Short Stories That Are Absolutely Heartbreaking 短篇虐文，超级虐的那一种

1. 601 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 128Reads5.4Score—Shelves
2. 602 苹 The Galaxy Inside an Apple Core 苹果核里的银河 The Tabby Cat Who Loves Pomegranates爱吃石榴的小狸花猫7k WordsCompleted The Galaxy Inside an Apple Core —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "If you also love stories that crumble silently, dried into specimens by time, then this novel doesn't depict death, but rather a gentler kind of passing—like a person disappearing around a bend in the Milky Way." PS: I recommend reading it in a quiet afternoon or late at night. Have tissues handy and make sure your phone isn't nearby—because you might not want to talk to anyone for ten minutes after finishing it; you'll just want to be alone with yourself for a while.

3. 603 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.6kReads8.9Score630Shelves

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   [Following the scene of a funeral procession, the second male lead rises to power] On the day Fu Ci was to marry, Jiang Wan suffered a difficult childbirth. 🌸🌸 In her dying moments, reflecting on her short life, she felt only absurdity and a laughable irony. Her father was a treacherous minister, sentenced to the execution of his entire clan after his downfall. Fu Ci, a man of extraordinary talent and the youngest prime minister, set aside his pride and knelt in the imperial study for three days and three nights, just to ensure her safety. The Fu family had been prominent for generations; the daughter of a disgraced minister could not be the matriarch of the family. 😢😢😢 A small sedan chair carried her, once Fu Ci's fiancée, into the Fu mansion as a concubine. The vows of eternal love seemed like yesterday, yet Fu Ci was to marry.

4. 604 顾 Gu Nian's Deep Love 顾念情深 You Qian Qian呦乾乾Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted He said, “Gu Nian, wait for me a little longer. I promise I’ll make you happy.” She remembered what he had said so many years ago. Four years later, he came back. He returned as Jiangcheng’s most powerful man. Pinning her against the cold wall, he gritted his teeth and said, “Love me? You’re not worthy!” “Why don’t you just die?” And she really was going to die. 101Reads6.0Score—Shelves
5. 605 分 After We Started Sleeping in Separate Rooms, My Perfect Husband Secretly... 分房睡后，完美老公居然背着我 Sprout of the Tusi King's City土司王城的嫩芽27k WordsCompleted After We Started Sleeping in Separate Rooms, My Perfect Husband Was Actually Going Behind My Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Is it a dream or reality? I can't tell.

6. 606 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   I can't get out, I simply can't get out, it's too much...

7. 607 脏 Dirty Rose 脏玫瑰 Beijing Sauce Rose京酱露丝Mystery411k WordsCompleted A murder case eight years ago cost Wen Li everything, but with crucial evidence missing, the real culprit is still at large. Years later, she meticulously lays her plans, determined to make the killer and the accomplices who turned a blind eye pay for what they did. Xu Changchuan of the criminal investigation squad never imagined he’d end up on a blind date at a breakfast shop, only for his date to become a suspect at a case analysis meeting the very next moment. Using his position to get close 1.2kReads8.9Score153Shelves
8. 608 伥 Changguai 伥怪 Thousand-Year Pea Pod千年豌豆荚Fantastical Romance63k WordsOngoing (Villains, madmen, extreme content, horror, male ghosts) [A lovesick, sensitive, affection-starved lunatic × a refined, gentle psychologist who is secretly depraved] “Drip.” “Drip.” My dead boyfriend grabs me by the ankle. He wants to drag me down into the abyss. My fear is swallowed whole. Who is snickering in the dark? And who is sobbing with their eyes covered? 1.9kReads6.1Score189Shelves

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   These are the only two short, angsty novels I have. Both have rather sad endings, especially the second one, which is about 20,000 words long and can be read in about ten minutes.

9. 609 再 Say Your Name Again 再念一遍你的名字 April in Dong’an冬安四月Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted Midsummer, cicadas singing, and we met. “Xu Xiaomo, if you're cold, you should've brought a scarf.” Lu Jinan patted her head and wrapped his scarf around her. “Silly.” “Xu Xiaomo, come ask me if you don't understand something.” “Xu Xiaomo, if everyone else gets one, I'll buy you two.” “Xu Xiaomo, you're wonderful.” “Xu Xiaomo, Xu Xiaomo...” Later on, lots of people liked to call Xu Mo “Xu Xiaomo.” But she could never again hear the boy she loved most calling her that. Lu Jinan, the wind is r 111Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   The first book was extremely angsty, only 310,000 words long, but it's my undisputed top 1 among all the angst-filled novels I've read. The second book was very short, I could finish it in an hour and a half, which is a real shame, because in the end only Xu Xiaomo didn't find happiness.

10. 610 致 A Deadly Relationship 致命关系 KurlyModern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Angst all the way; searching for sweetness among the heartbreak] The moment Mu Yunqi abandoned Ye Nan, his punishment began. He knew how cruel the experiments on “Patient Zero” were, but when he saw her tortured until she was barely human, it felt as if his heart and guts were being torn out. He regretted it. “Give her back to me.” “Give her back? Mr. Mu, you gave her away with your own hands. You can’t just take her back.” Forced to become a test subject, she was powerless to protect herself, 614Reads8.8Score—Shelves
11. 611 毁 Destroying the Evidence 毁尸灭迹 Thousand-Year Pea Pod千年豌豆荚Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted [Sickly beauty who’s afraid of dying × psychopathic murderer with a touch of a romantic streak] [Heartbreaking, tragic love, madmen, mutual destruction, dark, villains] Shang Wang came across a murderer. Beneath the heavy curtain of rain, she had just finished an IV drip at the hospital. Wandering idly, she came to a secluded corner and looked up. In the distance, in an abandoned garden, a pitch-black figure like a ghost was bent over, digging at something again and again. Suddenly, a flash o 3.2kReads8.2Score327Shelves
12. 612 不 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 17.6kReads7.4Score1kShelves

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    [Kiss][Kiss] The young emperor's first act of defiance resulted in the permanent loss of his beloved. His childhood sweetheart, the emperor, told her, "Zhenzhen, you are not suited to be a dignified and graceful empress." Then who is suitable? Is it the confidante who appears by his side? Little by little, the trust between childhood sweethearts crumbles. [Laughing and crying] Later, after her awakening, the sweetheart refuses to enter the palace, and the emperor's eyes redden with envy. [Admiring]

13. 613 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 568Reads6.0Score—Shelves
14. 614 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves

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    I'm crying so hard, a knife's been shoved into my mouth! Family, these novels are a worthwhile investment; if you don't like them, you can hit me!

15. 615 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 18.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
16. 616 我 I Strike It Rich in the Interstellar World with My Water Powers 我靠水异能在星际暴富了 Dandelion蒲公英Modern Romance656k WordsCompleted Jiang Xin transmigrates from the apocalypse to a spacefaring age plagued by radiation, mutated beasts, and rampaging mutant plants. Faced with an empty house, two younger brothers who are so hungry they’ve grown gaunt and are clamoring to be fed, and awful relatives showing up to cause trouble… she can’t help but rub her forehead and sigh. What kind of hellish start is this! Fortunately, her supernatural ability came with her. In this world, people suffer from radiation and the plants and animal 217Reads5.8Score—Shelves
17. 617 对 That’s Right, I Don’t Want You Anymore 对，不要你了 Eskimo Mermaid爱斯基摩人鱼Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads' first love, amnesia, win-her-back-after-losing-her] [Gentle, devoted young researcher × A CEO who's a cold-blooded tyrant when well, but a lust-crazed mad dog when ill] Lan Zhi thought that after Mu Huaiying forgot her, their story was over. She never expected an unknown illness to bring them together again. When the illness strikes, Mu Huaiying loses all reason and craves her desperately. Only her comfort can bring him back to normal. But once he recovers, he re 2.2kReads7.8Score121Shelves
18. 618 妻 My Wife Said She Was Working Late, but I Saw Her on Her Senior's Social Media 妻子半夜出门加班，我却看见她出现在学长的朋友圈 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机12k WordsCompleted My wife left in the middle of the night, saying she had to work overtime, but I saw her in a senior's social media post 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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19. 619 终 I Finally Became Like Him, But I Don’t Want to Repeat the Past 终于活成他的样子，但我不想重蹈覆辙 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted I finally became just like him, but I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. 711Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, tragic story, bad ending, heartbreaking to the core.

20. 620 他 His Unhealthy Need to Control Me 他对我的病态掌控欲 Lettuce生菜Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Lu Mo was the love of her youth, but now he is the devil making her life a living hell. 282Reads5.6Score—Shelves
21. 621 妻 After My Wife Took Up Yoga, I Discovered Her Secret 妻子学瑜伽后，我发现了她的秘密 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted After My Wife Took Up Yoga, I Discovered Her Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 622 我 I Sent My Girlfriend to Prison Myself, Then Brought 997 Withered Jasmine Flowers When I Visited 我亲手送女友入狱，探监带上九百九十七朵枯茉莉 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I sent my girlfriend to prison with my own hands. When I visited her, I brought 997 withered jasmine flowers. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 623 我 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Bai Youbai白又白Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 57Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    💥💥This book is incredibly heart-wrenching, check it out! I trust 450,000 netizens won't lie! 🍀🍀The female lead and the male lead's sister went to find him, but they encountered some thugs. The sister pushed the female lead away, and she ran away. When she returned, it was too late. In the end, the sister jumped off a building, while the female lead and the male lead tormented each other. It's extremely tragic. The female lead survived three times and suffered from depression. I cried so much when I found out about it.

24. 624 女 My Girlfriend Called Me a Beggar on My Birthday. After I Left, I Discovered It Was All an Act 女友在生日上说我是乞丐，我离开后，却发现她是在演戏 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机10k WordsCompleted My girlfriend called me a beggar at her birthday party. After I left, I discovered she had only been putting on an act 7.5kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 气 I Drove Away My Dutiful Wife to Win Over a Beauty, but the Ending Was Beyond My Expectations 气走老实原配讨好美人，最终下场远超预料 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted She drove away her honest, devoted wife to curry favor with a beauty, only to meet an ending far worse than anyone expected. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 626 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 63.8kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
27. 627 妻 After My Wife Fell in Love with Cycling, I Let Her Go 妻子爱上骑行后，我选择放手 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机9k WordsCompleted After My Wife Fell in Love with Cycling, I Let Her Go 449Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 重 Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics, but I'm Done Pretending! 重生后假千金她慌了，我不装了！ King Revolver左轮王17k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics: I’m Done Pretending! 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly rated classic short stories, the "chasing-back-to-wife" or "chasing-back-to-husband" crematorium series 😘😘

29. 629 穿 I Transmigrated into the Emperor’s Favorite Consort, and the Three Thousand Beauties in His Harem Became Mine 穿越成皇帝宠妃，后宫佳丽三千便宜了我 Jun Xiyue君惜月9k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into the Emperor’s Favorite Consort, and the Three Thousand Beauties of the Harem Are Mine for the Taking 155Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heavy-handed, fast-paced, and exciting short stories

30. 630 和 After Breaking Up with the Movie Star, I Hid My Pregnancy and Thrived on My Own 和影帝分手后我藏起孕肚独美了 Lotus Root Slices藕片Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Leads' First Love + Bittersweet and Sweet Romance, Breaking Free and Growing Strong, Proud Hero Chases His Wife, Mutual Redemption, Rekindled Romance, Adorable Child] Cui Tang once loved Gu Qiaoxi to the point of obsession. She faked a pregnancy to trick him into marriage and even threatened to die, but still couldn't make him stay. On the night before they broke up, they made love until they were spent. At dawn, Gu Qiaoxi said, “Cui Tang, you're disgusting!” That day, Cui Tang lay in the 13kReads8.6Score924Shelves

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    "President, Madam is dead." Zhou Yansheng had just fallen asleep on his hospital bed when he received the call from Assistant Li. Hearing this from the other end of the line, his drowsiness dissipated considerably. "What did you say?" His voice was hoarse. Assistant Li repeated, "Madam... She's dead." Zhou Yansheng was stunned for a few seconds. Last night, he went to ransom the 100 million yuan. The kidnappers, however, demanded he choose between his wife, Xu Sisi, and his beloved Xu Xiaonuan. The two were each hanging from a large tree on the edge of a cliff. Below them, the turbulent, bottomless Minjiang River flowed. Zhou Yansheng offered to go back and get another 100 million yuan to ensure their safety. But the kidnappers, fearing complications, only wanted the 100 million yuan ransom and forced him to choose one to save on the spot. He hesitated for less than ten seconds before saying, "I choose Xu Xiaonuan."

31. 631 未 My Fiancée Went on a Month-Long Business Trip with Her Male Assistant, So I Let Her Go 未婚妻和男助理出差一个月，我选择放手 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Went on a Month-Long Business Trip with Her Male Assistant, So I Let Her Go 8.8kReads—Score121Shelves
32. 632 穿 I Transmigrated into a Teddy Bear and Became the Goddess’s Companion 穿越成泰迪的我与女神为伴 Jun Xiyue君惜月7k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Teddy Bear and Became the Goddess’s Companion 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 633 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    This is also a tragic story, but personally, I just find it infuriating. The plot is roughly this: both the male and female leads had difficult childhoods. The male lead's difficulties stemmed from stress, while the female lead's were due to her father's infidelity. They met on a mountaintop when they were young, often chatting and playing together in the breeze. One day, the male lead, being mischievous, started a fire and caught fire. The female lead bravely carried him out and placed him by the river to call for help, but he was picked up by a female supporting character who happened to be passing by. The male lead then believes that this female supporting character is the woman who confided in him when he was a child. It's unbelievable, because the male lead has amnesia; he only remembers what happened on the mountaintop, not the people involved. [Angry][Angry][Angry]

34. 634 往 Let the Past Fade; You and I Will Drift with the Wind 往事清零你我随风 Coke, You Lemon可乐你个柠檬Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO Family + Secret Crush + Modern Romance + Marriage Before Love + Angsty Romance] An accident, a chance encounter, and then a conspiracy unfolds. Later, she lies in a hospital bed, never to wake again, while he is consumed by regret. The man clutches his aching chest and sinks to his knees, weeping uncontrollably. “Jian Tong, I was wrong. Please come back, okay?” A bitter, icy wind howls past, scattering the woman’s ashes into the air as if she had never existed. 54Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is so incredibly moving, you'll want to cry if you don't!

35. 635 玩 After Losing a Game, My Girlfriend Registered Her Marriage to Someone Else 玩游戏输了后，女友和别人领了证 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted After losing a game, my girlfriend got married to someone else. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 636 王 Honor of Kings: From the Start, Monkey Ambushed Me in the Bush and Took My Head 王者荣耀：开局就被猴子蹲草爆头 Jun Xiyue君惜月20k WordsCompleted Honor of Kings: A Monkey Ambushes Me in the Bushes and Scores a Headshot from the Start 15Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 637 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 16kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    🍋🍋 "A Heartbreaking Novel on TikTok" This novel is absolutely heart-wrenching! It's incredibly popular on TikTok🔥, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes; you'll want to finish it in one go📚. The plot is fresh, the content is rich, and the events are intricately linked—you simply can't put it down😱.

38. 638 得 After Learning My Girlfriend No Longer Loved Me, I Decided to Give My Life for My Country 得知女友不再爱我后，我决定以身报国 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机8k WordsCompleted When I learned my girlfriend no longer loved me, I decided to give my life for my country 374Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 639 年 Older Men!! A Ferrari Is Still a Ferrari, Even When It’s Old 年上！！法拉利老了依然是法拉利 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄16k WordsCompleted Older woman!! A Ferrari is still a Ferrari, even when it's old. 31.7kReads—Score471Shelves

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    Popular short story, 600,000 reads, slightly angsty

40. 640 我 I Was Taken Beyond the Universe: Where Is the Road Home? 我被带到宇宙之外：归乡路在何方 Little Chen Who Never Misses an Update不断更的小晨Eastern Fantasy307k WordsOngoing [No mindless plot] [Wild ideas] [Original] [Fantasy] [AI heroine] Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the universe? Have you ever wondered if the world we live in is just cells and atoms inside someone else's body? When a mysterious man took me out of the universe, I thought I could go home as long as I kept cultivating and breaking through… When the AI girl traveling with me stepped out of a data maelstrom and became human… When the consciousness that had drifted through the ages graduall —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please promise me you won't cry too much after reading this. I've been depressed for seven days already. [Crying][crying][crying]

41. 641 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiling the Obsessive Male Supporting Character 快穿：在偏执男配心尖肆意撒娇 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet, flirtatious goddess of the worlds + mad, lovesick male supporting characters + love at first sight + sweet 1v1 romance] They say the male lead belongs to the heroine, while the second male lead belongs to everyone. Wen Xin, cast as the heroine of a tragic romance, threw herself into the arms of the devoted second male lead without hesitation. “Male lead over there, don’t come any closer!” Who needs sweet love when only an idiot would go looking for heartbreak! * The domineering, loyal yo 25.6kReads9.1Score2kShelves
42. 642 未 After My Fiancée Went on a Trip to the Islands with Her Intern, I Decided to Let Her Go 未婚妻和实习生去海岛旅游后，我决定放手了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机9k WordsCompleted After my fiancée went on a trip to an island with her intern, I decided to let her go 225Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 643 丘 Cupid's Promise 丘比特之约 Stars in Winter冬天的繁星Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted Yu Nancheng was born into a wealthy family and became the most famous tycoon in all of Jinling City. He was also exceptionally capable. But as he grew up and reached the age to start a family, Yu Nancheng remained notorious for avoiding women, much to his grandfather's dismay. Gu Jia's father, Gu Qingshan, was in a car accident and suffered a severe brain hemorrhage. Just as Gu Jia was at a loss, Yu Nancheng offered to save her father, on the condition that she marry him. To save her father's li 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They were married through a contract, and after the marriage, they both fell in love with each other. However, their relationship was disrupted by a senior student who had secretly loved the female lead for many years, leading to a brief period of separation. The story, though only a few hundred thousand words long, is short and incredibly heart-wrenching.

44. 644 大 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 Purple Desire紫欲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    You really have to read this one. The title doesn't seem like much, but the ending is just too painful. I cried so much my liver hurt!

45. 645 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Enters a BE Script 快穿白月光穿进be剧本 Carefree Chatterbox佛系叽歪Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted #Shocking! The Dream Girl Meets a Love-Struck Hero in Every World!# [Dream Girl + Satisfying Romance + Healing and Redemption + No Fixed Couple] After Qing Dai’s fiftieth blind date ends in failure, she’s told it’s because the fragments of her soul scattered across different little worlds have left a trail of broken hearts: They were the CEO’s dream girl, the campus heartthrob’s secret wife, the regent’s cinnabar mole, the secretly adored imperial princess in a matriarchal world… As the dream gi 33.4kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
46. 646 他 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 974Reads9.3Score194Shelves

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    Every time I finish reading these books, I cry my eyes out.

47. 647 天 A Baby from Heaven Hugs the Tyrant CEO and Calls Him Daddy 天降萌宝，抱着霸总叫爹地 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Adorable Baby Brings His Parents Together, and the CEO Dad Makes It Official [Angsty Romance + Adorable Baby + Reunion After Years Apart + The Husband’s Road to Redemption] When she was ten, her family fell into decline, and she became the nominal “younger sister” of Han Bei, heir to the Han family. To her, Han Bei was her first love, the person she cherished most. But when she turned twenty, he got drunk and kissed her by force. Soon after, he announced his 4.2kReads8.3Score196Shelves

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    Tragic novels, mainly featuring an ordinary female protagonist with a pitiful background.

48. 648 生 At My Birthday Party, I Caught My Fiancée Having an Affair with My Adoptive Brother 生日宴上，我撞破了未婚妻和养弟的私情 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机12k WordsCompleted At my birthday banquet, I caught my fiancée having an affair with my adopted younger brother —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 649 闺 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 Xi Fengche溪凤澈25k WordsCompleted My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 787Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short angst stories: 1. My best friend tricked me into going to a brothel and I was forced to be paired up; 2. My beautiful wife went to meet my best friend in a glamorous way, but when she returned, her clothes were torn and stained with a strange scent, and the truth was suffocating.

50. 650 皇 After the Empress Became a Little Hungry Ghost, the Mad Tyrant's Eyes Turned Red 皇后成小饿鬼后，疯批暴君红了眼 When the Clouds Sleep云眠之时Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + mad, obsessive love interest + paranoid and sinister + little hungry ghost + adorable kids + one-on-one romance] Recently, a little hungry ghost arrived at the palace. Her magic was weak, her thoughts simple, and she got hungry very easily. Sometimes the other ghosts bullied her, and she'd crouch in a corner, feeling sorry for herself as she quietly munched on her favorite big rocks. All in all, she was a cute, timid little useless ghost. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Fest 3.3kReads6.8Score228Shelves

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    🐹🐹Everyone says that His Majesty is heartless, killing loyal ministers and slaughtering his own brothers; he is an absolute tyrant. No one knows that on the night the Empress committed suicide by poison, the usually indifferent Emperor rose as if in a daze, his face deathly pale, almost unable to stand. Inside Jingyang Palace, the young Emperor tightly held the warm person in his arms, his body trembling slightly. He slightly parted his lips, tilted his head, coughed up a few drops of blood, and his hair turned white overnight. ...*.. After hearing Qi Yunzhi's past, Wei Tingyu pointed to herself with a blank expression: Ah? Me? I'm the substitute for the deceased Empress? The ghosts nodded sympathetically. Wei Tingyu: (*°口°)!!

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