Looking for Tragedies, but Not the Idiotic Kind. Keep the Characters’ Values Straight 想看虐文，不要脑残虐，三观正的

1. 251 宝 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead never fell in love with the male lead, which broke my heart.

2. 252 女 The Reborn Female Cultivator Returns to Her Peak and Becomes the Empress 女修士重生返归珠圆玉润当天后 Passionate Yeah浓烈的YeahAncient Romance204k WordsCompleted Zhu Jiejie, a sweet-natured cultivator with a round, full figure, became obsessed with the idea that thinness was beautiful. On the eve of the Immortal Selection, she secretly swapped out her cultivation spirit stones and rapidly lost weight, earning the disdain of the male cultivators. No one chose her as a cultivation partner, and she failed to ascend to immortality. Just as her body and spirit were about to be destroyed, leaving her reduced to ashes, her primordial spirit awakened. Reborn 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 打 Banished to the Cold Palace, I Build Technology, and Qianlong Comes Chasing After Me 打入冷宫我造科技，乾隆回头狂追 Passionate Yeah浓烈的YeahHistorical259k WordsCompleted (This is purely a fantasy story with historical inspiration. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) When Ruyi, a professor who teaches survival skills in the apocalyptic world of fantasy, wakes up to find she has transmigrated into the empress banished to the Cold Palace, her first thought is: surviving here is harder than surviving the apocalypse! Faced with a crumbling palace and despairing eunuchs and maids, Ruyi from the fantasy world rolls up her sleeves and gets —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 替 After Winning the Realm for the Original Owner: My Husband Brings the Kids Along (Male-Oriented) 替原主赢江山后：夫带娃沾来（男频） Passionate Yeah浓烈的YeahAncient Romance25k WordsCompleted After Winning the Empire for the Original Host: My Husband Shows Up with a Kid (Male-Oriented) 3Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 回 Making Dirty Money from Recycling? Today I Take No Pawns, Only Your Tears 回收挣黑心钱？今天不收典当，只收你的眼泪 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Making dirty money from recycling? Today, I won't take your pawned goods. I'll take your tears. 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story is tragic. A ruthless businessman initially thought he could make a fortune, but he was ruined by a stranger. He lost everything: a foreclosed house worth 600,000, a car worth 150,000, a gold bracelet worth 90,000, and a phone worth 200,000. She died, and he went bankrupt. What happened next?

6. 256 苍 Grieving Ghosts of Cangcheng: Chasing the Killer Through Lifetimes 苍城怨魂诡异追凶生生世世 Passionate Yeah浓烈的Yeah10k WordsCompleted The vengeful ghosts of Cangcheng pursue their prey through bizarre cases, lifetime after lifetime. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 我 I Once Thought the World Was Beautiful 我曾以为，世界很美 Mai Jiu麦九Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted A collection of Maijiu's most moving tales of youthful heartbreak: innocent first love, secret crushes, heart-wrenching romance, sisters who love and loathe one another, a rare and all-encompassing mother's love, and a father's silent devotion as steadfast as a mountain. It includes 14 coming-of-age stories, among Maijiu's most popular works from six years of writing, such as Someone Will Always Spoil You Like a Child and When I Miss You, I Look Up and Smile. It also features a new, emotionally 174Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   The first three of these books were all written by the same author, Mai Jiu. Mai Jiu's writing is so heart-wrenching.

8. 258 逆 The Lucky Carp Against the Light 逆光的锦鲤 Liu Xiaoyi六小弈Modern Romance254k WordsOngoing She chased the light for eight years x He was one step too late | Angsty first, sweet later | Secret crush | Older man | The man chases her after losing her | Reunited after years apart | Female lead has no sexual experience, male lead does | A scoundrel with a sincere heart At eighteen, Li Jinyu's stepfather put a price tag of 88,000 yuan on her and sold her to a nouveau riche man in town. Jin Zhaoguang tore up the deal and saved her life. For the next eight years, she followed in his footste 156Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They're both small-town girls. But their boyfriends are quite different. Although they're both domineering CEOs, they're very different.

9. 259 天 Celestial Beauty: Bringing Up a Child While Slaying Gods (Male-Oriented) 天仙·配带崽弑神（男频） Passionate Yeah浓烈的YeahMale-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted The Celestial Immortal: Bringing a Kid Along to Slay Gods (Male-Oriented) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 一 In Uniform, Yet Unable to Save the One Beside Me 一身警服，难渡枕边人 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦9k WordsCompleted A police uniform, but he can’t bring the woman beside him to justice. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extreme angst + tragic ending + wife-chasing frenzy; it's not just morally reprehensible, it's suffocatingly cruel, full of knives.

11. 261 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 三 Growing Up Alone, the Three of Us 三个人的独自长大 Mai Jiu麦九Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted One is He Shen, a brilliant student who crossed oceans and can ford rivers; the other is A Yan, a boy who vows never to forget and to stay true for life. After three years of pouring her heart into it, bestselling young adult author Mai Jiu returns with Book 2 of the After You Left, I Learned to Say Goodbye series, A Lonely Goodbye for Three. Bringing back her signature bittersweet yet heartwarming romance, it invites you to experience a grand, desolate youth. 31Reads9.2Score—Shelves
13. 263 公 The Princess Has the World in Her Heart 公主她心怀天下 Bandit Heart匪心Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted Strictly speaking, Yan Zhining had loved two men in her life. One was a prince from an enemy nation, the other a general's son. The Sixth Princess of Northern Yan, Yan Zhining, grew up with the general's son, He Jing, as childhood friends. But childhood sweethearts could never compete with the one who arrived later, and Yan Zhining fell for Shen Ji, a prince of Western Lin who had grown up far from home. But fate had other plans. Shen Ji used Yan Zhining to fight for power, indirectly bringing r 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has extremely positive values.

14. 264 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 所 Everyone Thinks I'm Shen Qingyan's Weakness 所有人都以为我是沈青砚的软肋 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱8k WordsCompleted Everyone Thinks I'm Shen Qingyan's Weakness 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 父 The Orphaned Doormat Finally Stands Up 父母双亡的受气包，站起来了 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱8k WordsCompleted The orphaned pushover finally stands up for herself 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 天 The Sky Is Still Blue 天，依然蔚蓝 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人012k WordsCompleted The sky is still blue 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Life is hard; life is not easy.

18. 268 你 You See the South Wind Blowing 你看南风吹 Lu Shier鹿拾尔Modern Romance105k WordsCompleted “Nineteen Degrees Above Zero” is a youth hostel in Dali, a warm and welcoming place for travelers passing through. Tan Ye, a renowned muralist, is invited to work at Nineteen Degrees Above Zero. Meanwhile, the hostel's young owner, Qi Mo, is helping her parents manage it during summer vacation. At their first meeting, Qi Mo assumes being a muralist means being surrounded by sweat and hormones, but she never expects Tan Ye to be a germaphobe! He drinks a specific flavor of coffee in the morning, 56Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    These are all! Book 1: I like the little flavors in ordinary life. Book 2: Experiencing the pain of quitting smoking Book 3: People who love each other will never miss each other. Book 4: Life is full of partings and reunions.

19. 269 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves

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    It will make you cry your eyes out; highly recommended for those with a high tear threshold.

20. 270 恋 She Went Crazy After Falling for a Young Hunk 恋上小鲜肉后，她疯了。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted She went crazy after falling for a young heartthrob. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 裂 A Heart Torn Without a Trace, an Endless Farewell 裂心无痕，终无期 Xia Nannan夏南楠Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted She plunged a knife into her own heart and smiled with heartbreaking sadness. “If I cut out this heart that loves you, it won't hurt anymore.” Only then did Qi Liangnian understand what it meant to have your heart torn apart. It hurt so much... 389Reads5.4Score—Shelves
22. 272 拆 Three Million in Relocation Money, None for Me, and They Still Want Me Gone 拆迁款300万，没我事，还要让我滚。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There’s 3 million in demolition compensation, but I’m not getting any of it, and they still want me gone. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 妻 The Wife's Riddle, Part Two: Nan Yan's Secret 妻谜第二部：楠颜之隐 Not a Precious Jade本非美玉Urban347k WordsCompleted Based on real events. This is not a wish-fulfillment story or a pure romance, and it has a slow-burn plot. Not recommended for readers with sensitive skin. Friends who are sensitive and fragile should spare each other. Your life was once in pieces, and I bent down to help you put it back together, piece by piece. It was hard, but I never complained. I did it all because I loved you. This piece is mine, and that piece is mine too… But when I happily finished putting everything together, I realiz 3kReads8.2Score142Shelves

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    Love is a light [smirk]

24. 274 爸 Dad, Have You Changed? 爸爸，变了吗？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Dad, have you changed? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 非 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.7kReads6.2Score282Shelves

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    It's really heart-wrenching. The female lead is about to get engaged, and then the male lead interferes. Specifically, the female lead graduates, the male and female leads reunite, and the male lead uses scheming and manipulation to force himself on her on the eve of her engagement, then uses his son to gain power and status. I read it twice and still thought it was quite good. It has very fresh characters and plot settings, it's just niche and doesn't have a high readership. The male lead truly embodies the concept of forceful acquisition; he's easily angered and irritable towards men who are almost the female lead's fiancé. Among books with male-torture plots, this is my favorite. The female lead is tortured to the point that readers are amazed she hasn't been driven insane by the male lead.

26. 276 重 Reborn, I Still Choose to Marry You 重生后，我依然娶你。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I will still marry you. 112Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 花 The Flowers Bloomed 花，开了 AhriiiTwo Male Leads55k WordsCompleted If not for that glass of “Glacier,” he would never have inexplicably walked toward him. If he had never met Chen Ji, he would probably still be shrouded in darkness, unable to believe that anyone in this world could truly love him. An Yi is the top seller in this part of town, a butterfly dancing on the edge of taboo, dazzling yet elusive. Chen Ji, a spotless top student, is like a little deer lost in forbidden territory. He has stepped into more than this absurd place: he has also entered An Y —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The aftereffects were too strong; it took half a month to recover.

28. 278 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18kShelves

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    How could a sweet romance novel be complete without Er Mao's books?

29. 279 那 That Day's Accident Swapped Our Lives 那一天的意外，我们互换了人生 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人010k WordsCompleted The accident that day changed our lives, and we switched places. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 被 Have I Been Possessed? 被夺舍了？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Have I been possessed? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 梅 Love Blooms Again, but I Fall into a Tender Trap 梅开二度，却陷入温柔陷阱 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A second chance at love, only to fall into a tender trap 42Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 41.7kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! It's the first time I've ever cried so much while reading a novel that my whole body went numb and I couldn't breathe. I highly recommend it to everyone!! You'll really regret it if you don't read it.

33. 283 迷 Lost Feelings 迷失的情感 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Lost Feelings 7Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 第 After Failing to Get Our Marriage License for the 99th Time, I Left Him 第99次领证失败后，我不要他了 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人11k WordsCompleted After Failing to Get Our Marriage License for the 99th Time, I Gave Up on Him 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are captivating short stories about a woman pursuing her husband, filled with heart-wrenching moments. The characters are original, the plot is exciting, full of twists and turns, and the writing is superb. The story is initially agonizing but then becomes incredibly satisfying, with a powerful and lingering impact. You'll want to read it all in one go!

35. 285 大 Drugged and Forced to Marry in Her Sister’s Place on Her Wedding Day: Why Are You Crying Now That She’s Remarried? 大婚日被下药替嫁，改嫁你哭啥 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人11k WordsCompleted Drugged and Forced Into a Substitute Marriage on My Wedding Day: Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Married Someone Else? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 难 On the Night I Nearly Bled to Death in Childbirth, My Husband Claimed He’d Fallen for Someone He Shouldn’t Love 难产血崩夜，夫君自称爱上不该爱的人 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人10k WordsCompleted On the Night I Nearly Bled to Death in Childbirth, My Husband Claimed He’d Fallen for Someone He Shouldn’t Love 23Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 狼 After the Werewolf Princess Lost Her Heart, the Entire Vampire Clan Was Wiped Out 狼人公主心死后，吸血鬼全族被团灭 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人12k WordsCompleted After the Werewolf Princess’s Heart Dies, the Entire Vampire Clan Is Wiped Out 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 躺 Can I Still See the Girl Who Lies in My Heart? 躺在心底的那个她，还能见到吗？ Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Will I ever see the one who lies deep in my heart again? 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's too much of a stretch.

39. 289 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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    A car accident caused the male protagonist to regress to his eighteen-year-old self, regaining a month's worth of memories each night! His love for his first love reached its peak during this time. The female protagonist, who was newly pregnant, accompanied him as he tried to recover his memories. However, the amnesiac male protagonist's feelings were completely elsewhere. After many trials, the female protagonist said, "You're not the 36-year-old Gu Yu Hui. You can't, as the 18-year-old Gu Yu Hui, bully the 36-year-old person I love most." In the end, the female protagonist died during childbirth, her dying wish being that the male protagonist would never regain his memories! Finally, the male protagonist regained his memories, falling in love with the female protagonist at first sight. The person he had finally won over was lost by his 18-year-old self! I really cried!

40. 290 夫 My Husband Faked Being Under a Love Curse, Then Cried When I Actually Cursed Him 夫君谎称中情蛊，真给他下又悔哭 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人10k WordsCompleted My husband pretended he was under a love curse. When I actually cursed him, he cried and regretted it. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 我 After I Died, My Husband Married My Younger Sister 我死后，先生娶了我的妹妹 Ting Chunjun听春珺Modern Romance2k WordsCompleted After I died, my husband married my younger sister —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not mindless; it's a subtle kind of angst, an unchangeable kind of angst.

42. 292 执 Hand in Hand, Together Until Our Hair Turns White 执子之手，相伴白头 Formalwear Bar礼服吧Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [A love rekindled, slow burn, one heroine, angsty at first and incredibly sweet later.] "If you want to skip the buildup, the major argument starts after Chapter 10. Chapters 10 to 20 are the best part." “Lin Fei, I don't love you. You always wanted to know why I wouldn't have a child with you, didn't you? This is why.” “Is there some misunderstanding between us? Can we sit down and talk calmly?” “Do you not understand plain language? A nobody like you isn't good enough for me. I said I don't lo 5.1kReads8.0Score174Shelves

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    A story of a broken mirror mended, a successful pursuit of the husband, a single female lead and a single male lead, no system or rebirth, and a super strong plot. A little angsty at the beginning, but incredibly sweet later on. A novel suitable for both men and women, not a cuckoldry or simp story. It gets better as you read on.

43. 293 末 Apocalypse: The Villain Doesn't Want to Live Off the Protagonist 末世：反派不想吃主角软饭 Ink Rain Without a Trace墨雨无踪Sports701k WordsCompleted [Light and breezy, not invincible + Game + Fake villain + One heroine (truly one heroine) + Protagonist suffers + A tiny bit of heartbreak + Hypocritical kindness (the male lead isn't cold-hearted)] I'm writing too badly, so I'm giving up. 99Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Um, let me give a small recommendation to my book ⁄(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)⁄ I'm a new author, so I humbly request that readers be kind in their reviews. I'm online daily and will definitely answer any questions promptly [crying]. Unlike most post-apocalyptic novels on the market, this one is [not a wish-fulfillment, saintly story + a jinx (dying teammates) + angst]. The male lead has a tragic past, but he lost his memory. While searching for the truth of the apocalypse, he gradually regains his memories, experiences the pain of the past, and finally understands in despair why he lost his memory. The female lead is a reincarnated person, and the male lead has a system. The system's ability is to give the male lead half of the female lead's opportunities. The male lead will later be infected by the Corpse King, but he breaks free from its control, thus possessing two forms. The male lead is the female lead's enemy from her past life, but the female lead doesn't know that killing him is the only way to protect her so that she can be reborn smoothly. Because of her past life experiences, although it's not obvious, the female lead is sensitive and finds it difficult to trust people. The male protagonist initially dislikes the female protagonist after they reunite, but due to being forced to protect her by the system, he later develops pity for her and ultimately willingly becomes her shield. Despite her repeated hurts, he is willing to untangle her inner knots. Because without the female protagonist, he wouldn't be who he is today; this is atonement. Finally, after learning the whole truth, the male protagonist chooses to leave and join the villain's camp. This time, it's the female protagonist's turn to redeem the wounded male protagonist. But it's not that easy; the male protagonist doesn't return until the end, not because he doesn't want to, but because he can't; he needs to fulfill the mission he has carried for three lifetimes. If any readers are interested, please take a look! I'm begging you~ Does anyone really care about my book? (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)

44. 294 真 The Real Heiress Faked Her Death on Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the One Who Used Her as a Shield Regretted It in Tears 真千金清明死遁，拿她挡灾的人悔哭了 The Charming Mystery Writer悬疑俏佳人Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Faked Her Death on Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the One Who Used Her as a Human Shield Regretted It 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 借 Staying at My Best Friend’s Place, I Catch Her Underworld Uncle’s Eye 借住闺蜜家，被她的黑道小叔看上 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Forbidden love] [Age gap] [Domineering CEO] [Obsessive] She was a quiet, guarded child who endured far too much at an age when she should have had no worries. Perhaps her fate had been marked by sorrow from the very moment she was born. An impoverished family, a belief that boys mattered more than girls, and a broken childhood. She should never have met Lu Siyao. Then she would never have become entangled with her uncle. The age gap of more than ten years, the gossip, and society’s judgment wer 12.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Recommended, extremely angsty.

46. 296 朗 The Bright Moon Shines on a Warm Homecoming: A Boy's Lifelong Promise to Protect 朗月照暖归：少年一生的守护 Bu Eryan不二言Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted The Luoyang Olympics ended with a haul of honors, but the two of them never got the happy ending they deserved. Their story was never meant to follow the familiar script. She slipped away quietly in the year they loved each other most, then reappeared without a sound when they hated and hurt the most. Yet no matter how much their memories were stripped away, their hearts always raced the moment they saw each other. It was an instinct etched into their very bones. 521Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching fanfiction about the two little ones [I highly recommend it][I highly recommend it]

47. 297 原 It Turns Out There’s No Light in the Deep Sea 原来深海没有光 Pian Qian翩浅Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Girls from the south, most of them love the romance of snow drifting through a northern winter night. But what they don't know is that once the snow has fallen, howling winds soon follow. In an instant, they sweep away all the romance, exposing the bone-chilling cold beneath. 195Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    This is already quite angsty, the kind where there's no sweetness even amidst the shards of glass. It's a very realistic and heartbreaking story, and the female lead is really pitiful.

48. 298 未 Late in the Hour of the Goat 未时晚 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted “Both leads are pure” / “Tender and heartwarming” / “Rebirth” / “Heartbreaking romance” / “Palace intrigue” / “He chases her” / “Happy ending” This story has two pure leads! “Remember, no daughter of the Cui clan of Qinghe or the Lu clan of Fanyang can become empress!” But Brother Che, if that’s true, why did you marry me? And if you married me, why did you treat me that way? The Cui clan has always been loyal and righteous. Heaven and earth can bear witness. Shall I prove it with my life? If I 314Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's heart-wrenching, but also very good!

49. 299 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super good. Trust me. Happy ending, no misunderstandings, they'll reconcile instantly. But it's all separated by dreams... A border garrison commander, wounded and unconscious, firmly believes he'll be reborn in high school, while Doctors Without Borders' tranquilizers enter his dreams every night. Two patients, a mature man and woman, fall in love in their dreams. Double identities, the switching between reality and dreams is incredibly captivating.

50. 300 好 I Want So Badly to Love This World 好想爱这个世界 Little Flower Can't Sleep小花睡不着了Urban182k WordsOngoing (The style of The Tenants + urban tragic romance + realism + multiple female love interests + ensemble cast + bad ending + open ending) Life and death to the left, parting to the right. Gu Bei met several girls in his life. One clutched a marble for eight years, then crouched by a barbecue stall and grinned at him. “I was afraid you’d be lonely.” One left him a book before the train pulled away and said, “If one day you don’t want to wait anymore, you can come find me.” One stayed by his sid 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read realistic urban novel for those experiencing a reading slump! If you're tired of wish-fulfillment stories where everything is a breeze, "I Really Want to Love This World" is a must-read for late-night reading. There are no cheat codes, no forced happy endings, only the daily lives of working people, fleeting romances, and heartwarming moments hidden in the everyday moments. The writing is restrained yet poignant, depicting the comings and goings of people, four women, four regrets, and the hesitation, guilt, and helplessness in adult love. The male lead is imperfect, even indecisive, but it's precisely this realism that allows countless readers to see their own confusion reflected in him. The heartbreak is real, the unresolved feelings are real—a realistic romance for those who love realism.

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