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1. 251 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." (Chapter 11)

2. 252 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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   These two books are so heart-wrenching; I cry every time I get to the ending, and I can't get over it.

3. 253 我 I'm Finally Dead. Are You Satisfied, Mr. Huo? 我终于死了，霍少可还满意 Shi Tu Jiu Jiu师荼九九13k WordsCompleted I'm finally dead. Young Master Huo, are you satisfied now? 87Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 看 After Seeing the Bullet Comments, My Wife's System Turned Me into a Dog 看见弹幕后，我被老婆的系统变成狗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Completed After Seeing the Comments, My Wife's System Turned Me into a Dog —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 她 She Smiled, but Her Love Came Too Late 她笑深情晚 The Sea That Knows Magic懂魔法的海8k WordsCompleted She Smiled, Deeply in Love, at Night 684Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 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
7. 257 婚 Three Days Before the Wedding, I Caught My Fiancee Trying on Wedding Dresses with Her Best Guy Friend 婚礼前三天，我撞见未婚妻和她好兄弟试婚纱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Three Days Before the Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Trying on Wedding Dresses with Her Best Guy Friend 18Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 请 Please Let Me Leave You Before I Forget 请允许我在遗忘之前离开你 Phoenix Song凤鸣有声18k WordsCompleted Please let me leave you before I forget. 395Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 婚 On the Eve of Our Wedding, My Fiancee Went to Spend Her 婚礼前夜，未婚妻去陪前男友「最后一晚」 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The Night Before the Wedding, My Fiancée Went to Spend One Last Night with Her Ex-Boyfriend 3Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 我 After I Gave Up on Resuscitation and Died, My Boyfriend Pretending to Be Poor Went Mad 我放弃抢救死后，装穷男友疯了 Seventeen十七9k WordsCompleted Gu Yanqiu scrimped and saved, working day and night and handing over every penny he earned, all so he could marry me as soon as possible. So when a truck came barreling toward me, I fought to hold on to my last conscious moments and signed the do-not-resuscitate form. Life was already hard enough. I couldn't let him give everything he had for an orphan like me. After sending one final message: [Gu Yanqiu, let's break up. I'm done living in poverty with you. Don't come looking for me.] I lost con 169Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 爸 Dad Left the Company to the Nanny's Son. Mom Signed with a Smile, and Five Years Later, I Was Stunned 爸爸把公司留给保姆儿子，我妈笑着签字，五年后我懵了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted Dad Left the Company to the Nanny's Son. Mom Signed with a Smile, and Five Years Later, I Was Stunned —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 将 He Locked Me in a Coffin to Be Buried with Him, Then Went Mad 将我关进棺材陪葬后，他疯了 Song You松柚9k WordsCompleted Afraid that his beloved would be scared after death, my husband locked me in a coffin with her on the night of her seventh-day memorial. “Tie her up tight. Don't let her make a sound and disturb Xiaoya's rest!” I struggled desperately, bashing my head until it was bloody. With all my strength, I scratched streak after streak of blood into the coffin. But my nails came off and my fingers were worn down to the bone. In the end, I could only suffocate to death inside. But after I died, when he open —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 女 My Female Roommate Accused Me of Drugging Her Milk 女室友诬陷我往她的牛奶里下药 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Female Roommate Accused Me of Drugging Her Milk 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 第 I Died on the Operating Table During My Seventh Bone Marrow Extraction 第七次抽髓，我死在手术台 Rastignac, Cunning in His Simplicity大巧若拙的拉斯蒂涅14k WordsCompleted I Died on the Operating Table During My Seventh Bone Marrow Extraction 341Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 单 A Single Mom Moved in Next Door. I Helped Her, but People Started Gossiping 单身妈妈住隔壁，我帮忙却被传闲话 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted A Single Mom Lives Next Door. I Helped Her, but People Started Gossiping 16Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 靳 Mr. Jin, Is the Blood from My Late-Stage Stomach Cancer Enough to Atone for Your Grudge? 靳总，胃癌晚期的血够赎你恨了吗 Fuqing Fish福清鱼Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted President Jin, Is the Blood You Spilled in the Final Stage of Stomach Cancer Enough to Redeem Your Hatred? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 婚 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Kissed Someone in a Fitting Room. I Called Off the Wedding and Made Him Pay Me Back on His Knees 婚礼前夜未婚夫在试衣间拥吻，我取消婚礼让他跪着还钱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted The Night Before the Wedding, My Fiancé Was Kissing Someone in a Fitting Room. I Called Off the Wedding and Made Him Pay Me Back on His Knees 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 笙 Shengsheng's Belated Regret 笙笙落悔 Enji East Street恩济东街18k WordsCompleted On the day I was supposed to marry Gu Linzhou, he called the police and personally sent me to prison. Three years later, he came to get me out himself. He stood before me, his voice coiling around my ears like a demon's: “Lin Sheng, how was it in there?” My whole body trembled, and I didn't dare look up. He slowly moved closer, pressing against me like a ghost. “Don't rush. This isn't over yet!” Later, I endured his endless revenge until I was diagnosed with a terminal illness and collapsed in a 474Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 除 On New Year's Eve, the On-Screen Comments Told Me Not to Open the Door 除夕夜，弹幕叫我别开门 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted On New Year's Eve, the On-Screen Comments Told Me Not to Open the Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Both are so heartbreaking! The first book's most heartbreaking moment: She loved him for five years, secretly watched him for five years, and even in death, all he remembered was her surname, Zhou… The second book's most heartbreaking moment: He lost his freedom and his life, while that person could break up with him without any burden, kill his friend, and although she died later, it still made me cry so much 😭

21. 271 远 Five Years into My Distant Marriage, Going Home to Mourn My Mother Is Harder Than Reaching the Sky 远嫁五年，想回娘家奔丧比登天还难 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After Five Years of Living Far from Home, Getting Back to My Parents' House for a Funeral Was Harder Than Reaching the Sky —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 闺 My Best Friend Says She Loves My Husband's Sweet-and-Sour Pork Ribs 闺蜜说，最喜欢吃我老公做的糖醋排骨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Says She Loves Eating My Husband's Sweet and Sour Ribs Most —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 全 After My Whole Family Pretended to Be Poor, I, the Real Heiress, Came Back 全家扮穷后，我真千金回来了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted After My Whole Family Pretended to Be Poor, the Real Heiress Came Home 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 老 My Husband Cheated with His Assistant. After I Left with Nothing, I Married His Younger Brother 老公出轨助理，净身出户后我嫁给他亲弟弟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Husband Cheated with His Assistant. After Leaving with Nothing, I Married His Younger Brother —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 星 The Stars and Moon Walk Different Paths 星月不同行 Chi Moxiang Jin池墨香金10k WordsCompleted The Stars and the Moon Follow Different Paths 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching yet satisfying story, featuring a grueling pursuit of the wife and sister!

26. 276 失 After Losing My Memory, I Dumped My Scumbag Husband 失忆后，我踹掉了渣男老公 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Losing My Memory, I Dumped My Scumbag Husband 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My husband's childhood sweetheart, Jiang Ruoyu, committed suicide because I called her a shameless mistress. To stand up for Jiang Ruoyu, Huo Qingzhou pushed me, who was pregnant, to the ground, causing me to hit my head. I was in a coma in the hospital for several days before waking up. When I opened my eyes, my husband, Huo Qingzhou, came to the hospital room with a lawyer and handed me a divorce agreement. I looked at the aggressive, murderous stranger and asked, "Who are you?" I had amnesia; I remembered everyone except Huo Qingzhou, whom I had fawned over for six years.

27. 277 死 A Month After I Died, My Husband Married His Pregnant Mistress 死后一个月，老公和怀孕的小三结婚了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted A Month After I Died, My Husband Married His Pregnant Mistress —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 拆 The Day the Demolition Compensation Arrived, I Lost My Right Hand 拆迁款到账那天，我失去了右手 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Day the Demolition Compensation Arrived, I Lost My Right Hand —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 老 My Husband's Other Phone Held the Secrets of Another Family 老公的另一部手机里，存着另一个家 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted My Husband's Other Phone Held the Secret to Another Family 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 被 After Being Kidnapped to the Mountains, I Gained Yin-Yang Eyes 被拐到山里后，我开了阴阳眼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After I was kidnapped and taken into the mountains, I gained the ability to see spirits 10Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 丈 My Husband Secretly Transferred Our School-District Home to His Ex-Wife's Son 丈夫偷偷把学区房过户给了他前妻的儿子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Husband Secretly Transferred the School-District Home to His Ex-Wife's Son —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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    When the love you once longed for is shattered and never seen again, all that's left is probably heartache!

33. 283 好 I Wish I Could Tell You I Love You Amid the Falling Snow 好想在漫天飞雪的时间里说，我爱你 Wan Feng Qingjun万风清君13k WordsCompleted I wish I could tell you, beneath a sky full of falling snow, that I love you. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 837Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short angst stories on Douyin

35. 285 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 365Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 她 Abandoned in the Wilderness for Seventeen Years, She Is Protected by a True Dragon and Lives in Peace 她被弃荒山十七年，真龙护她岁岁无忧 Pain Out of Focus痛感失焦10k WordsCompleted Abandoned in the wilderness for seventeen years, she was protected by a true dragon and lived without a care year after year. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced and addictive, I'm already hooked.

37. 287 王 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 593Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 89Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 268Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.5kReads6.4Score274Shelves

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    The recommended page features angst-filled stories that are so heart-wrenching they'll leave you emaciated and unable to tear yourself away.

44. 294 不 I'm Not Waiting for You Anymore 不等你了 Shi Zi时紫12k WordsCompleted I'm Not Waiting for You Anymore 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 被 The Handsome Man in the Coffin Forced Me to Marry Him 被棺材里的美男强娶了 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted [A 20,000-word sweet bedtime novella: love at first sight + a fated encounter] Yan Qingluo fell off a cliff while hiking. Not only did she survive, she also got stuck with the handsome man in the coffin, who insisted that since she'd removed his talisman, she had to become his wife. A quick heads-up: This is a sweet novella with a fast-moving plot, perfect for bedtime reading. 386Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    🌈🍀These short, heart-wrenching novels are incredibly popular on Douyin (TikTok) and also extremely popular on Tomato Books🍅. Both are around 20,000 words long.💥🍀❶ In the first book, the female lead commits suicide at the end, which made me cry so much. The female lead suffers from depression. Later, she learns that the male lead only pursued her because of a bet, and she can't accept it. She thought he was her light,🙈 but he also liked her, which she didn't know.

46. 296 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
47. 297 一 Always Loved You 一直很爱 Shi Zi时紫11k WordsCompleted I’ve Always Loved You 7Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 298 他 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 979Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 我 I Don’t Want You Anymore 我不要你了 Banana Shaved Ice香蕉刨冰Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted I Don’t Want You Anymore 6Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 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

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