Top 10 Tearjerkers! 虐文榜十！

1. 801 京 First Frost in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港逢霜降 Li Yueyi李悦颐Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing A rotten man with a real heart × a prickly little white rabbit Class gap + substitute romance + reunion after years apart + the pursuit of a runaway wife The first time Wen Shuangjiang met Liang Jingxu, she knew they were from different worlds. They crossed paths on a film set. His car splashed mud all over her, and he drove off without a word of apology. She lost her chance at the job. When they met again, she was flinging her room key at a producer’s face. He had a curvy woman in his arms, 466Reads—Score—Shelves

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   She walked to the ward door, placed her hand on the doorknob, and was about to push it open. The door wasn't closed properly, leaving a crack. She heard Liang Jingxu's weak voice come out, "I have no intention of marrying her, why are you in such a hurry?"

2. 802 上 In My Past Life, He Skinned My Face; In This One, I Make Their Beds 上一世他剥我的脸，这一世我为他们铺床叠被 The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树9k WordsCompleted In my previous life, he peeled the skin from my face. In this life, I make their beds and fold their quilts. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a tragic novel featuring a wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scenario, rebirth, redemption, a strong female lead, and suspenseful plot twists!

3. 803 涅 Nirvana: Journey to the Isle in the River 涅槃：走向在河之洲 No Idea What to Call Myself不晓得叫啥名Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted (An interschool secret-crush story. Come see whether it’s to your taste.) Is it a crime to love Shen Tingzhou? Why did this sincere secret crush become a joke? Is it a crime to want to become a better person? Why have all my efforts been in vain? Is it a crime to long for someone’s true affection? Why do those smiles conceal betrayal and scheming, again and again? Yes, she is guilty. From the moment she bubbled in the wrong answer on her test sheet, she was already beyond forgiveness. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead was constantly bullied, and the male lead was unaware of it.

4. 804 捡 After I Took In a Sickly Young Master, He Kept Trying to Break My Legs 捡回个病娇少爷后，他总想打断我的腿 The Chubby Little Slacker爱摸鱼的小肥肥11k WordsCompleted After taking in a sickly young master, he keeps trying to break my legs. 413Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 805 等 Waiting for Spring to Come 等来年春时 New Snow Year After Year初雪岁岁年年Urban200k WordsCompleted [One female lead] [Mutual salvation] [School life] [Pure love] “Cheng Yang, do you like growing flowers?” “Cheng Yang, want to go see the rapeseed flowers at Shoushan together?” “Cheng Yang, would you like to take a photo together?” “Cheng Yang, you don’t look down on me, do you...?” “Cheng Yang, have you seen Forrest Gump? Life is like a box of chocolates, hey!” “Cheng Yang, girls have such soft cheeks. Want to pinch mine?” “Cheng Yang, how much does a girl have to like you to watch the sunset 272Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   Come on, this one.

6. 806 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score120Shelves

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   In her past life, the heiress forcibly took the male lead and then abandoned him. Her family was destroyed, and she was imprisoned in marriage for five years before ultimately dying in a car accident. Reborn twice, the female lead possesses mind-reading abilities and only wants to avoid him, while the male lead, transformed from his aloof and cold demeanor, relentlessly pursues her. 🔥

7. 807 无 Infinite Burning Madness 无限灼心疯 Tangerine Sand桔沙7k WordsCompleted Infinite Burning Heart Madness 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's heartbreaking. She kindly resurrected her other relatives, receiving no reward but instead being repaid with ingratitude. It was her mother who saved her, but her resurrection failed. She was devastated, consumed by guilt and remorse. She regretted it for the rest of her life; even in her final moments, she couldn't save her mother. She had hope, yet despair awaited her. She trapped herself in her own world, not knowing how to escape. She often cried, unable to eat. She missed her mother terribly, missed her cooking, missed all the time she spent with her—her mother who was gone forever.

8. 808 十 Moonlight on the Seventeenth Floor 《十七楼的月光》 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人25k WordsCompleted Moonlight on the Seventeenth Floor 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🥺🥺

9. 809 离 On the Night of Our Divorce, I Learned My Husband Was the Nation’s Guardian 离婚夜，我才知老公是护国战神 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After three years as a live-in son-in-law, everyone called him a good-for-nothing. Only his wife, Jiang Churan, risked her life to protect him. On the eve of their divorce, she knelt before him with red eyes and begged, “Don’t reveal who you are. I’m afraid they’ll hurt you.” No one knew that this despised son-in-law was actually the Kunlun Commander, guardian of the nation's borders and a man whose power reached across the land. He had hidden his identity to repay a debt of gratitude. Now, for 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Enough said, all 20 books are a must-play! So exciting and intense, highly recommended! If you don't like them, come and yell at me in the comments! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

10. 810 老 My Husband Kept Eight Mistresses, but I'm His Trump Card 老公养了8个情人，我才是他的底牌 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Husband Kept Eight Mistresses. I Was the Ace Up His Sleeve 44Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 811 表 My Cousin Had My Husband's Son, and I Smiled as I Handed Her a Red Envelope 表姐生了我老公的儿子，我笑着递上红包 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted My Cousin Had My Husband's Son. I Smiled and Handed Her a Red Envelope —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 812 快 At the Parcel Station, I Uncovered My Husband's Affair with a Rich Woman 快递驿站，我扒出老公和富婆的奸情 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted At the Courier Pickup Station, I Uncovered My Husband’s Affair with a Rich Woman 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 813 我 I Gave the Emperor an Ice-Cold Coke and Became the Tang Dynasty's Greatest Drinker 我给皇上灌了冰可乐，被封大唐第一酒仙 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌15k WordsCompleted I gave the emperor an ice-cold Coke and was crowned the Tang Dynasty's greatest wine immortal. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 814 魔 The Demon Lord Sells Starch Sausages at a Street Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Ascend 魔尊摆摊卖淀粉肠，全网跪求我飞升 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌10k WordsCompleted The Demon Lord Sells Starch Sausages at a Street Stall, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Ascend —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 815 8 Female Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up My Marriage Contract and Made a Fortune on the Road 80年代女货车司机：我撕了婚书，跑长途成了万元户 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted A Woman Truck Driver in the 1980s: I Tore Up the Marriage Certificate and Made a Fortune Hauling Freight 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 816 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Daughter, I Became the Village's Richest with One Bag of Fertilizer 穿成农家女后，我用一包化肥成了全村首富 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌14k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as a Farm Girl, I Became the Richest Person in the Village with a Bag of Fertilizer —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 817 我 I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu, and My First Customer Was My Mom 我在闲鱼卖挨骂服务，首单是我妈 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌11k WordsCompleted I Sell Insult-Me Services on Xianyu. My First Customer Was My Mom —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 818 流 Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict's Family to Build a Jiangnan Paradise Beyond the Great Wall 流放边疆，我带罪臣全家种出塞上江南 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌26k WordsCompleted Exiled to the Frontier, I Led a Convict’s Entire Family to Turn the Borderlands into a Land of Plenty 4Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 819 广 After Seven Days on a Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 广州出差七天，表妹揣着孕肚登了我家门 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted While I Was Away on a Seven-Day Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 820 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Sent My Ex-Husband and His Mistress to the Tax Office 离婚当天，我把前夫和小三送进了税务局 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted On the day of my divorce, I sent my ex-husband and his mistress to the tax office. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 被 The Day I Was Divorced, I Found a Middle Eastern Prince in Yiwu 被离婚那天，我在义乌捡了个中东王子 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌11k WordsCompleted The day I got divorced, I picked up a Middle Eastern prince in Yiwu. —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 822 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 374Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    It gets more and more heartbreaking as it goes on.

23. 823 我 We’re More Than Just Three Years 我们不止于三年 Mango Piggy芒果猪猪9k WordsCompleted We're More Than Just Three Years 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have to recommend this.

24. 824 你 Your Beauty, Beyond the Cycle of Reincarnation 你的美，不堕轮回 Standard Form of a Quadratic Form二次型标准型Urban139k WordsOngoing [Angst-filled romance + pure love for readers who can handle the pain + romantic mystery + a touch of melodrama + light comedy] Cui Ziyun returns from a sea of blood, like Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, unsure whether this body is real or an illusion. His memories are gone, leaving only a face said to rival Pan An reborn and Song Yu brought back to life. His old love has turned to ashes, yet he finds three women dead in the same room: one in bridal robes, full of resentment; one asleep amo 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Having overcome numerous obstacles to drop out of school, he only wanted to live a peaceful life after suffering amnesia. His body was weak but his mind was clear. He could solve complex math problems, but he couldn't understand the thoughts of those around him—his deskmate's outbursts of anger, his niece's thoughtfulness, and the girl he liked's evasiveness all left him puzzled.

25. 825 谁 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ Like a Scene, Like Brocade似景似锦Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score109Shelves

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    [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

26. 826 锁 Soul-Locking Records: A Chronicle of Qing Dynasty Tragedies 锁魂录：大清孽缘鉴 WH September SunshineWH九月阳光Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    😠😠😠😠😠😠

27. 827 假 I Pretended to Be the Girlfriend of the Chaste Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 假扮禁欲系校草女友，可我是他女佣 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Pretend to Be the Girlfriend of the Cold, Abstinent Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking unrequited love: What's the worst thing about unrequited love? She dropped out of university in her third year due to a family member's illness and a debt of 300,000 yuan, becoming his maid for 5,000 yuan a month. The creditors chased after her, and she paid off 500,000 yuan within three days. Even cutting grapes took her so long; she had to take time off work—who knew if she was out fooling around? She couldn't afford to sell herself for 600,000 yuan a night, saying 5,000 yuan a month was only enough to hire a monkey. She accidentally peeked at him showering, and he fired her in anger. She was furious and set her alarm for 3:30 AM to wake him, but inadvertently revealed her bittersweet, long-standing unrequited love. When he called back, she blocked him. They woke up with dark circles under their eyes, and it turned out she was still the one pretending to be his girlfriend. She ran away at the last minute, and he raised his offer to 5 million. The second female lead exposed their fake relationship, and his grandfather beat him. She finally confessed that she loved him terribly and begged his grandfather to stop hitting him. But why did he suddenly kneel down and propose?

28. 828 如 If Time Wouldn't Chase Us 如果时光不追 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The day Huo Yun returned home was in late autumn. Four years had passed. She thought she could face everything calmly, including the man she had grown up with, the one who had made her leave home alone. Pei Yanci had waited four years and searched for her for four years. When they met again, he wanted to ask just one thing: Are you leaving again? But all she said was, “We’re not close.” This is a story about waiting and returning, misunderstandings and letting go. If time doesn’t move on, I’ll w 839Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Four years have passed. The person she grew up with, the one who made her leave for a distant land alone, is still waiting for her. Pei Yanci waited four years, searched for her for four years. When they met again, she only said four words: "We're not close."

29. 829 拿 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 Mulan Says木兰说Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just one book review away from the top ten

30. 830 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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    This book isn't the kind of tear-jerking tragedy; it's a dull ache that slowly sinks to the bottom of your heart. Set in a southern county town from 2005 to 2016, there were no dramatic conflicts between him and Lin Qiyu; they were simply pushed further and further apart by inferiority complexes, choices, and the times. Many years later, looking back, he realized that youth wasn't just about an unspoken crush, but also about the self that once had aspirations, which had long been left in the past.

31. 831 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score909Shelves

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    Here are a few good books I recommend; you won't regret staying up all night to read them.

32. 832 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2.1kReads8.0Score146Shelves
33. 833 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score284Shelves
34. 834 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.5kReads6.8Score146Shelves
35. 835 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted 4.7kReads—Score171Shelves
36. 836 我 I Restored the Capital’s Tycoon’s Sight, and He Spoils Me Rotten 我让京圈大佬复明，他把我狠狠宠 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Substitute marriage, love after marriage, ex-husband’s redemption, sweet romance, both leads are virgins] Huo Jingchen had a fiery temper, devastating looks, and a decisive, domineering way of doing things. He was arrogant and unruly, with a strong streak of tsundere pride. He was recognized throughout the business world as a genius, famous for his ruthlessness and cunning. His decisive, ruthless methods earned him the nickname “Living Yama,” and made his business rivals tremble at the mere men 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
37. 837 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
38. 838 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 1.9kReads—Score145Shelves
39. 839 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 840 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 218Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 841 回 Making Dirty Money from Recycling? Today I Take No Pawns, Only Your Tears 回收挣黑心钱？今天不收典当，只收你的眼泪 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Making dirty money from recycling? Today, I won't take your pawned goods. I'll take your tears. 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of redemption and double angst. Initially, a ruthless businessman thinks he can make a fortune by recycling a stranger's RV, gold bracelet, and phone. However, as he tries to redeem the pitiful woman, they gradually lose everything. She dies, and what will become of him?

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