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

1. 601 九 The 1990s Storm: A Bloody Chronicle of Tianjin 九零风暴津门喋血纪 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三28k WordsCompleted The 1990s Storm: A Bloody Chronicle of Tianjin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 602 黑 Black Wind Ashes 黑风烬 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三39k WordsCompleted Ashes of the Dark Wind 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 603 赤 Red-Clad Soul 2 赤衣魂2 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三30k WordsCompleted Red-Clad Soul 2 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 604 十 The Ten Deadly Swords: One Sword to Rule the World 十绝剑之剑定乾坤 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三78k WordsCompleted The Ten Peerless Swords: A Sword to Determine the Fate of the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 605 地 The Netherworld's Floral Chronicle 地府万花录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三34k WordsCompleted The Netherworld’s Floral Compendium 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 606 九 Prisoner's Road in the Nineties 九零囚途 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三51k WordsCompleted Prisoner's Road in the Nineties —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 泾 The Legend of the Jing Dragon 泾龙记 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三21k WordsCompleted The Legend of the Jing Dragon —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 608 吞 Devourer Demon Lord: Snatching a Saintess to Be My Bandit Bride 吞噬魔主，抢个圣女当压寨 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三43k WordsCompleted Devouring the Demon Lord, I Snatched a Saintess to Be My Stronghold's Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 609 情 Six Years of Itching Can't Match the Depth of Our Love 情深不及六年之痒 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted In the end, my love with Zhou Mubai didn't survive the seven-year itch. Only six years after swearing eternal love, he already had someone else on the side. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After all, my love with Zhou Mubai did not survive the six-year itch. It had only been six years since we had pledged each other to each other. He had already raised a little lover outside, and the little lover came to me to demonstrate with all his might. I lost the child in my belly because of this. Zhou Mubai still protected his little lover, fearing that I would hurt her. Don't blame me for being unkind. My child must be avenged!

10. 610 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very short and very sad

11. 611 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 11Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 612 村 The Village Girl Has a Powerful Backer 村女有靠山 1972 Hello1972您好Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted The world is in turmoil and injustice is everywhere. Sigh, I’d better save the villagers first. I don’t have any grand ambitions. Staying alive is what matters most for now. In my past life, I was a good-for-nothing, but this time I have no choice but to learn all kinds of skills. It’s exhausting. I just want to lie flat… Kids, my happy life is all up to you. Work hard and do your best. Make sure I have plenty to eat and wear! Why do I feel like I’m running a pyramid scheme? Hahaha. 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Bitter, sweet, peaceful

13. 613 穿 Transmigrate Early, Transmigrate Often 穿越要趁早 1972 Hello1972您好Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Heh! I’ve got a grudge against all those big shots, but they pick on me alone, taking advantage of the weak and fearing the strong. Sorry, stay away from me. Don’t get mad, don’t get mad. You want to see me make a fool of myself? Keep dreaming. Hmph. Just wait until I’m doing well. I’ll make you suffer too. What goes around comes around. I wanted to be a bandit queen, but everyone around me is kind. Guess I’ll be a good person, then. A hardworking village girl. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 614 南 The South Wind Passes Through, and You and I Are Both Guests 南风过境，你我皆客 Bean Sprout豆芽Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Shen Shu always thought she had been dealt a winning hand, but she couldn’t understand how she’d ended up playing it so badly. An abortion, her looks ruined, her career in shambles, and her reputation in tatters. She didn’t know how she’d wound up like this. Maybe it was because Fu Shenyan had come into her life. After all, love really can destroy a woman’s life. 746Reads8.7Score320Shelves

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    Tortured to the point of crying [almost crying]

15. 615 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 1kReads8.8Score207Shelves
16. 616 爱 After Loving Him for Eight Years, I Became a Fool 爱他八年后，我成了一个傻子 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted I spent eight years winning over Mu Zhanbei, a brooding, disabled young man. As I made him fall in love with me, I fell in love with him, too. When the System announced that I had succeeded and could leave, I stayed behind to be with him. I thought Mu Zhanbei would treat me well for the rest of my life, just as he had promised. But after I took a knife meant for him and nearly died, I heard him say with my own ears that he was tired of me. Without Mu Zhanbei's love, I would vanish into nothingne 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I spent eight years conquering Mu Zhanbei, a sinister and disabled boy. When he fell in love with me, I also fell in love with him. When the system announced that my strategy was successful and I could leave, I did not leave, but chose to stay with him. I thought Mu Zhanbei would treat me well all his life like he promised. But after I almost died while blocking a knife for him, I actually heard him tell people that he was tired of me. He unscrupulously led different women to make out in front of me. Later, Mu Zhanbei got together with my half-sister and the woman I hated most, Ye Qingqing. Then I found a way back home! He withdrew his love for Mu Zhanbei and his gifts. Mu Zhanbei was crazy!

17. 617 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 86Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    Wuwuwuwu ~ I have no strength to cry anymore [cry] [cry] [cry]

18. 618 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 35Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 619 红 The Lotus Fragrance Fades in Autumn 1 红藕香残玉簟秋1 Jenny the Brutal Hammer暴锤者珍妮Ancient Romance124k WordsCompleted [Addictive sweet-and-angsty historical romance + political intrigue + dramatic twists + an emperor’s love + past and present lives + mad, devoted hero] Yuan Jiu was born in the Heavenly Prison and has been plagued by nightmares since birth. In her dreams, there is always a dashing young man racing through a raging inferno. He gallops toward her, murderous intent surging from him, and a three-foot sword pierces her chest. She has died countless times in her dreams, yet she has never been able to 170Reads7.9Score—Shelves
20. 620 爱 Love Is the Eighty-One Trials: Ten Stories of Love-Struck Souls 爱情就是「九九八十一难」：十个为爱痴狂的故事 Ask the Cold问冷Modern Romance74k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + women's psychology + women's growth] A woman's world isn't made up of love alone, but the ups and downs of love and relationships between men and women have never left women alone. It's like a nightmare, laying traps along every path that doesn't go smoothly, waiting for those consumed by love to step into thin air and fall. Every time a foolish woman wakes from a nightmare, she realizes that life is short, and loving too deeply hurts the most. When all is said and done, a w 3Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 621 拿 Loving You with My Life: 20 Fated Romances That Break Your Heart 拿命爱你：20段痛到心碎的宿命虐恋 Moss on Green Tiles青瓦苔Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted [Love and hate intertwined + beautiful yet tragic heroine + palace intrigue + historical romance + heart-wrenching love + short stories] The world turns and tumbles, while the histories of old hold up a mirror. So many beauties once had their hearts broken over a promise, only to become tragic ballads of a turbulent age. From Chen Ajiao, kept in a gilded cage, to the incomparable Xishi; from Wang Yourong, a wife who weathered hardship alongside her husband, to Feng Xiaolian, whose allure lasted 24Reads8.1Score—Shelves
22. 622 在 Gathering Glimmers of Light Amid Suffering 在苦难里拾捡微光 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted Gathering Glimmers in the Midst of Hardship 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes the super sad story

23. 623 烙 A Scar Etched Into My Heart 烙在心底的伤疤 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪7k WordsCompleted The Scar Etched Into My Heart 16Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 624 尘 Warmth Amid the Ashes 尘途烬暖 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪17k WordsCompleted Warm Ashes Along the Dusty Road 26Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 半 Half a Spring Embroidery, Half a Lifetime Longing for You 半剪绣春，半生念君 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪10k WordsCompleted Half-Finished Spring Embroidery, a Lifetime Missing You 10Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 626 下 I'll Wait for You to Love Me in the Next Life 下一世等你爱我 Spicy Power Generator涩涩发电机Modern RomanceOngoing The thirteenth year of the Republic of China, the Young Marshal's residence. Servants carried out bed after bed of bloodstained sheets, their faces full of impatience. “Why is there so much blood?” “It just won't stop bleeding...” “It was only a miscarriage. What a fuss over nothing. Such a nuisance.” Su Manyu closed her eyes and smiled bitterly. She was already terminally ill, with little time left. She wouldn't be able to trouble them for much longer. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the first story, the heroine is tortured to death by the male protagonist. In the second story, the heroine dies the fastest. She dies at the beginning of the novel.

27. 627 山 No Return from the Mountains and Seas, Yet Warm Light Remains in My Heart 山海无归处，心有暖光存 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪25k WordsCompleted No return lies beyond the mountains and seas, but a warm light remains in the heart 6Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 灵 Blessed by the Spirit Snake 灵蛇佑 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪25k WordsCompleted Blessed by the Spirit Snake 5Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 629 潮 The Tides Rise and Fall: Half a Lifetime Adrift 潮起潮落：半生沉浮 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪15k WordsCompleted The Tide Rises and Falls: A Half-Life of Ups and Downs 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 630 风 Wind Over Liangshan, Clouds Over Erhai 风过凉山，云散洱海 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Wind Crosses Liangshan, the Clouds Clear Over Erhai 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 631 断 The Bridge of Broken Souls Becomes the Matchmaker’s Bridge 断魂桥变月老桥 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Bridge of Lost Souls Becomes the Matchmaker’s Bridge 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 632 疯 Mad Jianghu: Bizarre Tales from the 20th Century 疯批江湖之二十世纪脑洞奇谭 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三69k WordsCompleted Madcap Jianghu, Part Two: A Twentieth-Century Tale of Wild Imagination 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 633 破 A Kingdom in a Broken Bowl 破碗里的江山 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三7k WordsCompleted A Kingdom in a Broken Bowl —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 千 Young Master Qianchou: Searching for a Wife in the Ghost Realm 千仇公子，鬼域寻妻录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三42k WordsCompleted Young Master Qianchou: A Record of Seeking His Wife in the Ghost Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 635 当 When a Highly Intelligent Agricultural Scholar Meets a Search-and-Rescue Expert 当高智商农院学霸遇上搜救大神 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三17k WordsCompleted When a Highly Intelligent Agricultural University Top Student Meets a Search-and-Rescue Expert —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 636 浴 Rising from the Ashes: From Heartbreak to Warrior’s Soul 浴火，从情殇到战魂 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三35k WordsCompleted Rising from the Flames: From Heartbreak to a Warrior’s Soul —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 637 1 1938: Iron-Blooded Heroines, Chronicles of a Hundred Generals Fighting the Japanese 1938.铁血红颜，百将荡倭录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三Modern Romance72k WordsCompleted 1938: Iron-Blooded Heroines, A Hundred Generals’ Campaign Against the Japanese 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 638 废 The Good-for-Nothing General's Son 废柴将军子 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三57k WordsCompleted The Good-for-Nothing General’s Son —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 639 始 A Chaotic Beginning, A Different End 始乱，不殊途 If You Love, My Dear卿卿若爱Modern Romance74k WordsCompleted It all began with something ridiculous. Is this feeling just attraction at first sight, or love at first sight? Su Tu is running away from an arranged marriage. At first, Song Yin may only have wanted to have some fun, but before long, they both fall for each other. What kind of twists and turns await them? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's true that it's short, sour and sweet, and also

40. 640 危 Beyond Danger, at the Peak of the Heart 危险之外，心脏之巅 If You Love, My Dear卿卿若爱Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted Qin Yu had a beautiful voice, and Meng Xuan was captivated by it. Sadly, they came together at the wrong time! No matter what, you have to go back and tell the person you loved when you were young, “I love you!” After all the twists and turns, there will always be someone who is loved! There will always be someone willing to wait. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 641 烬 Embers Fade Easily, but Love Is Hard to Extinguish 烬火易灭，爱意难消 If You Love, My Dear卿卿若爱Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted This is a story of hardship giving way to happiness! Teacher and student!!! One is a heart-stirring crush that brings secret joy! The other is love at first sight, a gaze that lasts a lifetime! Yet they met at the wrong time, with an unequal difference in status. Love is no excuse for selfishness. In the end, what matters is having a conscience. You weathered countless hardships for me, and I love your weathered face in return. The embers may die out easily, but the love we once shared will neve 22Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 642 忘 All the Love in My Heart Is Gone 忘尽心中情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + unrequited love + secret crush + playboy turns over a new leaf] This is the sequel to my work, A Longing Beyond Sorrow. Xu Shijie visits Jintai Temple to pray for Chen Miaohan’s departed soul. There, he meets Lin Mengying again, now recovered from depression, and also runs into Chen Miaohan’s younger sister, Chen Miaoying. Their story will continue… Lin Mengying is still hopelessly in love with Xu Shijie, but her love remains unreturned. Xu Zhi wanders through one relationship 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Youth campus abuse articles,

43. 643 对 A Bet on Love 对赌爱情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh 11Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 644 山 The All-Around Little Shennong of the Mountain Village 山村全能小神农 Tianshan Moon天山月Urban412k WordsCompleted After Wang Daniu was beaten into an idiot, he unexpectedly received his patriarch's legacy. Not only did he recover, he also obtained the Mysterious Dao Manual and gained Violet Eyes and the Divine Eye, along with the Secret Art of Sweet Rain. From then on, he turned his life around, taking up farming, animal husbandry, and medicine, and rising to the peak of both life and career! 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a new book.

45. 645 失 The Judgment Debtor 失信被执行人 Flying Horse Across the Plains飞马平川42k WordsCompleted A judgment debtor who has defaulted on their obligations. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not a romance novel. It presents a life situation that has taken a turn for the worse from a different perspective. I was very enlightened after reading it. It is a real-life social novel that is very real and worth recommending.

46. 646 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 459Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If life has deceived you, learn to be tolerant, learn to be lonely, calm down and read the first sadomasochistic romance novel "Ting Feng Lou Ge" to soothe the hearts of mortals.

47. 647 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The exquisite products are ready and waiting for you at any time!!!

48. 648 大 Afterword of the Great Wilderness 大荒后记 Water Moon Beauty水月容颜Female-Channel Fanfiction114k WordsCompleted [The Original Hope] I only hope that Xiang Liu is alive [Tu Shan Jing] A truly great person hidden beneath the cover of love [Afterword: The Great Wilderness] I have regrets that cannot be put to rest, and tears fall as I write [Respecting the Original] The canon pairing will always be the canon pairing [Ancient-Era Medical Edict] 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Yaojing Party is over, please cry for Tushanjing

49. 649 走 The Journey 走过 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Walking Through is a poignant romance novel. The carefree days of youth are beautiful, but they can also be painful. Everyone’s growth is its own story of youth, and every story is different. Some lives are smooth sailing, filled with happiness and joy; others are quiet and ordinary, with gentle days; still others are passionate and dramatic, full of fervor and determination... Chunyan’s youth was full of twists and hardships. Yet, in the face of one trial after another, she never gave in. She c 575Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    It's so sad that I'll cry

50. 650 守 Keeping Watch Over Our Marriage 守望婚姻 Chen Caijie陈彩洁Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted This is the tragic story of a rural woman left behind in the countryside. Juhua is a traditional village woman, and like other rural women, she has no source of income. Without financial standing in her household, she can only rely on her husband's earnings to support the family. She is the sort of person who endures whatever comes her way. Her two sweet, clever children seemed to offer a chance to change her fate, but misfortune plunged her back into an abyss of suffering... 35Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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