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1. 401 暗 Unrequited Love Is a Poem That Never Ends 暗恋是一首写不尽的诗 Qianqian's Blessing芊芊赐福Modern Romance146k WordsOngoing Shen Qianqian is a new first-year high school student, gentle and lovely, youthful and beautiful, and an undisputed top student and goddess of the school. She befriends Meng Xiaotian, a girl with a strong artistic streak who is quirky, lively, and warmhearted. One chance encounter brings her face-to-face with the handsome, sunny Fu Su, and she begins a long journey of secret admiration. Like cherry blossoms drifting through the school, her feelings reach every corner of campus. A secret crush is —Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 402 相 My Childhood Sweetheart of Seven Years Is Marrying My Best Friend 相恋七年的青梅，她要嫁给我的好兄弟 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted My childhood sweetheart of seven years is going to marry my good friend. 217Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 403 不 The Childhood Friend Who Doesn’t Want to Be Forgotten 不想被遗忘的小青梅 Sunny Little Croaker阳光小翘嘴Urban167k WordsCompleted [One heroine] [Mutual healing] [Reborn] Qi Haoxuan had a childhood sweetheart. She was beautiful but a little foolish, foolish enough to wait for him all her life just because he’d once casually told her in kindergarten, “I’ll marry you when we grow up.” That silly girl really did wait a long time, and shed plenty of tears along the way. But just when Qi Haoxuan finally understood Liu Jiamiao’s feelings, got engaged to her, and prepared to spend the rest of his life by her side, the girl collaps 68Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead dies, and the male lead commits suicide for love.

4. 404 第 The Eighth Winter 第八年雪 Deng Deng Has Me噔噔有我Modern Romance27k WordsCompleted The Eighth Year of Snow —Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 405 藏 The Hidden Flower Pavilion 藏花楼 Mr. Dawson道森先生Ancient Romance141k WordsOngoing On the day Lou Ze avenged his great wrong, the free-spirited Hua Xiu fell as well. What returned from the ashes was the only goddess in the world, Nangong Hua Xiu. As if their meeting had carried the seeds of their destined separation from the very start. If Lou Ze had known that stealing the seal key to Yueluo Abyss would cost Hua Xiu the person she loved most, would he still have done it? Hua Xiu had never considered such a question. It was simply too foolish... 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Highly recommended! ...

6. 406 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds

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   They all remained silent.

7. 407 莫 Mr. Mo, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Innocent 莫总别虐了，夫人她是无辜的 Mr. Dawson道森先生Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A sudden accident at sea entangled two people who had barely known each other, drawing them into a relationship born of a mistake. In the name of revenge, Mo Lingbei destroyed everything beautiful in Fu Qing's life, turning her into someone else: a substitute forced to live under another person's identity, forever hidden from the light. But gradually... As the two spent every day together amid this revenge, he slowly came to understand her. The girl he'd once thought was a spoiled, idle, useless 56Reads8.1Score—14d adds
8. 408 拒 Say No to 996: It Starts with You and Me 拒绝996从你我做起 Antiques Are Not for Sale古董不贩卖10k WordsCompleted Say no to 996, starting with you and me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 409 娇 His Beloved Concubine Leapt into the Flames, and the Brutal Prince Wept Himself Mad 娇妾跳入火海，暴虐凉王哭疯了 Singularity Three Six Nine奇点叁陆玖Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted to each other + inner-court intrigue + feel-good story + adorable kids + a husband’s redemption arc. The heroine stays true to herself and sees things clearly. The hero has no first love; it’s all a misunderstanding.) Prince Liang was very pleased with his concubine Yunu, who had been brought in to bring him good fortune: she had skin like ice and bones like jade, a beauty beyond compare. Little Yunu loved him dearly, unable to contain her deep feeling 11.8kReads8.9Score95114d adds

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   Everyone knew that although she was a concubine brought in to ward off bad luck, she loved him to the bone. When someone coveted her and drugged her, she was willing to die to preserve her chastity. When the male lead was assassinated, the female lead unhesitatingly shielded him from the blade, her life hanging by a thread. When he fell ill and wouldn't recover, she knelt before the Buddha every night, praying for his safety. The female lead was injured many times for the male lead, yet he still felt that a concubine was just a concubine, never a wife. In a critical moment on the city wall, faced with a choice between two options, her sacrifices couldn't compare to a single tear shed by the beloved princess. He gave up her life for someone else, and Li Yuran smiled sadly as she leaped into the flames.

10. 410 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. 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend you read this one. The storyline is very smooth. It turns out that the joy of youth doesn't necessarily lead to a good partner. It can also be a mistake that ruins your life. One person lives in regret [crying][crying], one person can't forget for a long time, and one person drifts away with the wind.

11. 411 昆 Kunming: Who Will You Forget Tonight? 昆明：今夜你将谁遗忘 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted We shared so many beautiful firsts; But we couldn’t escape The last time, long foretold by fate... If I never get the chance to start over, I still wouldn’t want to miss you! 11.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
12. 412 错 Married by Mistake for Three Years, Now You Come with Your Late Affection 错嫁三年，晚来的深情 Yan Luoyao嫣洛瑶Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Su Wanxin was still disliked by her in-laws. Heartbroken, she divorced her mama's boy of a husband. Lu Zeyu, her childhood friend who had secretly loved her all along, learned that she was unhappy and returned to her side to pursue her once more. 65Reads—Score—14d adds

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13. 413 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 708Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The beginning is a bit angsty, but the male and female leads reconcile later on.

14. 414 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life 蚀骨虐情，夫人已自尽 Ling Yu Ye铃语夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Angst and heartbreak + no reconciliation after the breakup + the male lead gets a tragic ending] If there is a next life, I never want to fall in love with you again... Lin Shuyue married the man she loved most in this life, but on their wedding night, a basin of cold water drenched her from head to toe: he loved her older sister. He hated scheming people more than anything. So he tormented her, imprisoned her, and hated her. Again and again, he hurt her. Until, in the end, she lost their child 3.5kReads—Score12814d adds

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    Imprisoned, forced to disembowel her child, beaten, and witnessing firsthand the male protagonist murder her mother and throw her ashes in the trash, the moment the truth was revealed, the male protagonist's pathological possessiveness destroyed the female protagonist's only salvation, ultimately leading to her descent into darkness.

15. 415 夫 After His Wife Died, the CEO Tore Up the Divorce Agreement 夫人死后，总裁撕毁了离婚协议书 Shiitake and Shredded Pork香菇肉丝Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Scumbag hero + angsty romance + groveling redemption] Su Mian loved Li Moxing for more than ten years, but Li Moxing had always been in love with his white moonlight, Qin Kexin. When Qin Kexin fell ill, Su Mian forced Li Moxing to marry her, and from then on, he treated her like an enemy. He hated everything about her. Even when she became pregnant with his child, he wanted to kill it with his own hands. Qin Kexin was Li Moxing's precious darling, held in the palm of his hand, while Su Mian was 495Reads7.9Score—14d adds

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    Chapters 239 and 370, 28 steel needles 😭😭😭😭 In short, two words: scumbag. Second book 😭😭😭😭 Scumbag. The first book, I feel he's even more of a scumbag than Shen Xiujin in "Candle Bone Dangerous Love". The second one is also awesome. That guy is so shameless 😭😭😭😭

16. 416 宫 Willows Behind the Palace Walls 宫墙柳 Wu Yu吾玉Ancient Romance146k WordsCompleted Lonely in an empty courtyard, spring is drawing to a close; pear blossoms carpet the ground, yet the door remains shut. With her most moving prose and wondrously clever ideas, the new queen of historical romance, Wu Yu, weaves one heartbreaking tale of palace love after another. From the heavens to the depths below, love alone endures! 17Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Although the ratings aren't very high, they're all quite heart-wrenching. The first book has sweet moments, but you can feel the protagonist's pain from unrequited love. The second book has the same title as the first, but it's not by the same author. This one consists of a series of short stories, each with different characters, similar to short stories online, but they're all quite poignant. The last one is the one that left me with a deep sense of regret.

17. 417 京 Tides Over the Capital at Night 京夜潮渡 Shu Wan疏挽Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [She Won't Turn Back After He Comes Crawling Back + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Powerful Beijing Socialite] At eighteen, Jin Ting was sincere and passionate. He got into fights and was injured protecting Wen Er. He ran three streets in the rain to buy the soy milk and fried dough sticks she liked. His friends described him as devoted and romantic. On the day he graduated from college, he wrote his wish at the graduation party: “Become a business leader and marry Wen 3.1kReads8.7Score29414d adds

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    ⭐️They dated for ten years. On the eve of their wedding, she found a lipstick stain on his shirt. When confronted, he impatiently said, "If you're willing, I'll still marry you, but I can't treat you the same way as before." She finally understood what "things have changed" meant. Unwilling to compromise, their engagement was called off. ⭐️The male lead, for the sake of his pride, gave up on winning the female lead back, ultimately losing his love.

18. 418 媚 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted 262Reads9.5Score4214d adds
19. 419 沦 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 Branch and Sunflower枝与葵Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26.5kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
20. 420 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11.5kReads7.1Score34414d adds

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    Tomato is the most satisfying! The most cathartic! A story where the male lead and male supporting character are divorced! The female lead doesn't waste any words; a divorce announcement keeps the news trending for three days! The opening chapter is angsty for the female lead. The male lead hasn't touched the female lead in a year of marriage, then turns off his phone to watch a scheming woman's performance. The female lead is in a car accident, immediately announces the divorce, and then disappears without a trace. The male lead is heartbroken and goes through a agonizing chase to win her back.

21. 421 疯 A Wildly Growing Clarity 疯长的清醒 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted A genuinely unhinged gang heiress VS a proud, fallen young master Love and hate + two obsessive madmen + both are virgins + angst + tragic romance + mutual torment * On a rainy evening, dirty water streamed through the old alley. He approached her recklessly, his voice gentle. “Are you… all right? Do you need help?” Yan Zhuo’s lips curled into a cold smile. Hah, he thinks he can save just anyone. The next second, she recognized his face: the man from the dark-web livestream, who beguiled viewers 2.5kReads8.0Score15414d adds

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    A tale of love and hate, a tale of mutual torment! Enter only if you dare!

22. 422 第 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 Lu Xi卢西Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 18.3kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    Super, super good-looking, realistic sad ending.

23. 423 谁 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 Qingya青崖Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 166Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly heart-wrenching; you'll see if you don't believe me. It's the most agonizing novel I've ever read. I read it last night and cried half the night. The female lead never forgives the male lead in the end, which is exactly what I love—if it's going to be agonizing, it should stay that way. I hate stories that are agonizing at the beginning but stop later. I dislike that kind of story. This book is truly excellent, and I highly recommend it to you. Do you have any novels where the female lead never forgives the male lead in the end? Please recommend some to me.

24. 424 我 My Youth, Your Stories 我的青春，你们的故事 Chunin of the Hundredfold Refining Tower百炼塔的中忍Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted A collection of several stories that will make your heart ache for the characters’ helplessness and despair. Time is the gentlest executioner. It takes away the ardor of youth, but leaves stories etched in wrinkles, so that every aging pupil holds a starry sky. The stories aren’t long, but they belong to our youth. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's really heartbreaking. It's a collection of several stories, and it's very short.

25. 425 重 Reborn, the Scumbag CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 重生后，渣总追妻火葬场 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Yun Sang loved Ye Jinghan, and everyone in the city knew it. But Ye Jinghan himself drove her to lose their child, left her family ruined, and ultimately made her infamous. She died miserably before his eyes. Only when the truth gradually came to light did Ye Jinghan look back and realize that the smiling, radiant woman who had always followed behind him was gone for good. … Reborn at eighteen, Yun Sang pushes Ye Jinghan away. Since Heaven has given her a second chance, she absolutely will not r 2.1kReads8.2Score15814d adds

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    It's so heartbreaking! The beginning is cruel to the female lead, and the later part is cruel to the male lead. It's tortured me the whole time, it's so painful! I kept crying as I read, [crying] tears streaming down my face. There are over a hundred chapters of this torture, [crying] I cried from the first chapter to the hundredth, especially the moment the male lead regretted his actions, [almost crying] I felt even more heartbroken for the female lead. She only regretted it after she died, she only cherished it after losing it...

26. 426 快 Quick Transmigration: It’s Hard Being the Devoted Male Supporting Character 快穿之深情男配不好当 Holding a Lantern, Gazing at the Moon提灯望月Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted [Sweet Main Story + Angsty Mini-Worlds + Over-the-Top Drama + Redemption + Mutual Devotion] Lin Yixiu transmigrates into mission worlds as the villainous male supporting character, as usual. However, after the System is infected by a virus, Lin Yixiu is forced to play the devoted male supporting character instead. Lin Yixiu thinks he’s following a tragic ending where patience and quiet devotion earn him points to go home. In reality, this quick transmigration has been Xu Qinian’s plan to save hi 377Reads8.4Score10114d adds

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    This book is incredibly heart-wrenching; I cried from beginning to end. Don't be fooled by the ratings. I don't know why the author stopped updating, but the earlier parts were also very painful. Truly, Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people!

27. 427 余 Ember Frequency 余烬频率 Ye Yaoye夜瑶烨Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted “The Nokia E71 vibrates 600 times per minute, while the fatal heart rate for someone with congenital heart disease is 300 beats per minute. And the odds of us meeting were a miracle: one in 1.7 billion.” In late autumn 2011, the gloomy mathematical prodigy Cheng Ye met transfer student Su Tang beneath the library's tin awning. Wisteria petals clung to the hem of her water-blue skirt. Half a fingernail was missing from her left pinky, yet a single grape-flavored hard candy was enough to stop his 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short, angsty campus romance novel

28. 428 狸 The Cat’s Chronicle 狸奴录 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted He was the only legitimate son of the Marquis Yongchang's household, yet he met a gruesome death at his coming-of-age ceremony. His vengeful spirit could not enter the cycle of reincarnation. In his panic, he attached himself to a cat, eventually becoming the beloved pet in my arms. From then on, he worked in the shadows, tearing through layers of disguises under cover of night, while I uncovered schemes and read people's hearts in the courtroom. Together, we exposed a conspiracy that threatened 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Light suspense + intense angst + high sweetness! The ending tormented me all night! Crazy yet resolute…

29. 429 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 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    This book is really good. I saw it outside and came all the way to Tomato Bookstore to read it!

30. 430 笼 The Caged Songbird Ensnared the Mad Emperor 笼中雀她渣了疯批皇帝 Lord Number One Scholar探花大人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Taking Her by Force / The Long Road to Winning Her Back | Sweet, Deceptive Maid × Domineering, Ruthless, Scheming Emperor] Xu Zhixing was emperor twice in his life. The first time he took the throne, he kept Jiang Si imprisoned by his side and personally forced her to drink a pregnancy-preventing potion. But power struggles were rife with hidden murderous intent, and life and death were unpredictable. In just a few short years, the dynasty changed hands several times. After the Qing dynasty was 1kReads8.4Score10214d adds

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    Super angsty, super angsty, I cried so much 😭 The male lead is incredibly insane, the most tragic character ever 😭 The plot is amazing, and the writing is excellent 👍 It's just too angsty for some people 😭 If you're a virgin, don't read this; the female lead is even sent to comfort soldiers 😤

31. 431 霸 Possessive Love Addiction: Mr. Fu's Prisoner in the Palm of His Hand 霸爱成瘾，傅总的掌心囚 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing After a car accident, she was declared the culprit, and Fu Yanchen personally sent her to prison. Three years behind bars left her timid and insecure, but Fu Yanchen still wouldn't let her go. He kept her imprisoned by his side and subjected her to endless torment. Eventually, she vanished without a trace. Only then did the man panic. 5.7kReads7.5Score38514d adds

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    Abusive novel, so agonizing it makes your liver hurt.

32. 432 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.8kReads9.1Score82014d adds
33. 433 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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    My book is very angsty, purely tragic. It's a complete tragedy; the tragic ending of Wu Xing, which began forty years ago, was already predetermined, irreversible, and beyond redemption. Recommended.

34. 434 偏 The Possessive Tycoon's Beloved: Madam, You Can't Escape 偏执大佬的心尖宠，夫人你逃不掉 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Muchen was blind to the truth and cast aside Huo Jingchuan, the man who loved her most. Then the man she loved most and the sister she trusted most betrayed her, leaving her to die at the hands of a cheating scumbag and his cruel mistress. Given a second life, she opens her eyes, tears apart the scheming woman, takes on the scumbag, and even flirts a little with her future husband. 104Reads6.6Score—14d adds
35. 435 忘 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 112Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    The first book is incredibly angsty from beginning to end. The female protagonist in the second book dies at the end, leaving the male protagonist with a child. I read the third and fourth books a while ago, so I don't remember the details, but they were also incredibly heart-wrenching. In the fifth book, the female lead didn't end up with the male lead, but with the second male lead.

36. 436 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 7.2kReads9.1Score49914d adds

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    The story is filled with heart-wrenching family drama in the early stages, and then it turns to be equally heart-wrenching in terms of friendship and love later on!

37. 437 爱 Loving You, Even If It Was Only a Fleeting Splendor 爱你纵使繁华一场 Lu Shiyi陆拾一Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted After five years of marriage, Mo Sheng still hadn't made Li Yunan fall in love with her. When she learned she had a terminal illness, all she asked for was ten months. “After ten months, I can divorce you. Please, don't hate me.” “What are you playing at?” “I'm tired. I want to be free.” Childhood sweethearts may grow apart as time goes by. Mo Sheng had loved Li Yunan for thirteen years, while he gave all his love to another woman. As she suffered through a pain unlike anything she had ever endu 23Reads6.8Score—14d adds
38. 438 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.8kReads8.9Score20214d adds
39. 439 跪 Kneel and Kiss the Iris 跪吻鸢尾 All Living Things30芸芸众生30Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing Tu Mingyuan was made to marry the ruthless CEO of the Li family in her sister's place. He spent every night indulging himself with her, and she thought he loved her. But that was only what she believed. When he had to choose between two people, she was the one he abandoned. Pregnant, she fell into the sea and vanished without a trace. At last, the ruthless CEO went mad. “Drain every drop of seawater if you have to, but find her! I want her alive if she's alive, and her body if she's dead!” Three 3.1kReads—Score19214d adds

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    Abusive novels make your heart, liver, spleen, and lungs ache.

40. 440 再 Goodbye, Hansheng 再见，寒生 Ziyue籽月Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted A homeless boy falls in love with a stubborn rose covered in thorns. Though he knows he’ll be left bleeding, he throws himself into saving, embracing, and protecting her. The road to fame in show business is fraught with danger, and the jungle of fame and fortune is full of peril. Fans, idols, unspoken rules... Temptations lie everywhere, and only love can see through them. He is Han Sheng, an orphan who scrapes by with Bai Xiaoqi, his half sister in all but blood. He gives her his hope for a br 987Reads9.3Score26714d adds

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    I couldn't stop crying while watching it. It's not about a domineering CEO, and there's no "wife-chasing-after-the-cry" trope. Overall, it's a good watch.

41. 441 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.3kReads8.8Score65814d adds

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    I can't get over it; it's very distressing.

42. 442 豢 Taming Desire 豢情 Drunk Little Lemon醉小柠Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [A steady yet unhinged political heavyweight VS a hapless, fun-loving sweetheart] Sang Yu's special skill: doing the wildest things with the sweetest face! The day after the college entrance exam, she knocked Xu Peinan out with a glass of spiked orange juice. Afterward, threatened by Madam Xu, she fled in tears. Five years later, she returns with a child. Xu Peinan looks at the little one, whose face is identical to his own, his gaze turning dangerous. “A-Yu, you’d better explain yourself.” Sang 320Reads6.3Score10114d adds
43. 443 致 Deadly Love and Torment 致命虐恋 Sugar Star糖星Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted This is a coming-of-age story about Tong Zhiyan, Yun Xiaoxi, Li Qingwu, Yun Shunan, Bo Hanshen, Qu Nanzhi, and the others. Youth is beautiful, but brief. The people we once thought we would be with forever will one day go their separate ways, perhaps even forgetting one another amid the wider world. But no matter what happens, we once traveled the same road together. However we remember one another in the future, that will always be our youth! 74Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly heart-wrenching. The story is about a woman who is in love with her boyfriend, but he falls ill and needs a drug that hasn't been released to the market yet. He has to find the creator of this drug, who is likely the male lead. He gradually gets close to him to obtain the drug. Later, the male lead gets together with her and gives her the drug, but the woman seems to have genuinely fallen in love with him. Back at the hospital, she gives him the drug and tells him to break off their engagement. Her boyfriend initially agrees, but later says he doesn't want to end the engagement. On their wedding day, the male lead discovers the woman's deception and has her arrested. They were kidnapped and taken to a private island in a private helicopter. Then began the extremely abusive part of the story, where the male lead tortured the female lead. Later, the female lead became pregnant with his child. Unable to endure the torture—or rather, domestic violence—she jumped off a cliff. Surprisingly, the female lead woke up to find her body belonged to someone else. She was overjoyed, thinking she would never see him again. However, a mysterious person called, saying that she could only survive by taking his medicine; otherwise, she would revert to her original face. So, the female lead listened to the mysterious person's words, but this mysterious... The woman was told to seduce the male lead. She didn't understand why, because she never wanted to see him again. Initially, she won his heart, but later, wanting to stay away, she said, "Break off your engagement with your fiancée and marry me." She thought he wouldn't agree and would hate her, but he did. Without thinking, she then asked for the ring—the ring that belonged to her original body. She tried to take it from him, but he slapped her and kicked her out. Later, the male lead saw her body. My point is, the woman is now in someone else's body. Inside, the male protagonist saw what was originally its own body, but inside that body lived another person—the person in its current body. After meeting him, the male protagonist told him all the secrets. Knowing this, he went to the female protagonist and asked if she needed medication to survive. The female protagonist didn't understand how he knew everything. The male protagonist then asked if she wanted the medication, saying she might die if she didn't take it. The female protagonist asked what the conditions were. The male protagonist's condition was that she return to the island. The female protagonist was unwilling and said she didn't want to go back. It ends here, or rather, it doesn't end there, because it's not finished updating yet.

44. 444 死 Three Years After Her Death, Her Jerk Ex Ran Into Her at Her Wedding 死后三年，渣总撞见她婚礼现场 Still Shadows on Deep Water静影沉璧Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that Zhou Yan, the young master of the Zhou family, was raised by a human trafficker for twenty years. The first thing he did after returning to the Zhou family was send the trafficker to prison. Unfortunately, Wen Ya was the trafficker’s daughter, and had called him her big brother for over a decade. Sixteen years spent together day and night earned her nothing but his bitter hatred. Wen Ya knew how much he hated her. He would stop at nothing to keep her imprisoned by his side, m 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The whole thing is angsty; the male lead's actions are too crazy.

45. 445 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. 168Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    It's really heart-wrenching, give it a try. The first book left me feeling very depressed, and the second was like a dream. After finishing both books, I felt empty inside. They're really good.

46. 446 炙 Burning Bones, Stirring Desire 炙骨撩思 Drunk Little Lemon醉小柠Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted Lu Xi was always a good girl. The only time she ever went against the grain was when she fell in love with her own bodyguard, Shen Zhan, and married him without hesitation. She had thought it would be a story of redemption rooted in their youthful past. Instead, she found herself caught in a vast web of lies and revenge... Shen Zhan once told her, “A debt owed by the father must be paid by the son. I kept you around so you could watch the Lu family fall into ruin.” With hatred clouding his eyes, 5.1kReads6.2Score14914d adds
47. 447 渡 Guide Me into the Mortal World 渡我入凡尘 Always Croaking一直呱呱Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Powerful, high-ranking hero ➕ possessive second male lead ➕ insecure, devoted third male lead ➕ one heroine and three men ➕ romantic rivalry ➕ political intrigue ➕ faked death ➕ bad ending] Little white lotus Lu Fan: “I won't let down those who love me. But I won't forgive those who hurt and used me, either. I bore the children you wanted, but none of you will raise them yourselves! Xiao Yanchen, the child you helped ascend the throne is mine and Zhou Yuheng's. Xia Xiuyuan, the child you appoin 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "Lu Fan, don't call me Lu Yunzhou. That's the last thing I want to be called Lu Yunzhou! Lu Yunzhou doesn't dare openly love you; he can only watch helplessly as you marry Xiao Yanchen and fall in love with Zhou Yuheng! When Lu Yunzhou learned that Zhou Yuheng was using you, he couldn't do anything but burn down his courtyard! When Xiao Yanchen used your child to form an alliance with Zhou Yuheng, Lu Yunzhou could only secretly write to Xiao Yi'an, asking him to return to the capital to protect you!"

48. 448 秦 President Qin's First Love Is Back, So I'll Divorce Him and Step Aside 秦总白月光回国，我主动离婚让位 The Fairy Is a Bit Dim仙子很呆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first + Marriage Before Love + groveling ex] Tang Luo vs. Qin Xiao During their three years of secret marriage, Qin Xiao never loved Tang Luo. She knew he had someone else in his heart, his first love. Their marriage in the first place was only made possible because she used underhanded tactics. The day the Tang family went bankrupt, he returned home in grand style with his first love. When that woman appeared before her, Tang Luo knew her marriage to Qin Xiao was 21.5kReads8.0Score1.9k14d adds
49. 449 蓝 The Blue Gum Tree Waits in Vain for the Mistletoe Bird 蓝桉等不到释槐鸟 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance133k WordsCompleted “If I loved you a little less, would I be able to say a little more to you?” The girl, Ru An, had a secret crush on Lin Fu, the brightest star in school. She loved writing in her diary. Over her three years of high school, she filled five diaries. Not once did she mention Lin Fu by name, yet every line was about him. She described Lin Fu as full of life and spirit, but couldn't find a single word that suited herself. She had always lived by the rules, following the same routine. The only courage 16.6kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds

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    The raging storm hadn't broken him, but the beeping alarm from the monitor just now shattered him.

50. 450 爱 Loving You Is a Pain I Can’t Speak Of 爱你是我难言的痛 Jiu Qing Youyue酒卿悠玥Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Lian married Zhan Lianshi, a man wealthy enough to rival a nation, despite her humble background. Everyone said she must have done something wonderful in a past life to marry such an exceptional man, and she thought so too. Then, during their year of marriage, he cared for her, spoiled her, and cherished her. She fell in love with him. 6.1kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds

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    ✨Highly recommend this!❗❗❗ Zhan Lianshi x Lin Lian (A wife-chasing tragedy) [crying] I stumbled upon this novel last year, and I was completely hooked. I read over 300 chapters (which doesn't seem like much compared to what you guys have read [laughs]), and it's seriously, seriously, incredibly heart-wrenching 🙁 (the kind that makes you question your existence). I've read countless books, but this one is the only one that's stuck with me (I literally check for it every time I download a new novel app 🤣). Trust me, this novel is perfect for me, highly recommended!!! And also, it really feels like the author wrote about their own experiences, it's so real [kissing emoji] I love the author so much! And the writing style isn't childish at all. In short, just show it to me!!! [Sending heart]

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