Angsty Novels That Leave You Sobbing Late Into the Night 虐文，虐到半夜哭的稀里哗啦的文

1. 451 再 Goodbye, With Tears in Our Eyes 再见只能红着眼 Tavern Keeper Jiu'er酒家玖儿Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [A Tearjerker of the Highest Quality] He was a poor student who fell for a well-behaved girl with perfect grades. To give her a happy life, he worked hard at his studies. He tried, and he struggled, but in the end, the happiness he had fought for was forced into someone else's hands. When the two lovers met again, they should have blushed, but all they could do was look at each other with tear-filled eyes. Standing by the roadside, he cried like a child, more like a madman: “I don't want anythin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are some of the abuse articles I have read

2. 452 女 Don’t Cry, Heroine. I’ll Give Your Men Back When I’m Done 女主别哭，玩完就把男主们还你 A Green Gem一颗绿宝石Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [System] [Female Lead Is a Skilled Actress and a Bad Woman, Both Sweet and Dominant] [Everyone's Favorite] [Changing Destinies] [Power Fantasy] (Male leads are devoted and romantically obsessed; fast-paced) Partially immersive, with lots of fresh settings to explore. #She is a peerlessly wicked woman whom people both love and hate# When she transmigrates into the characters who were originally destined to be exploited and drained by the original female leads, things star 32.1kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
3. 453 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Only Wants to Desecrate the Gods 快穿：疯批美人只想亵渎神明 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + psycho vs. yandere + genuine groveling and reconciliation + all the scumbag men die] They are gods, high above all others. They trample on the women’s sincere feelings at will, treating them as nothing more than ants. So she came. She dragged them down from their pedestals, watched them fall into ruin, and made them kneel before her, begging her to come back again and again. [1] The monk called her a princess who would bring ruin to the kingdom, and said she must be sac 2.4kReads9.3Score276Shelves
4. 454 美 Her Beauty Is Legendary: Born to Be Everyone's Dream Girl 美貌封神，她是天生万人迷 zzzjerryModern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaker / Male Lead Torture / Everyone's Darling / Powerful Golden Finger / Darkening Love Triangle] After Ling Ran died, her outstanding talent for flirting got her bound to a System. “You need to make the Chosen One fall in love with you.” “Sure.” “You will abandon the Chosen One and coldly watch him struggle in misery. You will endure his endless rage.” “System, you're so cruel.” Her eyes curved with a captivating smile. “Still, it's my pleasure.” And so she met a cold, aloof genius hea 298Reads8.8Score—Shelves
5. 455 我 I Pray the Gods Will Protect Her 我祈神明庇佑她 Yin Yingxi银盈溪Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Tragic ending] [A sweetly innocent, deaf figure model × a careful, restrained delinquent with a checkered past] [Both pure in love + age gap + love at first sight + healing] Qi Zhen is the most notorious hoodlum in the old town. Just hearing his name is enough to make the authorities in their peaked caps fret. Until he turned thirty, he figured he’d just live one day at a time. But after meeting that girl, everything changed. He wanted to live a long, long life so he could always take care of h 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Deaf mannequin vs. Scoundrel with bad records, the male protagonist falls in love at first sight, has a secret crush, and ends in abuse. "They have obviously worked so hard, but nothing seems to have changed."

6. 456 下 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Hou Hou猴猴Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 3Reads6.3Score—Shelves
7. 457 别 Dreams in the Garden Villa 别苑寻梦 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Dreams in a Garden Retreat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Abuse, I cried when I read it [cry][cry][cry][cry][cry][cry]

8. 458 遗 The Light That Once Shone on Me: Regrets 《那道曾经照亮我的光》遗憾 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Light That Once Shone on Me: Regrets —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 459 苏 The Secret of Awakening 苏醒的秘密 Suihou Zhu随侯珠Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted A hugely popular romance by Yuewen Group great author Sui Houzhu, topping romance charts across the board! A bold, domineering goddess of vengeance VS a cold, restrained, and overbearing professor. Only later does she realize that falling in love with him is the secret she's hidden most deeply. Twenty-five years ago, Li Luo fell into a deep sleep with a grudge in her heart. Now she awakens with a secret, bold and willful, returning for revenge and to save the helpless girl she once was. Xie Yunn 1.1kReads9.5Score139Shelves
10. 460 我 I Love You, and I’m Guilty 我爱你，我有罪 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoran says: “My feelings run too deep. If I’m alive but can’t hold you, I’ll go mad.” Everyone has something they can’t let go of. For Tang Xiaoran, it’s Shen Muyan. Tang Xiaoran is too single-minded. Her devotion turns into an obsession, and obsession hurts both the person who holds it and the person it’s directed at. … Shen Muyan says: “Good riddance to that woman. Let’s go have a drink to celebrate.” But when he’s drunk, he asks his friend, “Did I miss something really important?” “Yes 1.6kReads7.0Score100Shelves
11. 461 魂 The Soul Disperses Among the Bluebells 魂散风铃草 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨6k WordsCompleted A Soul Dispersed, Bluebells in the Wind 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 宝 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    I was so tortured by the possessive male protagonist that I had no choice but to deal with it. The female protagonist was so vital. It was so miserable.

13. 463 被 The Day My Family Kicked Me Out, I Married the Richest Man on a Whim 被赶出娘家当天，我和首富闪婚了 Si Qiyue司七月Modern Romance4.3M WordsCompleted Chi Enning was alone with her daughter and had no one to rely on. To get rid of her scumbag ex, she randomly found a man and married him in a flash. She thought they would just be husband and wife on paper, and that once their contract expired, they would go their separate ways. But her flash-married husband clung to her, mooching off her food and even asking her for spending money. Fortunately, after they married, good luck followed Chi Enning everywhere. Not only was she promoted and given a r 8kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
14. 464 婚 The Heart Flutters After Marriage: CEO Ling’s Pursuit of His Wife 婚后心动：凌总追妻有点甜 Golden Autumn金秋Modern Romance5.8M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available for preorder across the web, with limited signed copies, author-signed copies, and exclusive art prints. Available on Pinduoduo, Tmall, and Dangdang. This is the first publication, so please show your support! Su Xi and Ling Jiuzhe have been married for three years, yet have never met, and almost nobody knows about it. At night, Su Xi is the CEO’s wife, lounging in Ling Jiuzhe’s villa, playing with his dog and relaxing on a sofa he designed and had custom-made 34.5kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
15. 465 太 After His Wife Left, He Found the Pregnancy Test and Broke Down 太太走后，贺总发现验孕单哭疯 Qing Xiaoxiao青筱筱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts, The Pursuit of His Wife, 1V1, Both Pure] [Gorgeous, charismatic businesswoman and tycoon VS blind, self-destructive young master] On the very day Cheng Zhiyuan is told she's pregnant with twins, He Jinzhou hands her divorce papers and gives her three hundred million as a breakup settlement. His first love has returned to the country! Cheng Zhiyuan doesn't cry or make a scene. She takes the money and moves out of their marital home with her head held high. But He Jinzhou i 13.6kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
16. 466 男 After My Boyfriend Proposed to His Dream Girl, I Married His Archenemy 男友和白月光求婚后，我嫁给他死对头 Vegetable Pancake菜饼子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yunzheng was Wen Shuyu's backup, while Song Yan was Jiang Yunzheng's backup. Everyone knew Jiang Yunzheng loved Wen Shuyu, but his love was unrequited. Every year on Wen Shuyu's birthday, he would propose to her. Wen Shuyu neither accepted nor refused. But Song Yan was Jiang Yunzheng's actual girlfriend, forced to witness his unwavering devotion again and again. After eight years, his love finally faded away completely. When Jiang Yunzheng proposed to Wen Shuyu yet again and she accepted, 886Reads6.2Score396Shelves
17. 467 李 Mr. Li, This Is Where We Part Ways 李先生，我们就到这了 Meow Big White喵大白Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Tragic romance] + [No getting back together after the breakup] A car accident changes the fate of two people. She is just about to achieve a fairy-tale romance, and his cold heart is just about to melt for her. Then, in an instant, everything returns to square one. They become enemies, and their love collapses in a moment. What twists of fate await them now… 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unable to love, conflicting heart,

18. 468 大 The Powerful Heir Has No Children? His Little Wife Has Triplets! 大佬绝嗣？小夫人一胎三宝！ Sleepless难眠Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted For the first eighteen years of her life, Chu Mianmian was a pitiful little thing: her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and after she got into college, she was forced to drop out. Upset, she went to a bar for the first time and was whisked off to bed by an older man! Then, by a stroke of bad luck, she got pregnant, while the older man mistook her best friend for her and took the friend away! Her adoptive parents not only tried to make her stay at their chicken farm to prep 11.5kReads8.8Score849Shelves
19. 469 逼 Forced to Marry in Her Sister’s Place? The Capital’s Crown Prince Spoils Her Rotten, and Her Whole Family Regrets It 逼替嫁？京圈太子宠爆！全家悔哭 He Nianqing贺念卿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake Heiress, Family Regrets, Sweet Romance, Feel-Good Revenge, Married First and Fall in Love Later, Devoted to Each Other] On the night the real heiress, He Yan, was brought back to the wealthy family, the fake heiress ambushed her. On the way, He Yan abducted the capital’s most eligible bachelor, the seriously ill Young Master Bo, who was out seeking treatment, and used him as an antidote. Her biological parents and two older brothers doted on the sweet, obedient fake heiress. They could not 3.8kReads8.3Score827Shelves
20. 470 黑 The Darkened Master's Guide to Redemption 黑化师尊洗白手册 Fire-Worshipping Heavenly Venerable Who Likes Astilbes喜欢落新妇的拜火天尊Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof master burdened by a sea of blood and vengeance x a scoundrel at first, a devoted loyalist later How will a beautiful, powerful, tragic master and the disciple who brings his aloof master down from his pedestal fight and fall in love, hate and stay devoted to each other? Two male leads, no female lead. 355Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The most cruel book. Beautiful.

21. 471 新 A Fiery Newlywed: The Cold-Faced Officer Can't Hold Back 新婚惹火，冷面军官不节制 Green Leaves in Clusters青叶朵朵Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama Xu Xu is now streaming [Marriage first, love later + a husband’s long road to winning his wife back + sweet romance + both leads’ first love + age gap + contrasting personalities] [Scheming, cold-hearted big bad wolf vs. charming, soft, adorable little white rabbit] At a certain hospital, in the urology department, a serious medical misdiagnosis occurred. A man’s gritted, furious growl rang out from the consultation room. “Woman, are you asking to die?” Behind her mask, the yo 29.1kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
22. 472 娲 The Legend of the Nuwa Maiden: Zizhen, Nuwa's First Clay Creation 娲女传之女娲第一泥人紫甄 Qing Timo青提陌Fantastical Romance216k WordsOngoing Legend says that Nüwa molded humanity from yellow earth in her own likeness. The first person she created was Zi Zhen, who looked exactly like the goddess. She molded several others as well, but only Zi Zhen resembled Nüwa perfectly. Besides people, Nüwa also molded animals, including dragons and phoenixes. She created Zi Zhen to teach the people who came after her, so later generations could not tell whether they were looking at Zi Zhen or Nüwa. Zi Zhen was the first clay figure molded by Nüwa 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very sadistic, always abusing the heroine. Abuse the male protagonist from behind.

23. 473 我 My Unrequited Love Was Buried in Midsummer 我的暗恋葬于盛夏 Junior Sister123师妹12312k WordsCompleted My Unrequited Love Was Buried in Midsummer 318Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super cruel article!

24. 474 可 Maybe I'm Not a Good Person 可能，我不是一个好人 Junior Sister123师妹12317k WordsCompleted Maybe I'm Not a Good Person 59Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 他 When Did He Stop Loving Me? 他是什么时候开始不爱我的 Junior Sister123师妹1236k WordsCompleted When did he stop loving me? 60Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 476 一 A Letter Eight Years Too Late 一封迟到八年的信 Junior Sister123师妹12337k WordsCompleted A Letter Eight Years Late 38Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 那 He Never Replied to That Message 那条消息，他永远没回 Junior Sister123师妹1238k WordsCompleted That message, he never replied to. 85Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 予 I Offer You a Prison: Part One, Diary 予你为牢·上：日记 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Make You My Prisoner, Part One: Diary 5Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 帝 An Emperor's Tormented Love: Your Consort Is Already in Her Coffin 帝王虐恋：臣妾已是棺中人【虐】 Junior Sister123师妹12318k WordsCompleted An Emperor’s Tormented Love: Your Majesty, I’m Already in My Coffin [Angst] 33Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 疯 A Wildly Growing Clarity 疯长的清醒 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted A genuinely unhinged gang heiress VS a proud, fallen young master Love and hate + two obsessive madmen + both are virgins + angst + tragic romance + mutual torment * On a rainy evening, dirty water streamed through the old alley. He approached her recklessly, his voice gentle. “Are you… all right? Do you need help?” Yan Zhuo’s lips curled into a cold smile. Hah, he thinks he can save just anyone. The next second, she recognized his face: the man from the dark-web livestream, who beguiled viewers 2.5kReads8.0Score147Shelves

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    The underworld daughter VS the down-and-out nobleman, the woman forces the man to abuse each other, it's very depressing to watch.

31. 481 夜 Knocking at Midnight: Who's Spying?! 夜半敲门声：谁在偷窥？！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted Knocks at Midnight: Who’s Watching?! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you want to cry, just watch!

32. 482 豪 The Hidden Secrets of the Wealthy 豪门的隐秘 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Secrets of the Wealthy —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 483 魂 Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Lady Zhou in the Northern Song Palace 魂穿李煜，我在北宋皇宫为小周后复仇 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Male-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Empress Zhou in the Northern Song Imperial Palace 8Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 画 The Figure in the Painting: The Terrifying Beauty on the Wall 画中人：惊悚的美人壁 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Figure in the Painting: A Terrifying Beauty on the Wall 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 我 I Found a Stunning Beauty Passed Out Outside a Bar 我在酒吧外捡“尸”到一位绝色美女 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted I Found a Stunning Beauty Passed Out Outside a Bar 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 那 That Night, I Knocked on the Wrong Door 那一夜，我敲错了家门 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted That night, I knocked on the wrong door 6Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 喂 I Fatting Up My Childhood Friend and Bestie, Then Sent Them to Prison 喂肥竹马和闺蜜，送他们进监狱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I fattened up my childhood sweetheart and best friend, then sent them to prison 32Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 那 That Night, I Kissed Her 那一晚我吻了她 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted That Night, I Kissed Her 5Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 489 我 Me? I Have Six Girlfriends?! 我？有六个女朋友？！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙18k WordsCompleted Me? I Have Six Girlfriends?! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 旅 A Travel Test: I Lost My Perfect Boyfriend 旅游测试，我弄丢了满分男友 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A travel test made me lose my perfect boyfriend 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 491 金 The Golden Cage: Never Fall in Love with a Stranger 金囚笼：不要和陌生人谈恋爱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Golden Cage: Don't Fall in Love with Strangers —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 荆 Crown of Thorns: The Contract CEO's Frenzied Pursuit of His Wife 荆棘王冠：契约总裁疯狂追妻 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙10k WordsCompleted Crown of Thorns: The Contract CEO's Frenzied Pursuit of His Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 老 The Boss Died on Gold Mountain, Then Crawled Back Three Years Later! 老大死在金山上，三年后他爬回来了！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙15k WordsCompleted The boss died on a gold mountain. Three years later, he crawled back! —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 重 The Day I Was Reborn: My Wife with Cancer Tears Into the Top Donor and the Streamer 重生之日：癌症妻子手撕榜一大哥和女主播 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙7k WordsCompleted The Day I Was Reborn: My Wife with Cancer Takes on the Top Gifter and the Streamer —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 末 Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 末日重生：我靠科技反杀仇人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse15k WordsCompleted Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 726Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slightly cruel, but fortunately sweet at the end, the ending is HE

47. 497 这 After This Child Was Kidnapped, They Left Him at the Train Station 这个孩子被拐后，却丢在了火车站 Dream Doll梦娃娃Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After This Child Was Abducted, They Were Abandoned at a Train Station 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 498 他 He's a Police Officer, Yet Drug Dealers Wiped Out His Entire Family 他是警察，却遭遇毒贩疯狂灭门 Dream Doll梦娃娃32k WordsCompleted He Was a Police Officer, but Drug Dealers Wiped Out His Family in a Brutal Attack 5Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 晚 Goodnight, Little Caterpillar 晚安毛毛虫 Dream Doll梦娃娃Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted A tragic romance with sweetness first, then heartbreak. Read with caution. She gets a message saying her husband is having sex with a young woman. She storms into the hotel, beats up the mistress, then beats up her husband. In her fury, she suffers a miscarriage too. After enduring the pain of losing her child, she asks for a divorce and threatens to hurt herself if he refuses. After they divorce, the second male lead, who has remained faithful to her for twenty years, launches his pursuit, whil 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 500 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 24.9kReads9.7Score4.9kShelves

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    Since ancient times, love is the most hurtful word, and there will be results if you don't work hard. 1️⃣The male protagonist died (drug police). I think the writing is very real and close to life. 2️⃣Super knife, childhood sweethearts, lovers but can't be together

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