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. 151 闺 My Best Friend Livestreams to Expose Me: What Did You Put in That Cake Ten Years Ago? 闺蜜直播打假我：十年前那块蛋糕，你到底放了什么 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Livestreams a Fact-Check on Me: What Exactly Did You Put in That Cake Ten Years Ago? 133Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
3. 153 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE15k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 假 The Fake Heiress Wants My Bone Marrow. I Want Her Life 假千金要我的骨髓，我要她的命 Ying Er121313滢儿12131312k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Wants My Bone Marrow. I Want Her Life 92Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 丝路玉鉴：苏氏星象之陇右佛窟 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE22k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 10Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 那 That Good-for-Nothing Is Me? Then I'll Wipe Them Out 那个窝囊废是我？灭了 He Quanguo何全国44k WordsCompleted That Useless Loser Is Me? Take It Down. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A novel in the style of Gu Long, welcome to enjoy!

8. 158 中 Kicked Out by a Powerful Family on Mid-Autumn Night, I Was Raised to the Top University by Five Street Vendors 中秋夜被豪门赶出门，五个摊主把我供上人大 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书26k WordsCompleted On Mid-Autumn Night, the wealthy family kicked me out. Five street vendors helped me get into Renmin University. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4.1kReads8.1Score657Shelves

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   The first book is about friendship, the second about regret. The first has only six chapters, the second only one; both are the kind you can finish in a few tens of minutes.

10. 160 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Zhao Clan's Spells and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 丝路玉鉴：赵氏符咒之安西秘宝 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Zhao Clan's Talismans and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 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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    Good news! This is going to be a nightmare! [Crying emoji]

12. 162 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Li Family Jade Pendant, Key to Hexi 丝路玉鉴：李氏玉坠之河西密钥 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE31k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Li Clan's Jade Pendant and the Secret Key to Hexi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 无 Infinite Burning Madness 无限灼心疯 Tangerine Sand桔沙7k WordsCompleted Infinite Burning Heart Madness 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The pain of losing family is unbearable. Everyone is given life by their mother, so why do good people often die young? She possesses the superpower to resurrect others, and she wholeheartedly and responsibly tries to resurrect her deceased relatives. She is not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and receives no gratitude in return. She doesn't blame them, but instead, they think she's a fraud and beat and scold her. Yet, she still helps them resurrect without hesitation. However, some deceased relatives repay kindness with enmity and want to kill her. She feels heartbroken. It is her mother who appears and protects her. The reason why maternal love is worthy of praise is that even the deceased want to protect their living relatives. She wants to resurrect her mother, but because she is busy working overtime in another city to earn a meager living, she couldn't see her mother one last time. The dilemma of young people is that first- and second-tier cities cannot accommodate those without ambition, while third- and fourth-tier cities cannot accommodate souls. When she returned to the moment before her mother's death, how could she not know that her mother would leave her? Happiness is actually very simple. Eating her mother's cooking makes her feel like she has a home, while outside she feels like a homeless person. But she failed; she became truly homeless. Everyone says that home is where her mother is, but without her mother, she has no home at all. She doesn't know how to go on living. She mixes her tears with rice, filled with self-blame. The pain traps her in her own world, preventing her from escaping. Why are others so happy? She so envies others with complete families. Her heart is missing a piece, and she can only eat salty rice with tears in her eyes to survive. But who is she living for? She doesn't know. She only knows to live like a walking corpse for now. Only by living can she not betray the feelings her mother had when she saved her. But she really doesn't know how to live anymore. How should she live a good life? Perhaps she needs enough time to become numb before she can regain the feelings she should have.

14. 164 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score168Shelves
15. 165 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Sweet and Soft, and the Regent Is Smitten 笨蛋美人乖又软摄政王他沦陷了 Drunken Sugar醉糖Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted Su Ningning is simple-minded and innocent. On her wedding day, she stumbles upon rebels slaughtering her family and crashes straight into the arms of Lou Shengxue, the regent who holds power over the entire court. Cold and bloodthirsty, he was about to take her life when he unexpectedly discovered that she carried a secret remedy for breaking curses. He had no choice but to keep her by his side. Everyone laughs at her as a useless, foolish princess consort, but only Lou Shengxue knows that this 503Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Everyone said she wasn't good enough for him, but only he knew—it was he who wasn't good enough for her purity and innocence.

16. 166 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Destiny as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 丝路玉鉴：李烬宿命之长安卧底 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE35k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Fate as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 4Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 70.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    So much torture, so much torture, so much torture, I cried and cried until my brain was oxygen-deprived.

18. 168 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE37k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 哥 Brother, the Rain Has Stopped 哥哥，雨停了 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Chi Nian × Jiang Shi] I held a bouquet of roses, wanting to give them to the brother I loved most. Sadly, I never got the chance... In 2007, I saw my brother for the first time. The young man stood by the window, looking relaxed as the bow in his hand played a beautiful melody. In 2010, the rain stopped, and my brother left. In 2012, my brother promised that the following summer he would return to Beicheng and never leave me again. In 2013, the white flower pinned to my chest kept reminding me 320Reads8.7Score101Shelves
20. 170 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE34k WordsCompleted Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 愿 Wishing on the Stars 愿星星 A-Man's Darling阿瞒宝贝Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight × redemption × mutual devotion × age gap × modern romance] [Stories always begin like this: the right place, the right time, completely unexpected.] Jiang Ling never imagined he’d become such a “beast,” falling for an underage girl, a little mute at that. The girl was timid, like a little rabbit, and couldn’t handle the slightest fright. Ever since Jiang Ling met this “little rabbit,” he hadn’t dared raise his voice. The old Jiang Ling: “Me, fall for some fresh little melon? 3.9kReads8.9Score512Shelves
22. 172 假 After the Fake Heiress Died by Suicide, I Lived as Her Replacement 假千金自杀后，我活成了她替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢9k WordsCompleted After the Fake Heiress Killed Herself, I Became Her Substitute 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The aftereffects are too strong; why do all the female leads suffer so much?

23. 173 和 On the Day I Married the Male Lead, My Readers Killed Me 和男主结婚当天，我被读者杀死了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted On the Day I Married the Male Lead, I Was Killed by a Reader 10Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 全 My Family Wanted Me to Be Their Brother's ATM, So After They Stole 600,000 from Me, I Took Them to Court 全家让我当扶弟魔，偷我60万后我送他们上法庭 Ying Er121313滢儿12131313k WordsCompleted My whole family expected me to bankroll my younger brother. After they stole 600,000 yuan from me, I took them to court. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 2 At 26, Having Never Even Held a Girl's Hand, I Became the Father of My Seven-Year-Old Orphaned Niece 26岁连女生手都没牵过的我成了7岁孤儿侄女的爹 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书9k WordsCompleted At 26, I Had Never Even Held a Girl's Hand. Now I'm the Dad of My Seven-Year-Old Orphaned Niece 118Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 程 President Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 程总，我不爱你了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Mr. Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 15Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 4 Laid Off at 45, I Got Into College and Divorced 45岁被裁员后，我考上大学离了婚 Ying Er121313滢儿121313Urban17k WordsCompleted After Being Laid Off at 45, I Got Into University and Divorced 117Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 婚 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Strangers on the Road to Marriage 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the day my father died, the media captured video of my husband, Wei Yanchuan, kneeling down to propose to his sweetheart, Jiang Ling. After handling my father's funeral alone, I called my lawyer and asked him to prepare the divorce papers. After following Wei Yanchuan for so many years, I'm tired! Wei Yanchuan, I'm taking back my love for you! I will never love you again!

29. 179 爆 Explosive! The Undercover Big Shot Has Fallen for Me 爆！卧底大佬他沦陷了 Spring Returns Beneath the Trees林下又见春Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [BE] [BE] [BE] [Undercover police officer in Myanmar × genius doctor with a split personality] [No arguments, misunderstandings, or groveling] [Both leads are devoted only to each other] Myanmar, a rainy night, Guanyuan. A muffled thud came from the backyard. She saw him and glanced over without a trace of emotion. “Disgusting. Throw him out.” Lu Chen froze, then hurriedly spoke up. “I have money. Lots of money.” Su Qingyan stopped and glanced back at the man on the ground. “Take him inside.” .. 139Reads—Score104Shelves

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    This one! It's a sad ending, super tear-jerking, super heart-wrenching, highly recommended!!!

30. 180 明 Tomorrow, I Cancel My Own Wedding 明天，我取消自己的婚礼 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书39k WordsCompleted Tomorrow, I Cancel My Own Wedding 87Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 对 That’s Right, I Don’t Want You Anymore 对，不要你了 Eskimo Mermaid爱斯基摩人鱼Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads' first love, amnesia, win-her-back-after-losing-her] [Gentle, devoted young researcher × A CEO who's a cold-blooded tyrant when well, but a lust-crazed mad dog when ill] Lan Zhi thought that after Mu Huaiying forgot her, their story was over. She never expected an unknown illness to bring them together again. When the illness strikes, Mu Huaiying loses all reason and craves her desperately. Only her comfort can bring him back to normal. But once he recovers, he re 2.2kReads7.8Score121Shelves

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    Both are quite heart-wrenching, the kind that will bring you to tears.

32. 182 忘 Twin Lotuses on the Wangchuan River (Part One) 忘川河上并蒂莲（上） World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted Twin Lotuses on the River of Forgetfulness (Part 1) 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Must-see for those who are sure to shed tears

33. 183 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part Two) 纸扎阴铺(二) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩23k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (2) 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 184 忘 Twin Lotuses on the Wangchuan River (Part Two) 忘川河上并蒂莲（下） World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted Twin Lotuses on the River of Forgetfulness (Part 2) 30Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 归 Love Vanished with the Wind, Leaving No Trace! 归爱随风，无觅处！ World of Blossoms繁花世界27k WordsCompleted Love returns with the wind, but there's nowhere to find it! 173Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 神 A Goddess Falls to Earth and Promises You a Lifetime 神落凡尘，许卿一生 World of Blossoms繁花世界25k WordsCompleted A god falls to the mortal world and promises you a lifetime. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 颠 Upside-Down Dragon 颠阳倒龙 World of Blossoms繁花世界31k WordsCompleted Upside-Down Yang, Dragon Reversed 32Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 午 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season One) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第一季) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩13k WordsCompleted Enter at midnight. Clear the instance to survive (Season One) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 望 Looking Toward Jiangnan 望江南 Only When You Know How to Let Go Do You Know It's Too Late知挽才知晚Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Healing / Campus Romance / Bittersweet Ending] Dedicated to a brief, blazing youth! Ji Mengnan only remembered that night’s heavy rain and the river behind her, churning like boiling water. Is loving someone a lifelong thing? Everything Ji Mengnan did afterward, all the ways she tried to keep living, was because of that love. If it weren’t for Jiang Qing, she would have died at seventeen. The boy was the only ray of light in the darkness, but light never stays forever, and it doesn’t shine on h 397Reads9.1Score108Shelves

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    Every single one of them caused withdrawal symptoms [crying]

40. 190 末 Orphanage at the End of the World: Migration of the Last Flame 末日孤儿院：火种迁徙 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩36k WordsCompleted Doomsday Orphanage: The Migration of the Flame 6Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 忆 Memories of Xiangnan 忆湘南 a Corala珊瑚Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted The wind stopped, and her life ended here forever. Yes, she died in his arms. Did he have regrets? He did. He hadn’t had the chance to build a life with her. The love of youth is pure and something to long for. Before he met her, he didn’t know what it felt like to love someone. Only after falling in love with her did he discover that love could hurt too... 340Reads6.2Score101Shelves
42. 192 我 You’re the Only One I’ve Ever Kissed 我只亲过你 Zhen Meng臻梦Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Devoted only to each other, slow burn + bittersweet tension + campus to city life + second chance romance + he pursues her + healing] [Flirtatious, passionate bad boy who only pretends to be a player X resilient, conflicted good girl] Zhou Yu is a notorious free spirit in the capital, handsome and from a good family. People joke that his ex-girlfriends could form a whole cheerleading squad. His reputation precedes him. Yu An goes to the neighboring No. 9 High School. Few people have even heard 559Reads8.5Score101Shelves
43. 193 念 Thoughts and Longing 念与望 Tang Shi棠詩Modern Romance57k WordsCompleted Campus | Mutual pining | BE A gloomy boy plagued by misfortune | A sensitive girl always afraid of losing what she has The breeze swept past the window, lifting an orange-yellow journal that shimmered in the sunlight. On the first page, someone had written: “If you can't forget, your feelings will be answered.” Jiang Wang, the name that ran through Shen Nian's teenage years. Her first crush, at eight. Then, at fourteen, she saw him again. She stayed by Jiang Wang's side in silence. She didn't da 38Reads8.0Score—Shelves
44. 194 山 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 Praying for Memories in Reverse祈回忆倒叙Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 午 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon or Die (Season Two) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去（第二季） Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩14k WordsCompleted Midnight Entry: You Can Only Survive by Clearing the Dungeon (Season 2) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 九 The Beginning of the Nine Heavens Origin Star 九天元宇星之初始 Tusu Wuming屠苏无名Xianxia679k WordsOngoing A useless young man, unable to cultivate because he has lost his memories, is driven out of his sect. By chance, he awakens a red light within a mysterious pendant and begins to uncover the mystery of his origins. After enduring countless hardships, he finally learns that he comes from another world. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!

47. 197 午 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeon to Survive (Season 3) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第三季) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩35k WordsCompleted Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 3) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 出 After Prison, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 出狱后，霸总追妻火葬场 No Tea in the Coffee咖啡里没有茶Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [A Little Angst Early On + Realizing Too Late + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Rebirth] Han Yueche is the pampered heir of a prominent family in Beijing. He looks down on everything and everyone, yet for one person, he casts aside every last bit of his pride and willingly bows his head. Everyone in Beijing knows Han Yueche is impossibly proud. Once he throws something away, he never picks it back up, even if it’s a priceless treasure. Yet when it comes to Jiang Xuewei, he repeatedly lower 12.9kReads8.2Score972Shelves

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    Every single one of them is so heart-wrenching it will make you cry.

49. 199 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Walnut Seller 盗墓：那个卖核桃的 Xue Yin薛喑Two Male Leads174k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] + [Angst] + [Severe Protagonist Suffering, Not for the Faint of Heart] 2026 editor’s note: Please read the author’s statement in the book’s discussion section. Thank you, everyone. The protagonist is completely love-struck, extremely so, and there will be no switching love interests. If you can’t accept that, feel free to leave using the top-right corner. Li Cu × Qian Heng After spending seven or eight years out in the dirt, Qian Heng had thoroughly wrecked his health. With now 2.9kReads9.3Score563Shelves

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    I recommend these three tragic novels; the main characters in all three die in the later parts.

50. 200 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Returning from drug rehabilitation, his beautiful wife disappears; their broken relationship is mended, but it all turns out to be just a dream.

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