Short Tragic Romance Stories from Douyin 抖音虐文短篇

1. 101 错 I Mistook My Husband for an AI 错把夫君当AI Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I Mistook My Husband for an AI 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 夫 After My Husband Passed the Exams, He Courted a Princess, But I’m the Real Heiress 夫君高中后攀附郡主，可我才是真千金啊 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After my husband passed the imperial exams, he cozied up to the county princess. But I’m the real daughter! 271Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 重 Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family’s Fortune 重生后，我夺了赵家全部家产 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family's Property 1kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 竹 My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Firm’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Both Fired 竹马和闺蜜替我拒了巨头offer，我反手让他们被开除 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Company’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Fired Instead 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 我 I Died the Day Before His Wedding 我死在他婚礼前一天 Sugar Chirp糖啾啾8k WordsCompleted On his wedding day, everyone was worried I’d show up and make a scene. His friend said, still shaken by the thought, “That lovesick fool Shen Yin had better not show her face. We don’t need her bringing bad luck to the wedding.” Zhou Yue smiled but didn’t argue. When he saw my father appear, disheveled and raving, a mocking look crossed Zhou Yue’s face. “Shen Yin really has plenty of tricks up her sleeve. She even sent a madman to cause trouble. Where is she?” My father looked at him apologetica 2kReads—Score—Shelves

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   I love these melodramatic and angsty stories.

6. 106 香 Soft and Fragrant in His Arms, the Capital’s Princeling Falls for Her 香软入怀，京圈太子爷沦陷了 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄12k WordsCompleted Soft and Sweet in His Arms, the Capital’s Top Heir Falls for Her 16.1kReads—Score291Shelves

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   These books are absolutely fantastic, with over a million readers, highly rated and popular masterpieces, definitely worth recommending!

7. 107 看 He Went Mad with Grief After Seeing My Ashes 看到我的骨灰后，他哭疯了 Fragrance Floats Among Flowers and Moonlight香浮花月10k WordsCompleted He broke down sobbing when he saw my ashes 1.2kReads—Score110Shelves
8. 108 被 After I Was Pushed Out in All but Name, the Whole Company Begged Me to Step In 被变相裁员后，全公司跪求我出手 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Forced Out in All but Name, the Entire Company Begged Me to Step In 2kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 被 My Mother Set Me Up, So I Married an Older Man Instead. Now My Trash Ex Is on His Knees 被亲妈做局后，我反手嫁年上，渣男跪了 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄24k WordsCompleted After my own mother set me up, I turned around and married an older man. My scumbag ex ended up on his knees. 338Reads—Score100Shelves
10. 110 藕 An Unbroken Bond 藕断丝连 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Tangled Affection 265Reads—Score108Shelves

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    My husband, Shen Yue, suffered amnesia in a car accident and doesn't remember me being pregnant. He only calls his beloved Li Zhizhi "wife." He and Li Zhizhi flaunt their affection in front of me and even threaten to divorce me to marry her. I signed the divorce papers as he wished and went to the hospital to have an abortion. Three months later, Shen Yue knocked on my door late at night. Staring at my flat stomach, he asked me in a daze, "Where's our child?" I laughed, "I've already divorced you, why would I keep the child and delay my remarriage?"

11. 111 入 After Three Years in Prison, the Marquis Regretted It 入狱三年，侯爷他悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After Three Years in Prison, the Marquis Regretted It Too Late 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 婆 My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Public, So I Splashed Her with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 婆婆当众骂我不会下蛋，我反手泼了她一身佛跳墙 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄25k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Called Me Barren in Front of Everyone, So I Doused Her in Buddha Jumps Over the Wall 37Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 儿 My Son and Daughter-in-Law Schemed for My Retirement Savings. After I Cut Ties with Them, They Regretted It 儿子儿媳算计我的养老钱，我断绝关系后，他们悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Son and Daughter-in-Law Schemed to Take My Retirement Savings. After I Cut Ties with Them, They Regretted It Too Late 506Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 1 My 1-Million-Year-End Bonus Became a 'Certificate of Encouragement,' So I Made Dozens of Times That Amount Back from the Company 100万年终奖变“鼓励奖状”，我反手从公司赚回几十倍 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My 1-Million Year-End Bonus Became a "Certificate of Encouragement," So I Turned Around and Made Dozens of Times That Amount from the Company 214Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 本 Once a White Ape of Qingcang, I Was Made the Heavenly Dao's Messenger to the Ruins for Watching Good People Die 本是青苍白猿，被天道封归墟信使，只因看不惯好人惨死 Half-Cooked Brain脑子半熟20k WordsCompleted Once a white ape of Qingcang, he was appointed by the Heavenly Dao as a messenger to Guixu. He simply couldn't stand seeing good people die tragic deaths. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 龙EN Dragon Ball: Summoning Whis from the Start 龙珠：开局召唤维斯 Ouyang Xiaobai欧阳小白Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing Gran: "Whis, I have the most delicious food in the universe. Want to try some?" Whis: "Trying to trick me into saving you? Don't be ridiculous... This is delicious!" Gran: "Mr. Whis, I want to learn to break the rules. I want to learn Ultra Instinct..." Whis: "Don't be ridiculous. How could you possibly learn that... Wait, how did you grasp the second level of the selfless state so quickly? What, you've learned to break the rules too?!" Beerus: "Kid, you've got talent. I'll make you my candidate 27.9kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves
17. 117 闪 After Our Flash Marriage, I Could No Longer Hide My Billionaire Identity 闪婚后，我的首富身份藏不住了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After a Flash Marriage, I Could No Longer Hide My Billionaire Identity 780Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 月 Moonlight Binds the Wolf’s Soul, Love and Hate Turn to Ash 月光缚狼魂，爱恨皆成烬 The Snail That Slowly Takes Off慢步起飞的蜗牛7k WordsCompleted Moonlight Binds the Wolf's Soul; Love and Hate Turn to Ash —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author, new angst! A different plot, a different kind of angst!

19. 119 睡 I Slept with My Sister's Best Friend, and She's My College Professor 睡了姐姐闺蜜，她竟是我大学教授 Pray for Poetry and Snow祈诗安雪Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Urban slice of life + campus + professor + one female lead + older woman-younger man romance + sweet romance] Xu Wang's world has collapsed! He came across a drunk woman and took her to a hotel to look after her for the night. The next day, he discovered she was his sister's best friend, and also his university professor! Wen Yu was stunned too. She had spent the night with her best friend's younger brother, who was also her student. Wen Yu is a beautiful, icy older-sister type of professor 164.5kReads9.3Score14.3kShelves
20. 120 被 After Being Struck by Lightning, I Could Understand My In-Laws’ Dialect 被雷劈后，我听懂了婆家方言 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After Being Struck by Lightning, I Could Understand My In-Laws' Dialect 287Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 血 A Blood Pact Seals Eternal Night, Our Love Divided by Life and Death 血契锁永夜，相思隔死生 The Snail That Slowly Takes Off慢步起飞的蜗牛11k WordsCompleted A Blood Pact Locks Away the Eternal Night; Longing Separates Life from Death —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 国 We Had Eight Days Off for National Day. I Turned Our Homebody Vacation into a Seven-Day Trip, and Now Mom Regrets It 国庆放八天，我把家里蹲改成七日游后，我妈悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Had Eight Days Off for National Day, So I Turned My Stay-at-Home Life into a Seven-Day Trip. Now My Mom Regrets It 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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23. 123 我 I Copied the Fate Monument for a Thousand Years Before Learning That Women's Suffering Was All a Script from Heaven 我抄了一千年命碑，才知女子的苦全是天庭剧本 Half-Cooked Brain脑子半熟9k WordsCompleted I Copied Fate Tablets for a Thousand Years, Only to Learn That Women's Suffering Was All Scripted by Heaven —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 冷 The Stern Instructor Spoils Me Rotten 冷面教官超宠我 Cat Paw Scribbler猫爪戏笔8k WordsCompleted The Stern Instructor Spoils Me Rotten —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A satisfying revenge story suitable for female readers, featuring a dramatic and dramatic pursuit of the wife. Gentlemen, please do not read.

25. 125 让 You Were Told to Escape the Psycho, but You Were Hypnotized Into Becoming His Sweetheart 让你逃离疯批，你被催眠成小娇妻 Ice Cream Angel冰淇淋天使Two Female Leads449k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You can read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 84kReads9.1Score9.9kShelves
26. 126 不 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 我 I Called Off the Engagement, and She Became a Legend 我退婚，她封神 Cat Paw Scribbler猫爪戏笔Historical10k WordsCompleted I Broke Off the Engagement, and She Became a Legend —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 月 During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里，我赶跑了婆婆 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 亿 I Bought a Billionaire CEO for One Dollar 亿万总裁被我一块钱买了 Cat Paw Scribbler猫爪戏笔13k WordsCompleted I Bought a Billionaire CEO for One Yuan —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 我 I Took 40 Million for My Retirement, but My Three Children Are Forcing Me to Split It 我拿四千万养老，三个儿女逼我分钱 Half-Cooked Brain脑子半熟7k WordsCompleted I Saved 40 Million for Retirement, but My Three Children Are Pressuring Me to Split the Money 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    I saw this on Douyin, it's so heartbreaking, Shen Zhichu is so pitiful.

32. 132 房 The Landlady Is Thirty-Five 房东姐姐三十五 Fragrance-Chasing Youth追香少年8k WordsCompleted My Thirty-Five-Year-Old Landlady 77Reads—Score224Shelves
33. 133 姐 My Brother-in-Law Cheated, So I Got Divorced 姐夫出轨，我离婚 Cat Paw Scribbler猫爪戏笔8k WordsCompleted My Brother-in-Law Cheated, So I Got a Divorce —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score153Shelves

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    A short story, only 40 chapters long, the kind of heart-wrenching angst that will make you cry buckets. You'll lose two pounds after reading it.

35. 135 降 After Taking a Pay Cut and Quietly Giving Up, My Boss Begged Me for Forgiveness All Night 降薪摆烂后，老板连夜跪求我原谅 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After My Pay Was Cut, I Started Slacking Off. My Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Forgive Him That Very Night —Reads—Score1.1kShelves

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36. 136 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Husband and I Slept in Separate Rooms for Six Months 闪婚后，老公和我分房睡了半年 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After Our Flash Marriage, My Husband and I Slept in Separate Rooms for Half a Year 222Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Test Results 婆婆偷晒孕检单后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Checkup Results 55Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 重 Reborn: I Anger the Emperor to Death and Become a Widow 重生后，我气死皇帝当寡妇 Deer Deer Roll鹿鹿卷Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Angered the Emperor to Death and Became a Widow 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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39. 139 怀 Eight Months Pregnant, and My Skilled Migrant Visa Renewal Is Rejected on Suspicion of Money Laundering. What Should I Do? 怀孕8个月，优才续签被告知涉嫌洗钱怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted At eight months pregnant, what should I do after being told my Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa renewal is under suspicion for money laundering? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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40. 140 为 Live Street Interviews to Boost Employment Rates 为了提高就业率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Street Interviews Livestreamed to Boost Employment Rates 38Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 实 After the Intern Was Thrust into the Role, the Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Take Over 实习生赶鸭子上架后，老板哭着跪求我上位 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After the Intern Was Thrown in at the Deep End, the Boss Wept and Begged Me to Take Over 110Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 中 China's Best Boss 中国好老板 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted China's Best Boss 663Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 为 Live-Streaming Street Interviews to Boost the Birth Rate 为了提高生育率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Boost the Birth Rate, I Livestream Street Interviews 37Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 不 Don't Want to Work Overtime? Then Get Out! I Did, So Why Is My Boss Begging Me to Come Back? 不加班就滚？真滚了，老板又跪下来求我干什么？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted “If You Won't Work Overtime, Then Get Lost!” I Really Left, So Why Is the Boss Kneeling and Begging Me to Come Back? 129Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 35.7kReads8.7Score3.5kShelves

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    This is such a heart-wrenching story, it's unbelievable! I'm so shocked, will I become an immortal if I keep reading like this?! [Shocked][Crying][Crying]

46. 146 带 Reborn with Hundreds of Millions in Cash, They Panicked! 带着亿万现金重生，他们慌了！ King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted Reborn with Hundreds of Millions in Cash, They Panic! 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A classic, highly-rated short story, not bad! [Eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][admiration]

47. 147 爸 My Parents Raised Me on the Bare Minimum, So I'll Support Them on the Bare Minimum Too 爸妈按最低标准养育我，我也按最低标准赡养他们 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My parents raised me to the bare minimum standard, so I’ll support them to the bare minimum standard too 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are some of the best short, angst-filled stories recommended by TikTok.

48. 148 离 Tears of the Departed 离人泪 Author Little Maruko作者小丸子Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw. 167Reads5.4Score—Shelves
49. 149 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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    The first male protagonist died, and the female protagonist became the director of an orphanage. After his death, the male protagonist transferred his enormous fortune to the female protagonist.

50. 150 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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