Short Tragic Romance Stories from Douyin 抖音虐文短篇

1. 401 繁 When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains 繁花落尽是清欢 Yang Xiaoqi's Peanuts杨小柒的地豆Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart + happy ending + punishing the scumbags + the male lead loves her but cannot have her, and dies alone] When she was five, she met the clear-eyed young Ye Lanqing. Plum blossoms covered the branches, and he came through the flying snow. With just one glance, he transformed Leng Yihuan's world. From then on, she had her beloved Qing-gege to think about. When he was twelve, his parents died in battle. He grew up overnight, turning cold and single-mindedly bent o 16.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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   This is a story I found on Douyin (TikTok), it's really heartbreaking for the female lead, but luckily the second male lead wins her over.

2. 402 三 My Dream of Third-Grade Boys and Girls Holding Hands on the Way to Class Has Been Shattered! 三年级小学男女生手拉手上课得美梦破碎了！ Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀6k WordsCompleted My dream of third-grade boys and girls holding hands in class has been shattered! —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 全 My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 全家玄门大佬，而我唯物主义 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The short video that's super popular on TikTok 🔥

4. 404 邻 My Neighbor Set Up a Funeral Shrine Outside My Mom’s Window. It Scared the Hell Out of Us 邻居在我妈窗前搭灵棚实在吓死人 Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀8k WordsCompleted My neighbor set up a funeral tent outside my mom’s window. It scared the life out of me —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 当 When the Free Nanny Starts Charging 当免费保姆开始收费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted When the Free Housekeeper Starts Charging 6Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 为 She Cut Off Her Own Finger to Force Mom to Borrow Money for a 300,000-Yuan Wedding, but There Was No Money to Reattach It 为办三十万婚礼，自切手指逼老妈借钱，最后手指没钱接 Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀9k WordsCompleted To pay for a 300,000-yuan wedding, I cut off my own finger to force my mom to lend me money. In the end, I couldn’t afford to have the finger reattached —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 婚 After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 婚检报告曝光后，我成了全城罪人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 8Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 日 The Japanese Came, My Whole Family Was Killed, and I Was the Only One Left. I Escaped from Forced Labor! 日本人来了，全家死光光，剩一个人当劳工逃出来了！ Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀10k WordsCompleted The Japanese came, and my whole family was wiped out. I was the only one left, and I escaped after being forced to work as a laborer! —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 老 My Husband Traded My Luck to Shield His First Love from Disaster 老公换我气运给他初恋挡灾 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Husband Traded My Good Fortune to Shield His First Love from Disaster 23Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 鸡 Chicken Dung Flew Everywhere and Roosters Crowed All Day: Memories of Raising Chickens in the 1990s 鸡屎满天飞，鸡鸣叫翻天，怀念九十年代养鸡生活 Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Chicken droppings flying everywhere, roosters crowing at the top of their lungs: remembering life raising chickens in the 1990s —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 第 After Her Sixth Abortion, the Doctor Said She Could Never Have Children Again 第6次打胎后，医生说她再也不能生了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted After Her Sixth Abortion, the Doctor Told Her She Could Never Have Children Again 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the cold operating table, she had lost count of how many times this had happened. Six times! Three years! The female doctor removed her mask, looked at her, and sighed, "If you keep having these abortions, whether you'll be able to have children in the future is another matter." She relayed this to her boyfriend, receiving only a nonchalant "Oh." He said, "Don't you still have me?" Later, she really couldn't have children anymore. Later, she watched helplessly as he married someone else, watched that other woman's belly grow bigger. And later still, she took that woman's child away, pretending it was her own.

12. 412 1 In 1977, Grandpa Nearly Got Arrested for Speculation and Profiteering 1977年姥爷差一点就因为投机倒把罪被抓起来 Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted In 1977, Grandpa was nearly arrested for profiteering —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 白 The Night His White Moonlight Had a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 白月光发烧那夜，我拨通了离婚律师电话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The Night His White Moonlight Came Down with a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 958Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 养 The Nursing Home Goes Wild 养老院也疯狂 Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀6k WordsCompleted The Nursing Home Goes Wild 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 救 Help! My Husband's Doctor Friend Is Delayed in Graduating 救命！我老公的医生朋友延毕了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Help! My Husband's Doctor Friend Is Still in Grad School 35Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 撸 Taking Out Payday Loans to Go to Mars, Marry a Wife, and Have a Bunch of Kids 撸网贷去火星娶老婆生一群孩子 Immortal Overlord Body Art仙霸体诀6k WordsCompleted He takes out online loans to go to Mars, marry a wife, and have a bunch of kids. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 6.5kReads9.1Score529Shelves

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    If you're afraid of everything, you'll win nothing.

18. 418 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Is as Merciless as a Blade 离婚后，前夫他绝情似刀 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Was as Ruthless as a Blade 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 7.8kReads8.9Score712Shelves
20. 420 谁 Whoever Goes Back on Their Word Is a Dog 谁反悔谁是狗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊35k WordsCompleted Whoever Goes Back on Their Word Is a Dog 4.5kReads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 婚 On My Wedding Day, He Came to Drink One Last Cup of Farewell Tea 婚礼那天，他来喝了最后一杯伯牙绝弦 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted On his wedding day, he came to drink one last cup of Boya Juexian. 132Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 温 Gentle Slaughter, Dawn in the Deep Winter 温柔杀戮，凛冬天明 The Busy Clown Is Blacksmithing忙碌的小丑在打铁9k WordsCompleted Gentle Slaughter, Dawn in the Dead of Winter —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can't believe anyone hasn't read this book!! It's so heartbreaking, and the ending is absolutely divine!

23. 423 第 The Third Player 第三玩家 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted The Third Player 285Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 金 Ashes of the Golden Court, Wounded Beauty: The Marquis's Mad Beauty Is Now Barren 金庭烬，娇骨殇：侯爷的疯批美人绝嗣了 Shangguan Yun33上官允3323k WordsCompleted Jinting Ashes, Delicate Bones in Ruin: The Marquis's Mad Beauty Is Now Barren —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an incredibly heart-wrenching story that will make you cry buckets! [Laughing and crying emojis]

25. 425 他 He Said I Was Pure 他说我很干净 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Pure 261Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 亡 The Fallen Kingdom's Princess: Imprisoned in Fusang, I Return to My Homeland at Last 亡国公主：扶桑为囚，我终归故国 Shangguan Yun33上官允3340k WordsCompleted The Fallen Kingdom's Princess: Imprisoned in Fusang, I Eventually Return to My Homeland —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 离 The Day We Signed the Divorce Papers, She Knelt and Begged Me to Give Us One More Chance 离婚协议签好那天，她跪着求我再试一次 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted The day we signed the divorce papers, she knelt and begged me to give us one more try 5kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 结 A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée and Her Best Friend in a Hotel Secret 结婚前一个月，我在酒店撞见未婚妻和她闺蜜的秘密 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Sharing a Secret with Her Best Friend at a Hotel 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended for frequent angst-filled novels

29. 429 交 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人，回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 分 Six Months After We Broke Up, Her Husband Came to Me: You’re Still the One in Her Heart 分手半年后，她老公来找我：她心里装的还是你 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Six Months After We Broke Up, Her Husband Came Looking for Me: She Still Has You in Her Heart 144Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 清 My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreigner. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle 清纯老婆出轨老外，原因竟是老公太温柔 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreign Man. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend!!!!!!

33. 433 她 The Three Years She Raised Me 她养我的那三年 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted The Three Years She Raised Me 488Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 第 The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 第十八次想离婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅25k WordsCompleted The Eighteenth Time I Wanted a Divorce 5Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves
36. 436 三 Death at Thirty 三十而亡 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted Dead at Thirty 38Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 失 After Losing My Job, I Left with Nothing. Now My Ex-Wife Begs Me to Remarry Her 失业后，我净身出户，前妻跪求复婚 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted After Losing My Job, I Left With Nothing, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Remarry Her 7Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 438 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 那 That Winter, My Senpai Asked Me to Stay the Night 那个冬天学姐留我过夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted That winter, my senpai invited me to stay the night. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 440 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    ♦[What][Admiration] A short, heart-wrenching story from Douyin, extremely tragic, [Smile] I cried from beginning to end. He went to redeem someone with a ransom of 100 million, and in a choice between two options, he chose to save Bai [What] Moonlight, abandoning his wife. Later, [Frustrated] he realized [Awkward Laugh] he was wrong, but his wife would never come back, nor would she have her four-month-old baby. [Salute][Admiration][What][Thumbs Up]

41. 441 我 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 14Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 出 I Regret Studying Abroad 出国留学我后悔了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅25k WordsCompleted I Regretted Studying Abroad 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 被 Kidnapped by My Own Brother, I Slept with My Childhood Nightmare 被亲哥绑架，我睡了童年噩梦 Gazing at the Wind Beneath the Moon汐月揽风7k WordsCompleted Kidnapped by My Own Brother, I Slept with My Childhood Nightmare —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's beautiful, funny, and sweet.

49. 449 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 365Reads—Score—Shelves

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