Does Anyone Have Novels That Are Especially Heartbreaking or Leave You with a Lasting Sense of Regret? 大家有没有那种特别遗憾或者是意难平的小说？

1. 151 来 The One Who Came Wasn't You 来的人不是你 Retired from the Name-Giving Game退堂鼓起名废19k WordsCompleted The One Who Came Wasn't You 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A lowly disciple who doesn't even know internal energy cultivation accompanies a female ghost whose soul hasn't even solidified yet to challenge the top three swordsmen in the world.

2. 152 陈 Goodbye, Chen Yu. 陈屿，再见。 Two Cowards两个胆小鬼6k WordsCompleted Chen Yu, goodbye. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a pity, but it's also very much in line with real life.

3. 153 消 My First Love Vanished for Ten Years, Only to Become My Child's Guardian 消失十年的初恋，竟是我孩子的监护人 Immortal-Slaying Grand Formation诛仙大阵7k WordsCompleted My First Love, Missing for Ten Years, Turns Out to Be My Child's Guardian —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One book is enough; no need to say more. Did you have any regrets about your first love? The book below is guaranteed to leave you with a sense of regret. If you don't, I'm a coward.

4. 154 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 27.8kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves

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   Chen Xinyue, you knew everything yet were forced to be naive. You so desperately wanted to get into Tsinghua University, but upon achieving that, to restore the world to complete normalcy, you chose to perish together with the creator. My foolish Chen Tianzhen, may you be happy in your next life, have a loving home, get into the university of your dreams, meet your two close friends Xu Qinglan and Lu Wanyi, and never be separated from the Space Trio. Gu Qinglan, watching your body being controlled by others, going against your will and bottom line, gradually dishonoring the family traditions you cultivated since childhood, hurting your wife, relatives, brothers, and friends—how much pain must you have endured?

5. 155 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   🌷🎉 [Tulip Romance]🎉🌷 🌟 Jiang Qiao's unrequited love, Chen Yi's waiting, and Xiao Ai's intrusion—a love trio! 🎶 📚 Let's uncover the heart-fluttering secrets of "My Miss Tulip"! 💖👀

6. 156 世 The Person Who Loves Me Most in the World 世界上最爱我的人 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.0M WordsCompleted The purest kind of love is this: you rejected me, and I’ll never resent you for it, but I won’t come near you again. If you ever need my help, I’ll still give everything I have to help you... 61.4kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
7. 157 被 The Memory That Was Eaten 被吃掉的记忆 Happily Got Cheese幸福得奶酪Mystery91k WordsOngoing A new work is here! Please head over to Tomato Novel to read my story. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so well-written, but the updates are too slow.

8. 158 那 The Child I Let Down Protected Me for Half a Lifetime 那个被我辜负的孩子，护了我半辈子 Not Fei, but Flying非菲为飞7k WordsCompleted The child I once let down protected me for half her life 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Is this okay? [Please follow][Kiss][Under pressure] "The child I let down protected me for half my life" Well, how to put it? It's like this: taking me in was the kindness I received, leaving was the only protection I could give myself. #ShortStory #Regret #Redemption #TwoWaysToGo #Heartache

9. 159 求 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 36.3kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves

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   🍀🍀This is the book that left me most heartbroken [almost crying][almost crying], the aftertaste is so strong, "He was unwilling to become a Buddha for Xianxian's sake, and he became a Buddha for Xianxian's sake" I'm totally shipping the second male lead [almost crying][almost crying], Ji Huaiyu, "I will not waver for others, and I have never had anyone else in my heart." From now on, I am willing to become Bodhi to protect all living beings, from now on, you are all living beings, and all living beings are you, Xianxian, Huaiyu will never be able to have it all in this life, what I cannot do, let Chen An do...

10. 160 那 That Rainy Day, Her Umbrella Caught My Insecurity, and I Remembered It for Ten Whole Years 那年雨天，她的伞接住了我的自卑，而我记了整整十年 Mozi Longyuan沫子龙渊9k WordsCompleted That rainy day, her umbrella caught my insecurities, and I remembered it for ten whole years —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anyway, I feel regretful.

11. 161 在 A Knight's Oath, Voided Beneath the Cherry Blossoms 在樱花里作废的骑士宣言 The Polar Bear Has No Fish北极熊没有鱼Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted A Knight's Oath Voided Beneath the Cherry Blossoms 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Standing beneath the cherry blossom tree, gazing into his menacing eyes, I suddenly couldn't remember the boy who had sworn to protect me.

12. 162 温 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban172k WordsCompleted Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14.6kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
13. 163 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Urban212k 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, 8.1kReads9.6Score891Shelves

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    All three of these books are really sweet, and they were all written by Gao Wobei. [Crying][crying][crying]

14. 164 谁 Who Touched My Strings? 谁动了我的琴弦 Soft Moonlight月下溶溶Modern Romance115k WordsCompleted [Republican-era romance + class divide + tragic separation] A proud, roguish young master × a cool, reserved pipa player. Their deep love began in a time of chaos, but ended in a lifetime of heartbreak. Chen Huaixi played the pipa in a teahouse to make ends meet. There she met Jiang Zhuyun, the young master of the Jiang family, who had just returned from overseas. Drawn to her cool demeanor and talent, he gradually pursued her, his teasing turning into genuine affection. But their families were 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 风 When the Wind Meets a Boy in His Prime 风遇少年正当时 Soft Moonlight月下溶溶Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Ensemble School Story | Inspiring Coming-of-Age | Passionate Youth | No Romance] Summer winds sweep across campus, stirring the hems of the students’ clothes and carrying their burning dreams toward distant horizons. In the classroom, pens race across pages, each stroke a testament to their determination to fight for their dreams. On the field, they run free, embracing the unique fervor of youth. Classmates stand by one another, offering support as they overcome confusion and hardship together 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 我 My Little Sister from Dongguan 我的东莞小妹 Xiao Xiaoxiong萧小熊Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My Dongguan Girl 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is it.

17. 167 告 Confession and Farewell 告白与告别 Jiawen Aman佳文阿满Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted Dear Zhou You, I hope this letter finds you well. These words are all the thoughts of you that have filled my days and nights. It is a confession two years overdue, and a farewell that has lasted two years. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looking back on someone else's three years of youth can leave you with a sense of loss and regret.

18. 168 情 Deep in Love, Yet Unaware 情深且不知 Fusu扶苏Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance] He was the man who killed my father, and I hated him with all my heart. In the end, I discovered I had hated the wrong person. The daughter of a bandit chief happened to save a scholar, and from then on, she gave him her heart. But her wedding night became the night her family was slaughtered. Her beloved, once the person closest to her, had become her father's killer! He was an emperor, cold and indifferent. He unexpectedly fell in love with her, yet could only push her further 69Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][Crying][Crying] I love but cannot have, I yearn but cannot obtain, I've become like a cocoon on the ground, my heart is ashen...

19. 169 西 Spring Grief in the Western Palace: Whose Heart Has Fate’s Splendor Left Cold? 西宫春怨：命途繁锦冷了谁人心 Fu Su, Wen Leng扶酥、问冷Ancient Romance74k WordsCompleted The sorrowful women who emerged from behind the beaded curtains wept for all they longed for but could never have, all they begged for but could never reach. Their tears smudged their makeup and aged their faces. Year after year, their silk brocades faded, until they hardened like cocoons and their hearts turned to ash… The palace walls were red, richer than the last glow of sunset. Deep courtyards could never lock away the breeze from a maiden’s round fan. Women carried so much sorrow. Beneath 36Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 日 Day and Night, Stars and River 日昼星河 Yang Yi杨欹Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted “Qiu Liang, you don’t love me at all!” Qing Yao was the person Qiu Liang loved with all his heart, but those were also the last words Qing Yao ever said to him. The regret in love isn’t that it has something to do with you, but that it has nothing to do with me anymore… 16Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The real regret isn't that it's about you, but that it's no longer about me!

21. 171 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves

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    The female lead faces a difficult situation at the beginning, but rises step by step [kissing emoji]

22. 172 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.8kReads9.4Score185Shelves
23. 173 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 9.2kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

24. 174 儿 My Son’s College Entrance Exam Countdown Begins the Day He First Urges Me to Divorce 儿子高考倒计时，却是儿子第一次劝我离婚开始之时 Tangerine Sand桔沙6k WordsCompleted With the countdown to my son’s college entrance exams underway, the moment he first urged me to get a divorce arrived too. 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's especially regrettable and heartbreaking. She endured 20 years of a miserable, life-threatening marriage as a full-time housewife, finally unable to bear it any longer and wanting a divorce, but to no avail. He reunited with his "white moonlight" and immediately divorced her. He's rich, and he wants to remarry her, but will he accept the "chasing after her" scenario?

25. 175 别 Don't Let Love Bring You to Tears 别让爱落泪 Bunny, Don't Cry, Love Is Still Here兔兔不哭爱仍然在Urban620k WordsCompleted Mo Hui hated the feeling of being soaked, but at that moment he walked through the rain with his arms spread wide, letting the icy drops fall on his Ten Thousand Rabbits robe. He tilted his head back and laughed aloud. When the raindrops slid down his face, he couldn't tell whether they were rain or tears. Did he feel cold? Did it hurt? His body was clearly uninjured, so where was this feeling coming from? Oh? It was his heart. He was truly exhausted now... “Ha, ha, ha! It's growth. Everything 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Could you recommend a few chapters separately? Chapter 81, "The Regret That Remains is the Unfulfilled Promise," tells the story of some regrets left behind by the protagonist's transformation. As the final boss of this story, he dislikes the real world and doesn't trust anyone. However, some people inevitably left a deep impression on him, some of whom are no longer here [almost crying]. This story is about two friends he lost.

26. 176 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves

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    Give me back the people from Group 5! [Crying]

27. 177 寄 A Letter to Wushan 寄巫山 Huang Shumiao黄树苗Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Difficult family background + healing + bittersweet coming-of-age story] She waited decades before finding the suicide note hidden inside the Christmas tree building blocks. What she had once thought was a sudden departure, a vanishing without a trace, a separate journey down the road they had traveled; what she had once thought was too distant to pursue… Many years later, she learned that his grave had always been in a cemetery just a few dozen kilometers from her home. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It gets better and better as it goes on, especially the male lead's confession in the letter and the tragic ending of the side couple, which are really well written. [Explore][Explore][Explore]

28. 178 再 Goodbye Is Goodbye 再见即是再见 Wind Chimes Beneath Zen禅下风铃Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Goodbye Means Goodbye 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So regrettable, so heartbreaking

29. 179 致 To Our Youth That Will Fade Away 致我们终将逝去的青春 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Zheng Wei told Ruan Ruan, “Who am I? I’m the unrivaled Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon. What could I possibly fail to get?” At twenty-two, she stood on a mountaintop and shouted, “America, you evil capitalist country! I hate you! Give me my man back!” At twenty-six, slightly tipsy, she looked at him and said, “I can’t keep believing you, again and again. I can’t…” Zheng Wei, who calls herself the “Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon,” is brimming with youthful energy and deeply in love 2.4kReads9.6Score481Shelves

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    You must read Xin Yiwu's books.

30. 180 许 Let Me Look Toward You 许我向你看 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Urban442k WordsCompleted Han Shu had successfully forgotten many of the details of that day. It was as though an eraser had silently wiped away the parts he was afraid to remember, leaving dust scattered everywhere. But there was one scene he could never erase: she stood in the dock, while he sat below. Han Shu didn't dare look into her eyes, yet he hoped she would glance his way. She didn't. He knew she hadn't, not even for a second. There was someone living in Jutian's heart, and she firmly believed that person had on 4.6kReads9.6Score714Shelves
31. 181 山 The Mountain Moon Knows Nothing of the Heart 山月不知心底事 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance375k WordsCompleted [The original novel of The Moon Knows Nothing of My Heart, starring Song Qian and Ou Hao] Everyone has a Seine River in their heart, dividing it in two: the left bank is soft, the right bank hard; the left bank is emotional, the right bank rational. Most of Xiang Yuan’s heart belongs to the right bank. Once, she had a left bank too. Beneath the bright mountain moon that year, Ye Qianze told her, “We’ll never be apart.” She plunged into the dazzling city, chasing her dreams with nothing but coura 4.2kReads9.5Score440Shelves
32. 182 针 Honey on a Needle’s Point (Xin Yiwu’s Latest Contemporary Romance) 针尖蜜（辛夷坞最新现言） Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted The first time Chen Xi saw Wei Jia, she saw blue skies, white clouds, green grass, wildflowers, a gentle breeze, and a young man on horseback, straight and slender as a white poplar. Later, according to Wei Jia, all he could remember was the blazing sun, the scorching heat, horse manure, feed costs, a drunken companion causing trouble, and an annoying off-road vehicle rumbling past, kicking up dust that covered him from head to toe. Seventeen-year-old Chen Xi and Sun Jianchuan were inside. Love 1.2kReads9.6Score281Shelves
33. 183 我 I Know Sorrow and Autumn 我知悲与秋 Rain in the Northern City北城陌雨Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted [College campus + youthful angst + reunion after years apart + sweet at first, then heartbreaking + BE ending + realistic + female coming-of-age] (The main story is complete. The latest bonus chapter has been posted in the Stories section on the homepage.) One autumn, Jiang Nian saw her eighteen-year-old self at the other end of the road. She held the eighteen-year-old girl tight, as if she had returned to that autumn five years ago. That day, nineteen-year-old Jiang Yiming stood amid the crowd 36Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Eighteen-year-old Zheng Yurou never received Lin Zeshen's confession; at twenty-four, she finally received it, but he was forever lost on his way to see her. Twenty-four-year-old Jiang Nian bravely protected her eighteen-year-old self, becoming the person Jiang Yiming loved again, but Jiang Yiming lost her forever. I finally finished watching it after three sleepless nights! It cured my love-struck mind! True lovers are ultimately separated by death!

34. 184 第 The Hundredth Regret 第一百次遗憾 Sheng Guo勝过Urban148k WordsCompleted "We have no right to choose. We can only await the fate of being chosen." "Welcome to the Regret Exchange, customer number 9527." Humans only learn to cherish what they have after losing it... Someone used up the rest of their life just to see her one more time. Tell me, what is regret? (Author's note: This story will break your heart, so please read with caution.) This is also my first book. It may not be the best, but I've done my best to bring you all a wonderful story. Thank you to all my de —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's just that there aren't many updates. I think it's alright, quite good. The romance and main storyline are both good (in my opinion).

35. 185 士 Shih Wei Shih Wei 士薇士薇 Jin Jiu lilian津玖lilianAncient Romance321k WordsCompleted Warning!! Proceed with caution!! The female lead is a bit of a villain. Thirteen years in the cold palace taught her every rule of survival in this world. Her biological father's hypocrisy was laid bare in her. The people around her approached her with ulterior motives. Those who loved her left her. Only by becoming the one who wielded the sword could she write a glorious life for herself, so she destroyed everyone who stood in her way. Only after reaching the pinnacle of power did she look back 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a regent princess, and the male protagonist is a prime minister. Their love-hate relationship is particularly captivating. They love each other but cannot be together, and even their first encounter is full of scheming. The entire story is imbued with a subtle sadness.

36. 186 写 A Writer's Soul Reincarnates as Silly Zhu, Living However He Pleases 写手魂穿傻柱之随心所欲 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted He Yuzhu woke up in the body of Silly Zhu from the Siheyuan, determined not to repeat his past mistakes. But when Qin Huairu came over looking pitiful to borrow some food, he lost his head for a moment and pulled her inside. As he was feeling refreshed and getting his memories straight, he suddenly realized it was 1958. Jia Dongxu was still alive, and Qin Huairu wasn’t a widow yet! Just then, Jia Dongxu’s anxious shouts came from outside the door: “Huairu! Huairu, where are you?” 31Reads6.1Score—Shelves
37. 187 魂 I Reincarnated as Sha Zhu, and From the Start It Was a Night of Passion with Lou Xiaoe 魂穿傻柱开局是与娄晓娥的销魂夜 Pine Shadows and Moonlight in the Courtyard半庭松月Male-Channel Fanfiction661k WordsCompleted Haiwang Tong Yajun's soul transmigrates into Silly Zhu in the Siheyuan. From the start, it is the very night Lou Xiao'e is about to flee to Hong Kong with her parents and gives herself to He Yuzhu! Lou Xiao'e leaves without a word, and the jade bangle she leaves behind for Silly Zhu is accidentally stained with blood, turning into a portable pocket dimension that helps him grow and make progress in the Siheyuan... The former Haiwang now has Qin Shuiru, Yu Li, Qin Jingru, Ran Qiuye, Yu Haitang, a 275Reads5.8Score—Shelves
38. 188 穿 Transmigrated to the Siheyuan, Where I Married Huaihua 穿越四合院之我娶了槐花 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Modern young man Tian Xuyang is betrayed by his girlfriend and humiliated by his rival, but in his darkest hour he fights back and makes his enemies pay dearly. Just as he is sinking into a luxurious life supported by a rich woman, he suddenly discovers that his "sugar mommy" is actually Yu Li, the restaurant owner from Love in the Courtyard. He has accidentally transmigrated into a book and landed in a Beijing courtyard in the early 1980s! Among the gray tiles and brick walls, the sounds of Sil 3.6kReads—Score130Shelves
39. 189 非 Unnecessary Desire 非必要情动 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted Four women: Shen Jun, Yun Mei, Yang Lanlan, and Bai Jie. Faced with the ambiguities of the internet age, the complexities of the real world, betrayal in marriage, and unspoken rules in the workplace, they are all trapped in a vast web… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 魂 Reborn as He Yushui: Little Cop, Hurry Up and Wash My Feet 魂穿何雨水小警察快来给本宫洗脚 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance606k WordsCompleted He Xiaoyu, a mechanical engineer, suddenly died after working late night after night to finish technical drawings. When she opened her eyes again, she had become an eight-year-old girl named He Yushui, a pitiful little character with barely any presence, swept along by fate in the story of Love in the Courtyard, which she'd stayed up late reading. Looking at the small, thin figure in the mirror, He Xiaoyu took a deep breath. Since heaven had given her another chance at life, she would never let 12Reads5.8Score—Shelves
41. 191 魂 Reincarnated as He Daqing, I Marry Huairu and Change My Foolish Son's Fate 魂穿何大清娶淮茹为傻儿子改命 User88002538用户88002538Urban1.2M WordsCompleted “Seven-character Regulated Verse: Reflections on Transmigrating into He Daqing” Within the courtyard, schemes bring both warmth and woe; Reborn, one hand can turn grief to joy. With clever plans, grain and meat nourish a thousand heirs; Careful mending brings two phoenixes together beneath love’s sky. Hidden talents flourish amid the bustle of the streets; A home rich in virtue opens a new path. Looking back at the lights and kitchen smoke, The He family’s branches thrive, leaning on the railing 3.2kReads6.6Score108Shelves
42. 192 魂 Reborn as Qin Huairu: A Woman Must Stand on Her Own 魂穿秦淮茹之女人当自强 Having Seen It All, Enjoying the Cool阅尽清凉Modern Romance423k WordsCompleted After waking up, Qin Ru, a business queen worth billions, found herself turned into Qin Huairu, the timid, tragic heroine of Love in the Courtyard! Fresh from tearing into a cheating jerk and his mistress, she faced the whole courtyard full of shameless parasites and sneered, “Let's see how you like playing with me.” In the technical workshop, she modernized the production process and quickly rose to become a senior-grade worker. In management, she led sweeping reforms with an iron fist, stampin 700Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 一 Xu Damao, the First-Blood Champion 一血达人许大茂 User88002538用户88002538Male-Channel Fanfiction823k WordsCompleted Crossing Between Worlds: Xu Damao's Modern Comeback Xu Damao, a top literature student, couldn't find a job after graduation and became obsessed with the TV drama Love in the Courtyard. He especially envied the womanizing, cunning “Xu Damao,” jokingly calling him a master of getting women into bed. Then one day, he transmigrated and became the very Xu Damao he “admired,” just as he was about to marry the wealthy Lou Xiao'e! Faced with a courtyard full of beastly neighbors, including the calc 2.2kReads5.7Score129Shelves
44. 194 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves

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    Zhaoyang is so incredibly sweet! [Smirking]

45. 195 栀 Gardenia's Deadly Scent 栀杀 Wait Until the Eighth Day of the Ninth Month且待秋来九月八Modern Romance144k WordsOngoing The entire novel is being revised chapter by chapter! An untouchable, powerful beauty versus a gentle yet mad island heiress [Revenge + Intense Push and Pull + Lovers Turned Enemies + Unrequited Love and Coercive Romance + The One That Got Away + Childhood Friends, Mutual Healing Through Love + Clear-Headed Heroine] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The younger sister's storyline is the one that leaves me with a deep sense of regret [crying].

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