Extremely Angsty, the Kind That Breaks Your Heart and Brings You to Tears 特虐，虐到心疼的那种，虐到流眼泪，看了就特难受

1. 1601 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 540Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1602 乱 Stop Taking My Phone! The Campus Belle Won’t Leave Me Alone 乱拿手机，第一校花赖上我 Captain of the Dream Exploration Team梦境探险队队长7k WordsCompleted I grabbed her phone without permission, and the campus's top beauty won't leave me alone —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1603 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 9.1kReads9.1Score621Shelves
4. 1604 性 Transformed into a Catgirl Loli, Bought by a Loli-Con from the Start 性转萝莉猫娘，开局被萝莉控买走 likeDLEastern Fantasy690k WordsCompleted 9.4kReads9.4Score875Shelves
5. 1605 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 590Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1606 偷 I Overheard the School Beauty's Thoughts, and She's a Hopeless Romantic! 偷听校花心声，她居然是恋爱脑！ Zai Yu Ye A在于野啊Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [One female lead + pure romance + super-sweet everyday life + mutual devotion + no System] Ye Zhou discovered that the new neighbor next door was actually the campus belle, Lin Qianyue! Lin Qianyue: “Hello, Ye Zhou. Looks like we're neighbors now.” [Hehe, Ye Zhou, I finally moved in next door to you!] [Next step: moving into your bed!] Ye Zhou: ??? Looking at Lin Qianyue's expressionless face, Ye Zhou suddenly realized he could somehow hear the campus belle's thoughts?! After they became nei 32.9kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
7. 1607 被 Forced to Play Out Six Different Plots 被迫走六种剧情 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Nontraditional, fast-paced cathartic revenge + taming the dog + groveling exes + battlefield of romantic rivals + everyone secretly in love with her + everyone turning into dark, obsessive madmen] Xie An was a professional supporting actress in the modern quick transmigration division. She’d just finished her last assignment when she was told a bug had occurred. Six small worlds had merged, and she had to reload and replay them, completing all six storylines at once in this new plane. She thoug 2.8kReads8.8Score258Shelves

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   *Cough cough cough* [Note] Everyone's smitten, you absolutely have to invest in this book [you'll see]. I've only just finished the first world, and it was so angsty I was rolling around in bed... Pure angst!!! The whole thing is insane, it evokes incredibly strong empathy, it can be so heart-wrenching it'll leave you with a dull ache!

8. 1608 他 The Musclebound Gym Bro Fell First 他一个健身猛男先动心了 Ji Yu姬雩Two Male Leads666k WordsCompleted Yang Shuheng has lived for eighteen years and has never doubted that he is straight as an arrow. He has had girlfriends, is obsessed with working out, and has built a nicely defined body with a layer of soft muscle. His life has always been mapped out: Go to college, date, graduate, get a job, and follow the usual path through life. That is, until the first day of school. Outside the dorm building, he runs into Bao Yuhuai, wearing a white tank top. Sunlight falls across his firm, graceful muscle 1.5kReads8.5Score153Shelves

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   Cry, it's so heartbreaking I'm speechless.

9. 1609 傻 My Foolish Wife Ran Off Pregnant, and the Big Shot Is Desperate to Get Me Back 傻子老婆揣崽跑，大佬疯狂求复合 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Meticulous, courteous, mature and dependable government official x sincere, resilient, principled flower shop owner] [Devoted love + both are sexually inexperienced + groveling redemption arc + happy ending] “I'm not stupid. I'm Fang Zhiyin.” That was the phrase Qin Chi heard most often. At first, he paid no attention and let it go. But somehow, whenever he heard those words, his heart began to ache. He thought, if only he had met her sooner, could he have protected her sooner? Right after they 9.4kReads8.6Score853Shelves

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   我是作者啦，连载的目前有一本【严谨守礼成熟稳重的体制内大佬&真诚坚强有原则花店老板娘】【独宠+双洁+追妻火葬场+HE】喜欢这种类型的可以冲呀!喜欢完结的点进主页有五本!重生，暗恋，卑微，校园…总会遇到你喜欢的!

10. 1610 薄 Where Punishment Falls, Obsession Takes Root 薄刑落处，痴念入骨 Peaches桃桃sAncient Romance218k WordsOngoing Forced Love + Intense Push and Pull + Unhinged Female Lead + Dog Training + Love Triangle Showdown + Winter That Burns 1 v2 + Groveling Redemption [Sweet-Acting, Black-Hearted Princess with a Hollow Core ❌ Scheming, Cunning Man ❌ PTSD-Ridden Yandere] Her kingdom falls and her family is ruined. The princess, born to privilege, sinks into the mire. She becomes a prisoner, a disgraced princess of a fallen kingdom, and a plaything for others to torment in the palm of their hand. - Everyone says he 9.6kReads6.3Score379Shelves

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    The female lead suffers physical abuse, and the male lead suffers emotional abuse. It's a very good watch, with both parts bringing a bittersweet heartache!

11. 1611 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1612 把 You’re Using Me as a Stand-In? Little Sister, You’re Not Getting Away! 把我当替身？宝贝妹妹你别想逃！ Zou Cun走寸Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [Male Substitute + Coercive Love + Possessiveness + Scheming Yandere + Male Lead Angst + Mutual First Love] Wen Zhuqing grew up in the Lu household. The Lu family's eldest son, Lu Xixun, was as gentle and refined as jade, and doted on Wen Zhuqing, who was living under someone else's roof. The day after they made their relationship official, the plane Lu Xixun was on crashed, and Wen Zhuqing lost the only light in her life. * The first time Wen Zhuqing met Lu Xulai, sparks flew between them unlik 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all stories where the female lead suffers, but this one does the male lead suffers. Highly recommended!

13. 1613 简 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 147Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1614 老 After My Husband Gave His Kidney to His One True Love 老公把肾给了白月光后 The Ink Cicada Falls Silent墨蝉不鸣18k WordsCompleted After My Husband Donated His Kidney to His White Moonlight 7kReads—Score171Shelves

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    《老公把肾给了白月光后》重生复仇短篇。前世丈夫夺走竹马捐赠的肾给闺蜜，女主含恨离世，重生归来决意避开孽缘，剧情癫狂反转不断，后劲十足。

15. 1615 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.3kReads8.6Score881Shelves

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    看了好几本虐的都没哭，看了这一本哭了好久看蚀骨情深也就哭了几次

16. 1616 怪 It’s All His Fault 怪他 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Shen Zaiyi has a problem: she doesn’t understand what love is. She first crossed paths with Zhu Chen at a nightclub. After losing a game, Shen Zaiyi asked him to add her on WeChat. Shen Zaiyi had never been rejected in her life, but this was the first time a man had humiliated her. “Sorry, I’m just not interested in you.” Furious, Shen Zaiyi declared she would win Zhu Chen over within a semester. She made sure he saw her everywhere, stayed on his mind, and tried everythi 12.3kReads8.7Score686Shelves

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    "Shen Zaiyi, I've never had any feelings for you, it was just a fling. Don't ever appear before me again, before I completely hate you." "Zhu Chen, won't you be sad?" Her eyes were red, she looked at him pitifully, throwing out her last hope. Zhu Chen could see the pleading look in her eyes. He didn't respond, unable to look at her. Faced with his silence, Shen Zaiyi could only smile through her tears. When they met again, Shen Zaiyi appeared before him holding a child. For the first time, Zhu Chen was so flustered he was speechless. Later, he relentlessly pursued her, begging her to love him again.

17. 1617 当 After the Foolish Substitute Wife Faked Her Death 当替身傻妻假死以后 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed. A deeply angsty novel with a devoted heroine and a scumbag hero who gets what he deserves.) Huo Chenzhou's first love ran away with another man, so when he couldn't marry her, he married her older sister instead. Forced to be Meng Jiao's substitute, Meng Sheng spent two years loving Huo Chenzhou with all her might. In return, he gave her nothing but endless neglect. She lost her child, then her kidney... and was locked up in an asylum, where her hand was severed, leaving her a la 1.9kReads8.5Score105Shelves

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    Heartfelt Recommendations from a Longtime Fan of Angsty Novels | Two Classic Angsty Novels with Incredibly Lasting Impact: Two Treasure Trove of Heartbreaking Old-Style Rich Family Novels That You'll Fall in Love With During Your Junior High School Desperation. These novels remain at the top of my reading list even after many years. If you love delicate, heart-wrenching romances and books full of foreshadowing, don't miss them! Both have their own unique styles and are incredibly interconnected. 1. *The Scumbag's White Moonlight Locked Up in the Asylum*: I read the whole thing in one go. It's the pinnacle of tragic ending aesthetics, with foreshadowing hidden until the heart-wrenching twist at the end. In the story, the male lead, misled by slander, forcibly imprisons the female lead, who loves him deeply, in an asylum. Day after day of confinement and mental torture, the female lead dies alone and ill in the cold, dark asylum, never receiving a belated apology from the male lead. The most brilliant design is in the epilogue: After the female lead's death, the male lead lives in a daze, trapped in a self-woven dream for seven years. In the dream, the female lead is alive and well, and the two have a happy ending. But when the dream ends, the cruel truth hits him hard—all the warmth was just his self-consolation, and the girl he destroyed with his own hands is no more. There is no rebirth, no reconciliation, and waking up means farewell forever. The ambiguous ending is powerful and leaves a lasting emotional impact. 2. "Mr. Li, Your Wife Doesn't Deserve Death" The main storyline revolves around Li Jingshen & Shen Zhichu's lifelong obsession. The female lead, Shen Zhichu, has loved the male lead with all her heart for sixteen years. In the four years after their marriage, she suffers endless torment, being misunderstood, subjected to emotional abuse, having her loved ones murdered, and suffering from stomach cancer. All her love is exhausted, and only after her death does the male lead realize his mistake and begin an endless cycle of regret. Later, the female lead meets the gentle and considerate Bai Qiujing and finds a different, stable life. Su Miao, the female lead's best friend, stays by Shen Zhichu's side throughout the entire story, providing a rare source of warmth amidst the bleak plot and witnessing all of the female lead's hardships and heartbreak. The most outstanding part of the book is undoubtedly the long epilogue, which connects the entanglements of three generations of the Shen, Li, and Gu families, offering rich and multifaceted side stories: Lu Tingchuan, the cousin, and Shen Qing, whose substitute identity mirrors the tragic love story of the previous generation; the couple Li Jinxing and Gu Wanqiu is my absolute favorite. As descendants of the Li family, they are caught up in the old grudges of the previous generation, their early interactions filled with probing, misunderstandings, and the obsessive male lead's hidden, deep affection, while the female lead conceals her feelings and frequently avoids them—the sense of destiny in their intertwined love and hate is palpable. Although short, every word is deeply moving, and these are passages I've reread repeatedly. Multiple subplots are meticulously crafted, creating a complete cycle of love and hate across generations. The main text is heart-wrenching for the female lead, while the epilogues are filled with the suffering of the younger generation, offering a level of complexity far exceeding typical CEO romance novels. One is an extremely short and angsty novel, with foreshadowing, a dream-like twist, and a divine reversal; the other spans three generations, depicting love and hate, with a tragic main story and delicate, relatable epilogues, and multiple subplots, each with its own highlights. Both are highly regarded works in the genre of angst fiction, avoiding forced happy endings and maintaining logical character development. If you're looking for a heart-wrenching, angsty romance in a reading slump, these are safe bets.

18. 1618 让 Let Her Land 让她降落. As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted Let Her Land. 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Two short stories, both extremely heart-wrenching. ① Has already been made into a short drama. The female lead breaks up with the male lead due to some issues. The male lead feels hurt and, after they reunite, he constantly torments and antagonizes her. The female lead is already struggling; she suffers from depression, her father is in poor health, and her only income is her salary. Then, the male lead ruins her job. Later, her father passes away, triggering a relapse of her depression, and she jumps from the rooftop of the male lead's office building.

19. 1619 冬 Winter’s Enchantment 冬日旖旎 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted Pei Yanzhou had always believed there was no way he could ever like a spoiled, high-maintenance brat as arrogant and troublesome as Jing Li. When his friends tried to set them up, he was haughty and cold. “I don’t like her. There’s no chance.” Until one day, he could no longer look at her face normally. Because he wanted to kiss her. The desire was intense and deep, impossible to resist. He slowly sank into its whirlpool. He wanted her. He wanted her so badly. - Pei Yanzhou is the man Jing Li ha 27.3kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
20. 1620 赤 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 2kReads9.4Score584Shelves

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    Both are tragic endings, especially the first one, a high-ranking official romance, which is extremely angsty. The second one ends with the male lead seeing the female lead off to her wedding.

21. 1621 医 After the Doctor Said She Died of Smiling Depression 医生说她死于微笑抑郁症后 Wen Chichi温吃吃12k WordsCompleted After the doctor said she had died of smiling depression 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The belated realization of love is so heartbreaking. The male lead only realizes how much he loves the female lead after she dies. It made me cry so much, but why do I like this heart-wrenching feeling?

22. 1622 他 He Came Too Late, and the White Moonlight Won 他来得太迟，白月光赢了 Rice Cake and Corn年糕玉米Modern Romance698k WordsCompleted [Substitute & White Moonlight] There's a rumor in Chuancheng that Shen Qing Huai's wife loves him so much she goes mad whenever she can't see him. Even Shen Qing Huai himself believes Wen He loves him deeply. Only Wen He knows that the person she loves is really the one with a face just like Jing Ran's. The day Wen He asks for a divorce, Shen Qing Huai, usually so refined and gentle, loses his mind. He forgets all dignity. Eyes reddening, he kneels before Wen He. “Please, don't divorce me. I'll 4.1kReads8.7Score204Shelves

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    The story ends with the female lead committing suicide, and the male lead loving her very much.

23. 1623 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 21.9kReads—Score656Shelves

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    后知后觉的感情真的好虐啊，都是女主死后男主才意识到有多爱女主，给我看的哭的不行，不过为啥就是喜欢这种心脏抽抽的感觉。

24. 1624 第 Reborn for the Fifth Time: The Chancellor's Legitimate Daughter Is Framed on the Eve of Her Wedding to the Crown Prince 第五次重生：相府嫡女与太子大婚前夕被污清白 Fei Jianxue绯见雪Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted Reborn for the Fifth Time: On the Eve of Her Wedding to the Crown Prince, the Chancellor's Legitimate Daughter Is Framed for Losing Her Innocence 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm not sure if the plot twists in the short stories I wrote before qualify as angst 🥺

25. 1625 第 The Eighth Winter 第八年冬 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance68k WordsCompleted The first time the sensitive Li Xiting fell in love, it was with Chen Nian, the boy who seemed to glow as he stood in the crowd. She carefully held on to every interest they shared, and eventually turned those interests into a goal: getting into Nan University and being with him. But life is always cruel. She got into Nan University, but she didn't get him. She was like Cinderella in a fairy tale, except she didn't have the right glass slipper. Without that slipper, she could never enter his wor 210Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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    See, see, everyone is silent.

26. 1626 泽 As Ever, Like Jade Upon the Lake 泽上瑶如故 A Big Tingting一只大婷婷Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted (Content warning: This story is angsty before it turns sweet. If you prefer a fast pace, like to scrutinize every bit of logic, or cannot accept the deaths of other characters, please read with caution! Also: This is my first work, so please be patient with any shortcomings in the logic or plot.) An imperial decree sweeps Song Leyao into the turmoil of the Eastern Palace: she is bestowed in marriage as a secondary consort to Crown Prince Pei Zhaohe. Everyone in the Great Sheng Dynasty knows that 3.2kReads8.9Score327Shelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous, you won't regret watching it!

27. 1627 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.7kReads8.9Score235Shelves
28. 1628 盛 After Mrs. Sheng's Miscarriage, Mr. Sheng Hand-Copied Buddhist Scriptures Three Thousand Times 盛太太流产，盛总手抄佛经三千遍 No Spending Under the Moon月下不花钱Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Both devoted to each other + possessive love + groveling redemption + obsessive male lead who grows more forceful + replacement lover + she suffers first, then he does] Jiang Wan has been married to Sheng Lianjue for three years, giving him her whole heart and taking meticulous care of him. In the end, she nearly dies on the operating table. She sees the truth, understands, and lets go. From then on, she’s cold and aloof, with no interest in anyone. On a night of torrential rain, the man, soake 7.3kReads5.4Score534Shelves

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    "Sheng Lianjue, can you not…" But before she could finish, a cold, harsh rebuke came from the other end of the phone. The man's voice was filled with impatience and indifference: "Jiang Wan, how long are you going to make a scene this time? I'm on a business trip, can't you be a little more sensible?" Jiang Wan bit her lip tightly, blood dripping from the corner of her mouth: "But I'm in so much pain, Sheng Lianjue, can you come back…" The man had lost his patience and interrupted her again: "We'll talk about it when I get back. I'm hanging up, I'm busy." But the call didn't end. At this moment, a soft, boneless voice came through— "A-Jue, is that Xiao Wan calling?"

29. 1629 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Dies After Maxing Out Affection 快穿：白月光她刷满好感就死遁 Holding Frost at Dusk暮夜执霜Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + outwardly warm, inwardly cold heroine + no fixed pairing + not fragments of one soul + redemption-focused + every small world ends in tragedy] How do you max out both your targets' love and heartbreak values? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best possible target, become the moonlight in his heart, then fake her death when he loves her most. She edits each conquest into a polished video and earns points from the viewers. She enjoys every minute of it. System: Master, you 12.2kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    I don't care, you all have to read this! It's so moving, I've read it three times already. I haven't been able to find a similar story. Although it's all tragic endings, it doesn't torture the female lead. I love every single world it's in. No torture for the female lead! No torture for the female lead! No torture for the female lead! I'm emphasizing this three times because it's so important. It's a masterpiece, a true gem! I love it so much! I've been searching for similar stories, and each one could stand alone. It's absolutely amazing! I love it so much!

30. 1630 全 Everyone in My Family Is the Main Character, and I'm the Only Real Cannon Fodder! 全家都是主角，唯有我是真炮灰！ Heartbroken Puppy心碎puppyModern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Only after dying did Lu Zaozao discover that this world was one enormous, melodramatic crossover novel! Her father, Lu Aotian, is the male lead of some web-fiction site. His golden finger is maxed out in every possible way. To put it simply, after a few little setbacks and bumps in the road, he breezes to the top of the world, becomes Asia’s richest man, and takes control of countless economic lifelines. Her mother, Shen Xingyao, is the melodramatic romance heroine of Tomato. Countless people 1.6kReads7.3Score162Shelves

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    This book is absolutely the kind that will make you cry with every chapter; it's incredibly depressing. Don't be misled by the cover and title. Although the rating is low, the author's writing is excellent, and it truly brought tears to my eyes.

31. 1631 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
32. 1632 吻 Kiss Me and Say You Like Me 吻你说喜欢 Extra-Large Soup Dumpling超大小笼包Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted Written for freedom and hope, and for the faraway places we have never seen... [Stray dog story | Small-town redemption | Sweet-and-angsty romance | School life] At the beginning of the story, she arrives in an unfamiliar little town, defiant and self-reliant, her pride and sharp edges intact. People have told her she was born under an unlucky star, but she couldn’t care less. Whether her life is fortunate or not is up to her. * There’s a boy in town who, according to the rumors, is gloomy and 476Reads9.3Score101Shelves
33. 1633 渣 Scumbag CEO, I Don’t Deserve Your Devotion 渣总你的深情我不配 Little Tian Xin田小新酱Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Physical and Emotional Torment + No Reconciliation] Jiang Li loved Fu Jinyan with all her heart. She once believed he would be her whole world, but he was the one who sent her to prison. She suffered every humiliation behind bars and was left unrecognizable. She thought getting out would mean a fresh start. But fate had never been kind to her. After her release, Fu Jinyan dragged her into another abyss, tormenting her like a plaything. In despair, she gritted her teeth and said: “Fu Jinyan, if 9.7kReads8.5Score548Shelves

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    Most of them are short stories. In one book, the female lead is imprisoned early on, and later the second male lead becomes her light, dying only to save her. In the end, the female lead also jumps off a cliff to commit suicide for the second male lead.

34. 1634 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
35. 1635 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.5kReads9.3Score373Shelves
36. 1636 爱 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 A Lady一个娘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 177Reads6.7Score—Shelves
37. 1637 向 Always Coldhearted, How Could I Ever Speak of Deep Love? 向来凉薄，何言情深 A Little Nutty神经西西Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted The day Lu Yanqian jumped to her death, Huo Jincheng was lost in a world of wine and lights. She loved him, giving everything she had without hesitation. He hated her, destroying everything without hesitation. Later, in a life without her, he grew used to being alone. Through the long years, he had no one but himself to walk beside him. I once thought loving you was only an act, but it turned out I was already incurably ill, loving you to the bone. Lu Yanqian, I regret it. 2.7kReads8.2Score112Shelves
38. 1638 粉 Rouge and Powder 粉黛 Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction176k WordsCompleted Li Baixi is a renowned makeup artist in the industry. At an event, he meets Cheng Ping, a former esports player who has returned to acting, his old profession, after suffering unfair treatment. Admiring the idol he looked up to as a student, Li Baixi signs a long-term contract with Cheng Ping. As they work together, Li Baixi realizes that Cheng Ping is in low spirits and has little enthusiasm for his work. He comes across as irritable and difficult to get along with. Hoping to help Cheng Ping r 2.4kReads9.6Score448Shelves

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    A little bit of sadism is good for the soul 🥹😋😋😋 Highly recommended!

39. 1639 我 I Once Stole a Kiss from the Starlight 我曾偷吻星光 Blazing On and On灼灼不停Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted When Li Qiao was little, she spent some time as a child model and actress. She was famous and lived in the spotlight. But no one knew that behind the scenes, she was a crybaby who was always being bullied. Later, Li Qiao met a young idol. He would wipe away her tears and tell her fairy tales. He also had a pair of unbelievably beautiful eyes. She remembered him for years. Then, one spring when she was sixteen, the young idol she had never stopped thinking about became her class monitor. You shin 425Reads9.5Score100Shelves

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    It's really heartbreaking, and there's still so much I can't let go of [almost crying].

40. 1640 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.6kReads8.5Score291Shelves
41. 1641 人 The Mermaid Hunter 人鱼猎手 Xiao Xiao Le鸮鸮乐Two Male Leads209k WordsCompleted [Mermaid Hunter Bottom x Mermaid Monster Top] Forced love, medieval Europe, Western fantasy, fictional setting, all characters are villains [Hypocritical, narcissistic bottom x madman top] *Setting: Merfolk disguise themselves as humans and hide in human society. They are emotionless monsters who can imitate everything humans do, including their language. These monsters have an extraordinary capacity for learning. Only mermaid hunters with an absolute sense of smell can pick them out from a cro 5.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
42. 1642 第 The Twelfth Second 第十二秒 SunnessMystery274k WordsCompleted Nine years ago, she vanished without a trace while pregnant, leaving him only one clue: an eleven-second phone call to his police station, and a longing she never got to express. Nine years later, a strange warning call and two photographs of her set ablaze the longing he had buried for so long. As the police investigate and he makes inquiries of his own, a flood of astonishing secrets and buried memories comes to light. Through layer upon layer of mist, her face gradually emerges... Once, t 4.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
43. 1643 盗 Tomb Raiding: After Watching the Footage, Everyone Got Jealous and Saw Red 盗墓：观影后，全员吃醋争红了眼 Ode to Lingzhi灵芝赋Mystery761k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, but it'll rise later. [Watching the story + mild angst + original character interpretations, OOC] Wu Xie and the others are forcibly dragged into a strange space, where they are made to watch another person's life unfold like a movie. Her name is Chao Ruyuan. She enters their lives time and time again under different identities, and at first, they have no idea that all those women are her in disguise. She was tortured by the second and third uncles of the Wu family a 5.3kReads8.8Score550Shelves

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    Several stories are particularly heart-wrenching, depicting Wen Ci's late-stage stomach cancer. The doctor said Wen Ci had at most thirty days left. "Dr. Zhou, my bones hurt," Wen Ci pleaded, "I'll live for you for thirty more days." But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After her death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. "Little fish, little fish, swim out of the abyss soon." Her younger brother, whom she had raised but was not related by blood, sent her to a detention center for two years—ostensibly for reform, to be released once he was normal. Those two years were like a never-ending, consuming nightmare. His body and mind were tormented, his emotions eroded, and he was numbed and despaired by being trained. "The thought of being raised by you disgusts me. Why don't you just die?" "As you wish." For him, happiness was death. Death was the beginning of his happy rebirth. When a person's life force is exhausted, they actually have a premonition. Just like this moment. The closer that time gets, the more one wants to leave something for the world. But what should I keep? Assets depreciate, houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. Since that's the case, let me tell you my story. I'm not a good person, I just occasionally want to do some good deeds. I carefully hid my twisted self, imprisoning myself for a full 30 years. A crazy, eccentric, depressed, and sickly bottom in public, a movie star with emotional problems but superb acting skills. Jiang Li is a madman who fell in love first and became obsessed in a sugar daddy game. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, but he still dragged his battered body and clung to him relentlessly. He said: I supported you for two years, now it's your turn to support me for two years! In the end, he didn't get his salvation, and walked into the sea in despair as the sun rose: "Yi Zhen, we are both free..." Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the ignorant boy from back then has integrated well into this world. He had been alone in his previous life and had long given up hope of living, but in this life, the only thing supporting him is the safety and happiness of the five main characters. He never thought it unreasonable to exchange one life for five; on the contrary, he thought it was an extremely worthwhile trade. With his brief twenty years and the soul he sacrificed, Wu Xing successfully protected the five of them in this life. When everyone turned against him, Wu Xing simply allowed himself to die. Two lives, two lives without liberation, two lives without a peaceful end. Forty years ago, the tragedy of Wu Xing began—irreversible, beyond redemption. My name is Wu Xing, the unfortunate Xing.

44. 1644 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
45. 1645 修 Even the Cultivation World Has Flower-Cough Disease, but I Practice the Heartless Path, So I’m Going All In on HE 修仙界也有花吐症，可我修的无情道就要狠狠he Wu Yue Is Not Late伍月非晚7k WordsCompleted Flower-sickness exists in the world of cultivation, too. But since I cultivate the Heartless Dao, I’m going to pursue a happy ending with all my heart. 917Reads—Score103Shelves
46. 1646 发 Exiled to the Border, the Criminal Wife Clears the Wasteland and Raises a God of War 发配边关，罪妻开荒养出战神 Liu Li鎏漓Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Life on the frontier + wood affinity + beast taming + doting husband + fiercely protective + pioneering and farming + sweet romance + two strong, straightforward leads + contrasting couples] Great Jing has suffered drought for two years running. Food shortages are widespread, and war has engulfed Liaodong. Su He, a logistics worker from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a maid enslaved for a crime and is sent to become the wife of a military household. Her fellow convict women do t 148.9kReads9.0Score140kShelves
47. 1647 盗 Tomb Raiding: They Went Mad After I Died Right in Front of Them! 盗墓：死在他们面前后，都疯了！ Ode to Lingzhi灵芝赋Mystery470k WordsCompleted The rating has just come out; it’ll go up later. [Some angst + darkening + out-of-character elements] Kidnapped by an emotion-collecting System and dragged into the world of tomb raiding, Chao Ruyuan’s first life ended at the hands of Wu Sansheng. Her second life ended after she was tortured to death in Xie Yuchen’s secret chamber. All she ever wanted was to go home, yet she was forced to endure the most unbearable suffering in the world! When her final life began anew, she decided to direct thi 6.8kReads8.7Score809Shelves
48. 1648 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: My Surname Is Zhu 盗笔之我姓祝 Mr. No Introduction不介绍先生Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [This story isn't very well written. If you're interested, look for my other one, which I rewrote after reorganizing the material.] [One original couple. The other pairings may be Ping Xie and Hei Hua. I'll figure out the rest later...] “...Wu An, safe and sound; Wang An, an illusory peace... Actually, I like my current name better.” His tragedy wasn't that half of his fate had been arranged before he was even born... It was that he had been created from the very beginning to make up for a regre 36Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1649 被 They Overheard the System’s Mission, Then Robbed Tombs to Fund Me 被偷听系统任务后他们盗墓氪我 Liu Lili流栗栗Two Male Leads630k WordsCompleted [System + mind reading + male-male romance + not quite a reverse harem, but everyone has a one-sided crush] This is the seventh time, and the last. Host, please choose one of the five main characters and confirm your target for the romance mission. Romance Mission System Fixing one regret only creates more regrets. Sang Mo The Five Tender Beef Cuts, who overheard the mission: ? That man had a stunningly beautiful face. He lay on the ground, convulsing and curled up in utter despair, blood contin 6.5kReads8.9Score846Shelves
50. 1650 余 The Heat That Lingers 余温炙热 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her; one-on-one romance; both are devoted only to each other] A year into their marriage, Jiang Yunshu discovered she was pregnant. Fu Chengze’s reaction made her feel as though he had not the slightest joy or anticipation about the baby’s arrival. Until one day, during a video call he’d forgotten to hang up, she heard Fu Chengze’s voice, tender beyond words: “Don’t cry, baby. Daddy’s here to hold you.” “Chuchu is the cutest child in the whole worl 19.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Short, angst-filled stories are a must-read for fans! [Shy][shy][shy] All stories are complete and can be finished in one night. Hurry, read, read, read!!!

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