Short, Heartbreaking Novels 虐而短的小说

1. 401 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 873Reads—Score101Shelves

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   "You poisonous woman!" He threw me to the ground. The blue bricks were cold, and my cheek pressed against the ground. I saw mud on his boots. He squatted down, his eyes bloodshot, like a caged beast enraged. He grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up at him. "What did Qingge do to you? Why did you poison her?" Poison. He thought I was the one who poisoned her. I opened my mouth, my throat dry, and finally only managed a cold laugh.

2. 402 妈 My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I’m the Illegitimate Daughter 妈妈是追妻文里的小三，我是私生女 Palace Master Yichen逸晨宫主22k WordsCompleted My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I'm an Illegitimate Daughter 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Abusive short stories

3. 403 婚 A Daughter Appears Out of Nowhere at the Wedding 《婚礼上-突如其来的女儿》 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted At the Wedding: A Daughter Appears Out of Nowhere —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A story that invites angst, but ends sweetly afterward. Hope you enjoy it.

4. 404 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

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   These two books are a bit angsty in the beginning.

5. 405 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 2.4kReads6.8Score149Shelves
6. 406 普 Praslin Island: A Woman's International Revenge 普垃吉岛：一个跨国复仇的女人 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士13k WordsCompleted Praguy Island: A Woman's Cross-Border Revenge 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a sad story, a bit painful, you might want to check it out.

7. 407 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—Shelves
8. 408 和 Mai's Deal with the Devil 和魔鬼交易的麦 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士12k WordsCompleted Wheat Traded with the Devil —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 道 Beyond Reason, There Is No You 道理之外，没有你 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Beyond Reason, There’s You 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 猪 Pork Rice and Starlight: Redemption for Two Nobodies 猪脚饭与星光：两个底层人的救赎 Hua Laiyangshi华莱扬士12k WordsCompleted Pork Rice and Stardom: Redemption for Two People at the Bottom 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 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 10Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 阿 A Mei's Diary 阿梅的日志 Cat Who Eats Tangerines吃橘的猫6k WordsCompleted Amei's Journal —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly tragic. Everyone close to the protagonist dies, the person he loves dies for him, and in the end, he goes insane.

13. 413 心 The Heartbeat Decoder 心跳解码师 Boy Who Loves Popcorn1喜欢吃爆米花的男孩122k WordsCompleted The Heartbeat Decoder —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern stand-up comedian travels to a magical world and uses his "True Eyes" to livestream the embarrassing moments of nobles, turning a saint's prayer into a weight-loss spell, and even forcing the Demon King to cross-dress! The entire internet is begging him to stop, or the magical world will be ruined by these jokes!

14. 414 乌 The Evolutionary Theory of an Awkward Roommate 乌龙室友进化论 Boy Who Loves Popcorn1喜欢吃爆米花的男孩1Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted The Evolution of a Clueless Roommate 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 我 I Opened a Rant Livestream in Another World 我在异界开吐槽直播间 Boy Who Loves Popcorn1喜欢吃爆米花的男孩115k WordsCompleted I Started a Ranting Livestream in Another World —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 第 The Tenth Marriage Proposal: The CEO Strikes Back 第十次求婚：总裁的逆袭 Boy Who Loves Popcorn1喜欢吃爆米花的男孩1Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted The Tenth Proposal: The CEO Strikes Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 糊 A Washed-Up Streamer’s Secret Identity Goes Viral, and the Internet Begs Me to Return 糊咖直播爆马甲，全网跪求我复出 User39300802用户3930080230k WordsCompleted Washed-Up Streamer Reveals Her Secret Identity Live, and the Whole Internet Begs Her to Return —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All of them are completed short stories.

18. 418 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Kid Helped Me Face-Slap My Scumbag Father 穿书后我靠崽崽打脸渣爹 User39300802用户39300802Modern Romance38k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated into a book, I face-slapped the scumbag dad with my adorable kids. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 当 A Gemologist Sees Right Through Your Heart 当珠宝鉴定师看穿你的心 User39300802用户39300802Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted Seeing Through Your Heart as a Gemologist 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 奶 A Precious Baby Drops from the Sky: The CEO Daddy Is a Star of Destiny 奶宝天降：总裁爹地是紫微星 User39300802用户39300802Modern Romance34k WordsCompleted A Baby Has Arrived: The CEO Dad Is the Ziwei Star 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 风 The Wind Chimes Ring Again, but No Old Friend Will Return 风铃又响，再无故人归 Yue Cheng月诚Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The wind chime rings again, but no old friend will ever return. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please take a look; comments and suggestions are welcome.

22. 422 云 The Cloud Lodge Chronicles of Sword and Book 云庐书剑录 Lei Wei, Who Loves White Kangaroos喜欢白袋鼠的雷威17k WordsCompleted The Cloud Lodge Chronicles of Sword and Scroll —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A Masterpiece of Unparalleled Excellence] Ancient Sword Awakens Literary Power! Tao Yuanming Brews Tea to Set Up a Time-Space Killing Array, Bai Juyi Transforms Wisteria into a Dragon to Defeate a Demonic Monk! Every Scenic Spot in Lushan is a Foreshadowing of a Thousand Years! ★Highlights: Li Bai's Star Map Navigates an Underwater Fairy Palace, Zhu Xi's Lecture Records Become a Martial Arts Manual! The Villain Disguises the Three Pure Ones Stone Statue to Steal the Ming Jade Tablet, Zhou Dian's Immortal Elixir Detonates a Buddha Bone Thunder. Lu Xiujing's Scripture Cave Ignites the Secret History of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Rainbow Light of the Manjushri Pagoda Rewrites Ouyang Xiu's Literary Lineage! ✨Recommendation: Turning "National Treasure" into a Cultivation Blockbuster! Follow the protagonist to unlock poetic killing arrays at real scenic spots. Every unearthed artifact is a high-energy plot twist, and historical figures all become max-level support characters! (Author: Lei Wei, Who Likes White Kangaroos) After reading this, I frantically searched the Jiujiang County Annals!

23. 423 曹 Cao Zhi: I’m Good at Making Dad’s Life Miserable, but I Can’t Take Over? 曹植：坑爹我擅长，接班还不行 Swordsman from Xizhao西赵剑客8k WordsCompleted Cao Zhi: I’m great at getting Dad into trouble, but not so good at taking over 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you like humor and comedy? You should check out this short story!

24. 424 她 She Came Back in the Season I Resented Her Most 她走在了我最怨她的那季 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士6k WordsCompleted She Walked Away in the Season I Resented Her Most —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All kinds of types are available, follow me to see them slowly.

25. 425 图 Mints in the Library 图书馆的薄荷糖 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士11k WordsCompleted Peppermints in the Library —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 喵 The Catlike Lover System Has Been Activated 喵系恋人系统已激活 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Cat-Type Lover System Has Been Activated —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 同 Same Face, Different Souls: We'll Tear Off Every Mask 同脸异魂互换，要撕碎所有假面 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士7k WordsCompleted Two Faces, Two Souls, Switched: Tear Every Mask to Shreds —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 总 The CEO's Misguided Love: His White Moonlight Is Poison 总裁的错爱：白月光是毒 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Misguided Love: His Moonlight Is Poison —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 食 The Rise of the Food Rebellion Alliance 食物反叛同盟崛起记 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士8k WordsCompleted The Rise of the Rebel Food Alliance —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 十 Seventeen Years of Beatings, All for One Slap That Cracked My Bone 十七年虐打换一记骨裂耳光 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士6k WordsCompleted Seventeen Years of Beatings for One Slap That Cracked a Bone —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 孽 Wicked Love Burns the City: CEO, Your Wife Ran Off with Your Child 孽爱焚城：总裁，夫人她带崽跑了 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Wicked Love Burns the City: CEO, Your Wife Has Fled with Your Child —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 相 A Gold Digger at a Blind Date, Then Her Cousin Dragged Me to the Marriage Registry 相亲遇财迷，被她表姐拽进民政局 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted I Went on a Blind Date with a Gold Digger, and Her Cousin Dragged Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 无 A Love That Came to Nothing, Part 1 无疾而终1 xbylyModern Romance6k WordsCompleted A Love That Came to Nothing 1 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Campus, be

34. 434 出 A Life on the Run 出走的人生 Together All the Way一路相伴10k WordsCompleted A Life of Leaving 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It tells the story of a little girl who is not loved by her parents, runs away from home, is adopted by foster parents, and succeeds through hard work.

35. 435 维 The Tenacious Advocate: The King of Verbal Showdowns 维权先锋：嘴强吵架王 Keyboard Warrior of the Eastern Wilderness东荒键盘侠75k WordsCompleted The Rights Defender: The Ultimate Trash-Talker —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's great, fast-paced, and has a strong rhythm! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

36. 436 魂 Lost in a Trance 魂不守舍 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Mystery19k WordsCompleted Distraught 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, it's considered a tragic story.

37. 437 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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

38. 438 未 My Fiancée Called Off the Wedding, So I Sent Her to Mine for Gold in South America 未婚妻悔婚，送她去南美挖矿 Nao Hao脑浩Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted My fiancée broke off our engagement, so I sent her to mine for ore in South America 290Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The newly released short story is ruthless, exhilarating, and heart-wrenching—definitely worth reading! The male lead is intelligent, and the female lead is incredibly aloof!

39. 439 别 Dreams in the Garden Villa 别苑寻梦 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Dreams in a Garden Retreat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A dream, a reunion with a past love, and the end of a heart-wrenching, unforgettable romance. A short story I wrote while crying; it's incredibly good.

40. 440 离 On the Eve of Our Divorce, My Scumbag Husband Chose His Sweetheart in the Burning Building 离婚前夕，渣夫在火场选了绿茶 Is Life Like a Dream?人生如梦否26k WordsCompleted On the Eve of Their Divorce, Her Scumbag Husband Chose the Green Tea in the Burning Building —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's angsty at first, but sweet afterwards. [Thumbs up]

41. 441 喂 I Fatting Up My Childhood Friend and Bestie, Then Sent Them to Prison 喂肥竹马和闺蜜，送他们进监狱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I fattened up my childhood sweetheart and best friend, then sent them to prison 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All products made by Lao Xian are top-notch!

42. 442 刑 A Detective's Story: The Fishing King Solves the Mystery of the Sunken Body 刑警故事，钓鱼王破解沉尸之谜 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery17k WordsCompleted A Criminal Police Story: The Fishing King Solves the Mystery of the Sunken Corpse 5Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 我 I Am an Exiled Immortal 我是谪仙人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙18k WordsCompleted I Am an Exiled Immortal 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 我 Doing Business in the Heavens, I Fleeced Every Immortal in Sight 我在天上做生意，薅秃了各路神仙 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted I Do Business in Heaven, Shearing All the Gods Bald 8Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 魔 The Magical Boy Ai Yiwen 魔法少年艾一文 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Magical Boy Ai Yiwen —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Died, My Husband Knelt and Begged Me to Love Him Again 婆婆死后，老公跪求我再爱他一次 Wen Shijiu温拾酒Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After my mother-in-law died, my husband begged me on his knees to love him one more time. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Angst, short, good

47. 447 落 Sold to a Demon Foster Father Who Trades in Human Meat, a Choking Girl Fights Back 落到贩卖“菜人”的恶魔养父手上后，窒息女孩开始反杀 Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫8k WordsCompleted After falling into the hands of her adoptive father, a devil who sells people as "vegetables," the suffocated girl begins fighting back. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 上 I Was the Toxic White Moonlight’s ATM in My Past Life. Reborn, I Found True Love and Said No to Manipulation 上一世是恶毒白月光的提款机，重生后找回真爱拒绝PUA Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫14k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the vicious moonlight's cash machine. After being reborn, she finds true love again and refuses to be emotionally manipulated. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 449 红 Red Blade, Burning Heart 红刃焚心 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三56k WordsCompleted The Red Blade Burns the Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 洪 The Thirteen Generals of the Hongwu Kingdom 洪武国十三将 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三16k WordsCompleted The Thirteen Generals of Hongwu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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