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. 51 偶 I Ran Into My Wife's Class Reunion, and My Life Was Ruined 偶遇妻子的同学会，我的一生毁了 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted I Ran into My Wife at Her Class Reunion, and My Life Was Ruined 123Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 美 The Beauty Joins the Consciousness Cloud 美女入职意识云编 Jing Jiezi荆介子20k WordsCompleted A Beauty Joins the Consciousness Cloud Compilation Team 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 时 The Sorrow of an Era 时代的悲哀 Little Mushroom Who Loves Hot Pot and Barbecue爱吃火锅烤肉的小蘑菇Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted The Tragedy of an Era 12Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 女 The Goddess’s Beloved Is Dead, and His Consciousness Is Hidden in Someone Else’s Brain 女神的白月光死了，他的意识藏进了另一个人的大脑中 Jing Jiezi荆介子11k WordsCompleted The goddess's beloved died, and his consciousness hid inside someone else's brain 69Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 按 Longing, Billed by the Hour 按时计价的思念 Jing Jiezi荆介子15k WordsCompleted Longing, Billed by the Hour 16Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 陪 With You Until Twenty-Nine 陪你到二十九岁 Half a Green Candle青烛半盏31k WordsCompleted By Your Side Until You're Twenty-Nine 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A modern, bittersweet love story, vividly portraying the pain of not being able to let go, the inability to satisfy desires, and the lingering sense of injustice.

7. 57 小 Regicide on Little New Year’s Eve 小年夜弑君 Jing Jiezi荆介子10k WordsCompleted The Night Before the Lunar New Year, I Slayed the Emperor 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 月 Full Moon Night: The Regulars in the Old Building 月圆夜，老楼里的固定食客 Jing Jiezi荆介子8k WordsCompleted A Full Moon Night, Regulars in the Old Building 66Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 女 The Goddess Was Blackmailed for No Reason, So I Built a Firewall in a Hurry 女神被无端“勒索”，我紧急筑起了“防火墙” Jing Jiezi荆介子10k WordsCompleted A Goddess Is Unjustly “Blackmailed,” So I Hastily Built a “Firewall” 7Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 苗 The Miaojiang Poison Master Defies Fate, Becomes an Ice Gu Dao Ancestor 苗疆女蛊师逆天转性，修成冰蛊道祖 Jing Jiezi荆介子9k WordsCompleted A Miaojiang Gu Sorceress Defies Fate, Changes Her Nature, and Cultivates the Path of the Ice Gu Dao Ancestor 84Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 穿 Transmigrate as Napoleon: The Qin General Without a System 穿越成拿破仑：秦国将军不带系统 Jing Jiezi荆介子Male-Channel Fanfiction8k WordsCompleted Transmigrated as Napoleon: The Qin General Has No System 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 顾 Gu Cheng's Diary of Dream Memories 顾澄日记忆梦 Qiqi Spring祺祺春8k WordsCompleted Gu Chengri's Memory Dreams 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is very beautiful.

13. 63 悟 Wukong’s Misadventure in the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 悟空误入，红楼世界奇遇记 Jing Jiezi荆介子7k WordsCompleted Wukong's Misadventure: A Strange Tale in the World of Dream of the Red Chamber 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 破 The Journey to Break the Ice: Lost in Love and Redemption 破冰之旅！爱的迷途与救赎 Jing Jiezi荆介子Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted A Journey to Break the Ice: Lost in Love and Redemption 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 上 In My Last Life, They Forced Me to Bear a Son. This Time, I Get to Choose 上辈子他们逼我生儿子，这辈子换我来挑 Jing Jiezi荆介子10k WordsCompleted In My Past Life, They Forced Me to Bear a Son. This Time, I Get to Choose 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 反 Reverse Logic 反向逻辑 Jing Jiezi荆介子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse538k WordsCompleted The Reverse Logic launches a stunning science-fiction adventure. The protagonist, Ji Luo, has a name inspired by the inversion of logic. Brave and fearless, he becomes key to humanity's progress through three encounters with the mysterious String World and three fierce wars. Set in a virtual world built upon ten-dimensional space, the story brims with imaginative visions of the future of physics. It breaks with conventional logic, offering a unique perspective on humanity's struggles and advance 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
17. 67 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 23.1kReads—Score993Shelves

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    Highly recommend this first book! Beneath the facade of a respectful marriage lies a web of lies; a desperate gamble ends in sudden death. No one is entirely innocent, and no one emerges completely victorious. After finishing it, the image of the morgue lingers in my mind.

18. 68 我 After I Gave My Life for My Country, My Brothers Broke Down 我献身国家后，哥哥们崩溃了 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼19k WordsCompleted On the day of my coming-of-age ceremony, my two older brothers brought home a seven-year-old orphan girl. For her sake, my eldest brother slapped me across the face. My second brother flew into a rage and told me to get out: "Don't ever come back!" I didn't say another word. I packed my things and left. They thought I was just throwing a tantrum and would be gone for a few days. At last, the two brothers had some peace and quiet, so they took the orphan girl abroad on a trip to Norway, where the 15.4kReads—Score339Shelves
19. 69 卿 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 Dusk ChenchenYA暮色陈陈YAModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.5kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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    These are all highly-rated novels, not particularly long. The second one has a happy ending, mainly because I was worried you might not be able to handle the first one. The first one mainly focuses on unrequited love. Just before the male lead is about to get married, he discovers the female lead's secret online and realizes she didn't dislike him, but had loved him for 15 years. However, in the end, the male lead lets go and doesn't try to win her back. The rest you can read for yourselves.

20. 70 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
21. 71 别 Don’t Wear That Red Wedding Dress 别穿那件红嫁衣 Jia Huan嘉奂33k WordsCompleted Don't Wear That Red Wedding Dress 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One step away from perfection, one step away from perfection twice, one step away from perfection three times... It really was just a tiny bit off.

22. 72 最 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 1.6kReads9.2Score478Shelves
23. 73 深 Hidden in Late Winter 深藏晚冬 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Two top students + love that grows over time + youth and school days + angst] Gentle, sweet girl × jealous, cocky boy * At sixteen, he said he wanted to become a police officer and protect the people. She said she wanted to become a doctor and save lives. * At seventeen, he said, “We met in winter, Wen Yu. We'll spend so many more winters together. Take care of this white camellia for me for now.” The wind lifted the hem of the boy's coat, and his eyes shone. So she rem 2.6kReads9.3Score550Shelves
24. 74 走 The Secret Got Out 走漏风声 Oi, Young Manoi小伙子Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Main story complete + a terrible man with genuine feelings + turn-of-the-millennium setting + slight mystery + BE] [Sharp-tongued, acerbic, naturally wicked male lead x industrially manufactured little ray of sunshine with selective deafness and a histrionic personality] Also known as: My husband is actually pretty nice when he isn't hitting me He clutched my throat and said, "I'll kill you." I smiled and said, "My life was yours to begin with." I taught him what love was and how to write. I sw 2.7kReads8.1Score299Shelves

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    This one!!!

25. 75 破 Regret After the Broken Mirror 破镜之悔 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪17k WordsCompleted Regrets After the Broken Mirror 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching short stories, highly recommended!

26. 76 听 Listening to Rain Studio 听雨工作室 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪29k WordsCompleted Tingyu Studio —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves
28. 78 破 Only After Dawn Did I Learn My Husband's Secret 破晓之后，才知丈夫的秘密 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪28k WordsCompleted Only After Dawn Did I Learn My Husband's Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 风 The Wind Kisses the White Rose 风吻白玫瑰 Qitao Zhizhi柒桃枝枝Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted A cheerful girl with depression vs. a lonely, gentle top student Chen Yan meets a strange person at the hospital. That day, he sees many sides of her. One moment she is chatting away, the next she is silently crying. Since high school, she has called herself “Young Master Xiao Jiang” and become everyone’s mood-maker. Everyone thinks that is just who she is, but Chen Yan is the only one who has seen the side she keeps hidden. So he says, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you.” He has seen her at 79Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    ① This is Qiuqiu's book. The ending is incredibly tragic. It abruptly jumps into heartbreak without any preamble, leaving the two lovers unable to meet again, their reunion only marked by a cold, lifeless body. ② Also by Qiuqiu. This one needs little introduction; it's incredibly moving. ③ It's about a one-sided love affair between the female lead and her best friend. The female lead also comes from a troubled family and ultimately dies. ④ This book doesn't really focus on the main couple's romance. The female lead suffers from depression but is an optimist. However, she can't cope with her grandmother's death and jumps off a building. ⑤ This book is a bit convoluted, but it's really good to read slowly. It only has four chapters and 20,000 words. The final chapter reveals the truth, and while not overly dramatic, it's quite depressing. ⑥ It's written in the first person, with twelve chapters detailing the male and female leads' journey from acquaintance to friendship, love, and separation. ⑦ Two cowards deeply love each other but dare not confess until death separates them. His birthday is also his death anniversary. ⑧ This was the first tragic novel I read. It was very short. She wrote "I like you" in his notebook, but the male lead died in an accident. The female lead found the notebook again while sorting through his belongings. It had been written: "Elementary school student, I like you too." "You think I won't read the last page of the notebook?" "As stupid as an elementary school student." "Chen Shuya, don't forget me." ---- That same winter, the female lead was diagnosed with leukemia and passed away two months later. ⑨ The female lead, despite being in darkness, warmed everyone's heart. In the end, she passed away, and the male lead, after being admitted to Peking University, committed suicide for her.

30. 80 妻 When His Wife Cheated, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 妻子的不忠，他决定成全她俩 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪9k WordsCompleted After His Wife's Betrayal, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 873Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The Ministry of Justice prison was damp and reeked of blood. Torches crackled and popped on the walls, casting the shadows of the iron bars like jagged, serrated teeth. Qingse was suspended by chains from a rack, her prison clothes torn to shreds, the exposed flesh peeling back, beads of blood trickling down her fingertips. She didn't cry out in pain. (15)

32. 82 盛 Midsummer Is Eternal 盛夏是永恒 Chi Yu Moran池鱼沫染Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted A girl with heart failure × a cold, short-tempered boy Mutual salvation [School-life tragedy] An eternal, unchanging love, yet it was in the brief span of my life that an eternal love was created... The little sun warmed everyone, but in the end, she couldn't escape the endless cycle of summer. Under the stars, she made a wish: "May my Luoluo have peace year after year." Little scenes: "Hey, would you be interested in dating?" "Why are you such a stick-in-the-mud?" "Why is my darling so cute?" " 303Reads8.4Score101Shelves
33. 83 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score153Shelves

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    These are truly heart-wrenching stories, all completed short stories. They're so moving, they'll make your heart ache! Highly recommended! [Crying][crying][crying]

34. 84 夜 Meeting You in the Night Rain: My Ghost Girlfriend in Red Is So Clingy 夜雨逢君，我的红衣鬼女友太粘人 Gan Lian干恋30k WordsCompleted I Met You on a Rainy Night, and My Red-Clad Ghost Girlfriend Is So Clingy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story where meeting is a blessing and parting is fate; it's piercing from beginning to end, with no redemption.

35. 85 腊 Snow on the Twenty-Seventh Day of the Twelfth Month: That Snowy Night, I Fled Hell with My Daughter in My Arms 腊月二十七的雪：那个雪夜，我抱着女儿逃离了地狱 Gan Lian干恋6k WordsCompleted Snow on the Twenty-Seventh Day of the Twelfth Month: That Snowy Night, I Fled Hell with My Daughter in My Arms 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 夏 Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned 夏去人不还 Sitting Alone on a Little Hill小山独坐8k WordsCompleted Summer is gone, but the one who left has not returned. 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ending seems to be open-ended.

37. 87 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    This is truly heart-wrenching! It's so agonizing. I finished listening to it in one night because it's short, and tears just kept streaming down my face. My eyes were red, swollen, and painful this morning.

38. 88 午 Midnight Nightmares: I Can’t Escape My Gloomy Landlord’s Clutches 午夜梦魇，我逃不出阴郁房东的禁锢 Gan Lian干恋9k WordsCompleted Midnight Nightmare: I Can't Escape My Gloomy Landlord's Confinement 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life 蚀骨虐情，夫人已自尽 Ling Yu Ye铃语夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Angst and heartbreak + no reconciliation after the breakup + the male lead gets a tragic ending] If there is a next life, I never want to fall in love with you again... Lin Shuyue married the man she loved most in this life, but on their wedding night, a basin of cold water drenched her from head to toe: he loved her older sister. He hated scheming people more than anything. So he tormented her, imprisoned her, and hated her. Again and again, he hurt her. Until, in the end, she lost their child 3.7kReads—Score129Shelves

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    Imprisoned, forced to disembowel her child, beaten, and witnessing the male protagonist murder her mother and throw her ashes in the trash, the female protagonist's pathological possessiveness destroys her only salvation the moment the truth is revealed. Ultimately, she becomes corrupted and turns to the dark side. This story is incredibly angsty, and it also torments the male protagonist. Readers who are interested should definitely check it out!

40. 90 婚 On Our Wedding Day, the CEO Livestreamed as He Sent His One True Love to Prison 婚礼当天，总裁直播送白月光入狱 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted On their wedding day, the CEO livestreams himself sending his first love to prison 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new round of heart-wrenching short stories is here!

41. 91 入 My Birth Mother Died While I Was in Prison. When the Truth Came Out, My Whole Family Went Insane 入狱三年亲妈死，真相曝光全家疯了 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted After three years in prison, I learn my mother died. When the truth comes out, my whole family loses their minds 19Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 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
43. 93 被 The Goddess Confessed to Me, but She Was My Childhood Playmate 被女神表白，她竟是我小时的玩伴 The Way of No Mind无心之道6k WordsCompleted The Goddess Confessed to Me, but She Was My Childhood Playmate 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a story I wrote myself, and it's also a tragic one.

44. 94 虐 Tragedy!!! The Kidney Debt 虐！！！肾债 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted Heartbreaking!!! A kidney debt 100Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 救 I Saved the Whole Village, Only to Become Their Plaything? My Dead Husband Returned and Slaughtered the Ungrateful 救全村却沦为玩物？亡夫归来杀光白眼狼 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance5k WordsCompleted She saved the whole village, only to become their plaything? Her dead husband returns and slaughters every ungrateful traitor. 78Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 糖 The Unsent Love Letter in the Candy Wrapper 糖纸里未寄出的情书 Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted The Love Letter Never Sent, Hidden in a Candy Wrapper 40Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 死 On the Seventh Day After My Death, He Dug Up My Grave 死后第七天，他刨开了我的坟 Xi Fengyue西枫月Female-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted On the seventh day after my death, he dug up my grave. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 高 That Kid Who Scored 700 on the College Entrance Exam Jumped Off a Building? 高考700分的那孩子，跳楼了？ Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted That Kid Who Scored 700 on the Gaokao, Jumped Off a Building? 13Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 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
50. 100 重 He Left Me for Dead in the Wilderness, Then Suffered Backlash and Began a Countdown to Death 重伤我弃于荒野，他惨遭反噬，生命进入倒计时 Listening To Rain At Star Pond星池听雨12k WordsCompleted He left me for dead in the wilderness after grievously wounding me. He suffered a vicious backlash, and his life began counting down. 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tragic novel, wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scenario

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