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

201 娇 My Wife's Secret: Letting the Wolf Into the House 娇妻的秘密：引狼入室 Yi Huan Mu以欢沐Urban241k WordsOngoing [Pure romance + heart-wrenching angst + one male lead + revenge] At the end of 2019, a sudden epidemic left me quarantined outside the city. When I dragged my suitcase home a month later, everything had changed. Someone had already used a spare key to open Pandora's box, turning my home into a carnival of desire and betrayal. The story is a slow burn, with a long buildup! 28Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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Speaking of frustration, one book I read gave me two feelings: one was an urge to kill someone, and the other was an urge to kill myself. There was also a negative physical reaction; I felt like I was about to have a heart attack. I think this book should be canceled; it's too...

202 以 A Prison Painted with the Heart 以心画牢 Yang Xinsheng杨新生Two Male Leads796k WordsCompleted [Slow Burn + 1v1 Romance + Wealthy Family Secrets + Intense Push and Pull + Two Strong Leads + Substitute + Winning Her Back] Emergency room doctor Su Nuanyang saves business tycoon Gu YeHan, only for him to mistake her for the “white moonlight” of his memories and treat her as a substitute. She stands by her principles, while he keeps pressing her at every turn. When he takes a knife for her and teeters on the brink of death, she finally falls for him. But on their wedding day, his mother produ 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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203 崇 A Western-Obsessed Me Meets a You Born and Raised Here 崇洋媚外的我遇上土生土长的你 You Are Not My Everything你不是我的全部Urban174k WordsCompleted From worshipping all things foreign to protecting our culture, from conflict and division to integration and coexistence, this story seeks to explore how we can rediscover the roots of our cultural confidence in an era of globalization. Just as tea and coffee can share the same morning, tradition and modernity will eventually find a balance. 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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It's so tragic that no one reads such a good novel.

210 关 A Few Things About Property Management 关于物业的二三事 Just Let Me Put on That Bronze Mask就让我戴上那青铜假面Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Here, property management companies are miniature bureaucracies, homeowners' committees are battlegrounds for human nature, and residential communities are arenas where everyone's interests collide. Welcome to A Few Things About Property Management, an “industry-banned” novel that once sparked heated debate for being all too realistic. See how the protagonist, Chen Guang, a deputy general manager stripped of his authority, survives an impossible situation without relying on connections or playin 125Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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"Workplace Reality," "Urban Life," "Property Disputes," "Workplace Survival," "The Real Daily Life of Property Management Professionals," "The Life-or-Death Struggle Between Property Managers and Homeowners," "If you like this book, please give it a five-star rating!" [Shocking]

211 天 A Match Made in Heaven: The Fisherman’s Sweetheart 天赐良缘：渔家汉子甜甜宠 All My Thoughts Are About Money我心杂念便是钱Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Going from living in a house with a nanny to becoming a fisherman's wife in a fishing village, she has to learn how to do everything? No problem! So what if I burned the porridge? I washed the dishes and didn't break a single one. I'm pretty impressive, right? Her capable, stern-faced husband dotes on her, making women for miles around green with envy. They gather seafood, sell their catch, and make money together, climbing to the top and having the time of their lives! But honey, isn't having s 266Reads8.3Score10114d adds

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Family members, this is truly speechless.

212 律 Seeking the Way in the Legal World 律界问道 Half a Scholar半个书生Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Comeback and growth + charming lawyer + mysteries surrounding cold cases + officialdom and workplace + wits and will] He turns his life around, with Death brushing past him several times. A string of cold cases remain shrouded in mystery... 940Reads—Score15914d adds

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Explosion! Rape! Murder! Unsolved cases galore, thrilling and exciting, reflecting life!!!

213 男 A Man at Forty 男人四十 Twin Eagles of the Firmament苍穹双鹰Urban4.5M WordsCompleted Betrayed by his sworn brother, saddled with a mountain of debt, and stripped of his high-paying job; betrayed by his wife, left with nothing, and discovering that their fake divorce has become real! See how a forty-year-old man takes revenge and gives those two scoundrels a resounding slap in the face! 1.2kReads8.3Score11114d adds

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Are you scared?

221 萨 Sardo 萨尔多 A Chirping Bird一只啼鸟Eastern Fantasy236k WordsCompleted This book is not suitable for children! As the Sacred Snow Mountain teeters on the brink of collapse, a young boy from the Saldo tribe unexpectedly awakens the “Eye of the Ancestors,” guarded by his people for a thousand years, and inherits the cultivation legacy left behind by the Ice River Immortal. He leads the remnants of the Saldo tribe on a deadly migration, fighting hordes of demon beasts on the Crescent Grassland, standing up to the brutal Wolf-Herding Demon Clan, forging alliances with 169Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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I feel so terrible!

222 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8k14d adds

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The protagonist, once too weak to stop his father from marrying his sister off to a notorious thug, led to tragedy. Reborn, he strives to change his fate, facing numerous hardships and difficulties in the early stages; this sense of powerlessness will leave readers feeling frustrated.

223 全 Global Game: Spirit Plant Lord 全民游戏:灵植领主 Glazed Blade琉璃刀Sports580k WordsCompleted The lucky humans of Blue Star transmigrate into a game world, where they can tame beasts, adventure, build, farm, and wage war. When they return to reality with their skills and upgraded bodies, they become superhuman. Xu Fei gets a miraculous spirit-plant pet from the start and shares its affinity for plants. Wherever spirit plants grow, that’s his home turf! If he wants, he can cover the entire game world in spirit plants and make it his territory. But what if there are no spirit plants in the 937Reads8.4Score10114d adds

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Each has its own problems; some are frustrating, some have weak protagonists, and some are overly compassionate.

229 手 With a Personal Shopping System, I'm Worshipped as a God by International Students 手握代购系统，被留学生奉为神明 Dong Jiujiu董啾啾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2004 + overseas student shopping System + no romance + food + lighthearted comedy] In her previous life, Qiu Ling was sold to a stranger by her parents, imprisoned for six years and forced to give birth twice. She escaped and spent fourteen years on the run, only to meet a tragic end. Unexpectedly reborn at eighteen, she goes wild and changes her fate! By chance, she gets an overseas student shopping System in her rented apartment. From then on, there’s no stopping her. One bowl of zh 1.9kReads8.9Score16014d adds

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The first one, I don't know about the later ones, but the first few chapters were really frustrating. I specifically searched for this post because of it. The female lead was sold by her parents for a dowry, imprisoned for six years and lived a life worse than a dog. She escaped for 14 years, got cancer, and was reborn (it is said that in the original story, the female lead earned millions, heard that her son, whom she was forced to give birth to, was seriously ill, and felt she had to fulfill her responsibility as a mother. She returned home, was then tied up again, and eventually died). Even after being reborn, she still didn't gain any intelligence. In her previous life, she wanted to escape but was forcibly married. In this life, she has no power and still argues with her parents, saying that her parents are not worthy of being parents. That's true, but couldn't the female lead escape in the middle of the night? The family argued for two chapters. The female lead said she wanted revenge, but in reality, she was hit on the head with a candlestick and whipped (because she went crazy and kept saying she didn't want to support her parents and was beaten). Haha, in the end, she was almost tied up again, but she shouted that she had killed someone, and with the help of the author, she was rescued? Yes, the female lead was almost tied up and ended up in a new life, but luckily she was rescued. What's most infuriating is that the synopsis claims it's lighthearted and funny, but the comments are full of "feel-good" stories, luring people in only to kill them. This rating is outrageous. The second book is a bit frustrating due to the power struggles between the streamers, so this rating is fitting. The third book needs no introduction; it's Tomato's infamous poisonous book. The female lead is framed as a snake spirit by the empress, and the emperor believes her. After a series of bizarre actions by the emperor and empress, the emperor puts the female lead in a snake pit for three days and three nights, then skins her, kills her mother, removes her gallbladder, and cuts out her uterus and the fetus. The female lead finally dies but is reborn. It turns out she's a white snake fairy, and the empress is a black snake spirit. The emperor was merely bewitched by the black snake—in reality, he deeply loves the female lead. Later, the emperor dies, and the female lead even uses her lifeblood to save him, believing he will be filled with remorse and guilt upon waking. Finally, after more hardships, they are together again. A novel written by a pseudo-human. The fourth book follows the same formula as the third, focusing solely on torturing the female lead. What's most disgusting is its longer length. While the torturing of the female lead isn't as bloody, it's still a slow and steady process. Even more terrifying is its high rating and the fact that a group of people defend the male lead. The female lead only lost a kidney, while the male lead lost his love! Such a noble man bows his head to the female lead he himself has tormented countless times! But the most disgusting thing is what seems to be the author saying: if you truly care about the female lead, don't hurt her man, the male lead. (Level of frustration from highest to lowest: 3, 4, 12)

232 弃 The Tearless Orphan 弃儿无泪 Mu Feng Wuchen沐枫无尘Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Abandoned by her family at birth, she was passed from place to place before being adopted by her current parents. Her adoptive mother, determined to support the household, always tries to control her life. Her future is in danger of being ruined, she has no say in whom she marries, and even after starting a family, she will still be under their control. Though she is only a little girl and has already reached the lowest point in her life, she possesses a powerful soul. See how she uses her unyie 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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Depressing and heart-wrenching works

234 三 I Tossed a Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Villain Into a Parenting Show, and He Became a Star 三岁半反派被我扔娃综爆红 Xibi Ling西比零Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Absurd Comedy + Variety Show with Kids + Transmigration into a Book + Love Triangle Chaos + Sisters Undermining Each Other] The novel’s world was falling apart, and a four-year-old world-destroying villain had appeared out of nowhere in an old-fashioned, melodramatic romance! College student Song Qingyu was chosen by the System and forced to transmigrate into a book to save the world. The mission was tough, but luckily, the college girl was even more ruthless than the little villain. … The litt 85Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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The opening scene involves a forced binding with the system and constant belittling (overall, the theme is novel and funny). Note: This is my personal opinion and does not represent the general public. This is just a comment to avoid potential issues. If you don't accept this, you can ignore it. One of the most frustrating points is that the female lead is spread rumors about by a three-and-a-half-year-old child, her younger sister. The female lead explains, but no one around her believes her, yet her parents are still alive?! Yeah, this setup is ridiculous... Secondly, another frustrating point is that I don't understand the interaction between the female lead and the system. It looks like a mutual insult, but it's actually the system unilaterally belittling her. The female lead only weakly replies with a few non-aggressive comments or remains speechless.

235 仙 Against the Immortal Path: I Cheat Like Crazy in the Cultivation World 仙途逆影：我在修仙界疯狂开挂 Qianmo Beichen阡陌北辰Eastern Fantasy118k WordsOngoing Yun Yichen, an ordinary college student in the modern world, transmigrates one day to another realm where spiritual energy surges and immortals and demons are locked in endless conflict. From that moment on, the gears of fate begin to turn. Barely arrived in the cultivation world, he finds himself in a desperate predicament, hunted relentlessly by a mysterious force. In a world where the strong rule and the weak are prey, he is as insignificant as an ant, struggling to survive with danger at eve 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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This ordeal is finally over, hahaha!

242 女 An Unmarried Older Daughter, Shunned by All 女大不嫁，众叛亲离 A Millennium-Old Fox Descends to the Mortal World千年的狐狸下凡了Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted This book is also known as “Husband’s Sister Still Unmarried, Younger Brother’s Wife Urges the Whole Family to Throw Her Out!” (I hope my novel can be adapted for film or television! For that reason, I’ve temporarily made an animated short video of about three minutes for each of the novel’s first ten chapters. Since the copyright won’t belong to me until twenty years from now, I’ve only made animations for the first ten chapters...) The main idea: In a family with many children, a son is like a 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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Novels featuring protagonists who feel frustrated and resentful; realistic fiction.

243 论 On the Self-Cultivation of a Henpecked Husband 论，耙耳朵的自我修养 Zhi Jia Tian Mi Shui志嘉田米水Urban2.1M WordsOngoing A.I. elite trainer Gu Yuming unexpectedly woke up in Chen Dazhu’s body, transmigrating back to Jiazhou in 1997. He vowed to awaken A.I. in the 1990s! With a lovely wife at home, life was blissfully sweet. A little harem, planting crops, surrealism, a slow pace, humor and comedy, all kinds of role-play, married life, a love story, a satisfying business-building tale, large A.I. models, and later, stockpiling supplies on an A.I.-run deserted island 322Reads—Score—14d adds

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This book was the one I read during the most frustrating moments.

246 我 My Wife Wields Her Birthmark as a Weapon 我媳妇用胎记当武器 Rain Curtainkiss Mortal Life雨幕kiss浮生Urban693k WordsCompleted #Tomato Novel #My Wife Uses Her Birthmark as a Weapon #Mechanical God of Another World In the first fifty chapters, the protagonist finds a wife early on and adopts a child with the Law attribute. They plant a tree in the universe, its roots of law expanding as the essence of the world takes shape. Starting in the next fifty chapters, their daughter creates another world, the Primordial Wilderness begins, and civilizations of magic and immortal cultivation flourish as silicon-based life forms as 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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Undoubtedly, undoubtedly, undoubtedly.