Top 10 Tearjerkers! 虐文榜十！

1. 751 以 A Prison Painted with the Heart 以心画牢 Yang Xinsheng杨新生Two Male Leads796k WordsCompleted [Slow Burn + 1v1 Romance + Wealthy Family Secrets + Intense Push and Pull + Two Strong Leads + Substitute + Winning Her Back] Emergency room doctor Su Nuanyang saves business tycoon Gu YeHan, only for him to mistake her for the “white moonlight” of his memories and treat her as a substitute. She stands by her principles, while he keeps pressing her at every turn. When he takes a knife for her and teeters on the brink of death, she finally falls for him. But on their wedding day, his mother produ 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hello fellow book lovers. We're all here after someone who's suffered from a reading slump, and I'm no exception. That's why, when I saw this story, I had only one thought: to recommend a book that would give those of us experiencing a reading slump peace of mind. This isn't just a recommendation; it's a promise between us and the author—a "Master's Promise" [Sparrow's Masterpiece].

2. 752 昼 Burning by Day, Reduced to Ash by Night 昼焚夜烬 Yang Xinsheng杨新生10k WordsCompleted Day Burns, Night Turns to Ash 6Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 753 辞 Ci Ci Like Dust 辞辞如尘 Ru Su如素Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted What I owe Cen Ci, I will repay with my whole life, even if I must humble myself to the dust... 95Reads8.2Score—Shelves
4. 754 大 Burying My Youth in the Dadu River 大渡河水葬青春 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪9k WordsCompleted Youth Buried in the Dadu River 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Heartbreaking stories that will make you cry

5. 755 情 Love Runs Deep: Mr. Cen, Please Let Me Go 情深入骨，岑总求放过 It's Cute, You Know是Cute呀Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing For the three years Jiang Yanshu was married to Cen Xiao, no one outside knew who she was. She also knew their marriage was nothing more than an exchange of interests, and that Cen Xiao had no feelings for her. Just as she was growing disillusioned and preparing to end their marriage in name only so she could focus on her career, he stepped in and solved all her problems. Then, in front of everyone, he took her hand and said tenderly, “Hello, everyone. This is my wife!” For a moment, Jiang Yansh 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I really liked the second book when I first saw it while watching videos, and searched everywhere for it before finally finding it. The beginning was heart-wrenching.

6. 756 在 Gathering Glimmers of Light Amid Suffering 在苦难里拾捡微光 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted Gathering Glimmers in the Midst of Hardship 8Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 757 清 When the Qingming Butterfly Returns, I Think of You Year After Year 清明蝶归，岁岁念卿 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪9k WordsCompleted The Butterfly Returns at Qingming, Year after Year I Think of You 12Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 758 总 CEO, Please Stop! 总裁，请止步！ A Li阿离Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted He was a scoundrel, but she liked him anyway. After he took all her money and ran off with another woman, she decided to forget him. Years later, when they met again, she smiled and said, “Well, look at you, hooked up with a rich woman and made it big.” He smiled and flicked away his cigarette. “Not bad.” She thought he was still the same scoundrel, but he had never told her that he wasn’t an ordinary man... 127Reads6.8Score—Shelves
9. 759 沂 A Family by the Yishui River 沂水河畔一家人 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted This book tells the story of a large family over nearly a century, from the late Qing dynasty to the end of the twentieth century, through turbulent changes, banditry and warfare, twists and turns, and eventual reversals of fortune. Led and subtly influenced by the protagonist, several generations endure decades of hardship yet remain upright, united, and determined to improve. In different eras and historical circumstances, they do everything they can, persevering in their efforts to contribute 6.1kReads8.8Score564Shelves
10. 760 她 She Faked an Affair, and I Believed Her for Two Years. The Truth Brought Me to My Knees 她演了一场出轨，我信了两年，真相让我跪了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅15k WordsCompleted She staged an affair, and I believed her for two years. The truth brought me to my knees 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They've started to torture the babies!

11. 761 男 My Wife’s Close Male Friend Sent Me Her Intimate Photos in the Middle of the Night, So I Exposed Him to the Whole Internet 男闺蜜深夜发来妻子私密照，我反手送他全网社死 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted My wife’s male best friend sent me her intimate photos in the middle of the night, so I made him a laughingstock across the entire internet 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 762 给 While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Another Man’s Ring 给老婆买口红时，我看见她戴着别人的戒指 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Someone Else’s Ring 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 763 请 Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk 请君赐我三尺白绫 Modern-Day Know-Nothing当代九漏鱼Ancient Romance186k WordsCompleted [A Despairing Fallen Princess × An Iron-Faced New Emperor; A Lovely Foreign Princess × A Gentle Prince; A Freedom-Seeking Princess × An Enemy Spy] [Not Rebirth, Transmigration, or Fantasy. Pure historical setting, BE, angst] In the spring of the twentieth year of Emperor Yin Ai’s reign, the northern army stormed the imperial city. Emperor Yin Ai died beneath the sword of Han Chenji, the new emperor of the north. Yin Yue held her father’s corpse in her arms and glared at the ice-cold man before h 48Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend my book, "The Fallen Princess and the New Emperor." The female lead's kingdom is destroyed at the beginning, but the male lead spares her life, imprisoning her in the palace as his maid... In the end, the female lead manages to escape from the male lead's side, but it ends badly.

14. 764 女 My Daughter Scored Zero on Her College Entrance Exam to Get Back at Me, So I Cut Her Off and Moved Abroad: I Owe You Nothing, Child 女儿高考0分报复我，我断供去国外：孩子，我不欠你的 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted My daughter scored zero on the college entrance exam to get back at me, so I cut off her support and moved abroad: Kid, I don’t owe you anything 7Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 765 假 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 766 离 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 767 年 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 768 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on a Tycoon’s Arm. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 离婚当天，前妻挽着暴发户嘲笑我穷，三年后我身家过亿 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on the Arm of a Nouveau Riche. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 769 崇 She Married a Foreigner Out of Worship for the West, Lost 4.7 Million to a Scam, Then Fought Back 崇洋媚外嫁老外，被骗470万后我绝地反击 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted I Married a Foreigner Out of a Fawning Admiration for the West. After He Scammed Me Out of 4.7 Million, I Fought Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 770 前 My Ex-Wife Went on TV to Guilt-Trip Me into Remarrying Her, So I Exposed Her for Never Giving Our Child a Cent 前妻上电视道德绑架求复婚，我当众揭穿她没给过孩子钱 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅14k WordsCompleted My Ex-Wife Went on TV to Shame Me into Remarrying Her. I Exposed Her in Front of Everyone for Never Giving Our Child a Cent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 771 前 After My Ex-Girlfriend Was Exposed by a “Foreign Noble,” I Spent 150,000 前女友被“洋贵族”曝光后，我刷了十五万 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted After My Ex-Girlfriend Was Exposed by a “Foreign Aristocrat,” I Spent 150,000 —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 772 一 One Bowl of Spicy Malatang Led to Public Humiliation: I Became the Internet’s Cheapest Gold Digger 一碗麻辣烫引发的社死：我成了全网最便宜的捞女 Sea King Bookworm海王书虫15k WordsCompleted A Bowl of Spicy Hot Pot Led to the Ultimate Social Disaster: I Became the Internet's Cheapest Gold Digger 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 我 I Went to a Bar Abroad to Find Captain America, and Got Humiliated over 500 Yuan 我在外国酒吧找美国队长，被五百块羞辱了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅16k WordsCompleted I Went to a Bar Abroad to Find Captain America, Only to Be Humiliated for Five Hundred Yuan 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 774 做 I've Been a Joke for Three Years, and You Still Won't Let Me Leave with Dignity 做了三年笑话，你还不让我体面离场 Yun Qi Mu Zhi云栖木枝32k WordsCompleted After three years as a laughingstock, you still won't let me make a dignified exit 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly heart-wrenching, yet incredibly beautiful.

25. 775 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.8kReads9.4Score185Shelves

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    It's both heart-wrenching and sweet! A truly exhilarating read.

26. 776 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves
27. 777 梨 White Pear Blossoms, Green Olives 梨花白，橄榄青 West Tower, One Love西楼伊恋Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted People dream of coming top in the imperial examinations and seeing true lovers end up together. But in this world, a poor scholar can work himself to the bone and still fail the exams, while lovers can be torn apart and go their separate ways! Behind the hills, pear blossoms are as white as snow! The school building has the same style as something from a romance drama. A touch of pale purple set against the white pear blossoms makes for a scene of utter romance. Inside the building is a group of 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is arguably the most heart-wrenching tomato-themed ...

28. 778 他 He Must Have Found His Way Into Happiness 他定是，投入了幸福怀抱 West Tower, One Love西楼伊恋6k WordsCompleted He must have thrown himself into the arms of happiness. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 779 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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    I gave up a promotion to associate chief physician and buried myself in this sparsely populated border village. I thought that as long as I fulfilled my duty to guard this land, I would eventually receive an answer. But when that late-night emergency call pushed me to the heroic unit, when I pushed open the door of the infirmary and bumped into the man I hadn't seen for two years and three months... I realized that time had never healed anything. He looked at me coldly, his eyes as deep as the night. I skillfully laid out the postpartum diaper, cut the umbilical cord, and amidst the mother's heart-wrenching cries, I used all my strength to maintain the dignity of a doctor. Only when my fingertips touched the cup of hot water he handed me did I dare admit that the warmth, warmer than a stove fire, stung my eyes.

30. 780 值 No Return Before the Year’s End 值岁无还期 May Wealth and Joy Come Your Way来财来乐儿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Who understands the struggles of two lonely souls hidden beneath the splendor of the capital? Their hometowns are obsessions, their memories are shackles. For two people steeped in hardship, even living a decent life has become an impossible dream... They warm each other in boundless loneliness, becoming one another's only support. The road ahead is bitterly cold, but thankfully, though life is hard to endure, they have each other to walk beside them, somehow making it through one difficult stre 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The political intrigue drama is a tragic ending; it's so sad I could cry. 😢

31. 781 瞻 [Behold the Green Ravine] 【瞻彼淇奥】 May Wealth and Joy Come Your Way来财来乐儿Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted “You have your path, and I have mine.” That year, he was the man she was willing to give up her surname to marry. At first, everything went too smoothly, so much so that it sometimes felt like a dream. It wasn't until a bucket of cold water was thrown over her that it began to feel real. After that, the road ahead was full of hardships… 29Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 782 井 The Reborn Stone of the Jing Manor 井府重生石 Xu Wei煦唯Ancient Romance207k WordsCompleted The Jing household is caught up in a game involving the Rebirth Stone in its inner courtyard. Everyone inside keeps silent, while rumors abound beyond its gates. The heroine, Jiang Anluo, is swept into the turmoil. She risks her life to uncover the secret, while the hero, Jing Huaizhan, betrays them, causes trouble, and is punished. Unable to bear seeing everyone in the household die alongside Jing Huaizhan, Jiang Anluo sacrifices herself and returns to the time before he caused trouble. In J 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it! It's a very heart-wrenching novel, and extremely good!

33. 783 生 Those Who Came and Went Through My Life 生命里来回过的人 Thirty-Three That Year那年三十三Urban298k WordsCompleted There’s always a book whose every word strikes a chord. The moment you open it, people from the past and long-buried events slowly surface through its pages, like a long-overdue reunion. The joys and regrets, heartaches and lingering goodbyes hidden away in the years gently unfold between the lines. Before long, your eyes are brimming with tears. It turns out some memories have never really gone away. For: Everyone who has passed through my life 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some unspeakable regrets were hidden in her tears, left behind by the passage of time, defeated by her stubbornness, and finally disappeared into the sea of people...

34. 784 安 An Yu's Wall 安屿的墙 Lupi鲁皮Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted (Slow-burn romance / Secret Crush + Regret + Modern Romance + Long-Distance Love + Youth) Tang Yu'an and Su Yan, a love that missed its chance for four years. When Su Yan had a secret crush on Tang Yu'an, another man entered her life, and Tang Yu'an learned how to use people through that man. In the end, fate gave them another chance, only for everything to fall apart again the morning after a tender night together. Will Su Yan and Tang Yu'an ever make it to the end together? No one knows. 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not about the cruelty for its own sake, but about making you feel like you've become a character in the book! It's worth sharing! Hope you'll rate it!

35. 785 萧 President Xiao, Your Wife Says You Have to Sleep in the Study Tonight 萧总，夫人让你今晚睡书房 Little Fish Boiled in Water水煮小鱼鱼Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted “The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her” + “A Heartbreaking Romance” When Mu Zhixia was five, she was as spoiled as a little princess, the only light on the long road traveled by Mu Jingheng and Xiao Xulin. But later, in the name of protecting her, Mu Jingheng married her off to his subordinate. On their wedding night, the groom fled, making her a laughingstock throughout the Dongli Kingdom. Meanwhile, Mu Jingheng turned around and decided to marry the person she hated most. She struggled and fo 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried for three days and three nights and lost ten pounds after watching it.

36. 786 落 Sorrow Written in Ink 落墨殇 Simo Ran思墨染Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [In Republican-era stories, nine out of ten end in heartbreak] Su Moran and Chu Luochen fell in love at first sight and were devoted to each other. They had hoped to spend the rest of their lives together in peace, but Qiu Yuze’s mad obsession with Moran and Mohan’s possessive, resentful love for Luochen ultimately tore the two apart, leaving them separated by life and death and lovesick to the point of illness. Moran lived her whole life holding on to the memory of Luochen. She treasured the 598Reads—Score109Shelves

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    The writing style is reminiscent of Jinjiang Literature City, with delicate prose; it's incredibly enjoyable and highly recommended.

37. 787 月 The Moon Falls and Becomes a Flower, While Divine Power Hides in the Demon Bones 月陨成花，妖骨藏神 Simo Ran思墨染Fantastical Romance248k WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan Romance] [Devoted Love and Angsty Romance] [Past and Present Lives] [Humans, Gods, and Demons] In her previous life, she was an aloof ancient Moon Goddess who sacrificed her soul to protect him. In this life, she falls into the path of demons and becomes a flower spirit with divine power hidden in her demonic bones. In his previous life, he was an ancient God of War whose blood stained the Heavenly Realm. He died fighting to protect the Three Realms, his bones carved away. In this life 52Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 788 老 My Wife Chose the Green Tea Bitch, and I Awakened the Divine Doctor System 老婆选择绿茶，我觉醒了神医系统 Old Fart, What Are You Looking At老登你瞅啥Urban210k WordsCompleted My wife dumped me for a gold-digging tea girl? I awakened the Divine Doctor System on the spot! Silver needles cure incurable diseases, pills decide the fate of the world, and I crush scumbags with face-slapping victories! My ex-wife regrets it to the point of despair and begs to get back together? Sorry, you’re not worthy! My wife and her gold-digging friend stabbed me in the back, but I awakened the Divine Doctor System in my darkest hour! My cheat-level medical skills sweep the city, the weal 728Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking, logically sound, and not at all mindless! 🥺🤔🤔🤔😄😜😳

39. 789 魂 Reborn in Ancient Times: I Turned the Tables in Desperation with My Five Daughters 魂穿古代：带着五个闺女绝境翻盘 Old Fart, What Are You Looking At老登你瞅啥Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing "Daddy, I'm hungry!" Shen Tiancheng stares in confusion. What kind of place is this? He was just killing time in the bathroom while working overtime when his mind suddenly went black, and he ended up here! A father in a flash, and not just of one child: five times over! He starts out with five daughters, every one of them sallow and skin and bones. There's no System. This is a dark ancient world, where the authorities levy crushing taxes and the landlords throw their weight around. Watch me turn 25Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 790 我 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 174Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Top 10 most heart-wrenching short stories on Tomato!

41. 791 我 I'm Good! Please Don't Hurt Me! 我很乖！请你不要来伤害！ Liu Li Fei Cheng刘李菲程Modern Romance700k WordsOngoing [Contemporary fiction] [Ensemble of women] [Scheming] [Red and Black] [Playing dumb while taking down enemies] [Clear-eyed heroine] A must-read for anyone born in the seventies, eighties, or nineties! This is a northern take on The Red and the Black, set in a glittering world of fame and fortune where everyone wears a false mask. The heroine seems sweet and obedient on the surface, but she sees things more clearly than anyone! She can live without love, but not without money! She can put up with 70Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    After torturing the female lead, they tortured the female supporting character; after torturing the female supporting character, they tortured the male supporting character.

42. 792 怀 I Was Pregnant with Someone Else's Child, but My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Give Birth 怀了别人的种，婆婆却逼我生下来 Monk0900和尚0900Marriage & Romance35k WordsCompleted I Got Pregnant by Another Man, but My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Have the Baby —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is absolutely awful, it's incredibly heart-wrenching.

43. 793 分 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 6.8kReads—Score221Shelves

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    Recommended [Send Heart][Send Heart][Send Heart][Send Heart][Send Heart]

44. 794 一 We Have Seven Years in Total 一共有七年的时间 Silly Piggy 456笨猪猪456Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing Seven years in the making | A county-town boy | A slow-burn, emotionally driven story A quiet, athletic boy x an outgoing, carefree girl This is a story best savored slowly. It has neither the dizzying twists of a power fantasy nor the constant sweetness of a sugary romance. Its tension lies in the crumpled candy wrapper clutched by Zhang Ze, the drafts written by Wang Yushu, and the stubborn dust on Lin Ya’s sleeves that she can’t quite wipe away. It doesn’t prey on anxiety or peddle illusion 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very realistic; it addresses the question of how to maintain a relationship when two people grow at different rates. Even a slow knife can be a knife.

45. 795 暗 My Secret Crush Owes Me 100,000 and Hasn't Paid Me Back in Nine Years 暗恋男神欠我10万，9年未还 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九10k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush Owes Me 100,000 and Hasn't Paid Me Back in Nine Years —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It gets more and more heart-wrenching as it goes on!

46. 796 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    Losing his beloved from a past life, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of both lifetimes intertwined, flowing like a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He walked through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, he seemed to merge with the icy world, indistinguishable from it. After leaving the mansion, he headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, where An'nan stood silently not far away.

47. 797 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves
48. 798 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend a top-tier, emotionally charged angst novel! It doesn't rely on sudden death to shock you; instead, it uses the rules of the entire world to gradually extinguish all your hope. The reading experience is like watching a beautiful moth, knowing there's fire ahead, yet forced to fly towards it by instinct and commitment. Every member of the main group struggles, but the end of that struggle may lead to an even deeper abyss. 'Suspicion and cunning' aren't the satisfying elements here; they're necessities for survival, and also accelerators of tragedy. Beneath the adventurous exterior lies a chilling cold. It truly amazed me that a new author could capture this sense of powerlessness and fatalism so vividly. Niche, slow-paced, but once you're hooked, you won't be able to escape. Perfect for readers who enjoy being moved by 'melancholic aesthetics'.

49. 799 我 I Was Reborn on the Day My Son Went to Prison 我重生在了儿子锒铛入狱的那一天 Tangerine Sand桔沙9k WordsCompleted I Was Reborn on the Day My Son Was Sent to Prison 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a tragic story. My son would never do anything bad; there must be some misunderstanding. Yet, I died the day I heard he was imprisoned. I want to be reborn to find out the truth and also to get the money to save my son. How could my son be like that? I have to defy fate and not let it torment me like it did last time. I'm just an ordinary mother; I have to save my son. It seems I unexpectedly find love after being reborn and successfully save my son as well?

50. 800 虚 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Bu Erzhi不二之25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wasting one's youth deserves a mention; my number one most heart-wrenching novel is a story of mutual unrequited love where the male lead only discovers the female lead's feelings for him before he dies! It's so sad.

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