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

1. 1051 霓 Dream Thief Beneath the Neon Lights 霓虹下的盗梦者 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希19k WordsCompleted The Dream Thief Beneath the Neon —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1052 垃 The Snake-Man I Found in the Trash Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, but the Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 垃圾堆捡来的蛇人天天装失忆，弹幕说他想娶我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚16k WordsCompleted The Snake Man I Found in a Garbage Dump Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, and the On-Screen Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 93Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1053 牵 Strolling Along With a Snail 牵着蜗牛去散步 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希20k WordsCompleted Taking a Snail for a Walk 10Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1054 我 I Saved an Immortal's Life, and He Turned Around and Had My Whole Family Executed 我救了神仙一命，他反手把我全家抄了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Saved an Immortal's Life, and He Turned Around and Had My Entire Family Arrested 26Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1055 梦 Dreaming of the Martial World: Terror in the Fragmented Scroll 梦入江湖（残卷惊魂） Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Historical26k WordsCompleted Dreaming of the Martial World (The Horrifying Fragment) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1056 重 Reborn, I’m Done Chasing This Heartbreak of a Man! 重生后，这个酸涩男神我不追了！ Yinying Bao茵赢宝Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + angst + the male lead chases his wife to the crematorium] In her previous life, Jiang Ansheng and Lu Yichen entered into a marriage of convenience. She fell for him at first sight, and loved him even more the second time they met. She thought that if she tried hard enough after they married, he would eventually love her too. During their three years of marriage, she did everything she could to make him love her, but he never did. On the day of her prenatal checkup, she 1.1kReads6.2Score—Shelves

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   Her husband neglected her for Bai Bai Guang's sake, so she was reborn and dissolved their marriage. An Sheng and Lu Yichen's families arranged a marriage, but after three years, he never fell in love with her. On the day of her prenatal checkup, when she saw him accompanying another woman, she finally gave up. After being reborn, she stopped clinging to him, took the initiative to dissolve the engagement, and even found a new marriage partner, but he regretted it. After being reborn, I'm not pursuing this bittersweet male god anymore!

7. 1057 我 I’m Sneaking Glances at Her, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me 我在偷看她，她也在偷看我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted I was sneaking a look at her, and she was sneaking a look at me too 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 1058 秦 Qin and Han: Immortality Beyond the Mortal World 秦汉：方外长生 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希31k WordsCompleted Qin and Han: Immortality Beyond the World —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1059 离 After the Divorce, Mr. Shen Regretted It 离婚后，沈总他后悔了 Qiu Qiqi秋琪琪Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted To put her grandfather’s mind at ease, Gu Ziyao brings her engagement agreement and asks Shen Junyan to marry her. He agrees coldly, but insists they keep the marriage secret for three years and stay out of each other’s business. For three years, she shoulders the family business alone, facing difficulties, being plied with alcohol, and having rumors spread about her, yet never once asking him for help. On the eve of their three-year agreement’s end, fate plays a trick on them 1.2kReads6.8Score126Shelves

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   This is definitely a very heart-wrenching book.

10. 1060 深 When Deep Love Comes Knocking 深爱来敲门 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted Love Comes Knocking —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1061 退 After Our Engagement Is Broken, CEO Li Chases His Wife to the Ends of the Earth 退婚后厉总追妻火葬场 Qiu Qiqi秋琪琪Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Jing City is a bustling place where powerful families and political intrigue intertwine. The four great families of the capital, the Nan, Li, Jing, and Ye, each have their own influence. Nan Qiao was switched at birth and returned to the Nan family at eighteen. However, at her homecoming banquet, Li Mohan was attacked with a cold poison by a rival, and the evidence pointed straight to Nan Qiao. Furious, he smashed the token that symbolized their engagement and called it off. Nan Qiao was also in 3.3kReads8.4Score196Shelves
12. 1062 我 I Want to Race Toward the Sea of Love 我要奔向爱情海 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I'm Heading for the Sea of Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1063 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 996Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Knives, all knives

14. 1064 血 A Bloodstained Journey 血染的旅途 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希10k WordsCompleted A Bloodstained Journey —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1065 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1066 城 A Sea of Love in the City 城市里的爱情海 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted A Sea of Love in the City —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1067 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1068 风 Where the Wind and the Zither Find Their Home 风和琴的归宿 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted Where the Wind and Zither Belong —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1069 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1070 猩 Crimson Throne: The Era of the Blood Ancestor 猩红王座：血祖纪元 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希28k WordsCompleted The Scarlet Throne: The Age of the Blood Ancestor —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1071 改 One Hundred Ways to Fix a Suffocating Marriage 改造窒息婚姻的一百种方法 The Long Family's Eldest Daughter龙家大小姐Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Game + System + realistic marital issues + reforming all kinds of scumbag husbands + one-on-one romance + wise people don’t fall in love] [A story for every woman about to get married, in love, already married, divorced, or without a boyfriend.] [Six chapters updated daily. Twelve story arcs completed, with more to come.] Shi Xin went on 99 blind dates without managing to get married. Then she was forced to accept a game that tasked her with reforming scumbag husbands. From then on, she set out 1.7kReads8.7Score142Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story [crying][crying] "Sang... Sangji, could you please call Wanyan Huang here for me?" I don't know why she wanted to see the Crown Prince; she was about to die. She probably didn't know that the Crown Prince had just given orders yesterday: after she died, her body would be hung on the city wall to humiliate her country, for the Liang soldiers stationed across the river to watch over. To avoid being humiliated, the heroine set herself on fire and died.

22. 1072 背 Tales of Backwind Shoal 背风滩传记 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希13k WordsCompleted A Biography of Backwind Beach —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1073 是 A Coward in Love 是暗恋的胆小鬼 Banana Too Wild蕉太浪Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Secret Crush Comes True] [He Gets His Comeuppance for Chasing Her Too Late] [Angsty Romance] Chen Xu was the only person Jiang Yi ever loved during her youth, and the one she could never forget. But who wasn’t a coward with a secret crush back then? Long after graduation, Jiang Yi could still remember what they had been like. But when they met again, everything had changed. The last thing she heard about him was that he was getting married. When you’re young, you can’t help seeing t 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These short and heart-wrenching books made me want to cry. Some I read twice and still wanted to cry.

24. 1074 山 Lost in the Mountains and Dense Forest 山大林密误入 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希8k WordsCompleted Lost in the Mountains and Forests —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1075 安 An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大 Yan Xiaojiu盐小玖Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d 978Reads9.0Score208Shelves
26. 1076 云 The Strange Tales of Yunmeng: Tears of the Gu Mother 云梦诡事录：蛊母之泪 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希19k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Strange Tales from Yunmeng: Tears of the Gu Mother —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1077 记 Memory Judgment: She Doesn't Want You Anymore 记忆审判：她不要你们了 Xing Yan66星衍66Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted [Everyone's redemption arc + lightning-fast face-slapping + no forgiveness + satisfying angst] After an attempted murder, Jiang Liuying goes viral across every major platform. In the end, everyone votes her onto the national list of the most evil people of the 22nd century. Rumor has it that when she was four, she abandoned her eldest brother, ran off, and left him in a kidnapper's car. After returning to the Jiang family, she framed the adoptive parents who had raised her for ten years and show 5kReads8.7Score601Shelves
28. 1078 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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    🍳🍳🍳I'm crying so much! It's heartbreaking, truly agonizing! Tears are streaming down my face!! The 34-year-old male lead is in a car accident, and his memories regress to when he was 18. Back then, he was deeply in love with his "white moonlight" (his ideal woman), 🌶🌶🌶 but at 34, he and the female lead are clearly in love, and she's already pregnant! Only after the female lead dies does his memory return to that moment, realizing he fell in love with her at first sight!!

29. 1079 二 On My Twenty-Sixth Birthday, I Received a Terminal Diagnosis 二十六岁那天，我收到了绝症通知书 Long Ling龙翎19k WordsCompleted On my twenty-sixth birthday, I received the news that I had a terminal illness. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check if it matches

30. 1080 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—Shelves
31. 1081 我 I Served Ten Years in Prison, Then Got Out and Learned I Was Dead 我坐了十年牢，出来发现我死了 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子34k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Years in Prison, Only to Find Out I Was Dead When I Got Out 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Awkward laugh][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

32. 1082 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 17Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1083 娘 The Day Mother Left, Her Seven Dutiful Children Knelt Before Her Coffin 娘走那天七个孝子跪在灵前 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子26k WordsCompleted The Day Mother Left, Her Seven Dutiful Sons Knelt Before Her Coffin —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1084 被 After My Educated Youth Husband Abandoned Me, I Stopped Being Foolish 被知青老公抛下后，不犯傻了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love after a breakup, a scumbag man’s regret, an over-the-top pursuit of his wife, not a strong female lead, the heroine is emotionally fragile and needs time to grow, the hero is a two-faced piece of trash, happy ending. If you can’t stand seeing the heroine suffer, don’t read.] … Yu Yuan was a hardworking, honest young woman. When she reached the age to marry, her mother picked a decent-looking young intellectual sent down to the countryside and made him her husband. He didn’t refu 4.3kReads7.5Score120Shelves

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    (Tea Poison Everyone [Smirking]) It's fun to abuse your wife for a while, but the journey to win her back is a nightmare. The male protagonist conceals his identity and goes to the countryside on a mission. For the sake of power, he marries the female protagonist, but it's a fake marriage certificate. The female protagonist believes she has married a wonderful husband and is deeply infatuated with him. Later, when the college entrance examination is reinstated, the male protagonist runs away, and the female protagonist learns the truth. Later, he, however, falls in love with the female protagonist without realizing it. The marriage certificate that proves their marital relationship becomes something he can never have.

35. 1085 以 Risking It All to Fish Out 280,000 Yuan in Lifesaving Money 以身入局，钓出28万救命钱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙9k WordsCompleted Putting Himself on the Line to Lure Out 280,000 Yuan in Lifesaving Money 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1086 他 The Day He Got Engaged to the Dean's Daughter, I Lost Our Baby 他和院长女儿订婚那天，我流掉了孩子 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子20k WordsCompleted The Day He Got Engaged to the Dean's Daughter, I Lost Our Baby 88Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1087 逼 You Forced Me to Drink? I Flipped the Table! 逼我敬酒，我直接掀了桌！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted You Force Me to Drink a Toast? I’ll Flip the Table! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1088 她 The Day She Forgot All About Me, I Learned She Had Carried My Burden for Twenty Years 她把我忘干净那天，我才知道她替我扛了二十年 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子20k WordsCompleted The day she forgot all about me, I finally learned that she'd shouldered the burden for me for twenty years 9Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1089 深 Collarbones Locked Away: A Republican-Era Woman's Confession 深宅锁骨—一个民国女人的自白 Xi Fengyue西枫月Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A Locked Collarbone: The Confession of a Woman from Republican-Era China 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes a short, angst-filled story!

40. 1090 生 Life as Vast as the Sea 生如浩海 Xin Da of the Southwest Military Region西南军区的辛达Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted I used to be obsessed with writing about darkness, until life taught me that true horror isn't ghosts or monsters, but silent goodbyes. I no longer write horror stories, and yet I've found something more precious: beneath the cold sea, warm fishing lights were waiting to be discovered. Stories about survival and parting will ultimately become a light that guides others. It turns out the most moving stories aren't found in the darkness, but in the moment we bravely make it back to shore. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "You always say you're a drifting paper boat, but my harbor has long since emptied an entire shore for you." "We're both adrift in the sea of ​​people, until one day, your wave gently cradled my sunset." "We agreed not to write an ending, but the ink spreading from the pen tip quietly traced the trajectory of our heartbeats." New Book∽

41. 1091 我 Me? I Have Six Girlfriends?! 我？有六个女朋友？！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙18k WordsCompleted Me? I Have Six Girlfriends?! —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1092 病 After Recovering from Illness and Clearing My Name, the Madly Possessive Men Fell for Me 病弱洗白后，疯批攻们沦陷了 Xiaoxiao Yubai潇潇雨白Two Male Leads164k WordsOngoing Lin Ji's System is a little unusual: it gives him no combat skills or golden finger, only "sickly points," the kind that make him cough up blood, faint, and pant after taking a single step. His missions are even more unusual: transmigrate into each world as a universally despised, villainous side character, then use this "sickly" buff to clear his name and stay alive at the hands of the male leads. System 007: "Host, the target's hatred is MAX! Quick, spend 50 points and have him cough up blood 1.2kReads6.3Score120Shelves

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    Quick transmigration novel featuring two main characters, a story of physical and emotional torment, frequently appearing in short videos, with excellent writing and a superb read. The first world is ancient, the second is a post-apocalyptic world, and the third is a modern entertainment world. Highly recommended!

43. 1093 爱 Love's Stray Cat 爱情流浪猫 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙18k WordsCompleted Love’s Stray Cat 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1094 王 Wang Baochuan Reborn: She Tosses the Embroidered Ball, This Time Sending Xue Pinggui to Hell 王宝钏重生：抛绣球招亲，这次送薛平贵下地狱 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Wang Baochuan Reborn: She Tosses the Embroidered Ball to Find a Husband, This Time Sending Xue Pinggui to Hell 10Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1095 剥 After I Gave Up My Five Senses to Save Him, the Mad Regent Cried Himself Blind 剥离五感救他后，疯批摄政王哭瞎了眼 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted He gave up his five senses to save the man he loved, and the mad regent wept himself blind. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1096 凶 The Haunted House: The Midnight Wind Chime Murders 凶宅之午夜风铃杀人事件 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Haunted House: The Midnight Wind Chime Murders 4Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1097 夜 Knocking at Midnight: Who's Spying?! 夜半敲门声：谁在偷窥？！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted Knocks at Midnight: Who’s Watching?! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1098 将 General, I Won’t Protect This Golden Age Anymore 将军，这盛世江山，我不守了 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted General, I Won't Defend This Prosperous Empire Anymore 8Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1099 虐 Brutal!!! On My Wedding Day, My Ex Sent Me His Ashes 虐！！！结婚当天，前任寄来他的骨灰 Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted Angst!!! On their wedding day, her ex sent over his ashes. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1100 白 Stars Carved in Bone: Bai Jingjing and Kui Mulang's Love Etched in Their Bones 白骨刻星辰：白晶晶与奎木狼的刻骨之恋 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Stars Engraved in White Bone: The Undying Love of Bai Jingjing and Kui Mulang —Reads—Score—Shelves

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