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1. 251 未 The Flowers Faded Before Spring Arrived 未见春来花已逝 Li Yidingxing李一定行Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing [The main story has a tragic ending; the bonus chapters have a happy ending. Both are complete.] [Pure love + romance + angst + school life + a touch of ensemble cast + slice-of-life + depressed heroine Gu Xihuan and sunny hero Liang Suian] Gu Xihuan thought she would remain in pain like this forever, until the day she died. After entering Ling'an No. 1 High School, she meets many kind and lovable classmates. Most of all, there is Liang Suian, her friendly deskmate and class president, whose 471Reads6.4Score102Shelves

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   He took care of his adopted brother, who was not related to him by blood, but was sent to a detention center for two years of reform. These two years were like a nightmare, damaging his physical and mental health and emotional well-being. His brother spoke ill of him and wished for his death, to which he responded, "As you wish." For him, death was the beginning of a happy new life.

2. 252 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
3. 253 最 The Final Seventy Days 最后七十天 Everlasting Peace and Joy长乐永安Two Male Leads57k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic ending + unrequited love + healing + quiet everyday life] [Gentle older brother Shen Qingzhou & Huang Yixing, who has albinism] After growing up wild and free in the countryside for twelve years, he was suddenly told he was an illegitimate child. Less than two days after his mother died, Shen Qingzhou was taken to live in the city by his biological father. Six years later, he was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His final wish in life was to return to the pla 230Reads8.1Score100Shelves
4. 254 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves
5. 255 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, angsty, and makes you cry (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)

6. 256 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 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
9. 259 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 5Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 虐 Brutal!!! On My Wedding Day, My Ex Sent Me His Ashes 虐！！！结婚当天，前任寄来他的骨灰 Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted Angst!!! On their wedding day, her ex sent over his ashes. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 藏 The Hidden Terminal Illness Medical Record 藏起的绝症病历 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted The Hidden Medical Record of a Terminal Illness 56Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 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 56Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 刚 I Just Got Divorced and Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer, but My Ex-Husband Went Mad 刚离婚，我确诊胃癌，前夫却疯了 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted I’d just gotten divorced when I was diagnosed with stomach cancer, and my ex-husband went insane. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 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
15. 265 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 7Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 我 After I Faked My Death, My Cold Fiancé Went Mad 我死遁后，那个冷漠的未婚夫疯了 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted After I Faked My Death, My Cold Fiancé Went Mad 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 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 5Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 他 He Died on the Day We Divorced 他死在了我们离婚的那一天 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted He Died on the Day We Got Divorced 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 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 8Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 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
21. 271 我 In the Forbidden Palace, the Emperor and I Don’t Love Each Other, We Only Fight 我在深宫与皇帝不相爱，只相杀 Feng Yingzi凤迎紫Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted In the Deep Palace, the Emperor and I Don’t Love Each Other, We Just Try to Kill Each Other —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's angsty! Short! I cuckolded the emperor, sent the empress to the cold palace, and incidentally gave her six eunuch male concubines.

22. 272 狐 The Fox Immortal Is All Talk and No Heart 狐仙大人他口是心非 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Modern Romance86k WordsCompleted Yun Wanyi finds the seriously injured fox immortal Xuan Mo. Three generations of kindness earn her nothing but his suggestion that they “get romantic.” He thinks she’s clumsy but protects her at every turn; she resents his sharp tongue but would give her life for him. From one chaotic mishap to another to facing life and death together, their love has only just taken root in the old mountain manor when an old enemy arrives, bent on destruction. In the end, he burns through his very essence to ca 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Xuanmo, a thousand-year-old fox spirit, intruded into Yun Wanyi's life, destroying her kettle but saving her life. From disdain for mortals to learning to use chopsticks for her, from indifferent bystanders to protecting her with his own life. When deadly danger descended again, he stood before her, covered in blood, gently wiping away her tears with a smile: "My little benefactor, this time... We're even." Only a wooden hairpin carved with a fox tail remained, a testament to their lingering worldly affections.

23. 273 时 Love and Heartbreak in the Depths of Time 时光深处的爱与伤 The Drifting Clan漂流一族Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted Love and Wounds in the Depths of Time 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angst-filled story, check it out!

24. 274 盲 After the Blind Donation, He Said, You'll Always Be My Shadow 盲捐后他说，你永远是我的影子 The Drifting Clan漂流一族Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted After I donated blindly, he said, “You'll always be my shadow.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 残 The Last Embers of the Cherry Blossoms 残樱烬 The Drifting Clan漂流一族Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted The Last Embers of Cherry Blossoms 4Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 蓝 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱Historical16k WordsCompleted The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 890Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Heart][Sad][Heart][Sad]

27. 277 替 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后，摄政王疯了 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱32k WordsCompleted After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 5.9kReads—Score107Shelves
28. 278 假 After Faking My Death, the Mad Prince Slaughtered All of Nanling to Claim My Life 《假死之后，疯王爷屠了整个南陵来追我的命》 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱12k WordsCompleted After Faking My Death, the Mad Prince Slaughtered All of Nanling to Track Me Down 187Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 囚 Captive Love, Ashes of the Past: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 囚宠归烬：偏执总裁追妻无门 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱49k WordsCompleted Prisoner, Returned to Ashes: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 928Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 求 Please Don’t Leave Me 求你别丢下我 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱15k WordsCompleted Please, don't leave me behind. 392Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 亡 After the Exiled Prince Fell into the Enemy Emperor's Hands 亡国皇子落入敌帝手中后 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted After the Fallen Prince Fell into the Hands of the Enemy Emperor 492Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 来 The Magician from the Future 来自未来的魔术师 Quiet Silence微黙8k WordsCompleted The Magician from the Future 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You're welcome. [Sending a heart]

33. 283 她 She’s My Brother’s Girlfriend, and the One I Love Most 她是我兄弟的女友，也是我的最爱 Quiet Silence微黙6k WordsCompleted She’s my brother’s girlfriend, and the woman I love most —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 一 One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache! 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This collection of short, heart-wrenching stories is incredibly, incredibly painful. Believe me, I don't believe anyone can finish them laughing, and I don't believe anyone can persevere to the end without crying. [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

35. 285 咬 Biting a Branch 咬枝 Ye Yun曳云5k WordsCompleted Biting the Branch 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 以 Risking It All to Fish Out 280,000 Yuan in Lifesaving Money 以身入局，钓出28万救命钱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙9k WordsCompleted Putting Himself on the Line to Lure Out 280,000 Yuan in Lifesaving Money 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 喂 I Fatting Up My Childhood Friend and Bestie, Then Sent Them to Prison 喂肥竹马和闺蜜，送他们进监狱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I fattened up my childhood sweetheart and best friend, then sent them to prison 35Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 胆 Cowards, Keep Out: A Courier Battles Sadako 胆小鬼勿进：快递员大战女鬼贞子 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted Cowards Keep Out: The Courier vs. Sadako, the Ghost 7Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 逆 Defying the Odds: A Poor Student’s Rise to Gaokao Champion 逆天，学渣逆袭成高考状元 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙9k WordsCompleted Against All Odds: The Underachiever Who Rose to Become the Top Scorer on the College Entrance Exam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 敲 Knocking at the Door, a Terrifying Surprise: You're My Little Sweetheart 敲门惊魂，你是我的小宝贝儿 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted A Knock at the Door, A Chilling Nightmare: You're My Little Darling 5Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 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.

42. 292 得 After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, My Devoted Husband Cheated 得绝症后，深情老公出轨了 Lucky Huohuo幸运的火火Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, My Devoted Husband Cheated on Me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Torture torture torture torture torture

43. 293 血 Blood Wedding: My Genes Make Me the 28th Bride 血色婚礼我的基因是第28任新娘 Qing Dong情東12k WordsCompleted Bloody Wedding: My Genes Make Me the 28th Bride 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He's here! He's here!

44. 294 我 My Years as a Bug in the Journey to the West Metaverse 我在西游元宇宙当BUG的那些年 Qing Dong情東13k WordsCompleted My Years as a Bug in the Journey to the West Metaverse —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 九 Nine Reincarnations: The Supreme Bone 九世轮回:至尊骨 Qing Dong情東8k WordsCompleted Nine Reincarnations: Supreme Bone —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 风 The Wind Chimes Ring Again, but No Old Friend Will Return 风铃又响，再无故人归 Yue Cheng月诚Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The wind chime rings again, but no old friend will ever return. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching story that you can read in one minute

47. 297 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

48. 298 非 Non-Artificial Intelligence 非人工智能 Old Du Soup老杜汤Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Not Artificial Intelligence 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give it a try [smirk], it might be a bit angsty.

49. 299 心 Heartache 心灵之痛 Old Du Soup老杜汤9k WordsCompleted Heartache 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 程 Cheng Mo Speaks Up 程默不再沉默 Ping Yi平义14k WordsCompleted Cheng Mo Breaks His Silence 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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