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. 1001 一 A Letter Eight Years Too Late 一封迟到八年的信 Junior Sister123师妹12337k WordsCompleted A Letter Eight Years Late 37Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1002 那 He Never Replied to That Message 那条消息，他永远没回 Junior Sister123师妹1238k WordsCompleted That message, he never replied to. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1003 予 I Offer You a Prison: Part One, Diary 予你为牢·上：日记 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Make You My Prisoner, Part One: Diary 12Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1004 北 Love in the Northern Song 北宋之恋 The Sensible Little Squirrel知性的小松鼠2.3M WordsOngoing Zhang Bingke, a modern plastic surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Northern Song during the reign of Emperor Renzong. Armed with modern medical skills and ideas from a thousand years in the future, she enters the turbulent political game played by Song, Xia, and Liao. On one side is Zhao Zhen, the young emperor who has kept his harem empty for eight years, waiting for her in the depths of the palace at Bianjing. On another is Lin Xi, an imperial guard of the Imperial City Department, who 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend this time-travel novel: *Love in the Northern Song Dynasty*. The female protagonist transmigrates into the world of the magnificent Northern Song Dynasty! The story is meticulously written according to historical events, from major historical events to minor historical figures, all of which are based on real historical figures! The Song-Xia War is strictly based on official historical records such as the *History of Song* and the *Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government*. Spanning from 1018 to 1046, the modern-day heroine falls into the dazzling city of Bianjing, experiencing firsthand the everyday life and cultural charm of the Song Dynasty. She unexpectedly encounters three emperors during a chaotic era! In the end, she chooses to spend her life with a member of the Imperial Guard. The gentle and benevolent Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhao Zhen; Li Yuanhao, the founding emperor who dominated Western Xia; and Yelü Zongzhen, who ruled the Liao Dynasty, are all drawn into a complex web of intertwined love affairs, national conflicts, and the flames of war raging in the Northwest. They witness firsthand the three classic Song-Xia battles at Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai, taking in the historical defeats and upheavals. The court is rife with political intrigue, and the implementation and setbacks of the Qingli Reforms unfold. Fan Zhongyan, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Di Qing, Han Qi… a host of prominent Northern Song officials come to life, vividly brought to life in the story. This is not a mindless, fast-paced fantasy novel, but a meticulously crafted depiction of history, with a slow and delicate rhythm that grows richer with each reading.

5. 1005 李 Li Yuanhao: Portrait of the Sunken Abyss 李元昊之沉渊画像 The Sensible Little Squirrel知性的小松鼠Historical7k WordsCompleted Li Yuanhao's Portrait of the Sunken Abyss 20Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1006 北 The Regret of Emperor Yingzong of Northern Song 北宋英宗的遗憾 The Sensible Little Squirrel知性的小松鼠Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The Regrets of Emperor Yingzong of Northern Song 20Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1007 你 If You Spoil Me Like This, I'll Forget I Was Forced into It 你这样宠我，我会忘了我是被迫的 Snake and Panda蛇与熊猫Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The cold, domineering, ruthless heir in power, Huo Mingxiao VS the gentle, strong, well-behaved girl, Qing Muxue [Forced love + domineering marriage + brothers competing + both male leads are villains + possessive male lead + both leads are virgins + happy ending] Twenty years ago, they were kidnapped at the same time. Just as they were about to suffocate in an oil tanker, he grabbed her hand. Later, he was sold to Manguo in her place… Twenty years later, his billionaire father found him. By th 385Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The angst is very exciting

8. 1008 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 11.7kReads6.8Score1.3kShelves

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   🌞Barbie Q is here! The cold-faced chief meticulously prepared his wedding room for three months, only to be told he'd mistaken the bride for someone else! His subordinate cautiously asked if they wanted to switch back, but he glanced at the girl feeding horses outside the window: "No." Subordinate: "Huh?" He: "This is the one I've got my eye on. Whoever wants the other fiancée can have her." So domineering!

9. 1009 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is an amazing book, the main story is complete. The male protagonist, injured, enters a dream and returns to high school, while the female protagonist enters his dreams every night, a mutual redemption. It's so good I can't stop reading... A mature man and woman, disguised as high school students, fall in love in their dreams. A sweet and youthful romance by Langhua Xinyun.

10. 1010 明 Bright as the Moon: My Whole Family Is Dead 明明如月:全家死光 Yu Shi榆莳Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted Bright as the Moon: The Whole Family Is Dead 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1011 叶 Where Falling Leaves Return 叶落归芷 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted When the Leaves Fall, They Return to Zhi 130Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1012 我 I'm Good! Please Don't Hurt Me! 我很乖！请你不要来伤害！ Liu Li Fei Cheng刘李菲程Modern Romance697k WordsOngoing [Contemporary fiction] [Ensemble of women] [Scheming] [Red and Black] [Playing dumb while taking down enemies] [Clear-eyed heroine] A must-read for anyone born in the seventies, eighties, or nineties! This is a northern take on The Red and the Black, set in a glittering world of fame and fortune where everyone wears a false mask. The heroine seems sweet and obedient on the surface, but she sees things more clearly than anyone! She can live without love, but not without money! She can put up with 70Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The desperate pleading for someone to accompany her to the hospital overwhelmed her with a sense of helplessness.

13. 1013 前 The Heartbeat from a Past Life: A Fang, You Shouldn't Have Lied to Me 前世的心跳，阿昉你不该骗我 Yiren Lianyue伊人怜月Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted The Heartbeats of Our Past Life: A Fang, You Shouldn’t Have Lied to Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some people are destined to only accompany you for a part of the journey.

14. 1014 烟 A Kiss Beneath the Fireworks 烟花下的拥吻 He Liu詥珋Modern Romance594k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You Ning, Sun You Ning. How selfish you are! You're only thinking about your own love; you've probably lost your mind. Just now, when you saw him, you were even smug, thinking you'd taken another big step closer to him? But if you love him… truly love him, then you shouldn't be thinking only of yourself. You should take back your love, your desires… let him find a better woman… At this point, I can no longer control myself; tears are welling up in my eyes…

15. 1015 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1016 翡 Jadeite and Gunfire: My Nanobot Swarm War Log 翡翠硝烟：我的纳米虫群战争日志 Tianya88天涯88Sci-Fi & Apocalypse775k WordsCompleted I’m Lin Yan, a down-and-out jade merchant crushed by my family’s debts. Lured by promises of a high-paying job in Myanmar’s jade-mining region, I entered a jade mine in Kachin State. This is a “green hell” fought over by rival powers, where every inch of the mining district is stained with blood. During an unexpected mining disaster, I was infected by a mysterious swarm of nanobugs. From that moment on, my life was swept into a brutal war for survival, power, and the secrets of technology. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're not afraid of suffocating, then watch it!!!

17. 1017 豪 The Rich Family Wants to Find Their Daughter and Make Her the Scapegoat? I'll Send the Whole Family to Prison 豪门寻女当替罪羊？我反手送全家牢底坐穿 The Fifth Son of the Zhou Family周家老五18k WordsCompleted The wealthy family searches for their daughter to use as a scapegoat? I turn the tables and send the whole family to prison for life. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking story of protecting one's family, followed by a slap-in-the-face comeback!

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