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1. 751 宿 The Host Has No Sense of Decency 宿主他不守男德 Hotpot Roast Duck火锅烧鸭Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Nan Xun is the top-performing employee in a System full of melodramatic romance scenarios. Before he can get a promotion or a raise, his career faces a crisis. He only had a little too much to drink at the celebration banquet, then kissed his cool, aloof boss in front of everyone. So Nan Xun gets thrown into the Punishment System. System: As a sinner whose crimes are beyond measure, the Host must gather enough hatred points to escape the punishment world. The Host must complete the mission witho 4kReads9.5Score390Shelves
2. 752 我 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ The Landlord's Orange Cat房东家的橘猫Urban429k WordsCompleted (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score178Shelves
3. 753 白 The White Zone 白色禁区 Flowers Don't Forsake the Trees花不辞树Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Two equally powerful leads + both inexperienced + one-on-one romance + heroine with multiple secret identities] Sharp-tongued, straight-shooting criminal investigation captain x wealthy heiress and undercover agent with two faces For revenge, she was willing to sell her soul, setting a trap to win his trust. She thought she could throw him away once she had used him, but a kiss unsettled her heart. She fell for him. They fell in love and naturally became a couple. But how could a love born of 8.8kReads9.3Score909Shelves

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   One word: heart-wrenching! Especially the first book, I cried so much I couldn't breathe.

4. 754 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 19.4kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
5. 755 说 You Said You’d Kill Me, So Why Do You Regret It Now? 说好的要杀我，你们怎么后悔了 The Long Wind Blows Away长风吹去Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia Fantasy + Memories Revealed + No System + One Heroine + Tragedy + Slow Burn] A friendly warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Important things must be said three times! Before the Heavenly Void Palace. “Chen Zun, you murdered your master and betrayed the Dao. You personally trapped me in a ten-thousand-year ice cave to suffer punishment. Today, you will pay with your life!” “Demon Lord, you slaughtered 4kReads8.3Score368Shelves

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   🔥💥🔥 [Fantasy Xianxia + Memory Exposure + No System + Single Female Lead + Angst + Slow Burn] Friendly Reminder: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! I'm saying it three times because it's important! You can give it a try (ಡωಡ)☘️☘️☘️

6. 756 上 Ancient Times 上古 Xing Ling星零Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the series Ancient Love Poetry, starring Zhou Dongyu and Xu Kai. The ancient gods were nearly wiped out ten thousand years ago. Now, only four ancient gods remain in the world. The first three are true gods in every sense, but the last one... Some say she was absurdly lucky and born into a blessed life. Others say that, of all those in the Three Realms and Eight Wildernesses, she is the one who looks most glorious on the outside but is the loneliest within. Whether the 91Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   The first book was truly, truly heartbreaking! The male lead never remembered the female lead's name from beginning to end, and the female lead only loved him for three days. Every word the male lead said to the female lead was meant for someone else; the female lead's entire life was a substitute for the empress. Even the child she bore! Towards the end, I felt like every word the author wrote, every sentence the female lead uttered, was like a knife stabbing into my heart.

7. 757 读 After Reading His Mind, the Cold-Hearted Campus Heartthrob Goes Crazy Every Day 读心后冷酷校草每天都在发疯 Porridge Can Stay Warm粥可温Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Print edition | Short drama now available [School crush + mind reading + sweet romance and healing + big-brother vibes] [Cold and aloof on the outside, hopelessly lovestruck puppy on the inside VS cool and distant on the outside, soft, timid, and insecure little snail on the inside] At Monday’s flag-raising ceremony, Yun Xiang inexplicably gained a superpower: She could hear the school heartthrob’s thoughts. The handsome heartthrob stood on the flag-raising platform, dignified and stern, his fac 5.1kReads9.4Score646Shelves
8. 758 虐 After I Tormented My Younger Consort-Prince, He Became a Crazy, Sweet-on-the-Outside Schemer 虐了年下驸马后他成了疯批白切黑 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning loved him deeply. She smiled brightly as she praised his handsome features. Only later did he realize that she had always been looking through his eyes at someone else. 1.9kReads8.0Score109Shelves
9. 759 不 I Refuse to Believe That All Must Grow Old 不信人间有白头 Jun Jue君绝Ancient Romance54k WordsCompleted If my eyes held no sorrow at parting, I wouldn't believe that people could grow old and gray with longing. 340Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both angst-filled and short, only about 30 chapters

10. 760 掌 Prisoner in His Palm 掌心囚 Lu Shiyi陆拾一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A single piece of candy from Mu Nanzhou won Jiang Xizhi’s heart. Only later did she learn that he could give that same piece of candy to anyone. After an accident, she became the culprit who hurt his beloved, and went from Kyoto’s most dazzling young heiress to a disgraced convict. After five years in prison, all she wanted was to live a decent life. But with the label of “convict” hanging over her, she struggled to survive among all kinds of people. When she met Mu Nanzhou again, she didn’t dar 8.9kReads8.4Score727Shelves

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    🌱The female lead, once the male lead's little princess, fell in love with him because of a piece of candy. 🌿An accident turned her into the "culprit" who hurt the male lead's white moonlight, and she went from being a jewel of the capital to a labor camp inmate. Five years later, when they meet again, 🦋the female lead is left with only fear and avoidance, humble as dust. The male lead initially thought he disliked her, but seeing her suffering, he wanted to protect her. The female lead begged for mercy in terror, but the male lead pulled her into his arms and whispered gently, "Zhizhi, don't be afraid, call me Brother Nanzhou, it was Brother who was wrong."

11. 761 我 I Returned to Showbiz, and My Cheating Husband Killed Himself 我重回娱乐圈，出轨的老公自杀了 Shangguan Lingjing上官凌婧6k WordsCompleted I Returned to Showbiz, and My Cheating Husband Killed Himself —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short, angst-filled story is now complete.

12. 762 未 My Fiancé Married My Younger Sister, Then I Disappeared 未婚夫娶了妹妹后，我消失了 Shangguan Lingjing上官凌婧7k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Married My Younger Sister, and Then I Disappeared 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 763 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 4.2kReads9.4Score493Shelves

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    It reminded me a lot of Peacock Feather. The female lead becomes the unforgettable figure in someone else's heart because of her "white moonlight." The female lead in the author's writing isn't mindlessly bad, nor is she mindlessly good; she has a sense of the bigger picture and is genuinely conflicted. The ending was a tragic one, which made me cry buckets, especially that little post-credits scene.

14. 764 春 Secretly Surrendering to Spring’s Desire 春欲暗渡 Sui Tiantian岁甜甜Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Business interpreter and investment magnate | Second chance at love | Original title: Spring Desire, Secretly Crossing] At a lavish business banquet in Jiangcheng, the hall is packed with guests and magnates. Lin Wusheng’s boss orders her to charm the CEO visiting from Nancheng and secure a huge investment. Holding her wineglass, Lin Wusheng looks toward the elegant, aloof man at the head table and freezes, unable to speak. How could it be him? Seeing her lose her composure, someone teases, “Pr 27.9kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    They're all angst stories, guaranteed to be angst-filled.

15. 765 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
16. 766 江 Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重，只愿许你一世倾城 Mr. Fanyang范阳先生Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e 406Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    Synopsis: A story of an emperor and empress couple, both virgins, and childhood sweethearts. Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of the Great Chu Dynasty, the future emperor. Luo Qingyan is the princess of Beiyuan, the daughter of the powerful Prince of Beiyuan. Their first meeting that year led to a marriage bestowed by the emperor, forever linking their fates. As emperor, he always prioritizes the well-being of his country. Falling in love with her was something Chu Qiyu never imagined. Luo Qingyan entered the palace at eight, married him at sixteen as the crown princess, and became empress at eighteen. Confined to the palace her entire life, she gradually lost herself after losing her parents. All she ever wanted was to go home. He loved his country, but he loved her even more. She loved freedom, and she loved him too. "Looking at the leaves is worse than looking at the flowers; the lush green shadows hold a lasting meaning."

17. 767 我 I Was Reborn as I Gave Birth to My Son 我重生在生下儿子时 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc10k WordsCompleted I Was Reborn as I Gave Birth to My Son 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short Stories of Tragedy

18. 768 不 Better to Laugh in the Spring Breeze 不如笑春风 Ji Jiang即江Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted A Capitalized BE From the moment she arrived until now, she had kept her head down or looked the other way. Did she know what was over there? Where was the tall man, who was barely older than her and called her a little girl, sleeping now? She would never hear his voice again. There are so many people in the world, but none of them are you, and she can never see you again. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's actually a relatively short bad ending [smirk].

19. 769 她 She Once Stole a Kiss from Summer 她曾偷吻过夏天 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted [Angst #Bad Ending #Unrequited Love #Campus] Everyone says she’s blinded by love, yet no one saves her from the deep sea. With an evil smile on his face, Jiang Tao walked toward her step by step. Every step filled her with fear. “Wen Wan, you can’t escape.” He stopped beside Wen Wan as casually as if he were taking a stroll. With a cruel smile, he pulled out his phone and showed it to her. “Your brother’s life is in your hands. Whether you’ll be my girlfriend is up to you.” Wen Wan was terrified 183Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 770 偶 I Accidentally Uncovered the Truth, So I Divorced Him and Walked Away 偶然发现真相，我果断离婚走人 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc11k WordsCompleted I Stumbled Upon the Truth and Decisively Divorced Her 88Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 771 今 Love Hasn't Fallen Asleep Tonight 今夜爱未眠 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, Lu Xiaozhen risked her life to save Huo Heng. Fifteen years later, she got her wish and married him, only to suffer his coldness and humiliation after their wedding. Two years later, he asked for a divorce and went to another woman. Lu Xiaozhen didn't cry or make a scene. She gave up on him and left with her head held high. Only after the truth came to light did Huo Heng try to win her back, but by then, it was too late. 125Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    What is love? Can I buy it wholesale for three cents a pound and cook it? Either I'm a jerk, or you're a jerk; one of us will always be the one suffering.

22. 772 我 My Lover Came Back from the Dead, but I Dared Not Approach 我爱人死而复生，我却不敢向前 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc12k WordsCompleted My beloved came back from the dead, but I don’t dare step forward 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 她 She Isn't Coming Back 她不再回来了 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Secret crush # campus angst # reunion after years apart # both are virgins # modern romance # tragic ending] [Animated comic coming soon] At the start of the school year that autumn, Lu Zhixia’s bright, starry eyes landed on him, and she froze. Was she really going to share a desk with Jiang Chiye, her longtime nemesis? And that wasn’t all. They were living under the same roof, too. She expected them to fight until the whole world shook, but instead, Lu Zhixia found that her nemesis seemed to d 5.1kReads8.7Score582Shelves

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    Top recommendation for angst novels

24. 774 爱 The Lies of Love 爱情的谎言 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Lu Wanwan had been married for two years, but still hadn’t gotten pregnant. She secretly got tested without telling her husband, only to discover that he had been swapping her vitamins for medication that caused infertility. The reason was that the man he truly loved was someone else. She was merely a stand-in, unfit to bear his child. As she agonized over confronting her husband, the true love who had disappeared for years suddenly came back. 201Reads6.9Score—Shelves
25. 775 虐 Addicted to Torment: Mr. Shang Regrets It 虐爱成瘾：商先生后悔了 Tangerine Bubbles橘子泡泡Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted An Li was a tool in Shang Zhuoyan’s revenge. After she became pregnant, one of his other women caused her to miscarry. She gave one of her kidneys to his beloved first love, and the mother who loved her most was murdered. She couldn’t accept it. Why should she suffer so much while Shang Zhuoyan got away without a scratch? She would toy with his feelings, make him fall in love with her, then cruelly abandon him. She would take away everything he cared about and leave him with nothing. 331Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The male lead mistresses the female lead's mother and uses the female lead to take revenge on her mother, subjecting her to physical and emotional abuse.

26. 776 我 I Was Reborn on My Way to Pick Up My First Love 我重生在去接白月光的路上 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc12k WordsCompleted I Was Reborn on My Way to Pick Up the Girl I Had Always Loved 25Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 777 他 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 Plain Years素年Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.4kReads7.4Score321Shelves

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    These are all of them; I don't remember the details. The first four were written by Qi Laoyou, but I've forgotten the last three.

28. 778 皇 After My Royal Brother Died, I Married His One True Love 皇兄死后，我娶了他的白月光 Flying Roast Chicken会飞的烤鸡Two Male Leads304k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + regent + emperor + evenly matched + domineering pursuit] I am an emperor. My life's goal is to squander the empire my father left me. Don't get the wrong idea. I mean it. So I started favoring corrupt officials and treacherous ministers. But those corrupt officials became far too brazen, and when a little boy with his hair tied in buns tugged at my sleeve and said he was hungry, I realized this approach wouldn't work. I needed to try something else. I began building palaces and 182Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The candle went out. A sudden darkness engulfed me; I couldn't see anything, only felt a chill creep up from below, followed by a sharp pain in my abdomen. Pain washed over me like a tidal wave; I gasped, my body swaying uncontrollably backward. All the ambiguity and warmth vanished instantly, replaced by a profound chill. I was stunned, my gaze falling to the ground. A sharp dagger was embedded in my lower abdomen. The cold metallic touch and the sudden pain made it almost impossible to breathe; the blade was already stained with bright red blood. I grabbed the dagger, blood slowly seeping from its edge, warm and sticky, seemingly flowing down my clothes. I tried to cry out, but the intense pain choked my voice. I thought I heard the wind rush past my ears; I staggered forward, trying to grab the figure, but only grasped an empty hem of clothing. My knees buckled instantly, and I collapsed to the cold floor. Blood gushed out rapidly, and I could only tremble as I clutched at the gushing wound. Behind me, someone slowly lit a red candle and then walked up to me, stopping before me. Through my blurred vision, I saw the flowing hem of their robe, and below that, the corner of a pair of black boots. The person didn't speak, but gently bent down and slowly, very slowly, pulled the blood-stained dagger from between my fingers, their movements deliberate and measured. The blood flowed even more swiftly, gushing from between my fingers.

29. 779 他 He's Always So Good at Sweet-Talking Her 他惯会哄她 Chong Qiwu重栖梧Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Two Top Students x Childhood Friends x Mutual Devotion x Tragedy] Sunny ray of sunshine x Double-Standard Top Student Jiang Shiyuan was the brightest sun in Pei Zhiheng's world. They made many promises at seventeen, but the words "I'll be with you forever" were buried along with her in late autumn. The plane tree leaves had yet to fall from the branches in late autumn when Jiang Shiyuan's life came to an end. [My name is Jiang Shiyuan. Shi, as in time, and Yuan, as in wish. Pei Zhiheng.] [J 823Reads8.0Score100Shelves
30. 780 若 If I Had Never Loved You 若我不曾爱过你 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted The new book, Love's Lies, is now available. Please show it your support. Thank you so much. Qin Ke once loved Ye Ling as much as life itself, but Ye Ling grew tired of their eight years together and found someone new. Heartbroken, she walked away with nothing, leaving cleanly and decisively. Ye Ling came to regret it and always thought Qin Ke would come back, but he never imagined he would spend the rest of his life waiting in vain for the two of them to be together. Once some hearts have died, 36Reads6.1Score—Shelves
31. 781 重 Reborn at the Start of College 重生在刚入大学时 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc8k WordsCompleted Reborn just as I started college —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 782 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.5kReads9.3Score373Shelves
33. 783 老 I'm Done! Let the Powerful Man's Substitute Wife Do Whatever She Wants 老娘罢工了大佬娇妻替身爱谁谁干 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted “Gu Sinan, you're a terrible man. Don't let me ever see you again!” Gu Sinan is sick, truly sick. He forces her to be his ideal woman and punishes her whenever she disobeys. Unable to take it anymore, Xu Ning runs away. Five years later, Gu Sinan has found someone new. Xu Ning secretly returns with her twins, a boy and a girl, unaware that Gu Sinan has woven an even bigger net for her. This time, there's nowhere she can escape. 3Reads6.6Score—Shelves
34. 784 龙 Love in Longcheng: Young Master Fu's Bride of Atonement 龙城囚爱：傅少的赎罪新娘 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted “Both reborn” + “gut-wrenching angst” + “chasing his wife to the crematorium” + “substitute” + “imprisonment and miscarriage” + “happy ending.” When Su Nuan was ten, she saved Fu Hanchuan. But Fu Hanchuan mistook her for someone else, and for ten years, he gave all his tenderness to another woman. By a twist of fate, Su Nuan and Fu Hanchuan married ten years later, only for him to send her to prison, where she suffered three miscarriages. When Fu Hanchuan learned the truth, he knelt at Su Nuan’s 240Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 785 故 We’re All Supporting Characters in This Story 故事里面的我们都是配角 A Little Deer一只鹿儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted The first time she noticed him, his eyes were lowered, a smile playing on his lips as he said in a low voice, “Little girl.” The second time, he gave her a note that read, “A full stomach leads to lust.” He gave her a knowing smile and asked what she thought of the phrase. “Sounds good,” she said. … And what happened next? Well, her secret crush came true, and they rekindled their love, but in the end, it still couldn’t withstand the cruel joke fate played on them… A short angst story about un 74Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Trust me! These ratings might be a bit low, but they're really touching and made me cry. [Crying]

36. 786 霍 Mr. Huo, Your Scumbag Persona Is About to Crumble! 霍总，你的渣男人设要崩了！ Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted Both leads are virgins!!! The male lead is slow to realize his feelings, and he has only ever slept with the female lead! Lu Feixue wakes up to find that her soul has transmigrated into the body of a wealthy family’s cast-off wife, and her rival is her own younger sister. Before her is a divorce agreement, while her scheming sister is eager to take her place. Looking at the cold, impossibly handsome and wealthy man before her, Lu Feixue decides this is a wonderful day. She’ll sign the papers, ta 12Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 787 不 Never Leaving You, Youning: After Our Reunion, He Begged Me to Take Him Back 不辞攸宁，重逢后他下跪求复合 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted [First Love]+ [Both Pure]+ [Two Strong Leads]+ [Tormented Romance] Five years ago, Xu Youning thought she and Chu Yanci would be together forever. But as she knelt at his feet, she pleaded, “Aci, please don’t break up with me. Can’t you?” Chu Yanci pried her fingers off his trouser leg and said coldly, “Xu Youning, I’m tired of you.” Five years later, Xu Youning thought Chu Yanci would never be part of her life again. Until the day they met again for the first time. Chu Yanci’s first words were: 41Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 788 蚀 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 An Air Conditioner一匹空调Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score391Shelves

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    I love angst novels

39. 789 一 One Heartbreaking Story Per Chapter 一章一个虐心故事 Huangfu Ziqi皇甫梓琪Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Regrets + tragic ending + angst + short story + complete] So many regrets become stories that can never be mended, destined to exist only in our minds. A love too difficult to put into words is life's greatest sorrow. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 790 如 If You Hadn't Left 如果你没离开 Shi Lanan时蓝桉Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance, love at first sight, campus, regrets, bad ending] He was a wealthy young master who had been sent away to live with another family. She was a humble girl who had left the mountains behind. They met on the first day of school and later became classmates. She never hid her secret crush, and he never kept his feelings to himself. But after one of her loved ones died, a choice drove them apart for good. Years later... She had changed completely. But when she met him again... She bec 48Reads6.1Score—Shelves
41. 791 B A Love Story with a Bad Ending BE结局爱恋 Listening to Tea, Brewing Books听茶煮书Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing Blurb "Lin Xin'an, I just want you to be at peace." "Perhaps from that moment on, I was finally truly free." Lin Xin'an loved Song Yiyang for seventeen years, but he knew nothing about it. When Song Yiyang fell for Lin Xin'an, Lin Xin'an pretended not to know. Heaven would not make it so easy for two people in love to be together, so it sent them one hardship after another. "I've always believed that two people who truly love each other won't easily miss their chance, unless illness weighs them 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 792 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves

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    You can take a look at these two books.

43. 793 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Lotus Wins Everyone’s Hearts Again 快穿：白莲花她又万人迷了 He Shiershi何十二时Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [White Lotus, Green Tea Beauty + Everyone's Darling + No Fixed Male Lead + Romantic Rivalries + Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Shen Yangyang, adored by everyone regardless of gender, is bound to a Supporting Character Comeback System and tasked with repairing small worlds on the verge of collapse due to supporting characters' overwhelming resentment. Shen Yangyang's motto: “I'm not a player. I just give everyone who loves me a home.” [World One] Everyone's Darling on a Dating Show [World Two] Everyo 47kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    This is absolutely amazing!

44. 794 婚 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Strangers on the Road to Marriage 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the day my father died, the media captured video of my husband, Wei Yanchuan, kneeling down to propose to his sweetheart, Jiang Ling. After handling my father's funeral alone, I called my lawyer and asked him to prepare the divorce papers. After following Wei Yanchuan for so many years, I'm tired! Wei Yanchuan, I'm taking back my love for you! I will never love you again!

45. 795 她 After She Died, Lord Bo Knelt Before Her Tombstone and Cried Like a Dog 她死后，薄爷跪在墓碑前哭成狗 Lu Jinye陆尽野Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Six years ago Qiao Yu was a pampered, spoiled heiress who had never lifted a finger around the house. Bo Hanshi was a poor, lonely, and aloof scholar from a humble family, wearing a cheap white shirt. Six years later Qiao Yu is a single mother struggling to make ends meet, humble and alone. Bo Hanshi is a distinguished figure on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, elegant and peerless. When they meet again, his eyes bloodshot, he presses close to her ear and says bitterly, “Qiao Yu, I 30.1kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    This is the most moving angst I've ever read. It doesn't explicitly mention angst, but every word is heart-wrenching. The female lead's love for the male lead is unforgettable. The male lead's indifference foreshadows his later devastation. When the male lead tries to propose, the female lead jumps into the sea, making me cry buckets. Both the male and female leads suffer unrequited love; neither is entirely at fault.

46. 796 快 Quick Transmigration: I Always Disappear in Front of the Powerful Ones 快穿之我总在大佬面前没了 A Carrot一颗萝卜Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story, psychological scheming and romance, with a couple; the first few worlds have bad endings] Reborn in another world, she is hunted by the powerful beings' avatars. Zhao Yan enters their memory-dreams and wins over the powerful men, leaving them with unforgettable memories. Qin Shou dreams that the woman he loves most has died. Jiang Wei dreams that the wife he loves most has died. Zou Yuan dreams that the girl he loves most has died. After waking, the heartless r 1.6kReads9.2Score160Shelves

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    I personally think these are acceptable.

47. 797 敬 A Toast to the Past, I’ll Never Turn Back, No Matter How Much I Loved You 敬往事一杯酒，再爱也不回头 Li Xi离兮Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted Even giving her life could not warm Jiang Diyun’s heart. Holding the cold body of her son, Qin Sheng finally came to her senses. “Jiang Diyun, if I could live my life over, I wouldn’t love you again.” 656Reads9.0Score113Shelves
48. 798 星 No More Fireworks Beneath the Stars 星辰下再无烟火 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted "Rekindled love + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + devoted 1v1 romance + angst" After Xu Yan was abandoned by her birth mother, she became Xiang Xingchen's adoptive sister, though they shared no blood. From then on, the seeds of his secret love for her began to sprout. The back seat of his bicycle was hers alone. While she slept, he secretly asked her, “You're the girl I liked at first sight. When we grow up, will you be a good girl and marry me?” He told her she had never bee 501Reads7.3Score103Shelves

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    These two books are incredibly heart-wrenching and tear-jerking. In the first one, the male lead has loved the female lead since he was 12, secretly admiring her for thirteen years and protecting her for just as long. Due to an accident, he feels he is no longer worthy of her, and every time he pushes her away, it's enough to make you cry until you're breathless. The second book is about past and present lives. In their past life, the male lead commits suicide to save the female lead, and she takes poison. In this life, the female lead jumps off a tower for the male lead, and he dies for love.

49. 799 唯 Only I Will Grow Old Alone 唯我一人到白头 Li Li黎黎Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Because he suspected she was unfaithful, he cruelly abandoned her and their child, leaving them to fend for themselves... But when they really died before his eyes, he realized his heart hurt even worse than death itself! 1Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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    I've been reading for three years now. I've used three different phones and three different accounts. These are all books that I personally think are quite good.

50. 800 公 The Princess Took Poison and Was Reborn: President Lu, Let’s Get Married 公主服毒重生，陆总我们结婚吧 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted Both Reborn + Past and Present Lives + Both Chaste + Reunited After a Long Separation In her previous life, she was a princess of Western Shu, and he was a general renowned for his battle honors. His achievements made the ruler fear he would overshadow him, so he was framed by treacherous men. On the day she was sent away to marry for peace, he killed himself in front of her wedding sedan to save her, his blood staining the desert. After being reborn, he is a cold, ascetic CEO in Haicheng, while 76Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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