Short Tragic Romance Stories from Douyin 抖音虐文短篇

1. 51 迟 Late, Late 迟迟 Big Sister A Yin阿银姐姐25k WordsCompleted Five years into our marriage, Pei Yanli ignored me and our child. Only after our child died in an accident and I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, my heart completely numb, did I ask for a divorce. I gave up my status as Mrs. Pei and walked away with nothing. I had planned to die alone, but my ex-husband, Pei Yanli, kept coming to see me again and again. 548Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 规 Rule Horror: Whoever Lies Will Die 规则怪谈：谁说谎，谁就会死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Whoever Lies Will Die 90Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 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. 54 王 Prince, a Brothel Isn't a Study Hall! 王爷，青楼不是自习室！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Your Highness, a Brothel Is Not a Study Hall! 221Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 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. 56 春 A Slow Spring in the Courtyard 春庭慢 That Early Summer aaa那年初夏aaaAncient Romance23k WordsCompleted I was his Crown Princess for ten years, bound to him in marriage. Yet after he ascended the throne, he made me only a Noble Consort. 875Reads—Score118Shelves
7. 57 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 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
9. 59 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
10. 60 百 After the Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, the Whole Company Regretted It 百万年终奖取消后，全公司都后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, and the Whole Company Regretted It 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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11. 61 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
12. 62 裁 They Laid Off the Group Chairman's Heir 裁员裁到集团太子爷 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted They Laid Off the Group's Heir 939Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 闺 My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 闺蜜私房菜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My Best Friend’s Private Kitchen 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 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
15. 65 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
16. 66 女 My Daughter Calls His Best Friend Dad, and My CEO Ex-Husband Regrets It Bitterly 女儿认他好兄弟当爸爸，总裁前夫肠子都悔青了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted His daughter calls his best friend Dad, and his CEO ex-husband is consumed with regret. 396Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 你 You Tore Up My Critical Condition Notice, So I'll Cut Off Your Group's Lifeline 你撕我病危通知，我断你集团命脉 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted You tore up my critical condition notice. I’ll cut off the lifeline of your entire conglomerate. 213Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 重 Reborn, I Let My Fiancée and Her Lover Stay Together for Good 重生后，放手让未婚妻和奸夫牢牢锁死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I let my fiancée and her lover bind themselves together for good. 168Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 跟 One Step Away from My Senior 跟学长差一步 Pig's Head Meat at Every Meal顿顿猪头肉8k WordsCompleted Just One Step Behind My Senior —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Physical discomfort caused by abuse

20. 70 闺 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 Xi Fengche溪凤澈25k WordsCompleted My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 787Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all short, angst-filled stories; they're good and I recommend them.

21. 71 他 The Night He Cut Out My Spirit Bone, the Moonlight Wept 他剖我灵骨那夜，月光在哭 Pig's Head Meat at Every Meal顿顿猪头肉Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Night He Cut Out My Spirit Bone, the Moonlight Wept —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 我 My Ghost Wife Is an Unparalleled Ghost Immortal 1: Liu Hanyan 我的阴妻是绝代鬼仙1：柳含烟 Xi Fengche溪凤澈6k WordsCompleted My Ghostly Wife Is an Unmatched Ghost Immortal 1: Liu Hanyan 54Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 确 After I Was Diagnosed with Cancer, I Signed the Divorce Papers 确诊癌症后，我签了离婚协议 Pig's Head Meat at Every Meal顿顿猪头肉11k WordsCompleted After Being Diagnosed with Cancer, I Signed the Divorce Papers 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 妻 My Wife Went to Her Date Looking Radiant and Came Home Shattered 妻子光鲜赴约破碎归来 Xi Fengche溪凤澈8k WordsCompleted His wife left for her date looking radiant, then returned in pieces 759Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 十 Ten Years of Deep Love, All Undone by Her Smile 十年情深，不抵她一笑 Pig's Head Meat at Every Meal顿顿猪头肉9k WordsCompleted Ten Years of Devotion Couldn’t Match One Smile from Her —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 玄 The Profound Sun’s Guide to the Phoenix 玄阳引凤录 Xi Fengche溪凤澈Eastern Fantasy249k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation] + [Multiple heroines] + [Dual-cultivation furnace] + [Protection and redemption] + [Aesthetic of fragility] + [Proving the Dao through thunder] A hellish start, followed by a rebirth from the ashes. Li Yunche was once a prodigy who could summon the heavenly thunder of the Nine Heavens. To save his master, he lost all his cultivation and became haggard, reduced to the sect’s lowliest menial servant. He languished in despair for fifty years. When the sect is on the br 201Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 月 The Trap of a Monthly Salary Rising from Six Thousand to Fifty Thousand 月薪六千到五万的陷阱 Xi Fengche溪凤澈12k WordsCompleted The Trap of a Monthly Salary of 6,000 to 50,000 11Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 那 Young and Reckless, I First Saw the Snow 那时年少，初见雪 Earn Money to Raise a Piggy Bun挣钱养猪包7k WordsCompleted Back then, we were young, and I first saw the snow. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Snowfall in Guangcheng is a rare occurrence, as are the stories of Chu Ci Yang and Zhou Jibai... First-person perspective, mutual redemption, a heart-wrenching tale; I hope you enjoy it.

29. 79 我 I Request Permanent Account Deletion 我申请永久注销账号 Ming Yuxin明玉心Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted There isn't much of a synopsis. This is simply the story of a life born on the wrong track, reset to zero... Shen Shi'an: "The world is so vast, yet when I look around, there's not a single person who loves me!" There are bonus chapters, so check out the author's notes in Chapter One! #The tags don't match the story. The author didn't choose them (breaks down)# My new work is here! Welcome to read my story. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell 2.9kReads8.1Score400Shelves

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    The two books together have less than 50 chapters, and they made my heart ache from crying. [Crying]

30. 80 刚 Just as I Was About to Give Up on My Feelings, I Learned My Secret Crush Was Critically Ill 刚准备放下喜欢，却得知暗恋对象病危 Wu Rui Xi吾锐兮10k WordsCompleted Just as I Was Ready to Give Up on My Crush, I Learned They Were Critically Ill 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 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
32. 82 迟 A Belated Embrace Can’t Warm Me Once I’ve Gone Cold 迟到的拥抱，赶不上凉透的我 Four-Eyed Idle Fish四眼闲鱼6k WordsCompleted A Belated Embrace Can't Reach Me Now That I'm Cold —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can tell just by looking at the name.

33. 83 老 My Husband Wants Me to Donate Bone Marrow to My Stepson 老公让我给继子捐骨髓 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Husband Asked Me to Donate Bone Marrow to My Stepson 531Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 84 旧 Old Dreams Scattered on the Wind, the Past Left Empty 旧梦随风散，往事皆成空 Pomelo and Apu柚子与阿噗Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Old Dreams Scatter on the Wind, the Past Fades into Nothing 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push push push push

35. 85 5 My 58-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Is Pregnant with a Posthumous Child 58岁高龄的婆婆怀上了遗腹子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Completed My 58-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Is Pregnant with a Posthumous Child —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 春 When Spring Fades 春色尽 Pomelo and Apu柚子与阿噗Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Spring's Last Bloom 2.1kReads—Score102Shelves
37. 87 妻 After My Wife Gave All Our Savings to Her Brother, I Sold Our Marital Home 妻子把积蓄都给了弟弟后，我卖掉了婚房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After My Wife Gave All Our Savings to Her Younger Brother, I Sold Our Marital Home 219Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 毁 The Rose of Destruction 毁灭玫瑰 Pomelo and Apu柚子与阿噗8k WordsCompleted The Rose of Destruction 234Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score362Shelves

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    The first book is a tragic romance novel. The male and female leads meet for the first time, but the male lead doesn't help the female lead, leading to her illness and death. It's not too tragic. The second book is extremely tragic, from beginning to end. I only dared to read the beginning and the end. In the end, the female lead, suffering from depression, jumps off a building and commits suicide. I cried so much [crying][crying].

40. 90 我 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 166Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 91 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

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42. 92 夫 My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, So I Finally Got Over Him 夫君和青梅害我流产，我恋爱脑好了 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My Husband and His Childhood Sweetheart Made Me Miscarry, and I Got Over My Lovesick Foolishness 803Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 她 She Reported My Father-in-Law for Saving Someone, Six Years Later I Destroyed Her Contract 《她举报我岳父救人，六年后我碎她合同》 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书Male-Channel Fanfiction42k WordsCompleted She Reported My Father-in-Law for Saving Someone. Six Years Later, I Tore Up Her Contract 167Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 抢 You Stole My Trash Ex? Taste the Massacre First 抢我渣前夫？6，灭门惨剧你先尝 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, revenge, family intrigue, sweet romance, satisfying read, one-on-one romance] Also known as "My Reborn Half-Sister Wanted to Switch Marriages, So I Let Her. Now She’s the One Crying" Lu Jintang and Lu Zhaoyue were both reborn. As soon as she returned, Lu Zhaoyue eagerly declared, “I’ll give you the Xie family match. I’ll marry into the Xiao family in your place!” Lu Jintang happily agreed and married without hesitation into the seemingly doomed Xie family. Lu Zhaoyue was overjoyed. At 4.5kReads—Score456Shelves
45. 95 一 Humanity's New Crisis a Thousand Years Later 一千年后的人类新危机 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书17k WordsCompleted A New Crisis for Humanity a Thousand Years from Now 32Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 古 Past and Present, Swapping Lives: She Takes Down Scumbags in My Rich Family, While I Farm in Exile for Her 古今互穿：她替我豪门虐渣，我替她流放种田 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月25k WordsCompleted She travels between ancient and modern times: she helps me take down scum in a wealthy family, while I help her farm in exile. 12.7kReads—Score213Shelves
47. 97 我 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, and My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 我修好老巷古井，邻居举报我占公地 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书32k WordsCompleted I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, but My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 8Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 我 After I Was Ordered to Divorce, My Ex-Husband Regretted It 我奉旨和离后，前夫悔不当初 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance36k WordsCompleted After I received the imperial decree to divorce, my ex-husband regretted it too late. 10kReads—Score203Shelves
49. 99 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
50. 100 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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