Heartbreaking! Angst! More Angst! 虐心！虐！虐！虐！

1. 151 我 I'm Not the Original Host. It's Okay If I Leave, Right? 我不是原主，离开也没关系吧 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The spirit realm is a fictional world; this is not a female-led power fantasy or a wish-fulfillment story. The heroine is like someone transported from ancient times to the modern day and is unfamiliar with the present] As the Lou family's illegitimate daughter, Lou Jiner was the most powerful being in the spirit realm. Yet after she sacrificed herself, the Lou family left her in a mass grave and took away her spirit tablet, the symbol of honor. “An illegitimate daughter has no 2.8kReads9.1Score205Shelves

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   I'm not the original owner, so it's okay if I leave, right? [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Lou Jin'er, the strongest in the spirit world, sacrificed herself for her family but was abandoned in a mass grave. Reborn as an illegitimate daughter with the same name in the modern world, she still can't escape her "illegitimate daughter" status and has to endure the excruciating pain of the original owner's soul separation and the backlash of memories. Deeply hurt in her past life, she only wants to get away from this unfamiliar "family." But when she prepares to leave, she finds her family's eyes filled with pain as they look at her. She repeatedly asks herself, "I'm not the original owner, so it's okay if I leave, right?" Heartbreaking entanglements, so tear-jerking! [Top Post]

2. 152 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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   The entire story is filled with physical and emotional torture! The male lead is handsome, strong, and tragically fated—very powerful, not weak at all! He suffers terribly! He only realizes he loves the female lead after her death! The female lead transmigrates to seek revenge, entering the game herself so that the male lead will follow in her footsteps. He knew from the beginning that it was her, coming for revenge, and he was completely willing throughout! Especially after chapter 28, it's incredibly heart-wrenching!

3. 153 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
4. 154 勾 The Courtesan Consort: The Prince's Precious Snow 勾栏罪妃，她是王爷掌中雪 Xue LiL雪里LAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted ❗️❗️ [The Long Road to Winning Her Back] In this life, the one thing he never did was tell her, “I love you.” She was snow in the palm of his hand: the moment he had her, he lost her. 🔥 [The Memory-Devouring Twin Gu: One Swallows the Past, the Other Buries the Rest of Your Life] It all began with a conspiracy! He was the emperor’s younger brother, the only prince of the direct imperial line. He was deeply in love with the current empress, his sister-in-law. Overnight, she became the daughter of 232Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My heart is breaking!

5. 155 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Yu Chenhe, have you ever loved me even a little bit?

6. 156 月 A Moonlit Wish 月明愿 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance108k WordsCompleted [Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu, 146Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You absolutely have to watch this! 😢😢 I'm crying so hard!

7. 157 官 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 97Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 权 The Game of Power 权栖戏 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue ✖️ Spycraft ✖️ Forced Love] [Scheming Against Each Other ✖️ Saving Each Other] The world is unpredictable, and fate can change in an instant. Yan Lepei, the daughter of Yancheng’s lord, is forced to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Quanqi Pavilion as a spy. Shao Quan, master of the Quanqi Hall, is calculating, powerful, and scornful of all things. Yet he cannot help falling in love with his own pawn. Shao Quan: “She is the most capable weapon in my hand, and the person 32Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 易 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 42Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 323Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreakingly angina-inducing! Dual male leads! Bad ending! Short story!

11. 161 匪 Bandit Love: Her and Him 匪爱：她与他 A Song from the Capital's Dream都城梦一曲Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing 1v3, realistic, not a wish-fulfillment story, very slow burn, tragic romance + age gap + coercion + bittersweetness + happy ending He is her fiance's younger brother, and she is the childhood sweetheart his brother broke off his engagement with. By a cruel twist of fate, he has become a dangerously addictive sweetness to her, while she is the one and only person he cannot live without. Bound by reality, they cannot be together. Her family arranges blind dates, and she thinks she can escape this 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A realistic portrayal of unrequited love, a love story involving two people and the tug-of-war between three, navigating forbidden boundaries and a controlled relationship, a struggle between love and reason.

12. 162 雾 Ten Years Behind the Mist 雾锁十年 Here Comes a Big White One一只大白来了Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted Brilliant, sunny genius photographer x cool, chaste lawyer x deeply angsty romance “If one day your late lover came back to you, and after all your years of hard work, you had success in both your career and love life, with a happy, fulfilling life ahead of you, what would you choose?” I covered the photos I took of him with a watermark that said “shot by his girlfriend” and told him he’d have lifetime usage rights only after we got married. He raised an eyebrow. “Wen Luo, are you sure you wan 182Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If one day, your deceased lover returns to your side, and after all these years of hard work, you have achieved success in both your career and love life, and your life is happy and fulfilling, what would you choose?

13. 163 剥 After I Gave Up My Five Senses to Save Him, the Mad Regent Cried Himself Blind 剥离五感救他后，疯批摄政王哭瞎了眼 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted He gave up his five senses to save the man he loved, and the mad regent wept himself blind. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes the angst!

14. 164 将 General, I Won’t Protect This Golden Age Anymore 将军，这盛世江山，我不守了 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted General, I Won't Defend This Prosperous Empire Anymore 7Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 王 Wang Baochuan Reborn: She Tosses the Embroidered Ball, This Time Sending Xue Pinggui to Hell 王宝钏重生：抛绣球招亲，这次送薛平贵下地狱 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Wang Baochuan Reborn: She Tosses the Embroidered Ball to Find a Husband, This Time Sending Xue Pinggui to Hell 10Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 那 Those Sunflowers Covering the Wall Couldn't Keep You Here After All 那满墙的向日葵，终究没能留住你 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted Those sunflowers covering the wall still couldn't make you stay in the end 4Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 死 Three Days After My Death, the Lawyer Delivered a Safe. My Ex-Girlfriend Read Its Contents and Wept on Her Knees at My Grave 死后三天，律师送来保险箱，前女友看完跪哭墓前 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted Three Days After My Death, a Lawyer Delivered a Safe. My Ex-Girlfriend Read Its Contents and Fell to Her Knees, Weeping at My Grave 6Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 全 The Top Student in School Swapped My Lifesaving Medicine, Then Jumped Off a Building a Week Later 全校第一的哥哥换掉我的救命药，一周后他却跳楼了 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted My Top-of-the-Class Brother Switched My Lifesaving Medicine. A Week Later, He Jumped Off a Building 5Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 重 Reborn: If I Had Never Met the Light 重生：如果不曾遇见光 Xi Fengyue西枫月11k WordsCompleted Reborn: If We Had Never Found the Light 4Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 摸 I Touched a Stranger's Chest and Heard My Late Husband's Heartbeat 摸着陌生人的胸口，我听到了亡夫心跳 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted With My Hand on a Stranger’s Chest, I Heard My Late Husband’s Heartbeat 7Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 救 Saving My Daughter Ten Thousand Times: I Turned the Gods into Evil Spirits 救女一万次：我把神明杀成了恶鬼 Xi Fengyue西枫月9k WordsCompleted Saving Her Ten Thousand Times: I Turned the Gods into Demons 7Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 死 Dead at 21:03: To Save Her, I Rebooted the World a Hundred Thousand Times 死在21:03：为了救她，我重启了世界十万次 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted Died at 21:03: To Save Her, I Rebooted the World a Hundred Thousand Times 13Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 第 The 101st Time I Ordered General Huo to Die 第101次赐死霍将军 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The 101st Execution of General Huo 6Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 他 He Sacrificed His Memories Again and Again, All to Save Me 他数次献祭记忆，竟都是为了救我 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted He sacrificed his memories again and again, all to save me 12Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 婚 The Avenger at the Wedding: I Love You from Hell 婚礼上的复仇者：我在地狱爱你 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted The Avenger at the Wedding: I Love You in Hell 65Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 婚 The Wedding Became a Funeral, and the Ruthless CEO Went Gray Overnight 婚礼变葬礼，疯批霸总一夜白头 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted A wedding turns into a funeral, and the ruthless CEO goes gray overnight. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 抽 The Day They Drained My Marrow, Mr. Jiang’s Stand-In Died 抽干骨髓那天，江总的替身死了 Xi Fengyue西枫月Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted The day his bone marrow was drained, General Manager Jiang’s stand-in died 61Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreakingly tragic, a tragic aesthetic

29. 179 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 686Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 21Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 美 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 暗 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 73Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 美 A Beauty Contacts a Male Listener, but Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 美女联络男倾听师，背后藏着惊天秘密？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Gets in Touch with a Male Listener. Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 29Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 美 The Beauty Turned Down My Confession, Then Showed Up at My Door Two Years Later? 美女拒绝我表白，两年后竟主动找上门？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Turned Down My Confession. Two Years Later, Why Did She Come Looking for Me? 57Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 她 After Her Eighth Proposal, I Left to the Sound of Her Singing 她求婚八次后，我在她的歌声中离开 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted After she proposed eight times, I left to the sound of her singing. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 初 My First Love Faces Off Against an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 初恋大战AI美女，我该怎么办啊 The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted My First Love Is Going Head-to-Head with an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 37Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 我 I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself 我太喜欢你了，我控制不了自己 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 富 The Rich Young Master Angered a God in His Dream, So Everyone Gets Wiped Out 富家公子惹恼梦中神，那就团灭吧 The Strategist策略派14k WordsCompleted A Rich Young Master Angers a Dream God, So the Whole Family Gets Wiped Out 27Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 让 Have Her Pretend to Be a Rich Heiress's Girlfriend? Winning Five Million Is Nothing 让她假扮千金女友，中奖五百万不值一提 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She pretended to be a rich heiress’s boyfriend, and winning five million was no big deal. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 牙 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世，我该如何选择啊 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 汴 Frost and Snow Lock Qingwu in Bianjing 汴京霜雪锁青妩 Xia Er Haishang夏而亥殇Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Traditional historical romance + possessive love Blood from the palace banquet stains the vermilion walls. In a single night, the Chancellor's estate is wiped out, and the noblewoman Shen Qingwu becomes a prisoner. After enduring one brush with death after another, she is rescued and clings to a tenuous hold on life. That same night, Prince Jin, Zhao Zhen, is caught in the brutal struggle for the throne. His mentor dies, his mother passes away, and although he survives, the new emperor banishes —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 山 When Mountains and Rivers Burn, I’ll Part from You 山河烬，与君绝 Xia Er Haishang夏而亥殇Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted Synopsis The two nations go to war. The land changes, the empire spanning thousands of miles falls, and human lives are as insignificant as ants. Song Yingying, a princess born to a concubine, and her father and brothers become prisoners in an instant. Li Zonglie, the Fourth Prince of Great Zhou, is a mad, scheming man who destroys her country alongside his father and brothers. While being taken north as a prisoner, she accidentally saves him, and their torturous entanglement begins. At first, h 819Reads6.0Score114Shelves
46. 196 红 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 AyeAyeCaptainTwo Male Leads186k WordsCompleted [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 50kReads9.7Score11.9kShelves

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    Readers who can't handle angst should proceed with caution; I personally found the aftertaste a bit too much. The first book, although both characters die, ends with them getting married and entering reincarnation, so it's considered a happy ending. "Little doctor, remember to come and marry me early in the next life!" The second book, "One step, one jade staircase; one tombstone, one deceased person," reveals that "it wasn't the back of a traitor, but the farewell of a hero." How could my kind-hearted Commander Gu betray his Turtle Army? He only wanted to bring his brothers home.

47. 197 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    A contemporary romance novel of exceptional quality, a must-read for any reader. The main and supporting characters are both compelling, the story boasts profound values, and both the romance and career storylines are sophisticated. Suitable for highly intelligent and discerning readers, this book will leave a lasting impression. It's simply outstanding.

48. 198 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 13kReads8.1Score609Shelves

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    This book is incredibly good and incredibly heart-wrenching; it tortures the female lead first, then the male lead.

49. 199 虚 My Virtual Lover's Obsessive Pursuit: A Purehearted AI and a CEO's Love Story 虚拟恋人他追妻火葬场：纯情AI与女总裁的爱情 Chen Nü Dingqi陈女定琪6k WordsCompleted My Virtual Lover Chases Me Through Hell: The Love Between a Sincere AI and a Female CEO 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 末 Apocalypse: A Bionic Human’s Long Road to Winning His Wife’s Heart, No, His Master’s 末世：仿生人的漫漫追妻哦不追主之路 Chen Nü Dingqi陈女定琪7k WordsCompleted Apocalypse: A Bionic's Long, Long Journey to Win Her Wife's Heart, No, Her Master's —Reads—Score—Shelves

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