The Kind That Starts Sweet and Gets Angsty! 先甜后虐的那种！

1. 1 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves

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   Alas~ this type of article focuses on a person who looks uncomfortable

2. 2 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 71.8kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
3. 3 江 Jiang Chuze, I Won’t Love You Anymore 江楚泽，我不会爱你了 Xiangli Xiaoxin香梨笑心Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that An Ruoxuan, the beautiful eldest daughter of the An family in Xingdu, chased after the cold-faced young master of the Jiang family in Beicheng from the time they were children. She tried every way she could to cling to him, earning a reputation as his little shadow and a stalker. But then the aloof young master got together with Su Munan, An Ruoxuan's best friend... Eight years later, Jiang Chuze turned around and married An Ruoxuan. She thought she was going to heaven, but i 2kReads8.5Score101Shelves
4. 4 晚 A Love Too Late, a Lifetime of Heartache 晚来深情，予我半生劫 Carrying Honey怀揣蜜糖Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted A fast-paced plot with no dragging. A clearheaded heroine who isn't a pushover, a CEO who doesn't lose his intelligence, and villains who are ruthless and don't waste words. At her engagement banquet, Lin Zhiwan calls off the wedding herself, only to unexpectedly find warmth in Shen Shiyan. He is the most mysterious power player in Beijing's elite circle, yet he showers her with shameless affection and protects her without limits. He gives her his favor and helps her find redemption. Lin Zhiwan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you like stories that are sweet first and then abused, check it out! In the book, the heroine regrets her marriage and meets the true love of a big boss. Sweetness and sadism are intertwined. The plot is compact and the characters are smart. It's a quick read!

5. 5 离 After the Divorce, She Became the Apple of His Eye 离婚后，她成了心尖宠 The Paulownia Blossoms梧桐花开Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Scheming CEO + Obsessive Possessiveness + Physical and Emotional Torment + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Adorable Baby] He loved her but could never have her, then took her for granted once she was his. When he lost her, his regret went far beyond anything he could bear! They should have shared the affection of childhood sweethearts, but he hurt her for another woman, wearing away all her love until he even forced her to abort their child! After the divorce, she vanished without a trace. When they 233Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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   Torture first and then sweetness, the ending is hard to reconcile

6. 6 零 All Things Return to Dust 零落归尘 This Author Has No Pen Name该作家没有笔名Mystery668k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Romance / Tearjerker / Fate / Light Ensemble Cast] This is not a power fantasy, nor does it follow the usual tropes. There is no harem and no mindless heroine. A long-form mystery, with a light ensemble cast in the early chapters and the main plot taking center stage later. The setup takes its time, and the main story is heartbreaking, so reader discretion is advised. When sorrow congeals into an eternal night, and fate is ground to dust by the passage of time, can you still pick up th 46Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   Suspenseful love/fantasy/reasoning/sense of fate/interlocking/redemption/reversal. Sweet at first and then cruel, getting more and more brutal as you go, the ending is super brutal, and the extra chapter will write a perfect ending. There is a sense of fate, and behind the destined encounter is a carefully choreographed chess game, leading step by step towards the bottomless abyss...

7. 7 虚 Beyond the Void, the Great Dao Knows No Bounds 虚无之上，大道无极 A Lone Shadow on a Thousand Snowy Rivers孤影千江雪Urban633k WordsOngoing When you gaze up at the stars, have you ever wondered why we can't leave the Solar System? Could there really be countless parallel worlds and countless versions of ourselves throughout space and time? And what lies beyond the world we can perceive? Do cultivators truly exist? Cultivation is, in fact, an attempt to leap between dimensions. The highest realm of cultivation is to cultivate the void, refine nothingness into godhood, and unravel the universe's ultimate mysteries. An amnesiac high-le 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sweet and sad, many female majors in fairy literature, don't read the introduction and the book.

8. 8 她 She Could Have a Better Life 她可以过得更好 Night Thoughts of a Child夜思童Modern Romance426k WordsOngoing From starting her career to falling in love and getting married, what might a modern woman experience, and how should she deal with life’s setbacks and endless messes? Lin Xiaoru is an ordinary, typical modern woman. Her experiences may be common, but we can often make better choices and find a better way… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   From love to marriage, from sweetness to bitterness, the heroine is no longer in love!

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