#Short Angsty Stories That Wrench Your Heart and Gut #短篇虐文，虐的你心肝肺都难受

1. 251 楼 The One by the Tower Is Like Jade 楼边人似玉 White Egret, Never Paired白鹭未双Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The proprietress of the Zhangdeng Inn is truly insufferable: sharp-tongued, money-grubbing, flirtatious, and shameless. He cultivates the Way of Shangqing and slays the myriad demons of the mortal world. He absolutely must not let her bewitch him! (Demon-hunting, scheming magistrate Song Liyan x money-loving, self-obsessed innkeeper Lou Siyu. The story involves only the human and demon realms. They fall in love in a different setting, with no cultivation. Happy ending, with both sweet and angsty 1.1kReads9.3Score18214d adds
2. 252 最 The Ten Years I Loved You Most 最爱你的那十年 I'd Rather Die Than Be Without Etiquette无仪宁死Two Male Leads141k WordsCompleted To Jiang Wenxu, He Zhishu was as essential as air and water. He could take him for granted and squander what they had without a second thought, but when he finally lost him, it was too late for regrets. 317Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   These novels are all very heart-wrenching 😭

3. 253 赎 Redeeming Love, Warming Hearts 赎爱暖情 Yu Xiaoxiao玉肖小Modern Romance60k WordsOngoing A carefully orchestrated kidnapping sends her plunging into the abyss. Is this a torturous romance born of revenge, or a salvation through love? —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 254 用 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深，刺骨荒凉 Lan Xiaoxi蓝小溪Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   First on the list is the book with its deeply moving and heart-wrenchingly desolate themes. The other two are truly heart-wrenching, especially the last one, which made me cry—it was the first time I'd ever cried like that! So, I absolutely won't regret getting hooked on these three books; they're just too agonizing.

5. 255 许 Make a Wish to Forget You 许一个愿忘记你 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance72k WordsCompleted Tong Anhao says everyone has a unique scent. So, in order to become like her, the white rose in Fu Jinyan's heart, Tong Anhao changes her own scent little by little, day after day, under the guise of being a perfumer. All for the warmth of one smile from him. But as she grows more and more like her, Tong Anhao despairs: a grave will always stand between her and happiness, the grave of Tong Weian! 486Reads8.8Score—14d adds
6. 256 下 Roses Bloom When It Rains 下雨时蔷薇会开 Begonia海棠Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted The innocent young Zhu Yutian seemed to have received every bit of good fortune life could offer, all in a single night: the biological father who suddenly appeared was a famous real estate developer; the beautiful older woman she chanced upon was a promising doctoral student at a prestigious university; even the wealthy man she met at her birthday party fell in love with her at first sight, and they soon began a sweet romance... But behind this "heaven-sent good fortune," were there signs of so —Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   The first book was so good! I cried for a long time...

7. 257 最 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Begonias Before the Rain海棠未雨Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score19914d adds

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   Both are great, they're short stories 🙈

8. 258 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score97414d adds

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   Family, this book is so heartbreaking, I almost cried while reading it!

9. 259 真 True Love Without Regret 真爱无悔 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted True Love Without Regrets —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   After successfully winning over the cannon fodder male supporting character Qin Sinan, I became pregnant. Because of my love for Qin Sinan and for my child, I stayed in this world, using all the points the system rewarded me with to advance Qin Sinan's career. My husband and I were loving, our son was adorable, and he was successful; I thought our happiness would last forever. But unexpectedly, only six years later, things changed. The first time I smelled a perfume on my husband, Qin Sinan, that wasn't mine, I comforted myself, thinking it was just an accident. The first time I heard my son, Maodou, say that Aunt Lian was so beautiful and gentle, and that he wished his mother were her, I convinced myself that a mother is always a child's first priority. Until later, on my seventh wedding anniversary with Qin Sinan, I, pregnant, was rushed to the hospital due to severe bleeding after consuming a bouquet of lilies. At that moment, my husband, for whom I had given everything, and my beloved son, were celebrating the birthday of the female lead, Jiang Lian. I realized then that what doesn't belong to you shouldn't be forced. When I placed the divorce papers in front of Qin Sinan, he smiled and said, "Xia Zhu, don't be silly. I know you can't go back." Because he knew I couldn't go back, he hurt me recklessly and trampled on my sincerity. Qin Sinan, you can only hurt me because I love you. If I didn't love you, what are you?

10. 260 情 Your Coldness Outlasts My Love 情深不及你薄凉 Autumn Slightly Chilly22秋微凉22Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted During their three years of marriage, Song Yun tried to win his heart and make him hers. Then the woman he had always treasured returned, and a divorce agreement caught her completely off guard. Song Yun had given him so much and helped him gain the power he held today, yet for the sake of the woman he loved, he forced her to donate her corneas! Song Yun was left battered and broken. A car accident finally set her free, but she had no idea that he had gone mad searching for her… 8Reads5.3Score—14d adds

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    Friends, these are all very short and angsty!!! The female protagonists' tropes are basically the same. Some endings are quite good though!! Worth reading.

11. 261 莫 Don't Look Back, or You'll See Your Grave 莫回头，回头见坟头 The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Don't Look Back, or You'll See Your Grave 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a good, heart-wrenching novel.

12. 262 何 How Could You Be So Cruel and Betray Our Love? 何以薄凉负情深 A Deeply Woven Fate向来缘深Modern Romance58k WordsCompleted Shen Man loved Fu Zixuan for eight years. Her love ran deep, but she could only bury it in her heart, because he had always loved her half-sister, Shen Ran. For Shen Ran, he nearly drained Shen Man of her blood. For Shen Ran, he threw her in prison. For Shen Ran, he personally delivered her into the hands of criminals. When Shen Man fell from a tall building and landed at his feet, covered in blood and barely alive, she smiled bitterly. "Fu Zixuan, I'll never forgive you for as long as I live!" 1Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 263 你 You Said Love Wouldn’t Hurt This Much 你说爱情那么伤 Chasing Dolphins in the Deep Sea深海逐豚Modern Romance56k WordsCompleted Shen Siting never imagined that Gu Xixi would die. He was furious at her schemes and hated her betrayal. He tortured her like a madman and drove her to flee. He thought all he felt for her was disgust and hatred, but the moment he found her body, his heart felt as if it had been torn apart. Blinded by hatred, he became a prisoner of love. How fortunate Shen Siting was, and yet how tragic; he was hateful, pitiful, and deserving of pity. An Yang said she cursed him to lose the person he loved fore 988Reads8.4Score—14d adds
14. 264 婚 A Marriage Plot Gone Awry 婚图不轨 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨10k WordsCompleted A Marriage Plot Gone Awry 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After six years of marriage, my loving husband, Lu Chen, cheated on me. He brought his secretary, Tian Xiaona, who was nine months pregnant, home, and she knelt before me, tearfully pleading, "Weiwei, it's all my fault! The child is innocent, please let the baby be born! You're so kind, you wouldn't bear to abort it." I touched the crumpled liver cancer report in my pocket and nodded. "If you like it, have the baby, we'll get a divorce!" Lu Chen didn't know he was born infertile and now had late-stage liver cancer. Since he was so eager to start a new life and raise someone else's son, I had to grant his wish.

15. 265 惟 I Only Hope We Won't Know Each Other in the Next Life 惟愿来生不相识 Little Deer Is Bambi小鹿是斑比Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted On the seventh day after her father's death, she learned she had terminal stomach cancer. Seven months pregnant, she begged him not to make her donate blood to his first love, but he cruelly shoved her to the ground anyway. She would never forget the icy look in his eyes... He thought the document she sent him would be divorce papers. He never imagined it would be her last letter... 82Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    !! They didn't end up together! The female lead died 😭😭😭😭😭

16. 266 南 The South Wind Passes Through, and You and I Are Both Guests 南风过境，你我皆客 Bean Sprout豆芽Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Shen Shu always thought she had been dealt a winning hand, but she couldn’t understand how she’d ended up playing it so badly. An abortion, her looks ruined, her career in shambles, and her reputation in tatters. She didn’t know how she’d wound up like this. Maybe it was because Fu Shenyan had come into her life. After all, love really can destroy a woman’s life. 712Reads8.7Score32714d adds

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    All of them are heartbreaking. The second book really touched my heart; I cried so much that my eyes were swollen like walnuts the next day. It's so heartbreaking; you'll definitely regret missing it!

17. 267 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 2.1kReads9.6Score32714d adds

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    All are rated 9 points or higher, short stories with a touch of angst, and have a powerful aftertaste.

18. 268 黑 The Darkened Wife Is Not to Be Messed With 黑化夫人不好娶 A Fried Tomato一个炒熟的番茄Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted Five years ago, the simple-minded Fanxing made an enemy of the Qin family, broke off her engagement, and lost the protection she depended on. The result? The Fan family fell apart, her parents were reduced to working for others, and she herself supposedly “died” in a foreign land. Returning drenched in blood, she finally understood: the Qin family was not to be trifled with. She would find out who had tried to kill her and who had brought down the Fan family. As for Qin Ancheng, she would have n 35Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Seriously, the female lead is so innocent. Especially during childbirth, it's so agonizing.

19. 269 余 I Won't Be Sad Over You for the Rest of My Life (3-Book Set) 余生不再为你难过（共3册） Gu Bai Bai顾白白Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted The young Ning Zechuan is a patient of Shu Yan's father. In an era when relations between doctors and patients are tense, Shu Yan's father is taken hostage and killed after a medical accident. After his funeral, a mobile phone brings Shu Yan and Ning Zechuan from being strangers to becoming close. As time passes, Ning Zechuan gradually goes from disliking Shu Yan to being drawn to her kind, optimistic heart, and opens himself up to her. Shu Yan, too, finds her pity for Ning Zechuan turning into 2Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    Recommendations for heart-wrenching novels from a reader with 3 years of experience

20. 270 他 He Lives in the Moonlight 他住在月光里 Wan'er Jiujiu莞尔啾啾Urban216k WordsCompleted A moving story about a young woman with depression who gradually finds the courage to confront it and fight back. 209Reads9.4Score—14d adds
21. 271 病 The Beloved Darling of a Possessive Big Shot Who Can’t Get Enough of Her Beauty 病娇团宠：偏执大佬他贪图我美貌 Xue Yaoyao雪夭夭Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Both Reborn + Devoted Husband + Mutual Healing] Ruan Yin, the beloved actress adored by everyone in the entertainment industry, has been reborn! In her previous life, she died with a heart full of regret. Now, armed with countless god-tier secret identities, she’s left everyone who looked down on her utterly dazzled! Reborn three years in the past, on the very day she married him, before she fell hopelessly in love with him, she swears to stay as far away from Gu Jinshen as possible i 24Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Both are so heartbreaking! 😭😭😭

22. 272 王 The Princess Consort Wants a Divorce Every Day 王妃日日想和离 Hot Palace Lady热宫娘娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Feiwan was sent to a secluded courtyard by Feng Qing and died in despair. She never expected to be reborn after their marriage had already been arranged. Ye Feiwan refuses to fall in love again. She causes trouble, “flirts around,” finds concubines for Feng Qing, and keeps her distance from him, all for the sake of getting a divorce. She never expected that Feng Qing would finally be angered into agreeing to the divorce, only to mysteriously change his mind the next day 4.2kReads8.5Score40514d adds
23. 273 总 The CEO Is Seriously Ill 总裁他病的不轻 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Su Lilu spent her life yearning for a love that was never returned. The man she loved never once responded. One day, she tore up her cancer diagnosis and drove her car into a fatal crash. After she died, he began to love her… Reborn, he gazed at her smiling face, his eyes full of madness. In the year after her death in his previous life, the pain ate away at him, and only then did he realize he had already fallen in love with her. So in this life, he would stop at nothing to keep her by his side 1.9kReads6.2Score11814d adds
24. 274 谢 Thank You, I Could Never Repay You in This Life 谢谢你，这辈子我还不起 The Bucket Holds No Water水桶不装水Modern Romance64k WordsCompleted [Slightly Angsty + Bad Ending] Before Su Yan was even born, her whole family’s debts had already been laid upon her shoulders. She never complained. She never regretted it. Thank you, senior. I’m sorry, senior. In this life, I’ll repay my debt. In the next, I’ll repay you. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short tragic love story with a touch of angst

25. 275 赠 I Give You the Bittersweet Pain of Parting 赠君人间苦别离 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Ancient Romance43k WordsCompleted Xie Jingsheng hated Hua Zhezhi. When he was at his lowest, she not only kicked him while he was down, but nearly got him killed. The first thing he did after returning victorious was marry her, then drive her slowly insane. Hua Zhezhi was left with a crippled leg and suffered endless humiliation. When she was near death, she asked with red-rimmed eyes, “I never betrayed you. Why have you treated me this way?” “Keep making things up,” he said viciously, squeezing her throat. “Let’s see if you can 651Reads6.0Score—14d adds
26. 276 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

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    These are all.

27. 277 只 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 Drunken Glazed Moon醉琉月Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 636Reads5.3Score10114d adds

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    Recommended rating: Starry Night. This isn't your average angst; it's a angst story straight out of Wang Wei's poems.

28. 278 绿 Two Volumes of Green Song’s Youthful Fiction 绿亦歌青春文学两册 Green Song绿亦歌342k WordsCompleted A classic coming-of-age novel by Lü Yige. Love You When the Wind Blows: After fifteen years in a dream, she gave him the best years of her youth and her greatest love. Those old memories can never be found again. To the Long Years: He said to her, “Zhao Yimei, I hope you never get anything you wish for in your life.” One of them went far away to America, while the other wandered in a foreign land. Their love was separated by mountains and seas, and by the tangled love and hate between their two —Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    The first book is a collection of short stories by Lv Yige, containing two volumes: *Loving You When the Wind Blows* and *To the Long Years*. Both are very good—short stories in total. The second book, *If the Forest Had Fairy Tales*, is a tragedy; the female protagonist dies in the end. *I Have Stories, Do You Have Wine?* Is a collection of different stories.

29. 279 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Let the Villain Turn Evil 快穿之反派别黑化 Clear Dreams in March三月清梦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Huan is bound to a System and transmigrates into the bodies of supporting characters with tragic fates. Even when she's dealt a terrible hand from the start, she always manages to play a winning card and turn things around with a stunning face-slapping comeback. But whenever she focuses on stirring up trouble in each world, there's always a villain who gets obsessed with her and turns dark. A lovesick man gazes at her gloomily, smiling with downcast eyes: “I can pretend to be just the way you 4.7kReads9.4Score45814d adds
30. 280 我 I Want a Complete Family 我想要个完整的家 Chuan Shenyan川慎言18k WordsCompleted I Want a Complete Family 64Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has a strong aftereffect [laughing and crying emoji]

31. 281 王 Prince, Where Do You Think You’re Going? 王爷你往哪里跑 Ten Thousand People, None Like You万人非你Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Qingyao never imagined that reading a novel about a concubine-born daughter fighting her way to become empress would leave her so furious over the second male lead’s death that she would transmigrate into the story as a minor extra: the second male lead’s princess consort! She first met Dugu Yu on their wedding night. As the bride, she was supposed to elope with her childhood sweetheart, her cousin, while Dugu Yu was drinking with the guests. Then the male and female leads would catch them h 450Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    A love-hate relationship! Awesome!

32. 282 校 Aftereffects of a Campus Romance 校园恋后遗症 Chuan Shenyan川慎言6k WordsCompleted The Aftereffects of a School Romance 27Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 283 萌 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 Sheng Bus hi盛不世Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 3Reads8.8Score10714d adds

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    They're all absolutely gorgeous, incredibly sweet, so sweet it makes your mouth water!

34. 284 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3k14d adds

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    I don't really understand what torture is, but these few books were very difficult for me to read; they were very heart-wrenching. I recommend them to everyone; they are all worth reading.

35. 285 有 A Breeze Blows By 有风吹过来 Xiao Ji小祭Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The wind began to blow. He said to her, “Yan Li, before I leave, I want to help you like this world just a little. At the very least, I don’t want you to feel so hopeless anymore.” When two equally lonely people, both empty inside, find each other, even the smallest change can be a form of salvation. 163Reads9.4Score—14d adds
36. 286 犹 I Still Remember That Startling Glance 犹记惊鸿照影 Wind Gathers, Snow Dances风凝雪舞Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted Beneath the bridge of sorrow, spring waves run green; once, a startled swan’s reflection shimmered there. Her younger sister’s unexpected flight from her wedding left her no choice but to marry into the imperial family. From spending her wedding night alone to learning of the husband’s unforgettable past, she faced it all with calm acceptance. Marrying a prince meant love was never part of the bargain. All she cared about was keeping her family safe and at peace. She stood by his side as he clim 952Reads9.0Score11914d adds
37. 287 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.2kReads9.1Score50414d adds
38. 288 刺 Bone-Chilling 刺骨 Yan Han堰晗Modern Romance909k WordsCompleted Han Zhen is a thorn in Nan Qiao’s throat: pull it out and she bleeds; swallow it and she dies. When they were young, he deceived her. She thought he simply didn’t know how to love. Only later did she understand that when he loved deeply, he was more devoted than anyone. He simply didn’t want to love her. Later, she was stripped to the bone, lost everything, and painfully came back reborn, becoming someone who no longer loved him. 4kReads8.2Score29314d adds
39. 289 蚀 Love Imprisoned to the Bone 蚀骨囚宠 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance46k WordsCompleted He used love and hate to drive her mad, yet still refused to let her go. She died smiling before his eyes, leaving him with the deepest sorrow imaginable. 87Reads8.1Score—14d adds
40. 290 你 You're More Passionate Than Summer 你比夏天更热烈 Ye Jiu Jiu叶酒久Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted Childhood sweethearts + sweet romance with a tragic ending + mutual secret crushes + reunion after years apart + campus + monogamous relationship, both each other’s first and only + tragic ending Cool physics professor × radiant flower shop owner / sharp-tongued top student childhood friend × oblivious, naive girl next door That midsummer, the girl drew back the classroom curtains. A breeze swept through, green filled her view, and her eyes met the boy’s, clear as rippling water. The breeze brus 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The ultimate weight loss book!!! Princesses have a treasure in their eyes! This book is underrated! Childhood sweethearts × mutual unrequited love × long-awaited reunion. Aloof physics professor VS bright flower shop owner. A sharp-tongued, bookish childhood sweetheart × a clueless, naive childhood sweetheart. Jiang Yining always thought her childhood sweetheart, Cheng Xu, was a bookworm, a waste of his good looks, until one day, she went clubbing at a bar. Amidst the bright lights and bustling crowd, Cheng Xu sat lazily in a booth, his shirt collar, always buttoned up, revealing a delicate collarbone. He gently swirled his drink, his Adam's apple bobbing, incredibly sexy. Jiang Yining unconsciously swallowed. That person… was her aloof, bookish childhood sweetheart? Sweet, right? Absolutely! The sweeter the beginning, the more sudden and heartbreaking the ending, making it hard to accept and giving you a heart attack! It's practically the ultimate weight loss book!!! Of course, there's also a super long extra chapter of over 40,000 words, everything princesses want to read! Go go go!

41. 291 他 He Stole a Kiss When No One Was Looking 他悄悄地亲吻过 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted On the first day Su Nan returned to the country, he cornered Gu Ran, who had vanished six years ago, under a table. The next day, he dragged her straight to the marriage registry... On their wedding night, he kissed Gu Ran and said, “I’m going to keep you trapped in my arms, where you won’t be able to go anywhere.” 14.6kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    These books are all extremely heart-wrenching 😭😭😭

42. 292 我 Loving You Is a Sad Thing 我喜欢你是悲伤的 Tipsy微醺Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted After a car accident, I somehow became the culprit responsible for my sister's death! To avenge her, Ji Sichen cruelly took the child I'd carried for ten months and locked me away! “Please, let me see my child, just once...” His curt, icy reply struck like a slap: “You're a murderer. You don't deserve to be his mother!” 13Reads8.0Score—14d adds
43. 293 爱 Loving You Is Like Falling into the Abyss 爱你如坠深渊 Softly Beneath the Moonlight月夜轻轻Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Jiang Anning loved Fu Hanyuan with all her heart. Fu Hanyuan hated Jiang Anning with all his heart. In the end, she miscarried, her son died of illness, and she finally lost all hope... 196Reads5.8Score—14d adds
44. 294 薄 Mr. Bo, We’re Nothing but Strangers Now 薄先生，你我情同陌路 Ji Xiaonuan季小暖Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted [Short Story Contest] After seven years of marriage, she has suffered endless torment at his hands. She has angina and only a year left to live, but he ignores it and plans to marry her younger sister. No one knows she is the real Mrs. Bo. Forced to kneel before her own sister and admit she is a shameless mistress seeking attention, she endures his bloodthirsty sneers and his endless humiliation and trampling of her dignity. After losing her child, she goes mad with despair and leaps from the up 131Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    These short stories will break your heart; your eyes will be swollen from crying.

45. 295 相 My Longing Runs Deep. Do You Know? 相思入骨，君知否？ Cuihua翠花Ancient Romance54k WordsOngoing The man she loved destroyed her face and took her child. Her entire family was sentenced to death, and she was imprisoned in the Cold Palace… She endured every kind of suffering the world had to offer. Her tears and blood had long since run dry. Who was it that went white-haired in an instant, each word dripping with blood as he cried, “Chu Lingchen, did you ever have even the slightest bit of genuine love for me?” He stood on the execution ground, clad in imperial robes, his gaze cold as frost. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first four are incredibly good-looking, incredibly good-looking, incredibly good-looking, incredibly good-looking!

46. 296 你 You Are My Fated Calamity 你是我命定的劫 Xia Xiaosu夏小苏Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Su Qian vanished without a trace, dead or alive. All that remained at the crime scene was half a forearm... He said, “Su Qian, you have no one to blame but yourself. You did too many terrible things and left yourself no way out.” In the mouth of the true culprit, all of it was dismissed with a casual, “You got what you deserved.” On a rainy night, sitting in her wheelchair and watching a truck race toward her, she laughed softly. “Shen Yihan, at last I can stop loving you...” 198Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    "She loves him, and he torments her!"

47. 297 迟 Love That Came Too Late 迟来的痴爱 Zhi Mo枳袹Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted Yan Xizhi had always loved someone, keeping her feelings locked away in her heart. She didn't dare reveal them. She thought the two of them could never be together and would never cross paths, but she never expected one incident to bring them together and make her his wife. He was cold and indifferent toward her, and even resented her. Later, a checkup revealed that she had terminal cancer. His first love happened to return from abroad around the same time, so she chose to divorce him. After the 126Reads5.4Score—14d adds
48. 298 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score15314d adds
49. 299 爱 I Loved You Until the End of Time, and Hated You Beyond Eternity 爱你地老，恨你天荒 Yaoyao Zhuowu妖妖灼舞Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted If loving you is a calamity, why should I fear facing another lifetime of hardship with you? 32Reads5.3Score—14d adds
50. 300 爱 Love Is a Bubble, Ready to Burst at a Touch 爱如泡沫一触就破 An Yan安颜Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Gu Zechen said I didn’t deserve to have his child and forced me to have it aborted. He treated me like an enemy, and the love I’d held onto for ten years finally burst like a bubble at the slightest touch… 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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