Tragedy, the Really Heartbreaking Kind 虐文，贼虐的那种

1. 201 弃 The Tearless Orphan 弃儿无泪 Mu Feng Wuchen沐枫无尘Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted Abandoned by her family at birth, she was passed from place to place before being adopted by her current parents. Her adoptive mother, determined to support the household, always tries to control her life. Her future is in danger of being ruined, she has no say in whom she marries, and even after starting a family, she will still be under their control. Though she is only a little girl and has already reached the lowest point in her life, she possesses a powerful soul. See how she uses her unyie 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sad novel adapted from modern real life

2. 202 弃 The Tearless Orphan II 弃儿无泪二 Mu Feng Wuchen, Branch Office沐枫无尘分号Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted From the day she was born, she was abandoned by her family. After many twists and turns, she was finally taken in with compassion by her current adoptive parents. But life still had no smiles for her. For the sake of the family’s livelihood, her adoptive mother often tried to set her life on a predetermined path. Trapped by layer upon layer of restrictions, her future seemed shrouded in gloom. She had no say in her marriage, and even after starting a family and building a career, she could not e 11Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 动 Mending Bones, Restoring Love 动骨恢情 Chu Linmu楚林木Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Face-slapping + scumbag takedown + a little angst with sweetness + humor + souls swapped between a man and a woman + down-to-earth and relatable + ordinary people with great wisdom + wealthy families + workplace business battles + youthful, sweet romance. Impossible to put down!] The years pass peacefully. Everyone has a first love in their heart, but not everyone can have a Jiang Miao Jie in theirs! In her previous life, Lin Muzi was robbed of her destined match, missed out on her dream guy, f 121Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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4. 204 恰 Just Like Your Sorrow 恰似你的忧伤 Fish Lantern Su鱼灯苏Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Much Like Your Sorrow 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One day, when your beards have faded, when my hair is sparse, when all the love has fallen, we will finally meet again, and we will be able to stay together across the world...[Cry][cry][cry][cry]

5. 205 装 Decorate Your Dreams 装饰你的梦 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [University Campus] [Unrequited Love] [Tragedy] A love story at Zhongshan Medical University. The male lead, Tan Shengxu, is devoted to the female lead, Zhong Mengwei. But because of a misunderstanding born of circumstance, she thinks he is her enemy and rejects his advances. In truth, he is the one she has been longing for. Heartbroken, Tan Shengxu gives up on their relationship in despair. Zhong Mengwei regrets it too late and starts pursuing him, but to no avail. Her love leaves her depressed 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A two-way secret love story on youth campus, be aesthetics!!

6. 206 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 511Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended romance novels like "Leader of Chu" and "Queen of Chu":

7. 207 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 244Reads—Score120Shelves
8. 208 对 I'm Sorry! Thank You 对不起！谢谢你 He Liu詥珋Urban333k WordsCompleted She slowly lay on her side on the marble bench. She took off the scarf around her neck and covered one eye with it, then curled up slightly, still lying on her side, with her legs pressed tightly together. Through a narrow gap in the scarf, she gazed at the sky, her eyes hollow, as if all life had left them. A cold wind swept past, ruffling her hair. People passing by occasionally glanced at her, but she didn't react. Then a piercing beam of light fell on her eyes. She raised a hand slightly to 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   She slowly lay on her side on the marble bench. She took off the scarf around her neck and covered one of her eyes, then continued to curl up slightly on her side, with her legs tightly together. Her eyes looked at the sky through the gap in the scarf, but her eyes were as empty as lifeless. A gust of cold wind blew towards her, messing up her hair, and occasionally the people passing by looked at her, but she didn't react at all. Then a dazzling light hit her eyes. She raised her hands slightly to cover her eyes to block the dazzling light... And also block the pain of longing for Fang Rui in her heart...

9. 209 歌 The Song Never Became a Hill 歌未成丘 Twenty Pieces of Moonlight贰拾碎月Modern Romance240k WordsOngoing “Little girl, don’t touch that vinyl. Li Zongsheng will cry.” When Lu Chenzhou took the album The Elves in My Life from her hands, the scent of pinewood at his cuff mingled with the smell of medicine. The twenty-five-year age gap was an uncrossable chasm. He taught her how to brew tea: “Love is like pu’er. The third steep is when the true flavor comes out.” But on the night he coughed up blood, she kissed his cool lips. “What if there’s only one steep left?” The night they eloped, an old-fashion —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Love with a 25-year age gap, eloping into the wilderness, breaking through the gap to interpret deep love

10. 210 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 357Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 211 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 241Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 20Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 19Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 390Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 9Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 情 Deep in Love, Yet Unaware 情深且不知 Fusu扶苏Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance] He was the man who killed my father, and I hated him with all my heart. In the end, I discovered I had hated the wrong person. The daughter of a bandit chief happened to save a scholar, and from then on, she gave him her heart. But her wedding night became the night her family was slaughtered. Her beloved, once the person closest to her, had become her father's killer! He was an emperor, cold and indifferent. He unexpectedly fell in love with her, yet could only push her further 63Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    Wuwuwuwu ~ I have no energy to cry anymore [cry][cry][cry][cry]

18. 218 西 Spring Grief in the Western Palace: Whose Heart Has Fate’s Splendor Left Cold? 西宫春怨：命途繁锦冷了谁人心 Fu Su, Wen Leng扶酥、问冷Ancient Romance74k WordsCompleted The sorrowful women who emerged from behind the beaded curtains wept for all they longed for but could never have, all they begged for but could never reach. Their tears smudged their makeup and aged their faces. Year after year, their silk brocades faded, until they hardened like cocoons and their hearts turned to ash… The palace walls were red, richer than the last glow of sunset. Deep courtyards could never lock away the breeze from a maiden’s round fan. Women carried so much sorrow. Beneath 33Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 红 The Lotus Fragrance Fades in Autumn 1 红藕香残玉簟秋1 Jenny the Brutal Hammer暴锤者珍妮Ancient Romance124k WordsCompleted [Addictive sweet-and-angsty historical romance + political intrigue + dramatic twists + an emperor’s love + past and present lives + mad, devoted hero] Yuan Jiu was born in the Heavenly Prison and has been plagued by nightmares since birth. In her dreams, there is always a dashing young man racing through a raging inferno. He gallops toward her, murderous intent surging from him, and a three-foot sword pierces her chest. She has died countless times in her dreams, yet she has never been able to 130Reads7.9Score—Shelves
20. 220 爱 Love Is the Eighty-One Trials: Ten Stories of Love-Struck Souls 爱情就是「九九八十一难」：十个为爱痴狂的故事 Ask the Cold问冷Modern Romance74k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + women's psychology + women's growth] A woman's world isn't made up of love alone, but the ups and downs of love and relationships between men and women have never left women alone. It's like a nightmare, laying traps along every path that doesn't go smoothly, waiting for those consumed by love to step into thin air and fall. Every time a foolish woman wakes from a nightmare, she realizes that life is short, and loving too deeply hurts the most. When all is said and done, a w 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 拿 Loving You with My Life: 20 Fated Romances That Break Your Heart 拿命爱你：20段痛到心碎的宿命虐恋 Moss on Green Tiles青瓦苔Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted [Love and hate intertwined + beautiful yet tragic heroine + palace intrigue + historical romance + heart-wrenching love + short stories] The world turns and tumbles, while the histories of old hold up a mirror. So many beauties once had their hearts broken over a promise, only to become tragic ballads of a turbulent age. From Chen Ajiao, kept in a gilded cage, to the incomparable Xishi; from Wang Yourong, a wife who weathered hardship alongside her husband, to Feng Xiaolian, whose allure lasted 30Reads8.1Score—Shelves
22. 222 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 306Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust", the ceiling of the torture novel in the Republic of China | He has been looking for her for ten years, but she said: Sir, you have the wrong person. Is there a book that makes you get red-eyed after reading it? On the streets of Shanghai in late autumn, a man with frost-white temples grabbed the wrist of a kimonoed woman like crazy. His voice was hoarse and crying: "Die'er! My Die'er! I finally found you!" The woman slowly withdrew her hand and said word by word in unfamiliar Japanese mixed with blunt Mandarin: "Sir, you have the wrong person." Then she turned around, straightened her back and walked into the crowd. He turned the corner, leaned against the cold wall, covered his mouth, and cried silently. She said in her heart: Zhang Zhiming, I didn't run away with anyone, I didn't abandon you. I just... Can't recognize you. ---The abuse in this book is not abuse for the sake of abuse, but the involuntary involuntariness under the gear of fate. Lin Die'er has changed six identities and three names in her life. The daughter of a famous family, the young wife of the Zhang family, the prisoner of the deep house, the prostitute of the brothel, the Japanese spy, and the dead soul who blocked the gun for others. Only the three words "Lin Die'er" belong to her until death. When she was fifteen years old, she was forced to marry a dark and rough man. She despised him and would rather die than obey. He kept silent for four months and never crossed the line. Until that slap fell on her face - it was slapped by her elder brother, and the first one to rush to protect her was the person she despised the most. He squatted down, gently brushed her red and swollen cheeks with his trembling fingertips, and asked with red eyes, "Does it hurt?" From that moment on, her heart was confused. But fate did not give her a chance to fall in love. Just when she gathered enough courage to tell him "I'm pregnant with your child," an accident caused her to disappear forever. --- We met again ten years later. She was Qianye Xinzi, and he was Zhang Zhiming, who had been looking for his wife for ten years. He spent all his family property to propose marriage, and knelt in front of Yang's house for a whole day. She stood behind the window, unable to go out, recognize each other, or shed a tear. She listened with her own ears as he told her ten years of searching, yearning, and self-doubt, word for word: "I don't know if you have me in your heart. I have been searching for ten years, and I just want to ask you with my own lips - have you ever loved me?" She said nothing. She just replied in blunt Mandarin: "Sir, I don't understand Chinese very well." She pushed him to others and dug a hole in her heart. --- The most painful secret, he will not know until his death. She gave birth to a son for him in the enemy's courtyard. The child's features and eyes look exactly like his, but he can only recognize the thief as his father. Many years later, he picked up the child named Yi'an in the Xiao Mansion and looked at his butterfly-like almond eyes, feeling a slight bump somewhere in his heart. He would never know that it was his only biological flesh and blood. And when she blocked the fatal shot for her comrades, the last scene before her eyes was that of the man in green shirt standing in a riverside pavilion in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, staring intently at herself lying on the edge of the boat chasing fish. --- What kind of readers is this book suitable for? If you like the involuntary regret of troubled times in "Old Dream 1913", if you have been moved by the deep emotions of a person's life in "Ah Zhi Ah Zhi", "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" will tell you in another way - there is a kind of love, which is clearly in love, but cannot recognize each other. [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry] There is a kind of regret that when the words come to your lips, you can never say them out. There is a kind of protection, which is to stand in her shadow for a lifetime in the name of "brother". It's not a fast-paced cool novel, it's not an industrial saccharine. You need to calm down and read slowly. After reading, you will find that some books are forgotten after reading them, and some books will leave you feeling stuffy for a long time after you close them.

23. 223 彼 The Other Shore in Bloom 彼岸花开 Lord Yuehua月华君上Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She was once a member of an ancient divine clan. Across three cycles of reincarnation, she became the disciple of the man who should have been her enemy. He was the Evil Lord, a name that made all the world tremble. On a whim, he took her as his disciple. She should have lived a happy life under the Evil Lord’s protection, but the wheels of fate kept turning, and despite her wishes, she was drawn into a whirlpool of schemes. She feared nothing, yet at a critical moment, the person she trusted mo 13Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    **What is engraved on the Sansheng Stone is the tutorial on killing the master**! A girl from the God Clan died under his sword in every life. After rebirth, she locked her master's soul with her backhand: "Either you will perish with me, or you will be buried with me in the three realms." Crazy comment! Crazy batch! Crazy batch! Cry in the comment area and beg for HE!

24. 224 错 The Marriage We Missed 错过的婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted The wave of educated youths returning to the cities tore two people in love apart. Liu Yumei, a country girl, became pregnant before marriage and tried to hang herself, but survived. Her sister-in-law then sold her to human traffickers, who married her off to a man in the mountains. The educated youth Fang Shengqiang lost his memory in a car accident and missed his chance to be with Yumei. He married a rich woman and, with his wife’s support, became a corporate highflier. Liu Yumei became the w 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Abuse will make you cry

25. 225 反 Turning the Tables on Marriage 反制婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted Her husband cheats, and her in-laws bully her. What path lies ahead for a woman struggling in her marriage? Should she keep suffering through it, or fight back and build a brilliant life of her own? The novel will reveal the answer... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 华 A Dazzling Transformation 华丽蜕变 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Kindness needs an edge, and tolerance needs limits! Liu Xia, who grew up in the countryside, was too kind and always gave in. She missed two chances at true love, then stumbled into the wrong marriage and was tormented in a miserable relationship. Fortunately, the college sweetheart who had always loved her reappears, helping her see the error of her ways, escape her unhappy marriage, and open up a whole new chapter in her life! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 逃 Escape from Marriage 逃离婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted With both parents dead and no family left, she thought she had found a man she could depend on. But he turned out to be a scoundrel after her inheritance. Her best friend and husband conspired behind her back, while her in-laws treated her like a servant. Even after giving birth to a son, she continued to live humbly in a marriage worse than death. It wasn't until he appeared that her inner world was turned upside down and the course of her life changed! 20Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 走 The Journey 走过 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Walking Through is a poignant romance novel. The carefree days of youth are beautiful, but they can also be painful. Everyone’s growth is its own story of youth, and every story is different. Some lives are smooth sailing, filled with happiness and joy; others are quiet and ordinary, with gentle days; still others are passionate and dramatic, full of fervor and determination... Chunyan’s youth was full of twists and hardships. Yet, in the face of one trial after another, she never gave in. She c 495Reads6.7Score—Shelves
29. 229 守 Keeping Watch Over Our Marriage 守望婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is the tragic story of a rural woman left behind in the countryside. Juhua is a traditional village woman, and like other rural women, she has no source of income. Without financial standing in her household, she can only rely on her husband's earnings to support the family. She is the sort of person who endures whatever comes her way. Her two sweet, clever children seemed to offer a chance to change her fate, but misfortune plunged her back into an abyss of suffering... 38Reads6.7Score—Shelves
30. 230 重 Reborn and Rising: I Refuse to Be a Doormat 重生逆袭：拒做受气包 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Lin Wan is reborn and returns, casting off the patience she showed in her past life and vowing to escape her fate as a doormat. As she turns her career around and fights back against the Zhang family’s bullying, she awakens her husband Zhang Lei’s sense of responsibility. But the shadows of tragedy from her past life have yet to fade, and the Zhang family’s hidden schemes still lurk in the dark. Can the love Lin Wan and Zhang Lei share, each reaching for the other, withstand the unknown storms a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The abuse makes the heart, liver and lungs hurt

31. 231 婚 Breaking Through a Troubled Marriage 婚姻突围 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Urban480k WordsCompleted Written for men and women suffering in their marriages. Should a marriage without love or sex be maintained, or should they seek a way out, follow their hearts, and unleash their “true selves”? This novel will give you the answer! 71Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 苏 Su Chen's Rise from the Ashes 苏辰的逆袭人生 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Rural Life365k WordsCompleted A betrayal drove him and his mother to the brink of despair, making survival his sole obsession. He lay low in the dust, hiding every trace of his misery, and relied on sheer determination to push through every shadow in his path. The struggles no one knew about and the unexpected glimmers of light eventually helped him break free from the shackles of fate. His rise to power conceals too many untold stories. 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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