In a Reading Slump, Looking for Short Tragedies!!!!! 书荒了，求短篇虐文！！！！！

1. 651 一 A Peach Tree, a Thousand Years 一树桃花一千年 Z Xin RanZ芯苒Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted A Peach Tree, a Thousand Years 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   First book I highly recommend! What's it like to be a substitute for someone for a thousand years? I am the peach blossom spirit under that peach tree. A thousand years later, he kneels before me, and I only say one sentence… Beautiful illustrations and captions + bonus chapters.

2. 652 2 At 230 Pounds, I Was Rejected as Embarrassing After Meeting Him in Person 230斤的我，奔现后被他嫌弃丢人 Z Xin RanZ芯苒6k WordsCompleted I Weigh 230 Jin, and He Was Embarrassed by Me When We Met in Person 4Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 653 泪 A Tear Mole as Proof: A Thousand Years of Devotion 泪痣为证:千年双守 Z Xin RanZ芯苒18k WordsCompleted A Beauty Mark as Proof: Bound Together for a Thousand Years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 654 午 Midnight Piano Music: After a Vengeful Spirit Girl Latched Onto Me 午夜琴声：被怨灵少女缠上之后 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Mystery8k WordsCompleted Midnight Piano Music: After I Became Haunted by a Vengeful Girl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There's bound to be one you'll like.

5. 655 穿 Transmigrated: After Yang Guang, There Was No Tang Dynasty 穿越-杨广之后无唐朝 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰17k WordsCompleted Transmigrated as Yang Guang: No Tang Dynasty After Him 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 656 梦 A Dream Journey to the Kingdom of Women 梦游女儿国 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted Sleepwalking in the Daughters’ Kingdom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 657 青 Young Love: High School Romance 青涩的爱情-高中情感 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Young Love: High School Romance —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 赠 You Gave Me the Stars, So I Return the Endless Night 赠我予星河，还君以长夜 You’ve Said All the Hurtful Things伤人的话你都说了Modern Romance153k WordsOngoing The meeting of two “menders.” She repairs visible physical cracks, while he tries to bridge invisible gaps in data with code. Their love begins with a mutual attraction to the ideas of “perfection” and “eternity,” and with a chance at redemption, but ultimately falls apart because of the unhealable depths within them. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Turn the first page, and you will encounter the starry sky. Close the last page, and you will take away the long night. In this era that pursues fleeting love, let us use the patience of a million words to tell a story about brokenness and repair, the classic and the future, the starry river and the long night—the last classical love story. In this era that pursues fleeting love, let us use the patience of a million words to tell a story about brokenness and repair, the classic and the future, the starry river and the long night—the last classical love story.

9. 659 也 Once, We Pledged Our Lives to Each Other 也曾生死许 Ninth Master九爷Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He said, “Nan Huaiyue, I love you.” Yet he traded my life and our child’s for hers… 39Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   Look, the secret guards must have names! (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ

10. 660 藏 Secrets Hidden in Youth: The Regrets of Adolescence 藏在青春里的秘密-青春期的遗憾 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Secrets Hidden in Youth: The Regrets of Adolescence —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 661 爱 Loving You Is Like Falling into the Abyss 爱你如坠深渊 Softly Beneath the Moonlight月夜轻轻Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Jiang Anning loved Fu Hanyuan with all her heart. Fu Hanyuan hated Jiang Anning with all his heart. In the end, she miscarried, her son died of illness, and she finally lost all hope... 147Reads5.8Score—Shelves
12. 662 穿 A Transmigrated Magistrate’s Shangri-La 穿越县令的世外桃源 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A Transmigrated County Magistrate’s Utopia —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 663 我 I Love You, Unrepentant and Obsessed 我爱你，执迷不悔 Silver Bean银豆豆Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted One glance bound them for life, and their entanglement lasted a full ten years. She loved him, and everyone in Nancheng knew it. She even forged a death certificate for the woman he loved, doing everything in her own way to protect him. But a misunderstanding led him to believe she was a murderer, and he made her suffer terribly. After two years of marriage, she was forced out, watching with her own eyes as the man she loved married another woman. Heartbroken, she left, only to be imprisoned by 18Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 664 一 A Farewell to the Underworld: He Thought Leaving Me Was for My Own Good 一别黄泉:他以为远离是成全 The Red-Robed Empress红衣帝女14k WordsCompleted Parting at the Gates of the Underworld: He Thought Staying Away Was the Best He Could Do for Her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I personally feel it's a tragedy, and I still can't get over it!

15. 665 寻 I Sought You, Found You Not, and Returned Empty-Handed 寻君不遇又空还 The Little Match-Selling Big Brother卖火柴的小哥哥Mystery204k WordsOngoing Xing Ji and Xuan Xiao grew up together in an orphanage and became the best of brothers. The day before they were supposed to visit the orphanage director together, Xuan Xiao suddenly vanished! Their friends, family, coworkers, and even the director don’t remember anyone by that name. To be precise, he hasn’t gone missing: he has disappeared from the world entirely! Don’t worry, brother. Even if the whole world forgets you, I won’t. I’ll find you, no matter what! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: Xingji and Xuanxiao were childhood friends who grew up together in an orphanage. Just two days before his birthday, Xuanxiao vanished from the world—not just disappeared, but vanished completely. Only Xingji remembers Xuanxiao. A sudden wanted poster, a mysterious note left by Xuanxiao, an unidentified mummified corpse—what truth lies behind these bizarre events? Xuanxiao, wait for me, I will find you!

16. 666 断 At the Guillotine, I Finally Understood My Teacher's Good Intentions 断头台前，我才懂夫子苦心 The Red-Robed Empress红衣帝女10k WordsCompleted Before the Guillotine, I Finally Understood My Teacher’s Good Intentions 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 667 我 I Once Loved You to the Bone 我曾爱你深入骨髓 Cen Huan岑欢Modern Romance862k WordsCompleted My boyfriend cheated with a rich heiress, and I was forced to marry a cold, handsome man! On their wedding day, her husband took his first love to the hospital to protect her pregnancy, leaving Su Qingyu alone to face the guests’ ridicule and become the laughingstock of the entire city of Nancheng. “As a pawn in a marriage of convenience, you’d better be prepared to spend your life alone!” On their wedding night, her husband was making love to his first love while she spent the night alone in a 69Reads8.5Score—Shelves
18. 668 爱 Loving You Was the Best Thing I Ever Did 爱你是我做过最正确的事 Gathering Joy聚欢Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Loving You Was the Rightest Thing I've Ever Done —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 669 不 I Don't Have to Love You 不是非得爱着你 First Song初歌Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Xia Ge was driven out of Haicheng by her father and sent to England, where she stayed for five years. On her first day back, she caused a scene at her father’s wedding. A month later, carrying a baby, she became the eldest grandson’s wife of the Mu family of Haicheng. Before the wedding, she had said, “After we get married, we’ll stay out of each other’s lives.” Excerpt He said, “For the child’s sake, I’ll try to make this marriage work.” But the next morning, she got a phone cal 62Reads7.0Score—Shelves
20. 670 云 Even the Clouds Know When They're Tired 云也知倦 Gathering Joy聚欢Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Even the Clouds Know When They’re Weary —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 671 最 One Last Time, I’ll Tell You I Love You Through Her Eyes 最后一次，用她的眼睛说爱你 zLovesBloomszz独恋繁花zModern Romance11k WordsCompleted One last time, let me tell you I love you through her eyes. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried while reading Sang Ning's memories. I felt so sorry for Ye Nanqiao, and also for Sang Ning.

22. 672 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 626Reads7.0Score119Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking, I cried so much.

23. 673 侯 The Marquis's Lost Pearl Rules the World with Phoenix Grace 侯府遗珠的凤仪天下 Qiao Yiyi桥依依Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Marquis's Estate's Hidden Jewel Rules the World 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, female protagonist, purely for leisure and entertainment.

24. 674 病 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Xi Niu悉牛Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 116Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty heart-wrenching, but I highly recommend the first one: "You secretly bought the ring, didn't you?" "I couldn't resist, I bought it as soon as I saw it."

25. 675 报 A Tale of Repaying a Debt of Gratitude 报恩记 Qiao Yiyi桥依依11k WordsCompleted A Tale of Repaying a Debt of Gratitude 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 676 我 I Once Loved You with All My Heart 我曾用心爱着你 Jing Shengge景笙歌Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, my husband's heart still belonged only to his first love. You did nothing wrong. I was the one who flew into the flames like a moth. 34Reads5.5Score—Shelves
27. 677 昭 Princess Zhaoning's Revenge and Rise 昭宁公主的复仇与崛起 Qiao Yiyi桥依依7k WordsCompleted Princess Zhaoning's Revenge and Rise to Power 36Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 678 宁 I Wish We'd Never Met 宁可不曾遇见你 One-of-a-Kind Little Beibei绝版小贝贝Modern Romance66k WordsCompleted Even as the bathwater turned completely red with blood, he never came. 845Reads6.5Score—Shelves
29. 679 婚 After My Marriage Fell Apart, Young Master Zhang Took a Special Interest in Me 婚变后，我被张公子偏爱 Qiao Yiyi桥依依Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After my marriage fell apart, Young Master Zhang favored me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 680 爱 I’ll Love You to the End of the World 爱你到世界尽头 Green Shade绿荫Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Su Muxing loved Gu Mingshan so much she was willing to take a bullet for him. But when a man doesn’t love you, even if you take your heart out and place it in his hands, he’ll still think the blood on it is too dirty. So Gu Mingshan locked Su Muxing in a basement full of poisonous snakes and even killed her two children with his own hands. Gu Mingshan called her a vain woman who would stop at nothing. But one day, when the truth finally came to light, Gu Mingshan clutched his blood-soaked chest 31Reads5.5Score—Shelves
31. 681 宫 A Dream Within Palace Walls, Reunited in This Life 宫墙一梦，再遇今生 Qiao Yiyi桥依依Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted A dream behind palace walls, a reunion in this life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 682 白 A Manual for the Moonlight White 白月光修炼手册 Sugar-Roasted Little Planet糖炒小星球Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted Xie Jiaojiao is a... novelist who can stab someone without batting an eye. Every one of her books is a great read, but every one is a tearjerker. She doesn’t care one bit when readers threaten to send her blades. Then one day, she suddenly dies while writing late at night. Not only does she end up inside a book she wrote herself, she also gets bound to a System and sent to various worlds to play the role of everyone’s unattainable first love?! Her CEO ex: “Go. I don’t want anything more to do wi 646Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    They're all really heart-wrenching, especially the first book, which is a story in itself.

33. 683 我 I Became the Richest Man in Jiangnan, and My Childhood Friend Regretted It 我成了江南首富，竹马后悔了 Qiao Yiyi桥依依Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted I Became the Richest Person in Jiangnan, and My Childhood Friend Regretted It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 684 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquest of Scumbag Men - Jian Tongruo 快穿之渣男攻略-简童若 Jian Tong Ruo简童若Ancient Romance728k WordsCompleted As a go-between who travels through countless worlds, fulfilling the wishes of heroines and supporting characters who died full of resentment, she has always believed that the male leads belong to someone else. She never lets herself fall in love. The male leads’ cruel, heartless ways force Ye Xing to keep racing from one world to another. After completing one perfect mission after another, Ye Xing becomes the object of every male lead’s pursuit. What a shame. Ye Xing sneers. “You heartless male 216Reads8.9Score—Shelves
35. 685 女 After a Homeless Woman Ate the Cake a Rich Man Threw Away 女流浪汉吃了富豪扔掉蛋糕后 Ye Jue夜玦8k WordsCompleted After a Homeless Woman Ate the Cake a Tycoon Threw Away 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Angst novel recommendations

36. 686 快 Quick Transmigration: The Eighteen Ways of a Supporting Female Character 快穿之女配十八式 Meisheng魅生Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A car accident claimed her life, and a System from nowhere forcibly bound itself to her. She had no choice but to enter novels and fulfill the wishes of various supporting female characters in exchange for being reborn. “System binding successful. Failure to complete a mission will deduct double the points. Once your points reach zero, the Host will be forcibly erased. Beginning the first mission...” 1.3kReads8.3Score187Shelves
37. 687 丈 My Husband Defended His White Moonlight After She Caused a Crash 丈夫为肇事的白月光辩护 Ye Jue夜玦11k WordsCompleted Her husband defends his childhood sweetheart, who caused the accident. —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 688 和 Ten Years Childfree with a Scumbag 和渣男的丁克十年 Ye Jue夜玦6k WordsCompleted Ten Years of a Childfree Marriage to a Scumbag 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 689 每 How Do I Stop Myself from Stabbing My Husband at Every Wedding? 每次大婚都要捅我夫君一刀怎么破 Blue Robe Chasing the Wind青衫逐风10k WordsCompleted How Do I Stop Stabbing My Husband Every Time We Get Married? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, short story.

40. 690 她 She Seeks Revenge Through Three Thousand Reincarnations 她在三千次轮回中复仇 Blue Robe Chasing the Wind青衫逐风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse10k WordsCompleted She Seeks Revenge Through Three Thousand Reincarnations —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 691 前 We Parted in a Past Life, and in This One I Mistook You for Someone Else 前世与君别，今生误识君 Xiao Qi of Autumn秋的小七12k WordsCompleted We Parted in a Past Life, and Mistook Each Other in This One 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this angst-filled novel; the pacing is a bit slow, but it's still quite heart-wrenching.

42. 692 不 No Sign of Clear Skies 不见归晴 Nan An Turns North南桉向北6k WordsCompleted No Sign of Returning Sunshine 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sadness silently welled up in my eyes.

43. 693 被 After My Fiancé’s Plot Left Me in a Vegetative State 被未婚夫谋害成为植物人后 He Xiayang河下洋7k WordsCompleted After my fiancé’s plot left me in a vegetative state 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all very short. [Bump][Bump][Bump]

44. 694 我 My Days as an Electrician's Apprentice on a Construction Site 我在工地当水电学徒的日子 He Xiayang河下洋10k WordsCompleted My Days as an Apprentice Electrician on a Construction Site 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 695 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    Having transmigrated here, I secretly planned to live a carefree life as a parasite, but then my family faced a great calamity, forcing me to reveal my true colors and take on the role of head of the family.

46. 696 上 Revenge for My Past Life, in This One 上一世的仇这一世报 He Xiayang河下洋11k WordsCompleted The vengeance I couldn’t take in my last life, I’ll take in this one. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 前 The Ghost Bride: Past and Present Lives 前世今生之鬼新娘 Hao Yirui皓一睿10k WordsCompleted The Ghost Bride: Past and Present Lives —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 698 上 The Live-In Son-in-Law: A Fateful Romance 上门女婿之情缘 Hao Yirui皓一睿7k WordsCompleted The Live-In Son-in-Law: A Love Story 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 699 重 Reborn: I'd Rather Have Beauty Than the Empire 重生，不爱江山爱美人 Hao Yirui皓一睿16k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Choose Beauty Over the Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 700 重 Reborn as the Wastrel Son of the Richest Man 重生，我成了首富的废物儿子 Hao Yirui皓一睿12k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Richest Man’s Useless Son —Reads—Score—Shelves

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