Short Tragedies That’ll Make You Cry! 短篇虐文，虐哭的那种！

1. 301 溺 Drowning in a Whirlpool of Tenderness 溺于温柔漩涡 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted Yan Shumei: A freelance illustrator and a textbook drama queen. It's not that she's bad, she's just afraid. Afraid of being abandoned, she starts fights first, pushes people away first, and covers herself in thorns. Qi Yanxu: Three years younger, and a doctoral student. He seems gentle and easy to handle, but beneath that he's stubborn and passionate. When he's jealous, he goes quiet. When he's tired, he'll say so. But he has never once thought of letting go. They've weathered a smashed glass on 53Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 302 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 3.3kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 耗 After Five Years of Love, I Finally Let Go of the Quagmire 耗尽五年情深，终是放过泥沼 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted After five years of pouring my heart into love, I finally walked away from the mire. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 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 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 烬 Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ashen Moon 烬月囚栀 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮36k WordsCompleted Caged Gardenia Beneath the Ember Moon 34Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 前 After My Ex-Wife Left With Nothing, She Forced Me to Divide Our Assets Again and Wanted Me to Raise Another Man’s Child 前妻净身出户后，逼我重分财产，还想让我养别人的孩子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After my ex-wife walked away with nothing, she forced me to divide our assets again and even wanted me to raise someone else's child. 339Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 溺 Drowning in Deep Blue, I Met You 溺于深蓝遇见你 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮9k WordsCompleted Lost in the Deep Blue, I Found You 13Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 那 There, the Lights Shine Bright 那里，灯火通明 He Liu詥珋Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted The guests beneath the stage were buzzing with speculation, glancing around and trying to guess which table the apology was meant for. Liang Ziyou's seat, however, was hidden behind a screen, so no one noticed her... But now, the tears in Liang Ziyou's eyes could no longer be held back. The story goes back more than a decade... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 我 I Found My Wife’s Secret on My Son’s Sports Watch 我在儿子的运动手里表发现了老婆的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I Discovered My Wife's Secret in My Son's Sports Watch 20Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 新 I Just Bought a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex 新车刚提，交警是我前男友 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮22k WordsCompleted I Just Got a New Car, and the Traffic Cop Is My Ex-Boyfriend 20Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 80Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 他 He Can't Stop Spoiling the Green Tea Girl, So I Turn Around and Reclaim My Place at Home 他宠绿茶上瘾，我转身家门归位 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Urban11k WordsCompleted He can't stop doting on his scheming sweetheart, so I turn around and reclaim my place in the family. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 洛 Luo Seling 洛斯秢 He Liu詥珋Modern Romance460k WordsOngoing Luo Siming lives in a villa near the Secret Garden Estate. The house belongs to her family. After giving birth and finishing her month of postpartum confinement, she returned to her family home with her son, and has been living there for a year now... She works at the Secret Garden Estate, which is just down the main road from her house! The owner is an extremely mysterious person of rather unusual status. Almost none of the employees, including the managers, have ever seen them in person. Even 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 求 On the Day He Proposed, His Fiancée Told Her Boss, “Let Him Take the Fall. He’s Honest and Easy to Fool” 求婚当天，未婚妻对上司说：让他接盘吧，他老实好骗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted On the day I proposed, my fiancée told her boss, “Let him take over. He’s honest and easy to fool.” 497Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Best Friend and I Became the Richest Women in the Capital 穿越后，我和闺蜜卷成了京城首富 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated, my best friend and I hustled our way to becoming the richest people in the capital. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 结 The Night Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée in a Hotel Suite 结婚前夜，我在酒店套房撞见未婚妻 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The night before our wedding, I caught my fiancée in a hotel suite. 137Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 317 学 The Top Student Favors Me, as I Chase the Wind to the Summit 学神偏爱，等我追风登顶 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted The Top Student Favors Me, So Watch Me Chase the Wind and Reach the Summit 18Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 霜 Frost and Snow Blanket Chang’an 《霜雪满长安》 Zi OoO Qi梓OoO柒12k WordsCompleted Frost and Snow Blanket Chang’an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short angst stories

19. 319 妻 My Wife Smells Divine, and I’m Losing My Nerve 妻子很香，我很心慌 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My wife smells so good, but I’m freaking out. 219Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 枯 Fragrance from a Cold Hearth: The Abandoned Daughter Crowns the Capital with Her Beans 枯灶生香：弃女凭豆冠京华 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Fragrance from a Cold Stove: The Cast-Off Daughter Claims the Capital with Her Beans 8Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 老 My Wife Had Twin Boys, but Only One Is Mine 老婆生了一对双胞胎儿子，但只有一个是我的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My wife gave birth to twin boys, but only one of them is mine. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 322 错 Wrongfully Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Tormented Me 错嫁妈宝男，被婆家磋磨的那些年 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wrongly Married to a Mama's Boy: The Years My In-Laws Made My Life Miserable 8Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 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 1kReads8.0Score131Shelves

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    The third book is from modern times, while the others are from ancient times.

24. 324 老 My Wife Brought Home a Male Dog and Won’t Let Me Get Rid of It. Then I Discovered Her Secret 老婆捡回家一只公狗不让我送走，我发现了她的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted My wife brought home a male dog and wouldn’t let me get rid of it. Then I discovered her secret. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 325 云 At Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 云栖山野，恰逢君至 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮8k WordsCompleted In the Wilds of Yunqi Mountain, I Happened to Meet You 9Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 326 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? 151Reads8.4Score—Shelves
27. 327 婚 On Our Wedding Day, I Gave My Wife a Grand Surprise 婚礼当天，我送老婆一份大礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted On our wedding day, I gave my wife a very special gift. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 相 Do We Really Hate Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 相看两厌？我们背地里双向暗恋 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮6k WordsCompleted Can't Stand the Sight of Each Other? We're Secretly in Love 14Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 老 Wife, Are You Still Going to Lie to Me? 老婆，你还要对我说谎吗？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted Wife, are you still going to lie to me? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 全 The Orphan Girl Bullied by the Whole Village, Yet Cherished by Every Court Official 全村欺辱的孤女，竟得朝臣满心偏爱 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮7k WordsCompleted The orphan girl bullied by the whole village unexpectedly wins the wholehearted affection of the court officials. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 你 If You Leave, I’ll Miss You Most 你若离去最相思 A Strong Wind Late in the Day晚来风急Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Years later, the people of Yucheng still treated that scandalous tale of the wealthy as a favorite topic of idle conversation. A shrewd woman from the streets had clawed her way to the top and become the pampered wife of a ridiculously rich man. She was addicted to gambling and had once racked up ten million in gambling debts. She was vulgar and flashy, a notorious social butterfly. And yet Gu Hansheng still doted on her. Until this wicked woman of the century dug her own grave and caused th 1.6kReads8.9Score148Shelves

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    There's no limit to how heart-wrenching it can get.

32. 332 替 The Substitute 替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted Substitute 799Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are a few books worth checking out; they're well-written.

33. 333 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are quite torturous for me.

34. 334 无 Invalid Gift 无效赠与 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Invalid Gift 653Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories that make you cry

35. 335 全 My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 全家玄门大佬，而我唯物主义 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 13Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 当 When the Free Nanny Starts Charging 当免费保姆开始收费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted When the Free Housekeeper Starts Charging 6Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 婚 After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 婚检报告曝光后，我成了全城罪人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 11Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 老 My Husband Wants Me to Donate Bone Marrow to My Stepson 老公让我给继子捐骨髓 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Husband Asked Me to Donate Bone Marrow to My Stepson 530Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 339 5 My 58-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Is Pregnant with a Posthumous Child 58岁高龄的婆婆怀上了遗腹子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Completed My 58-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Is Pregnant with a Posthumous Child —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 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

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    I cried while reading all of these books, probably because I'm easily moved to tears. The first one, which I thought was a love letter, turned out to be a suicide note; it was so heartbreaking.

41. 341 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Test Results 婆婆偷晒孕检单后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Checkup Results 55Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 老 My Husband Traded My Luck to Shield His First Love from Disaster 老公换我气运给他初恋挡灾 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Husband Traded My Good Fortune to Shield His First Love from Disaster 23Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 343 车 After the Car Accident, My Boyfriend Married the Person Who Bullied Me 车祸后，男朋友娶了霸凌我的人 Cang Ze仓择Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted After the Car Accident, My Boyfriend Married the Person Who Bullied Me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angst-filled story, finished quickly.

44. 344 星 No More Fireworks Beneath the Stars 星辰下再无烟火 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted "Rekindled love + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + devoted 1v1 romance + angst" After Xu Yan was abandoned by her birth mother, she became Xiang Xingchen's adoptive sister, though they shared no blood. From then on, the seeds of his secret love for her began to sprout. The back seat of his bicycle was hers alone. While she slept, he secretly asked her, “You're the girl I liked at first sight. When we grow up, will you be a good girl and marry me?” He told her she had never bee 493Reads7.3Score103Shelves

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    Both of these books are heart-wrenching from beginning to end. In the first one, a young life ends at the age of 26, and the girl the male protagonist waited for for 13 years still leaves him in the end. I cry every time I read it. The second one is a rebirth novel. In her previous life, the female protagonist killed the male protagonist and was reborn to atone for her sins, suffering endless torment. She thought the male protagonist hated her to the bone, but she didn't know that everything was a long-planned scheme by him.

45. 345 重 Reborn: Heartache Is Proof That I Love You 重生心痛是爱你的证明 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Both Reborn + Past and Present Lives + Both Pure (The heroine seeks atonement, and the hero pursues his wife through hell) This world is a mix of truth and lies, but heartache never lies. The two nations went to war, destroying families and killing loved ones. Lin Qian went from the ninth princess of Dongzhou, innocent of worldly affairs, to an orphan. To take revenge, she approached Prince Huo Yunshen, second only to the ruler of Xiliang, under the guise of a songstress. On their wedding day, s 154Reads8.1Score—Shelves
46. 346 殿 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 Carefree Little Drunk小酒轻狂Ancient Romance51k WordsCompleted The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 422Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    There's one book with a low rating, but it's very heart-wrenching; the others are all pretty much the same, very heart-wrenching!

47. 347 假 The Fake Heiress Tells Me to Be Generous, So I Throw a Ghost at Her 假千金劝大度，我反手朝她丢只鬼 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead] [Unhinged] [爽文] [No CP] [The animated series is out! If you're interested, go check it out!] After transmigrating, Shi Qing thinks she's landed in a story about a real and fake heiress, and that she's the real heiress everyone despises. But as soon as she steps outside, she locks eyes with a ghost... Does this world really go that hard? ☸ Transported to a world overrun by ghosts, Shi Qing gets her hands on a space-time shop. With all the treasures she trades for there, s 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    These two books are the most heart-wrenching ones I've ever read. They made me cry.

48. 348 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score153Shelves

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    Super good! You won't be able to stop watching once you start, you definitely shouldn't miss it. 🌳🌳🌳① The male lead's sister died saving the female lead. The male lead blames the female lead, tormented by a mix of love and hate. He forces the female lead to social engagements right after her abortion, and in the end, he marries someone else. The female lead, suffering from severe depression, commits suicide by jumping off a building! 🍃🍃🍃② For six years of marriage, he only used her and played along, all for the sake of bringing down the Zhou family! In her most miserable moment, he threatened to leave her with nothing. Finally, he discovers that her father was protecting that dirty secret for the sake of the Ji family, while he himself orchestrated her family's destruction! When he finally finds her, she's nothing more than a corpse six weeks pregnant…

49. 349 魂 Haunting My Dreams 魂牵梦萦 When You Think of Home当君怀归日Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted He was the moon in the heavens, hanging high and bright. She thought she could carefully guard this secret seed of love and keep it from sprouting, but day after day spent together had allowed it to grow into a towering tree. When her love became bone-deep and impossible to suppress, she had no choice but to reach out and bring the divine one down to earth. 8.5kReads9.1Score617Shelves
50. 350 皇 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 Jin Xihexi金汐何西Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.6kReads8.3Score159Shelves

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