Tragic Novels!!! Short Ones, Please 虐文！！！短，短

1. 101 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 7Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 他 He Lives in the Moonlight 他住在月光里 Wan'er Jiujiu莞尔啾啾Urban216k WordsCompleted A moving story about a young woman with depression who gradually finds the courage to confront it and fight back. 285Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   I was very tearful. Both the first and second books showed my defense. The third book, Xiao Liu'er, is so upset.

3. 103 等 Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨，等不到你 Xie Man谢漫Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio 436Reads8.4Score—Shelves
4. 104 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... 1kReads7.0Score101Shelves
5. 105 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 60.3kReads9.7Score9kShelves
6. 106 是 Love Warmed the Chilling Boy 是爱暖了少年凉 An Jinnian安锦年Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted July 7, clear, Wednesday This is the most desolate and helpless day in my memory, a day that leaves me trembling with fear. Today marks ten years since you began hating me. How should I celebrate it with you, Lin Luo? On this summer night, you and I finally went our separate ways for good. Perhaps this sorrow was destined from the start: when I was abandoned on the Ferris wheel at seven, when I was adopted by your family, and when your mother’s blood stained the hatred in your eyes. Back then, I —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
7. 107 栾 Luan Shu and Li Hua 栾树与俐花 Wan Fusu畹扶苏Two Male Leads27k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short story, prototype, Shuangnan

8. 108 婚 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Strangers on the Road to Marriage 2kReads—Score—Shelves

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   On the day my father died, the media captured a video of my husband, Wei Yanchuan, kneeling on one knee to propose to his sweetheart, Jiang Ling. After taking care of my father's funeral alone, I called my lawyer to ask him to prepare a divorce agreement. I'm tired of following Wei Yanchuan for so many years! Wei Yanchuan, I take back my love for you! I don't love you anymore!

9. 109 念 My Desk Mate, Just Like the Old Days 念你如初的同桌 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My Deskmate, Just Like the Old Days 181Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first one has an open ending, but the rest are pretty sad.

10. 110 迷 Lost Feelings 迷失的情感 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Lost Feelings 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 拆 Three Million in Relocation Money, None for Me, and They Still Want Me Gone 拆迁款300万，没我事，还要让我滚。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There’s 3 million in demolition compensation, but I’m not getting any of it, and they still want me gone. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 恋 She Went Crazy After Falling for a Young Hunk 恋上小鲜肉后，她疯了。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted She went crazy after falling for a young heartthrob. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 梅 Love Blooms Again, but I Fall into a Tender Trap 梅开二度，却陷入温柔陷阱 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A second chance at love, only to fall into a tender trap 50Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 爱 Love So Deep It Turns to Pain 爱至深处自成伤 Baili Qingqing百里青青Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Gu Xiao'ou loved Ou Yanting with a love so devastating it stripped her of all dignity. She hated him enough to want to tear herself apart, yet she could never stop thinking about him. Every time he looked at her, his eyes were filled with cruel disgust. The words he said to her most often were enough to make her feel as if she were being tortured a hundred times over. He said, “Gu Xiao'ou, every day you’re alive is another day you spend atoning for Niannian...” 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's short, brutal, and makes me cry. Sisters, hurry up!

15. 115 听 I Heard Love Had Come Back 听说爱情回来过 Gu Shisan顾十三Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted He has someone he loves, so his hatred for her runs bone-deep. For three years, she tried to warm his heart, hoping he would change his mind. But he heartlessly cut the child from her womb, then sent her to the operating table to suffer a fate worse than death! She lost a kidney, and her child disappeared. She thought that was hell. But then, in a carefully planned fire, he pushed her into the flames to save the woman he loved. She struggled desperately in the fire, only to meet his cold indiffe 57Reads5.5Score—Shelves
16. 116 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.5kReads6.5Score182Shelves
17. 117 繁 When the Splendor Faded, Half the City Was Left in Ruins 繁华落尽半城殇 Hua Qingwu花清舞Ancient Romance53k WordsCompleted He told her, “Jinxiu, I will marry no one but you in this life. When I return from Jiangnan, I’ll give you a magnificent wedding.” But all that happiness was destroyed by a cruel conspiracy. On the day of his wedding, her blood was drained from her body, and she barely survived. With the splendor gone and half the city in mourning, she still died in his arms. Ling Su, may the rest of your life be peaceful. Let’s meet again in our next life... 40Reads5.5Score—Shelves
18. 118 我 I Loved You Until My Hair Turned White 我慕君心雪白头 Gentle Little Monster温柔小怪兽Ancient Romance65k WordsCompleted She loved him so much, but he never saw it. He only misunderstood her and hurt her again and again, with his own hands, while watching others hurt her too… He put her life at risk, made her lose their child, and let the person she hated most humiliate and bully her. Even when she went mad, he still refused to let her go… He simply watched her suffer and watched her hurt. If she ever gets another chance, she will never love him again! 103Reads5.3Score—Shelves
19. 119 他 He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒 Little Earring小耳针Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning. 174Reads8.5Score—Shelves
20. 120 我 I Once Loved You, and I’ll Forget You Too 我曾爱过你，也会忘记你 lingyungzsModern Romance58k WordsCompleted She loved him for years, nearly driving herself mad, but that man didn't love her. Fu Hanchu, I once loved you, and I will forget you. You'll never know how much I sacrificed for you. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 爱 I Loved You Until I Lost Myself 爱你沉沦不知 Mai Mai麦麦Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted One suicide note turned An Luo into a reviled murderer and also made her Shen Shaochuan’s lover. To uncover the truth, and for the man she had loved for years, she loved him carefully, hiding her feelings and accepting humiliation. She thought her devotion would earn her genuine love. But in the end, she lost her child, her sight, and everything she had… When the truth came out, Shen Shaochuan was consumed by regret. Before her tombstone, he whispered his confession: “I loved you so deeply, yet 33Reads5.8Score—Shelves
22. 122 你 The Love You Give Is Like a Poison, Like an Addiction 你给的爱，似毒似瘾 Wine Brewed from a Fleeting Life浮生酿Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Chu Qing said Qu Hengfeng was her poison, her addiction, woven into her blood and buried in her bones. If she stopped loving him, she would die. But she became the hatred Qu Hengfeng could never erase in this lifetime. So she chose to die, taking his love with her. At last, he was free. But when the whole bloody truth was laid bare, he finally understood. The girl who had loved him with her life was gone forever. The words “Brother Hengfeng” became the greatest thing he longed for in all his rem 43Reads5.2Score—Shelves
23. 123 青 The Green Hills Can’t Match the Length of Your Brows 青山不及你眉长 Nangong Jin南宫锦Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Five years of marriage, five years of coldness. Yan Shuya loved completely and loved humbly. She never regretted loving a man named Han Chenyang, not even in the final second of her life... 30Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    They're all quite cruel, and it's really difficult to forcefully recommend the last one.

24. 124 记 You Are Everything in My Memories 记忆深处，你是全部 lingyungzsModern Romance59k WordsCompleted What does it feel like to love someone yet be forced to hate her? Tang Junhao woke night after night with his heart torn apart, wishing he could rip the three characters “Su Qingyi” out of his mind, but no matter how much he suffered, he couldn’t do it. He thought tormenting her would make him feel a little better. But when Su Qingyi vanished from his life completely, he panicked... It turned out that, deep in my memories, you were everything! 41Reads8.1Score—Shelves
25. 125 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 951Reads6.0Score—Shelves
26. 126 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 193Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very cruel short article

27. 127 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 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 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 217Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 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
30. 130 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 508Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 怎 How Could I Love Him? My Heart Shattered to Pieces 怎会爱他，心碎成渣 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Three years after their breakup, he runs into his ex-boyfriend at a bar, and, as if that weren't enough, the vice squad shows up too!? Is life even worth living anymore? Wen Shi flips the table, only to be devoured again and again by his former sugar daddy. “Why is your hand crippled?” his ex-boyfriend asks later, staring at his oversized paw. “Ancient history. Let's not bring it up!” “What about me?” “We're even. I hope we never see each other again!” 72Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Short abuse article, super abuse

32. 132 爱 Loving You Like the First Day 爱你如初 I'll Diet After I Eat My Fill吃饱了再减肥Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Five years ago, he had no choice but to leave, drifting through foreign streets, alone and destitute. Five years later, he returned home, only to find that the other man was already married. Since you won’t let me go, I’ll spend the little time I have left by your side, until the very end. I love you, just as I did back then. 36Reads8.0Score—Shelves
33. 133 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 358Reads7.2Score—Shelves
34. 134 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1.7kReads8.0Score202Shelves
35. 135 痴 A Love So Deep 痴痴情深 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted The naive Su Cheng had a heart as pure as snow, and thought only of the prince. But the prince felt nothing for him. Again and again, he called him by the wrong name, let go of his hand, and wounded his devoted heart. Did the prince know that even a naive boy could understand love, and that even he could be heartbroken? 335Reads8.4Score—Shelves
36. 136 在 No Escape from Fate 在劫难逃 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Yu Yang thinks Li Han is his destined calamity. He gave him everything, even his life. But with their memories missing, the sweetness they once shared has become ammunition for hurting each other! After betrayal, exploitation, misunderstanding, and reckless cruelty, how can a shattered heart find its former lover again? “Yu Yang, you were the one who came after me first! Leave? Don't even think about it. Even if you're rotten and reeking, you have to stay by my side!” I'll stay with you until I 80Reads8.4Score—Shelves
37. 137 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 31Reads6.4Score—Shelves
38. 138 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 1.1kReads8.6Score107Shelves
39. 139 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 3.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Super short abuse article✌︎' ֊'

40. 140 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 4.5kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 重 Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter’s Death 重生在女儿死前半小时 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter's Death 190Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 倒 After My Live-In Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 倒插门海归老公出轨后，小三让他喜当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After My Live-In Son-in-Law Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 和 After a Blind Date with a Stunning Beauty, I Became a Dad Without Any Pain 和大美女相亲后，我无痛当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After a Blind Date with a Gorgeous Woman, I Became a Dad Without the Pain 101Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 我 I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 我让噪音婆婆去上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 70Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 婆婆逼我喝下生子汤后，我让她断子绝孙 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 207Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 新 On My Wedding Night, I Caught My Husband and His Best Friend in a Secret 新婚夜，我撞见老公和他好兄弟的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, I Caught My Husband and His Best Friend in a Secret 264Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 离 After the Divorce, the Scumbag CEO Chases His Wife Every Day 离婚后，渣总每天都在追妻 Nan Jinjin南锦锦Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted She was the beloved apple of the Gu family's eye, and the envied Mrs. Lu. She thought she was the happiest woman in the world, until her husband personally sent her to prison... She endured every kind of suffering in prison, while outside, news reached her that her family had been destroyed. He asked, "Gu Wan, have you ever regretted it?" Regret? Her decades of infatuation and devotion had brought her nothing but a bitter end... She lifted her head and spoke with firm resolve: "Mr. Lu, from now 16Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 你 If You Don't Come, I Won't Grow Old 你不来，我不老 Canglan沧澜Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted It began with a conspiracy. She married the man she loved most, only to suffer his relentless torment day and night. When she chased after him with all her might, he showed her nothing but disdain. But when she unexpectedly left, he went mad with rage. “Jiang Xia, you belong to me in life and in death. You’ll never escape me in this lifetime!” 29Reads5.7Score—Shelves
49. 149 花 When the Flowers Bloom, They Will One Day Fall 花开时自有花落时 Weight-Loss Expert减肥专家Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted I was once a dashing warrior, riding out to battle and living as I pleased. You promised to love and protect me, and never betray me. You said you would make me the most honored woman in the land, yet you slaughtered my loyal family to the last. You saved me on the battlefield, then abandoned me in the imperial palace. Heaven sees all. I am willing to trade my life’s blood for my army’s vindication. 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short! Abuse! Completed!

50. 150 前 It's a Disaster When Your Ex Becomes Your Boss 前男友变老板惨了 Late Gift晚予Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [School life first, then the urban workplace] [School life: taciturn, aloof heartthrob VS chatty, smiling sweetheart] [Workplace: arrogant, ruthless CEO VS money-loving career woman who takes no mercy on fake sweethearts] When she pursued him, he said, "Don't waste your time on me." She just smiled at him. When they broke up, he was furious. "How dare you?" She could only laugh. Years later, when they met again, he threatened her coldly: "Get in touch with me within three days." Later, somehow, 990Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It is short, slightly sadistic and sweet. It starts with a reunion after a long absence, and then recalls campus love. Many years later, the heroine attends her best friend's wedding, and unexpectedly runs into the hero whom she has not seen for many years...

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