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

1. 201 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. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves

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   This novel is incredibly heart-wrenching. The female protagonist has cancer, unlike other novels where she's still alive and kicking even after hundreds of chapters. This one is shorter, and once you miss the ending, there's no going back.

2. 202 强 A Forceful Romance! My Sweet, Soft Wife Can't Escape! 强势婚恋！香软小乖妻逃不掉！ Mo Jiu Xuan He墨酒玄鹤Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Unhinged, obsessive, sickly love + rugged man + 20-year age gap + ruthless hero + dark themes + unscrupulous tactics + marriage before love + both virgins + strong hero, weak heroine + innocent heroine + possessiveness + control + no escape] Unhinged, ruthless, possessive big shot × fragile, innocent college student He Xue was taking a boat to attend a lecture by a renowned teacher when a local conglomerate kidnapped her. Its chairman, Fu Zhenlong, forcibly took her away and made her marry him 25.2kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
3. 203 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   This book is truly heartbreaking, so heart-wrenching it hurts your very soul. The female protagonist loved a man for twelve years, yet he remained unmoved. He slaughtered her entire family and even subjected her father and brothers to a brutal slow slicing in the snow for three days. What grudge could drive someone to such cruelty? Later, this man knelt before Buddha, praying that the female protagonist would grow old with him. But the female protagonist smiled. She had long ago vowed to the gods that once she dragged the man into the deepest hell, she would never again suffer the torments of hell in this life, only asking never to see him again.

4. 204 接 You Hit Me Just for a Kiss, So I’m Done with You. Why Are You Crying? 接个吻都揍我，不要你了你哭什么 Get-Rich Little Panda暴富小熊猫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally strong leads + reborn + rekindled love + bittersweet + mutually devoted + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled rich-boy bottom vs. restrained, stoic straight-man top] In college, Chu Feng used underhanded tactics to force the aloof campus heartthrob into a relationship. He thought they had both fallen in love over time, since the heartthrob indulged him in everything. After graduation, he boldly proposed, and the other man said yes. After they married, the heartthrob k 37.8kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves

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   I watched it last night, and it made me cry. Maybe it's because it's late at night that I'm more emotional.

5. 205 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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   The first book needs no introduction because it is one of the "Four Great Tragic Novels," and the second book is also particularly tragic.

6. 206 心 After Her Heart Dies and She Leaves Home, They Regret It 心死离家后，她们却后悔了 Nine Heavens Bright Moon九天明月Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] + [Gentle, understanding big sister] + [Regret] + [Redemption] + [A remorseful family chasing after the younger brother] In his previous life, Qin Yi was the lost child of a prominent family. He endured years of abuse outside the family, but after being found, he was still unwanted by his relatives. A replacement mercilessly stole the life that should have been his. In the end, he died a lonely and tragic death after undergoing surgery. In this life, Qin Yi no longer expects anyt 3.2kReads8.8Score197Shelves

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   Lao Gao's three books (highly recommended)

7. 207 她 After She Died, the Capital's Crown Prince Went Mad with Grief in the Snow 她死后，京圈太子爷在雪地哭疯了 Zhiyu Nanyuan栀羽南鸢Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Tragic romance + childhood sweethearts + physical and emotional torment + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a tearjerker for late-night reading] The day Jiang Wan was diagnosed with stomach cancer, Quan Xiuyuan forced her to kneel and eat slops, then cruelly destroyed her cancer medication. Jiang Wan was falsely accused of plagiarism. Quan Xiuyuan fanned the flames, ruining her career and destroying her reputation. Jiang Wan had loved Quan Xiuyuan for ten years, but he had always belie 1.6kReads6.5Score104Shelves

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   This is my own writing, it's truly heart-wrenching, I swear on my life! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying] The night Jiang Wan had her stomach ache, Quan Xiuyuan said she was being dramatic and turned to celebrate Su Yao's birthday. Soon after, Jiang Wan was diagnosed with a terminal illness, but Quan Xiuyuan claimed she was faking it and even destroyed her life-saving medication. When Jiang Wan was framed, Quan Xiuyuan believed the slander and publicly humiliated her. Jiang Wan knew Quan Xiuyuan hated her because she had replaced Su Yao. Quan Xiuyuan loved Su Yao, not her. So Jiang Wan carefully suppressed her feelings for Quan Xiuyuan, constantly avoiding him. But Quan Xiuyuan didn't give Jiang Wan a chance to hide; he imprisoned, tortured, humiliated, and forced her while she was terminally ill… Jiang Wan escaped, but Quan Xiuyuan caught her again. The price was losing her legs, her child, her family, and even her life itself. As she lay dying, the truth was revealed, and Quan Xiuyuan finally realized his mistake, filled with remorse. He held her gradually cooling body, weeping like a child. "Why didn't you tell me you had cancer?!" Jiang Wan only gave a desolate, mocking smile. She had told him, but he didn't believe her. Jiang Wan had never understood why Quan Xiuyuan, if he liked Su Yao, would touch her. Later, at the moment of her death, Jiang Wan learned that Quan Xiuyuan had always loved her. But this love was too oppressive, too suffocating; she couldn't bear it. After losing Jiang Wan, Quan Xiuyuan was completely devastated. His lover was dead, his career was gone. He went from a high-ranking heir to a mentally challenged fool. He was in a daze all day, muttering incoherently, often hallucinating as if Jiang Wan was still beside him, constantly murmuring, "Wanwan... Wanwan, I was wrong, I was really wrong, please come back..."

8. 208 快 Quick Transmigration: After Surviving the Love Tribulation, the High God Is Carrying My Baby 快穿：渡情劫后，上神怀了我的崽 Ate Three Fish吃了三条鱼Ancient Romance864k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Surviving Love Tribulations + Mutual First Love + Sweet Romance + Tragedies Always Turn into Happy Endings] [The heroine is a minor immortal who writes little stories, and can be either dominant or submissive. The hero is a God of War from the Heavenly Realm, a doting husband with an adorable contrast between his sides. She helps him survive love tribulations. Very sweet! Many worlds!] Sang Wan is baffled. She’s just a little idle immortal who writes stories. Why is she b 338Reads9.1Score106Shelves

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   I recommend these two books! The first one is angsty in every dimension, while the second one is angsty in the first dimension but sweet in the second.

9. 209 我 Why Are You Crying After I Leave? 我走后，你们哭什么？ A Thousand Mountains and Wild Cranes千山与野鹤Urban274k WordsCompleted [Regret] [No Cultivation] [Daily Life] [No System] Lin Jiu wakes up in the hospital after collapsing. Unfortunately, the doctor tells him he has brain cancer and at most six months left to live. His eldest sister, Lin Qingyun, wastes no time kicking him out of the Lin family that very day, claiming that Lin Jiu was adopted and isn't their biological younger brother. She leaves him 20,000 yuan and walks away. Lin Jiu suddenly understands. Because he isn't their real brother, his sisters have trea 131Reads6.5Score—Shelves
10. 210 蚀 The White Rose That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨白玫瑰 An Air Conditioner一匹空调Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst + One True Love Each + Love and Hate + Extreme Push and Pull + Love Even in Death] A boy rescued from a dog cage rises to become a powerful elite, while a fallen heiress becomes his captive. He was once the boy she rescued from a dog cage. Years later, he returned for revenge, destroying her family and forcing her to become his possession. Ling Yuhan knew that even if he possessed Huiyan, he could never possess her heart. When he discovered she wanted to reunite with her former fiancé, Li 5.4kReads8.9Score391Shelves

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    The most tragic female lead, she was tortured terribly, oh my god, I cried so much.

11. 211 当 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 Xina Qixi Nai西奈栖息耐Urban460k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.4kReads8.6Score885Shelves
12. 212 朝 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 Two Leaves两朵叶子Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 776Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead suffered terribly; she was emotionally abused by the male lead and physically abused by the male supporting character, nearly losing her life and sustaining mental trauma. To pay for her child's medical treatment, she worked as a hostess, enduring countless hardships. The male lead both loved and hated her, wanting to get closer while simultaneously pushing her further away.

13. 213 我 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban206k WordsCompleted Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.2kReads9.6Score893Shelves
14. 214 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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    The first book, only 27 chapters long, made me cry from the very first chapter to the very last. I swear it's the first angst-filled novel I've ever finished; my eyes were swollen from crying. The second book, 37 chapters in total, is written by a Peking University graduate student; the writing is exceptionally good, and I couldn't resist rereading it. It's very heartbreaking and poignant.

15. 215 星 Honkai: Star Rail: Say Goodnight to This World 星穹铁道：对这个世界说晚安 Liu Ming流凕Anime Fanfiction409k WordsCompleted [All characters are platonic, low starting affection] Qiu An never expected that after leaping from a building, she would end up in a game she'd played before her death, becoming one of its characters. Players outside the game were puzzled by the sudden appearance of a character who'd dropped from the sky. But she was a free five-star character! A versatile Lightning Harmony unit who was useful even at E0! But... why didn't Qiu An have a banner? Only after becoming a character did Qiu An learn t 4.5kReads9.5Score613Shelves
16. 216 山 Mountains and Seas 山海 Zhe Han哲晗Modern Romance807k WordsCompleted Qiao Jiu always knew her husband was ruthless and decisive in business. She never imagined he’d be just as merciless in their marriage. 6kReads8.9Score425Shelves

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    I really enjoyed these books; they were all incredibly heart-wrenching and worth recommending.

17. 217 一 One Traffic Ticket! Now the Heiress of the Capital's Elite Is Desperate to Win Her Husband Back! 一纸罚单！让京圈大小姐追夫火葬场！ liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11124k WordsCompleted One parking ticket! Now the wealthy heiress of the capital’s elite has to chase her ex and win him back! 772Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.6kReads8.9Score630Shelves
19. 219 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 4.5kReads8.8Score390Shelves
20. 220 不 Unworthy 不配 Fruit Tiger果果虎Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When Lin Hua was kept by Qin Yan, people in their circle mocked her as a snack for Qin Yan, because she was so alluring that she was a feast for any man. They all said Qin Yan would never marry a woman of Lin Hua’s status. It would be beneath him. Later, Qin Yan knelt before Lin Hua, helped her put on her shoes, and held her slender ankle. His voice trembling, he said, “Hua Hua, I can’t bear to let you go. I have no chance in this life. Will you let me have you in the next?” “Hua Hua, all I ask 42Reads6.3Score—Shelves
21. 221 维 Defending His Mistress? Then I Don't Want This Wife Anymore. 维护小三？那这个妻子我不要了。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11127k WordsCompleted You’re standing up for the other woman? Then I don’t want this wife anymore. 116Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 跪 You Want Me to Forgive You If You Kneel? I Just Want to Die in Peace 跪着我就原谅？我只想安静的死去 Immortal Shadow on Cold Mountain寒山仙影Urban323k WordsCompleted Modern urban slice of life, one female lead, no System, no magic, and a story of regret. As the youngest son of the Yang family, Yang Tian has been meek and obedient since childhood. His father and sisters have groomed him to be a pawn in the family’s rise to power. To his surprise, when he refuses to marry the hideously ugly eldest daughter of the Pang Group, his father and sisters kick him out of the family home. Not long before, Yang Tian had learned that he was terminally ill. Seeing how lit 218Reads8.0Score—Shelves
23. 223 为 To Leave No Regrets, My Fiancée Ran Away from Our Wedding. From Then On, I Set You Free to the Sea of Humanity. 为不留遗憾未婚妻逃婚，从此将你归还人海。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11112k WordsCompleted To avoid a lifetime of regret, my fiancée ran away from our wedding. From then on, I let you return to the crowd. 598Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 臣 Surrender 臣服 The Handsomest of Them All无敌最俊朗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Nian was brought back to the Shen family at the age of eight to reunite with her relatives. There, she met the older man who had saved her life, Third Master Fu. More than ten years later, Third Master Fu married someone, but the bride was burned at the wedding and left in a vegetative state. Shen Nian was framed for arson, and her biological mother forced her to take the blame in her younger sister’s place. After six years in prison, Shen Nian had been utterly changed by the torment. To ge 726Reads7.7Score100Shelves
25. 225 女 My Girlfriend Had No Sense of Boundaries. I Calmly Walked Away, but She Regretted It. 女朋友不懂得边界感，我平静离开，她却后悔了。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11117k WordsCompleted My girlfriend had no sense of boundaries. I calmly walked away, and she regretted it. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 被 My Wife Sent Me to Prison for Three Years. After I Got Out, I Went on a Rampage 被妻子送进监狱三年，出狱后我杀疯了。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11115k WordsCompleted After my wife sent me to prison for three years, I went on a killing spree after getting out. 238Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 当 I Once Parted from My Beloved Too Lightly! With Mountains and Rivers Between Us, Where Could I Find You? 当时轻别意中人！山长水远知何处！ liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11110k WordsCompleted I once carelessly parted from the one I loved. With mountains and rivers between us, who knows where they are now? 13Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 6.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    These two books are incredibly heart-wrenching, just read them and your eyes will be swollen like a pig's! ❤️❤️❤️ The first one is very short, you can finish it in about an hour, and it gets more and more tear-jerking as you read, with a powerful aftertaste and an unexpected ending.

29. 229 指 A Feast at Your Fingertips 指尖盛宴 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted Four years after they last saw each other, Gu Senning took Zeng Zhanzhan to court, accusing her of drugging him and taking the project files from his computer. He had no idea that four years earlier, she had been severely injured in a car accident while saving him, leaving her permanently blind... Later, Gu Senning was consumed by remorse. When she lay in the hospital, with no will to live, he was enjoying life! When she writhed in pain, her whole body convulsing and drenched in cold sweat, he s 4.3kReads8.2Score139Shelves

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    Sad sad sad

30. 230 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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    The first one is shorter, the second one is more like "Bone-Deep Crisis" in the beginning.

31. 231 蚀 Heart-Eating CEO: Love's Thousand Tribulations 蚀心总裁：爱有千千劫 Young Master Qin琴公子Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted "Big brother, I heard on TV that when someone saves your life, you should repay them with your hand in marriage. Does that mean you'll marry me someday?" In the hospital room, a little girl asked the boy in the bed, his eyes covered with gauze, with innocent curiosity. "Mm. When we grow up, I'll marry you!" The boy lowered his head, thought seriously for a minute, then answered with utmost solemnity. "Really? You're not lying to me?" "A gentleman's word is as good as gold!" Many years later! "Yo 25Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 温 Tender Captivity: The Underworld Godfather’s Midnight Training 温柔囚饶：黑道教父暗夜训宠 Mr. Qi, Who Loves the Moon爱吃月亮的七先生Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [Underworld + Training + Calculated Moves + Tension and Push-Pull + The Powerful One Bows His Head] [Dutiful Doll-Like Heiress in Ruins ✖️ Underworld Godfather, a Predator Who Shapes Her] Watch closely! Pay attention. After all You, such a good girl, don't even know how to kiss! On her wedding night, her husband sends her to the bed of the godfather of Jincheng's East District. She suffers all night, toyed with by a predator like a helpless little animal, waiting to be devoured whole. 4.1kReads8.9Score233Shelves

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    [Underworld + Domination + Step-by-Step Maneuvering + Extreme Pull-and-Pull + Subservience of the Powerful] [Innocent Doll, Fallen Heiress ✖️ Raising a Predator, Underworld Godfather] ------ Watch! Learn how to serve a man. After all—you, this innocent girl, don't even know how to kiss! … On her wedding night, her husband sent her to the bed of the godfather of Jincheng's East District. All night, she suffered torment, like a small animal being played with by a predator, awaiting her fate of being completely devoured. She could wait to die, but she chose rebirth—becoming the East District Godfather's exclusive favorite, for self-salvation, and even more so for revenge.

33. 233 他 He's Always So Good at Sweet-Talking Her 他惯会哄她 Chong Qiwu重栖梧Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Two Top Students x Childhood Friends x Mutual Devotion x Tragedy] Sunny ray of sunshine x Double-Standard Top Student Jiang Shiyuan was the brightest sun in Pei Zhiheng's world. They made many promises at seventeen, but the words "I'll be with you forever" were buried along with her in late autumn. The plane tree leaves had yet to fall from the branches in late autumn when Jiang Shiyuan's life came to an end. [My name is Jiang Shiyuan. Shi, as in time, and Yuan, as in wish. Pei Zhiheng.] [J 823Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    The aftereffects were very strong; I couldn't recover at all after crying.

34. 234 一 Half Ginkgo, Half First Snow 一半银杏一半初雪 Chong Qiwu重栖梧Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Two top students + school life + everyday moments + sweet at first, then bittersweet] [Arrogant, headstrong girl vs. cold genius] That summer, she escaped the abyss and met him. * That autumn marked the beginning of their happiness. She asked, “Do you know why I like ginkgo leaves and the first snowfall?” He said, “Someday, I'll take you to different places to see the ginkgo trees and the first snow.” Beneath the ginkgo tree, the boy looked serious as the wind sent leaves swirling across th 176Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 报 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on My Unrequited Love 报复？手术刀划向白月光 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance8k WordsCompleted Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on His One True Love 344Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 我 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance112k WordsCompleted He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 38Reads8.1Score—Shelves
37. 237 飞 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance16k WordsCompleted When Birds and Fish Meet 54Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 失 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Without you, I regret everything. 122Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 内 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance6k WordsCompleted This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 55Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 怎 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance14k WordsCompleted How Could I Bear to Miss You? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 再 Run Away Again and I'll Break Your Legs! The Ruthless God of War Turns Captivity Into Passion 再逃跑腿打断！冷戾战神囚爱成欢 Fireflies Across the Sky漫天的萤火Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been given to a cold, ruthless prince and made his bedchamber maid. He locked her in a dark room, tormenting and humiliating her day and night until she was exhausted in body and mind and wanted nothing but to escape him. The first time she tried to flee, he caught her and made her kneel on sharp porcelain shards. He watched her knees bleed with icy indifference. “Try to escape again, and you won’t live to regret it.” But even in captivity, she refused to 1.1kReads8.2Score100Shelves

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    This is a 1v1 story filled with both physical and emotional torment. The female lead is a weak, capricious, and stunningly beautiful woman who is constantly being plundered by members of the royal family. The male lead is a tyrannical, aloof, and pure-hearted war god general.

42. 242 云 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Love Beyond the Clouds 37Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 癌 After My Cancer Diagnosis, I Cut Ties with You. Why Are You Crying? 癌症后，我断绝关系你们哭啥？ Silly Dilly憨憨哒哒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented] [Cancer + Rebirth + One Wealthy Heroine with Strong Possessiveness + Regret and Redemption + Entrepreneurship] Switched at birth, the impostor stole eighteen years of his life! After going through hell to find his way home, he thought things would finally get better. But his parents thought he was inferior to the fake son! His sisters despised and misunderstood him, his parents favored the impostor, and the fake son strutted around like he owned the place. Reborn, he looks at the 411Reads6.5Score101Shelves
44. 244 非 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance11k WordsCompleted You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 15Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 不 Was It Just for Fun? Why Are You Crying Now That I Have a Terminal Illness? 不是玩玩而已？我得绝症你哭什么 What a Big Cabbage好一颗大白菜Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted Original title: Can You Leave a Sweet Orange by My Grave? Cool boxer bottom × seemingly nice-guy but actually wicked, flirtatious top (First person + chasing the spouse into the crematorium + melodrama + tragic ending) Li Feng is a coward. After learning he has a terminal illness, he decides to earn enough money and then die. Before then, a man named Qin Xiao suddenly barges into his life. Suddenly, he doesn’t want to die anymore. He wants to live. Just as he’s about to tell Qin Xiao ever 18.2kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    Every chapter is heart-wrenching. "He said loving me was just a form of revenge against me." "Two hundred thousand—that was the money he used to buy a burial plot."

48. 248 泛 Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted #He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie 269Reads9.4Score106Shelves

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    Everyone should go watch it, it's super heartbreaking [crying][crying] ① Two years ago, when he was locked up in the detention center, it was also a rainy day. That day, he knelt on the ground begging Huo Qingyan not to send him there. At that time, Huo Qingyan was still a junior in college, had already started his own business, and was somewhat famous. He spent a lot of money to send him to the detention center with the highest online rating, and kicked him away like trash. "I'll come back to pick you up after you've reformed." Until his consciousness became hazy, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground. In the moment of confusion, he saw a bright light. A car stopped in front of him, and the people in the car got out in a hurry, without even opening an umbrella.

49. 249 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 994Reads8.8Score103Shelves
50. 250 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, She Asked for a Divorce, but His Eyes Turned Red 冷战三年，她提离婚他却红了眼 Barefaced素颜Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Hong Kong elite vs. fallen socialite] [Marriage first, love later + a long road to winning her back] [One-on-one romance] They’d been married for three years. He’d never cared about her, she’d had a crush on him for years, and he had someone else in his heart. Then she finally saw the light! After Li Qian watched Gu Tingchen abandon her for his first love for who knew how many times, she suddenly understood something. If someone doesn’t love you, it won’t matter how careful you are or how despe 4.5kReads8.5Score972Shelves

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    This is so heartbreaking! Hong Kong entertainment mogul Gu Tingchen has been married to down-on-his-luck socialite Li Qian for three years, but he still harbors feelings for his unrequited love and is completely indifferent to her. Only when she realizes her mistake and files for divorce does Gu Tingchen realize he has already fallen in love with her. In the video, the usually aloof Gu Tingchen humbly kneels down, begging for reconciliation. Can their love be mended?

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