High-Quality Angst! An Original Plot, a Smart Hero, and Beautifully Written Short Stories 高质量虐文！剧情不老套，男主不无脑！短篇文笔好

1. 951 十 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Just a Cover for the Man He Loved Most 十二年婚姻，我只是他最爱男人的挡箭牌 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Only a Shield for the Man He Loved Most 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 952 烟 Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Staying on the Right Side of the Law 烟花与手铐：一个霸总的守法之路 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Lawfulness 12Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 953 二 Twenty-One Grams of Body Heat 二十一克体温 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted Twenty-One Grams of Body Heat 32Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 954 他 He Regrets It, but I Don't Love Him Anymore 他后悔了，可我也不爱了 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨13k WordsCompleted He regretted it, but I didn't love him anymore. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Please step back, I need to take a nitroglycerin pill first. My heart isn't made of steel, it really isn't.

5. 955 前 The Receptionist 前台 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Front Desk 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 956 有 Are There Any Short Tragic Romance Stories? 有没有那种虐文短篇小说 Qian Fan千帆Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My boyfriend loves me very much, but there’s someone in his heart he can never forget. Lu Ke and I agreed that we’d meet each other’s parents over the New Year. Now it seems we were never meant to be. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 957 短 A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集 J Le JiangJ乐姜Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take 630Reads8.0Score—Shelves
8. 958 我 I Turned the Tables and PUA’d the CEO 我反向PUA了霸总 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted I turned the tables and PUAed the domineering CEO 15Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 959 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Held Me and Cried All Night 新婚夜，丈夫抱着我哭了一整夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband held me and cried all night 29Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 960 我 After the System Tortured Me to Death, the Male Lead Went Mad 我被系统虐杀后男主疯了 Forest Deer森鹿Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted On the day he got married, the System announced that I had failed my mission to win him over. I collapsed at his wedding. He looked at me coldly and said I deserved to die. Later, I got what he wanted. This world erased me. But the moment he learned I was dead, he went mad 40Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 961 我 My Husband Cheated on Me With My Coworker, His Classmate's Mom 我老公出轨了我同事——他同学的妈 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Husband Cheated on Me with My Coworker, His Classmate's Mom 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 962 温 A Heartfelt Warning: Tragic Story, Don't Click Carelessly 温情提示，虐文，勿乱点 Shortchanged欠斤两6k WordsCompleted A gentle warning: this is a tearjerker. Don't click casually. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 963 妈 After Mom Hanged Herself With a Blood Vine, Dad Married His Mistress 妈用血藤上吊后，我爸娶了小三 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted After Mom Hanged Herself with a Bloodvine, Dad Married His Mistress 3Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 964 他 (Short Angsty Story) If We Could Share the Snow Someday （短篇虐文）他朝若能同淋雪 Mu R an A沐染啊29k WordsCompleted (Short tragic romance) If someday we can walk through the snow together 3Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 965 傲 The Proud Rich Heiress’s Husband-Chasing Road to Ruin 傲娇富婆的追夫火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Tsundere Heiress’s Long Road to Winning Him Back 763Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 966 不 [Short Story] Better Never to Have Met 【短篇】不如不见 Fishless無魚3k WordsCompleted [Short Story] Better Never to Meet 555Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 967 一 A Short Bittersweet Romance, Coming Soon 一篇小虐文，敬请期待 Taking Off on a Plane飞机上起飞Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Are the righteous really righteous? “Even if I die, what can the Heavenly Dao do to me?” At first, she clearly distinguished love from hate and cared for all living beings. Later, she became a mad demon, killing without restraint. “The Heavenly Dao commands that the witch be killed! Obey!” “Then come and try~” —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 968 合 Contract Moonlight 合约月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted Contract Moonlight 433Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sweet Romance + Comedy + Slightly Angsty Twist] My brother, the head of the Su family, a cold-faced tyrant. His daily three rules: No late nights, no nightclubs, no dating too early. I'm 22, and he treats me like I'm in prison. Until I see a memo he deleted ten years ago— "She took my arm today, and I held it for three seconds longer, not wanting to let go." "I flew to London to see her and sat by the hotel window all night." "I think my life is probably over." I confronted him with my phone. He was silent for three seconds, then pinned me against the wall, his voice hoarse: "So, do you want to cut ties with your brother?"

19. 969 燃 When the Bright Moon Burns to Ashes 燃烬明月时 Mo Minghao墨明昊Eastern Fantasy254k WordsCompleted [Dead-end power struggles + mystery investigations + immortal fantasy + reincarnated gods and demons + ensemble cast and tragic romance + mutual secret love + bad ending] [The twelve young men who once dazzled the capital: some became ghosts moving the pieces, while others became souls offered as sacrifices. If you could live it all over again, would you gamble once more on a game you were doomed to lose, caught between the martial world and the one you love?] [That night, the century-old Leng f 24Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! I've read it over and over again; it's absolutely amazing! It's incredibly heart-wrenching, but also has sweet moments. The romance between the male and female leads is just so sweet. Everyone should read this! The synopsis says it's a martial arts novel, but I don't know the specifics. The plot includes conflicts between mother and son, brothers, and an aunt sacrificing herself to awaken his bloodline. It made me cry so much! [Crying][crying]

20. 970 分 After We Broke Up, He Was a Million in Debt and I Made a Million a Year 分手后，他欠债百万，我年薪百万 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted After the Breakup, He Owes a Million, and I Earn a Million a Year 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 971 别 Don’t Leave Her a Widow 别让她守寡 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Don't Leave Her a Widow 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 972 易 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These few niche, heart-wrenching novels will absolutely make you cry your eyes out! [Crying][crying][crying]

23. 973 我 My Ninety-Eight Transmigrations 我的九十八次穿越 Jun Mou Zeze君眸泽泽Ancient Romance736k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + history + wild imagination + ensemble cast + fantasy] One moment of carelessness led her to recite a spell from a book, reconstructed from the Xia dynasty. Then she transmigrated. Not once. Ninety-eight times. Every time, she thought she was going to die. The air in the Xia dynasty was so pure it felt like a vacuum, and she nearly suffocated. In a Shang dynasty market, she was mistaken for a monster and nearly seized for a sacrifice. In a palace of the late Tang, she watched S 43Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 974 月 A Moonlit Wish 月明愿 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance108k WordsCompleted [Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu, 155Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 975 尘 Warmth Amid the Ashes 尘途烬暖 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪17k WordsCompleted Warm Ashes Along the Dusty Road 22Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 976 权 The Game of Power 权栖戏 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue ✖️ Spycraft ✖️ Forced Love] [Scheming Against Each Other ✖️ Saving Each Other] The world is unpredictable, and fate can change in an instant. Yan Lepei, the daughter of Yancheng’s lord, is forced to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Quanqi Pavilion as a spy. Shao Quan, master of the Quanqi Hall, is calculating, powerful, and scornful of all things. Yet he cannot help falling in love with his own pawn. Shao Quan: “She is the most capable weapon in my hand, and the person 32Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 977 我 You Were in My Dreams 我的梦里有个你 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪8k WordsCompleted You’re in My Dreams 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 978 官 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 99Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 979 烙 A Scar Etched Into My Heart 烙在心底的伤疤 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪7k WordsCompleted The Scar Etched Into My Heart 11Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 980 清 When the Qingming Butterfly Returns, I Think of You Year After Year 清明蝶归，岁岁念卿 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪9k WordsCompleted The Butterfly Returns at Qingming, Year after Year I Think of You 12Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 981 我 I Want the Sun to Come Running to Me 我要太阳奔我而来 A Seven-Centimeter Breeze七厘米的风Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Lin Sang sang fell in love at first sight with Xin Shuyang, who had unexpectedly stood up for someone in trouble and rushed to their aid. Unfortunately, Xin Shuyang had a childhood sweetheart who was his girlfriend, so Lin Sangsang could only keep her feelings to herself. At twenty-two, Lin Sangsang finally found the courage to confess to the man she’d secretly loved for years, but Xin Shuyang’s reply left her feeling as if she’d fallen into an icy abyss. “I might date someone somed 359Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    🎉① Eighteen-year-old Lin Sangsang falls in love at first sight with Xin Shuyang, who unexpectedly intervenes to help someone in need. Unfortunately, Xin Shuyang has a childhood sweetheart, so Lin Sangsang can only keep her feelings hidden. 🌸 🎉② A cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside rational beauty vs. A tsundere, awkward but changeable dog. 🎶 Huo Ling thought divorce was his liberation, but when he saw Bai Luo'an smiling brightly at someone else, he realized that divorce was her liberation. 🍀 🎉③ The innocent and carefree Mi Yicheng vs. The stern and unsmiling Shen Jingjun. 🎐 Everyone talks about the afterlife, but he is a staunch materialist. Love has separation and reunion, but no afterlife. 🍎 🎉④ In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian has never asked for anything for himself. But at this moment, looking at his mother's photo, he couldn't help but pray for himself in his heart—Mom, I can't lose her. If you are watching over me from heaven, please bless me. Indeed, the best revenge in this world is to feel what you feel. 🎨

32. 982 大 Burying My Youth in the Dadu River 大渡河水葬青春 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪9k WordsCompleted Youth Buried in the Dadu River 19Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 983 离 My Ex-Husband Is Irresistible After Our Divorce 离婚后我的前夫真香了 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Rose Crossing the Moon launches on November 14] [The ex-chases-wife-to-the-crematorium trope, not the typical kind; reuniting after a breakup] [Cool, aloof, rational beauty with a warm heart * A big, awkward puppy who says one thing and means another, but is willing to change] "His rose garden remained a desolate wasteland." "If love were a field of study, you would be my one and only lifelong subject." After five years of marriage, Bai Luo'an left Huo Ling a folder. Inside 15.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
34. 984 假 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 985 第 The Ninth Autumn 第九个秋 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Innocent and carefree Mi Yicheng vs. taciturn Shen Jingjun] Everyone talks about meeting again in the next life, but he is a firm materialist. Love may bring partings and reunions, but there is no next life. On a rainy autumn day, Mi Yicheng waits beneath her office building for the rain to stop. As she gazes at the curtain of rain before her, an image of Shen Jingjun comes to mind. The dashing young man in a dark blue jacket stands across the road, smiling at her. He waves, the corners of hi 91Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 986 离 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 987 太 The Crown Prince Gave Away His Country 太子他把国家送人了 Li Sanwan黎三万Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Complete]“No CP + no love interest + focused solely on building a career and saving the world + no female lead + reborn + tragic ending” A twist of fate turned Zhu Fanyi from the protagonist into a supporting character. Reborn, he turned his fate around. The System sobbed, “Heaven won’t let me go home. I want to atone and give everything back to you!” At first, Zhu Fanyi couldn’t have cared less. He thought, Don’t flatter yourself and dump that mess on me. Going along with fate is actually pre 1.6kReads9.3Score231Shelves

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    In this book, my Crown Prince sleeps eternally on that snowy night. 😭

38. 988 年 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 989 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on a Tycoon’s Arm. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 离婚当天，前妻挽着暴发户嘲笑我穷，三年后我身家过亿 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on the Arm of a Nouveau Riche. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 990 崇 She Married a Foreigner Out of Worship for the West, Lost 4.7 Million to a Scam, Then Fought Back 崇洋媚外嫁老外，被骗470万后我绝地反击 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted I Married a Foreigner Out of a Fawning Admiration for the West. After He Scammed Me Out of 4.7 Million, I Fought Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 991 入 After Fourteen Years as the Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family 入赘14年，他毒杀了我全家 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅17k WordsCompleted After 14 Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 992 荒 Curse of the Wasteland 荒原咒 East Wind, Rain on the West Wall东雨打西墙Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Angst-filled romance + Republican-era setting + revenge + fate’s cycle through generations + dual narrative + bittersweet tragedy + happy-ending bonus] Set in the Republican era, amid desolate wilderness and sweeping snowstorms. Angst-filled romance × revenge × the cycle of fate across two generations There is heartbreak and sweetness, hatred and letting go. The early years of the Republic: a snow-swept wilderness. A little boy is abandoned and found in the snow by a landlord, who names him Shi 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For fans of angst-filled stories, fans of Republican-era novels, and readers who want to cry.

43. 993 女 Reborn in a Matriarchal World: The Cold Prince Consort Is a Mad Villain 女尊重生：清冷君后竟是疯批反派 Fireworks Marshland烟花沼泽Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Tyrannical, authoritarian empress ✖️ aloof and gentle/crazy villainous consort] [1v1 | fictional dynasty + reborn + women rule, men are subordinate] In her previous life, Feng Zhishang first met Xie Qingyu at the birthday banquet of Chancellor Xie. To put it poetically, it was love at first sight. To be more realistic, it was lust at first sight. The banquet hadn't begun yet. After putting on a show of affection between ruler and subject, she had nothing to do, so she left the main hall and wan 10.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves
44. 994 服 Giving In 服软 Mingzhu明珠Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    High-quality angst novels

45. 995 燕 Yan Yun Sixteen Voices: Empty Mirrors and Flowers 燕云十六声：业镜空花 Yu Qinglang宇清郎Historical8k WordsCompleted Where Winds Meet: The Illusory Mirror of Karma 47Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 996 系 The System Makes Me Do Evil, and the Male Lead Makes Me Love Him 系统逼我作恶，男主逼我爱他 Nothingness Is Everywhere and Nowhere无为有处有无无Fantastical Romance550k WordsCompleted [Vicious senior sister x deranged junior brother on the verge of turning evil] [Transmigrate, System, redemption of a beautiful but tragic hero, equally matched leads, love-triangle showdowns, one-on-one romance, mutually devoted couple] (Dear readers, the rating has only just appeared, so it doesn't mean much yet.) Gu Xuan is stabbed to death by a disgruntled patient, only to wake up as the notorious vicious senior sister in a cultivation novel! The System coldly issues her missions: Mission O 305Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The romantic relationship between the male and female leads is complex. The characters are quite vivid, allowing the reader to feel immersed in the story. If you're looking for a slightly angsty read, you can give this book a try. Don't give up halfway through; be sure to read to the end, because it has a happy ending! (´-ω-`)

47. 997 我 My Brother Keeps Falling for It Again and Again 我哥他又双叒叕真香了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊36k WordsCompleted My Brother Has Fallen for It Again and Again 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
48. 998 追 Eight Years of Chasing You: Please Sign Here 追妻八年，请签收 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊30k WordsCompleted Chasing My Wife for Eight Years: Please Sign Here 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 999 捉 After Catching Them Cheating, I Became the Top Trending Topic 捉奸后，我成了热搜第一 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊44k WordsCompleted After Catching My Partner Cheating, I Became the Top Trending Topic 48Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1000 五 Five Join Forces to Win Back That Beijing Girl 五人成团，追回那个京城大妞 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊37k WordsCompleted Five Form a Team to Win Back That City Girl 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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