他 He Loved Me When He Was Nineteen 他早在十九岁爱过我 Eating History Until It Sticks to Your Teeth吃史粘牙Two Male Leads119k WordsOngoing [No Weak Bottom + Quiet Angst + Ensemble Cast, Bad Ending + Not Too Angsty + Understated Family Bonds] Dr. Wen went into medicine for his wife, but still couldn’t save her. Lin Yijing watched the person he loved smash through his ribs and grind a blunt instrument through his heart. Yi Pinglan spent decades keeping watch at his beloved’s grave. “My love, he loved me when he was nineteen.” Shen Qingci stood beneath a clear blue sky, wrapped in a warm, gentle breeze, smiling as he resolutely wen 24Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1139 虚 My Vain Wife Cheated, So I Turned Around and Made Her Untouchable 虚荣妻子出轨我转身让她高不可攀 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban858k WordsCompleted Ye Chen never imagined that his wife of more than ten years would cheat on him. When he saw her get out of a BMW and act intimately with the man behind the wheel, he was so shocked he could barely think. Even less did Ye Chen expect his second wife to still be pining for the one who got away, or that, worst of all, that man would come back. Ye Chen, an ordinary wage earner, had always thought his life was happy and complete. He had a beautiful, capable wife and a clever, sweet, adorable daughter 16.2kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
40. 1140 小 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 A Spring Breeze Across the Mat一席春风度Ancient Romance54k WordsCompleted Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 88Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1141 媚 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted 261Reads9.5Score—Shelves
42. 1142 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves

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    😭[Laughing and crying] A heart-wrenchingly angsty novel💢 📖📕The shoulder I secretly leaned on in the graduation photo is the secret of my entire youth🎓 The basketball court annual pass that school beauty Ye Xiao saved up to buy, school heartthrob Ruan Yusheng never used, and the unspoken "I like you" became a lifelong regret for both of them. 👉🏻 The pinnacle of campus romance, tragic ending, over 9 million online readers, and it has a very strong aftertaste.

43. 1143 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book was truly heartbreaking. The female lead died in a black cab, and the male lead spent his entire life waiting for her. He initially thought she had traveled to the future after her death, but the ending turned out to be just a dream [crying]. The last book was also very tragic; I still feel heartbroken when I think about it. I believe that tragic stories aren't simply about tearing out kidneys and hearts, but also about unforeseen circumstances leading to separation by death.

44. 1144 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 221Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Jade Mat in Autumn, Floating Life Amidst Clouds: Recommendations for Various Tragic Novels

45. 1145 我 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Sui Wei岁微Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending what I wrote myself 💕

46. 1146 傅 President Fu’s Cold-Hearted Guilty Wife 傅总的冷情罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now streaming on Douyin! Come watch!] [Tortured romance + CEO + obsessive love + possessiveness + groveling to win her back] Shen Yan loved Fu Xinghan for ten years, and married him. After two years of marriage, the woman Fu Xinghan cherished returned to the country. Shen Yan became a sinner beyond redemption, and he cast her aside like worthless trash. Blind to the truth, he did everything he could to torment her until she was broken, making her life a livin 2.1kReads8.4Score172Shelves
47. 1147 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 169Reads—Score120Shelves
48. 1148 我 Loving You Is a Calamity 我爱你，是一场劫 Mu Mu沐沐Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Mo Xiaoruan said, “I want to see this world only because I want to see you.” But Su Zheyu replied, “I will never love you, not in this lifetime...” Fine, then I choose to stop seeing this world, and stop seeing you... After five years of marriage, she used a method that destroyed herself, hoping to make him suffer unbearably... 102Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    It looks bad, they'll kill me.

49. 1149 等 Waiting Half a Year for You 等你半年 Han An Jing涵桉婧Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Campus Youth + Online Romance + Tragic Ending] [Cold, Distant Junior × Obsessive Senior] She spent her entire youth loving one person, only to lose herself waiting for him. When she was sixteen, Lu Xingchen told Lin Chuxia, “This star is called Chuxia.” She believed him. She waited three years and sent more than four hundred messages. He never replied to a single one. Later, he found someone else. He made their relationship public, flaunted his affection, and called someone else “baby.” He 37Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1150 难 Hard to Handle: The Wild Crown Prince Is About to Cry 难哄，野痞太子爷要哭了 Donghua's Seven Disciples, Who Love Stewed Meat爱吃炖肉的东华七子Modern Romance613k WordsCompleted [Wealthy families x forced possession x groveling pursuit x happy ending] [Sweet girl x wild, unruly heir x one-on-one romance] The first time Xu Zhiqiao saw Zhou Cong was in the courtyard of her new home. The man lounged in a rattan chair with his legs crossed and drawled, “Such a cute little sweetheart. How about calling me big brother?” The bone cuff on his ear glinted coldly. Xu Zhiqiao kept her distance, terrified of this devil who could turn the world upside down and control everything. On 50.8kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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