Angst So Painful It Makes Your Liver Ache 虐文，虐到肝疼的那种

1. 401 沈 Mr. Shen, Stop Torturing Me. Miss Jiang Is Dead, So Burn Some Joss Paper 沈总别虐了，江小姐已死请烧纸 Wan Qiu婉秋Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Hero regrets it until he goes mad + Angsty before the payoff + Real and fake heiresses + Emotional and physical torment + Husband chases his ex in desperation + Obsessive imprisonment] Jiang Chuning was a pampered heiress, a dazzling flower of the capital’s elite circle. Bright and flamboyant, spoiled and willful, she even had two heartthrobs looking out for her. Yet she ended up living a hellish life in the countryside. Only when her birth mother fell seriously ill was she forced to return to 32Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   This is so incredibly cruel!!! [Smiling][Smiling] I'm so angry my liver hurts! It's so cruel it's making me withdrawn.

2. 402 惊 Leaves Fall in Autumn 惊秋落叶 Not a Good Day to Talk今日不宜讲話Modern Romance62k WordsCompleted [Campus Tragedy] [Mutual Secret Crush] Tang Qiu and Pei Jingnian On Ningchuan No. 1 High School's wall of outstanding graduates (its wall of fame), Pei Jingnian took the top spot that year, while Tang Qiu was relegated to the very bottom. "Wasn't Senior Tang Qiu a good student back then? Weren't she and Pei Jingnian the twin stars of the arts and sciences? How did she end up at the bottom?" "She wasn't even on the wall at first. They added her later." "I heard she didn't do very well on her exam 170Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend you go!

3. 403 盛 After Mrs. Sheng's Miscarriage, Mr. Sheng Hand-Copied Buddhist Scriptures Three Thousand Times 盛太太流产，盛总手抄佛经三千遍 No Spending Under the Moon月下不花钱Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + possessive love + groveling redemption + obsessive male lead who grows more forceful + replacement lover + she suffers first, then he does] Jiang Wan has been married to Sheng Lianjue for three years, giving him her whole heart and taking meticulous care of him. In the end, she nearly dies on the operating table. She sees the truth, understands, and lets go. From then on, she’s cold and aloof, with no interest in anyone. On a night of torrential rain, the man, soake 7.3kReads5.4Score548Shelves
4. 404 十 Fifteen Years of Enduring, a Lifetime of Separation 十五年隐忍，换余生别离 Amany Ai MiyeAmany哀弥夜8k WordsCompleted Fifteen years of endurance, traded for a lifetime apart 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It was so heartbreaking; I haven't recovered from watching it for three days.

5. 405 天 A Baby from Heaven Hugs the Tyrant CEO and Calls Him Daddy 天降萌宝，抱着霸总叫爹地 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Adorable Baby Brings His Parents Together, and the CEO Dad Makes It Official [Angsty Romance + Adorable Baby + Reunion After Years Apart + The Husband’s Road to Redemption] When she was ten, her family fell into decline, and she became the nominal “younger sister” of Han Bei, heir to the Han family. To her, Han Bei was her first love, the person she cherished most. But when she turned twenty, he got drunk and kissed her by force. Soon after, he announced his 4.1kReads8.3Score194Shelves

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   A tragic story, so tragic it'll make your liver hurt.

6. 406 他 He Sleeps Beneath the Evening Breeze, I Walk the Righteous Path Alone 他长眠于晚风、我独行于正道 Amany Ai MiyeAmany哀弥夜12k WordsCompleted He Sleeps Beneath the Evening Breeze, While I Walk the Righteous Path Alone —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 737Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 魂 The Soul Disperses Among the Bluebells 魂散风铃草 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨6k WordsCompleted A Soul Dispersed, Bluebells in the Wind 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

9. 409 通 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Snow on the Cold River寒江雪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...” 2.6kReads9.2Score674Shelves
10. 410 别 Dreams in the Garden Villa 别苑寻梦 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Dreams in a Garden Retreat 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 服 Giving In 服软 Mingzhu明珠Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 24.6kReads9.0Score2kShelves
12. 412 总 CEO, Your Wife Says She'll Pay with Her Life 总裁，夫人说她以命相抵了 A Little Green Flower一朵小翠花Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional torment + a repentant husband chasing his wife + younger, possessive obsessive love + tragic ending, no reconciliation] After a car accident, he lost the child he had with his lover. Grieving the loss of his child, Gong Yin blamed it all on Weisheng Luobai. He destroyed her family, crippled her right hand, and ended her path to becoming a champion. Weisheng Luobai, once a gifted young woman who had made a name for herself in the capital, became a servant to his lover. 253Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if you'll have liver pain while reading this, but I certainly did when I was writing it.

13. 413 遗 The Light That Once Shone on Me: Regrets 《那道曾经照亮我的光》遗憾 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Light That Once Shone on Me: Regrets 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 他 He Is an Obsession Beyond This World 他是人间妄想 Tan Qi谈栖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted A bewitching heroine from the mortal world VS a gentle, scheming hero Three years later, she returned to Jincheng with a prestigious family background, a devoted lover, and a pair of adorable twins. Carrying a glass of wine, she smiled radiantly as she mingled at the banquet. But the moment she turned around, he pinned her behind an empty pillar. He was a dim star in the night sky, once the unattainable fantasy she could only gaze at from afar. Now he spoke fiercely in her ear: “You finally came 1.6kReads8.5Score191Shelves
15. 415 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 13kReads8.1Score609Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching!!

16. 416 你 You Cheated First, So Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Divorcing You? 你出轨在先，我离婚你哭什么 Jintang锦棠Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation, "Crimson Gardenia 2", is now open for reservations on Hongguo. Season One, "Crimson Gardenia", is available on Hongguo and Douyin. (Scumbag grovels to win his wife back + powerful male lead swoops in to claim her) (Clear-headed, strong female lead + aloof, secretly passionate heir) Wen Zhiyan has witnessed Shen Jihan’s devotion and experienced his betrayal. She keeps her feelings to herself and tricks him into signing the divorce papers. When the 30-day cooling-off pe 41.7kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    It was so satisfying to watch! [Admiring]

17. 417 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    The male lead suffers. [Period setting + everyday life + emotional turmoil + wealth creation + happy ending] Not a tragic novel. Su Man transmigrated into a rebirth novel with unfinished melodrama... Becoming a lazy, gluttonous, and wicked female supporting character in the late 1970s. The original owner was rescued by an amnesiac big shot in the wilderness. She foolishly lied to him, claiming he was a fugitive and hiding his military ID, and even forced him to become her son-in-law, treating him like a "donkey in the production team" for half a year. In the previous life in the original book, the original owner was rescued by Xing Yu, but then falsely accused him of seeing her naked and insisted on marrying him. She died in childbirth after the marriage. Her cousin, the female lead Su Shiyao, married Xing Yu, but was tormented to death by his inability to forget his deceased wife. The original female lead is reborn, and the original owner again clings to Huo Yuanzheng, the military big shot who saved her. The transmigrated woman evades the schemes of the reborn woman and the original male protagonist Xing Yu's attempts to win her over, while simultaneously racking her brains to make money with Huo Yuanzheng. In their daily life living under the same roof, she carefully hides a gambling machine, but he gradually discovers that this once lazy and gluttonous woman is different. He begins to pursue her...

18. 418 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 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    Tomato Trio

19. 419 许 Make a Wish to Forget You 许一个愿忘记你 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance72k WordsCompleted Tong Anhao says everyone has a unique scent. So, in order to become like her, the white rose in Fu Jinyan's heart, Tong Anhao changes her own scent little by little, day after day, under the guise of being a perfumer. All for the warmth of one smile from him. But as she grows more and more like her, Tong Anhao despairs: a grave will always stand between her and happiness, the grave of Tong Weian! 481Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    These books are so incredibly moving, I cried so much! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying] Sisters, let's all cry together! The first few books were better, but the last two were terrible. [Crying][crying][crying][crying] The first book was heart-wrenching; even some men cried while reading it. [Laughing and crying emoji] The second book was really angsty at the beginning, but it got better later. The author, surnamed Fu, really knows how to make people cry. [Crying] The third book, I really cried so much at the beginning, [almost crying] and it's by the same author as the second and fourth books. In the fourth book, author Lao Qi maintained his consistent performance. The fifth book was truly heartbreaking; the female lead never forgave the male lead in the end. The sixth book, I bet many of you cried while reading it [crying]. It broke my heart. I'm saving it for last for my sisters.

20. 420 我 I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of Your Lawful Wife 我以正妻之名为你证婚 Qingqiu Nanzhu青丘南烛41k WordsCompleted I Bear Witness to Your Wedding in the Name of Your Legal Wife 5.9kReads—Score75.9kShelves

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    This book is quite heart-wrenching.

21. 421 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves

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    This book is incredibly moving; it made me cry.

22. 422 我 I Love You, and I’m Guilty 我爱你，我有罪 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoran says: “My feelings run too deep. If I’m alive but can’t hold you, I’ll go mad.” Everyone has something they can’t let go of. For Tang Xiaoran, it’s Shen Muyan. Tang Xiaoran is too single-minded. Her devotion turns into an obsession, and obsession hurts both the person who holds it and the person it’s directed at. … Shen Muyan says: “Good riddance to that woman. Let’s go have a drink to celebrate.” But when he’s drunk, he asks his friend, “Did I miss something really important?” “Yes 1.2kReads7.0Score100Shelves
23. 423 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
24. 424 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
25. 425 繁 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 Ginger Candy姜糖Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score105Shelves

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    The female lead is brutally tortured to the point of having her entire family wiped out by the two male leads—a pinnacle of realistic angst-filled novels. It's not the kind where the male lead is a living devil who sweetly torments the female lead; it's genuinely merciless and ruthless! The impact is powerful!

26. 426 那 Those Years, Those Letters, and the Woman I Never Met 那些年，那些信，那个素未谋面的她 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影16k WordsCompleted Those Years, Those Letters, That Woman I’d Never Met —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short, angst-filled story is finished; it was so painful to read.

27. 427 她 Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 她的世界只有七秒 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Her World Lasts Only Seven Seconds 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 蘑 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 I Am Ten Yuan吾乃十元钱Male-Channel Fanfiction179k WordsCompleted Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves
29. 429 第 The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 第101个晴天娃娃 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影7k WordsCompleted The 101st Sunny-Day Doll 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 原EN Genshin Impact: Nine Lifetimes of Endless Erosion 原神：九世轮回，我经历无数磨损 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Anime Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Teyvat, Xiuyuan learns that the System requires him to experience nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In his first life, he becomes Hu Tao's grandfather. He teaches her manners, responsibility, and how to write limericks. “Once Grandpa is gone... remember to eat well... and sleep in your coffin less... Coffins are cold, and you'll catch a chill...” “Be good... Xiao Tao, smile more. When you smile... you really are beautiful...” In his second life, he awakens the se 8.2kReads9.7Score1.1kShelves
31. 431 下 A Home in the Next Life 下一世的家 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Home in the Next Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 最 One Last Time, I Want You to See a Sunny Day 最后一次，我想让你看看晴天 Light and Shadow Passing By浮光过影Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted One Last Time, I Want You to See a Sunny Day 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 李 Mr. Li, This Is Where We Part Ways 李先生，我们就到这了 Meow Big White喵大白Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Tragic romance] + [No getting back together after the breakup] A car accident changes the fate of two people. She is just about to achieve a fairy-tale romance, and his cold heart is just about to melt for her. Then, in an instant, everything returns to square one. They become enemies, and their love collapses in a moment. What twists of fate await them now… 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys all ache; a cruel and abusive love affair in a wealthy family rages on Ling Xin!

34. 434 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Torture, torture, torture relentlessly

35. 435 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 5.2kReads—Score242Shelves

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    This one! Incredibly angsty! Heart-wrenching! First comes the torture, then the catharsis – so satisfying and cathartic! A classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" story, a female-centric power fantasy. The heroine is relentlessly tortured in the beginning, then the male lead suffers terribly later, leaving him filled with regret. The writing is concise and fast-paced, brutally cruel, and incredibly satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!

36. 436 烂 A Rose in Full Bloom 烂熟红玫瑰 Fireworks in Peach Moon烟花桃月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After her father died a tragic death, her mother remarried, and her younger brother was saddled with enormous debts, Jiang Li had no choice but to climb into Xiao Yanzhi's car on that rainy night. She did everything she could to please him, thinking she could win his favor. Only later did she learn that Xiao Yanzhi was cold and heartless. In the blink of an eye, he had found someone new. That young girl was soft and sweet, just like Jiang Li used to be. So he liked innocent girls. Later, she wat 276Reads7.9Score100Shelves

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    I'm about to cry! This is so cruel! It really tormented me in every way, every single chapter is heartbreaking, I'm crying so much 😭

37. 437 虐 Tortured Love: His Love Is Suffocating 虐恋：他的爱很窒息 The Utterly Genuine Totora千真万确的托托拉Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted After the chairman of Longcheng Group dies in an accident, eldest son Li Sijue inherits the position of CEO. He keeps Mu Qingwan, the daughter of the suspected culprit, imprisoned at his side and abuses her relentlessly to satisfy his hatred. But as time passes and the truth slowly comes to light, he realizes he has been tormenting the wrong person. When he finally lets her go, he discovers that he has fallen deeply in love with her. Faced with Li Sijue’s suffocating love, will Mu Qingwan stay, 1.5kReads6.7Score112Shelves

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    This is so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying]

38. 438 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    Tortured to death ૮꒰ ˃̵͈᷄ ﻌ ˂̵͈᷅ ꒱ა!!

39. 439 快 Quick Transmigration: Has the Tragic Romance Hero Gone Mad Today? 快穿：虐文男主今天疯了吗 Seven-Year-Old Tea茶七岁Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no CP + angst + regret and groveling + faking death to escape + heroine stays in character] In every tragic romance novel, there's always a hapless heroine who gets tormented by the male lead, the second male lead, and the villainess. Even random passersby on the street get to kick her while she's down. Su Can is a top-tier quick transmigration Host. Her mission is to transmigrate into various tragic romance worlds and turn the tables on the scumbag men. At first: The co 882Reads8.3Score108Shelves

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    These are all angst novels.

40. 440 恶 The Wicked Scapegoat Black Moonlight Insists on Playing the Love Triangle Game 恶毒炮灰黑月光偏要拿修罗场剧本 Blending with the Dust and Light离光同尘Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted The whole world tells the lie that it loves me. [Two male leads + both virgins + unhinged yandere + villain + confinement + imprisonment. A stupid, beautiful, venomous, universally adored bottom vs. a cold, aloof, otherworldly top] The self-redemption of a vicious, foolish beauty. Bottom’s POV: At first sight, that man was peerlessly graceful, like an immortal descended from the heavens: noble, beautiful, cool, detached, a perfect gentleman, as pure as jade. No matter how hard you chased after h 212Reads8.3Score—Shelves
41. 441 太 Your Highness, Stop Kissing Me! I'm a Modern Woman 太子殿下别亲了，臣妾是现代人 Golden Starfish金海星Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Dominating, devoted prince] + [Putting vile women in their place] + [Marriage Before Love] + [Extra-sweet romance] “Mm.” Shen Qingdie’s lips trembled as she murmured and slowly woke. She felt freezing cold and had a terrible headache. Looking around, she realized she was in a cave, wearing nothing but a bellyband! What... happened? Why was she in a cave? Hadn’t she fallen into the sea and drowned? Suddenly, a voice as cold as ice came from behind her. Startled, she turned around and discov 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 离 Though Our Souls Part, Never Forget Our Vow to Stay Together 离魂莫忘长相守 Qiu Jizhuoma求吉卓玛Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted May Our Souls Never Part, and May We Stay Together Forever 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's heart-wrenching, liver-wrenching, and bone-deeply torturous!

43. 443 毒 Toxic Love at School 毒染校园虐恋情深 Qiu Jizhuoma求吉卓玛Mystery202k WordsCompleted An apparently ordinary suicide involving a naked corpse at a third-rate university catches the attention of the anti-drug squad. Over the next seven years, in their battle against drug lords, the squad uncovers collusion between senior officials and the criminals, while also rooting out a traitor within its own ranks. The story follows several young women who have just graduated from university. Faced with money, desire, and the hardships of life, how will they choose their fate, and how will th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 被 After Getting Burned by a Fish, This Kitty Faked Its Death and Left 被鱼渣后，猫猫我选择了死遁 What a Big Cabbage好一颗大白菜Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted An audiobook adaptation is available [Dual Male Leads, Faked Death, Win-Him-Back Chase, Dramatic Angst, No Switching Partners, Happy Ending] Li Fugui was a cat. One day, he picked up a fish who could transform into a stunning beauty with fair skin, a slim waist, and long legs. Not only was Li Fugui a cat, he was also a hopeless admirer of pretty faces, and he was instantly smitten with the handsome man. But on the day of their wedding, the beauty left him with one sentence, saying he had never l 6.6kReads9.3Score808Shelves
45. 445 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.7kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
46. 446 听 The Wind Whispers That I Miss You 听风说想你 Chenchen Orange橘子陈陈Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Campus romance (mischievous girl and aloof boy) + urban romance (independent woman x devoted CEO) [reunion after years apart · rekindled love · he chases her after losing her · angsty romance · faithful to each other] Chu Yiyi pursued Gu Tiancheng for three years, persistently and without hiding it. But after he impatiently hung up on her during a phone call, she vanished without a trace. When they meet again, five years have passed. The ordinary girl has become an internationally renowned fashi 476Reads8.6Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A drug enforcement police story, very heart-wrenching.

47. 447 陆 Mrs. Lu, Where Do You Think You’re Running? 陆太太，往哪里逃 Golden Starfish金海星Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted Hello, Mr. Lu. We spotted the young madam at the airport. “Are you sure?” The man's low voice came through the phone! “We're sure!” At that moment, the man was seated at the head of the table in a meeting room at the Dijng Group. He shot to his feet, his long, well-defined fingers gripping his phone tightly. “Stop her!” Three years, woman. You're finally back. Let's see where you can run this time! “Mommy, is my daddy really handsome and rich?” the little child asked in a babyish voice. “Why do 5Reads5.7Score—Shelves
48. 448 夫 After His Wife Miscarried and Divorced Him, the Unhinged CEO Panicked 夫人流产离婚后，疯批总裁他慌了 Rainbow Blossoms彩虹朵朵Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife Chase + Love Rivals + No Reconciliation After the Breakup] [Complete] [The short drama He Regretted It After They Lost Their Child is now streaming] After being forced to have an abortion, Shi Niannian resolutely asks for a divorce. The man scoffs, convinced she is playing hard to get, and agrees without hesitation. Everyone knows Shi Niannian loves Qin Jinchuan to death. No matter how he humiliates her or how much others mock her, she refuses to leave. Qin Jinchuan is certain that with 12.2kReads9.1Score826Shelves
49. 449 塑 Fake Friends, Rumors Debunked Live 塑料队友，在线辟谣 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Win-Back Romance + Rekindled Love + Comeback in the Entertainment Industry + Idol Survival Show + Boy Band + Rivals to Lovers] A sickly beauty with a dark side and a façade that doesn’t match his true self × A clueless, sheltered rich heir who’s as dumb as a puppy Visual vs. ACE “I didn’t! It wasn’t me! Don’t make things up!” At eighteen, Jin He became the visual of a hugely popular boy band and was suddenly living the high life. Wherever he went, he was surrounded by a whole cro 901Reads8.2Score118Shelves
50. 450 全 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 Courtyard of Still Water止水之庭Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.3kReads8.1Score501Shelves

    Reader note

    In the first world, he became the pampered wife of an older, powerful man, who loved his resilient twin brother. In the second world, he became the pampered wife of an arrogant, upper-class prince. Childhood sweethearts for over ten years, he thought it was all settled, but what happened? In the third world, he became the pampered wife of a mysterious feng shui master. He did the laundry, cooked, and showered him with care. But forget holding hands, the master wouldn't even glance at Yan Mo as he walked by. In the fourth world, he became the pampered wife of a top e-sports player. The top player loved the young, arrogant, and incredibly skilled mid-laner on his team. Yan Mo wanted to laugh. "No pain, no gain," he thought, "I've endured year after year."

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