Short Tragic Romance Stories from Douyin 抖音虐文短篇

1. 1101 广 After Seven Days on a Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 广州出差七天，表妹揣着孕肚登了我家门 Drinking Alone by Moonlight月光下独酌Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted While I Was Away on a Seven-Day Business Trip to Guangzhou, My Cousin Showed Up at My Door with a Baby Bump 3Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1102 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 31Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1103 我 After I Died, I Discovered I Was Only a Substitute 我死后，发现自己原来是替身 Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted After I Died, I Discovered I Was Just a Stand-In —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Every single one of these is a highly recommended collection of short stories; they're all incredibly good.

4. 1104 牙 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世，我该如何选择啊 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 14Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1105 重 Rebirth Is Neither a Curse nor a Blessing 重生不是诅咒也不是恩赐 Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子16k WordsCompleted Rebirth Is Neither a Curse nor a Blessing —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1106 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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   This book is seriously, seriously, seriously heartbreaking. Everyone who's read it leaves crying! [No need to look forward to winter, your long summer will never end] This line is so powerful it'll make your eyes well up with tears. I held off for a long time, but even after reading the last chapters or two of the first world, I still couldn't hold back—it's so incredibly "sweet."

7. 1107 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1108 情 The Weaver of Emotions 情绪的织者 Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子13k WordsCompleted The Weaver of Emotions —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1109 男 My Boyfriend Had Me Arrested at Our Wedding 男朋友竟然在婚礼抓我入狱 Fish Who Loves Vermicelli爱吃粉丝的鱼Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted My boyfriend had me arrested at our wedding —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I waited for Wen Huaizhi for years, but he mistook me for someone else. I told him the truth, but he didn't believe me and mocked me. I waited for him in my wedding dress in the hall, but he took me to jail in his team uniform. It turned out, it was all a lie. ➡️➡️A tragic love story

10. 1110 养 Our Adopted Daughter’s Livestream Disaster Made the Whole Family’s Image Crumble 养女直播翻车后，全家人设崩了 Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子12k WordsCompleted After My Adopted Daughter’s Livestream Disaster, the Whole Family’s Public Image Crumbled —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1111 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 398Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These angst stories are good.

12. 1112 男 My Boyfriend Is Just Too Adorable. What Am I Supposed to Do? 男朋友真是太可爱了，这可咋办？ Fish Who Loves Vermicelli爱吃粉丝的鱼Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted My boyfriend is just too cute. What am I supposed to do? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1113 重 Reborn, I Made the Scumbag and His Mistress Stay Together for Good. Not One Gets Away! 重生后我让渣男贱女锁死，一个不留！ Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子12k WordsCompleted Reborn, I’ll make the scumbag and the homewrecker stay together forever. Not one of them gets away! —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1114 中 After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave with Nothing! 中奖后，妻女逼我净身出户！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave With Nothing! 249Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1115 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1116 听 After Hearing His Thoughts, the Foolish Emperor Climbed the Palace Wall and Fled in the Night, Crying That He Couldn't Take It 听见心声后，昏君他连夜翻墙跑了，直呼受不了 Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子22k WordsCompleted After hearing people’s thoughts, the foolish emperor climbed over the palace wall and fled in the middle of the night, shouting that he couldn’t take it anymore. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1117 重 Reborn as the Matriarch, I Want a Divorce Every Day 重生主母日日想和离 Very Lucky Raccoon大吉大狸Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted [Reborn Female Side Character + Transmigrated Female Lead + Mind-Reading Male Lead + Devoted Couple + Laid-Back Historical Romance] After Song Nanzhi died, she learned that she was nothing more than a stepping stone in a storybook, there to highlight the unwavering love between the hero and heroine. On their wedding day, her husband Gu Lin was ordered to the front lines. Three years later, he returned from the border with the transmigrated heroine and asked her for a divorce. In her previous lif 782Reads7.1Score102Shelves

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    👀A short, heart-wrenching story. "Why wasn't it you who was sick? Why wasn't it you who died?" Little did she know, she was truly on the verge of death. 😔 This love is too tragic. 😭 She accepted her fate.

18. 1118 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1119 论 How to Keep Your Image Intact in the Cultivation World 论如何在修仙界保持人设不崩 Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子13k WordsCompleted How to Keep Your Character Intact in the Cultivation World —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1120 我 You’re the Only One in My World 我的世界仅一个你而已 Woodfall Shadow木落影Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted An animated comic adaptation of this book is in production. Stay tuned! [Rebirth + secret identities + adorable baby + sweet romance + domineering CEO + two strong leads] In her previous life, she was blinded by love and trusted the wrong man and woman. She treated him and their child as a disgrace and avoided them at all costs. She made trouble everywhere and caused their child’s death, leaving him with nothing. But when she lay dying, that man still protected her, willing to die rather than be 17kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    💥💥Finally found it! This is the book that was advertised on Douyin! In her past life, she was blinded by greed, trusting the wrong men and women. She regarded him and her child as shame and avoided them like the plague. She acted recklessly, causing the death of her child and leaving him with nothing. But when she was on her deathbed, that man still protected her, willing to die to be with her.

21. 1121 握 Hold Her Tight Around the Waist 握紧她的小腰 Wu Siyue梧思月Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted No one knew that behind Qin Yan’s handsome, gentlemanly exterior lay a beastly side that was brutal and savage. The laid-back actress Shu Ran was forced by her agent to attend a drinking party and entertain clients. To her surprise, the client she had to entertain was her boss, Qin Yan. At the party, Qin Yan fixed his icy gaze on her bright, vivid face, his expression unreadable. A smile curled at his lips, elegant and roguish. “Miss Shu, you look stunning tonight.” Shu Ran gazed at him with c 827Reads9.1Score117Shelves

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    🔥These are all heart-wrenching stories I watched on Douyin (TikTok). They're incredibly good, super exciting, super angsty, extremely heart-wrenching, and will bring tears to your eyes. The campus angst is written smoothly and delicately, leaving you feeling deeply unsatisfied and with a lasting impact.

22. 1122 智 Outsmarting My Wife's First Love: Father and Son Join Forces 智斗老婆白月光，我们父子齐上阵 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Outsmarting My Wife's First Love: Father and Son Join Forces 239Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1123 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1124 蓝 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱Historical16k WordsCompleted The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1125 夏 Summer Breeze Kisses My Shirt 夏风吻过衬衫 Long Shao Plays Word Games龙少耍花腔9k WordsCompleted The Summer Breeze Kissed My Shirt 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wonder if it has a storyline.

26. 1126 开 From the Start, I Called a Policewoman, and There’s a Ghost Behind Her! 开局连线警花，她背后有只鬼！ Ink Talk 2023墨语2023Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing My name is Lin Feng, and I’m a nobody fortune-telling streamer. By accident, I became bound to the Underworld Livestream System. My viewers are all wronged souls who died violent deaths, and their tips take the form of extra years of life and cultivation techniques! Helping spirits resolve their grievances extends my life, while solving mysteries for malevolent ghosts grants me supernatural powers. Now that my livestream has become a courtroom connecting the worlds of the living and the dead, an 17Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    A wildly popular recommendation! "Starting with a Live Call to a Policewoman, and There's a Ghost Behind Her!" You'll regret not watching! The anchor sees a ghostly figure behind the policewoman during a live call! The ghost even smiles at the camera! The anchor is terrified!!! Then the ghost says: You can see me?!?! Goosebumps rise! Will the anchor survive the night?! What's the secret between the policewoman and the ghost?! You'll regret missing it!! "Starting with a Live Call to a Policewoman" is a masterpiece!!! Full of suspense!!!

27. 1127 分 You Want to Split 60,000 with Me? I Started Out Worth 50 Million! 分我六万？我开局身价五千万！ King Revolver左轮王13k WordsCompleted You Only Want to Give Me Sixty Thousand? I'm Worth Fifty Million from the Start! 404Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1128 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 216Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1129 替 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后，摄政王疯了 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱32k WordsCompleted After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 5.9kReads—Score107Shelves
30. 1130 爱 Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Comes Home 爱不期许，良人不归 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Came Back 147Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1131 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 207Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1132 做 I've Been a Joke for Three Years, and You Still Won't Let Me Leave with Dignity 做了三年笑话，你还不让我体面离场 Yun Qi Mu Zhi云栖木枝32k WordsCompleted After three years as a laughingstock, you still won't let me make a dignified exit 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For three years of marriage, the words he said to me most often were, "You don't deserve me." The day my beloved returned home, he brought her home without a word, shoving a divorce agreement in my face. I looked at the cold indifference in his eyes, at the smug smile of the woman beside him, as if inspecting a trophy. Silently, I picked up a pen and signed my name decisively. What Fu Qinghan didn't know was that I was already terminally ill; even without a divorce, my days were numbered. As we parted, he suddenly stopped my car on the way to the airport, his eyes red, and angrily questioned me—"Three years of marriage, and you haven't shed a single tear for the divorce. Shen Zhiyi, do you even have a heart?" I quietly looked at the man I had loved for years, my heart a desolate wasteland. "I have a heart," I whispered, "but you never wanted it, and you never believed it." "From now on, you no longer need to force yourself to accept it."

33. 1133 假 After Faking My Death, the Mad Prince Slaughtered All of Nanling to Claim My Life 《假死之后，疯王爷屠了整个南陵来追我的命》 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱12k WordsCompleted After Faking My Death, the Mad Prince Slaughtered All of Nanling to Track Me Down 187Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1134 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 735Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1135 落 Sold to a Demon Foster Father Who Trades in Human Meat, a Choking Girl Fights Back 落到贩卖“菜人”的恶魔养父手上后，窒息女孩开始反杀 Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫8k WordsCompleted After falling into the hands of her adoptive father, a devil who sells people as "vegetables," the suffocated girl begins fighting back. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is a very niche and bizarre novel! It's based on the legend of the ancient vegetable people. Dark, suspenseful, and terrifying 🥀🍂🍂. The second one features a very satisfying male protagonist's revenge. He punishes the vicious and materialistic female supporting character, and the ending is very romantic and heartwarming 🌹🌻.

36. 1136 囚 Captive Love, Ashes of the Past: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 囚宠归烬：偏执总裁追妻无门 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱49k WordsCompleted Prisoner, Returned to Ashes: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 928Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1137 夏 A Summer Kiss 夏日热吻你 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [Cool, roguish heartbreaker & sweet, well-behaved girl] The physical edition of Tenderness Is Only for You is now available [The playboy reforms + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are pure + happy ending + unrequited love comes true] When Sang Sui was fifteen, she came with her mother to the Sheng family in Yunjing City and met Lin Yi's son, Sheng Yize. Three years older than her and exceptionally handsome, he was just so cold that Sang Sui hid behind her mother and greeted him wit 21.7kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    She had secretly loved him for four years, only to be trampled on by him. That day, someone asked him, "Mr. Sheng, what's your attitude towards Sang Sui? Are you finally settling down, you playboy?" The man, with an air of nonchalance, replied, "It was just a fling, and you actually took it seriously?" Sang Sui's face instantly paled. Everyone said Sheng Yize was a notorious playboy, and no one could ever truly enter his heart. Sang Sui felt foolish for daring to hope that the playboy would settle down. On the day she decided to stop liking him, Sang Sui chose to delete all his contact information and go abroad to study. That day, the man rushed to the airport, only to find a letter she had left behind.

38. 1138 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 217Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1139 上 I Was the Toxic White Moonlight’s ATM in My Past Life. Reborn, I Found True Love and Said No to Manipulation 上一世是恶毒白月光的提款机，重生后找回真爱拒绝PUA Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫14k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the vicious moonlight's cash machine. After being reborn, she finds true love again and refuses to be emotionally manipulated. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1140 求 Please Don’t Leave Me 求你别丢下我 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱15k WordsCompleted Please, don't leave me behind. 392Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1141 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    The first book was so heart-wrenching, my eyes were like walnuts. I didn't dare read the second one; I couldn't hold back my tears the second time. After finishing the third book, I was truly unable to calm down for a long time. It even made you lose 10 pounds in 10 days.

42. 1142 谁 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 Qingya青崖Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 184Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    These are all angst-filled novels with less than 100,000 words each. I highly recommend the second to last one!!!

43. 1143 名 In the World of My Name, I Created a Psychiatric Hospital Amid a Comical Own Goal 名义，我在人乌龙球世界，创造精神病 Ruler of the Heavenly Dao天道主宰20k WordsCompleted In the Name of the People: I Create Mental Illness in a World of Own Goals 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The more torture it inflicts, the more enjoyable it is, right?

44. 1144 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 148Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1145 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.5kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    "Heartbreaking Love": The female lead Ruan Yunzheng and the male lead Fu Yinghan have a complicated and entangled relationship, experiencing many hardships, and the plot is heartbreaking.

46. 1146 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1147 谁 Who Promised Me a Cold Marriage to Spend the Rest of My Life? 谁许凉婚度余生 Su Cheng苏橙Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Wen Liangcheng loves a woman, but sadly, that woman isn't her. Mu Zi thought her waiting would make Wen Liangcheng change his mind, but she forgot that love is never something you can settle for. 15Reads5.1Score—Shelves
48. 1148 灼 Burning Bones, Yearning for You 灼骨相思 An Octopus with Six Legs一只章鱼六条腿10k WordsCompleted Yearning That Burns to the Bone 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super good sad ending short story.

49. 1149 吉 The Auspicious Hour Has Arrived: Er Er Ci Wan 吉时已到--尔尔辞晚 Mi You迷幽7k WordsCompleted The Auspicious Hour Has Arrived -- Er Er Ci Wan 60Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When it comes to short, angst-filled stories on TikTok, "The Auspicious Time Has Arrived" is a must-mention.

50. 1150 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    It's incredibly beautiful, but also very heartbreaking; it left me feeling suffocated and sad. She had a crush on him throughout her youth, but he didn't even know her. [Crying][crying]

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