The Most Frustrating Novel You've Ever Read 你看的最憋屈的小说

101 救 You Saved Her Dog, Not Me. Even If the Whole Family Kneels Until They Die, I Won't Turn Back 救她的狗不救我，全家跪死也不回头 Hua Zhong花重Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted After Meng Heng was brought back to her wealthy family, she spent years fighting the fake heiress's dog for scraps. Even so, she tried her hardest to win her brothers' approval. She learned to cook for her eldest brother, Stayed up late composing music for her second brother, Got covered in bruises rescuing her third brother, Knelt and begged for her fourth brother's birthday present, And worked herself ragged for her fifth brother's future... All she got in return was a cold remark from her bro 74Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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I recently started reading this, and it's really tough on the female lead. It's incredibly frustrating, and I feel like I can't breathe. The author is Hua Zhong, and most of his works have plot twists and good writing. I persevered and read over seventy chapters because of him, and right now I'm extremely angry. [Angry]

102 霓 Neon Taipei: My Seven-Year Descent 霓虹台北：我的七年堕落实录 Only Knows How to Dream只会作梦Urban1.2M WordsCompleted 6.5kReads7.4Score50914d adds

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In 2000, a 20-year-old boy from mainland China ventured to Taipei alone, transforming from a naive young man into someone who held the well-maintained hand of the shop owner!

103 妻 The Secret Behind My Wife 妻子身后的秘密 Pengpeng Loves Me鹏鹏君爱我Urban857k WordsCompleted (Romance and relationships + personal growth) When a man or woman faces betrayal by their partner, what should they do? Just past thirty, Shangguan Yunfei accidentally overhears his wife mumbling in her sleep. A man named Yu Wei is still very much on her mind... (This is a realistic novel, with no special powers, fantasy elements, or golden finger. Please move along if that's not your thing. The novel has two parts. The first part, consisting of 402 chapters, is complete. The second and first pa —Reads—Score—14d adds

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These all meet the requirements.

112 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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Chen Ling's adoptive parents tried to remove her heart to save her younger brother. Although she was later unexpectedly revived, she suffered many hardships. These early experiences were very tragic, making the reader feel depressed during the reading process.

113 温 A Gentle Trap: I Was Blinded by Lust 温柔陷阱，我被“色”字迷了眼 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted A Tender Trap: The Word "Lust" Blinded Me 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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Do these books count?

116 我 I Got Bound to the Rich and Beautiful System 我绑定了白富美系统 Poetry Favors the Rivers and Mountains诗偏山河Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wasn’t this supposed to be a tycoon System that gave out a hundred million every day just for signing in?! Why did she have to complete tasks and work diligently to make money by studying? Was Ning Mofei some brand-new model of study machine?! Wasn’t something wrong here? [Ding! Congratulations, you have received an asset: a mountain-top villa with a sky garden. Current personal asset ranking: No. 1 nationwide. Please keep up the good work, Host.] Mm, she wanted an island overseas, too. Looks li 4.4kReads8.5Score39914d adds

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The female lead, Baozi, was truly shocking.

117 兄 My Brother's Getting Married, So This Fat Guy Is Stepping In 兄弟结婚，胖子我顶上了 A Single Sound了了一声Urban816k WordsCompleted Tian Bohao, a three-hundred-jin man, looked at his bride, Xiao Yingxue, who stood before him with tears in her eyes and not a word to say. Ring, ring! Wasn't that a phone call? It had to be the newlyweds having a spat and calling me for help. He answered and deliberately turned on the speaker. “Elephant?” Cao Xiang's voice came through the phone, frantic but deliberately hushed, begging for help: “Haizi! Haizi! I've landed in serious trouble this time. It's an emergency, and you've got to 12kReads6.1Score45414d adds

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The best book ever read on Tomato Book! Without a doubt?

119 倚 The Legend of Junxiang: A Prequel to The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Part 2 倚天前传之君襄风云录2 The Tired-Headed Youngster费头青年Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsOngoing Another work by the author of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Ming Cult's Revenge. [The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber] [The Legend of the Condor Heroes] [The Return of the Condor Heroes] [Wuxia] [System] [Transmigration] [Jin Yong fan fiction] This isn't a wish-fulfillment story about seducing other men's wives and taking in one's master's wife or junior sister. Xiangyang falls, and Guo Jing and Huang Rong die. On Mount Emei, the “Little Eastern Heretic” Guo Xiang uses her sword as a brus 10.2kReads8.7Score54114d adds

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Latest Chapter: You'd never guess that the Green-Winged Bat King Wei Yixiao's unique martial art—the Frosty Palm—was created by a descendant of the War God Qiao Feng. [Thinking]

121 谋 Scheming in the Three Kingdoms 谋算三国 Arrow Rain, Plum Fragrance箭雨梅香Historical358k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue] + [Passionate Action] + [No System] In a chaotic age, the world is a game of chess, and every move hides a blade! The battlefield runs red with blood while schemes churn behind the scenes. From within the command tent, strategies unfold, and with a laugh, enemy ships are reduced to ashes. The highest form of warfare is to defeat an enemy through strategy, without spilling blood. But if anyone dares defy me, I’ll leave them strewn across the land, with rivers of blood flowing 998Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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This is a historical novel about the Three Kingdoms period that I'd stay up all night to finish reading; I give it a 9.9 Out of 10.

122 钢 Steel Rebar Says: Love While You're Young 《钢筋说爱要趁早》 The River South of the Creek溪南的河Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Love Should Be Said Early, Says the Rebar —Reads—Score—14d adds

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Why can't you just say things clearly every time? You've missed your chance, aren't you? It's like trying to win her back in a nightmare.

123 站 Loving You from Afar 站在远处爱 Already Exists 11已存在的11Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted Liang Qingtong is new to the workplace and deeply admires Lu Chengyang, an industry role model. That exceptional man is her idol, her dream guy. By chance, she becomes his subordinate, and before she knows it, she seems to have fallen for him. He is decisive and efficient at work, but when it comes to love, he has no idea what he’s doing! We’re all just a bunch of unfortunate people: we can’t have the ones we love, we don’t cherish the ones we have, and when we’re together, we suspect each other 74Reads—Score—14d adds

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Because of love, we left; those memories, buried deep within our youth. Many years later, when Liang Qingtong recalls Lu Chengyang again, will she feel a trace of regret? The male boss she once madly infatuated with is ultimately someone she came so close to, yet who has now drifted away from her. Fresh out of college, Liang Qingtong has been trying to stay in the big city for years. Her naiveté, her fearless spirit, or perhaps her simplicity, attracted Lu Chengyang's attention. Amidst complex emotions and cutthroat business battles, Lu Chengyang sought a clean, pure world to breathe in. The girl who unexpectedly entered his life was, of course, an accident… Liang Qingtong only wanted a relationship that couldn't tolerate any flaws, not even a tiny bit! Who understands a girl's stubbornness? Letting go hurts, but isn't possessing something also a double pain?

124 天 The Way of Heaven Turns: Who Are You? 天道轮回，你是谁？ Princess on the Moon月亮上的格格Modern Romance422k WordsOngoing A woman's privileged life is shattered, and what follows is a life in pieces. That word “shattered” holds so many bitter stories. After experiencing everything she should and should not have had to endure, she comes to understand the true meaning of life. She breaks out of her cocoon, transforms into a butterfly, and reaps what she has sown. Those who have never been through it won't understand, and neither will those who lack insight. Life isn't about right or wrong; it's all part of the journe 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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It's heartbreaking to see...

125 平 The Spoiled Scion’s Comeback in the Pinghuang Prince’s Manor? 平荒王府纨绔逆袭？ Gold and Jade on the Country Road陌上金玉Eastern Fantasy314k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines + Transmigration + System + Xuanhuan Fantasy] Ye Zhenyang, a modern historian and fan of cultivation novels, spent seven days and nights tracing the history of the world of cultivation. After collapsing from exhaustion, he transmigrated into the body of the ninth prince of the Great Xia Kingdom, a good-for-nothing playboy from the Pinghuang Prince's residence in a cultivation world. The ninth prince was lecherous, cowardly, stupid, ungrateful, and brutal, a full-fledged villai 64Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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This book is the complete opposite; it's quite enjoyable to read.

126 尸 The Zombie Horde: Walking Alongside Despair 尸潮，与绝望同行 Ailibaba from Jiangnan Water Country江南水乡的艾丽爸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse476k WordsCompleted [Zombies]+ [No Stockpiling]+ [A Realistic Apocalypse]+ [Multiple Storylines]+ [Ordinary People Fighting to Survive]+ [No Harem]+ [No Special Abilities]+ [No System]+ [No Evolution]+ [No Rebirth] On a sunny afternoon, an ordinary traffic jam turns out to be the beginning of a terrifying crisis. Within hours, Ningcheng, a city of over a million people, is plunged into an unprecedented catastrophe. The streets teem with man-eating zombies, and the despairing cries of humanity echo overhead. This is 396Reads—Score—14d adds

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The first book is a hardcore zombie survival novel set in the apocalypse. It features no spatial abilities, no superpowers, no hoarding, and no reincarnation—it's high-octane from start to finish. The despair of the apocalypse is vividly portrayed. There are armies, armored vehicles, shelters, endless hordes of zombies, and complex human nature. Most importantly, it doesn't have a bad ending. It doesn't deliberately create unnecessary drama to grab attention, nor does it use suggestive scenes of beautiful women and black stockings to entice readers. The plot is tight and gets better as it progresses. Many zombie novels fall apart in the end, becoming unreadable, either due to discontinuation or a terrible ending. This book depicts a realistic apocalypse with multiple storylines. The real apocalypse is far from the lighthearted portrayal in dramas; it's about experiencing the endless despair in the darkness—the despair of fighting with all your might yet still seeing no hope for survival; the despair of watching friends and loved ones die at the hands of zombies while you are powerless to stop it; the despair of finally reuniting with family after countless hardships only to have to personally execute your infected child. Darkness and despair are the eternal themes of the apocalypse. This is not a colorful fairy tale; there are no superpowers or reborn individuals who anticipate the enemy's moves. To carve a bloody path before dawn, you must become the luckiest and most tenacious person. The second book is a post-apocalyptic adventure: a lone wolf warrior leads a group of female teammates on an adventure in a perilous post-apocalyptic wasteland, fighting against the heavens, the earth, and other people. Survival in the apocalypse is solely for the sake of ideals, and the endless treasures of the apocalypse are at his disposal. The third book is a game-themed book with imaginative and hilarious plot twists. It's not the traditional online world of self-indulgent fantasy, but rather an interpretation of various games from the perspective of game designers and programmers. It turns bugs into god-like game mechanics and trashy games into classic hits. See how programmers achieve a comeback.

129 穿 What Should I Do After Becoming Molan in The Story of Minglan? 穿成知否墨兰怎么办 Qiumei秋槑Female-Channel Fanfiction316k WordsCompleted A gentle reminder: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The characters aren’t perfect. There is no male lead, romance, marriage, or childbirth. There’s some angst along the way, so read with care if that bothers you. The transmigration god heard me roasting the villain and dragged me into the book to experience life. Sigh, she’s the villain. How can she survive until the ending? This is so hard. And so the protagonist begins her difficult fight for survival. Staying true to her original mission 872Reads8.2Score10414d adds

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I highly recommend this book; it's truly frustrating to read.

130 师 My Master’s Gaze at Me Seems a Little Off 师尊她看我的眼神不对劲 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [A veteran author’s new novel] Ling Qingchen transmigrates into a cultivation world and awakens a passive System. The more passive the things he does, the faster his strength grows. At first, he lives a happy life with his master on Qingyun Mountain, where master and disciple care for each other. But during a mountain-opening ceremony, a woman reincarnated as an empress arrives at the foot of Qingyun Mountain. Everything changes... 1.9kReads8.0Score17714d adds

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This master is just occupying the position without doing his job. D(ónóe), and don't even let others come, putting the protagonist's special... Don't be upset, even a Golden Core protagonist can't fly on a sword.

131 很 A Miserable Transmigration 很憋屈的穿越 Alchemist Raven炼金寒鸦Historical251k WordsCompleted The words I hear most often are: Lin Yu, do you know what crime you've committed? It's awful, truly awful, absolutely miserable! I give everything I have, yet I get blamed every time. Could there be a more miserable transmigration story? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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Lin Yu dedicates himself wholeheartedly, yet he is repeatedly held accountable, constantly facing various predicaments and misunderstandings. He struggles amidst the turmoil of the court and politics, and his arduous journey makes readers feel frustrated for him.

132 你 You Only Have an F-Rank Talent, Yet You Outshine the Geniuses of the Nine Provinces 你一个F天赋，竟能力压九州天骄 The Tsundere Watermelon傲娇的西瓜Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Rise of the underdog + foreseeing the future + martial arts competitions at university + demon invasion + ensemble cast of humanity + no nested worlds + no System] Hong Yuan's diary can predict the future. He learns that before long, he'll be tested as having an F-rank talent, his girlfriend will break up with him, and his parents will be murdered by evil cultivators. Though things go badly for him from the start, the predictions in his diary help him obtain divine cultivation techniques, rare 36.2kReads8.2Score3.7k14d adds

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It was very frustrating in the early stages.

133 婚 The End of the Road in Marriage: A Man’s Counterattack 婚途末路：男人的反击 Young Master Chen陈少爷Urban1.0M WordsCompleted A secret in his wife’s handbag makes him suspect she’s having an affair. But his gentle, virtuous wife is so hard to doubt that he can’t believe she would betray him. What is the truth? How will he face everything that happens next? 2Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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It will definitely make you feel incredibly frustrated.

134 离 After the Divorce, Mr. Fu Goes Crazy Chasing His Wife 离婚后，傅总追妻又作死了 Niu Kulü Rabbit钮枯禄兔子Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted Two years after their divorce, her ex-husband suddenly barges into the new home she shares with her fiancé. Despite her desperate pleas, he doesn’t pull back his roving hand. Instead, a wicked smile tugs at his lips. If he knew that on the night before their engagement, the woman he called his fiancée was at home playing the kind of games reserved for married couples with another man... Tell me, would he still marry you? Just then, her fiancé arrives at their new home to look for her. With her e 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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I wanted to go in and slap the male lead a few times.

135 碎 My Mom’s Loose Tongue Ruined Half My Future 碎嘴的妈，毁我半生前程 Ying Nuo影诺13k WordsCompleted My sharp-tongued mother ruined half my future 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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His career suffered a major setback, all because of his own empress dowager! This plot is both infuriating and infuriating.

136 我 My Younger Days 我的年少时 Xun Bai荀柏Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the youth I had only once, and which I regret so deeply losing! [Redemption + Unrequited Love + Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending] When you aren't brave enough as a teenager, you grow up with regrets. All these years, fate has always been like this: it has given me so much, but it has also made me lose so much. Sometimes I think, let it be. Life is long, with more sorrow than joy. It's not one particular thing that leaves you gasping for breath. It's the slow realization 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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The female lead was so frustrated in the beginning, so pitiful in the middle, and so regrettable at the end.

139 身 I’m Way Too Strong as a Seer Elf Trainer 身为赛尔精灵使的我太强了 I, Xia Ahuan在下夏阿欢Anime Fanfiction396k WordsCompleted When Lin Tian wakes up, he discovers that he has transmigrated into a parallel universe based on Seer. The level system is similar to that of Pokemon in his previous life. With Earth’s energy reserves depleted, humanity never created Seer robots. Instead, it formed a Space Federation and set out to explore the various galaxies. The Trainer profession has risen to prominence, and the powerful elves familiar from the games of his previous life have become the goals every Trainer aspires to reach. 163Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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What I found most frustrating was the story of Seer Online. It's the most frustrating book I've ever read. There's a girl named Kexin who steals a Shiny-type Pokémon that someone else worked so hard to get, and she thinks she only went a little too far when it was incredibly outrageous! I really can't stand it. Even though she dies in the end, I still want to whip her corpse.

140 京 Kyoto: The Yandere Heiresses All Want to Make Me Theirs! 京都：病娇大小姐们都想拥有我！ Little Bear Is Really Trying Hard小熊真的在努力Urban272k 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! 5.6kReads8.3Score47214d adds

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It's a really funny and silly book; I've been laughing the whole time I've read it.

144 我 It's Only Natural for My Ordinary Weapon to Slay a God with Every Swing! 我普通武器一刀一个神很正常吧！ This Lord Isn't Updating Today本大爷今天不更新Urban112k WordsOngoing My name is Fang Yuan! Just wait until I take up my swords and cut my way through the world! The Sequence users all call me the strongest Sequence user in history, because I really am that strong! The evil gods call me a madman, because I’ve killed enough of them to make them afraid! The old gods call me the Unknowable, because my true name makes them tremble. The new gods call themselves my apostles, because I saved the world! A pack of losers, yapping and whining! Sequence users, praise me, you —Reads—Score—14d adds

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He has the most invincible name, the most awesome synopsis, and lives the most frustrating life. Ma Deqiang may be strong, invincible may be invincible, but he's so frustrating. Frustrating to the point of vomiting. Fine, I'll give him a five-star review. The "Best Healing Award" is a bit much, after all, it made him vomit. I absolutely won't belittle you. Keep it up, author, you really put your heart into it.

145 刺 The Strategy to Assassinate the King of Qin 刺秦策 Northern Sky Scar北空痕Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, the realm was at peace and the people lived in comfort. But on a winter-solstice night, an assassin suddenly appeared in Chang’an, shattering the long-standing tranquility of the magnificent imperial capital… While most people believed the assassination to be an isolated incident, the empire’s powerful statesman, Changsun Wuji, had already seen through the truth. He had never forgotten the purge launched years ago, when the imperia 141Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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"The Assassination of Qin" is a pure tale of the martial world! Pure chivalry! Pure morality! Passionate young heroes! A complex and unpredictable political landscape! A shocking and treacherous plot! An unpredictable future! All of this is contained in this book! It's a truly exhilarating read! While it won't take you to the heavens or the earth to fight through the ages, nor will it have you awkwardly shouting to slay gods and demons, nor will it have you devour stars and smash universes, it will instead take you back to the life of an ordinary person, letting you experience the hardships of the common folk and resonate with the will of those with a heart. It will help you truly understand how we, the people of today, can break through the currents of society and create a future world that is not filled with despair but with hope and aspiration!

146 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: Murder Hidden in a Marriage 蚀骨危情：藏在婚姻里的谋杀 Honghu Sheng虹湖生6k WordsCompleted A Marriage That Eats Away at the Soul: Murder Hidden in Matrimony —Reads—Score—14d adds

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A few very frustrating short stories, highly recommended!

149 我 I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé 11.5kReads—Score10814d adds

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The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, and addictive.