Short Tragic Stories That'll Make Even Someone with a High Tear Threshold Cry 虐文，短，本人泪点高求虐哭

1. 1 错 Mistaking Stars 错认星星 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼28k WordsCompleted Mistaking the Stars 15.6kReads—Score491Shelves

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   They're all so touching TT

2. 2 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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   These are all high-quality books, and quite heart-wrenching. The drama of unrequited love must be fully realized, hence the poem "I Love You Year After Year." Unrequited love is regrettable, youth is regrettable, but meeting him/her is lucky.

3. 3 香 Soft and Fragrant in His Arms, the Capital’s Princeling Falls for Her 香软入怀，京圈太子爷沦陷了 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄12k WordsCompleted Soft and Sweet in His Arms, the Capital’s Top Heir Falls for Her 16.1kReads—Score291Shelves

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   A must-read, a popular short story with over a million readers, highly recommended [Sparrow's Masterpiece].

4. 4 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves
5. 5 被 My Mother Set Me Up, So I Married an Older Man Instead. Now My Trash Ex Is on His Knees 被亲妈做局后，我反手嫁年上，渣男跪了 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄24k WordsCompleted After my own mother set me up, I turned around and married an older man. My scumbag ex ended up on his knees. 338Reads—Score100Shelves
6. 6 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 21.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
7. 7 婆 My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Public, So I Splashed Her with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 婆婆当众骂我不会下蛋，我反手泼了她一身佛跳墙 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄25k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Front of Everyone, So I Doused Her in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 37Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
9. 9 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
10. 10 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
11. 11 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
12. 12 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
13. 13 山 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 Mo Cha墨茶Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
14. 14 也 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 Ding Huaijin丁怀瑾Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 546Reads9.3Score138Shelves
15. 15 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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    It's very short; you can finish reading it in just over ten minutes.

16. 16 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 6.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
17. 17 陆 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 Lu Yitang鹿苡糖Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score306Shelves
18. 18 重 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 Love Reading酷爱读书8k WordsCompleted When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are so well-written! The more I read them, the more engrossed I become; I've already read them three times.

19. 19 重 The First Day After I Was Reborn, My Whole Family Wanted Me Dead 重生后第一天，全家想让我死 Love Reading酷爱读书Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted On the First Day After I Was Reborn, My Family Wanted Me Dead 125Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 玄 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 Love Reading酷爱读书28k WordsCompleted The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 644Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 重 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 Love Reading酷爱读书11k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 406Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 离 The Day I Divorced, I Became the Heir to a Fortune 离婚当天，我成了首富继承人 Love Reading酷爱读书23k WordsCompleted The Day I Divorced, I Became the Heir to a Fortune 32Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 我 I Never Expected to Win, but a Billion-Yuan Jackpot Hit Me 我真没想中奖却被10亿大奖砸中了 Love Reading酷爱读书Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted I Never Expected to Win, but a Billion-Yuan Jackpot Fell into My Lap 27Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn, I Become the Gatekeeper for a Future Master Painter 重生后，我给未来的大画家看大门 Love Reading酷爱读书12k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Became the Future Great Painter's Gatekeeper 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 重 Back in My Wife’s High School Days, I Cut Our Ties with My Own Hands 重回妻子高中，我亲手斩断我们的姻缘 Love Reading酷爱读书8k WordsCompleted Back in My Wife's High School Years, I Cut Our Fated Ties with My Own Hands 41Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    Sisters, these books are seriously incredibly heart-wrenching, absolutely agonizing. I'm usually very sensitive to tears, but I still cried buckets! 😢😢😢

27. 27 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    These books are all quite heart-wrenching!! [Crying][crying] I cried so much reading them late at night! [Crying][crying] They're all relatively short, but extremely heart-wrenching! [Crying][crying]

28. 28 稚 Puppy 稚犬 Potato Noodles with Egg土豆粉加鸡蛋Two Male Leads23k WordsCompleted Xu Tian x Shen Ying Xu Tian kept an obedient dog, and that dog was me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was incredibly heart-wrenching; it made me cry so much my head hurt. The second book had a strong aftertaste, with a bit of a small-town literature feel to it. Both characters were so pitiful. [Almost crying][Almost crying]

29. 29 我 I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of Your Lawful Wife 我以正妻之名为你证婚 Qingqiu Nanzhu青丘南烛41k WordsCompleted I Bear Witness to Your Wedding in the Name of Your Legal Wife 5.9kReads—Score75.9kShelves

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    Take it! Especially the first book, "I Witness Your Wedding as Your Legal Wife," there's no melodramatic plot, no female rivalry, all three are victims, fate plays tricks on us!

30. 30 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    These are all very angsty books; the impact after reading them is very strong, even when things seem so close yet so far. Many readers have also read them. These are some of the more angsty books on my bookshelf.

31. 31 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 1kReads8.4Score338Shelves

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    It's short but really heartbreaking. I felt so sorry for the female lead. I won't spoil anything, just read it and you'll see.

32. 32 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.4kReads9.7Score19.3kShelves

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    Come on, everyone who's prone to tears should read this! [Smirk] The first book is a bit long, but it's really good. The second book is incredibly, incredibly, incredibly heart-wrenching, especially at the beginning [almost crying], but it gets quite sweet later on.

33. 33 得 The One Who Never Came Home Turned Out to Be My Boyfriend 得不到的归人，竟是我的男友 Transparent Camellia透明山茶花8k WordsCompleted The Person I Could Never Have Turned Out to Be My Boyfriend 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if it's angst-worthy, but I'd appreciate some feedback and suggestions to improve my writing.

34. 34 老 Honey, Won't You Pay Me a Little Attention? 老公，你理一理我嘛 It's Erliang是二两吖Two Male Leads286k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both reborn, groveling chase, intense push and pull, bittersweet, both virgins, happy ending, reunited after a breakup] [A spoiled young master who’s outrageously demanding at first but becomes a master flirt later X a patient, gentle older man with a fatherly touch] - Shi Yi was spoiled from childhood, a young master treasured by everyone. Then, at the age of twenty-five, he suddenly fell into hell. The Shi family went bankrupt, and a former classmate he had once helped join a 7.8kReads8.3Score593Shelves
35. 35 苏 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 I'm Nancheng我是南城Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's short, concise, and has a powerful aftertaste; the writing is excellent. I cried so much while reading it late at night that my head ached, and the moment I recovered, I was completely stunned by the tears.

36. 36 天 When Day Breaks, You'll Come Back 天亮了，你就回来了 Peacock Spirit孔雀精Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted When the sun rises, you'll be back. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a childhood sweetheart couple. The ending has a twist, and there's a line I really love: "I hate you, so you must live to be a hundred." It takes about 5 minutes to read. The second book doesn't depict them leaving one another, but rather going to a carefree world. Yan You will definitely meet Shi Yu in this world under the cherry blossoms. The third book shows that reality is ultimately not a dream; Gu Sheng, you are ultimately not He Wanjia. The Gu Sheng in the dream is not the Gu Sheng who can be appeased with a single piece of candy.

37. 37 偏 Prejudice and Love 偏见与宠爱 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九11k WordsCompleted Prejudice and Devotion —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an extremely angsty story, so angsty it'll make you cry buckets!

38. 38 天 After Dark 天黑过后 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼21k WordsCompleted After Dark 14.1kReads—Score391Shelves

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    The first one will probably make you cry. The rest I wrote are great and exciting!

39. 39 雪 At Our Snowy Mountain Wedding, He Gave My Oxygen Tank to the Bridesmaid 雪山婚礼，他把我的氧气瓶给了伴娘 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九8k WordsCompleted At Our Snow Mountain Wedding, He Gave My Oxygen Tank to the Bridesmaid 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 I’m Just a Female Physician 我只是个医女 Jing Jiezi荆介子Ancient Romance34k WordsCompleted I'm Just a Physician 97Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 被 After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Signed a Deal with a Female CEO 被女友抛弃后，我和女总裁签了个协议 Jing Jiezi荆介子Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Girlfriend Dumped Me, I Signed a Contract with a Female CEO 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 狼 The Wolf King Broke Our Bond at the Mating Ball, So He Deserved the Backlash 狼王居然在伴侣舞会上和我解除缔约，活该他被反噬 Jing Jiezi荆介子8k WordsCompleted The Wolf King Actually Broke Our Bond at the Mates' Ball. Serves Him Right for Suffering the Backlash 69Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 我 I Earn 15,000 a Month, Yet I Can't Afford to Get Divorced 我月薪一万五，却离不起婚 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted I make 15,000 a month, but I can't afford to get divorced. 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are quite angsty.

44. 44 吸 Vampire: The Tenth Ancient Law 吸血鬼：古法第十条 Jing Jiezi荆介子11k WordsCompleted Vampires: Rule Ten of the Old Ways 52Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 魔 Using "Magic" to Solve My Ex-Wife's "Love" “魔法”解决前妻的“爱情” Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Using "Magic" to Solve My Ex-Wife's "Love" Problem 42Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrating into Journey to the West with Four “Proper” Books 穿越西游，手握四本“正经” Jing Jiezi荆介子6k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into Journey to the West with Four 'Proper' Books in Hand 309Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 五 Five Years Behind Bars, My Whole Life 五年铁窗，我的一生 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Five Years Behind Bars, My Whole Life 89Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 美 A Beauty Signs On to the Cloud, and the CEO Is No Longer “Virtual” 美女签约云端，总裁不再“虚拟”。 Jing Jiezi荆介子15k WordsCompleted A Beauty Signs On to the Cloud, and the CEO Is No Longer “Virtual.” 32Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 越 The Moment I Crossed the Line and Fell for You, I Should Have Left 越界动心的那一刻，就该离开了 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇28k WordsCompleted The Moment I Let My Heart Cross the Line, I Should Have Left 60Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 病 The Beautiful Yandere Turns into a Distant Goddess in an Instant, All Because of a Parentage Test 病娇美女秒变清冷女神，只因为一封亲子报告。 Jing Jiezi荆介子Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted The possessive beauty turns into a cool, aloof goddess in an instant, all because of a paternity test report. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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