Short, Angsty Novels, 30 to 50 Chapters 短篇虐系小说，30到50章

1. 451 首 The Top Student's Childhood Sweetheart Wants Me All to Himself 首席竹马独占我 Water and Soil Suit Me水土服Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted After a long-awaited reunion, she meets the childhood sweetheart she hasn't seen in years. When they were little, he beat up everyone who bullied her. But as adults, he personally built her a gilded cage. What will she choose? 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is quite heartbreaking.

2. 452 我 I Was Reborn as I Gave Birth to My Son 我重生在生下儿子时 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc10k WordsCompleted I Was Reborn as I Gave Birth to My Son 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 偶 I Accidentally Uncovered the Truth, So I Divorced Him and Walked Away 偶然发现真相，我果断离婚走人 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc11k WordsCompleted I Stumbled Upon the Truth and Decisively Divorced Her 88Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 454 孩 Our Child Was Hospitalized, and My Husband Called Me Crazy 孩子生病住院，老公骂我神经病 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc9k WordsCompleted Our child was hospitalized, and my husband called me crazy. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 偶 I Stumbled Upon My Husband's Scheme and Played Along 偶然发现老公的算计，我将计就计 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc11k WordsCompleted By chance, I discovered my husband's scheme and played along. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 456 穿 Reborn as a Doomed Extra, I Decide to Bet Everything 穿成早死炮灰，我决定赌上一把 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc10k WordsCompleted Reborn as a doomed cannon-fodder character, I decide to risk it all 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 457 我 I Was Reborn on My Way to Pick Up My First Love 我重生在去接白月光的路上 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc12k WordsCompleted I Was Reborn on My Way to Pick Up the Girl I Had Always Loved 25Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 458 重 Reborn at the Start of College 重生在刚入大学时 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc8k WordsCompleted Reborn just as I started college —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 459 爱 Loving You Made Me Lose Everything, So I Became Myself Again 爱你让我输的彻底，我便做回自己 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc10k WordsCompleted Loving you made me lose everything. Now I’ll be myself again. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 被 After They Set Me Up, I Went on a Rampage 被算计后，我杀疯了 Ordinary NPC平凡人Npc8k WordsCompleted After I was set up, I went on a killing spree. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 忘 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Meets the requirements

12. 462 与 What Should I Do If I Fall for Someone Else After Getting My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Male Lead? 与偏执男主he后爱上别人怎么办 A Boat一个船Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted Yu Yi has been terribly troubled lately. In the second year of her marriage, she found herself falling for a subordinate who had been pursuing her relentlessly. She knows it’s immoral, but she can’t control where her heart leads her!!! Pure-love fans, beware. Both the first and second male leads go through angst. 162Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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    Short Heartbreaking Stories

13. 463 平 The Greatest Sorrow in Life Is Unrequited Love 平生最苦是相思 Shattered Ice碎碎冰Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted On her wedding day, she thought it marked the beginning of happiness. Little did she know it was the beginning of his revenge... 189Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    These are must-reads~ Love that always comes too late leaves one wounded and scarred. That year, the rain fell heavily, and pear blossoms covered the mountains; whose heart was captivated? Eyes. Who missed whom, who let whom down, whose deep affection and... Love transcends three lifetimes of fleeting moments, and lasts a lifetime of unwavering devotion. It's so heartbreaking!

14. 464 妈 My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I’m the Illegitimate Daughter 妈妈是追妻文里的小三，我是私生女 Palace Master Yichen逸晨宫主22k WordsCompleted My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I'm an Illegitimate Daughter 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I almost cried while watching it.

15. 465 等 Waiting for the Wind to Rise, Waiting in Vain for You 等到风起，等不到你 Nan Ke's Dream南珂梦Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Su Ruǎnruǎn waited seven years for Mu Zhengting, only to receive the news that he was marrying her own younger sister. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's heartbreaking and worth watching.

16. 466 爱 Loving You, Even If It Was Only a Fleeting Splendor 爱你纵使繁华一场 Lu Shiyi陆拾一Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted After five years of marriage, Mo Sheng still hadn't made Li Yunan fall in love with her. When she learned she had a terminal illness, all she asked for was ten months. “After ten months, I can divorce you. Please, don't hate me.” “What are you playing at?” “I'm tired. I want to be free.” Childhood sweethearts may grow apart as time goes by. Mo Sheng had loved Li Yunan for thirteen years, while he gave all his love to another woman. As she suffered through a pain unlike anything she had ever endu 21Reads6.8Score—Shelves
17. 467 全 The Whole World Knows I Love You 全世界都知道我爱你 February Seven二月七Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Everyone knew Gu Sihan loved Ye Nanfeng, and everyone knew Ye Nanfeng loved Tang Xuerou. But that did nothing to weaken Gu Sihan's resolve to love Ye Nanfeng. Loving him was like an addiction she couldn't kick. Gu Sihan screamed hysterically, “She's the one with a wicked heart! She got what she deserved!” Ye Nanfeng gripped her throat viciously. “A vicious woman like you being violated? Now that's what you... deserve!” That day, he pushed her into a hell from which there was no return. Later, sh 105Reads5.4Score—Shelves
18. 468 我 I Traded This Life for the Next 我用今生换来世 Gong Xiaobai宫小白Modern Romance58k WordsCompleted The man she had loved deeply for ten years doesn't trust her? He even suspects that the child is his? Su Nuannuan can hardly believe it. In this life, she no longer wants to walk by your side. He held her close, saying, “In this life or the next, I will never let you go again...” 92Reads5.5Score—Shelves
19. 469 我 My "A Piao" Girlfriend 我的“阿飘”女友 Valley of the Kings帝王谷9k WordsCompleted My "Ghostie" Girlfriend 4kReads—Score112Shelves

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    These are all good articles.

20. 470 归 My Wife Returned, and She Turned Out to Be a Princess of Beijing's Elite Circle 归来妻子，身份竟是京圈公主 Valley of the Kings帝王谷11k WordsCompleted My Wife Returns, and She Turns Out to Be a Princess of the Capital’s Elite Circle 5.6kReads—Score153Shelves
21. 471 她 She’s in Love with Her White Moonlight, So I Walked Away with 6 Billion 她恋白月光，我连吃带拿卷走60亿 Valley of the Kings帝王谷10k WordsCompleted She pines for her first love, while I walk away with 6 billion yuan and everything else I can grab. 10.9kReads—Score100Shelves
22. 472 天 The Chosen Saintess Broke Off Our Engagement. I Was Fine with It, but She Changed Her Mind 天骄圣女退婚，我ok，她却不退了 Valley of the Kings帝王谷13k WordsCompleted The Proud Saintess Broke Off Our Engagement. I Was Fine With It, but She Changed Her Mind 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 473 大 The Heiress Lost Her Memory and Was Sent to Work at an Electronics Factory 大小姐失忆，送电子厂打工 Valley of the Kings帝王谷9k WordsCompleted The Heiress Loses Her Memory and Gets Sent to Work at an Electronics Factory 7.7kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 474 妻 My Wife Chases True Love but Still Refuses to Let Me Go 妻子追真爱，却还要霸占我 Valley of the Kings帝王谷11k WordsCompleted My Wife Pursues Her True Love, Yet Still Wants to Keep Me to Herself 5.4kReads—Score100Shelves
25. 475 这 In This Life, I Kept My Distance From the Second Princess, and She Went Mad 这一世，我远离二公主，她疯了 Valley of the Kings帝王谷8k WordsCompleted In This Life, I Stay Away from the Second Princess. She Goes Mad 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 476 青 My Childhood Friend Hates Me, Yet a Daring Game Made Her Kiss Me 青梅讨厌我，大冒险却抓我接吻 Valley of the Kings帝王谷10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Hates Me, Yet a Dare Made Her Kiss Me 452Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 校 I Caught the Campus Beauty's Fox Tail 校花的狐狸尾巴，被我摸到了 Valley of the Kings帝王谷Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted I Got My Hands on the School Beauty’s Fox Tail 799Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 再 On the Day of My Remarriage, My Ex-Wife's Older Sister Nearly Flipped the Table 再婚这天，前妻姐差点掀桌子 Valley of the Kings帝王谷12k WordsCompleted On the Day of His Remarriage, His Ex’s Older Sister Almost Flips the Table 21.8kReads—Score122Shelves
29. 479 别 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急，我在等 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "You dare to come back after stealing my necklace? Do you really think Ting Shen doesn't know what kind of person you are?" Fang Wenyan reached for the paper. Shen Manni's shoe tip pried open her knuckles and stomped down hard. Five fingers were crushed under her foot, blood seeping from under the nails. -10

30. 480 霸 Possessive Love Addiction: Mr. Fu's Prisoner in the Palm of His Hand 霸爱成瘾，傅总的掌心囚 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing After a car accident, she was declared the culprit, and Fu Yanchen personally sent her to prison. Three years behind bars left her timid and insecure, but Fu Yanchen still wouldn't let her go. He kept her imprisoned by his side and subjected her to endless torment. Eventually, she vanished without a trace. Only then did the man panic. 5.7kReads7.5Score386Shelves

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    Abusive fiction series.

31. 481 偏 The Possessive Tycoon's Beloved: Madam, You Can't Escape 偏执大佬的心尖宠，夫人你逃不掉 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Muchen was blind to the truth and cast aside Huo Jingchuan, the man who loved her most. Then the man she loved most and the sister she trusted most betrayed her, leaving her to die at the hands of a cheating scumbag and his cruel mistress. Given a second life, she opens her eyes, tears apart the scheming woman, takes on the scumbag, and even flirts a little with her future husband. 103Reads6.6Score—Shelves
32. 482 罪 Sugar of Sin 罪之糖 Yue Ang月盎Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [Yandere]+ [Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One]+ [Groveling Redemption]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet and Soft] Their first meeting that year marked the beginning of a nightmare. One glance, just one glance, and he yearned to have her by his side on every pitch-black night. Fu Ye schemed to keep Su Su bound to him. Every escape she attempted brought her endless torment. “Su Su... love me!” His voice was like something from hell. Fu Ye, a sinister and cruel man, controlled every part of Su Su’s life. His 131Reads9.0Score—Shelves
33. 483 虐 Torture Novel: After Losing My Memory, a CEO Husband Appeared 虐文：失忆后，冒出一个霸总老公 Long Live Getting Rich暴富万岁Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted [Angsty Substitute Romance + Amnesia + Modern Romance + Overbearing CEO + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] When Jiang Manman woke up, she discovered that all her memories were gone. With a heart full of trepidation, she accepted the fact that she somehow had a cold and arrogant CEO for a husband. He Wei indulged her in every way, though he seemed strict with her and guarded against her at every turn, as if she might run away any second. Watching his nerves grow more taut by the day, Jiang Manman 228Reads5.9Score—Shelves
34. 484 偏 The Possessive CEO's Obsession: His Wife Can't Escape 偏执总裁强取豪夺：娇妻难逃 Half a Moon半只月Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Angst before sweetness + wealthy CEO + forced possession + obsessive, unhinged male lead + heroine runs away and gets caught] The all-powerful Second Master Lu of the capital fell in love at first sight with Meng Ji, the youngest daughter of the Meng family. Even knowing she was in love with someone else, he forced her to marry him without hesitation. She kept running, and Lu Ye kept closing in on her. “Come here.” Lu Ye settled onto her sofa as if he owned the place, his long, clearly knuck 663Reads9.1Score156Shelves
35. 485 病 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Xi Niu悉牛Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 123Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Ignoring the rating, it's really heart-wrenching; the male and female leads have very positive values.

36. 486 他 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 Plain Years素年Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.4kReads7.4Score309Shelves

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    Books recommended by Nangong are bound to be masterpieces. Synopsis: The female lead takes the blame for the male lead's sister and dies. Upon learning of her death, the male lead is filled with remorse, sells all his possessions, and goes to the vast, tranquil grasslands. Believe me, you'll regret not reading this.

37. 487 与 Sharing His Bed 与他共枕 A Page of Fireworks一纸烟火Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (Adapted into the short drama "Miss Xu, Don’t Settle". The Tomato-produced short drama "Sharing His Bed" launched on Tomato on November 26.) Shang Yiran and Xu Mubai have been married for five years, and have spent all five fighting. Three years into their marriage, Xu Mubai became pregnant. She tried to tell Shang Yiran, “Let’s make a real go of this.” He responded with cold indifference. After that, they each went their own way. One is cold, arrogant, and conceited; the other is stubborn and u 7.3kReads9.1Score550Shelves
38. 488 布 The Empress in Commoner's Garb 布衣皇后 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance122k WordsCompleted She was an empress, yet dressed in plain clothes and worked the fields in the imperial palace gardens. The people adored her, and even the emperor, who had never liked her, fell for her. Yet one autumn, she suddenly passed away! Who was it? Who killed this young empress, whose heart held all the people under heaven? After the empress died, the emperor spent every night singing and reveling with his consorts. Had he truly moved on, or was there something else behind it? 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In an ancient story, Pei Xuan, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, considered himself an outstanding individual. He had already risen to the rank of one of the Nine Ministers at a young age, joined the army in his teens, and upon returning home, participated in the imperial examinations, becoming a close advisor to the emperor without relying on family connections. But why did his fiancée, who had come from afar and whom he didn't value, want to break off the engagement? "If anyone should break off the engagement, it should be me! How dare you, a poor man, look down on me?"

39. 489 我 I Came to the Capital to Break Off the Engagement 我来京城退亲的 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance129k WordsCompleted Pei Xuan returned to his residence after court, and the steward hurried to report, “Miss Jiang from Jiangnan has arrived with her mother. They’re in the reception hall speaking with the Old Madam.” He stepped through the moon gate and saw his mother and grandmother seated in the main seats, their faces displeased. A woman in plain clothes stood in the hall, her back ramrod straight. “Old Madam, Madam,” she said, her clear voice shattering the heavy silence, “I am Jiang Hailan of the Jiang family 8.9kReads8.0Score897Shelves
40. 490 夏 Xia Suofangyan 夏锁芳妍 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted His father, the Marquis of Pingnan, has been sentenced to death, his mother, Commandery Princess Haiyan, is under house arrest, and he has been banished to a remote land. Does their marriage contract still stand? She breaks off their engagement when he falls on hard times. Is she kicking him while he's down, or does she have her reasons? To escape the royal marriage bestowed upon her by fate, she accompanies a princess to a distant land as a bride. Amid boundless snowy plains, Eagle Sorrow Ravin 9Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 491 白 The White Pig Beauty 白猪美人 Tang Dynasty Scholar唐朝书生Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Beautiful White Pig 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are two short, angst-filled stories I recommend.

42. 492 孽 Wicked Love and Cockroaches 孽爱蟑螂 Tang Dynasty Scholar唐朝书生6k WordsCompleted Wretched Love and Cockroaches —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 恰 Just Like Your Sorrow 恰似你的忧伤 Fish Lantern Su鱼灯苏Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Much Like Your Sorrow 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm so heartbroken [crying][crying], ever since you left, my right hand has been aching constantly, a dull ache, just like your brightness, just like your sorrow.

44. 494 蝴 The Butterfly Cannot Cross the Vast Sea 蝴蝶飞不过沧海 Miemie咩咩Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I thought love’s destination was having it all. Who knew that a lovesick fool could give everything and end up with nothing? I was hopelessly lovestruck, and Mu Ge controlled every part of my life. He was my whole world. Mu Ge was lovesick too, but Wu Tong was his entire galaxy. I loved Mu Ge so desperately I’d throw myself into the flames like a moth. Mu Ge let Wu Tong lead him around by the nose, without a single complaint. As Carnation would put it, it was all fate, all debts: debts that coul 38Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 妾 My Heart Remains as It Was 妾心如故 Yu Xiaoxi鱼小熹Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He hated her. In a single night, he slaughtered her entire family. He hated her, and wanted nothing more than to torture her to death, drawing blood from her heart every day for the woman he cherished. But when he used the same hands stained with her family’s blood to kill her child, she laughed bitterly, and her black hair turned white overnight. This time, she was the one who hated him, but he was the one who regretted it. “Ling Yumo, this hatred has seeped into my blood and carved itself into 55Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Come on, come and take a look! All kinds of types are available! But they're all angst-inducing!

46. 496 用 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深，刺骨荒凉 Lan Xiaoxi蓝小溪Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 86Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I personally felt it was very angsty.

47. 497 薄 Mr. Bo, We’re Nothing but Strangers Now 薄先生，你我情同陌路 Ji Xiaonuan季小暖Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted [Short Story Contest] After seven years of marriage, she has suffered endless torment at his hands. She has angina and only a year left to live, but he ignores it and plans to marry her younger sister. No one knows she is the real Mrs. Bo. Forced to kneel before her own sister and admit she is a shameless mistress seeking attention, she endures his bloodthirsty sneers and his endless humiliation and trampling of her dignity. After losing her child, she goes mad with despair and leaps from the up 127Reads6.2Score—Shelves
48. 498 余 The Rest of My Life Is You 余生皆是你 Xia Xiaosu夏小苏Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted It wasn’t until the moment she was shoved in front of a bullet meant for the woman he loved that Yan Xi finally believed she truly meant nothing to him… She had risked everything and given him all she had, but all he gave her in return was endless pain. He used her as a human shield for that woman and trampled all over her feelings. He even used her, pregnant with his child, to trade for his kidnapped fiancée. As she hung beneath the blazing sun, waiting for the organization to execute her, he w 275Reads6.1Score—Shelves
49. 499 老 Darling, Where Should I Hide You? 老公，该把你藏哪好呢 Ling Xi凌昔Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + putting a scheming woman in her place + devoted CEO + power struggles among the wealthy] Who wouldn't want to marry a handsome, wealthy husband? Who wouldn't want him to adore you every day and be unable to live without you? ...Starting the job with a baby on the way, and falling in love after marriage, Ning Xiaoyuan “accidentally” marries into the Lu family, the richest family in Binzhou. But she isn't happy at all. Instead, she's consumed by anxiety and repeatedly considers “h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try it, isn't it refreshing?

50. 500 我 My Older Girlfriend 我的大龄女友 Dripping Water Wears Through Stone滴水石Urban190k WordsCompleted [Older woman-younger man romance + modern romance + everyday urban life + marriage and love + mutual flirting and sweet pampering] He's a young man who has just graduated, inexperienced and the quintessential handsome puppy-like guy. She's a beautiful, successful woman, mature and clever, the quintessential sexy older sister. He falls for her at first sight. He can be both sweet and wolfish, flirtatious and clingy. As for her... The story is equal parts bittersweet and sweet, like coffee with su 169Reads5.0Score—Shelves

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