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. 151 最 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Begonias Before the Rain海棠未雨Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score199Shelves
2. 152 爱 Loving You, I Will Never Let You Down 爱你不负情深 March三月Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Gu Nuan is Lu Tingchen's mistress, kept on the side, but she's not like his other women. He found her by the roadside after a car accident. She has no memories at all, and aside from Lu Tingchen, she wants nothing else. But Lu Tingchen has only ever treated her as a cheap stand-in for the woman he truly loves. "Lu Tingchen, if I died, would you regret it?" "Then go die!" ... After losing her memory, Gu Nuan is kept at home like a fool, controlled by Lu Tingchen, who treats her as a substitute an 4.3kReads6.8Score316Shelves
3. 153 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score159Shelves
4. 154 亲 He Sent Her to the Crown Prince, Then Regretted It and Took Her Back by Force 亲手将她送太子，王爷后悔强夺回 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted Main story complete! Extras complete! The second male lead takes the crown in the main story! The extras offer a happy ending for some readers! [Angst + physical and emotional torment + possessive abduction + forced love + not mutually chaste] Sold to a brothel by her sister-in-law, Chu Niaoniao became the chosen plaything of Ji Xunzhi. He hired renowned masters to teach her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and literature, and forced her to master dance and seduction. Yet he took eve 2kReads8.2Score136Shelves

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   Torture, torture, torture! Physical and emotional abuse, especially of the female lead! Forced kneeling, whipping, waterboarding, poisoning—you name it, it's there! The methods are incredibly cruel!

5. 155 被 After His Master Tormented Him, the Wicked Disciple Turned Dark and Mad 被师尊虐后，孽徒黑化变疯批了 A Lifetime of Peace in Chang'an一世长安Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance + obsessive, unhinged yandere + beautiful, powerful master with a tragic past + everyone dotes on her later Shen Liuyue transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead’s villainous master. She ties people up in a secret chamber to drain their blood and draws a formation to summon demons. The sight is so horrific she can’t bear to look! To clear her name, Shen Liuyue goes to the tribunal, enters the Seven Cold Caves, and ventures into the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons. Shu 406Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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   A complete and captivating Xianxia masterpiece from beginning to end! A deadly start, high-energy throughout, and constant plot twists—you simply won't want to put it down! The female protagonist unexpectedly transmigrates into a book, inheriting the role of a villainous master despised by everyone, only to find herself in dire straits from the moment she opens her eyes. Bearing a reputation for tormenting her disciple, she is targeted by the entire immortal sect. She endures torture on the interrogation platform, is imprisoned in a freezing cave, and faces countless hardships in perilous lands—every step is fraught with peril.

6. 156 非 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.8kReads8.8Score290Shelves

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   The female lead was tortured to the point of willingly accepting death! It's so tragic! [Crying]

7. 157 我 Did I Become the Real Young Master’s Secondary Personality? 我成了真少爷的副人格？ Zhao Jiujiu昭九玖Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [A true young master who gets accused of having schizophrenia, infuriates everyone, and really does become ill later + a sunny, cheerful recipient who pretends to be his second personality] [Contains pseudo-selfcest elements] [Main story and bonus chapters are complete] [Dedicated to two lovers reunited across time and space] Wen Jiaran had a secret. Every time he fell asleep, he would enter the body of a major villain in some novel he had read. The villain, Lu Yanze, was the true young master. 23.6kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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   🍀🍀🍀Everyone thinks I'm sick, but only I know you exist. (This book is dedicated to a couple who reunited across time and space.)

8. 158 尘 Dustlight Paints the Heart: Hao Gong and Wei Yi 尘光绘心颢宫微伊 Mr. Rabbit Min Yishihan兔子先生敏伊诗涵Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing Tong Yanyi’s life at eighteen was dragged into a mire by her mother’s illness and loan-shark debts. She dropped out of school and started working at the Haojue Hotel in Nancheng, learning to lay out towels and toothbrushes. On a guest-room cleanliness scorecard on the twelfth floor, she secretly drew seven Calabash Brothers rescuing their grandpa. She traded humble labor for a chance to survive, and used childlike doodles to fight back against fate’s cruelty. At twenty-eight, Yu Jinghao is the 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The best days aren't about dazzling spectacles or bustling extravagance, but about escaping the city's clamor and living a carefree, tranquil life. It's not about being better than others, but at least being better than before! May you overcome countless obstacles, your eyes still shining brightly. Even on a long road ahead, flowers will bloom. Don't waste your time, don't let this journey through life be in vain! Strive with all your might to reach the mountains and seas, and you will eventually reap the rewards of your hard work and the warmth of spring! The best days aren't about dazzling spectacles or bustling extravagance, but about escaping the city's clamor and living a carefree, tranquil life. It's not about being better than others, but at least being better than before! May you overcome countless obstacles, your eyes still shining brightly. Even on a long road ahead, flowers will bloom. Don't waste your time, don't let this journey through life be in vain! Strive with all your might to reach the mountains and seas, and you will eventually reap the rewards of your hard work and the warmth of spring! "Dust and Light Paint the Heart, Hao Palace and Wei Yi" is a slightly angsty novel that has reached 2.54 Million words and over 500 chapters. [Laughing][Laughing] Keep updating! [Smug] October 6, 2026!!!

9. 159 亲 I Made Myself a Boyfriend, and Somehow I Fell for Him Despite My Alexithymia 亲手造了个男友，患述情障碍的我竟动了心 Elizabeth Wine伊丽莎白酒13k WordsCompleted I made myself a boyfriend, and somehow, despite my alexithymia, I fell for him. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   So sad, so sad｡°(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)°｡

10. 160 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed and I Died, My Senior Brothers Wept Bitterly 被毁灵根葬身后，师兄们痛哭流涕 Sweet Candy Baby糖甜宝贝Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Originally titled After My Spiritual Roots Were Destroyed and I Was Buried, My Senior Brothers Wept Bitterly. Everyone is reborn and seeks redemption + beloved by all becomes hated by all + villain, one-on-one] Yun Yan was the sect’s most doted-on junior disciple. Though his spiritual roots were poor, everyone cherished him. That is, until Yun Lan appeared. The sect disciples gradually grew to hate Yun Yan. Only when they drained his blood, destroyed his spiritual roots, took his golden core, a 6.8kReads8.9Score726Shelves
11. 161 厉 The Young Lady of the Li Family Is Reborn! 厉爷家的小祖宗重生了！ Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Dominant, overbearing, possessive top x spoiled, willful, dramatic bottom] Reborn + flirting and pampering + devoted to each other + sweet and angsty + happy ending Duan Zhining wanted nothing more than to escape from the man with obsessive tendencies, but the man refused to let him go. He even confined him to a villa, forbidding him from stepping outside. Later, Duan Zhining pressed a knife to his own throat and threatened to take his life. Only then did the man let him go. Duan Zhining though 25.7kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    It's a story about two main characters, but it's the kind that's both sweet and angsty. The beginning is very sweet, the later part is incredibly angsty, but the ending is sweet. The secondary couple also suffers a lot in the beginning, the kind that makes your heart ache. Both of them have happy endings.

12. 162 等 Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨，等不到你 Xie Man谢漫Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio 315Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The last book was truly heart-wrenching.

13. 163 喜 Xi Lan: An Unfulfilled Promise and a Love Full of Regrets 喜懒：未完成的约定与遗憾恋爱 Falls Over Easily轻易倒下Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted From their middle school days of horsing around in their uniforms to their university years strolling beneath the trees, the names of Pleasant Goat and Lazy Goat seemed forever bound together. In everyone else’s eyes, they were the perfect childhood friends: brothers who could share a bowl of grass cake and squeeze onto the same dorm bed to talk all night. Their story should have followed the steady course of “best friends,” but one day, their hearts began beating out of rhythm. When the long-h 139Reads8.2Score106Shelves

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    The authors of these three books have truly exceptional writing skills, and they are also incredibly heart-wrenching; reading them late at night will give you palpitations.

14. 164 冷 Hot and Cold 冷热 Don't Run别跑Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted In the shifting warmth and chill of your gaze, a vow points straight to the heavens. One rainy night, the doctor Jiang Sui accidentally witnesses a murder. Having seen the entire crime unfold, she becomes the killer's target. Relying on her wits, she escapes death time and again, yet through a twist of fate, she steps into the maze of the criminal underworld. Warning: angst-heavy story. If that bothers you, don't read! 304Reads9.3Score101Shelves
15. 165 穿 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery151k WordsCompleted Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 11kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
16. 166 她 She’s Not Easy to Win Over 她不好哄 Qing Mu Zhi Qiu Ya青木知湫呀Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted The elegant young gentleman, gentle as jade: Qiao Shuyu The true “go-with-the-flow girl,” single-minded Xiao Qingqing Childhood sweethearts + mutual unrequited love + both devoted only to each other + one-on-one romance + older woman, younger man Their story began as childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She would make a fuss while he laughed. She would call him “Monk Qiao” in her fierce little voice, and he would ask again and again, “Qingqing, when are you going to marry me?” Their sto 3kReads8.9Score110Shelves

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    Childhood sweethearts, inseparable since childhood. He secretly loved her for over twenty years, while she remained oblivious to his own love. But nothing in the world is more painful than two lovers separated by death. She died in the very year he loved her most, and he, in the end, went to see his beloved Qingqing on a quiet morning. Family, who understands? I cried until my eyes ached.

17. 167 黑 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery241k WordsCompleted Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
18. 168 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 4.9kReads—Score215Shelves

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    This is a super angsty novel! It'll make your liver hurt!!! It's agonizing at first, then incredibly satisfying, a truly cathartic experience! A classic example of "torturing the wife is fun for a while, then a nightmare of chasing her back," a strong, confident, and cool female lead story. The male lead is filled with regret, relentlessly pursuing and begging for her. The beginning is filled with the woman's torment, followed by a massive, intense torment of the male lead. The writing is concise and fast-paced, brutally cruel, and incredibly satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!

19. 169 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?"

20. 170 一 A Pillow of Begonias, Windswept Tales of Strings 一枕棠风叙弦声 Qing Si E青丝额Two Male Leads173k WordsCompleted [A sickly, sweet-natured actor top in the later story and a “cold on the outside, warm on the inside” CEO bottom] [Sickly top, angst for the top, bittersweet secret crush, younger man, mostly everyday life, childhood friends, modern alternate setting, both pure] [If you're extremely possessive about character roles, stay away! Stay away! Stay away!] A favored child of heaven falls from his pedestal. When Huo Xuheng was fourteen, he found a little boy. “What’s your name?” “Jing Yetang. Jing as in 728Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Don't torture me, I get heart palpitations watching this at night.

21. 171 爱 Love in April Snow 爱在四月雪 Sparse Willow Leaves柳叶疏Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + mutual devotion + 1v1 + bittersweet + sickly beauty gong × loyal puppy shou] Everyone thinks Jiang Li is so sickly that even taking a breath could wear him out and kill him. Only Shi Ye knows what a little slut he is. Before Shi Ye can figure out whether girls' lips are soft or their waists are slim, Jiang Li forces him to turn gay. He seduces him, then abandons him. Their bond is severed. When they meet again, they face each other like enemies. Jiang Li: “You want money, and I 2.4kReads8.3Score282Shelves
22. 172 出 After Prison, I Became the Lifelong Incurable Disease of President Fu 出狱后，成了傅总终生难愈的绝症 Sixth Month, Ninth Day VV六月初九VVModern Romance525k WordsCompleted **Tortured Romance · The Chase After She Leaves · Physical and Emotional Abuse · A Truth-Fueled Counterattack** She was South City’s proudest red rose, and once saw him as the only light in her life. But that love became a hell he built for her with his own hands. Fu Sinian was convinced she had grievously harmed his “beloved,” and forged evidence dragged her into the abyss. Torture in prison, humiliating words carved into her skin, a forced kidney donation... He watched coldly, even helping it 1.5kReads—Score104Shelves

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    This suits your taste... If you want something that's mentally and physically painful, give it a try.

23. 173 服 Giving In 服软 Mingzhu明珠Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23.8kReads9.0Score2kShelves
24. 174 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Ruthless, Feral, and Fierce 快穿：疯批宿主他又凶又野 Ke Xiaoyao可小妖Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet with a little angst (not much angst, the comments will make you laugh) + stunning beauty adored by everyone + no fixed couple] A robot without emotions finds a battered System. Lowering his eyes, he gently repairs it... The System wakes from hibernation, delighted to have found a Host. It diligently travels through small worlds to complete missions, only to discover that its Host is a powerful figure in disguise! World One: The pale, sickly young man says, “I don’t love 2.6kReads9.4Score324Shelves

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    A great book, concise and professional in every aspect, highly recommended!

25. 175 虐 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Mr. Luo Went Mad 虐死夫人后，骆先生他疯了 Clever Little Cutie小聪明大漂亮Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted The male lead chases his wife after losing her + Second male lead takes the throne Coercive possessiveness, a rabid male lead, twisted and perverse Captivity, forced love, old-school melodramatic angst Please, if this isn’t your thing, don’t click in just to insult me… Divider Luo Yinghui killed Shen Yunxi’s entire family. He thought the Shen family deserved it. The Shen family’s young lady had been in love with him since childhood. With nowhere else to go, she could only cling to him like a par 1.4kReads6.7Score100Shelves

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    These two are the most heart-wrenching books I've read recently. The male lead is the ruthless, extremely twisted type who relentlessly tortures the female lead. The plots are also very melodramatic and emotionally draining. They're so heartbreaking.

26. 176 和 After Divorcing His White Moonlight's Double, the Overbearing CEO Went Mad 和白月光替身离婚后，霸总他疯了 Ginger Ale姜汁可乐儿Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Everyone said Ruan Qing loved Fu Jingshen to the bone, including Fu Jingshen himself. Why else would she follow him without hesitation, even knowing she was just a substitute? When Ruan Qing asked for a divorce, Fu Jingshen didn’t take her seriously. His expression turned cold. “Have you made up your mind?” “Yes. Let’s divorce.” After the divorce, Fu Jingshen kept waiting for Ruan Qing to make him eat his words. Instead, he saw her with red-rimmed eyes, clinging to a refined, elegant man. “Ashen 438Reads8.6Score102Shelves
27. 177 蚀 A Marriage That Eats Away at the Bones 蚀骨囚婚 Bright Moon Is Lovely明月好Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Fang Yuanshuang chased Duan Hancheng for years, throwing herself into the flames like a moth, only to be utterly destroyed. Not only was she branded jealous and murderous, she also lost her status as everyone’s darling. After leaving for three years, she endured every hardship and lost the right to look up to him. - But when she got engaged to someone else and was about to walk down the aisle, Duan Hancheng finally came to his senses. He used every means at his disposal to force a ring onto 163Reads5.2Score—Shelves
28. 178 快 Quick Transmigration: Has the Tragic Romance Hero Gone Mad Today? 快穿：虐文男主今天疯了吗 Seven-Year-Old Tea茶七岁Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no CP + angst + regret and groveling + faking death to escape + heroine stays in character] In every tragic romance novel, there's always a hapless heroine who gets tormented by the male lead, the second male lead, and the villainess. Even random passersby on the street get to kick her while she's down. Su Can is a top-tier quick transmigration Host. Her mission is to transmigrate into various tragic romance worlds and turn the tables on the scumbag men. At first: The co 886Reads8.3Score108Shelves
29. 179 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves
30. 180 六 A Flowering Season Worth Six Hundred Thousand 六十万的花期 Yun Yan Mo Sheng Jun云烟莫生君Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A Flowering Season of Six Hundred Thousand 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come, come, here you go

31. 181 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become an Obsessive Man's KPI 穿书后我成了偏执男的KPI The Melodious Sound of Night Rain夜雨声澜Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! This System escaped from a mental hospital! Xu Ningjing transmigrated into a melodramatic Mary Sue and Gary Stu novel, becoming a cannon-fodder side character who shared her name. The original Xu Ningjing caused trouble at every turn and went crazy for love. In the end, the obsessive male side character, He Qilin, slowly killed her, step by step: sending her dead rats, psychologically terrorizing her, and gently describing how cold the water would feel when she drowned. Ca 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I never expected it to turn out like this; the beginning was even a bit funny.

32. 182 爱 Desire Sets the City Ablaze: His Obsession Spirals Out of Control, Keeping Her in His Arms 爱欲焚城：失控占有囚她入怀 Angelica Says Nothing当归不语Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted At the summit of Haicheng, Teng Ci is the law. He thought he controlled everything, including the woman he hated to the bone: An Ran. When it came to An Ran, Teng Ci had always been ruthless and decisive. From the pinnacle of power, he coolly watched her struggle within the rules of his game, convinced that this was the price she paid for betraying him. He sent her to prison, forced her into servitude, and made her atone with her body. Then he discovered the truth. In that moment, the dignified 934Reads8.0Score102Shelves

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    Everyone is tortured, and even the readers aren't spared.

33. 183 初 One Taste Was All It Took: The Crown Prince Is Hooked 初次尝鲜，太子爷上瘾了 The Wind Blows Eleven风吹十一Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Carefree, rebellious young master × beautiful, tragic dream girl, strong yet fragile] Shen Yanci lived life boldly and without restraint, until he met her. He was the young master everyone in Beijing’s elite circles feared, rebellious on the racetrack and dismissive of love. Yet he fell hard for Su Nianxing. A drunk-driving incident led to a misunderstanding between them, and Su Nianxing personally ended their pregnancy… He was her sugar daddy, paying ten thousand each time. He hated her and qu 29.7kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves

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    Tragic romance, unrequited love, and countless hardships.

34. 184 极 Tortured to the Extreme 极虐 Young Master Jiang江家大少Modern Romance635k WordsCompleted An Nuan was a gifted pianist, but after being framed and sent to prison, she emerged three years later to find her life turned upside down! Then she met Si Lingfeng, the most powerful man in City C. He loved and cherished her with all his heart. If she said she wanted the stars, he would pluck them from the sky without a second thought. From their very first meeting, he pursued An Nuan passionately! When it came to winning her over, Si Lingfeng embodied every word: cunning, calculating, settin 669Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This book is so painful, I can't be the only one suffering from it.

35. 185 夫 Madam, President Yan Deserves to Die a Thousand Deaths! 夫人，颜总罪该万死啊！ Die Die Qing Cai蝶蝶青菜Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted Bai Wanxi killed someone. Yan Qingyun personally sent her to a psychiatric hospital. When she got out, all she had left was a disabled body. Yan Qingyun still wouldn’t leave her alone. “I want you to live as a prisoner and spend the rest of your life atoning to me.” “I’m a murderer. I’m guilty, and I’m willing to accept my punishment,” she said indifferently. He flew into a rage. “Bai Wanxi, I’ll make your filthy soul burn in hell.” She thought the psychiatric hospital was the eighteenth level o 637Reads8.4Score—Shelves
36. 186 深 A Tender Trap: Mr. Huo, Please Stop Tormenting Miss Gu 深情诱引，霍总求你别虐顾小姐了 Late August八月之末Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [Both leads are inexperienced in love + tragic romance] The Gu family has a pair of twin beauties who are famous in Rongcheng. The older sister, Gu Aoxue, is a top student. The younger sister, Gu Lingshuang, is the school bully. On her eighteenth birthday, Gu Lingshuang met the down-and-out Huo Yichen and saved him from desperate straits. Later, she boldly confessed to him. “I like you. Will you be my boyfriend?” He wasn’t good with words, but he said yes. She considered him the best gift she co 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads are deeply in love. The female lead experiences family hardship and later falls ill. It's a very good read, incredibly heart-wrenching, yet also sweet. Anyone who enjoys angst should definitely check it out.

37. 187 团 The Whole Family’s Little Princess Is Four 团宠囡囡四岁啦 Xin Yiyi辛亿亿Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A brilliant girl with countless secret identities is reborn in the body of a four-year-old toddler and adopted by Lincheng’s richest family. Now she has not only a gentle, smiling CEO for a daddy, but also a stunning, charismatic celebrity for a mommy, along with four brothers whom everyone finds unbearable. At first, her four brothers look at her with disdain. “What even is a little sister? She’ll definitely be ugly and cry all the time! Girls are such a hassle. No, no, we don’t want one. Hurry 907Reads8.6Score157Shelves

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    The first book seems like a sweet romance, but it's actually quite angsty. The third book is both good and heart-wrenching. Second, four classic angst-filled novels, very good.

38. 188 顾 Mr. Gu, You Tortured Your Wife to Death 顾总，夫人被你虐死了 Gardenia Jam栀子花果酱Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Su Yaqi once thought Gu Jin would be the dazzling light of her life. But after they married, she realized he wasn’t a light at all. He was an endless abyss of torment. During their five years of marriage, he left her utterly broken. Losing their child was the final straw. On a snowy night, Su Yaqi jumped from the eighth floor without hesitation, ending her miserable life. Gu Jin, if there’s another life, I never want to fall in love with you again! Gu Jin, don’t come to my grave and cry after I’ 177Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    I think these are all pretty good, both emotionally and physically.

39. 189 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Angst! + Bad Ending + Wife-chasing Hell Scene. Those who enjoy angst should check this out.

40. 190 初 Young Master Chu, You’re Tormenting the Wrong Woman. Your Wife Is the One You Truly Love 初少你虐错了，夫人她才是白月光 Nighttime, Singing in Comfort夜亦舒歌Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Physical and Emotional Torture + Obsessive Possessiveness] After losing her memory, Chu Tang no longer recognizes anyone, but she remembers a voice in her mind: “A Tang, don't be afraid. I'll protect you with my life!” At last, she gets her wish and marries the man she loves most, Chu Yinmo. But he glares at her furiously. “You don't deserve to be Mrs. Chu! Chu Tang, you killed Zhi Yi. I'll make you wish you were dead and pay you back in blood!” After losin 255Reads8.4Score—Shelves
41. 191 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 无 No One Can Save Me from the Deep Sea 无人渡我于深海 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted No One Will Save Me from the Deep Sea 333Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 冤 Wronged, Ruined, and Still Kind 冤落毁善 Luo Yuan Yumo洛渊余墨Eastern Fantasy93k WordsOngoing (Don’t bother reading this. Someone maliciously paid people to leave low ratings, so the author stopped updating.) Since the world emerged from primordial chaos, it has been divided into two factions: Whale Desire and Red Kong. Darkness has engulfed the three thousand worlds. The fall of the Creator God brought none of the blessings people had hoped for. Instead, greed ran rampant and people were slaughtered indiscriminately, leaving the world in misery. Then a spirited young man appeared, givin 53Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    I'll torture you until you feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, torture you until you need a liver transplant, one cut at a time without a sound [making faces][making faces][making faces]

44. 194 他 He Stayed by His Childhood Sweetheart While I Died in the Polar Night 他守着青梅，我死在极夜 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦12k WordsCompleted He stayed by his childhood sweetheart. I died in the polar night. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 我 My Yandere Mad Dog: I Got My Revenge, and Fell Madly in Love 我的病娇疯犬：仇报了，爱疯了 Gathering Memories in the Cool Moonlight拾忆月凉10k WordsCompleted My Yandere Mad Dog: Revenge Taken, Love Gone Mad 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story opens with a knife threat, and the plot is high-energy from start to finish. It's a short story, perfect for a quick read. The female lead has dual personality traits, the male lead is a yandere, and the female lead's schemes are solely for revenge. But she also longs to be loved. 🍃

46. 196 拉 Take Her to Register the Marriage! The Abstinent CEO Begs Her for Affection, Eyes Red 拉她领证！禁欲霸总红着眼求她宠 The Hardworking Little Slacker奋斗小趴菜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male lead gets hurt + angst + reunion after years apart + rekindled love + love grows over time + painful romance + happy ending] A deeply devoted, self-effacing, love-struck male lead vs. a cold, stubborn, fiercely independent female lead Young Master Qi, a famous CEO in the business world, was strikingly handsome and came from a distinguished family. Five years ago, he knelt humbly for love, causing a sensation across the city. On the day of his engagement, he was cruelly dumped. She joined f 491Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. It's angsty for the male lead, but he's incredibly devoted and loves the female lead deeply, even to the point of being subservient.

47. 197 婆 A Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law's Feud 婆媳仇 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law is a champion at double standards. When her own daughter sleeps until midmorning, she's "blessed." When I get up ten minutes late, I'm a "lazy daughter-in-law." My husband is the ultimate "dutiful son," and his catchphrase is always, "My mom has it so hard." 5.4kReads—Score243Shelves

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    "Zhuoma, Zhuoma, you're always calling me Zhuoma!" Dorje kicked over the milk bucket by the door, spilling milk all over the floor. "If Zhuoma is so good, why don't you let Zhuoma be your daughter-in-law! Chunyan is the one I married, I've chosen her!"

48. 198 别 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急，我在等 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 慕 Mu Liangchuan 慕凉川 Silly You呆呆迩Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Originally titled But She Doesn't Want Me Anymore Obsessive madman (Fu Liangchuan) × cool, aloof rose (Shen Muya) [A bond from their youth + love and hate + husband desperately tries to win her back + both devoted only to each other] Shen Muya fell for a boy when she was still a student. His eyes were dark and fierce, and everyone else wanted to stay away from him. She alone kept trying to get close. She thought she had managed to warm a heart of stone. But only later did Shen Muya realize it ha 247Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's hard not to cry after watching this. [Crying]

50. 200 深 Hidden in Late Winter 深藏晚冬 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Two top students + love that grows over time + youth and school days + angst] Gentle, sweet girl × jealous, cocky boy * At sixteen, he said he wanted to become a police officer and protect the people. She said she wanted to become a doctor and save lives. * At seventeen, he said, “We met in winter, Wen Yu. We'll spend so many more winters together. Take care of this white camellia for me for now.” The wind lifted the hem of the boy's coat, and his eyes shone. So she rem 2.6kReads9.3Score550Shelves

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    I'm so happy to see Guan Guan! Qiu Ri Liang's works are incredibly heart-wrenching and beautiful; these are all masterpieces! The kind that make you cry your eyes out in bed in the middle of the night... They're so good and so heart-wrenching, so please check out the synopsis and follow me, okay?!

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