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. 351 离 After the Divorce, Young Master Chu Smashed Six Washboards on His Knees 离婚后，楚少跪碎六个搓衣板 Second Miss Jinjiner金金二小姐Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (A little angst is good for the soul + the husband has to grovel to win her back) Less than three years into their marriage, Chu Lingchuan decided to end their contractual marriage early. Time and again, Xia Chuchu watched him lose himself in a passionate affair with his unrequited love. Her heart twisted with pain as she signed the divorce papers through tears. Just then, she discovered she was two months pregnant. Chu Lingchuan said coldly, “Get rid of it!” At that moment, she heard her heart 79Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   A very heartbreaking story about a wife-chasing tale with a dramatic twist; you should check it out.

2. 352 我 My Parents Broke Down After I Chose to Enlist and Give My Life 我选择入伍献身后，爸妈崩溃了！ A Sweet-and-Sour Bun一颗糖醋包Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted After I chose to enlist and give my life for my country, my parents fell apart! 485Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 焰 A Flicker of Fireworks 焰火微生 Sweet Bookworm甜中书Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst 659Reads—Score104Shelves

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   [Abusive Romance • Both Characters are Pure • Unrequited Love][Wealthy Family + Exiled Heiress in Disgrace] Kindness without power is bullied by evil. - Luo Weisheng and Song Yanzhi were friends for nearly twenty years, during which she secretly loved him for ten. She happily married him, but a year later, she lost her friendship and loved ones, jumping into the river. After losing her memory, she still couldn't escape her fate, falling in love with Song Yanzhi again. The night she was framed, miscarried, divorced, and ran away was the day he was sweetly engaged to someone else.

4. 354 下 In My Next Life, I Won't Love You 下辈子，不要爱你了 Little Spoiled One小撒娇Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted In the Next Life, I Won't Love You 12Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.4kReads8.9Score222Shelves

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   I enjoy reading angst-filled novels late at night, and these few are really heart-wrenching, not just mindless angst, but genuinely emotional angst [almost crying]. You'll understand once you read them; they have a strong aftereffect [crying].

6. 356 离 Divorce Plans Gone Wrong 离婚计划失败中. Yan Fei焉非10k WordsCompleted My Divorce Plan Keeps Failing. 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
7. 357 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 48.8kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
8. 358 再 Goodbye, Hansheng 再见，寒生 Ziyue籽月Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted A homeless boy falls in love with a stubborn rose covered in thorns. Though he knows he’ll be left bleeding, he throws himself into saving, embracing, and protecting her. The road to fame in show business is fraught with danger, and the jungle of fame and fortune is full of peril. Fans, idols, unspoken rules... Temptations lie everywhere, and only love can see through them. He is Han Sheng, an orphan who scrapes by with Bai Xiaoqi, his half sister in all but blood. He gives her his hope for a br 1.1kReads9.3Score293Shelves

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   I'm seriously going to cry my eyes out. I was sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the night. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

9. 359 管 Call Me a Fake Heiress If You Want, I'm Born Lucky as a Koi 管你真假千金，我天生锦鲤好命 Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + Fake and Real Heiress + Secret Identity + Childhood Friends + Satisfying + Admiring the Strong + No Angst, Extra Sweet] After living for seventeen years as the Tang family's heiress, Meng Wan very sensibly left with a million yuan when the real heiress showed up. Her family was simply too poor? No problem, she happened to have a teeny-tiny bit of social connections~ Her parents were unemployed layabouts? Her younger brother with autism was an artistic genius? Her second br 86.3kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves
10. 360 落 After Falling on Hard Times, I Was Spoiled by a Powerful Hong Kong Tycoon 落魄后，我被港圈大佬娇养 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweetness and heartbreak intertwined, groveling pursuit, forced love, both leads are inexperienced] [Powerful, scheming man with endless stamina VS proud heiress fallen on hard times] After Lin Tingran goes bankrupt, she’s bought by the man she once looked down on. Zhou Jiansui treats her well: gentle, affectionate, domineering, and devoted. She can’t help falling in love with him, but just as she’s ready to spend her life with him... She discovers that all his tenderness, sweet words, and poss 2kReads8.8Score144Shelves

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    Read this book; at least I haven't stopped crying all day. [Facepalm]

11. 361 蚀 A Bone-Deep Seduction 蚀骨诱哄 Zai Zhi再吱Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted “Big brother, could you be gentle with me just once...” “Sure. How would you like that? Cut off a finger, pull out your nails, or roll across a bed of nails? If you hurt someone, you have to pay the price!” Shen Changmu looked with utter disgust at the woman writhing on the floor, her whole body trembling with pain. She was the wife his grandfather had forced him to marry. He didn't love her, though he couldn't deny that she knew exactly how to seduce him, tempting him again and again until he 2.1kReads6.0Score102Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn twice and repents, but still fails to gain the female protagonist's forgiveness. The story ends in 50 chapters.

12. 362 谁 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 Qingya青崖Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 170Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    So heartbreaking 😭! The female lead is tortured from beginning to end! The male lead is arrogant, blind, and heartless! (She said: I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and harmed me. You said this is what I owe you, and I'll repay you! "A knife pierced her chest, and she laughed proudly yet tragically: In the end, she said, don't cry at my grave, you'll dirty my path to reincarnation!")

13. 363 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?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    ① The entire text has only four chapters; a good tragic ending needs no further introduction, just read it! ② This is purely for finishing off the bad ending [crying] ③ In the end, it was Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly; you are both a blessing and a curse. The author is too cruel [crying][crying][crying] ④ Meeting was in the height of summer, parting was also in the height of summer; his little rose is forever hidden in that summer. Who understands the pain of helplessness? [Crying][crying][crying]

14. 364 遗 A Regrettable Outcome 遗憾成局 Milk Candy奶贝吖Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted A wild, carefree boy vs. a cool, well-behaved girl [School life + city life + unrequited love] [Bad ending] The rain in Beicheng was warm and stifling. That year, she was seventeen and he was eighteen. "…I want to get…a tattoo." Wen Yuyan's slender fingers clutched the hem of her clothes, her voice trembling. Qi Yue leaned closer, smiling. "Good students aren't supposed to get tattoos." His teasing voice and warm breath washed over her. The following winter, a heavy snowfall blanketed Beiche 279Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This is a campus redemption story with a tragic ending. The beginning is very sweet, but the female lead falls ill and dies in the end, unbeknownst to the male lead. Every year on her birthday, he prays for her, wishing her peace and well-being. The ending is very heartbreaking.

15. 365 番 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 milieModern Romance7k WordsCompleted Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 666Reads—Score101Shelves
16. 366 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
17. 367 她 She Isn't Coming Back 她不再回来了 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Secret crush # campus angst # reunion after years apart # both are virgins # modern romance # tragic ending] [Animated comic coming soon] At the start of the school year that autumn, Lu Zhixia’s bright, starry eyes landed on him, and she froze. Was she really going to share a desk with Jiang Chiye, her longtime nemesis? And that wasn’t all. They were living under the same roof, too. She expected them to fight until the whole world shook, but instead, Lu Zhixia found that her nemesis seemed to d 5.1kReads8.7Score600Shelves

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    Heartbreaking novels that will make you cry buckets

18. 368 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so heartbreaking!

19. 369 隐 The Secretly Married Wife Is No Push Over 隐婚娇妻不好惹 I'm Bai Mei我是白玫Modern Romance3.6M WordsCompleted A scheme three years ago made her his secret wife. Everyone said his woman must be showered with love and affection. No one knew that he hated her, and wished he could grind her bones to dust. 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So heartbreaking, it really hurts. (Completed)

20. 370 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 7.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
21. 371 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 41.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
22. 372 祁 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ Broad-Minded and Strong心宽体棒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8.1kReads8.8Score548Shelves

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    Just read them all, they're all very angsty. I thought the first one was quite good, angsty from beginning to end, but it has many epilogues. The second one is a bit like a double-substitute story; the female lead doesn't realize she's mistaken for someone else, and the male lead has his own ideal woman.

23. 373 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    It's still quite heart-wrenching.

24. 374 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.4kReads9.3Score360Shelves

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    [Learned] My first recommended book, a bittersweet coming-of-age story set in a school. [Almost crying] The male lead gets caught up in a family inheritance battle, which leads to the female lead being kidnapped. To save her, he cripples his uncle and serves three years in prison. The female lead waits for him for three years. After his release, the male lead is forced into an arranged marriage, and the female lead chooses the person who stays by his side. [Crying] All characters have a bad ending.

25. 375 赠 A Lifetime of Deep Love, Given to You 赠你一世情深 Brother Tong桐哥Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted I have a secret I've kept in my heart: I've loved Gu Tingchen for nine whole years. When I was young, I used to follow him everywhere. As I grew older, I finally became his wife. But he gave me no love, not even a shred of tenderness. I tried to tempt him into a love affair with the promise of a divorce and the power of the Shi family, but he never wavered. He would never remember the anxious little girl who used to follow behind him so carefully. It wasn't until after our divorce that I saw the 939Reads8.8Score246Shelves
26. 376 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 12.8kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
27. 377 佔 Possessing Jiang Xi 佔有姜西 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 48.1kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
28. 378 逐 Pursuing My Wife 逐妻 Ba Qiusheng八湫笙Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, adorable child, husband chases his wife after losing her] Their relationship began with a deal, but they stayed together because they couldn't resist each other. A year into their marriage, his first love returned, and he forced her to abort their baby and get a divorce. She vanished without a trace. Four years later, when they met again, they were strangers. She was no longer the timid, insecure girl who'd walked on eggshells around him. Now she shon 1.4kReads8.4Score101Shelves
29. 379 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, 1.1kReads6.2Score434Shelves
30. 380 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 6.8kReads8.8Score844Shelves
31. 381 痛 Painful Longing 痛仰 Meow Star Person喵星人Modern Romance824k WordsCompleted 51Reads6.8Score—Shelves
32. 382 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 5.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
33. 383 出 After Prison, Mr. Fu Pursues Me to Torture Me Relentlessly 出狱后，被傅总追着疯狂虐 The Moon Calls Beyond Half the Mountain Pass月召半关山Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Angst and heartbreak + replacement romance + dual personalities + the second male lead takes the lead + no getting back together] On the very day Mu Ran married Fu Xiuyun, he personally sent her to prison. That year, Mu Ran's older sister died saving her. Her sister's only wish was for Mu Ran to love Fu Xiuyun on her behalf. “Fu Xiuyun, I told you, I never wanted to marry you!” To Fu Xiuyun, Mu Ran's feeble defense was nothing but a dishonest excuse. [The male lead is extremely obsessive, unhin 544Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This was so heartbreaking, it made my liver hurt. I cried so much! [Crying][crying]

34. 384 男 A Misdiagnosis at the Men's Clinic, and I Ended Up Marrying the Young Master of the Beijing Elite 男科误诊，我竟嫁给了京圈太子爷 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 13.8kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
35. 385 霸 The Ruthless CEO and His Clever Little One 霸道总裁腹黑娃 Quiet-Hearted Little Bean静心小豆Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Feng Jingchu is determined never to marry. All she wants is a child to keep her company for the rest of her life. Who could have guessed that the handsome, passionate man she spent that night with would be the future heir to the Shangguan family, and that her genius son would become the heir after him? Thus begins a tangled, never-ending story of a domineering CEO pursuing his wife. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and see! It's so heart-wrenching, the kind that will make you cry!

36. 386 夏 A Love for Springtime: Summer Trees, Heaven’s Hope (Complete Edition) 夏有乔木雅望天堂（全集） Ziyue籽月Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking coming-of-age legend that has moved hundreds of millions of readers for seven years! Qu Weiran is a good student, excelling in both character and academics. But when his adoptive father appears, his mask is shattered, and everyone learns that he is nothing but a pitiful victim of domestic abuse. Even a boy as dark and troubled as he is keeps a girl in his heart: Xia Tong, the gentle girl he loves. But Qu Ningyuan, a boy who shares his father but not his mother, has fallen for her 5.2kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    These three books really made me cry my eyes out in the middle of the night, my heart was really aching! They are all very good! Highly recommended for those with strong empathy! It's 4:13 AM on December 10, 2022, and I just finished reading the third book. I can't fall asleep, I'm so heartbroken! The third book is a heart-wrenching story about unrequited love, and I finished the other two not long ago, they also made me cry a lot!

37. 387 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 997Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This is an incredibly heart-wrenching story; the protagonist's life is torn between two equally tragic events, leaving me deeply saddened and unable to find peace for a long time. The author's writing is delicate, with a subtle Chinese style and melancholic tone. I love it.

38. 388 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score267Shelves

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    I've been reading for days now, and haven't skipped a single chapter!

39. 389 卿 A Record of Qing 卿复录 Sun Kui孙葵Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted Revenge + powerful leads joining forces + comedy (Father-son revenge + sworn brothers’ revenge) How does Mu Yan make his way down the path of revenge, step by step? Wang Cong, you traitor! You handed them the knife that destroyed the Zong family. I’ll hunt you down to the ends of the earth... Mu Yan was once a member of the Zong family, the foremost noble house of the capital city of Qingchuan. Framed by a villain for colluding with the enemy and betraying the nation, the family was wiped out 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A crazy male protagonist meets a female protagonist with superb martial arts skills

40. 390 想 I Want to Pat You on the Shoulder 想拍拍你的肩膀 Leo利奥Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted [Athletic school heartthrob x Cool, sensitive girl] A three-second spark can be enough to make you love someone for three years, or even longer. Xu Lexin's first flutter of the heart: In front of everyone, he was the only one who praised her, even though she wasn't anyone special. Xu Lexin's second flutter of the heart: On a sweltering summer day, he called out to her to turn around. When she did, there he was, full of confidence and vigor. Xu Lexin's third flutter of the heart: He proudly showe 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 两 Two Hearts, Three Minds 两意三心 Mo Mo Hu Hu魔魔胡胡Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Pure historical tragedy + no golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth + 1v3, female lead is not a virgin] Neither the male nor the female lead is perfect. One is unruly and arrogant, the other insecure and timid, and both have their own character arcs. The cast is richly developed, with distinct personalities. She was nothing but the unloved daughter of a low-ranking sixth-grade official. Her father showed her no affection, her mother did not love her, and her younger sister bullied her 726Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    Pure ancient Chinese romance novel with a tragic element; no time travel, no rebirth, no cheat codes; female protagonist is not virgin; focus on romance, family, and national sentiment; ratings just released.

42. 392 你 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 Hidden Heart藏心Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 120Reads8.0Score—Shelves
43. 393 原 Turns Out Every Ending Is Filled with Longing 原来结尾都相思 Yu Sheng雨升Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted How do you hurt someone who loves you until they’re utterly broken? Perhaps you throw their love on the ground and trample it again and again, until it’s shattered, until it’s gone. 127Reads6.2Score—Shelves
44. 394 重 Reborn, I Tear Apart the Fake Heiress Who Stole My Husband 重生后我手撕抢我老公的假千金 Xi Bei Bei熙北北13k WordsCompleted Reborn, I tore apart the fake heiress who tried to steal my husband 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't want to cry, but my husband wants me to cry.

45. 395 受 Taking the Vows 受戒 Jiang Er将尔Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted From the very first day she met Pei Zhi, she wanted to dirty him. Every inch of him, inside and out. “A story about a serial heartbreaker who decides to go straight” 2.2kReads8.6Score115Shelves
46. 396 老 After My Husband and His First Love Drove Our Son to His Death, I Went on a Rampage 老公和初恋逼死儿子后，我杀疯了 Xi Bei Bei熙北北12k WordsCompleted After my husband and his first love drove our son to his death, I went on a killing spree 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 女 When Our Daughter Died, My Husband Was Paying Off His First Love’s Debts 女儿惨死时，老公正替白月光还债 Xi Bei Bei熙北北10k WordsCompleted When our daughter died a tragic death, my husband was paying off his first love’s debts —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 他 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 297Reads8.4Score105Shelves
49. 399 星 The Galaxy Falls Into My Arms 星河落下入怀中 Sunrise over the Starry River日出星河Marriage & Romance42k WordsCompleted The Galaxy Falls into My Embrace 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love at first sight, forced marriage! Warning: Extreme angst ahead! ⚠️⚠️

50. 400 两 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书：帝王囚凰终折颈 The Swallow with Golden Feathers衔金羽的燕Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ancient Chinese romance novel, *The Book of Two Realms: The Emperor's Imprisoned Phoenix Finally Breaks Its Neck*, is a heart-wrenching tale. The early chapters are filled with ambiguous flirtation and sweet moments concealing hidden malice. The arrival of the second female lead brings intense and relentless suffering. The protagonist faces a choice between two love potions, a truly agonizing experience. For those who enjoy dramatic plot twists and intense angst, this is a must-read!

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