Looking for Heartbreaking Novels That Are Both Angsty and Good, Preferably Completed 求又虐又好看的虐文(最好是完结的)

1. 201 其 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林18k WordsCompleted I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 442Reads—Score—Shelves

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   So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

2. 202 再 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷，下一辈子也不要见了 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 冷 Hot and Cold 冷热 Don't Run别跑Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted In the shifting warmth and chill of your gaze, a vow points straight to the heavens. One rainy night, the doctor Jiang Sui accidentally witnesses a murder. Having seen the entire crime unfold, she becomes the killer's target. Relying on her wits, she escapes death time and again, yet through a twist of fate, she steps into the maze of the criminal underworld. Warning: angst-heavy story. If that bothers you, don't read! 304Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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   All are finished! Story synopsis: "The Willow by the Palace Wall" is obviously one of the three most tragic novels, the other two being "Washing Away the Lead" and "Late Journey." "The Palace Beauty" is alright, pretty much as the tag suggests, both ending in a bad ending. "He Is in the South of the Clouds" is an open beta, but the ending leans towards a bad ending. "Hot and Cold" made me cry; I finished reading it at dawn and cried until dawn. "If the Forest Has Fairy Tales" I've read it three times; it's truly depressing throughout! "Regretful Life" lives up to its name! "The Coolness of the Green Vine" is about the female lead's... Well, you know... "Heavenly Travel Group" is also depressing throughout, because the male lead is about to commit suicide at the beginning. Also, Zhang Jiajia has some prestige; most of his books share similar characteristics. You can also check out his other works.

4. 204 胖 The Fat Boy's Secret Crush 胖子的暗恋 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林15k WordsCompleted The Fat Guy's Secret Crush 813Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.5kReads9.2Score947Shelves
6. 206 官 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These three books are the ones to read! [Crying][crying] They have a powerful aftertaste and are very immersive. [Crying]

7. 207 月 A Moonlit Wish 月明愿 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance108k WordsCompleted [Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu, 155Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 易 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 44Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.4kReads9.7Score19.3kShelves

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   The author's writing is superb and delicate, creating each character vividly and realistically. It's a wonderfully angsty novel that gets better with every read.

10. 210 甜 Sweetheart, Be Nice to Me! The Aloof, Noble CEO Coaxes Me Softly 甜宝疼疼我！矜贵冷欲总裁低声哄 Xiao Ating筱阿婷Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted (The low rating is due to lack of traffic) Both leads are each other’s only one + married first, love later + eight-year age gap + forced marriage + sweet romance Qiao Muan got married in a whirlwind wedding. Her husband was the most powerful man in the city. But she didn’t want to marry him. She tried everything, risking it all to push his buttons. But the man didn’t fall for any of it. Qiao Muan: “???” Qiao Muan: “Weren’t you supposed to fly into a rage and have me thrown out?” Qiao Muan: “Wha 169Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The second book, "Marriage First, Love Later," features a male protagonist who grew up with the female protagonist and lived in her family. He later fakes his death, adopts a new identity, and forcibly takes her away.

11. 211 将 After I Was Given to the Prince, the Mad Emperor Regretted It Too Late 将我送给王爷后疯批皇帝追悔莫及 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted With beauty enough to topple cities, she was cursed by the world as a demoness who would bring ruin to the nation. The emperor's favor turned out to be nothing but a means of revenge. Behind the glittering splendor, the truth slowly emerges. The one responsible for the hatred between their country and their families is none other than him... A peerless beauty made heroes across the land fall at her feet, yet he wanted nothing more than to see her dead. After going to great lengths to trick the i 489Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    These two books are incredibly heart-wrenching; in the second book, both the male and female leads die in the end.

12. 212 被 After My Obsessive Sister Claimed Me for Herself, There's No Escape 被疯批妹控强取豪夺后，逃不掉了 Xia Zhijin夏知锦Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted Possessive Love + Forced Romance + Mutual First Love + The Husband Chases His Wife to Win Her Back + Madman + Obsessive Possessiveness + Mutual Healing An accident robbed Xia Chunin of both her parents and claimed the life of the boy who had been living with her family. Seven years later, trapped and desperate, Xia Chunin saw a face exactly like his. “Brother, is that you?” “I've missed you so much.” The man coldly pushed her away. “No.” - Wen Shi, the feared ruler of Baicheng. He was ruthless 1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 绝 The Stunning, Fiesty Favorite Consort: The Tyrant Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 绝美宠妃太刁蛮，暴君自虐宠上瘾 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted 754Reads8.9Score101Shelves
14. 214 一 I Accidentally Became the Tsundere Employer's White Moonlight 一不小心成了傲娇雇主的白月光 Little Words, No Worries小字无忧Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic romance + the one who was left behind pursues his lover through hell + equally matched leads] [Two male leads + warmth] [Dark imprisonment, brutal torture, memory control, stealing someone's lover] Volume One: First Meeting in the Jungle focuses on daily life as they struggle to survive in the jungle, with scenes of being shot, poisoned, treated for injuries, and fed. It's a bittersweet but lighthearted read. Volume Two: The Ordeal of Captivity includes deception, dark i 1.4kReads8.1Score108Shelves

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    Physical and emotional torture is really great.

15. 215 病 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.5kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    Wu Bao in this book is truly pitiful. Every time he has an attack, it feels like I'm in pain too. Several times he was critically ill and almost didn't make it. I couldn't stop crying; it was so heartbreaking. Jin Bao also suffers from PTSD, and every time he has an attack, my heart aches for him. But luckily, they have each other. Jin Bao loves him deeply and protects him in every way. For his illness, Jin Bao didn't hesitate to kowtow and walk from the foot of the mountain to the temple, just to pray for Wu Bao's safety and health. Wu Bao also accompanies Jin Bao through his darkest times. Two childhood sweethearts, a bittersweet story [crying emoji]. After Wu Bao's illness improved, the couple became incredibly sweet. (They are also both strong characters: a genius painter and a national-level archery athlete. Wu Bao is a charming and alluring woman, and Jin Bao is a loyal and devoted lover.) The poem quoted in the temple scene was truly moving: "If we are bathed in snow together one day, we can consider this a lifetime of shared happiness."

16. 216 羲 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 Lord Lingchun翎春君Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 32.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    These are all books I'll be reading late into the night. The plots are full of twists and turns, and they're heart-wrenching from beginning to end. I highly recommend these!

17. 217 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.2kReads9.3Score795Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching yet captivating angst-filled novel! All chapters are now complete! ① In order to be reborn, the female protagonist signs a contract with a system. As long as she travels through various worlds, conquers the male protagonists, and becomes their white moonlight, she can be resurrected. However, the system doesn't tell her that the person she tormented but who is now gloomy and insane is actually an old acquaintance?! The female protagonist is starting to panic!

18. 218 桃 Peach Blossom Creek 桃花溪 Cotton Flower棉花花Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Farming and business + marriage before love + tragic romance] The author of The Zhaoyang Hall brings you another heartbreaking historical romance, about seeking a good partner and living out one's days in peace. This is the eventful life of a merchant's daughter in the Ming dynasty, and the ordinary, everyday world of common people living in the bustling streets and lanes. During the Wanli era, Zhu Sangyu, daughter of a merchant in Dongchang, is driven from home by her father and stepmother. Wi 2.5kReads9.5Score305Shelves
19. 219 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 42.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
20. 220 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 11.9kReads9.1Score802Shelves
21. 221 藏 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 Jian Qingzi见清子Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 543Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    This is such a heart-wrenching story! I cried from beginning to end, my eyes are all swollen! [Almost crying][almost crying]

22. 222 周 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 I Have a Lamp我有灯Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2kReads8.1Score406Shelves

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    Monday, if Xu Qingze had come back a few years earlier, could they have persevered? Xu Qingze, you are him, you don't need to be like him! Oh my god, this is so heartbreaking! The loquat tree that Ji Jing and Zhao Yao planted with their own hands is lush and verdant, but it will never bear fruit. Some loves, though they don't bear fruit, are eternal!

23. 223 望 May You Be Safe 望汝安 i Cheni陈Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted “You pushed me into the abyss, and you still think I could love you?” “Chen Si, I don't love you.” “Ji Sian, you have to love me. You can only love me.” This is the story of a bully falling in love with the person he bullied. One act of kindness from Ji Sian pushed her into an endless abyss. If she could turn back time, she would wish she had never met a boy named Chen Si... P.S. The male lead is not a virgin. If that's not your thing, please move along. 5.7kReads8.6Score283Shelves

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    Books 1 and 2: The bully falls in love with the bullied… Book 3: The male lead's white moonlight returns…

24. 224 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.7kReads8.8Score662Shelves
25. 225 惨 The Cruel Abuse of the Fallen Kingdom's Grand Princess, the Ruthless Sovereign Cuts Out His Heart to Win Her Back 惨虐亡国长公主，狠戾君上剖心追 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted The official ending is a happy ending! The bonus chapters fulfill some readers' requests. In the first, the second male lead gets the girl; in the second, it's a happy ending! [The male lead is an utterly deranged, obsessive yandere in the early chapters! If you're a heroine-only fan and can't accept that, don't read it!!!] [Steadfast, headstrong exiled princess + ruthless, deranged new emperor] [Angst + forcible possession + forced love + imprisonment of body and heart + alternate historical se 8kReads8.3Score459Shelves

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    A very angsty story! Extremely angsty! (Completed!)

26. 226 病 Sick Obsession 病态痴迷 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted After three years with Jiang Qichuan, Wen Mian became pregnant. Her heart was full of joy, but all she got from him was: “She’s back.” She left without a word, hiding her pregnancy. But he refused to let her go. He drove her family to their deaths and clipped her wings, turning her into a canary in a cage once more, kept from the light of day. Jiang Qichuan said, “You were the one who started dreaming above your station.” Only later, after a fire claimed two lives, did he finally see her pregnan 570Reads6.9Score100Shelves
27. 227 我 I Pretended I Didn't Love Him, So He Put on an Act with His Cousin to Make Me Turn Back, but I Have Only a Month to Live 我装不爱他，他找表妹演戏逼我回头，可我只剩一月寿命 An Anan桉anan8k WordsCompleted I pretended I didn't love him. He staged a scene with his cousin to make me come back, but I had only one month left to live. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They were just one step away from a happy ending, and in the end, they were buried together.

28. 228 1 15 Hell-Level Bad Endings: You Stop at Flirting, While I’m In Too Deep 15个地狱级be：你点到为止，我泥足深陷 Drunk on Gold纸醉金靡Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + domineering CEO + substitute + marriage + tragic love] Giving your whole heart in love will only leave you in pieces. Why do you think I’ll still be here just because you turn around? That if you crook your finger, I’ll make the same mistake all over again? I’m not the kind of person who forgets the pain once the wound heals. In love, the one who holds the power is never the one being loved. It’s the one brave enough to confess their feelings and brave enough to let go. I loved 895Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    You should read these two! One has a male protagonist who dies, and the other has a female protagonist who dies.

29. 229 眼 The One Before My Eyes Is the One in My Heart 眼前的人是心上人 Mu Chacha沐茶茶Modern Romance455k WordsCompleted You are my first love, and you are the mark on my heart. After five years together, Wen Yao realized Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he couldn’t remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “My Yao is the one with the roof radical, as in ‘a graceful young woman.’” Yet Lu Nanxi still had her saved in his phone as Yao, with the wrong character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long flowing hair, and liked to wear white dresses. She loved to smile. And she had a name: Lin 868Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The female lead and male lead got together initially, but broke up because of a misunderstanding involving a "white moonlight" (her unrequited love). Later, the female lead was preparing to marry another man, but he ran away from the wedding. On the day of the elopement, a terrible thing happened to the female lead's family—all her beloved relatives passed away. It was a bit heartbreaking. The male and female leads still got together, but the male lead was injured due to some event, and the female lead died because of him. It was truly both heartbreaking and beautiful.

30. 230 一 Three Babies at Once: Young Master Xing's Obsessive Love 一胎三宝：邢少偏执宠 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Xu Wancheng was the fiancée of the Third Young Master of the Xing family. When he was poisoned, she saved him. But just a few days later, he asked to break off their engagement. Xu Wancheng thought, he didn't like her, and she didn't like him either. So be it. After ending her engagement to him, she left the Xing family. A month later, she was shocked to discover three extra babies in her belly. Later, the man cornered her and gritted his teeth. “Our engagement hadn't even been called off yet, a 854Reads8.8Score290Shelves

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31. 231 顾 Mr. Gu, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Pregnant 顾总别虐了，夫人怀孕了 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Yandere] [Suave Villain] [Forced Love] [Angst Before Sweetness] [Taking by Force] [The Pursuit After the Divorce] [Unhinged, Brooding, Pathological Tycoon x Serene Beauty So Stunning She Takes Your Breath Away] Three years ago, Gu Xichen knelt for three days and nights just to marry Shen Qing. Three years later, on the day Shen Qing learned she was pregnant, Gu Xichen was fooling around with his mistress. Utterly disappointed in him, Shen Qing decided to secretly te 613Reads5.8Score—Shelves
32. 232 咬 Bite the Scales 咬鳞 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads708k WordsCompleted [Pink little mermaid x high-ranking commander] [Gentle, cunning, and devoted x resilient, ferocious, and cruel little darling + corruption + melodrama + sweet and angsty romance + 1v1 + devoted couple, happy ending] Xing Nan is a rare pink mermaid, so rare that everyone covets him. Everything around him is dangerous. The first person he meets after escaping from the laboratory is Pei Wenyang. He begs Pei Wenyang to save him. Pei Wenyang is the gentlest human he's ever met. He dries Xing Nan's 19.2kReads9.6Score3kShelves

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    🌟🌟🌟 [Pink Mermaid x High-Ranking Commander] [Gentle, Cunning, and Deeply Affectionate x Resilient, Fierce, and Cruel Little Darling + Darkening + Melodrama + Sweet and Bitter + 1v1 + Both are Clean] 🔥🔥🔥Two secondary couples, both sweet and bittersweet, they will reconcile.

33. 233 囚 Satan's Captive Love: The Coldhearted CEO's Private Property 囚爱撒坦：冷情总裁的私有物 Mu Ye Hui Zhi You木也会知有Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted (1v2, the male leads are devoted, but the heroine isn’t; imprisonment, a brooding male lead, and a pregnant heroine on the run) Enter with caution: angst ahead! A single contract made her his possession, a caged songbird locked away in a golden cage. With icy indifference and possessiveness, he trapped her in an abyss called “hatred,” yet in the dead of night, when no one could see, his tenderness slipped out of control as he watched her sleeping face. When the truth came to light and her fa 429Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, angsty novel where the male lead imprisons the female lead and even gets her pregnant, only for her to run away and marry the second male lead.

34. 234 前 His Ex-Wife Returns, and Mr. Shen Begs for Forgiveness 前妻归来，沈总跪求原谅 Warm Tea Smoke茶烟暖Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Gu Mingyue, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, was nothing more than a disposable pawn in a marriage alliance in Shen Yihan's eyes. He cast her into the abyss, then lived happily with his beloved Su Wan'er, personally destroying every bit of her love and hope. When the mysterious capital queen known as “Luna” arrived and toppled the Shen Group with thunderous force, Shen Yihan finally saw that familiar figure across the negotiating table... A familiar silhouette and icy gaze. 178Reads6.5Score—Shelves
35. 235 三 Three Years Later, the CEO Goes Along with the Mistake 三年后，总裁将错就错 The Proud Cat傲娇的猫儿Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Three days and three nights of torment weren’t enough. On their wedding night, he walks into the bridal chamber and destroys everything she once held dear. Mo Liancheng loathes Luo Shenshen to the core, all because of a woman who died. Three years after their separation, Master Mo returns. In the name of hatred, he weaves a carefully crafted web of love, only to get hopelessly trapped in it himself! Little does he know that he fell in love with Luo Shenshen three years ago... 2kReads8.4Score145Shelves

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    Angst novel

36. 236 曾 Zeng Guofan: A Distinguished Statesman Who Revived the Late Qing 曾国藩：晚清中兴名臣 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical377k WordsCompleted Written in an accessible style, this book recounts the remarkable life of Zeng Guofan, the foremost statesman of the late Qing revival. It begins with a baby's cries in a farming household in Xiangxiang in 1811, then follows his grueling path through the imperial examinations. He fails four times but keeps studying until, at twenty-seven, he finally enters the Hanlin Academy. As a capital official, he adheres to the principles of self-cultivation and holds fast to his convictions amid court intr 7.9kReads7.9Score355Shelves

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    Engaging biographies of historical figures: Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Li Hongzhang. [May you be blessed immediately!][Heart]

37. 237 左 Zuo Zongtang: The Late Qing Dynasty's Last Hawk 左宗棠：晚清最后的鹰派 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical271k WordsCompleted At its heart, this book is about a practical-minded reformer amid the upheavals of the late Qing dynasty. Spanning the years from 1812 to 1885, it vividly portrays the extraordinary life of Zuo Zongtang, from a poor scholar in Xiangyin to a high-ranking provincial official. The book recounts his early studies of statecraft and his years of obscurity after failing the metropolitan examination three times. It also details his military career: raising the Chu Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion 13.3kReads8.6Score780Shelves
38. 238 虐 Tortured by Love: The CEO’s Enchantress 虐宠，总裁的尤物 Big Snowball2009大雪球2009Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance + Yandere + Obsessive Possessiveness] “Bai Shengsheng, there's nowhere in this world you can go except the palm of my hand...” It's all fun to torment your wife until it's time to chase her back! 19Reads6.7Score—Shelves
39. 239 李 Li Hongzhang: The Plasterer of the Qing Empire 李鸿章：大清帝国的裱糊匠 Good Fortune and Happiness Beijing吉祥如意北京Historical626k WordsCompleted This is a sweeping historical portrait of Li Hongzhang's life, built around the metaphor of “learning to steer on a broken ship.” Beginning with a newborn's cries in the Li family home in Luzhou in 1823 and ending with his lonely final days at Xianliang Temple in 1901, the book follows the course of time to recreate the turbulent life of this high-ranking official of the late Qing. He was an ambitious scholar pursuing success in the imperial examinations, who honed his character under Zeng Guofa 3.3kReads7.9Score216Shelves
40. 240 深 Late at Night, I Fell into the Cold Abyss of Your Heart 深夜，堕入你凉薄的深渊 Big Snowball2009大雪球2009Modern Romance803k WordsCompleted Three years ago, their marriage was a cruel act of coercion and conquest. After losing her child and being torn from the one she loved, Su Liyue learned that she was merely a dead woman’s substitute. She burned their ill-fated relationship to the ground. Only after losing her did Qin Yanfeng realize that he loved her to the depths of his soul. He was consumed by regret and went mad with grief. Three years later, the familiar woman returned, but she was no longer his Yue’er... 96Reads7.5Score—Shelves
41. 241 皇 Under Imperial Rule, She Was Forced to Become the Crown Prince's Concubine 皇权之下，她被太子强纳为妾 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Possessive Love + Political Scheming + Every Cliche Under the Sun (Character Growth for Both Leads) + Both Chaste] (The rating was just opened, so it's low. It will rise. Every book starts out like this.) She is a lone soul from another world, struggling to survive in a strange land. She and a young man fall in love, but then he forcibly takes her as a concubine, trapping her in the Eastern Palace. He is the crown prince of the realm. He desires her for her looks and takes her by force, but h 4.4kReads8.5Score219Shelves

    Reader note

    Both are stories of forced marriage and abuse, in which the female lead never falls in love with the male lead.

42. 242 一 One Temptation and I'm Hooked, Baby, You Can't Escape 一惹成瘾，宝贝休想逃 Big Snowball2009大雪球2009Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Their first meeting was supposed to be a transaction. The rumors that Luo Ziye had no interest in women were complete nonsense. After that night, he fell for her, and from then on, he protected Jiang Ruolin as she rose to become a movie queen, standing by her as her strongest support... 1Reads7.2Score—Shelves
43. 243 虐 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Shamelessly Chases His Wife 虐完我，总裁追妻不要脸 The Proud Cat傲娇的猫儿Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Angsty, passionate romance] Forced into marriage, three years as husband and wife, and she was nothing but a stand-in for a living corpse. When the truth came out, Lin Qingwan’s heart turned to ash. After a car accident, Mo Zhen Ting finally understood his own heart: the one he had always loved was his wife. He enjoyed hurting his wife, but now he must chase her through hell. Can he still win back the woman he loves? “Take care, President Mo...” 240Reads8.3Score—Shelves
44. 244 逃 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 1kReads8.5Score104Shelves
45. 245 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The short, angsty story is now complete. It's a super good short story, and the ending is amazing! 🐬

46. 246 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 一 Waiting Twenty Years 一等二十年 At the Beginning of Lifeo人之初o13k WordsCompleted Waiting Twenty Years 141Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Extremely heart-wrenching romance set in the Republican era.

48. 248 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 余 I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Waiting for You 余生只待你 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Urban128k WordsCompleted In high school, Bai Zhi and Lin Yu became classmates. Back then, Bai Zhi was rebellious and willful, a troublesome student who gave her teachers headaches. After an encounter in a downpour, Lin Yu saw through her pain, and the two became close friends. They were accepted into the same university and promised to start there together. Before they could enroll, Lin Yu learned that Bai Zhi was the daughter of the mastermind behind a kidnapping case that had once shocked the entire city. He had been 2.2kReads9.6Score328Shelves

    Reader note

    This is the kind of angst-filled novel that will make you cry from beginning to end, but the author has very positive values, and the content is unconventional. It's worth reading and highly recommended.

50. 250 富 The Rich Young Master Angered a God in His Dream, So Everyone Gets Wiped Out 富家公子惹恼梦中神，那就团灭吧 The Strategist策略派14k WordsCompleted A Rich Young Master Angers a Dream God, So the Whole Family Gets Wiped Out 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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