Heartbreakingly Tragic, The Kind That Makes Your Heart Ache and Your Tears Flow in Streams 超虐，虐到心脏都疼，眼泪一流一大把的那种

1. 51 大 Drugged and Forced to Marry in Her Sister’s Place on Her Wedding Day: Why Are You Crying Now That She’s Remarried? 大婚日被下药替嫁，改嫁你哭啥 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人11k WordsCompleted Drugged and Forced Into a Substitute Marriage on My Wedding Day: Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Married Someone Else? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 月 Moonlit Shadows, Clear as a Dream 月影浮生，清如梦 Xuanyang Muqiqi暄阳沐柒柒8k WordsCompleted Moonlight on a Floating Life, Clear as a Dream 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This story is quite heart-wrenching. The male and female leads deeply love each other, but they are bound by a blood feud and cannot be together. In the end, the female lead chooses to end her life to put an end to everything. [Already added to my wishlist][Added to my bookshelf]

3. 53 真 The Real Heiress Faked Her Death on Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the One Who Used Her as a Shield Regretted It in Tears 真千金清明死遁，拿她挡灾的人悔哭了 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Faked Her Death on Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the One Who Used Her as a Human Shield Regretted It 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 难 On the Night I Nearly Bled to Death in Childbirth, My Husband Claimed He’d Fallen for Someone He Shouldn’t Love 难产血崩夜，夫君自称爱上不该爱的人 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人10k WordsCompleted On the Night I Nearly Bled to Death in Childbirth, My Husband Claimed He’d Fallen for Someone He Shouldn’t Love 23Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 夫 My Husband Faked Being Under a Love Curse, Then Cried When I Actually Cursed Him 夫君谎称中情蛊，真给他下又悔哭 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人10k WordsCompleted My husband pretended he was under a love curse. When I actually cursed him, he cried and regretted it. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score362Shelves

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   [Crying][Crying][Crying] The female lead forced the male lead to marry her in order to get revenge, so the male lead hated her, didn't trust her, and humiliated and made things difficult for her at every turn after the marriage. In fact, the female lead was poisoned and wouldn't live much longer...

7. 57 其 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林18k WordsCompleted I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 442Reads—Score—Shelves

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   So heartbreaking, come check it out!

8. 58 再 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷，下一辈子也不要见了 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 胖 The Fat Boy's Secret Crush 胖子的暗恋 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林15k WordsCompleted The Fat Guy's Secret Crush 813Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 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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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; the male and female leads' life-long struggle ultimately ends in a tragic ending, leaving me heartbroken and in tears. The second male lead is also deeply devoted, making the love triangle captivating and unforgettable. I love the author's subtle Chinese-style writing and melancholic tone.

11. 61 他 After He Died, I Made a Fortune Working at a Nightclub 他死后，我在夜场上班挣大钱 Yu Ran Jin郁燃尽17k WordsCompleted After He Died, I Made Big Money Working at Nightclubs 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not just abuse.

12. 62 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 270Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 996Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so painful it hurts my heart.

16. 66 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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    A hardcore, angsty romance. Extremely brutal and suffocating. Absolutely no sweet or romantic moments. Only high-quality, logically sound, and deeply angsty drama.

17. 67 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, my tears just wouldn't stop.

18. 68 弃 Cast-Off Daughter, Substitute Bride: The Women of My In-Laws Join Forces to Win Big 弃女替嫁：婆家女眷抱团赢麻了 Green Duckweed绿浮萍Modern Romance213k WordsOngoing In her past life, four of the five members of the Tang family died, leaving only her. Reborn in 1990, the first thing she did was report someone on the train. Her mother-in-law died horribly in a car accident, her sister-in-law was imprisoned, her younger sister-in-law died in despair, and her husband gave his life for his country. Left alone, she lived until her hair turned white, never discovering whether her family's deaths had been a natural disaster or a human crime. [Ding! Check-in Syste 1kReads—Score147Shelves

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    Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law took her to eat hot pot. The sister-in-law piled food high on her plate, while the mother-in-law silently refilled her plum juice. She drew a smiley face on the condensation on the glass, but the sister-in-law thought it was ugly and added round eyes instead. That's it?

19. 69 我 The Thirteenth Day After My Death 我死后的第十三天 Jin Xi Is He Xi金兮是何夕7k WordsCompleted The Thirteenth Day After I Died 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Abusive novel. Absolutely brutal abuse from every angle.

20. 70 他 He Said He Cheated on Me 他说他出轨了 Jin Xi Is He Xi金兮是何夕8k WordsCompleted He Said He Cheated 10Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 我 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 Jin Xi Is He Xi金兮是何夕6k WordsCompleted I forgot you, and let myself move on. 655Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 拉 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 The Hardworking Little Slacker奋斗小趴菜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 491Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    This story is heart-wrenching from beginning to end. The male lead is very devoted, but the female lead doesn't like him. The male lead, however, is deeply in love with the female lead, in a very submissive way. The ending is relatively happy.

23. 73 第 At First Sight 第一眼 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Sweet and doting, both pure] [Sweet and doting, no angst] [Cold, taciturn CEO × innocent young master] They met at an auction. Just one glance was enough for them to know they were meant for each other. Love at first sight isn’t impossible, just rare and hard to come by! Wei Bo’an, I, Xiao Tianqi, want to stay by your side forever, and love you for all eternity. We still have a long life ahead, so don’t worry. Believe me: no matter how you change, I’ll always love you just the 24Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Shuangnan is incredibly heart-wrenching, so agonizing it'll break your heart. The first book is initially agonizing but then sweet; the second is about the real and fake young masters; the third involves scheming and imprisonment; and the fourth is a clash between fantasy and modern fiction. The ending is a happy one.

24. 74 曙 When the Dawn Sets 曙光落幕时 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted Dominant CEO gong × designer shou. Both have secret identities. Dual male leads. The shou switched places with someone else, changing the course of both their lives. Yet somehow, he eventually returned to his birth family and found the love that had been meant for him all along. He thought the door to happiness was finally about to open for him, but an unexpected illness brought him to a halt. As he battled his illness, the gong stayed by his side, quietly and unwaveringly. After weathering ever 21Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 蚀 A Heart-Eroding Crisis 蚀心危情 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads386k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + multiple side couples + wealthy CEO] If I died just like this, would I finally be free? It all began with that conspiracy. He was convicted and sent to prison, enduring a long sentence, losing his closest friend, and suffering the betrayal of his lover. In an instant, the whole world turned against him. To stay alive, he had no choice but to abandon his kind heart, fight fate, and make enemies of everyone. When he got a second chance at life, all he wanted was to leave the con 91Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 待 Until We Meet Again: A Thousand-Year Promise 待到重逢之千年之约 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, two male leads, both devoted to each other; doting CEO top x wilderness rescue team captain bottom + different time and space + multiple couples + happy ending] The times, characters, and places in this story are all fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Our love runs as deep as the sea, our bond is etched in the Three Lives Stone. Fate binds us across the world, and we will never part. To find the one I love and stay together until our hair turns white. If there is 149Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 替 The Contract Wife, The Ice-Cold CEO Falls Hard 替嫁契约妻，高冷禁欲总裁沦陷 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted Forced by her adoptive parents, Xia Yutong takes the place of her arrogant, overbearing stepsister and marries Lu Yunfei, a notorious playboy caught up in one scandal after another. But the wedding takes a shocking turn. The man who comes to escort her home is not the playboy Lu Yunfei, but Lu Yanci, the feared devil of the business world. He runs the vast Lu business empire, wields enormous power, and is ruthless in his methods. He is aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. On their wedding ni 13kReads6.8Score893Shelves

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    Arranged marriage, love blossoms later. The beginning is slightly angsty, but the aloof and cunning CEO falls for her, leading to a dramatic chase after her.

28. 78 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Comatose Husband Put His Arm Around My Waist 新婚夜，植物人老公搂住我的腰 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Husband Chasing His Wife + Both Chaste] Tong Yao is forced to take her twin sister’s place and marry Gu Jingchen, a former business tycoon who is now in a vegetative state. The whole city pities her, believing she will spend her life as a wife in name only. But on their wedding night, the sleeping man suddenly wraps an arm around her waist. The once decisive king of the business world wakes up and takes back his immense power. Everyone wait 3.6kReads6.6Score283Shelves
29. 79 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2kReads8.0Score143Shelves
30. 80 新 On My Wedding Night, I Revived a Comatose Tycoon 新婚夜，我救活了植物人大佬 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] [Age Gap] [Scheming Male Lead] Jiang Yan grew up in a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. From childhood, she studied medicine under her grandparents, both seasoned physicians, and mastered the art of acupuncture. However, fate had other plans. Her father's company was on the brink of collapse, and to save it, she was forced to marry Lu Jingming, a business genius who had been left in a vegetative state by a car accident. Known for h 2.4kReads6.8Score149Shelves

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    These books are pretty good. The male and female protagonists marry first and then fall in love. The billionaire CEO becomes a doting husband. The beginning is a bit angsty, but the end is sweet.

31. 81 植 The Comatose Tycoon Falls in Love with Me 植物人大佬，爱上我 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + devoted to one another + sweet romance] An Ran is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who should have been making a name for herself saving lives. Instead, her greedy stepmother and father force her into the dark depths of fate. Tempted by money, they push her into what seems like an endless, loveless marriage, marrying her off to Mu Tingchen, a legendary business tycoon left in a vegetative state after a car accident. Once, Mu Tingchen ruled the business world with an ir 1.1kReads6.4Score—Shelves
32. 82 闪 My Flash-Marriage Husband Is Actually a Trillionaire CEO 闪婚老公，竟是千亿总裁 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted 4.6kReads—Score166Shelves
33. 83 爱 Desire Sets the City Ablaze: His Obsession Spirals Out of Control, Keeping Her in His Arms 爱欲焚城：失控占有囚她入怀 Angelica Says Nothing当归不语Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted At the summit of Haicheng, Teng Ci is the law. He thought he controlled everything, including the woman he hated to the bone: An Ran. When it came to An Ran, Teng Ci had always been ruthless and decisive. From the pinnacle of power, he coolly watched her struggle within the rules of his game, convinced that this was the price she paid for betraying him. He sent her to prison, forced her into servitude, and made her atone with her body. Then he discovered the truth. In that moment, the dignified 934Reads8.0Score102Shelves
34. 84 不 I Don't Regret Our Parting, Only That It Came Too Soon 不恨离别，只恨匆匆 Half a Plate of Dumplings半盘饺子Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted The Imperial City is ancient and mysterious. Behind its red walls and yellow-tiled roofs lie countless secrets and sorrows unknown to the world. “Flowers bloom and fade behind the silent courtyard gate; two beauties stand side by side beneath the jade pavilion. They long to speak of affairs within the palace, but dare not say a word in front of the parrot.” This is a simple story told by three women of the inner palace, each with a very different fate, as they recount their own loves and heartbr 41Reads—Score101Shelves

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    It was very heart-wrenching, 30,000 words long, and I read it in one go.

35. 85 摘 Take His Moon, Destroy His White Moonlight 摘他月亮，废他白月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted Take His Moon, Destroy His White Moonlight 227Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Your sister's kidney is a match for Lin Yue." When the older sister of my beloved made this suggestion, I assumed Gu Chengyan would act without hesitation, like all domineering CEOs. After all, he had made me kneel in the pouring rain all night for Lin Yue. But instead, he coldly pulled out a legal document: "Illegal organ transplantation is prohibited within the territory of the People's Republic of China." "If you want my company, just say so. No need for all this beating around the bush." ​​I was stunned. This wasn't right.

36. 86 救 Help! My Husband's Doctor Friend Is Delayed in Graduating 救命！我老公的医生朋友延毕了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Help! My Husband's Doctor Friend Is Still in Grad School 35Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 危 Dangerous Contract: The Tycoon's Resentful White Moonlight 危险契约：霸总与他的怨气白月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted A Dangerous Contract: The Tyrant CEO and His Resentful White Moonlight 7Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 白 The Night His White Moonlight Had a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 白月光发烧那夜，我拨通了离婚律师电话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The Night His White Moonlight Came Down with a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 958Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 今 Not Tonight, My Back Hurts 今天不行，我腰疼 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Not tonight, my back hurts 26Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 这 Is There Really Such a Thing as Everlasting True Love? 这世上真有永恒的真爱吗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Is There Really Such a Thing as Eternal Love? 55Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 十 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Just a Cover for the Man He Loved Most 十二年婚姻，我只是他最爱男人的挡箭牌 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Only a Shield for the Man He Loved Most 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 烟 Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Staying on the Right Side of the Law 烟花与手铐：一个霸总的守法之路 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Lawfulness 12Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 二 Twenty-One Grams of Body Heat 二十一克体温 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted Twenty-One Grams of Body Heat 32Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 前 The Receptionist 前台 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Front Desk 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 我 I Turned the Tables and PUA’d the CEO 我反向PUA了霸总 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted I turned the tables and PUAed the domineering CEO 15Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Held Me and Cried All Night 新婚夜，丈夫抱着我哭了一整夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband held me and cried all night 29Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 我 My Husband Cheated on Me With My Coworker, His Classmate's Mom 我老公出轨了我同事——他同学的妈 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Husband Cheated on Me with My Coworker, His Classmate's Mom 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 妈 After Mom Hanged Herself With a Blood Vine, Dad Married His Mistress 妈用血藤上吊后，我爸娶了小三 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted After Mom Hanged Herself with a Bloodvine, Dad Married His Mistress 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 傲 The Proud Rich Heiress’s Husband-Chasing Road to Ruin 傲娇富婆的追夫火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Tsundere Heiress’s Long Road to Winning Him Back 763Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How can you be so cruel? Don't you have any conscience?

50. 100 合 Contract Moonlight 合约月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted Contract Moonlight 433Reads—Score—Shelves

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