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1. 51 暗 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 136Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 52 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 57Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 113Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 54 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 55 傅 Mr. Fu, We’ll Never Meet Again in This Life or the Next 傅先生 死生不复相见 Daji Has No Love妲己没有爱Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A carefully plotted scheme destroyed Fu Lixuan’s love life and career, all at Zheng Weiwei’s hands. For three years, Zheng Weiwei took every blow and every insult without complaint, making herself a doormat to atone for her sins. When the truth comes out, Fu Lixuan regrets everything, but Zheng Weiwei has already been tormented beyond recognition... Zheng Weiwei says, “Fu Lixuan, may we never meet again, in this life or the next.” When they meet again, Fu Lixuan says, “Zheng Weiwei, I’ll die s 177Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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   The male lead has violent tendencies... He beats up the female lead.

6. 56 八 Eight Lives of Tormented Love: Missing Each Other in Every Life 八世虐恋：世世错过 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Eight lifetimes of heartbreaking love, meeting only to miss each other time and again! Separated by the divide between immortals and demons and set against each other by their nations, they are left with a lifetime of regrets thanks to schemes and prejudice. In their eighth life, Su Qingyan, reborn to take revenge, joins forces with Xiao Che, a powerful regent, to break through the traps and bring corrupt officials to justice. Their story turns from a devastatingly tragic ending to a happy one, 131Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Sad sad sad

7. 57 我 I Fell in Love with a Long-Legged Older Man 我爱上了大长腿叔叔 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted Today is my graduation ceremony, and I’m incredibly excited. I haven’t seen my tall uncle in ages. He’s the big brother who’s been supporting me, only twelve years older than I am. He won’t let me call him that, but to me, he’s my big brother. He promised he’d come to my graduation ceremony today! After I graduate, he’ll take me to his company… But the ceremony ended, and the figure I’d been longing to see never showed up. As soon as I could, I nervously called him. But the person who answered w 1.3kReads6.1Score—14d adds

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   They're all angst-filled stories, go read them.

8. 58 我 My CEO Husband Is a Disabled Crybaby 我的总裁先生是个残疾的爱哭包 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Su Ruanruan lands a job at Musen, a company under the Qiao Group that she has long dreamed of joining. When she moves into the company's apartment building, she meets her neighbor Qiao Yichen, who has lost both arms. Overflowing with compassion, she sets out on a mission of kindness and draws the depressed, withdrawn Qiao Yichen out of his own little world… 1.2kReads6.8Score10214d adds
9. 59 真 The True Heiress's Fiancé Begged Me to Marry Him, So I Ran Away Pregnant 真千金未婚夫求着我嫁，我带球跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The real heiress's fiance begged me to marry him, so I ran off with his baby 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A sweet and angsty romance novel. The vain, materialistic fake heiress, seeking revenge, steals her fiancé from her after he tries to marry her. She runs away pregnant, while he relentlessly pursues her, experiencing a dramatic back-and-forth. Will the seemingly innocent but actually manipulative woman plead with her not to leave again? Will she fall for it?

10. 60 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds

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    Extremely angsty, especially the first and third books.

11. 61 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
12. 62 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
13. 63 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score34114d adds
14. 64 后 Flowers of the Rear Courtyard 后庭花 Sparse Willow Leaves柳叶疏Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [Scheming Prince]+ [Princess of a Fallen Kingdom]+ [Tragic Romance]+ [Bad Ending]+ [Li Er and Xiao Yang] A gender-swapped Li-Yang story, modeled on the tale of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and Consort Yang. She was the empire's little princess, bright and lively, adored by everyone. He was an illegitimate son of the prince's household whose origins were unknown, scheming and brooding, bent only on reaching the pinnacle of power and washing away his humiliation. He approached her, used 529Reads8.3Score10314d adds

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    A tragic romance novel, already completed, but with a satisfying ending. It's incredibly moving and has a tragic ending. A pure historical romance, it's modeled after the story of Consort Yang and Emperor Taizong of Tang. It's so moving, many readers cried in the review section.

15. 65 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 5.7kReads—Score27914d adds

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    This is an extremely angsty novel!!! A hardcore "wife-chasing-after-the-worst" story, a female-centric, satisfying read. The heroine seeks revenge and grows stronger, confident and carefree. Every chapter is suspenseful and full of twists and turns. The writing is concise and fast-paced. The heroine suffers at the beginning, but the male lead gets utterly tortured later on, to the point of being a complete wretch. It's incredibly satisfying! Don't hesitate to read it!

16. 66 到 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 4kReads8.5Score19514d adds

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    The first book features a long-awaited reunion between the male and female protagonists, only for the male to cheat on her. The female wants a divorce, but he refuses and forces his love on her. The second book, needless to say, sees Fu Zongxian sentenced to a lifetime of loneliness by his love.

17. 67 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.8kReads8.9Score20214d adds
18. 68 那 That Night, I Knocked on the Wrong Door 那一夜，我敲错了家门 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted That night, I knocked on the wrong door 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The pain is unbearable!

19. 69 那 That Night, I Kissed Her 那一晚我吻了她 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted That Night, I Kissed Her 6Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 魂 Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Lady Zhou in the Northern Song Palace 魂穿李煜，我在北宋皇宫为小周后复仇 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Male-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Empress Zhou in the Northern Song Imperial Palace 1Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 烈 Fiery Red Lips: Two Wedding Rings 烈焰红唇之两枚婚戒 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Crimson Lips and Two Wedding Rings 3Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 千 After Struggling Through Cultivation, I Blew Up the Entire Cultivation World 千辛万苦修仙后，我炸了整个修真界 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted After All That Hardship to Cultivate Immortality, I Blew Up the Entire Cultivation World 1Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 73 我 Stranded on a Deserted Island with My Beautiful Boss 我和美女上司沦落荒岛 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted Stranded on a Deserted Island with My Beautiful Boss 20Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 代 Codename: Project Tianpeng 代号：天蓬计划 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙17k WordsCompleted Codename: Heavenly Canopy Project —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 75 妻 A House Full of Wives: The Unfinished Twin Lotus 妻妾成群之未绣完的并蒂莲 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted The Unfinished Twin Lotus of a Household Full of Wives and Concubines 6Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 老 The Boss Died on Gold Mountain, Then Crawled Back Three Years Later! 老大死在金山上，三年后他爬回来了！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙15k WordsCompleted The boss died on a gold mountain. Three years later, he crawled back! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 昂 A Costly Bride Price, a Marriage Full of Schemes! 昂贵的彩礼，算计的姻缘！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted An exorbitant bride price, and a marriage match full of schemes! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 重 The Day I Was Reborn: My Wife with Cancer Tears Into the Top Donor and the Streamer 重生之日：癌症妻子手撕榜一大哥和女主播 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙7k WordsCompleted The Day I Was Reborn: My Wife with Cancer Takes on the Top Gifter and the Streamer 1Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 穿 A Love Across a Thousand Years 穿越千年的旷世之恋 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted A Love That Transcends a Thousand Years 2Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 80 温 A Gentle Trap: I Was Blinded by Lust 温柔陷阱，我被“色”字迷了眼 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted A Tender Trap: The Word "Lust" Blinded Me 18Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 末 Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 末日重生：我靠科技反杀仇人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse15k WordsCompleted Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 1Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 82 太 This Is Great! My Company Laid Me Off! 太爽了！我被公司裁员了！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙7k WordsCompleted This Is Amazing! I Got Laid Off! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 画 The Figure in the Painting: The Terrifying Beauty on the Wall 画中人：惊悚的美人壁 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Figure in the Painting: A Terrifying Beauty on the Wall —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 84 拉 Block Me, Then Hold Me Close 拉黑我，抱紧我 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted #UnhingedAndPerverse Everyone knows Lu Chenzhou is the ruthless, heartless king of the business world. Nobody knows he’s been my secret boyfriend for five years, so humble that he doesn’t even dare post about me on social media. Until that day, when he personally signed the contract to acquire my father’s company and watched my entire family, with nowhere else to turn, kneel before him. “Shi Nian, beg me.” He gripped my chin, not a trace of warmth in his eyes. I smiled. Right in front of him 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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35. 85 禁 No Secret Affairs Allowed 禁止偷欢 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance92k WordsOngoing 🔥 Powerful-family taboo romance | Heart-wrenching angst with a thrilling reversal Fu Siyan, the crown prince of the capital, wields power over the entire court. Noble and aloof, he is a god no one dares profane. Only I know how twisted he is beneath that icy exterior. Three years ago, he personally sent me to prison on charges of "suspected disclosure of trade secrets." The night before I was locked up, he gripped my chin, his gaze colder than ice. "Shen Rao, how dare you lay a hand on someone 19Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 358Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A BL (Boys' Love) angst novel! It's angsty from the very beginning and continues until the very end! The further you read, the more angsty it gets!

37. 87 天 The Sky Is Still Blue 天，依然蔚蓝 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人012k WordsCompleted The sky is still blue 79Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short, angst-filled stories.

38. 88 恋 She Went Crazy After Falling for a Young Hunk 恋上小鲜肉后，她疯了。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted She went crazy after falling for a young heartthrob. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 89 拆 Three Million in Relocation Money, None for Me, and They Still Want Me Gone 拆迁款300万，没我事，还要让我滚。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There’s 3 million in demolition compensation, but I’m not getting any of it, and they still want me gone. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 90 迷 Lost Feelings 迷失的情感 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Lost Feelings 7Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 91 爸 Dad, Have You Changed? 爸爸，变了吗？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Dad, have you changed? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 92 梅 Love Blooms Again, but I Fall into a Tender Trap 梅开二度，却陷入温柔陷阱 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A second chance at love, only to fall into a tender trap 42Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 那 That Day's Accident Swapped Our Lives 那一天的意外，我们互换了人生 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人010k WordsCompleted The accident that day changed our lives, and we switched places. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 被 Have I Been Possessed? 被夺舍了？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Have I been possessed? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 冷 Where Does the Cold Wind Go? 冷风归何处 Already Exists 11已存在的11Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Leng Luoluo should never have been born. She came into the world only because the eldest daughter of the Leng family, Leng Baozhu, needed a bone marrow match to save her life. With Old Master Leng's approval, the live-in son-in-law Bai Zuhui fathered a child with an ugly country woman, and that child, Leng Luoluo, was neglected by everyone. For eighteen years, she and the Leng family's mute maid, Auntie Wu, depended on each other for survival! A twist of fate led Old Master Leng to discover that 71Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Leng Luoluo shouldn't have been born. Only because Leng Baozhu, the eldest daughter of the Leng family, needed a bone marrow match to save her life, did Bai Zuhui, the son-in-law, with the approval of the Leng family patriarch, have a son with an ugly country woman, resulting in the neglected Leng Luoluo. For eighteen years, Leng Luoluo and the Leng family's mute maid, Wu Ma, depended on each other for survival! Fate's occasional cruel jokes led the Leng family patriarch to discover that Leng Luoluo had a close relationship with Cheng Fenghe, the richest man in Jiangcheng, and also with Cheng Fenghe's younger brother. He sensed her potential for exploitation, while Bai Zuhui, in order to seize power within the Leng family, found a lover for his wife, subjected Leng Luoluo to psychological manipulation, and took her to nightclubs to learn from the prostitutes… Even Cheng Fenghe's arch-rival, the Ma family, set their sights on Leng Luoluo for their real estate project! Cheng Fenghe discovered Leng Luoluo's "ambition" and "scheme." To prevent his younger brother from contacting Leng Luoluo, he orchestrated for Leng Luoluo to sign a contract of servitude... The gears of fate have already turned; where will the ending lead? It's up to you to decide! The woman beside you—but when all that is beautiful is not cherished, why wait?

46. 96 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 997Reads—Score10714d adds

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    Heartbreaking, deeply regrettable, and filled with a sense of helpless fate. A lifetime of struggle ultimately ends in a tragic ending; one wants to change the outcome but knows it's inevitable, leaving one with a profound sense of unease!

47. 97 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score11414d adds

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    Absolutely angsty! Really intense! No sweetness whatsoever, just pure torture that will make you question your existence! The author writes a love story that will leave you breathless with despair and grief! Read on, it's absolutely captivating!

48. 98 情 Deep in Love, Yet Unaware 情深且不知 Fusu扶苏Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance] He was the man who killed my father, and I hated him with all my heart. In the end, I discovered I had hated the wrong person. The daughter of a bandit chief happened to save a scholar, and from then on, she gave him her heart. But her wedding night became the night her family was slaughtered. Her beloved, once the person closest to her, had become her father's killer! He was an emperor, cold and indifferent. He unexpectedly fell in love with her, yet could only push her further 67Reads7.8Score514d adds

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    It was so heartbreaking, I couldn't help but cry.

49. 99 他 He Sacrificed His Memories Again and Again, All to Save Me 他数次献祭记忆，竟都是为了救我 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted He sacrificed his memories again and again, all to save me 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Here are some short, angst-filled stories!

50. 100 救 Saving My Daughter Ten Thousand Times: I Turned the Gods into Evil Spirits 救女一万次：我把神明杀成了恶鬼 Xi Fengyue西枫月9k WordsCompleted Saving Her Ten Thousand Times: I Turned the Gods into Demons 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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