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

1. 401 魅 The Fragrant Temptation: The Zhang Family’s Past 魅香劫：张家往事 Old Tree by the Mulberry桑下老树Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Scented Temptation: The Zhang Family’s Past —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 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
3. 403 糊 A Foolish Mother: A Life Ruled by the Bride Price 糊涂妈妈：被彩礼左右的人生 Old Tree by the Mulberry桑下老树6k WordsCompleted A Clueless Mother: A Life Ruled by the Bride Price —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 快 Quick Transmigration: It’s Hard Being the Devoted Male Supporting Character 快穿之深情男配不好当 Holding a Lantern, Gazing at the Moon提灯望月Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted [Sweet Main Story + Angsty Mini-Worlds + Over-the-Top Drama + Redemption + Mutual Devotion] Lin Yixiu transmigrates into mission worlds as the villainous male supporting character, as usual. However, after the System is infected by a virus, Lin Yixiu is forced to play the devoted male supporting character instead. Lin Yixiu thinks he’s following a tragic ending where patience and quiet devotion earn him points to go home. In reality, this quick transmigration has been Xu Qinian’s plan to save hi 391Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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   Once you enter the world of angst-filled novels, sweet stories become a thing of the past!

5. 405 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
6. 406 总 My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Divorce! 总裁老婆成首富，我咋办，离婚！ Blossoming Fragrance朵朵花香11k WordsCompleted My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Get a Divorce! 4.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, tragic story, bad ending, heartbreaking to the core.

7. 407 雾 Curse of the Hidden Mist Village: Traces Lost in the Dark 雾隐村之咒：暗夜迷踪 Old Tree by the Mulberry桑下老树Mystery9k WordsCompleted The Curse of Hidden Mist Village: Traces Lost in the Dark of Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 我 You're All I See Out of the Corner of My Eye 我的余光中都是你 Qu Zhi曲执Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted In her second year of high school, Lin Wan was hard to like: withdrawn and insecure. Besides her good grades and pretty face, she had no other redeeming qualities. Yet somewhere she couldn't see, a boy had been in love with her all along. In his second year of high school, Fu Chenzhou was handsome, came from a good family, had great grades, and played basketball. He was one of the most famous students at their school. But he had a secret: he had liked Lin Wan for a long time. An angsty school ro 38Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   The crying scene is both beautiful and heartbreaking.

9. 409 被 I Tried to Escape After a Possessive Puppy-Like Guy Got His Claws Into Me 被偏执小狼狗缠上后我逃了 A Tangerine Candy一颗橘子糖Two Male Leads754k WordsCompleted [Both pure + one-on-one romance + equal parts sweet and angsty + no female lead + happy ending] Lu Xingye accidentally discovers that the utterly inconspicuous Zhou Xuyan has a crush on him. Stunned to find photos of himself on Zhou Xuyan's phone, he flies into a rage and publicly humiliates him, swearing that even if he grows old alone, he would never have anything to do with Zhou Xuyan. Otherwise, he'll livestream himself eating shit. Later, when he inexplicably falls for Zhou Xuyan, he does e 133Reads9.2Score—Shelves
10. 410 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
11. 411 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
12. 412 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 388Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Died Again 快穿之反派他又死了 Gu Xiaoyao顾逍遥Two Male Leads175k WordsOngoing Xu Yi, an exceptionally unlucky guy, is forced into a career playing villains. The “movie emperor” thinks he has enough talent to win an Oscar single-handedly and that killing the protagonist is a piece of cake, but he keeps failing to complete his missions. Xu Yi: I’m doing my job so diligently, and this is how you treat me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 孽 Wicked Disciple 孽徒 Jiu Xuan Qi Yue九玄七月Two Male Leads611k WordsCompleted After possessing another body and being reborn, he found himself in the frail body of a hopeless invalid. He had no choice but to keep his head down to avoid dying again. Then he picked up a half-demon brat, making his life even more miserable. To make matters worse, the insufferable little brat refused to show any gratitude. “Is this food fit for human beings?” the little brat said haughtily. He rolled his eyes in fury. “Are you even human?” “...” Many years later Supporting his aching back and 305Reads8.8Score100Shelves
16. 416 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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    Highly recommend angst-filled and satisfying stories.

17. 417 美 A Beauty Shouts from a Cave on a Deserted Island: I'm Your Rib! 美女在荒岛洞内喊：我是你的肋骨！ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A beauty cries out from inside a cave on a deserted island: “I’m your rib!” 238Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 宠 The Imperial Favorite 宠监 Pu Sansi蒲三思Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted Xiao Lianzi is a eunuch, a low-ranking servant who quietly minds his own business and sweeps the palace. Then one day, for no apparent reason, he becomes the emperor's personal eunuch. He entered the palace late and has no idea how serving the emperor differs from serving anyone else. He only remembers one rule for surviving in the harem: “The master is heaven, the master is earth. If the master tells you to go east, you must never go west!” The little eunuch knows his place: he's just a servant 6.8kReads9.2Score898Shelves
19. 419 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 122Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 我 My Ex-Wife Is a Yoga Teacher 我的前妻是瑜伽老师 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted My Ex-Wife Is a Yoga Instructor 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't cry when you're tortured, I'll do a handstand on the live stream.

21. 421 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
22. 422 我 My Girlfriend Is Intersex 我的女友是雌雄同体 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is Intersex —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 尴 This Is Awkward: My Ex-Wife Is Getting Married, and I Still Have to Serve at the Wedding 尴尬，前妻结婚我还要去婚宴上端盘子 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted How awkward. My ex-wife is getting married, and I still have to go serve food at her wedding banquet. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 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
25. 425 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
26. 426 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
27. 427 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
28. 428 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
29. 429 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
30. 430 梨 When the Pear Blossoms Fall, Longing Turns to Ash 梨花落，相思烬 Xuan Ran宣染Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted A misunderstanding in their youth made Bai Jinhan hate Chu Lihua to the core. When he returns, he forcefully keeps her by his side, all so he can get even. What he doesn’t know is that she has already given everything for their love... Later, when every pear blossom has fallen and longing turns to sorrow, Chu Lihua slips away without a sound, while Bai Jinhan goes mad in a way that shakes the world... 114Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    They're all angst-filled stories, both modern and historical, and they all made me cry so much. Even someone as sensitive as me cried.

31. 431 闺 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 深 Dreams of Palace Intrigue 深宫斗梦 A Pot of Wine Among the Flowers花间一壶酒Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted All the sacrifices I made, risking my life, were worth less than the radiant smile she gave him when she turned around. 5Reads5.7Score—Shelves
33. 433 3 Shorting My Best Friend at 30X Leverage, My Ex-Girlfriend at 60X 30倍杠杆做空闺蜜，我60倍杠杆做空前女友 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅13k WordsCompleted I shorted my best friend with 30x leverage. I shorted my ex-girlfriend with 60x leverage. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 倾 The Peerless Princess Wants a Divorce 倾世王妃要休夫 Shattered Ice碎碎冰Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted Just when Mo Siling loved him with all her heart, he accused her of coveting wealth and status. The moment she turned away, she became a princess high above him and slapped a divorce letter down in front of him! 5Reads8.0Score—Shelves
35. 435 我 I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 我在深宫当嬷嬷 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted I Work as a Matron in the Imperial Palace 4Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 离 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel and Pay Me Back 离婚时，我让她跪着还 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel to Pay Me Back 6Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 承 Beneath the Bed Curtains 承欢帐 Dudu the Little Penguin小企鹅嘟嘟Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted She was a commoner’s daughter, and he was the exalted emperor. Because she was so beautiful, she was forcibly taken into the Palace of Elegance. After one night of passion, he trapped her for the rest of her life in this bloodsucking imperial harem. [Not a typical plot + the heroine isn’t a helpless flower, and pursues freedom + fictional dynasty + first-person power fantasy] 2.5kReads5.5Score100Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking that people who love each other can't be together.

38. 438 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A classic, highly-rated short story, very enjoyable! [Cool][cool][cool][cool]

39. 439 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.5kReads—Score122Shelves
40. 440 发 After I Discovered My Wife Was Cheating 发现妻子出墙后 King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted After discovering his wife was cheating on him 5kReads—Score106Shelves
41. 441 当 When Time Blossoms into Fireworks 当时光绽放成花火 Nai Nai奈奈107k WordsCompleted When they first met, they saw the desolation in each other: two stubborn, headstrong children, their bare feet on thorns, still gazing toward heaven. In those innocent days, she felt the purest stirrings of love. From then on, she saw no one but him, with his gaze flickering in the darkness, touched by sorrow. Even though she was nothing more than a lowly weed berry, all she wanted was to give everything she had to heal the wound in his heart that would never close. But perhaps he'd forgotten wh —Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This is true torture.

42. 442 对 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 宇 You Are the Best in the Universe 宇宙第一的你 Nai Nai奈奈Modern Romance85k WordsCompleted The crab is peeling my shell, and the notebook is writing me. Countless versions of me fall across the maple leaves and snowflakes, while you think of me. Maybe only if the world is turned upside down will you become what I wish for. Maybe only by turning the world upside down can I set your reflection right! But ever since I was three, you’ve been woven into my life. I wish time could stop forever at that second, yet in an instant the sea of flowers bursts into color, and the old face gives way 17Reads9.2Score—Shelves
45. 445 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Family’s Beloved Little Lucky Star 重生六零团宠小福宝 Red Fish Roe红鱼籽Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Yan Xiaonan is reborn into a poor farming family in a hard-times era, becoming the beloved darling of a family ruled by her grandmother. Her rebirth perk, her golden finger, turns out to be the ability to communicate with the thoughts of plants and animals. The treasures in the mountains all answer to me! Who is that boy so handsome he could make your eyes pregnant at a glance? Turns out I really am a sucker for a pretty face. How about I flirt with him? “I’m Yan Xiaonan. Let’s get acquainted.” 1.9kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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    It feels so good to be the center of attention! 😌 The domineering CEO falls in love with me!

46. 446 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Grandma, Today It's Your Turn to Get Divorced 重生七零：奶，今天轮到您离婚啦 Great Golden Immortal大罗金仙Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the 1970s as a Lucky Little Carp with Space Tens of billions in supplies, serving the country, the family’s darling, adorable child, satisfying story In her previous life, Shen Danluo’s family was harmed by her wicked second uncle, and she avenged them all by herself. Now she has been reborn with a space that can exchange for all kinds of supplies. In this life, she will change everyone’s tragic fate. Take down the worst offenders and punish the scum. Then quietly make a 34.5kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
48. 448 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 449 分 You Want to Split 60,000 with Me? I Started Out Worth 50 Million! 分我六万？我开局身价五千万！ King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted You Only Want to Give Me Sixty Thousand? I'm Worth Fifty Million from the Start! 509Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 许 A Lifetime of Joy, Just for You 许你一生欢喜 Love in the Mortal World红尘爱Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Yu Huan loved Gu Shaoting for ten years. Even knowing there was someone else in his heart, she still married him without hesitation. When their twins were born, one died and the other was switched. Yu Huan was kept in the dark about it all… Then Gu Shaoting and the woman he loved dug out her daughter’s heart to save their illegitimate child, and Yu Huan finally went completely mad… 12Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    It's been sitting on my bookshelf for a long time; I cry every time I read it. [Crying]

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