Stories That Wrench Your Heart: Utterly, Utterly Heartbreaking #虐到心肝疼，超级虐，虐虐虐虐虐虐虐

1. 451 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 452 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 疯 Mad Love 疯爱 Checkers Checkers格子格子Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted He said, “The princess must be punished in the castle...” By day, she was Su Yixin, a beautiful singer with a voice to match, the queen of hit songs. By night, she was forced to sing for one man alone, until her voice gave out. And the man who had cast her into hell was the very one who had supported her for ten years, and whom she had admired for just as long! - The head of the Ye family was a philanthropist in public and an executioner in private. He also had a secret no one knew... He built a 93Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   This one's a must-read! The male lead is insane, possessive, and tortures the female lead under the guise of revenge, praising her first and then killing her! It's incredibly angsty!

4. 454 跟 After I Divorced Her, My Ex-Wife Went Crazy with Regret 跟我离婚后，前妻后悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted After Divorcing Me, My Ex-Wife Went Crazy with Regret 484Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Ran Into My First Love, Who Fled from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 离婚当天，意外撞见逃婚五年的初恋情人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Accidentally Run Into the First Love Who Ran Away from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 462Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 456 深 A Tormented Love Beneath the Abyss 深渊下的虐恋 Xiao Longlong小龍龙Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted (Devoted couple + possessive love + angsty romance + secret love + domineering CEO + wealthy family) Male lead: Yan Shaoxing, 192 cm tall, a little unhinged, but not too bad. Female lead: Xia Wen, 165 cm tall, a delicate little rabbit. Naturally well-behaved and timid, her depression makes her seem even more vulnerable. Setting: Jinyang. It's been two years, but the nightmare of those four years still haunts Xia Wen. She thought she could recover and start over once she left school. Who knew tha 2.8kReads8.6Score123Shelves

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   Readers said they cried while reading it; it was so heartbreaking.

7. 457 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find My Psycho Dad and Seven Uncles Spoiling Me Rotten 睁开眼被疯批亲爸和七个叔叔宠翻 A Bundle of Cool Rice一束凉米Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted (Everyone's favorite + sweet romance + metaphysics + secret identity) Her younger brother needs a bone marrow transplant, so her adoptive parents extract her bone marrow for him and sell her blood for money, then throw little Tangbao onto a garbage heap. Just as she's on the verge of death, her wealthy, unhinged biological father finds her, along with seven handsome, swaggering uncles who come to protect her. Her second uncle is gentle as jade, yet has a face like a demon: “Little Tangbao was in 1kReads8.5Score141Shelves

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   Both sweet and angst-filled stories are available, go for it!

8. 458 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 270Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 459 被 After Being Tortured to Death by the Unhinged Mr. Lu, She Got a Flash Marriage 被疯批陆总虐死后，她闪婚了 Meow Meow, the Pear Cat梨猫的喵喵Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband's Regret + Secret Identity + Rekindled Romance + Clear-Headed Heroine] Before the divorce, Mu Qinglan was a vicious, scheming woman in Lu Huaichen's eyes, willing to do anything to marry him. After the divorce, Mu Qinglan became the one obstacle Lu Huaichen could never get past, the woman he could never win back! During their five years of marriage, he cruelly killed the child in her womb for the sake of his beloved, then drove her to the brink again and again, leaving her covered in 53Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 39.6kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves

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    Abusive + Double Nan! 😍 The later ones are all finished. The first one is not finished yet but it has already reached a million words. He suffers from various illnesses. He is very sweet and the group's favorite, but in every world, the white moonlight dies early. It is super tear-jerking.

12. 462 突 An Unexpected Military Marriage 突如其来的军婚 Big Big Big Big Big Big Big Big Yue Ge大大大大大大大大悦哥Modern Romance433k WordsCompleted (The main story and all bonus chapters are complete.) "A devoted, gentle border guard ❤️ a resilient, beautiful public-sector official" "After an accidental encounter, Tong Youyou agrees to Cheng Lin's request for a whirlwind marriage to repay him for saving her life. She thinks the marriage will be a simple arrangement that suits them both, but little does she know that they have already fallen deeply in love. After weathering one hardship after another, will they recognize their own feelings? 1.8kReads6.8Score105Shelves

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    Many readers have said it's very heart-wrenching, so I'm recommending it! The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead is a civil servant. After their whirlwind marriage, they go through many difficulties. The two go from strangers to friends, taking many detours and shedding many tears. There are both heart-wrenching and sweet moments, but the heart-wrenching moments are more frequent.

13. 463 永 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 519Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    There are a few sweet parts, but most of it is angsty, extremely angsty. It throws in a lot of heartbreak every now and then.

14. 464 强 Forced Deeper 强制深入 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted "Dual male leads + coercion + doctor + intense push and pull + devoted husband" A manic, husky-like big shot VS an arrogant, gorgeous male doctor Coercion is only the beginning; love is eternal. Lin Yan: Taking your pants off the first time we meet? That’s embarrassing (I can’t wait!) Ji Shen: ... Lin Yan: What was your name again, Ji what? Ji Shen: Just call me Doctor Ji. Lin Yan: No way. That would make me sound uneducated. Ji Shen: ... 8.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves
15. 465 疯 The Unhinged Younger Man Is Impossible to Placate 疯批年下超难哄 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads256k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + green-tea younger brother + younger-man seduction + crazed obsessive + purehearted puppy] A flirtatious, guileless bottom vs. a green-tea, crazed top Their first meeting at sixteen. Reckless devotion at nineteen. Getting what they wanted at twenty. Gu Tian never imagined that one day he'd be pursued by a crazed, green-tea younger man. Determined not to lead him astray, Gu Tian treated Song Chi only as a younger brother, suppressing his feelings as hard as he could, even when 826Reads8.7Score106Shelves
16. 466 他 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads591k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 4kReads8.9Score326Shelves
17. 467 琉 Shattered Glass, Blooming Toward the Sun 琉璃碎，向阳生 Ali Is a Little Aloof阿黎有点高冷Modern Romance84k WordsCompleted Another version of Qingchuan Muli. I always felt the previous version was too sad. Xingli should be living freely in the sunshine... A fierce clash between “dark possession,” “broken and reborn,” and “salvation through light.” What sparks will it create...? —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿：宿主太疯球，系统拦不住 Yan Shuqing宴殊青Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set 4.7kReads9.3Score452Shelves

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    This novel is good, but the author is incredibly cruel, it's a no-romance quick transmigration novel.

19. 469 断 After Cutting Ties, My Biological Parents’ Whole Family Panicked 断绝关系后，亲生父母一家都慌了 Chen Sansansanfeng陈三三三疯Urban582k WordsCompleted [Regret Story]+ [The Family Begs Their Younger Brother to Return]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Reborn]+ [Power Fantasy]+ [No Going Back to an Ex]+ [Romance] In his previous life, Lu Jiangli was reunited with the wealthy Lu family at the age of thirteen. Longing for family affection, he did everything he could to please them, believing that if he sincerely treated them well, they would accept him as one of their own. But in the end, four years of effort went to waste: the Lu family never cared for him at 9.9kReads8.0Score523Shelves

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    Stories of regret are always hard to let go of, and in the current reading slump, these wonderful stories of regret might give you an unexpected surprise.

20. 470 天 The Scale’s Light Source 天秤的光源 Ali Is a Little Aloof阿黎有点高冷Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted “Look, you really have become your own source of light.” This time, there was no hesitation or doubt, only a steady, certain echo, like a spring breeze brushing over a lake and sending out ripple after gentle, lingering ripple. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 471 我 My CEO Husband Is a Disabled Crybaby 我的总裁先生是个残疾的爱哭包 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, Su Ruanruan lands a job at Musen, a company under the Qiao Group that she has long dreamed of joining. When she moves into the company's apartment building, she meets her neighbor Qiao Yichen, who has lost both arms. Overflowing with compassion, she sets out on a mission of kindness and draws the depressed, withdrawn Qiao Yichen out of his own little world… 1.3kReads6.8Score102Shelves

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    Would you dare read a story where the male lead is tortured to the point of disability? These are all angst-filled stories, very painful!

22. 472 断 After Cutting Ties and Stopping the Sycophancy, They Regretted It and Wept 断绝关系不舔后，她们后悔哭惨了 You Stole My Spicy Snack, Now Run抢我辣条还想跑Urban570k WordsCompleted [Heart-wrenching revenge + absolutely no forgiveness + everyone gets their comeuppance + satisfying revenge story + face-slapping] In his previous life, Chen Shi was the adopted son of the prestigious Chen family. When he developed kidney failure, he needed a kidney transplant. By chance, the Chen family found their biological son, Chen Shi, who had been switched at birth fifteen years earlier. After returning to the Chen family, Chen Shi did everything he could to please his parents and five ol 6.4kReads8.1Score327Shelves
23. 473 你 You Are the Light That Shines in My Darkness! 你是我黑暗里的那一束光！ Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Gu Jingyan had just returned from studying abroad and was about to take over the Gu family business when a car accident left him gravely injured. He lost most of his memories, went blind, and had his right leg amputated above the knee. By chance, he met the heroine, Su Wanning, who saved him. Only later did Su Wanning discover that the reclusive musician Kong Niansheng, whom she had always admired, was actually the little blind man in her arms... 702Reads8.2Score—Shelves
24. 474 青 Qingchuan Muli 青川幕黎 Ali Is a Little Aloof阿黎有点高冷Modern Romance64k WordsCompleted Mu Yang gave her a ray of light and pulled her out of the abyss. Luo Qingchuan gave her a chain and dragged her into the abyss. Later, Xu Xingli understood that she had to give herself the light, and cut her own chains. —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 岁 Peace and Prosperity, Year After Year 岁岁长安 Pure Gold Persimmon Cake纯金柿饼Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Peace and Prosperity, Year After Year —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After her death, the scumbag prince personally sent away his beloved. A story that is seemingly ordinary yet deeply heartbreaking.

26. 476 说 You Said You’d Kill Me, So Why Do You Regret It Now? 说好的要杀我，你们怎么后悔了 The Long Wind Blows Away长风吹去Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia Fantasy + Memories Revealed + No System + One Heroine + Tragedy + Slow Burn] A friendly warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Important things must be said three times! Before the Heavenly Void Palace. “Chen Zun, you murdered your master and betrayed the Dao. You personally trapped me in a ten-thousand-year ice cave to suffer punishment. Today, you will pay with your life!” “Demon Lord, you slaughtered 4kReads8.3Score368Shelves
27. 477 单 One-Way Street 单行道 Halfmoon Mountain半月山Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Wen Sui and Lu Chuantang were childhood sweethearts, but their relationship had nowhere to go. She thought their grudge had been settled six years ago. Only later did she realize... He had grown up. He no longer just domineered, took what he wanted, trampled over her, and destroyed everything. He had learned to let you take one step into heaven, let you savor every moment of happiness, then slowly make you watch as everything you had slipped away. Wen Sui wanted to say, I've grown up too. You sh 2.1kReads8.7Score152Shelves

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    Wen Suisui wanted to escape the Lu family with someone, and she had explored the escape route countless times, but that person didn't trust her. That person was her salvation! [Crying][crying][crying]

28. 478 我 I Fell in Love with a Long-Legged Older Man 我爱上了大长腿叔叔 Foxtail Grass by the River河边的狗尾巴草Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted Today is my graduation ceremony, and I’m incredibly excited. I haven’t seen my tall uncle in ages. He’s the big brother who’s been supporting me, only twelve years older than I am. He won’t let me call him that, but to me, he’s my big brother. He promised he’d come to my graduation ceremony today! After I graduate, he’ll take me to his company… But the ceremony ended, and the figure I’d been longing to see never showed up. As soon as I could, I nervously called him. But the person who answered w 1.4kReads6.1Score—Shelves
29. 479 众 Betrayed by Every Woman, He Reveals His Memories and the World Weeps 众女背叛，记忆曝光后世人哭泣 Yi Lin忆临Eastern Fantasy734k WordsCompleted Ye Changge, the most powerful villain across the Three Realms, Six Paths, and countless planes. He betrayed his word and killed his mentor. He subdued the Buddha, slaughtered monks across the land, and committed every imaginable evil. With a wave of his hand, he wiped out countless lives and plunged the world into chaos. At last, just as Ye Changge was about to break through, the ten heroines turned against him at the last moment. They joined forces with the Chosen One and powerful figures from 9.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
30. 480 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 1.7kReads—Score109Shelves

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    8 Chapters, 20,000 words, if you don't cry, come and kill me! [Crying]

31. 481 我 After I Left, Why Are You Crying and Begging Me to Come Back? 我走后，为什么又哭着求我回来？ Tell and诉与Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment, the art of cultivating a twisted self, the carefree life of the ultimate archvillain, and the Life Choice System.] Ye Qiu transmigrated! He found himself in a vast, primordial world, during the period of recovery and rebuilding after the great calamity that had struck all races. His father was the Demon King Who Repels the North, one of the Seven Kings of the Frontier. His mother was the sole heir to the Tidehearing Sword Pavilion. His maternal grandfather was the master of 172kReads8.7Score20.5kShelves
32. 482 迢 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 Sandwich Cookie152829夹心饼干152829Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure love stories with intense angst

33. 483 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Ice-Cold Empress Regretted It 退婚后，高冷女帝后悔了 Mute Young Master哑少Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Fan transmigrates as the third young master of a Duke's mansion and spends five years slacking off to get the Empress to break off their engagement. At last, his excessive debauchery earns him the imperial decree ending their engagement. But not long afterward, the Empress seems to regret it! “How is he so talented? How did I never realize?” “I never noticed before, but Chen Fan is so handsome!” “I love being with him. If only we hadn't broken off the engagement!” “Chen Fan! I think I've fa 36.6kReads8.4Score8.4kShelves
34. 484 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.6kReads8.5Score291Shelves

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    Torture [evil laugh]

35. 485 身 After I Died, the Demon Lord's Pampered Canary Came to Her Senses 身陨后，魔尊的娇养金丝雀想开了 Li Nuonuo漓糯糯Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted [Aloof, innocent immortal lord, the pursued one x Enigmatic, domineering Demon Lord, the pursuer] [Two male leads · melodramatic · physical torment · emotional torment · a long road to winning back his wife · angst before sweetness] [P.S. The first volume is extremely, extremely, extremely angsty. The long road to winning his wife back begins in volume two!] Qiu Fuxue was born with a spiritual body, inside a white lotus. Raised from childhood under his master’s strict instruction, he made protec 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Physical and emotional abuse, forced love, and a wife-chasing frenzy.

36. 486 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Just Wants to Date the Second Male Lead 快穿：女配就是要和男二谈恋爱 Ah Hu mentally啊呼mentallyModern Romance905k WordsOngoing (The first story isn’t very good, so I suggest starting with the second. There are both bad and happy endings in the book, and all kinds of styles to choose from. If there’s a type you’d like to read, you can tag me.) Immersive quick transmigration. The protagonist sticks to the original character’s personality, and the System is only a quick-transmigration tool with no other function. If that bothers you, don’t read! Yu Yun is twenty-five and still doesn’t want to date or get married, much to h 213Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This book, "Don't Forget I Love You, This World," is so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying] I read it late at night and cried so much, I can't recover.

37. 487 娶 Taking Treasures Into My Pocket 娶物入囊 White Ibis白羽鹮Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Angst, Everyone Suffers + Revenge on Scumbags] The moment Jiang Hanyan’s veil was lifted, her happy smile froze. “You’re not Yun Lei. You’re Huo Yusheng...” From that moment on, driven by the deep-seated resentment he had harbored ever since his twin brother, Huo Yunlei, framed him in their youth, and convinced that Jiang Hanyan had caused his first love, Tang Yueran, to become paralyzed, the young master of the Huo family, Huo Yusheng, married the woman who was supposed to become his sister-in 159Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The story of Huo Yusheng and Jiang Hanyan is truly heartbreaking. [Crying][crying]

38. 488 蓝 The Blue Gum Tree Waits in Vain for the Mistletoe Bird 蓝桉等不到释槐鸟 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance133k WordsCompleted “If I loved you a little less, would I be able to say a little more to you?” The girl, Ru An, had a secret crush on Lin Fu, the brightest star in school. She loved writing in her diary. Over her three years of high school, she filled five diaries. Not once did she mention Lin Fu by name, yet every line was about him. She described Lin Fu as full of life and spirit, but couldn't find a single word that suited herself. She had always lived by the rules, following the same routine. The only courage 17.4kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    It was so heart-wrenching, I cried buckets.

39. 489 我 My Dad Needed Money Urgently After a Car Crash, but My Wife Lent It to Her Male Bestie to Buy a House 我爸车祸急需用钱，老婆却把钱借给了男闺蜜买房 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔Marriage & Romance29k WordsCompleted My dad urgently needed money after a car accident, but my wife lent it to her male best friend to buy a house 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this series of videos where you'll slap your thigh until it swells up!!! [Admiration]

40. 490 同 In the Class Reunion Photo, Half Her Body Had Been Cropped Out 同学聚会的合影，她被截掉了半边身 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔18k WordsCompleted In the class reunion photo, half of her body had been cropped out. 723Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 491 他 He Lives in the Moonlight 他住在月光里 Wan'er Jiujiu莞尔啾啾Urban216k WordsCompleted A moving story about a young woman with depression who gradually finds the courage to confront it and fight back. 213Reads9.4Score—Shelves
42. 492 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 818Reads8.6Score155Shelves
43. 493 公 At the Company Gala, I Saw My Boss and an Intern in the Restroom 公司年会，我看到了上司与实习生在厕所 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔26k WordsCompleted At the company annual party, I saw my boss and an intern in the restroom 333Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 上 Ancient Times 上古 Xing Ling星零Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the series Ancient Love Poetry, starring Zhou Dongyu and Xu Kai. The ancient gods were nearly wiped out ten thousand years ago. Now, only four ancient gods remain in the world. The first three are true gods in every sense, but the last one... Some say she was absurdly lucky and born into a blessed life. Others say that, of all those in the Three Realms and Eight Wildernesses, she is the one who looks most glorious on the outside but is the loneliest within. Whether the 91Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    For fantasy novels, it's best to start with "Ancient Times." Although both books follow the same formula, each has a higher rating. While there are fewer heart-wrenching moments, when they do occur, they are truly agonizing, enough to burn calories and give you heart and liver pneumonia.

45. 495 黎 Mr. Li, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Wants Nothing More Than to Die 黎总别虐了，夫人她一心求死 Rain over Chang'an长安有雨Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Angst + the regretful chase for a lost wife] Chu Sisi was wrongly imprisoned for three years before being released. She thought she could start her life over. But her parents abandoned her, her younger sister framed her, and her beloved fiancé made her, a murderer, atone for her crimes. She was no longer the lofty young lady of the Chu family. She had even become someone else’s plaything. After watching her best friend die right in front of her and losing her child, she jumped from the twenty-s 272Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    This is so cruel, it's really heartbreaking.

46. 496 哥 Brother, the Rain Has Stopped 哥哥，雨停了 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Chi Nian × Jiang Shi] I held a bouquet of roses, wanting to give them to the brother I loved most. Sadly, I never got the chance... In 2007, I saw my brother for the first time. The young man stood by the window, looking relaxed as the bow in his hand played a beautiful melody. In 2010, the rain stopped, and my brother left. In 2012, my brother promised that the following summer he would return to Beicheng and never leave me again. In 2013, the white flower pinned to my chest kept reminding me 320Reads8.7Score101Shelves
47. 497 出 I Came Home Early from a Business Trip and Walked In on My Girlfriend’s “Family Gathering” 出差提前回家，撞见女友的“家庭聚会” Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔22k WordsCompleted I came home early from a business trip and walked in on my girlfriend's “family gathering” 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 498 出 After Prison, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 出狱后，霸总追妻火葬场 No Tea in the Coffee咖啡里没有茶Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [A Little Angst Early On + Realizing Too Late + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Rebirth] Han Yueche is the pampered heir of a prominent family in Beijing. He looks down on everything and everyone, yet for one person, he casts aside every last bit of his pride and willingly bows his head. Everyone in Beijing knows Han Yueche is impossibly proud. Once he throws something away, he never picks it back up, even if it’s a priceless treasure. Yet when it comes to Jiang Xuewei, he repeatedly lower 12.9kReads8.2Score972Shelves

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    This book is incredibly heart-wrenching! On her wedding day, the male lead pushes her into prison, causing her unborn child to die, her parents to sever ties, and the once most beautiful woman to fall from grace!

49. 499 我 I'm Trying My Best to Die in This Torture Novel 我在虐文里努力求死 A Useless Woman一枚没用的女子Ancient Romance914k WordsCompleted A Lan is a newcomer to the White Moonlight Group for quick-transmigration angst novels. Her task each time is to die by the end of the story so the male and female leads can live happily together. She has always thought she did a great job, and every rating from her System, Qi Wu, has been above SSS rank. But maybe she did too good a job: after she dies, the male and female leads end up either strangers or acquaintances. That's not right. A Lan can't figure it out, but she still has to carry out 1.8kReads8.7Score109Shelves

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    These are the few angst-filled novels I recommend; they're all incredibly heart-wrenching, so be prepared! [Crying emojis] The female lead is a transmigrator whose mission is to get revenge on the scumbag men, and she's completely acting it out without actually being emotionally invested. [Cool emojis] The ending is different from the happy ending of other angst-filled novels; the male lead gets tortured three times over. To be honest, it's truly angst-filled. The ending is that the female lead dies, and then all the male leads are filled with regret, but it's too late. [Crying emojis]

50. 500 明 The Bright Moon Keeps You Company 明月伴君 The Tranquil Young Master公子寂然Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted One day, high school student Si Yue suddenly finds herself in a cultivation world, where she becomes a good-for-nothing who can't cultivate. She has a crush on the chosen genius Xie Jing, but their difference in status makes her too shy to confess. She thinks that if she stays by his side, her young hero will eventually accept her. But things don't go as she hoped: Xie Jing's childhood dream girl, Jing Huan, appears. The dream girl is a heaven-blessed beauty, exceptionally talented and stunningl 287Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Short, completed, angst-filled story; female lead dies, male lead goes insane.

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