Looking for a Short Angsty Story, Around 30–50 Chapters, Where the Female Lead Eventually Forgives the Male Lead 求短篇虐文（30~50章的那种）女主最后原谅了男主

1. 101 总 The CEO Is Seriously Ill 总裁他病的不轻 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Su Lilu spent her life yearning for a love that was never returned. The man she loved never once responded. One day, she tore up her cancer diagnosis and drove her car into a fatal crash. After she died, he began to love her… Reborn, he gazed at her smiling face, his eyes full of madness. In the year after her death in his previous life, the pain ate away at him, and only then did he realize he had already fallen in love with her. So in this life, he would stop at nothing to keep her by his side 2kReads6.2Score118Shelves

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   Exactly 30 chapters, it's really touching.

2. 102 尹 After Miss Yin Left, the CEO Regretted It Too Late 尹小姐离开后，总裁他追悔莫及 Sheng Yuan盛源Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted In her sophomore year of college, Yin Qian's father, Yin Zhihui, faces a company bankruptcy crisis and tries to use his young, beautiful daughter as leverage to secure investment! Qi Mochen tosses a contract in front of Yin Qian! “Sign it, and your father's company will be saved!” With her father threatening to kill himself and her grandmother receiving treatment in the hospital, Yin Qian has no choice but to sign a one-year contract to be his “secret lover”! In a transaction of flesh and money, 2.3kReads9.2Score293Shelves

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   Not too long, [cool] Yin Qian was trapped by Qi Mochen's side before finishing university. Years later, Yin Qian returns with her child [cool], and the female lead eventually forgives the male lead. It's quite angsty in the middle, so read it at your own pace [heart].

3. 103 用 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深，刺骨荒凉 Lan Xiaoxi蓝小溪Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 86Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Heartbreaking! I cried all night. I highly recommend these books; hopefully they'll cure your reading slump.

4. 104 韩 Han Jinshen, We Lost Our Baby! 韩晋深，我们的孩子没了！ Lin Keyu林可遇Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted On the day of the first snowfall, Han Jinshen received two packages. One contained the ashes of the baby in Wan Yin’s womb. The other contained… Wan Yin’s ashes… Cradling the ashes of mother and child, Han Jinshen began to vomit blood! 1.2kReads7.0Score—Shelves
5. 105 忘 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves
6. 106 时 I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time 时光尽头我等你 Spring Breeze Smile笑春风Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted She loved him for ten years, but he personally sent her to prison. 43Reads8.0Score—Shelves
7. 107 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves
8. 108 陛 His Majesty Lures Me into the Inner Palace 陛下诱我入深宫 When Fuyao Rises当扶摇上Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted His Majesty Lures Me into the Inner Palace 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two are excellent short, sweet romance novels, and they're both completed.

9. 109 江 The Realm as My Betrothal Gift: The Beautiful and Dashing Regent Queen 江山为聘：摄政女王美又飒 When Fuyao Rises当扶摇上Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance]+ [Traditional Historical Romance]+ [Court Intrigue] Mu Suhe was the heir to the throne of a powerful kingdom, its esteemed Grand Princess. After being poisoned with a mind-controlling parasite and losing her memory, she became a bedchamber maid to a prince of an enemy state. The eldest prince was a man who had kept his feelings hidden for a thousand years. His betrothal had been broken, leaving him humiliated and bitter, but the pure, beautiful little rabbit before him gradually 5Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 最 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Begonias Before the Rain海棠未雨Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score199Shelves

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    This is really tear-jerking.

11. 111 怀 Forced to Donate Bone Marrow While Pregnant, We Both Died 怀孕后被迫捐献骨髓，一尸两命 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted Jiang Nuan never imagined that her love with Gu Fengmian was all part of a scheme, designed to make her willingly donate bone marrow to Gu Fengmian’s first love. When she learned the truth, she wanted to fight back, but she had no power or influence. In the end, she died on the operating table, taking two lives with her. Three years later, a woman named An An stirred up the waters in Jing City. In the end, she chose the most brutal way to take her enemies down with her. 400Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 更 After His Marriage Partner Was Switched, President Bo Took a Devastating Blow 更换联姻对象后，薄总遭受了暴击 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Bo Qing unilaterally announced that he was changing his marriage-alliance partner. A month later, a clever and capable Secretary Gu appeared by his side, while a dazzling, dashing beauty named Gigi showed up at a bar in Jing City. From then on, “accidents” kept cropping up in Bo Qing’s work and personal life. He thought he was imagining things. That was until he discovered that Secretary Gu, so respectful to him on the surface, had been secretly adding things to his meals, then cursing and beati 8Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 误 Mistaken Love: I Love You, but I Love Him More 误爱：我爱你，但我更爱他 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Do you believe in love at first sight? Wen Wenran caressed his face. Fu Mingyu thought that three years of devotion, followed by three years of marriage, would be enough to make her love him. But when he saw her kissing another man on the street, he knew he’d lost, utterly and completely... The woman he’d schemed so hard to win would eventually leave. After six years away, Fu Ran returned and walked toward him without hesitation... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 恋 The Happy Life of a Hopeless Romantic 恋爱脑的幸福生活 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance27k WordsCompleted Divorced and faked her death from the start. Su Xinglan admits she’s a hopeless romantic. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone to Huaguo without telling her family, all for him, and sacrificed her marriage in the process. It was only after Su Xinglan “died” that Qin Chu realized what he’d lost. When they finally reconciled, he learned that she had spent those two years pursuing another man. Still, he spent his whole life waiting for the girl who could never return to him, becoming a hopeless romant 14Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 孤 Lone Hero: A Hero Covered in Filth 孤勇者：污泥满身的英雄 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted [Both Pure]+ [Both Powerful]+ [Romance] There is little focus on schemes and conspiracies; the story mainly follows the romantic relationship. When Zhang Xijing was very young, her father left with another woman and never came back. To uncover the secret behind his disappearance, she got involved with people connected to the underworld. Twenty-three-year-old Lu Zenian fell in love at first sight with sixteen-year-old Zhang Xijing. His love sent her straight to hell. When they met again six years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 你 You Hurt Me, and Now You Expect Me to Love You? 你伤害了我，还想让我爱你？ Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted When Su Muning was eighteen and experiencing her first crush, she fell for someone, only for him to abandon her at a hotel. What happened afterward left her both physically and emotionally devastated, and she disappeared from everyone’s sight. Six years later, the mysterious Duchess Hua Sha, a widow, appeared in Haishi. She possessed a fortune that made people covetous and a lost masterpiece. Using the painting as bait, she set a trap that drew in overseas forces and dragged the Yan family into 54Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 领 Two Years Alone After Getting Our Marriage License, I Came Back to Divorce Him 领证后独守空房两年，归来就离婚 Snow at Dusk一暮之雪Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [Both the hero and heroine are rather slow to recognize their feelings] [Both are devoted to one partner] [Both are strong] [The hero must win back his wife] [Reunited after a breakup] Because of a marriage promise made by their elders, the two each with their own agenda went and got legally married. Qin Wan only wanted to have a child while her grandmother was still alive and fulfill her wish. Who could have known that the day after they got their marriage certificate, her husband in name only 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score156Shelves

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    Here are a few books that will make you cry so much you'll soak your pillow.

19. 119 爱 I Loved Him for Three Years, Yet He Left Me With Nothing 爱了他三年，却让我净身出户 Chaosfire混沌火Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted I loved him for three years, only for him to leave me with nothing... 1Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Yes, you can watch it without worry.

20. 120 因 It Hurts Because I Love You 因为爱你而疼 Milk Candy牛奶糖Modern Romance52k WordsCompleted They had been secretly married for a year, and he had never touched her. Then one day, he suddenly treated her tenderly, and they became inseparable. She thought he had finally seen how sincerely she loved him, but she never imagined that all his tenderness and intimacy were part of a scheme... 26Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 爱 Loving You Is a Secret I Can’t Tell 爱你，是我不能说的秘密 Sing Over Wine对酒当歌Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted Her six-month-old baby was forcibly aborted. She fought for her life, but was falsely branded insane and locked away in a psychiatric hospital! She never expected that the real nightmare would begin there... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 为 I Married Someone I Didn't Love to Save My Younger Brother 为了救弟弟，我嫁给了不喜欢的人 Chaosfire混沌火Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted To save my younger brother, I married someone I didn't love. —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.4kReads8.2Score885Shelves
24. 124 我 I Want to Grow Old With You 我想和你白头到老 Chaosfire混沌火Modern Romance52k WordsCompleted No matter what hardships we face in love, I want to grow old with you. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The ending was fantastic and amazing; a very enjoyable short story.

26. 126 被 Five Years That Drove Me Mad: My Married Life 被逼疯的五年，我的婚后生活 Chaosfire混沌火Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted Five Years Driven to the Brink, My Married Life 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 我 I Fell in Love With the Wrong Person 我爱上了不该爱的人 Chaosfire混沌火Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted I Fell in Love with Someone I Shouldn’t Have 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 初 My First Love Faces Off Against an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 初恋大战AI美女，我该怎么办啊 The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted My First Love Is Going Head-to-Head with an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 37Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 让 Have Her Pretend to Be a Rich Heiress's Girlfriend? Winning Five Million Is Nothing 让她假扮千金女友，中奖五百万不值一提 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She pretended to be a rich heiress’s boyfriend, and winning five million was no big deal. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 我 I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself 我太喜欢你了，我控制不了自己 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 许 I Promise You an Abyss 许你万丈深渊 A Kuo阿扩Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted Love can be so deep it feels like suffering. Yi Qing loved Jian Xingzhi so much that she gave him everything. Jian Xingzhi hated Yi Qing so much that he destroyed everything she had. “Jian Xingzhi, if the water in this bottle could be put back, I would forgive you.”, Yi Qing —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are truly excellent and very short, especially the first one, which is heart-wrenching at the beginning but becomes incredibly moving later. The third one is also very good. Highly recommended!

34. 134 牙 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世，我该如何选择啊 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score267Shelves

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    I highly recommend the second book.

37. 137 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves
38. 138 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
39. 139 对 I’m Sorry, I Don’t Dare to Love You Anymore 对不起，我不敢再爱你 Qiao Mumu乔木木Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Ning Anran loved Bo Yeting so much that she lost herself. But Bo Yeting didn't love her. The woman in his heart was Mu Junya, who had once risked her life to save him. But when he lost Ning Anran, and the whole truth was laid bare before him, he regretted it. He searched the entire world for Ning Anran, who had disappeared, like a madman. But she no longer dared to love him. 334Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing!! In the beginning, the male lead dislikes the female lead because he was deceived by the female supporting character, but he doesn't do anything too bad to her. Later, the misunderstanding is cleared up, and the female lead dies unexpectedly (but not really). The male lead goes crazy and almost follows her. After all the misunderstandings are resolved, it gets very sweet. It's a clean romance novel, and the values ​​are quite positive in this genre. (Don't be fooled by the title and cover; it's really good!)

40. 140 富 The Tycoon's Secret Lover 富豪的秘密情人 Ye Yun曳云Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted My latest work is now available! Come read 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, angst-filled story.

41. 141 甜 Sweet Rose 甜玫瑰 Ye Yun曳云Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted * This is a game of cat and mouse. He thinks he’s the cat, never realizing that from the very beginning, he’s fallen into the trap she carefully laid… * She is the light, impossible not to look up to! —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 夺 Stealing the Beauty 夺娇 Ye Yun曳云Modern Romance113k WordsCompleted When night falls, she puts on a mask and becomes a bewitching enchantress, drifting between the worlds of black and white. She has played her role so often that sometimes even she can’t tell whether it’s reality or a dream. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 傅 Mr. Fu, We’ll Never Meet Again in This Life or the Next 傅先生 死生不复相见 Daji Has No Love妲己没有爱Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted A carefully plotted scheme destroyed Fu Lixuan’s love life and career, all at Zheng Weiwei’s hands. For three years, Zheng Weiwei took every blow and every insult without complaint, making herself a doormat to atone for her sins. When the truth comes out, Fu Lixuan regrets everything, but Zheng Weiwei has already been tormented beyond recognition... Zheng Weiwei says, “Fu Lixuan, may we never meet again, in this life or the next.” When they meet again, Fu Lixuan says, “Zheng Weiwei, I’ll die s 178Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    It started out very painful, but in the end they forgave each other and got back together. They stayed together for the sake of the child, and she stopped struggling.

44. 144 目 You Are All I See 目光所至都是你 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Huo Mingxuan repeatedly hurt Qin Qianmo, the woman who truly loved him, for the sake of the woman he held dear in his heart. It wasn't until someone cut out her heart that he suddenly realized his own heart had gone empty too. Years after their separation, at a grand banquet hosted by the He family of the imperial capital, the woman he couldn't bear to see even in his dreams arrives beneath the starlight. Huo Mingxuan loses control on the spot and rushes to her lik 301Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is absolutely amazing! In the end, the female lead and the second male lead live happily ever after and even have a child... It's super good!!!

45. 145 我 I Once Loved You, and I’ll Forget You Too 我曾爱过你，也会忘记你 lingyungzsModern Romance58k WordsCompleted She loved him for years, nearly driving herself mad, but that man didn't love her. Fu Hanchu, I once loved you, and I will forget you. You'll never know how much I sacrificed for you. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She loved him for many years, but he didn't love her. Female lead: Fu Hanchu, I once loved you, and I will forget you. After going through hardships, the male and female leads eventually got together.

46. 146 霸 Possessive Love Addiction: Mr. Fu's Prisoner in the Palm of His Hand 霸爱成瘾，傅总的掌心囚 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing After a car accident, she was declared the culprit, and Fu Yanchen personally sent her to prison. Three years behind bars left her timid and insecure, but Fu Yanchen still wouldn't let her go. He kept her imprisoned by his side and subjected her to endless torment. Eventually, she vanished without a trace. Only then did the man panic. 5.7kReads7.5Score386Shelves

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    Forgive the male lead.

47. 147 薄 The Reborn Young Wife of Young Master Bo Is Bold and Dazzling 薄少的重生小娇妻又飙又飒 A Smile That Captivates the City浅笑最倾城Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Nuannuan was goaded by her father, stepmother, and younger sister into hating Bo Yanchen, who loved her. She made his life miserable until she drove him to his death, then ruined her own life as well. Given a second chance, she begins taking revenge on those who wronged her in her past life, while also trying to win back her cold CEO husband. 205Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 顾 Mr. Gu's Quest to Win Back His Wife 顾总追妻记 I Am a Wooden Man我是木头人Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted Fair-Skinned, Beautiful College Student vs. Cold CEO [Mutual Firsts + Half Sweet, Half Angsty + He Must Win Her Back + Happy Ending] He saved her, and she fell in love with him. Just as she thought happiness was finally within reach, she discovered it had all been a lie. So on their wedding day, she planned her escape, only to be caught and imprisoned by the powerful man. “You’re going to stay right here by this madman’s side. Don’t even think about leaving for the rest of your life!” Later, the 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short and completed. The female lead falls in love with the male lead at first sight, but the male lead is only with her for revenge. After learning the truth, the female lead plans to elope, but is captured and imprisoned by the male lead. The male lead then pursues her relentlessly.

49. 149 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score200Shelves

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    This book is well-written, drawing on classical allusions and offering philosophical insights. Unlike other tragic novels, it's worth reading. It represents the ultimate in tragic ending aesthetics in my opinion—no separation in life, no death, only unrequited love and unfulfilled desires. Just as life is filled with joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes, this book left me with a heavy heart, a sense of unease, and a profound sense of reality.

50. 150 恰 Like the Cold Light Meeting the Blazing Sun 恰似寒光遇骄阳 Ye Yuzhen叶语真Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Mu Beichen, loving you is like standing beneath a blazing sun, like teetering on the edge of an abyss... 71Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    In the end, the female lead forgave the male lead after the abuse.

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