Short Tragic Romance Stories from Douyin 抖音虐文短篇

1. 1301 开 Once It Starts, There's No Escape 开始了就别想跑 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Once It Starts, Don't Even Think About Running 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super short and super sweet, a mix of angst and romance, perfect for bedtime and sweet dreams.

2. 1302 每 Someone Worries I’ll Kill Myself Every Day 每天都有人担心我会自杀 Alice's Forest Cottage爱丽丝的森林小屋Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Lin Qingran died in the cold seawater, her life ending forever at the age of twenty-four. Afterward, the family members closest to her were consumed with regret and got the chance to start over. Can they change her fate this time? And what about the person she couldn’t stop thinking of, even as she died? Will they find their happy ending? Lin Qingran noticed that her family had started acting a little differently. Their annual family meeting had become a quarterly one. Her usually stern grandfa 5.1kReads9.0Score368Shelves
3. 1303 他 His White Moonlight 他的白月光 dearfairyModern Romance180k WordsCompleted He's a rising star in business, a born winner, and the feared second young master of the Feng family. Yet no one knows that he has kept someone in his heart for eleven years, and even getting close to her feels like an impossible dream. “Jiaojiao, if I walk over there now, can I hug you?” “Feng Lin, guilt and love are two different things.” [Mutual pining + reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + redemptive angst + happy ending] 3.8kReads9.2Score295Shelves
4. 1304 闺 My Best Friend Gave Him Up for Me, and I Happily Married the Handsome, Lame Physician 闺蜜让爱，喜嫁瘸腿俏郎中 Su Rongrong苏绒绒9k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Gives Up Her Love, and I Happily Marry the Handsome, Lame Physician 5Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1305 蜥 The Lizard's Bones and the Buddha's Shedding 蜥骨佛蜕 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎32k WordsCompleted The Buddha's Molted Skin of Lizard Bone —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1306 爆 A Selection of Tearjerker Tragedy Novels 爆哭虐文精选 Deng Denglucky登登luckyModern Romance275k WordsCompleted Darkness swallowed me like a rising tide. I knelt beside the bed, clutching the sheets so tightly that my knuckles turned white. Tears poured down my face, blurring everything before my eyes. It felt as though countless fine needles were piercing my heart, the pain spreading throughout my body. Something seemed lodged in my throat, leaving me able to make only broken sobs. Each one felt as if it were tearing its way out from the depths of my soul. The memories I once cherished were now sharp bla 662Reads—Score107Shelves
7. 1307 我 Three Years After I Died, He Learned the Truth and Went Mad 我死后第三年，得知真相的他疯了 April Seventh四月七Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Three years after I died, Song Shi finally won over the woman he had always loved, and the two returned to China to get married. The first thing he did after coming back was force me to show myself. He even sent my father to prison, then drove my mother to jump to her death. In the end, he was still waiting for me to appear and kneel to beg his forgiveness. Little did he know that what he was waiting for was my death certificate. 138Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1308 庶 Reborn as a Concubine’s Daughter: This Time, Grandma Won’t Get Away! 庶女重生：这辈子祖母休想逃！ Su Rongrong苏绒绒Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Concubine's Daughter: Grandmother Won't Get Away This Time! —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1309 小 The Little Ancestress Finds Herself a Monk Husband 小祖宗拐个和尚做夫君 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Little Ancestor, Kidnap a Monk to Be Your Husband 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1310 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves
11. 1311 致 A Deadly Relationship 致命关系 KurlyModern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Angst all the way; searching for sweetness among the heartbreak] The moment Mu Yunqi abandoned Ye Nan, his punishment began. He knew how cruel the experiments on “Patient Zero” were, but when he saw her tortured until she was barely human, it felt as if his heart and guts were being torn out. He regretted it. “Give her back to me.” “Give her back? Mr. Mu, you gave her away with your own hands. You can’t just take her back.” Forced to become a test subject, she was powerless to protect herself, 614Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    [Angry] This video is trending on TikTok! I cried while watching it, and finished it in no time. It's so heart-wrenching, the whole thing is incredibly painful. Prepare your tissues. It's best watched alone to truly experience the feeling of helplessness.

12. 1312 爸 My Parents Ran Off With a Million in Dowry Money. Who’s Going to Clean Up My In-Laws’ Mess? 爸妈卷走百万聘金逃了，婆家的烂摊子谁来扛？ Su Rongrong苏绒绒Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Parents Ran Off With a Million in Betrothal Money. Who's Going to Clean Up My In-Laws' Mess? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1313 小 The Young Master's Beloved Enters the Palace, and the Aloof Crown Prince Falls for Him Day by Day 小良人入宫，清冷太子日日沦陷。 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted A Little Beauty Enters the Palace, and the Cool-Hearted Crown Prince Falls for Her Day After Day. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1314 再 Keep Torturing Me! One More Time and I'm Running Away! 再虐！再虐我就跑了！ Fallen Wood in March三月落木Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Win her back at any cost + reunion after years apart + sweet and angsty + happy ending] Jiang Chen had loved Xu Jingnian for more than a decade, but she had always known that he felt only familial affection and friendship for her, never love. She had asked him countless times, “Do you like me?” His answer was always, “Jiang Chen, stop dreaming.” “Jiang Chen, I’ll never love you in this lifetime.” Yeah, right. All talk. When their parting finally came, the man who had always been proud and aloof 2kReads8.4Score116Shelves
15. 1315 生 An Awkward Game 生涩游戏 Shiluo Niang什洛娘Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Forbidden] -- Zhou Chixu disliked Xia Zhixin from the very first moment he saw her. He hated her radiance, her sunshine, and the vigorous life she seemed to exude. But the more he hated her, the more he wanted to make her his. 2.7kReads8.7Score176Shelves
16. 1316 江 Jiang Du, I’m Done Waiting for You 江渡，我不等你了 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断14k WordsCompleted Jiang Du, I’m Not Waiting for You Anymore 546Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These, these, these!

17. 1317 为 They Pushed Me Into Hell for the Bride Price. I’ve Given Up on This Marriage 为彩礼把我推入火坑，这场婚姻我认输了 Su Rongrong苏绒绒Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted They Pushed Me Into Hell for the Bride Price. I've Given Up on This Marriage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1318 死 The One Who Died Looked So Much Like You. Also Known As: Stirring Up Dust 死的那人多像你。又名：惹尘埃 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted The one who died looked so much like you. Also known as: Stirring Up Dust —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1319 陆 Lu Shihan, Will We See Each Other Again? 陆时寒，我们还会再见面吗 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断19k WordsCompleted Lu Shihan, will we see each other again? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1320 虐 Make Them Weep, Make Them Suffer 虐哭，超虐 Boss Dan淡总Female-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted Heartbreaking and intensely angsty. 273Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1321 旁 They Look Down on the Red-Light District, but I Heal and Protect My Sisters 旁人轻贱烟花地，我做药医庇护众姐妹 Su Rongrong苏绒绒Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Others Look Down on the Red-Light District, but I Heal and Protect My Sisters —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1322 你 You Shielded Me from Half a Lifetime of Pain. What Would It Matter If I Gave You My Whole Life? 你遮我半世殇为你倾尽一生又何妨 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted You shielded me from half a lifetime of sorrow. What would it matter if I gave my whole life for you? —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1323 结 For Three Years of Marriage, He Switched My Folic Acid for Birth Control Pills 结婚三年，他把叶酸换成了避孕药 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断11k WordsCompleted After Three Years of Marriage, He Replaced My Folic Acid with Birth Control Pills 536Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1324 南 The South Wind Blows into My Arms 南风入我怀 Tang Xi唐溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She was the lover he had cast aside. And the wife he had married by any means necessary. She had thought it was just another game he’d taken up on a whim. With no way to avoid it, she decided to play along. Everyone said she was the woman Young Master Lu loved most, because she was the only one who dared to wreck his events and slap him in the face, while he always smiled and told her to do whatever made her happy. But only she knew that she was the woman he hated and despised most. He had aband 383Reads9.3Score212Shelves

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    Family, I'm easily moved to tears, and I couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning.

25. 1325 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says Being a Substitute Is Bad? 快穿：谁说替身不好当 Salted Fish Who Doesn't Eat Celery不吃芹菜的咸鱼Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [1v1, two male leads, quick transmigration, sweet and angsty, a seemingly innocent but secretly wild bottom] The individual worlds have bad endings, but the overall story has a happy ending. Content warning: The top is a scumbag, and the bottom gets split into multiple versions of him. Some worlds involve the bottom being abused, and in a few worlds there are several versions of the scumbag top. He Ye begins playing the cannon-fodder substitute in each small world. He must stay in character and 90Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    🔥Waaaaah, after reading this, I'm so resilient! The female lead loved him for ten years, but he pushed her into the abyss for his white moonlight. Reborn this week, he's determined to stay far away from death.

26. 1326 红 The Red Tassel Falls at Sunset: I’ll Make the Marquis’s Household Pay in Blood 红缨凋落日，我让侯府上下血债血偿 Su Rongrong苏绒绒Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted When the Red Tassels Fall at Sunset, I'll Make the Entire Marquis's Estate Pay in Blood 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1327 夫 My Husband Returned Victorious with the Enemy Princess 夫君凯旋而归，带回了敌国公主 Eggless Yellow Party蛋不黄派Ancient Romance34k WordsCompleted My husband returned victorious, bringing the enemy kingdom's princess with him 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; you can read one chapter in 30 minutes. It's a heart-wrenching historical romance. On his wedding day, he led his troops into battle and finally returned in triumph…

28. 1328 被 The Fox Immortal Who Was Skinned Alive 被抽筋剥皮的狐仙 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎6k WordsCompleted The fox immortal who was tortured, skinned, and had her tendons removed —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1329 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Novel's Heroine Turns the Tables on the Hero 快穿：虐文女主她虐男主啦 A Heart Set on the Deer遂鹿心Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [Invincible yandere heroine + ruthless male leads + multiple male leads] Warning: The heroine is not a good person and will not avenge the original heroine. Modern setting The male lead, who controls the lifeblood of the global economy: “Su Ye, spare the Gu family. Don’t kill her! I hate you! But I love you too.” Su Ye curled her lips in a faint smile. “Who do you think you are? You’re nothing but his substitute.” What difference is there between a male lead whose wings have been clipped and the 405Reads7.1Score100Shelves
30. 1330 终 At Last, We Part Ways at the Ends of the Earth 终与君陌路天涯 Ragdoll Cat布偶猫Ancient Romance69k WordsCompleted “Ajiu was an assassin. She had handed over her life long ago in exchange for a bowl of abortion medicine. Nangong Li took away her child and the freedom of the rest of her life. In the depths of the palace, how far can she go?” 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books are very heart-wrenching. In the second book, the female lead really dies; she is neither resurrected nor reconciled with the male lead.

31. 1331 躺 The Day I Lay on the Operating Table, He Was at an Antenatal Checkup with His First Love 躺在手术台那天，他在陪白月光产检 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted The day he was lying on the operating table, he was accompanying his unrequited love to a prenatal checkup. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1332 浴 Reborn in the Flames: I Became a Gatekeeper in the Immortal Realm 浴火重生之我在仙界做门童 Su Rongrong苏绒绒8k WordsCompleted Reborn in the Flames: I Became a Gate Attendant in the Immortal Realm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1333 夺 Stealing Another Man's Wife 夺人臣妻 Shan Qiao Yao山桥遥Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Stealing Another Man's Wife 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic love story. When Xiao Yan was at his lowest point, I married into the Cui family of Qinghe with a grand wedding procession. On the day he ascended the throne, I was kneeling at Fahua Temple, begging for medicine for Cui Shao. Later, he used his imperial power to force the Cui family to divorce me. Everyone thought he loved me so much that he took a subject's wife. But the imperial edict appointing me as a concubine listed my stepsister's name, making me the laughingstock of the capital. I didn't cry or make a scene; I just stayed in the courtyard brewing medicine, quietly watching him expand his harem. He was furious, smashing my medicine pot and kissing me frantically: "You still have your eye on that sickly Cui family member?" He didn't know that this medicine wasn't for Cui Shao, but for me. His mad revenge destroyed my only life-saving medicine.

34. 1334 千 A Thousand Years to Cultivate One Tail, Fond of the Raw and the Pleasures of Mortal Life 千年修一尾，喜食生，喜人间烟火 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎6k WordsCompleted A thousand years of cultivation to grow a single tail. It loves eating raw food and delights in the everyday pleasures of the human world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1335 这 This Time, I’ll Find You First 这一次，换我先找到你 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断18k WordsCompleted This time, I’ll be the one to find you first. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1336 其 I Really Do Love You 其实很爱你 Shi Zi时紫12k WordsCompleted I Actually Love You 920Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1337 权 The Powerful Minister’s Beloved Concubine Ran Away, and He Panicked 权臣的宠妾逃跑了，他慌了 Shan Qiao Yao山桥遥Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted His Powerful Minister's Beloved Concubine Ran Away, and He Panicked 2.9kReads—Score—Shelves
38. 1338 落 Lost in the Fog, I Forgot You 落入雾中将你遗忘 The Rabbit Who Loves Champagne爱喝香槟的兔子Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted “Auntie, I’ve made up my mind. I’m willing to leave the Bo family and go abroad to live with you.” On the other end of the phone, her aunt sounded delighted and earnestly reminded her, “All right, Qinghuai. I’ll arrange your visa right away. It’ll probably take another month. Spend this time getting together with your friends and classmates. Once you settle in New Zealand, you probably won’t see them again, so talk things through and say your goodbyes.” “Especially your young uncle. He’s raised —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads clearly love each other, yet they can't be together. The female lead is bold and reckless, pursuing love without regard for anything else, until she's hurt herself badly before leaving. The male lead, however, lives his whole life in regret. In the end, after he hurt the female lead, he wasn't the one who suffered the consequences; he was ultimately just the younger brother, yet there seems to be a lingering sense of regret.

39. 1339 轩 Xuanyuan Tomb: I Stop Being Human at the Drop of a Hat 轩辕坟：一言不合就不做人。 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎6k WordsCompleted Xuanyuan Tomb: One disagreement, and I stop being human. —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1340 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.9kReads9.1Score802Shelves

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    "That year's Heroes' Gathering produced seven champions." It's truly heart-wrenching! The first hundred-odd chapters had me laughing out loud, but the later ones made me cry buckets!!! A huge recommendation!!! A must-read for fans of ensemble casts!!! My second quick transmigration novel, every world has a tragic ending. I'd call it the pinnacle of angst! It made me cry buckets!!! It was so heartbreaking!!! If you like tragic endings, don't miss this one! Just read it!!! You'll be completely captivated!!!

41. 1341 禁 Abstinent Prince, Good to See You: I Transmigrated Into the Ancestor 禁欲王爷别来无恙，穿成老祖宗 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted (She picked up a handsome but dim-witted little brother, then ran into a smiling-though-deadly husband. So much for the celibate type! And why is there a deadweight tagging along? My child? Impossible...) How many years must pass in this world before two people cross paths just once? “The butterfly-orchid jade hairpin sways and trembles gently...” Her skin glistens with sweat; the jade hairpin taps against the pillow. He pinned her to the bed, veins bulging in his neck. “Are you really going to 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1342 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
43. 1343 陛 Your Majesty, This Consort Is About to Go Crazy 陛下，臣妾要发疯 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断15k WordsCompleted Your Majesty, I’m Going to Go Crazy —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1344 覆 Spring Reborn 覆春生 Luo Ye Muchen洛夜沐宸Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Spring Returns Beneath the Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese romance + rebirth + swap marriage: Watch the female protagonist live another life and try to turn the tide.

45. 1345 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 12.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    White Tomato absolutely, positively recommends reading these three novels. I highly suggest everyone check out the first one—oh my god, it's incredibly good, absolutely amazing! It's so engaging and the plot isn't too melodramatic.

46. 1346 闺 Best Friends Reborn Together: Marrying Princes, Then Faking Their Deaths 闺蜜同穿，嫁皇子，双双死遁 Jing Mo Yi京墨一Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Best-friend fiction + transmigration + System + faked death + travel between ancient and modern worlds + princes chase their wives in the modern world] Wen Yuan, eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, and Ji Xingyao, youngest daughter of the great general who guards the border, are married on the same day: Wen Yuan to Crown Prince Li Zhao, and Ji Xingyao to Fifth Prince Li Heng. Both weddings are kept simple, with fewer than ten guests. That is because the maternal clan of the princes’ 2.5kReads7.3Score140Shelves

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    The first book! 1. "I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, only to be used as bait to lure out a murderer. The coldness in his eyes before he died was sharper than the murder weapon. Reborn, I find myself in the murderer's bed—and this strange woman's husband is the one who killed me back then. Now, it's my turn for revenge."

47. 1347 赘 The Live-In Son-in-Law: The Whole World Thinks I Love You 赘婿：全世界以为我爱你 Million-Dollar Salary百万年薪Urban401k WordsCompleted [Urban romance + one heroine + live-in son-in-law. This is not a wish-fulfillment story: the male lead suffers early on, and the female lead suffers later. Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story!] Everyone in Yuncheng knew the Jiang family had a live-in son-in-law who was a lovesick doormat. He’d spent years fawning over their daughter, Jiang Yiwei, always at her beck and call... But everyone in Yuncheng also knew that the Jiang family’s eldest daughter had loved Song Qingche 5.2kReads8.5Score263Shelves

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    It's so heart-wrenching, it makes my liver ache, it makes my heart break 💔, it turns me into a faucet, I lost ten pounds in three days, this is my number 1 most angst-filled novel 😭 🌵 The man pinched Jian Tong's chin, his other arm, long and strong, reached out towards her, his fingertips gently touching her rain-soaked and cold cheeks. Jian Tong was drowned in those gentle, watery eyes, she was lost in them, she seemed to already hear the next sentence, the man asked her, "Are you cold?"

48. 1348 两 Amid the Chaos of Two Lives, They Knew Nothing of Each Other for Three Years 两个人的兵荒马乱，三年彼此一无所知 Passive Income Keeps Pouring In睡后收入源源不断12k WordsCompleted Two lives thrown into chaos by war, three years without knowing a thing about each other. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1349 凶 The Murder Happens in Chapter Four 凶案发生在第四章 Against the Dustlight逆倒尘光啊23k WordsCompleted The Murder Takes Place in Chapter Four 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two of the angst-filled stories are really good!

50. 1350 服 Giving In 服软 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured actress vs. lovesick, doting CEO who embodies the ideal husband] - To help her older sister find love, Lin Yang's own mother set her up for a night together. Lin Yang got pregnant, and the father was the rumored Qin heir who supposedly had no interest in women. Young Master Qin said they should get married. Lin Yang refused. Qin Jue: “I'll give you a hundred million for signing the marriage papers.” Lin Yang: “Woohoo, sounds great!” - The night their child was born, 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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