Looking for Angsty Stories That Break Your Heart and Keep You Up at Night 求虐文，虐到心疼，虐到肝疼，虐到睡不着的

1. 651 烂 A Rose in Full Bloom 烂熟红玫瑰 Fireworks in Peach Moon烟花桃月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After her father died a tragic death, her mother remarried, and her younger brother was saddled with enormous debts, Jiang Li had no choice but to climb into Xiao Yanzhi's car on that rainy night. She did everything she could to please him, thinking she could win his favor. Only later did she learn that Xiao Yanzhi was cold and heartless. In the blink of an eye, he had found someone new. That young girl was soft and sweet, just like Jiang Li used to be. So he liked innocent girls. Later, she wat 283Reads7.9Score100Shelves

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   Rose Literature is very good.

2. 652 被 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Not Sweet不甜啊Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 13.3kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   🦋The story is captivating, starting sweet and then turning heartbreaking. The female protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates to the world of cultivation. Because she looks exactly like the Demon Lord Mu Zhe's white moonlight, her sect sends her to infiltrate Mu Zhe's inner circle. In order to survive, she has no choice but to complete the system's mission and win over the Demon Lord.

3. 653 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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   Love and romance are really affecting my life in this world!

4. 654 霸 His Love Is an Obsession: Mr. Mu's Priceless Bride 霸爱成瘾：穆总的天价小新娘 Lemon-Scented Cat柠檬味的猫Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted That year, she entered the Mu family to atone for her father’s crimes. He declared, “No one is allowed to help her without my permission!” She stayed silent, refusing to ask him for help! She lived in the basement and worked to earn money, enduring ten years of hardship. When he found out, he flew into a rage. “Have you still not learned to come to me for help?!” She had always believed he hated her and nothing more. She didn’t know that, beyond his hatred, he had given her everything... 9.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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   "This love can only be cherished in memory, for at the time it was already a regret."

5. 655 赠 I Give You the Bittersweet Pain of Parting 赠君人间苦别离 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Ancient Romance43k WordsCompleted Xie Jingsheng hated Hua Zhezhi. When he was at his lowest, she not only kicked him while he was down, but nearly got him killed. The first thing he did after returning victorious was marry her, then drive her slowly insane. Hua Zhezhi was left with a crippled leg and suffered endless humiliation. When she was near death, she asked with red-rimmed eyes, “I never betrayed you. Why have you treated me this way?” “Keep making things up,” he said viciously, squeezing her throat. “Let’s see if you can 638Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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   The first book has around 200 chapters, the second has 30 chapters, and both are incredibly angsty!!! [Sad][Sad][Sad]

6. 656 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves
7. 657 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.4kReads9.1Score499Shelves

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   It's so heartbreaking! 😅😝 I cried at least 20 times watching it, my heart ached, I cried so much 😁🤓😘, my eyes are all swollen!! When she first met him at eighteen, she thought 😅 she had found salvation, only to later realize she had stumbled into hell. She couldn't escape, she couldn't die.

8. 658 被 The General I Used and Abandoned Has Returned to Court 被我始乱终弃的将军回朝了 Puffpaw噗爪Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted Xie Chuizhu, reborn, puts on an acting performance every day. Fleeing home at night and worried about the dangers of a long journey? She tricks a great general into escorting her. Arriving in Jiankang with no way to make a living? She disguises herself as a man and takes a job at a male brothel. Having trouble investigating her father’s murder? She changes her name and identity, then ventures into danger as a man. After a long journey through a second life, Xie Chuizhu finally gets what she want 2.2kReads9.1Score258Shelves

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   The first book is amazing! Don't be put off by the title and the points system; a must-read for fans of historical romance! After finishing it, I was silent for a whole night.

9. 659 都 Urban: A Love That Cuts to the Bone, Then a Turn Toward Prosperity 都市：蚀骨情深，转身即繁华 July That Never Came Back回不去的柒月Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Only when she gathered up all her love and walked away did everyone finally realize that the Qin family’s eldest daughter, who had always followed Xu Yanzhou around, was no longer a creeping vine that needed someone else to lean on. He began frantically trying to make amends, but all he got in return was her saying, “Mr. Xu, you’re no longer my light.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Oh my god, I couldn't stop crying and almost had to be taken to the hospital.

10. 660 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Torture the male lead, torture the female lead, torture them all!

11. 661 折 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Flying Grass会飞的草Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 714Reads8.9Score—Shelves
12. 662 晚 In My Twilight Years, I No Longer See the Young 晚岁不见少年人 Snowy Begonia Blossoms雪棠花开Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted In the waning years, I no longer see the young man. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely angsty!!!

13. 663 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 4.2kReads9.4Score493Shelves
14. 664 人 The Moonlight of This World Is Not for Me 人间月色不予我 Snowy Begonia Blossoms雪棠花开17k WordsCompleted The moonlight of this world is not for me. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 665 迢 The Far-Off Vega 迢迢织女星 Sandwich Cookie152829夹心饼干152829Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted How could you love someone at first sight only once...? Their love gilded each other in gold, yet the one you hold in your heart will always be irreplaceable. Two stubborn, conflicted young people spent eight years entangled with each other, never reaching an ending, and became the ones each would always hold in their heart... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely angsty, so angsty it hurts my liver.

16. 666 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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    Zhang Pingyu, this is Gan Xiao

17. 667 许 I Promise You a Lifetime of Longing 许你一生长相思 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance52k WordsCompleted Xu Nuannuan is mute. At eighteen, Mu Sibai brings her back from the countryside. Overnight, she goes from a country girl to the envy of every woman in the capital: Mrs. Mu. She is mute, and also a spare bone marrow donor Mu Sibai keeps for the woman he loves. Two years after arriving at the Mu family home, she finally understands that the man has given her nothing but coldness and cruelty. On a bitterly cold night, Xu Nuannuan takes a knife and, with tears of blood streaming down her face, plung 548Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    I cried uncontrollably in the middle of the night and couldn't breathe.

18. 668 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 51.3kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves

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    You can take a look; I personally feel it meets your requirements.

19. 669 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban226k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.2kReads—Score203Shelves
20. 670 我 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 Yi Mo Yao以沫瑶Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 696Reads8.5Score106Shelves

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    It's alright. I can't stand those stories where the characters suffer terribly but end up being forgiven in a happy ending.

21. 671 权 Power and Favor Across the Realm: The Physician Consort Wants a Divorce 权宠天下：医妃要休夫 Fox Nine狐狸九Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The moment genius doctor Leng Qinghuan transmigrated, she cuckolded the famous Prince Qilin, the God of War, and wound up with a mysterious baby on the way. From then on, she cautiously tested the limits of death every day. Ever since Prince Qilin married this unruly woman and brought her into his residence, his temper had been constantly on the verge of exploding, and he was always tempted to strangle her and grind her bones to dust. But then his anger turned to passion, passion turned to desir 99Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Every chapter is so agonizing, so heartbreaking, it's like being in utter darkness. [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

22. 672 两 Crossing Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban361k WordsOngoing Drop the pretense of being a decent person and enjoy a shameless life. Refuse to waste your energy on inner turmoil; if something’s wrong, just lose it. Rather than make yourself suffer, make life difficult for someone else. That’s Su Tianci in 2026. By chance, he transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of liberation. The booming economy of 2026 and the war-torn year of 1949: two vastly different eras lie before him. 4.9kReads5.8Score224Shelves

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    He admitted his mistake, stating that the land and property from that year...

23. 673 不 We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们 Sea of Flowers Behind the House屋后花海Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness 2.3kReads9.3Score275Shelves
24. 674 皇 The Reborn Emperor Seeks His Wife Back, and It Starts in Hell Mode 皇上重生追妻，开局就是地狱模式 Bobo Fish波波魚Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + Both leads are each other’s only love + Sweet romance + The chase to win her back + Shameless hero] Her father and brother had been framed and died unjustly. The culprit was the very man she had given everything to help ascend the throne. With her heart turned to ash, Song Wushuang climbed the palace wall and leaped off. ...But she didn’t die. The dog emperor caught her halfway down, and after she broke one of his legs, his personality changed completely. He tossed aside all that d 5.3kReads8.0Score243Shelves

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    This book is incredibly angsty!!! If you're not afraid of angst, then you should read it.

25. 675 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquest of Scumbag Men - Jian Tongruo 快穿之渣男攻略-简童若 Jian Tong Ruo简童若Ancient Romance728k WordsCompleted As a go-between who travels through countless worlds, fulfilling the wishes of heroines and supporting characters who died full of resentment, she has always believed that the male leads belong to someone else. She never lets herself fall in love. The male leads’ cruel, heartless ways force Ye Xing to keep racing from one world to another. After completing one perfect mission after another, Ye Xing becomes the object of every male lead’s pursuit. What a shame. Ye Xing sneers. “You heartless male 216Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    I don't really like angst-filled novels, so these are the only ones I have. I hope you like them.

26. 676 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
27. 677 毒 A Poisonous Kiss to the Bone 毒吻见骨 Zhu and Zhu朱与朱Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted (Warning: this is an angsty story!!!!!) On her twentieth birthday, Guan Xi’s world collapsed completely. Her parents jumped to their deaths after going bankrupt and leaving behind huge debts, along with her five-year-old sister. She went from being a college student to a bar hostess, sinking into the mire just to survive, never knowing she had already become the target of someone else’s revenge. Fu Yiheng had waited twenty years for this moment. Back then, Guan Xi’s father had ruined his family 4.4kReads8.0Score336Shelves

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    Please, everyone, take a look! I'm really out of ideas. Thank you all so much! I'm sending you all my early New Year's greetings! 🥺🥺🥺

28. 678 来 It's Too Late to Say I Love You (The Original Novel Starring Wallace Chung and Li Xiaoran) 来不及说我爱你（钟汉良、李小冉主演同名小说） Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted She was engaged when she happened to save a handsome young nobleman with immense power. She thought it was just a fleeting encounter, but who could have guessed he would risk everything to snatch her away at her wedding? And what awaited them was no fairy tale of a prince and Cinderella entering a castle... How many moments in a lifetime can make you fall in love with someone? The greatest tragedy of love is when the person you love disappears into the crowd before you can say, “I love you.” Thi 1.3kReads9.3Score212Shelves
29. 679 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Has Run Off Pregnant 傅先生，太太带球跑了 Carrot and Cabbage胡萝卜大白菜Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted She was his little shadow, always trailing after him. Until she turned eighteen, she had only one goal: to marry him. Then he mistook her for the one who had hurt the woman he cherished, and destroyed her family. She spent three years in prison, and when she got out, he continued to torment her. Only when the truth finally came to light did he regret it... But she was gone forever… 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes.

30. 680 双 Two Transmigrators’ Road Through the Great Ming 双穿大明之路见不平 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical265k WordsOngoing Su Tianci, a modern-day wage slave in 2026, was getting a foot massage at Red Romance when, for no apparent reason, he transmigrated to the war-torn Ming dynasty. Things were hellish from the start, but luckily, he could actually return to 2026! Two vastly different eras now lay before him. 465Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 681 重 Reborn: The Puppet Little Emperor Tears the Regent Apart 重生：傀儡小皇帝，手撕摄政王 Foodie Suxin爱吃的素心Two Male Leads651k WordsCompleted Su Qing transmigrates and becomes a puppet emperor of a dynasty. He discovers that he is trapped in this era, and whenever he dies, everything starts over. He tries to fight back and turn the tables, but the regent is truly a big shot. Playing with him is like playing with an ant. He also tries to lie low for a while, thinking that if he can hold out long enough, he'll surely succeed. But then he realizes that the regent never lets his guard down and gives him no opportunities at all! Su Qing ha 586Reads8.6Score103Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title of the first book; it's very heart-wrenching. The second book is just as bad as the first.

32. 682 虐 After I Tormented My Younger Consort-Prince, He Became a Crazy, Sweet-on-the-Outside Schemer 虐了年下驸马后他成了疯批白切黑 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning loved him deeply. She smiled brightly as she praised his handsome features. Only later did he realize that she had always been looking through his eyes at someone else. 1.9kReads8.0Score109Shelves

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    🔥💥🔥Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning was head over heels in love with him, praising his beautiful features with a beaming smile. But later she realized she had been looking at someone else through his eyes all along. You might want to give this a try! (ಡωಡ)☘️☘️☘️

33. 683 我 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ The Landlord's Orange Cat房东家的橘猫Urban429k WordsCompleted (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score178Shelves
34. 684 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Cultivation World Started Plotting Against Me 穿书后，修仙界都对我图谋不轨 Princess-Flavored Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry公主味儿的西红柿炒蛋Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted Song Xianyun transmigrates into a male-lead novel just as he’s about to reach the ending. So, can someone tell him why he’s become a cannon-fodder character who won’t even survive a single episode?! If this is how it’s going to be, why make him transmigrate at all?! To stay alive, Song Xianyun struggles to survive in the perilous world of immortal cultivation. He dodges the fate of being slapped into the sky by the Demon Lord, then trains like crazy. Train, train, train! If he gets strong enough 201Reads9.3Score—Shelves
35. 685 短 A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集 J Le JiangJ乐姜Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take 630Reads8.0Score—Shelves
36. 686 快 Quick Transmigration: It’s Hard Being the Devoted Male Supporting Character 快穿之深情男配不好当 Holding a Lantern, Gazing at the Moon提灯望月Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted [Sweet Main Story + Angsty Mini-Worlds + Over-the-Top Drama + Redemption + Mutual Devotion] Lin Yixiu transmigrates into mission worlds as the villainous male supporting character, as usual. However, after the System is infected by a virus, Lin Yixiu is forced to play the devoted male supporting character instead. Lin Yixiu thinks he’s following a tragic ending where patience and quiet devotion earn him points to go home. In reality, this quick transmigration has been Xu Qinian’s plan to save hi 403Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    They're all quick transmigration stories. I cried so much in the first world of the third book. I read it late at night and just kept crying. I remember the second book was about broken mirrors never being mended, and the first world of the first book was a tragedy for everyone.

37. 687 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
38. 688 够 Love Enough! 够爱！ Double Five双五Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [The first male lead pursues his wife after losing her versus the second male lead taking his place] Yu Xiaoxiao, who was fostered by the Su family, lived in constant fear. The year she was cruelly abused, her grandmother took her back to the countryside. After that, the depressed, timid girl met He Junnan, who had fallen into a ravine during a family power struggle. They were together for only six months, yet He Junnan somehow managed to open the heart she had kept tightly closed. That year, Yu 10Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 689 穿 I Became a Tigress in the Beast World 穿成兽世母老虎 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted She had transmigrated into this world only a few days ago when she noticed something strange on the soles of her feet. Bending down to look, she saw three beast seals branded on her soles, quietly inscribed and vividly lifelike: A green, vine-like taipan snake A deep, dusky blue Black Tortoise, as if formed from condensed water A bird that seemed born from fire, wreathed in leaping flames that scorched the heavens Every line pulsed with mysterious power, as if telling of an ancient pact. 4.1kReads9.1Score278Shelves

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    It was so heart-wrenching, I cried. It was truly a beautiful watch.

40. 690 红 Beauty Is Gone, and Kindred Spirits Are Hard to Find 红颜已逝，知己难觅 Zhang Bai of Qing Shan清山的张柏Female-Channel Fanfiction191k WordsCompleted On the palace wall, she used her blood to write “Shen Yanzhi” again and again. As she lay dying, she asked about the jade hairpin. He held it up, and she let go of her regrets, asking the hairpin to stay by his side in her place. She died three days later, leaving behind a blood-written poem: “If we meet again in another life, I’ll wed no prince and paint no brows.” He buried the jade hairpin and their unsigned marriage certificate beneath a pear tree. For a hundred years afterward, he scoured t 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Classical romance + modern romance. Mutual help and support agreement.

41. 691 现 Modern Cultivation: Our Captain Is Utterly Righteous 现代修仙：队长她正的发邪 Zhou Wendao舟闻道Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted [No romance, strong female lead, lightly ensemble, High Martial, feel-good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low for now.) “When a great tower is about to fall, the only ones who die are those still standing inside it!” “I’m willing to be one of them.” “The Great Xia Demon-Slaying Bureau will fight to the death and never retreat!” “The horns have sounded. I ask you to die for your country!” “My name is Lin Zhi’an. I came to this world as an immortal banished from the heavens, and in my name, I 7.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
42. 692 蔓 A Winding Road to Marriage 蔓蔓婚路 He Wei禾维Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Have you ever woken up in an unfamiliar hotel room and found a stranger lying beside you? In the fifth year of her marriage, after her relationship fell apart, she was forced to attend a blind date dinner. For the first time in her life, she got drunk in front of a strange man. But they had only talked for ten minutes. How could there be any feelings between them? Wait a minute, wasn’t he the man she was supposed to meet on the blind date? With a face so devastatingly handsome, he made her wonde 856Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking it brought me to tears.

43. 693 校 A Tender Love, Etched Deep in Our School Days 校缘中，柔情刻骨 Stars in Winter冬天的繁星Urban652k WordsOngoing After returning to China, Bei Miao, a brilliant young man who graduated from a prestigious American university, meets Luo Xiaoxue, a beautiful and kind-hearted girl. They fall for each other at first sight. What kind of sparks will fly in their ordinary lives when they put their Armor Hero identities aside and reunite in a peaceful era, free of alien beasts causing trouble, in an entirely new way...? 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Her mother-in-law doesn't accept her, her lover can't protect her, her mother passed away because of her marriage, and she's driven to the brink by her love rival. Whose life script is as torturous as hers?

44. 694 栖 The God Who Dwells in the Wild 栖野神明 The Dramatic Genius Girl天才少女抓马Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside True Heiress × Charming Male Siren, Happy Puppy] [Campus Ensemble Cast | Healing Each Other | About More Than Romance] [Two Endings | Check the Content Warnings | The Extra Chapters and Main Story Complement Each Other] - Zhou Qiye first saw Chen Suiyi when they brushed past each other at the elevator. At first glance, he thought she was beautiful. At second glance, she looked like a little nun. Everyone noticed the string of prayer beads on her left han 5.6kReads9.3Score694Shelves
45. 695 见 A Happy Ending for Every Character in Seeing Spring 见春天全角色he同人结局 Dreams Faint as Smoke梦浅如烟Modern Romance202k WordsOngoing Wei Qingyue, we’ll meet in spring, won’t we? Synopsis: Apart from the letter at the very beginning of this book, the story starts over from the morning after Wei Qingyue turns into a leaf and wakes up to find it was all a dream. There’s no angst at all, so read with peace of mind. Also, every character gets a happy ending, with nothing made up and no glaring plot holes. This book will make up for every regret and leave no character behind. If you have any good suggestions, please share them. Th 857Reads8.9Score206Shelves

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    Every single one of them is incredibly heart-wrenching!!! They're so painful they break your heart.

46. 696 快 Quick Transmigration: The Powerhouses Wept When the White Moonlight Faked Her Death 快穿：白月光死遁后大佬们哭疯了 Qionghua琼花Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite, Love Triangle Chaos, Quick Transmigration] The newly bound god looks innocent and guileless, but keeps earning an S for every mission! The CEO who gave him a surveillance doll gives in: “As long as you stay alive, I'll let you go.” After his first fake death fails, Ruomu is frantic: “Your destined partner is right behind you!” The difficult-to-please actor, secretly haughty and clingy: “Even if I die, you're taking me with you!” After his second fake death fails, Ruomu is b 1.1kReads9.1Score102Shelves

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    The first two stories featured two male leads, while the last one was a quick transmigration 1V1 story. To be honest, ever since I was recommended this and started reading, I've been having so many sleepless nights with aching muscles in my bed. (Looking haggard.)

47. 697 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Let the Villain Turn Evil 快穿之反派别黑化 Clear Dreams in March三月清梦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Su Huan is bound to a System and transmigrates into the bodies of supporting characters with tragic fates. Even when she's dealt a terrible hand from the start, she always manages to play a winning card and turn things around with a stunning face-slapping comeback. But whenever she focuses on stirring up trouble in each world, there's always a villain who gets obsessed with her and turns dark. A lovesick man gazes at her gloomily, smiling with downcast eyes: “I can pretend to be just the way you 4.8kReads9.4Score474Shelves
48. 698 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
49. 699 小 How Did Xiao Ming Die? 小明是怎么死的 Curled Horn卷角Two Male Leads561k WordsCompleted I investigated a case. The victim was me. The summer after the college entrance exams. My deskmate invited me back to our old school building to reminisce. By chance, we found a death message left by the victim of a campus fall case that had been hastily closed years ago. From then on, strange things kept happening around me, and I narrowly escaped danger several times. To protect myself, I played along, and hitmen, top agents, mercenaries, and all kinds of giant monsters kept appearing. Then on 9.4kReads9.6Score2kShelves

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    Having read over 1400 books and spent nearly 3000 hours recommending this book! Synopsis: This book is absolutely amazing!!! Its rating was inexplicably lowered. The beginning is slightly suspenseful, but the later parts are incredibly heart-wrenching. The love between Mengmeng and Da Cao Zhen is always thwarted by the people they want to protect, and they never get to express it. My Mengmeng! [Crying][crying][crying] I've read over a thousand books, and this is the only one I still feel unsatisfied with. I hope more people will see this and not let good books be squeezed out by those mediocre online novels. Thank you everyone.

50. 700 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 309Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads! Bad ending! Short, angsty story! A little angsty, but very comforting!

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