Are There Any Relatively Short Angsty Novels? 有木有比较短的虐文

1. 201 爹 My Parents Killed Me for a Medicinal Ingredient, So I’ll Take Up My Iron Sword and Become an Immortal 爹娘杀我做药引，我持铁剑要成仙 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士8k WordsCompleted My Parents Killed Me to Use as a Medicine Ingredient, So I Wield an Iron Sword to Become an Immortal —Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 202 在 I Started a Dance Livestreaming Group in a Cultivation World, and Then... 在修仙世界做舞蹈团播，结果.... Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士12k WordsCompleted I Started a Dance Livestream Group in a Cultivation World, but Then... —Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 203 师 Senior Sister’s Living Furnace: The Junior Brother’s Seven-Day Ordeal 师姐的活人炉鼎：学弟的七日劫 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士16k WordsCompleted Senior Sister's Living Furnace: Junior Brother's Seven-Day Tribulation —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 204 师 Will Senior Sister Pursue the Computer Genius Who’s a Devout Monk? 师姐要追计算机天才佛子？ Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士12k WordsCompleted Can Senior Sister Win Over a Buddhist Computer Genius? —Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 205 青 A Childhood Friend's Little Test, A Big Move from Her Childhood Sweetheart 青梅小试探，竹马放大招 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted The Childhood Sweetheart Tests the Waters, and Her Childhood Friend Makes a Big Move 7Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 206 被 Trapped in My Boss’s Office... 被困上司办公室后…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After Getting Trapped in My Boss's Office... 576Reads—Score1614d adds

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7. 207 北 Lord Bei's 'Short-Lived' Darling 北爷的“短命”心尖宠 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Lord Bei's “short-lived” darling —Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 208 要 Good Grief, Mr. Cen! 要命呢！岑先生 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted Oh, Mr. Cen! 56Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 209 遇 How to Deal with Annoying Neighbors... 遇到扰人的邻居，就这样办…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban6k WordsCompleted This is how to deal with a troublesome neighbor... 1.2kReads—Score4114d adds
10. 210 与 After Secretly Marrying a CEO and Superstar 与总裁大明星隐婚后 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Secretly Marrying a CEO Superstar 26Reads—Score214d adds
11. 211 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 212 禁 The Ascetic Heartthrob Doesn’t Play Innocent, and I Laughed 禁欲系男神他不吃素，我笑了 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Chaste Male God Doesn't Do Vegetables. I Laughed. 57Reads—Score414d adds
13. 213 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 342Reads—Score814d adds

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    6. There are no dramatic reunions or second chances, only the helplessness of being caught in the crossfire of chaotic times. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

14. 214 在 A Tenant of the Underworld 在地府做钉子户 May My Wishes Never Be Forsaken但使愿无违Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted To sever a doomed bond, Xie Lingzhi hid in the Underworld for a hundred years, even declaring that she wouldn’t leave until she’d stayed for five hundred. The King of Hell couldn’t meet his KPI, so he came over in a huff, then left again. He found her even more troublesome than the Great Sage Sun, who had destroyed the Book of Life and Death. In a fit of anger, he cut off her provisions. With no other choice, Xie Lingzhi set up a stall on Ghost Street, but wound up bringing Liang Chuanhui back w 69Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    Yes, yes~ Ancient Chinese romance, 9 chapters. A angst-filled story.

15. 215 山 The Mountain Village Taoist Priestess: Ghost Hunting Turns into Chaos 山村女道长，捉鬼路上乱成团 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三55k WordsCompleted A Village Girl Taoist Master Gets Caught Up in Chaos While Hunting Ghosts 2Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 216 地 The Netherworld's Floral Chronicle 地府万花录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三34k WordsCompleted The Netherworld’s Floral Compendium 2Reads—Score114d adds
17. 217 黄 War God Huang Tian: From Prison's Lowest Worm to Conquering Heaven and Earth 黄天战尊从狱底蝼蚁到打穿天地 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三60k WordsCompleted Huang Tian, the Battle Venerable: From a Prison-Bottom Nobody to Conquering Heaven and Earth —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 218 九 Prisoner's Road in the Nineties 九零囚途 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三51k WordsCompleted Prisoner's Road in the Nineties 1Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 219 麒 The Legend of the Qilin Child 麒麟子之世纪录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三76k WordsCompleted The Prodigy of the Qilin: A Chronicle of the Century 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 220 疯 Mad Jianghu: Bizarre Tales from the 20th Century 疯批江湖之二十世纪脑洞奇谭 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三69k WordsCompleted Madcap Jianghu, Part Two: A Twentieth-Century Tale of Wild Imagination 3Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 221 吞 Devourer Demon Lord: Snatching a Saintess to Be My Bandit Bride 吞噬魔主，抢个圣女当压寨 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三43k WordsCompleted Devouring the Demon Lord, I Snatched a Saintess to Be My Stronghold's Wife —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 222 精 The Pride of the Martial World 精武门之江湖豪情 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三56k WordsCompleted The Heroic Spirit of the Jianghu: Tales of the Jingwu Sect —Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 223 千 Young Master Qianchou: Searching for a Wife in the Ghost Realm 千仇公子，鬼域寻妻录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三42k WordsCompleted Young Master Qianchou: A Record of Seeking His Wife in the Ghost Realm 2Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 224 浴 Rising from the Ashes: From Heartbreak to Warrior’s Soul 浴火，从情殇到战魂 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三35k WordsCompleted Rising from the Flames: From Heartbreak to a Warrior’s Soul 3Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 225 废 The Good-for-Nothing General's Son 废柴将军子 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三57k WordsCompleted The Good-for-Nothing General’s Son 1Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 226 断 The Broken Sword's Bond 断剑缘 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三51k WordsCompleted The Broken Sword’s Fate —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 227 乱 Chronicles of Survival in a Chaotic Era 乱世求生录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三65k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Survival in Troubled Times 4Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 228 1 1931: Dark Night, September's Chilling Gunfire 1931暗夜，九月寒枪 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Dark Night, 1931: September’s Chilling Gunfire 1Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 229 万 The Trillionaire Clan 万亿家族 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三45k WordsCompleted The Trillionaire Clan 7Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 230 尘 Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World: From a Mountain of Corpses to the Path of Immortality 尘凡问道，从尸山到仙途 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三82k WordsCompleted Seeking the Dao in the Mortal World: From a Mountain of Corpses to the Path of Immortality 2Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 231 荒 Chronicles of the Famine Years 荒年记 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三57k WordsCompleted Chronicles of the Famine Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 232 铁 The Iron-Blooded Bandit 铁血义匪 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三30k WordsCompleted Iron-Blooded Bandit —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 233 错 Mistaken for My Dad, Warmed for a Lifetime 错认爹也暖一生 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三19k WordsCompleted A Lifetime of Warmth from Mistaking Someone for Dad —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 234 傅 President Fu, Come Here! I Can't Resist Your Burning Passion 傅总，来吧！你的炽热我抵挡不住 Sea Street and Yun海街与蕴Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Sweet and angsty + reunion after a long separation + intense romantic tension + carefully laid plans + revenge] Also known as: “A Secret Love and a Vengeful Heart: Young Master Fu, Don't Be So Devoted” When Ling Jiadai was little, her parents died in a fire. After two years of darkness in an orphanage, she was adopted by a kind couple. She falls in love at first sight with wealthy heir Fu Jingxu at university, but they part ways because of a misunderstanding. Three years later, Jiadai discover 3Reads8.5Score—14d adds
35. 235 君 Your Favor Is Just Like Spring Water 君恩，恰如春水般 Ke Xiang客湘Ancient Romance113k WordsCompleted Everyone yearns for the emperor's elusive love, but the emperor's "love" is like the waters of the Yangtze River, impossible to fathom and impossible to possess completely. He may love you, but he may also fall in love with someone else. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 236 恶 A Rich Bully Demanded 1.4 Million from Me, Leaving Me No Way Out 恶少要我赔140万，我被逼上绝路 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted A Bully Demands 1.4 Million in Compensation, Driving Me to the Edge 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These short stories are all quite heart-wrenching, especially the first one.

37. 237 夜 Walking the Night Road, Looking Back on Half a Life 夜路行，半生望 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士17k WordsCompleted Walking the Night Road, Looking Ahead Through Half a Life 12Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 238 小 The Little Fairy’s “Cohabitation” Property Settlement 小仙女的“同居”分财产 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士11k WordsCompleted The Little Fairy's “Cohabitation” Property Division —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 239 到 So, Who's the Prey? 到底谁是猎物？ Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士13k WordsCompleted So, Who's the Prey? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 240 丁 The DINK Hunter 丁克猎人 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士14k WordsCompleted The Childfree Hunter 4Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 241 我 I’m Not Just Complaining 我没有乱抱怨 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士19k WordsCompleted I Wasn't Complaining for No Reason —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 242 听 I Should’ve Listened to the Old Man’s Advice: Now I’m Paying the Price 听了老人言，吃亏在眼前 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士12k WordsCompleted Take the Old Man's Advice, and You'll Regret It Right Away —Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 243 林 Lin Wei: The Blue Sea at the End of the Covered Bridge 林微：廊桥尽头是蓝海 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士15k WordsCompleted Lin Wei: The Blue Sea at the End of the Covered Bridge 8Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 244 盲 The Blind Man Is a Serial Killer 盲人是连环杀人犯 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士9k WordsCompleted The Blind Man Is a Serial Killer —Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 245 换 Gender Swap: The Goddess Is Chasing Love, So Why Do I Feel Like the Man? 换性：女神追爱，委屈得像男人？ Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士15k WordsCompleted Sex Change: A Goddess Pursues Love, While He Suffers Like a Man? —Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 246 渣 Scumbag Men, Begone! My Phone Cures Lovesick Fools 渣男退散！我的手机专治恋爱脑 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士6k WordsCompleted Scumbag, Be Gone! My Phone Is the Cure for Love-Brain —Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 247 完 The Perfect Lover Is a Lie, Only a Best Friend Truly Cares 完美爱人是骗局，唯有闺蜜是真心 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted The Perfect Lover Is a Lie; Only Your Bestie Truly Cares —Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 248 肖 Director Xiao, I Can’t Swim 肖总监，我不会游泳 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Director Xiao, I Can’t Swim —Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 249 牛 Overworked Humans Drive the Three-Body People Mad 牛马逼疯三体人 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士13k WordsCompleted The Working Stiffs Drove the Trisolarans Mad —Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 250 前 My Ex-Wife Paid My Debts. After Her Mother Beat Her into Critical Condition, I Fought My Mother-in-Law to the Bitter End 前妻替我还债，被她妈打成重伤后，我和岳母死磕到底 The Huo Family's Little Chili Pepper霍家小辣椒12k WordsCompleted My Ex-Wife Paid Off My Debt. After Her Mother Beat Her So Badly She Was Severely Injured, I Took on My Mother-in-Law 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Two short stories about the harsh realities of life. What would you do if you were in their shoes?

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