Looking for Heartbreaking Angst!! The Kind That Hurts to the Bone! Angst from Start to Finish, Not a Sweet Moment in Sight 求虐文！！虐到骨子疼！从头虐到尾，一点都不甜的

1. 1001 与 I Had a Secret Affair with My Boss for Three Years. Then She Got Pregnant, and the Whole World Found Out 与女上司地下情三年，直到她怀孕后，全世界都知情了 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪12k WordsCompleted After three years of secretly dating my female boss, the whole world found out when she got pregnant 183Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1002 爆 Explosive! The Undercover Big Shot Has Fallen for Me 爆！卧底大佬他沦陷了 Spring Returns Beneath the Trees林下又见春Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [BE] [BE] [BE] [Undercover police officer in Myanmar × genius doctor with a split personality] [No arguments, misunderstandings, or groveling] [Both leads are devoted only to each other] Myanmar, a rainy night, Guanyuan. A muffled thud came from the backyard. She saw him and glanced over without a trace of emotion. “Disgusting. Throw him out.” Lu Chen froze, then hurriedly spoke up. “I have money. Lots of money.” Su Qingyan stopped and glanced back at the man on the ground. “Take him inside.” .. 139Reads—Score104Shelves

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   This one! Highly recommend!!

3. 1003 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.5kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves

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   Wow, this latest masterpiece features a beautiful woman from the North! Her moist almond-shaped eyes, now lazily gazing at you, exude a gentle, watery charm that perfectly captures the character's essence. The whole story is made even more captivating by her. Don't miss it, start reading now!

4. 1004 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to the Soft and Lovely Beauty's Bad Ends 快穿万人迷：娇软美人be指南 Xiao Huijuan小惠鹃Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [White Lotus Everyone Adores + Delicate Beauty + Utterly Gentle Heartbreaker + Number-One Beauty, So Much Swoon, Everyone Falls for Her at First Sight] A thousand years ago, a little white lotus fairy who had broken the Heavenly Dao’s heart was reborn. She saved a cannon-fodder System that had failed to kill itself, and from then on, she never looked back on the road to punishing scumbags. World One: Romantic, idealistic little fairy VS materialistic tycoon (substitute romance) World Two: Blind 1kReads8.8Score102Shelves
5. 1005 被 Forced to Play Out Six Different Plots 被迫走六种剧情 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Nontraditional, fast-paced cathartic revenge + taming the dog + groveling exes + battlefield of romantic rivals + everyone secretly in love with her + everyone turning into dark, obsessive madmen] Xie An was a professional supporting actress in the modern quick transmigration division. She’d just finished her last assignment when she was told a bug had occurred. Six small worlds had merged, and she had to reload and replay them, completing all six storylines at once in this new plane. She thoug 2.8kReads8.8Score258Shelves
6. 1006 我 I Helped My Wife Reach the Top, but She Fell Apart After I Quit 我扶持妻子上云端，辞职后她却崩溃了。 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪19k WordsCompleted I helped my wife reach the top, but after I quit, she broke down. 93Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1007 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   My book is very angsty, purely angsty. It's a complete tragedy; the tragic ending of Wu Xing, which began forty years ago, was already predetermined, irreversible, and beyond redemption. There's not a single bit of sweetness.

8. 1008 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.5kReads6.5Score191Shelves

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   👉👉Heartbreaking! The couple has a feud between their families; the female lead killed the male lead in her past life, and he deeply loves her. They are both reborn. The female lead humbly atones for her sins, while the male lead appears cold on the surface, but deep down he's afraid of being abandoned by her again, hence his stubbornness and hurtful words.

9. 1009 离 Divorced CEO, Love That Never Fades 离婚总裁，情深不悔 Xiao Ci笑慈Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted At sixteen, she secretly sold her jewelry to pay the hefty tuition fees for the nineteen-year-old him to study abroad. At twenty, he returned from studying in the United States, only to learn that he was the heir to the Tang family of Shenyang. By then, the childhood friend who had weathered so much with him was already by his side. At twenty-one, she learned that family pressure had forced him to break up with his childhood friend. Thinking they might otherwise miss each other for a lifetime, s 1.2kReads7.5Score104Shelves

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   They're all incredibly abusive, not to mention...

10. 1010 死 Five Years After My Death, I Became the Tyrant's White Moonlight 死后第五年，我成了暴君白月光 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance382k WordsCompleted [Resurrected first love VS ruthless emperor left a widower to raise a child alone | Devoted romance + Possessive love + Chasing his wife to the crematorium] Lan Shu was an orphan, living under someone else's roof. Just because Prince Yong looked at her twice, her uncle sent her to his bed, and she became a bird in his cage. After five years together, she heard him say, “She's only a kept woman. She's not worth the trouble.” Lan Shu's heart turned completely cold. When Prince Yong ascended the th 16.3kReads8.5Score1kShelves
11. 1011 江 Jiang Chuze, I Won’t Love You Anymore 江楚泽，我不会爱你了 Xiangli Xiaoxin香梨笑心Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that An Ruoxuan, the beautiful eldest daughter of the An family in Xingdu, chased after the cold-faced young master of the Jiang family in Beicheng from the time they were children. She tried every way she could to cling to him, earning a reputation as his little shadow and a stalker. But then the aloof young master got together with Su Munan, An Ruoxuan's best friend... Eight years later, Jiang Chuze turned around and married An Ruoxuan. She thought she was going to heaven, but i 1.5kReads8.5Score101Shelves
12. 1012 薄 Mr. Bo, We’re Nothing but Strangers Now 薄先生，你我情同陌路 Ji Xiaonuan季小暖Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted [Short Story Contest] After seven years of marriage, she has suffered endless torment at his hands. She has angina and only a year left to live, but he ignores it and plans to marry her younger sister. No one knows she is the real Mrs. Bo. Forced to kneel before her own sister and admit she is a shameless mistress seeking attention, she endures his bloodthirsty sneers and his endless humiliation and trampling of her dignity. After losing her child, she goes mad with despair and leaps from the up 127Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    This book really tormented the female lead; she died in the end. Sigh.

13. 1013 脱 Off the Rails 脱轨 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted No kissing, no sleepovers, no flirting in public... Those are the rules between them. No matter what happens in bed, they must always keep their distance outside it. Yu Huan and Gao Yan have always been good at that. That is, until a new intern joins Yu Huan's law firm, and the newcomer turns out to be Gao Yan's nephew. That's when things start to go off the rails. 66.9kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves

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    🍀🍀This is so heartbreaking! So heartbreaking!! Tears kept flowing, I went through several packs of tissues, it really pierced my heart, I cried my eyes out! My family was disgusted, they couldn't bear to watch [facepalm][facepalm]

14. 1014 替 The Substitute Bride: Ex-Husband, Let Me Go 替罪新娘：前夫，放过我 Cheng Xiyun程习云Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The year Tang Guanguan turned twenty, she became a substitute bride and married Huo Jinbei, a famous business tycoon she had secretly loved for years. On their wedding night, the man gripped her chin with a sinister look, his voice cruel and cold. “Tang Guanguan, why wasn’t it you who died?” She had known from the start that he married her to exact revenge, but she never imagined he could be so ruthless. At last, unable to endure his repeated torment and humiliation, Tang Guanguan could take no 905Reads8.4Score101Shelves
15. 1015 十 A Dream Buried for Ten Years 十年沉梦 Maple Snow Drifting in the Rain枫雪飘霖Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted A twenty-six-year-old soul lives inside a sixteen-year-old body. Su Wan returns reborn to her high school years, carrying the exhaustion, trauma, and regret of the decade to come. Before her are her living, breathing father and her radiant, smiling older sister: the warmth she once longed so desperately to reclaim. The ancient ring from that snowy night is her only link to the past, and it holds all the riddles behind her rebirth. She thinks this will be a lonely journey, until she meets a boy n 12Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1016 裴 Mr. Pei, The Moonlight You Dumped Is Back With Your Daughter 裴总，你甩的白月光带女儿回来了 Cultured Cabbage Head有文化的菜头Modern Romance536k WordsCompleted Both virgins + rekindled love + the male lead pursues his ex at all costs + an aloof beauty goes mad with love After they finish, Pei Lu gets off her and walks naked into the bathroom. Gu Yining lies on the bed for a while before slowly getting her strength back. Doing this first thing in the morning is exactly the sort of thing only he would do... He was the one who insisted on breaking up back then, and now he’s the one clinging to her like a madman. Two years ago, she complained to her best f 4.6kReads6.3Score312Shelves

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    I don't want to accept any more apologies; I want to be treated fairly.

17. 1017 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 11.1kReads8.0Score519Shelves

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    The beginning is incredibly angsty, both leads are virgins, they're secretly married, the male lead is a crazy critic of the prime minister, sharp-tongued but love-obsessed, the female lead is stunningly beautiful, she's pregnant and pregnant at the beginning but fails to escape, the female lead has a fiancé, she's tricked into getting pregnant by the male lead's child, the male lead is indifferent at the beginning and always scares her, the female lead feels insecure and suffers from various pregnancy symptoms, abdominal pain, and threatened miscarriage, she's weak during pregnancy, and is already pregnant with her second child.

18. 1018 婚 A Long Road to Marriage: Mr. Ning's Wife, Tormented by Guilt 婚途漫漫：宁先生的蚀骨罪妻 Mu Chengcheng慕橙橙Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted Also known as When Ning Meets Xia Beneath the Stars. Eight months later, pregnant Xia Xingyao was dragged into prison by Ning Jingchen. He said, “Xia Xingyao, you must pay for your sins! Your child will pay too!” After she was imprisoned, she not only lost her baby, but also her left eye. Before prison, Xia Xingyao had been stubborn and confident. After getting out, she was reduced to someone who lived in the dust, someone anyone could bully! When she finally collapsed lifeless in a pool of bloo 445Reads8.4Score—Shelves
19. 1019 就 Even If This Love Disappeared from the World 就算这份爱恋从世界上消失 Tuo Qiu Wen托秋问Modern Romance65k WordsCompleted All the love in this world, gathered in twelve short stories. Even if that love disappears from the world, it once burned our souls with fierce heat. "Seven Days" "Because of Daishan" "Remember to Translate It Twice" "A Sea Hidden in My Heart" "He Just Doesn't Like You" "Even Their Names Are a Perfect Match" "Pain So Bad I Can't Breathe" "Spring Never Comes" "Oh, the Mist" "A Missing Heartbeat" "I Hear Poetry in the Mist" "Forty-Two Years" 25Reads7.9Score104Shelves

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    There is absolutely no sugar in it.

20. 1020 怀 I Got Pregnant, Then My Husband Returned After Three Years Away 怀孕后，三年未见的老公回来了 Cultured Cabbage Head有文化的菜头Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Male obstetrician ✘ Female psychological counselor] Rekindled love ➕ He pursues her after driving her away ➕ Adorable child makes an appearance ➕ One misunderstanding after another... On the day Qiao Mo and Xiao Zheyan marry on impulse, he's urgently called back and spends the next three years in a laboratory. His mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she asks Qiao Mo to use the sperm Xiao Zheyan previously had frozen to conceive and have a child. But just after Qiao Mo becomes pregnant 3.5kReads9.0Score836Shelves
21. 1021 朗 The Bright Moon Shines on a Warm Homecoming: A Boy's Lifelong Promise to Protect 朗月照暖归：少年一生的守护 Bu Eryan不二言Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted The Luoyang Olympics ended with a haul of honors, but the two of them never got the happy ending they deserved. Their story was never meant to follow the familiar script. She slipped away quietly in the year they loved each other most, then reappeared without a sound when they hated and hurt the most. Yet no matter how much their memories were stripped away, their hearts always raced the moment they saw each other. It was an instinct etched into their very bones. 521Reads—Score106Shelves

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    It's so heart-wrenching for those two little ones! [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

22. 1022 请 My Lord, Grant Me a Lovesick Gu 请君赐我相思蛊 Gu Shisan顾十三Ancient Romance56k WordsCompleted When they were young, Jun Wuye and Yun Ji both believed in love. She once vowed to live and die with him, but love could never overcome schemes and deceit. One misunderstanding, and they were parted for life. Her family was destroyed, her brother was brutally killed, her child miscarried, and both her legs were crippled. “Jun Wuye, did you ever love me at all?” On the city wall, dressed in a wedding gown red as blood, she spoke in a voice full of grief. He slashed her wedding gown with his sword 87Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The first three books are all by Gu Shisan, ancient romance novels with angst. Not a single chapter is sweet; they're incredibly heart-wrenching. Get your tissues ready. The last book is about Li Wenyi and Mo Qinyu; it's not sweet and quite angsty—a modern angst novel.

23. 1023 东 Tokyo: After the Madam Apologized, My Boarding Life Began 东京：太太道歉后，寄宿生活开始 Waiting for a Slash Under the Moon月下等一刀Urban533k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 893Reads6.1Score102Shelves

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    🌹The attention to detail is exceptional. The male lead awakens a beauty system, allowing him to live off women in South Korea—truly reaching the pinnacle of life. In South Korea, looks are incredibly important; the female leads are all oblivious and don't care. [Please follow][Please follow]

24. 1024 敬 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 Gu Shisan顾十三Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 57Reads5.7Score—Shelves
25. 1025 直 Livestreaming in 1937: Our Ancestors Go on a Rampage 直播1937，老祖宗们杀疯了 The Wind Stole My Wig风偷我的假发Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Love of country and family + a beloved little child + livestreams across the ages + famous historical generals + tearjerking and rousing] Three-year-old Ruan Youyou accidentally travels back to 1937, where she comes face-to-face with Japanese invaders amid the raging flames of war. Terrified, she bursts into tears, when a voice suddenly rings in her mind: [Beep! Chinese Realm Guardian System activated!] Sages from every dynasty across the myriad realms witness this land in the grip of suffering 3.3kReads8.4Score409Shelves

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    😭😭😭I cried from beginning to end.

26. 1026 你 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 236Reads8.8Score111Shelves
27. 1027 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score462Shelves

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    [Sobbing][Sobbing][Sobbing][Sobbing] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin to the core. To get revenge, he forced her to donate part of her liver, undergo drug trials, and contract a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who protected her, and destroyed everything she cared about. Shen Nanzhou always believed that Tang Yin loved him deeply. Until years later, when they met again, he saw her with his own eyes, arm in arm with a man whose features resembled his own. Shen Nanzhou went mad.

28. 1028 综 Anime Crossover: I'm Really a Good Guy! 综漫：我真的是纯良！ Don't Want to Wait不想等待Anime Fanfiction249k WordsCompleted “The Ordinary Girl Heroine” + “Rascal Does Not Dream” + “The Quintessential Quintuplets” + “Monogatari” Synopsis below. A soul drifted through time and space for who knows how long, finally transmigrating into the world of Gintama, only to be told he had transmigrated into the wrong world? How could Kamui possibly put up with that? What? A consolation prize lottery draw? Not enough. What? Transmigrate to a world where all the anime universes converge? Sure, right away. 1.4kReads7.5Score121Shelves
29. 1029 爱 Love Is Colder Than Death 爱比死更冷 Summer Glow盛夏微光Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Her father ruined his family for the sake of profit. Years later, he returned for revenge, and she was sold to him to pay off the debt. She thought he hated her to the core, never knowing he loved her with all his heart. When their child died in an accident, she lost the only reason she had to keep living. Like a fluttering butterfly, she leapt into the abyss. “Li Wenyi, do you like... this... ending...?” 436Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 1030 得 Out of Reach 得不到 Soy Milk Auntie豆浆大妈Two Male Leads221k WordsCompleted “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 530Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This is a angst-filled novel (with two male leads) with both happy and sad endings. I recommend reading the sad ending; I want them to have a sad ending because the seme (top) doesn't deserve such a good uke (bottom).

31. 1031 最 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 1.6kReads9.2Score478Shelves
32. 1032 情 Seven Openings of the Love Coffin: Who Laughs as They Meet Their Death? 情棺七启：谁在笑中赴死 Ink Fading墨水渐轻Two Male Leads30k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + System + Supernatural + Two Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Philosophical Reflections] Seven coffins of love, seven trials, seven sealed emotions. Shen Wuwang enters a haunted mansion with a System. There, he joins forces with the sword cultivator Xie Jinglan, the thief Ling Zhao, the bookworm Zhou Ming, the musician A-Xian, and others to overcome the “Emotional Barrier” scenarios. Each trial is fueled by memories and kindled by pain, setting forgotten obsessions ablaze. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tortured to death

33. 1033 让 You Asked Me to Hunt for Treasure, but I Found All These Beautiful Women 让你寻宝，你却寻这么多红粉佳人 Xi Jie西孑Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Gold Prospecting + Adventure + Beauties + Tycoon] Pan Xiaowei transmigrated to the 1990s in a parallel world and was bound to a treasure-finding System from the start… Anything without an owner, from cash on the ground to gold in the earth and treasures in tombs, all ended up in his possession… As Pan Xiaowei made his fortune, romantic encounters and luck with beautiful women kept coming his way… 5.9kReads8.2Score638Shelves
34. 1034 暗 After the Shadow Guard Died, the Emperor Turned White Overnight at the Sight of Her Sachet 暗卫死后，帝王见香囊一夜白头 Qian Jun Duck黔君鸭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After the Shadow Guard Died, the Emperor Turned White Overnight at the Sight of Her Perfume Pouch 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The secret guard, Aqi, spent half her life in Xuan Ye's game of power, wielding a knife to kill and risking her life, all for a single word of approval from him. She hid her true feelings in the poisoned blade and wove her longing into the wind and snow of the northern frontier. When the jade pendant revealed her hidden affections, and the emperor overturned the chessboard of power, amidst the chaos, lay his belated regret.

35. 1035 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 997Reads—Score107Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; the male and female leads struggle through life only to end in tragedy, which is truly painful. I cried buckets and couldn't get over it! The second male lead is also very devoted, and the love triangle is incredibly captivating. I love the author's subtle Chinese-style writing and melancholic tone; it's impossible to put down.

36. 1036 怀 Huai'an 怀安 We'll Meet Again终相见Modern Romance88k WordsCompleted Xu Sui'an will always love Lu Huaizheng, and Lu Huaizheng will always protect Xu Sui'an. "To be loved is to have a brilliant light shine on the insecure in their darkest hour. It means that even if the whole world condemns you, I will still choose you without hesitation, come to you, and love you deeply." "Dear friend, one day we must say goodbye, but I will remember you forever. Farewell." 5Reads8.1Score—Shelves
37. 1037 我 I Rule the Cultivation World with My Beauty Legion 我在修仙界靠美女军团横行霸道 Qin Changchun秦长春Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Villain + System + fantasy world + multiple heroines + exhilarating plot + ruthless, decisive, and no holier-than-thou hero + sly schemer] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Qin Tian became an inner disciple of the Heavenly Demon Cult. He thought he could keep his head down for a while. Then he discovered that the cult leader was his sworn enemy, the one who had slaughtered his entire family, and that he planned to seize Qin Tian's body in three days. His situation suddenly looked dire. 3.3kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
38. 1038 冰 After the Ice-Cold CEO Falls 冰山女总裁沦陷后 A Little Dizzy有点小晕Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts] [Everyday life] Lin Wanyue obediently sat down, and the familiar arms were waiting to catch her. “It’s cold out. You’ll catch a chill. Why don’t you go back?” Qin Lanyang tried to persuade her again. “No, no! Don’t send me away.” Lin Wanyue bit his neck, gently, more like a playful display of affection. “Cold and salty. Not tasty,” Lin Wanyue complained, baring her teeth. “My fault.” Qin Lanyang smiled indulgently. “Your fault.” Lin Wanyue burrowed further into his arms. … “It d 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning is ordinary, but the ending is particularly heart-wrenching; you have to read the whole thing to understand.

39. 1039 先 Married First, Love Later: My Husband Died Young 先婚后爱，我老公英年早逝 Qian Jun Duck黔君鸭Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Married first, fell in love later, then my husband died young 7Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1040 反 Villain: At the Peak of Power, Life Is Just One Long Thrill! 反派：权贵巅峰爽爽爽爽爽爽爽！ Mango芒 果Urban1.0M WordsCompleted I was born into privilege, and I’m sorry, but why should generations of my family’s hard work turn me into cannon fodder for the protagonist to face-slap in a son-in-law novel? Go slap that Dragon King! Don’t let him smirk!!!!! 7kReads8.6Score558Shelves
41. 1041 重 The Day We Reunited, I Slapped My Terminally Ill Ex-Boyfriend 重逢那天，我扇了绝症前男友 Mo Wu陌吾11k WordsCompleted The Day We Reunited, I Slapped My Terminally Ill Ex-Boyfriend 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It will absolutely make you cry.

42. 1042 哥 My Brother Thinks I Got Him Lost, and He Hates Me to the Bone 哥哥以为我害他走丢，恨我入骨 Qian Jun Duck黔君鸭Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted My brother thinks I caused him to get lost, and he hates me with all his heart 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1043 昼 Day and Night of Delusion 昼夜妄想 Reverse Oxygen逆氧Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted He’s the capital’s spoiled young heir, a wild, reckless man with a savage streak no one can tame. She’s a pitiful girl living under someone else’s roof, meek, timid, and clear-eyed. One day, he tells her, “Shen Yang, help me win her over, and I’ll grant you one wish.” But he has no idea she’s been secretly in love with him for seven whole years! She watched with her own eyes as he did one crazy thing after another for her best friend! Then one day, he says, “Shen Yang, she said yes to my proposa 22.3kReads8.0Score1.5kShelves

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    She had a crush on him, but he liked her best friend. After they got together, she said, "Send me abroad, the farther the better."

44. 1044 重 Reborn on Her Wedding Night, the Commander’s Young Wife Runs Off with Her Child 重生新婚夜，首长小媳妇带崽跑了 Third-Place Three Cats探花三喵Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Military Marriage + Rekindled Romance + Husband's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Jiang Yu was reborn. In her previous life, a childhood betrothal arranged by their parents had lifted the village girl Jiang Yu into a whole new world. She married the grandson of a powerful official in the capital. Although her husband was usually stern and distant toward her, Jiang Yu believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity, and that she could eventually warm his heart. But after seven years 2.9kReads8.4Score251Shelves

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    This is the first one! [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

45. 1045 于 Yu Dongbie 于冬别 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] Yu Zhe said he'd wait for her, and he would keep waiting. But Shi Taoning had no way out. She couldn't go back. 939Reads9.2Score255Shelves
46. 1046 脑 After Her Stroke, She Returned to the Mind of a Five-Year-Old, and I Spent Ten Years Falling in Love with Her Again 脑梗后她退回五岁，我陪她重新爱了十年 Mo Wu陌吾Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After her stroke, she went back to being five. I spent ten years falling in love with her all over again —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1047 校 Don't Bully Me, School Hunk. She's Reborn and Won't Chase You Anymore 校草别虐了，重生她不追你了 Mu Xia慕夏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qianqian was blinded by love. She took the place of Qin Wang's first love and married him, devoting herself to cooking and caring for him, only to end up dead along with her unborn child. Reborn back in her school days, she had lost all hope in Qin Wang. She had only two principles in life. 1. Study hard. 2. Stay away from Qin Wang. But the man who had treated her like she didn't exist in her past life shamelessly pinned her against a pool table. She ran, he chased, and 278Reads8.3Score176Shelves
48. 1048 从 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Bai Zhuojun白濯君Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 54Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][Crying] I don't really like reading angst-filled novels; they make my heart ache, and I go through several packs of tissues. With these few books, I wanted to beat the male lead up in the first few chapters! [Crying][Crying] I highly recommend them! You won't regret it!

49. 1049 双 The Dynasty of Two Dragons 双龙朝 Mo Xunchuan莫寻川Historical178k WordsOngoing Strategic researcher Xiao Mubai dies from overwork and becomes the frail, sickly illegitimate son of a duke. Outwardly, he wants no part in worldly affairs, but in truth, every move he makes is calculated. Special forces instructor Yan Yunlie sacrifices his life saving someone and becomes the disgraced Ninth Prince. He seems reckless and hot-blooded, but is actually loyal and deeply devoted. When these two heroes meet, one stirs the court with political schemes while the other sweeps across the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The last two books are already finished, and they are really good!

50. 1050 兵 The War King Can Read Minds, and His Beautiful Stepmom Wife Gets Pampered Despite Doing Nothing 兵王会读心，漂亮后妈摆烂被宠哭 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + historical era + widowed sister-in-law + raising a child + bickering couple + space + everyday life as a military wife] In her past life, her husband Yang Shengjun defended his comrade's widow and accused Xu Zijin of being petty, unreasonable, and unkind. Xu Zijin spent her whole life blaming herself and had a head full of white hair before she turned fifty. Her son said she wasn't generous enough, and that she got jealous even though she knew his father had a responsibility 25.6kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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