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

1. 201 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 384Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are all extremely cruel.

2. 202 师 Abbess, I’m Here! 师太，我来了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Abbess, Here I Come! 513Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 阿 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 216Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 207Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 735Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 217Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 148Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 494Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 67Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 300Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 盗 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 26Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 18Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 药 Little Seven, the Medicine Primer 药引小七 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨21k WordsCompleted Little Seven, the Medicinal Guide 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short and angsty stories

22. 222 别 Dreams in the Garden Villa 别苑寻梦 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Dreams in a Garden Retreat 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 魂 The Soul Disperses Among the Bluebells 魂散风铃草 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨6k WordsCompleted A Soul Dispersed, Bluebells in the Wind 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves

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    The short tragic ending is quite good.

25. 225 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 824Reads8.6Score156Shelves
26. 226 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.6kReads8.9Score619Shelves

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    It made me cry.

27. 227 承 Master Cheng Canceled the Wrong Engagement, and Miss Gu Wants Nothing to Do with Him 承爷退错婚，顾小姐她翻脸不认人 Who Is the Moon Waiting For?月亮在等谁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Master Cheng’s Little Ancestor Is Back from the Countryside [Lighthearted + Sweet Romance + Cathartic Revenge + Secret Identities + Taking Down Scumbags] When Gu Yan was little, her stepmother schemed to send her to the countryside. After she grew up, they brought her back to the Gu family. Forgive me for being blunt, but every one of you here is trash. “Your younger sister is the top student at No. 1 Middle School. What about you?” Gu Yan: “Don’t drag me into this. I only have on 12.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
28. 228 后 Stepdad: I'm a Scrap Collector 后爸：我是收废品的 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban254k WordsCompleted Lin Xi: There's no reason to drop this novel! [Campus Belle] [Celebrity] [Multiple Women] [Rich Older Woman] [Gentle Auntie] [Live-in Son-in-Law] There's no System, no billionaire power fantasy, no mindless flattery, and no sugary-sweet or tearjerker romance. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few short to medium-length urban fantasy novels I recommend. They're absolutely fantastic!

29. 229 后 Stepdad: I'm a Cotton Fluffer 后爸：我是弹棉花的 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban303k WordsCompleted Lin Xi transmigrates to the 1980s and becomes a live-in son-in-law. By going from street to street fluffing cotton, he leads his family of five out of hardship. Then his sister-in-law is bitten by a cobra. He risks his life to suck out the venom and save her, but the poison gets into his eyes and leaves him blind. Unable to work, Lin Xi leaves with nothing. Later, he is admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music. Then his two adopted daughters are kidnapped by human traffickers and taken to H 16Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score200Shelves

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    It's really heartbreaking!

31. 231 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 312Reads8.7Score—Shelves
32. 232 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score161Shelves

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    Completed short, heart-wrenching novel that's so good it makes you cry.

33. 233 一 A Moment of Splendor, a Moment of Ashes 一念繁华一念灰 Su Xiaoshi苏小时Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Seven years ago, he was a favored son of heaven, while she was an utterly ordinary girl. The two should never have crossed paths, but his stubbornness ruined her life. After seven years in prison, he became the person she hated most. She would spend the rest of her life making him regret it! 183Reads8.4Score—Shelves
34. 234 花 When the Flowers Bloom, They Will One Day Fall 花开时自有花落时 Weight-Loss Expert减肥专家Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted I was once a dashing warrior, riding out to battle and living as I pleased. You promised to love and protect me, and never betray me. You said you would make me the most honored woman in the land, yet you slaughtered my loyal family to the last. You saved me on the battlefield, then abandoned me in the imperial palace. Heaven sees all. I am willing to trade my life’s blood for my army’s vindication. 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is 51 chapters okay? (Completed)

35. 235 全 Global Hunt 全球追猎 Bai Qingzhuo白清酌44k WordsCompleted Global Hunt —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three stories meet all your requirements for short stories.

36. 236 深 Forbidden Zone at Midnight: The Sinister Master Can’t Get Enough of Me 深夜禁域：诡主他对我欲罢不能 Bai Qingzhuo白清酌69k WordsCompleted Forbidden Zone at Midnight: The Eerie Master Can’t Get Enough of Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 秦 Qin Shi Huang's Shadow Guard Commander: Qin Wufeng 秦始皇的影卫统领：秦无锋 Bai Qingzhuo白清酌19k WordsCompleted Qin Shi Huang’s Chief Shadow Guard: Qin Wufeng 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 青 The Green Mountains No Longer Hide You 青山不见你 Beneath the Koi Pond锦鲤池下Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted The last time Jin Chi saw Xie Yao was on the way to Mount Wutai. On the mountain, she asked the Buddha if that would be the last time she saw Xie Yao. The Buddha said nothing; the temple's wooden fish drum answered her question. At the start of the year, she had prayed devoutly on Mount Wutai for Xie Yao to enjoy a lifetime of peace. This time, standing on the mountain, all she wished for was never to see him again. You are nowhere among these green hills. Let these miles of mountains be my fare 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I finished watching it in ten minutes.

39. 239 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves

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    They are all angst-filled stories, not long, but agonizing from beginning to end.

40. 240 一 How Much Must You Bear Before You're Grown Up? 一个人，要扛多少，才算长大？ Qiu Xueyi邱学艺12k WordsCompleted How much does a person have to bear before they can be called grown-up? 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended short angst stories

41. 241 替 The Stand-In Awakens: The Tragic Romance Protagonist Fights Back 《替身觉醒：虐文主角反杀剧本》 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺7k WordsCompleted The Stand-In Awakens: The Abused Novel Protagonist Fights Back 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 同 My Classmate's Older Sister Has Had a Crush on Me for Ages 同学的姐姐对我暗恋已久 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺12k WordsCompleted My Classmate’s Older Sister Has Had a Crush on Me for Ages 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 预 The Woman Who Could See the Script Ahead 预知剧本的女人 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺6k WordsCompleted The Woman Who Knew the Script in Advance 5Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villainess, and My System Lets Me Eavesdrop on the Powerful 穿书恶毒女配带系统偷听大佬心声 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺36k WordsCompleted The Villainess from a Book Uses a System to Eavesdrop on the Big Shot's Inner Thoughts 6Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 三 Three Years of Shattered Dreams 《三年碎梦》 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺12k WordsCompleted Three Years of Shattered Dreams 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 708Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    They're all written by the same author, each with only about 40 chapters. They're incredibly good, highly recommended!!! (So angsty, it'll break your heart!)

47. 247 在 No Escape from Fate 在劫难逃 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Yu Yang thinks Li Han is his destined calamity. He gave him everything, even his life. But with their memories missing, the sweetness they once shared has become ammunition for hurting each other! After betrayal, exploitation, misunderstanding, and reckless cruelty, how can a shattered heart find its former lover again? “Yu Yang, you were the one who came after me first! Leave? Don't even think about it. Even if you're rotten and reeking, you have to stay by my side!” I'll stay with you until I 39Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 248 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 260Reads7.2Score—Shelves
49. 249 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score131Shelves

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    I read it in a book last night, but I cried myself blind in the morning.

50. 250 百 Happy Hundredth Birthday 百岁生日快乐 Chuan Shenyan川慎言8k WordsCompleted Happy 100th Birthday 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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