Short Tragedies, No More Than Twenty Stories or So, and They Must Be Heartbreaking 短篇虐文，没有超过二十篇那样，重要的是一定要虐

1. 251 总 Mr. CEO, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Already Dead 总裁别虐了，夫人早死了 Divine Beast Ghostfire Deer神兽鬼火鹿Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted "The angst hits hard, so read with caution" Luo Zhiwan, a country girl, saved the mother of Fang Bai, the young heir of a powerful family in the capital. Forced by his mother, Fang Bai married Luo Zhiwan. But his adopted daughter resented her and schemed to make his mother fall into a coma, framing Luo Zhiwan for it. In his fury, Fang Bai sent Luo Zhiwan to the capital's most terrifying women's prison, Tilanqiao, and specifically ordered them to “take care” of her. When Fang Bai's first love 34Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 一 One Heartbreaking Story Per Chapter 一章一个虐心故事 Huangfu Ziqi皇甫梓琪Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Regrets + tragic ending + angst + short story + complete] So many regrets become stories that can never be mended, destined to exist only in our minds. A love too difficult to put into words is life's greatest sorrow. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 血 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 Jun Luo Qing君落轻Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 5.6kReads9.0Score532Shelves
4. 254 虐 A Chilling Game of Tormented Love 虐骨寒戏情 A-Lin's Kid阿林小孩Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted [Revenge-Seeking Villainess + Everyone Suffers + Female Lead Isn't Love-Brained + Male Lead Never Redeemed] She opens by pushing the villainess into an abyss. “Snowflakes” scatter, yet she doesn't panic in the slightest. A frail little white flower in public, a bloodthirsty dark moonlight in private… The male lead imprisons her at his side to avenge his younger sister, never realizing that she deliberately disguised herself to get close to him and make him taste the pain of losing his family. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 此 I Sought Her All My Life, Until the Twilight Years 此生寻她至迟暮 Cat Snowy猫雪儿Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Hou Yunning was the sworn enemy Ke Shaoqi hated most. The meaning of the rest of her life was to kneel before his ancestral shrine and spend every day repenting and repaying her debt! The more deeply she loved him, the more cruelly he tormented her! He tortured her without end, wishing he could send her straight to hell! At last, she died, and he smiled! But as the truth gradually emerged, he panicked... 26Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 虐 A Love That Hurts: Give Me One More Chance 虐恋情深：再给我一次机会 Let Me Give an Example举个溧子Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted In fourteen days, they went from strangers to the most familiar strangers, from being closest to each other to being farthest apart... What happened over those fourteen days to bring about such a completely different ending? Let’s find out together... —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 彩 After Winning the Lottery, I Dumped the Coldhearted Campus Heartthrob, and He Went Crazy 彩票中奖甩了高冷校草后，他疯了 Zhu Mao Xi竹毛夕Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted He Won the Lottery and Dumped the Cold, Popular Guy at School. Now He's Gone Crazy 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short story, angst, bad ending. I cried so much during the male lead's final monologue. Both the male and female leads gradually matured in their feelings, moving from initial awkwardness to maturity.

8. 258 青 The Plum Blossom Dies 青梅殒命 Bing Qiunan冰秋南12k WordsCompleted The Childhood Friend Meets Her End 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Childhood sweetheart angst novel

9. 259 抱 Sorry, I Bumped Into You 抱歉，撞到你了 Chen Luyou尘露悠Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Sorry, I Bumped Into You —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Crying][Almost crying]

10. 260 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty story, tragic ending, the ending is shocking.

11. 261 失 After Losing My Memory, I Became the CEO's Caged Bird 失忆后我成了总裁的笼中雀 Gold Medal Zai Zai金牌宰宰Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After Losing My Memory, I Became the CEO’s Caged Bird —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy stunt doubles, redemption stories, and short tales about raising kids, look here! A female stunt double loses her memory while filming a dangerous scene. She is rescued by a CEO and then helps raise his child and acts as his kept woman. After disappearing, the CEO takes the child to search for her. The scene where the child recognizes his mother is incredibly moving. The stunt double trope is heart-wrenching and addictive. The plot is fast-paced and unforgettable. Go watch it now!

12. 262 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 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm sobbing! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

13. 263 被 After My Boyfriend Had Me Surgically Altered to Look Like His First Love 被男友整容成白月光后 Just Passing Through路过云云10k WordsCompleted After My Boyfriend Had Me Surgically Altered to Look Like His White Moonlight 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 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! 398Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking!

15. 265 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
16. 266 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
17. 267 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
18. 268 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 148Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 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
20. 270 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
21. 271 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
22. 272 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
23. 273 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
24. 274 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
25. 275 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
26. 276 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
27. 277 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
28. 278 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
29. 279 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 17Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 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
31. 281 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
32. 282 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
33. 283 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
34. 284 戒 Ring Facing South, Back to the Moonlight 戒指向南，背对月光 Mists of Longshan龙山迷雾12k WordsCompleted The Ring Points South, Away from the Moonlight —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried for ages after watching it, it was so heartbreaking 😭😭😭

35. 285 重 Only When We Reunited Did I Learn He’d Waited for Me All Through Our Youth 重逢才知，他等了我整个青春 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透18k WordsCompleted Only When We Met Again Did I Learn He Had Waited for Me All Through My Youth 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more heart-wrenching the beginning, the more doting the male lead becomes later on, and his pursuit of his wife goes all out!

36. 286 未 The Ninth Love Letter I Never Wrote 未曾写下的第九封情书 Daylight Never Comes Late白日不晚Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Ninth Love Letter I Never Wrote 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has a tragic ending and everyone suffers.

37. 287 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 9kReads8.0Score901Shelves

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    In the weathered bronze mirror, I see the first snowflakes at your temples; they fall into my eyes, melt, and gather into a spring stream, quietly rising. An old jade ring, binding the finger of destiny, caresses out warm, unspoken words, a circle that grows year after year. [Heart][Heart]

38. 288 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? 90Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 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 8Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 小 Xiaoci Xian's Collection of Novellas About Love 小辞仙中篇爱情小说合集 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted I highly recommend the sixth story, "Who Does the Lilac Bloom For?" She said, “The Ding family was wrong to substitute a daughter born of a concubine for the legitimate heir to save face. Your Highness was wrong to accept this marriage under pressure. This mistake began in the capital and must end in Qianzhou. Now that Your Highness has reclaimed your rightful place, this mistake should come to an end as well.” Her gaze was clear and candid, without the slightest trace of resentment, only the lu 163Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 她 Her Ashes Mixed into Cement 她的骨灰拌水泥 Mo Qiu沬秋8k WordsCompleted Her Ashes Mixed into Cement —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can watch the whole thing in 10 minutes!

42. 292 自 After the Selfish Legitimate Daughter Forced Her Sister to Marry in Her Place, the Concubine’s Daughter Turned the Tables... 自私嫡女逼妹代嫁后，庶妹逆袭了...... Little Ci Xian小辞仙18k WordsCompleted After a selfish legitimate daughter forced her younger sister to marry in her place, the concubine-born sister turned her life around... 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a cute little story for you.

43. 293 皇 Empress Zhu the Sharp-Tongued 皇后朱怼怼 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted Empress Zhu the Quick-Witted 14Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 人 When April’s Blossoms Fade from the World 人间四月尽芳菲 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing This book features several modern love stories. They are all about love. The way you see others is actually a projection of your inner world. When you become immersed in a novel and form expectations about a character, what lies behind them is a deep longing within yourself, a desire to make up for what you have not achieved. As you read, may you also come to understand your inner self. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 野 Wild Lilies Bloom in Spring Too 【野百合也有春天】 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Two Female Leads114k WordsCompleted Important note in advance: This is not a story with two female leads! The platform settings are wrong! The male and female leads are devoted to each other, with absolutely no divided loyalties! As Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the profound sorrow in Song Chuyu’s eyes, she realized with absolute clarity that he still hadn’t moved on. That girl, Cen Baihe, had long since taken root in the softest part of his heart like the most tenacious vine, bound to him by blood and impossible to tear away. At that mom 75Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 那 That Year, the Song Ended, but We Hadn't Parted 那年曲终人未散 Fu Chun Shi傅春时9k WordsCompleted That Year, the Song Ended, but They Had Not Parted 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is acceptable.

47. 297 顾 Mr. Gu, Luo Qing Died on Her Flight Home 顾总，洛清死在回国航班上 A Lucky Draw in a Fleeting Dream一梦浮生上上签Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Mr. Gu, Luo Qing Died on Her Flight Home —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She was once a wealthy heiress, but after her family was destroyed, she went into hiding. He was worth billions, cold and aloof, yet he couldn't forget her. Until a party, rumors began to circulate—"Luo Qing? She's long since become a socialite, drinking and having fun with the rich!" But no one knew that she was already a ghost, drifting beside him.

48. 298 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged on His Knees for Me to Come Back 离婚以后，前夫跪着求我回头 ZachW83k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Kneels and Begs Me to Come Back —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist excitedly returned home with an anniversary gift, only to find her beloved was right there. Her husband bluntly stated that he was tired of her three years of companionship and wanted to marry someone else. Without saying a word, she signed the papers and left gracefully.

49. 299 脑 Only an Idiot Would Woo a Man. Isn't Freedom Better? 脑残才会攻略男人，自由它不香吗 Seafood Treasure by the Shore海边蟹黄宝12k WordsCompleted Only an Idiot Would Try to Win Over a Man. Isn't Freedom Better? 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so agonizing! They torture the female lead, then they torture the male lead!!!

50. 300 河 The Debt Beneath the River, Billed in My Name 河底那笔账，记在我名下 Eighth Master of Dou City斗城八爷Mystery57k WordsCompleted The debt at the bottom of the river is in my name 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking...

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