Short Tragic Novels, Absolutely Heartbreaking 短篇虐文，特别特别虐

1. 401 爱 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 A Lady一个娘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 175Reads6.7Score—Shelves
2. 402 知 After Learning My True Identity, He Broke Down in Tears! 知道我真实身份后，他痛哭流涕！ I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山42k WordsCompleted After learning my true identity, he burst into tears! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 天 You Don't Love Angels? No Matter, the Villainess Has Arrived 天使你们不爱？没关系恶女降临了 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Mystery21k WordsCompleted This is a short story!! [Sweet on the outside, ruthless within + villainess + wicked woman + revenge on scumbags + second male lead takes the lead] After being pushed off a cliff by the man she loved shortly after their wedding, the innocent Yue Li is reborn and discovers that her life was built on an enormous lie... When the angel is gone and the villainess descends, everyone who bullied, deceived, or used her will pay the price. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 余 The Rest of My Life Is You 余生皆是你 Xia Xiaosu夏小苏Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted It wasn’t until the moment she was shoved in front of a bullet meant for the woman he loved that Yan Xi finally believed she truly meant nothing to him… She had risked everything and given him all she had, but all he gave her in return was endless pain. He used her as a human shield for that woman and trampled all over her feelings. He even used her, pregnant with his child, to trade for his kidnapped fiancée. As she hung beneath the blazing sun, waiting for the organization to execute her, he w 275Reads6.1Score—Shelves
5. 405 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Woke My Husband from His Coma 新婚夜，我让植物人老公苏醒了 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + winning her back after breaking her heart + age gap + sweet romance + scheming male lead] Her older sister was suffering from kidney failure and urgently needed money for a transplant. Jiang Yawei swallowed her pride and went home to beg her scumbag father to pay for the surgery, only to catch her boyfriend of three years kissing Jiang Feifei, her half-sister. Her father and stepmother seized the chance to hold her sister’s life-saving money over her head, forcing her to 1.9kReads—Score145Shelves
6. 406 京 The Capital’s Power Player, His Wife’s One and Only 京圈大佬，独宠娇妻 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, deep love later + sweet romance + scheming male lead + regretful groveling + age gap] Su Tong never imagined her own father could be so blinded by greed that he’d use her as a bargaining chip and heartlessly send her to the bed of Gu Tingshen, a powerful figure in the capital’s elite circles. Gu Tingshen was notorious among the capital’s elite for being abstinent and calculating, intensely controlling, cold, domineering, and sharp-tongued. Everyone treated him with awe and fear. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 迷 In Love With Rainbow Candy 迷恋彩虹糖 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山20k WordsCompleted Infatuated with Rainbow Candy 5Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 缅 Back from Northern Myanmar, I Marry a Beijing Tycoon 缅北归来，我嫁给京圈大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage + Powerful Tycoon’s Relentless Pursuit + Sweet Age-Gap Romance] After her boyfriend betrays her, Li Shiqi is sold to northern Myanmar. In her darkest hour, she happens upon Mu Tingye, the capital’s most powerful business tycoon, and only then manages to escape. Having fled a living hell, she is instead forced into marriage by the aloof, celibate business magnate. At first, Mu Tingye only wants to keep her under his thumb. But before long, he falls head over heels and spoils her 218Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 玛 Margaret 玛格瑞特 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山30k WordsCompleted Margaret 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 你 You Once Warmed a Spring 你曾暖过一季春风 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Love someone with your heart, not your head! 36Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I just finished watching this, and honestly, it was quite heart-wrenching. The female lead also suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and when the truth was revealed later, I cried a lot. It was really...

11. 411 我 My Dad Wants Me to Be a Simp, But I'm a Woman! 我爹逼我做舔狗，可我是女的啊！ I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Ancient Romance24k WordsCompleted My dad’s forcing me to be a simp, but I’m a woman! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 月 Moonlit Shadows, Clear as a Dream 月影浮生，清如梦 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒8k WordsCompleted Moonlight on a Floating Life, Clear as a Dream 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good angst novel. The female and male leads deeply love each other but are separated by a blood feud. The female lead ultimately chooses to leave forever, which is quite heartbreaking. If you like this kind of story, you can check it out. [Added to bookshelf][Already added to wishlist]

13. 413 姐 Sister Queens: Becoming Kings and Emperors 姐妹双王，成王成皇 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Ancient Romance34k WordsCompleted Twin Sisters, Two Queens: One Becomes a King, the Other an Emperor 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 穿 After Transmigrating Into Journey to the West, I PUA'd Tang Sanzang! 穿进西游后，我把唐僧PUA了！ I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山Female-Channel Fanfiction40k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into Journey to the West, I PUA’d Tang Sanzang! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 错 A Lost Love, a Broken Dream 错失的爱成碎梦 Fifth Young Master伍家公子Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A Love Lost, a Dream in Pieces 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It must be quite heart-wrenching.

16. 416 重 Reborn, I Outsmart My Husband's Consort 重生后我智斗侧妃 Fifth Young Master伍家公子Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Outsmart the Side Consort 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 打 Face-Slapping My Ex: The Rich Young Master's Counterattack 打脸前任:豪门少爷的反击 Fifth Young Master伍家公子9k WordsCompleted Face-Slapping My Ex: The Young Master’s Comeback 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 初 Early Summer Breeze, Love Watched Over in Our Youth 初夏若风，青春里的爱情守望 Fifth Young Master伍家公子9k WordsCompleted Early Summer Breeze, Love’s Vigil in Youth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 我 The One I Love Is My Childhood Friend 我爱的人是发小 Fifth Young Master伍家公子9k WordsCompleted The One I Love Is My Childhood Friend —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 我 My Republic-Era Story 我的民国故事 Fifth Young Master伍家公子Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted My Story in the Republic of China Era 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 入 I Joined the Death Library, Where My Coworkers Cut Their Wrists to Write Before Work 入职生死图书馆，同事上班先割腕放字 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗25k WordsCompleted I Joined the Life-and-Death Library, Where My Coworkers Cut Their Wrists to Write Before Starting Work —Reads—Score—Shelves

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22. 422 我 I’ve Never Died, Yet I Recognized My Own Body Collector at the Funeral Home 我从未死过，却在殡仪馆认出我的收尸人 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗24k WordsCompleted I've never died, yet I recognized the person who collected my body at the funeral home. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 九 Back to ’97: I Called My Poor Uncle, and the Entire Factory’s Leadership Stood at Attention 九七回档：我给穷舅打电话，全厂领导立正站好 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Back to 1997: I called my poor uncle, and every factory leader snapped to attention 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 夜 The Night Shift Group Calls the Dead: The New Mortician Is Mine 夜班群遗体点名：新来的化妆师归我 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗24k WordsCompleted Roll Call for the Dead in the Night-Shift Chat: The New Makeup Artist Is Mine 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 徒 My Disciple Tried to Steal the Credit, Sacrificing an Entire Building's Worth of Lives to Me 徒弟为抢功，拿一栋楼的人命给我献祭 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗22k WordsCompleted To Steal Credit, My Disciple Sacrificed the Lives of Everyone in a Building to Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 末 Seventy-Degree Apocalypse: I Chewed Ice While Watching My Husband Bake to Death 末日70度，我啃冰块看老公活活晒干 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗13k WordsCompleted The Apocalypse Hits 70 Degrees. I Chew on Ice While Watching My Husband Get Baked Alive 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 小 At My Sister-in-Law's Wedding, My Husband Offered My Life as Her Wedding Gift 小姑子大婚，我的命是老公送她的新婚礼 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance34k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law’s Wedding Gift Was My Life, Courtesy of My Husband 13Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 扶 My Husband Worships His Sister: My Sister's Coming, So You and Your Mom Can Get Out 扶姐狂魔老公：我姐要来，你和你妈滚蛋 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted A Husband Who Worships His Sister: My Sister Is Coming, So You and Your Mom Can Get Lost —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 他 He Called Our Wedding a Buyout, So I Moved My Assets Overnight 他说婚礼是收购，我连夜转移财产 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance29k WordsCompleted He Said the Wedding Was an Acquisition, So I Transferred My Assets Overnight 132Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 寄 I Sent 2.78 Million Home, and Mom Bought My Brother a BMW 寄278万回家，妈转头给弟买了宝马 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted I Sent Home 2.78 Million, and Mom Turned Around and Bought My Brother a BMW 7Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 六 He Played Dead Every Lunar New Year for Six Years, So I Kicked Down His Bathroom Door 六年春节他装死，我一脚踹开他的厕所门 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted For Six Years, He Faked Being Dead During Lunar New Year. I Kicked Open His Bathroom Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 师 After My Junior Sister Was Murdered, the Demon Lord's Blood Within Me Awakened 师妹被害后，我体内魔尊的血觉醒了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After My Junior Sister Was Killed, the Blood of the Demon Lord Within Me Awakened 15Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 老 After My Husband Cheated, The 老公出轨后，我和小三的“爸爸”成了连襟 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Became Family by Marriage with My Mistress's "Dad" 21Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 她 After She Died, Lord Bo Knelt Before Her Tombstone and Cried Like a Dog 她死后，薄爷跪在墓碑前哭成狗 Lu Jinye陆尽野Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Six years ago Qiao Yu was a pampered, spoiled heiress who had never lifted a finger around the house. Bo Hanshi was a poor, lonely, and aloof scholar from a humble family, wearing a cheap white shirt. Six years later Qiao Yu is a single mother struggling to make ends meet, humble and alone. Bo Hanshi is a distinguished figure on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, elegant and peerless. When they meet again, his eyes bloodshot, he presses close to her ear and says bitterly, “Qiao Yu, I 29.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    😍😘😘This is the most touching angst novel I've ever read. It doesn't explicitly mention angst, yet every word cuts to the bone. The female lead's love for the male lead is unforgettable, and his indifference foreshadows her later heartbreak. Just when the male lead wants to propose, 🤪🤨🤨 the female lead jumps into the sea. It was so heartbreaking, I couldn't stop crying. Both the male and female leads suffer unrequited love; neither is entirely at fault.

35. 435 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
36. 436 交 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人，回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are several highly-read and heart-wrenching stories that I highly recommend.

37. 437 结 A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée and Her Best Friend in a Hotel Secret 结婚前一个月，我在酒店撞见未婚妻和她闺蜜的秘密 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Sharing a Secret with Her Best Friend at a Hotel 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 438 清 My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreigner. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle 清纯老婆出轨老外，原因竟是老公太温柔 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreign Man. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 第 The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 第十八次想离婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅25k WordsCompleted The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 5Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 440 失 After Losing My Job, I Left with Nothing. Now My Ex-Wife Begs Me to Remarry Her 失业后，我净身出户，前妻跪求复婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted After Losing My Job, I Left With Nothing, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Remarry Her 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 同 After the Class Reunion, She Knelt and Begged Me Not to Divorce Her 同学聚会后，她跪着求我别离婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted After the Class Reunion, She Begged Me on Her Knees Not to Divorce Her 34Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 出 I Regret Studying Abroad 出国留学我后悔了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅25k WordsCompleted I Regretted Studying Abroad 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 我 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 被 A Receptionist Took Me for a Fool, So I Made a Fortune. Now She’s in Tears, and I Tell Her to Get Lost 被女接待当凯子耍，我逆袭神豪，她眼含热泪我让她滚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted A hostess tried to fleece me, so I rose to become a tycoon. She had tears in her eyes, but I told her to get lost. —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 胖 The Fat Boy's Secret Crush 胖子的暗恋 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林15k WordsCompleted The Fat Guy's Secret Crush 813Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a very angsty story; you'll know once you read it.

46. 446 其 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林18k WordsCompleted I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 442Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 再 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷，下一辈子也不要见了 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 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 656Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short tragic stories

49. 449 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? 98Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 863Reads—Score—Shelves

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