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

1. 351 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 31Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 当 After Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, They Forced Me to Operate on My Enemy 当赘婿三年，他们逼我给仇人做手术 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希24k WordsCompleted After Three Years as Their Live-In Son-in-Law, They Forced Me to Operate on My Enemy 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 牙 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世，我该如何选择啊 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 14Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 真 The Real Heiress Returns, So I Cut Ties with the Whole Family, and Now They Regret It 真千金归门，我转身断绝豪门全员悔疯 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希14k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Returns, and I Cut Ties with the Entire Wealthy Family, Leaving Them All Regretful 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 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 5.4kReads9.1Score499Shelves

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   So heart-wrenching! The first world, which can be read as a short story (only about forty chapters), I read it in my dorm room last night and cried my eyes out, without daring to make a sound. Every world ends with the female lead's death! It's so incredibly moving!!!

6. 356 寒 Ten Years in a Cold Kiln, Then the Top Scholar Returned with a Noblewoman, So I Divorced Him 寒窑十年，状元郎携贵女归时我合离 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After Ten Years in a Cold Kiln, I Divorced When the Top Scholar Returned with a Noble Lady 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 沉 Sinking 沉沦 Zheng Tuantuan郑团团Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Amid the flames and smoke of war, he promised her they would grow old together. But what awaited her was a nightmare, a nightmare delivered by the young marshal himself. Even in death, she could not escape it! 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I stumbled upon these five angst-filled novels by accident, and they're all really good. The second to last book only has twenty chapters, but the plot is still pretty good. I highly recommend the last book; it's incredibly good. I used half a pack of tissues just reading it. It's only about 20-30 chapters long. The female lead dies, the second female lead goes insane, the second male lead also dies (commits a suicide pact), and the male lead is devastated. You can click to see more details.

8. 358 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.6kReads8.4Score153Shelves

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   Two male leads. Extremely angsty, tragic ending, short story of 16 chapters. Heartbreaking from beginning to end. A story about someone who uses another as a substitute and is then relentlessly tormented! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

9. 359 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... 77Reads5.8Score—Shelves
10. 360 恶 A Bully Flipped My Food Stall and Demanded Protection Money, So I Pulled Up His Entire Record of Illegal Acts 恶霸掀我小吃摊收保护费，我调出全部违法记录 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希10k WordsCompleted A Bully Wrecked My Snack Stall and Demanded Protection Money, So I Pulled Up His Entire Record of Illegal Activity —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 873Reads—Score101Shelves

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    For ten years, the Empress served as a substitute for the Emperor's unrequited love, eliminating his rivals. Only when the Emperor returned to the palace did she discover that the Emperor himself had forced her to swallow an abortifacient to carry his unborn child to term—and the Regent knelt before her, offering her a knife: "Kill him, or kill me." (17)

12. 362 余 May Our Love Be Worth It in This Life 余生不负相思 Bitao碧桃Ancient Romance60k WordsCompleted On her wedding night, she could only kneel outside the bridal curtains, suffering through one agony after another. Later, she really did die, and he nearly went mad searching for her. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short angst stories, tragic ending aesthetics

14. 364 离 The Night We Divorced, I Tore Off the Good-Wife Label and Left Everyone in Awe 离婚那晚，我撕掉贤妻标签全员仰望 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希8k WordsCompleted The Night I Divorced, I Tore Off the Good Wife Label and Left Everyone Looking Up to Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 七 A Seventy-Year-Old Grandma Is Reborn and Dumps Her Parasite Children, Leaving Everyone Stunned 七旬奶奶重生，踹掉吸血儿女全员傻眼 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希11k WordsCompleted A Seventy-Year-Old Grandma Is Reborn, Dumps Her Bloodsucking Children, and Leaves Everyone Stunned 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 狼 Bella of the Wolf Clan 狼族贝拉 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿12k WordsCompleted Bella of the Wolf Clan 25Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly beautiful, yet also extremely heart-wrenching; those with fragile hearts should proceed with caution.

18. 368 母 My Mother’s Day Gold Necklace Went to My Sister-in-Law, So I Cut Ties and Reclaimed Every Asset 母亲节金项链被转送嫂子，我断亲收回全部资产 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希15k WordsCompleted My Mother’s Day Gold Necklace Was Given to My Sister-in-Law, So I Cut Ties and Took Back All My Assets —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 婚 I Paid for Our Wedding Home in Full, but My Brother-in-Law’s Family Forced Their Way In to Stay 婚房我全款买，小叔子一家强行搬进来常住 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted I Paid for Our New Home in Full, but My Brother-in-Law’s Family Forced Their Way In to Live There —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 简 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 147Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 590Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so grueling, I don't dare watch it a second time.

22. 372 重 Reborn to Crush the Scum: The Abandoned Wife Returns to Turn the Tables on the Powerful 重生虐渣：弃妇归来掀翻豪门 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希11k WordsCompleted Reborn to Avenge Myself: The Abandoned Wife Returns and Turns the Tables on the Wealthy Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 540Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 374 俗 Worldly Dust Strikes the Buddha's Heart 俗尘撞佛心 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Mortal Dust Strikes the Buddha's Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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26. 376 我 I’ll Wait for You at the Finish Line, Loving Me 我在终点等你爱我 Mu Qiqi慕七七Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted During her three years in a psychiatric hospital, Lin Wan endured a living hell every day, reduced to something barely human. Every month, Ye Nanchen came to test whether she was truly insane. Then one day, while no one was watching, she leapt from the windowsill and found her final release. Later, everyone in Jiangcheng said Ye Nanchen had gone mad. His beloved wife was clearly dead, her body right in front of him, yet every day he came up with new ways to force her to appear. “Lin Wan hated me 536Reads5.5Score102Shelves

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    Those who are easily moved to tears should definitely not watch this, it will really make you cry until your nose is stuffy [crying][crying][crying]

27. 377 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 811Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 神 A Disgraced Miracle Doctor? One Needle Revives a Terminally Ill Tycoon 神医废婿？一针救活绝症大佬 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希15k WordsCompleted A Useless Live-in Son-in-Law of a Divine Doctor? One Needle Saves a Terminally Ill Tycoon 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 千 The Heiress Returns to Her Family 千金回归一家亲 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩33k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns, Reuniting the Family 18Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 霍 The Huo Heir’s Cherished Darling 霍少的掌中娇 Qi Yu栖予Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted (Signed for publication) Gu Jian, Beijing's notorious delinquent girl, was eighteen and still hadn't graduated from high school. She drank, fought, and wore smoky eye makeup. People feared her, and even ghosts were afraid of her: she was a little tyrant everyone said was headed for the skies. Third Master Huo Chenghan of the Huo family flicked ash from his cigarette, his stern brows lifting slightly. "I hear you want to fly up to the heavens?" Gu Jian, the little tyrant, shuddered. Blushing, she 697Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    Aside from two sweet ones, the rest are all angsty at first but sweet later. If you look carefully, you're bound to find something worthwhile. Hopefully, this can save you from your reading slump!

31. 381 再 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Become the Crown Princess Again 132Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic ending (BE) story, the kind that's so heartbreaking, and it's super short: ① Only 15 chapters, so angsty ② 15 chapters, so angsty ③ 13 chapters ④ 8 chapters, I cried right from the beginning.

33. 383 重 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban29k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 百 Bound by No Rules, She Is the One Hundred and First 百无禁忌，她是第一百零一 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago. Wen Zhixia was a quiet, reserved good girl. Gu Pingsheng was a rebellious school bully with a roguish smile. When Wen Zhixia smashed a liquor bottle over the head of a thug who tried to assault her in an alley, Gu Pingsheng was astonished and captivated. So the little bookworm had a temper after all. When they were young, it seemed the whole world knew that Gu Pingsheng loved Wen Zhixia, his feelings too deep to contain. For her, he drank the strongest liquor, stood in the heavies 930Reads7.4Score105Shelves
35. 385 山 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 95Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.7kReads8.9Score235Shelves
38. 388 重 Reborn for a Comeback: The Young Lady’s Style Is All Wrong 重生逆袭：大小姐画风不对 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + an exceptionally bold heroine + feel-good power fantasy] In her previous life, she died with deep resentment. In this one, she rises from the ashes and tears the scumbags to shreds. Who could have guessed that Feng Xing, the formidable financial tycoon; Feng Bai, the world-renowned genius doctor; and Feng Jing, the top-tier star who captivates countless women, would turn out to be her own biological brothers? In her previous life, no one cared f 35.9kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves
39. 389 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 127Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 闪 I Married a Comatose CEO, and One Needle Shocked the Whole City 闪婚植物人老公，我一针惊全城 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban21k WordsCompleted I Married a Comatose Husband on a Whim, and One Needle Stunned the Whole City 6Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 惊 Only When Love Cuts to the Bone Does Longing Finally Show 惊觉相思不露，原来只因入骨 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance868k WordsCompleted In Sifang City, there is a woman with a notoriously bad reputation: Sheng Xia. Men think she’ll sleep with anyone. Women think she’s shameless and promiscuous. But in truth, she simply fell in love with one person. For him, for the first time in her life, she resorted to the most despicable means. Five years into their marriage, she endured his sneers and emotional abuse. She risked her life for him again and again, yet still couldn’t earn so much as a second glance. “Yi Ye, is it really so hard 2.6kReads8.7Score242Shelves
42. 392 我 My Boss Really Isn't Human 我的老板真不是个人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Urban206k WordsCompleted I inherited the Rebirth Lodge from my grandmother, and accidentally unleashed a thousand-year-old ghost king from the Tang Dynasty. From then on, the old ghost started living life to the fullest. He binge-watches palace intrigue dramas, plays Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact, livestreams feng shui readings, and does everything he can to help me make money. He even wants to flirt with girls! Me: Your Majesty, could you please show a little restraint? 12Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 禁 Fortune-Telling Is Forbidden! 禁止算命！ Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling is prohibited! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 他 He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵，我彻底安静了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫12k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet 56Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 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 89Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 我 I Put My Parents' Retirement Savings Into My Own Account 我把父母的养老钱存进了自己账户 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩12k WordsCompleted I Put My Parents' Retirement Savings in My Own Account 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 孕 I Stashed Away an Ugly Bracelet from My Pregnancy for Two Years. When My Husband Fell on Hard Times, I Pawned It and Broke Down at His Words 孕期收的丑镯压箱两年，丈夫落魄，典当一句话我秒破防 Little Tomato Princess Ya番茄小公主吖20k WordsCompleted I shoved the ugly bracelet I got during pregnancy into a box for two years. Then my husband fell on hard times, and one word about pawning it broke me instantly. 2.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    There are various endings, including "be," "he," "o'e," and "se." I recommend these short stories.

49. 399 1 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 被 After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Signed a Deal with a Female CEO 被女友抛弃后，我和女总裁签了个协议 Jing Jiezi荆介子Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Signed a Contract with a Female CEO 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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