Looking for Those Short, Heartbreaking Stories That Keep Showing Up on Douyin!!!!! 求抖音上经常刷到的那些短篇虐文！！！！！

1. 501 病 The Hidden Marriage and Adorable Baby of a Possessive CEO 病娇总裁的隐婚萌宝 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Obsessive CEO’s Secret Baby 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 覆 Spring Reborn 覆春生 Luo Ye Muchen洛夜沐宸Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Spring Returns Beneath the Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is highly recommended! A rebirth story set in ancient times with a swapped marriage element. See how the heroine, reborn, reverses the tragedy of her previous life. The whole thing is only 10 minutes long—quick and easy!

3. 503 天 A Baby from Heaven: My Ghostly Husband Is Hard to Handle, So I’m Taking It Easy and Guarding the House 天降萌宝：诡夫难哄，老娘摆烂镇宅 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀15k WordsCompleted A Baby from the Sky: Taming My Hard-to-Handle Ghost Husband? I’m Done Trying, So I’ll Keep the Home in Line —Reads—Score—Shelves

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4. 504 含 Keep It in Your Mouth, and It Won't Hurt 含着，就不疼了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted Keep It in Your Mouth, and It Won’t Hurt 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 505 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
6. 506 我 I Livestreamed My Entire 996 Company Transmigrating 我向全网直播996公司集体穿越 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I Livestreamed My Entire 996 Company Transmigrating to Another World —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 507 不 No Settling 不凑合 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Never Settle 6Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 508 校 The School Bully Comes Looking for His Child’s Mom 校霸带娃找妈 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted The School Bully Shows Up with a Kid, Looking for the Kid’s Mom —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 509 完 The Dark Side of the Perfect Husband 完美丈夫的暗面 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted The Dark Side of the Perfect Husband 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 我 My Sky Turned Black 我的天空成了黑色 Rich Bro有钱哥Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Gu Zhi spent eight years loving someone, just as stubbornly and humbly as her name suggested. Zhi Zhuo thought life would be wonderful without her. Later, he realized it was a complete mess! But by the time he came to his senses, all she had left him was a cold, resolute silhouette walking away… 15Reads8.0Score—Shelves
11. 511 全 My Whole Family Is Reborn, but I'm the Only Real Heiress 全家都是重生者，只有我是真千金 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀12k WordsCompleted My Whole Family Was Reborn, but I'm the Only Real Heiress —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 512 净 The Day I Left With Nothing! 净身出户那天！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day I Left with Nothing! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 513 被 I Was Brought Back to the Family Estate, but I Won’t Be the Real Heiress! 被接回大院后，真千金我不当了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀15k WordsCompleted After They Brought Me Back to the Compound, I Refused to Be the Real Heiress! 111Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 514 我 I Turned My In-Laws' Family-Splitting Feast Upside Down 我掀了婆家的分家宴 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I Turned My In-Laws’ Family Banquet Upside Down 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 515 今 Love Hasn't Fallen Asleep Tonight 今夜爱未眠 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团2019Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, Lu Xiaozhen risked her life to save Huo Heng. Fifteen years later, she got her wish and married him, only to suffer his coldness and humiliation after their wedding. Two years later, he asked for a divorce and went to another woman. Lu Xiaozhen didn't cry or make a scene. She gave up on him and left with her head held high. Only after the truth came to light did Huo Heng try to win her back, but by then, it was too late. 125Reads8.1Score—Shelves
16. 516 全 Everyone Knelt and Begged Her to Become Empress 全员跪请她做女帝 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted Everyone Kneels and Begs Her to Become Empress —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 517 活 Living Sacrifice! 活祭！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Living Sacrifice! 19Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 518 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 818Reads8.6Score155Shelves

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    Be's eyes are swollen from crying, this is my second reading of the second book.

19. 519 请 Please Follow the Palace Rules I Have Set 请遵守本宫发布的宫规 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀20k WordsCompleted You must obey the palace rules issued by this consort. —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 520 无 Infinite Schemes: The Last Noble 无限权谋：最后的贵族 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Infinite Schemes: The Last Noble —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 521 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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    I cried my eyes out. [Crying][crying][crying]

22. 522 仙 The Book of Life and Death of Immortals and Demons 仙魔生死簿 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Book of Life and Death for Immortals and Demons 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 523 血 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 Jun Luo Qing君落轻Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 4.9kReads8.9Score452Shelves

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    This is so angsty! The female lead was practically tortured beyond recognition! Imprisonment, drug trials, broken legs, and more! It's so heartbreaking! So cruel! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

24. 524 我 My Terrifying 1979 College Entrance Exam 我的1979惊悚高考 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted My 1979: A Terrifying College Entrance Exam —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 525 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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    🌲🌳🌳The male lead is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, the female lead is wise and clear-headed. The enemy who hurt their family can never become their lover; the ending was already predetermined. See? No one can watch it without crying!!

26. 526 寒 The Poor Widow Is Fierce and Fearless 寒门娘亲飒爆了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀12k WordsCompleted The Poor Scholar’s Mother Is a Force to Be Reckoned With —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 527 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves
28. 528 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall, Unbent 宫墙柳，不折腰 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Willow in the Palace Walls, Unbent —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 529 顶 The Daily Life of the Ultimate Real Heiress 顶级真千金日常 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A Top-Tier True Heiress’s Everyday Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 530 绵 My Thoughts Drift to You, Far Away 绵绵思远道 Yun Zao云早Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Shen family, the most loyal family in the empire, rebelled. My father was executed on the spot, and everyone in the household was beheaded in the street. But I, the Shen family's legitimate daughter, survived. The emperor kept me imprisoned at his side, claiming it was because he loved me. Yet he trampled on my dignity without restraint, allowing others to humiliate me in public. Later, poisoned and gravely ill in bed, he still stubbornly asked me, “Did you ever love me?” I sneered. “Never.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all quite nice, I recommend them.

31. 531 万 The Woman Everyone Hated, Now a Stand-In, Begs to Be Sent to the Cold Palace 万人嫌替身她跪求入冷宫 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀26k WordsCompleted The Hated Stand-In Kneels and Begs to Be Sent to the Cold Palace —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 我 My Neighbor Has a Secret 《我的邻居有秘密》 When the Fragrance Grows Rich微浓时18k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Has a Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 533 不 Without Seeing the Green Robe, I Knew Not the Gentleman 不见青衫不识君 Nian Xiantai唸仙台Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted You Won't Know Me Until You See My Green Robe 764Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 534 榜 The Number One Fan Is a Movie Star 榜一大哥是影帝 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Top Gifter Is a Movie Emperor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 535 你 Your Support Has Arrived! 你的辅助已上线！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Your Support Has Logged In! —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 哥 Brother, Stop Looking. I've Been Dead for a Thousand Years 哥哥别找了，我已经死了一千年 Happy Piggy Sauce快乐猪猪酱9k WordsCompleted My brother pushed me onto the Asura clan to take the blame. While the Asura King skinned me and cut out my tongue, my brother was setting flower lanterns afloat with our younger sister. A thousand years later, when our younger sister needed my immortal marrow to stay alive, my brother finally remembered to look for me. He furrowed his brows and asked impatiently, “Has that troublemaker still not come back? Doesn’t she know Ruo Ruo needs her immortal marrow to survive?” 647Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 春 A Slow Spring in the Courtyard 春庭慢 That Early Summer aaa那年初夏aaaAncient Romance23k WordsCompleted I was his Crown Princess for ten years, bound to him in marriage. Yet after he ascended the throne, he made me only a Noble Consort. 875Reads—Score118Shelves
38. 538 绑 Bound to a Family Card, I'll Protect My Poor Relatives This Time 绑定亲人卡，这届穷亲戚我罩了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I Got a Family Card, So I’ll Take Care of My Broke Relatives —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 539 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    Ahhhhhh, I found this book on Douyin (TikTok). It was advertised as a angst-filled novel, the kind that makes you cry buckets after reading it. I decided to give it a try, and I cried my eyes out late at night. To put it simply, the male and female leads had a mutual unrequited love, but neither of them was in the right place at the right time. They loved each other, but their love was ultimately lost. Everyone thought the female lead disliked the male lead, and even he thought she disliked him, unaware that she had liked him for a long time. He was also very cautious, truly two cowards. Their unspoken love prevented them from taking the courage to express it, leading to their eternal separation. Yet, they left a ray of light in each other's youth. They protected each other, but never let the other know. That youthful (ji dong, a feeling of excitement or thrill) accompanied them through a beautiful period of their lives. Why were there so many misunderstandings and obstacles? Perhaps that's just youth—always leaving some regrets. But for Ruan Yusheng and Ye Xiao, that regret was missing each other for a lifetime. In the next life, I hope you can all be braver and not miss out again.

40. 540 恶 The Wicked Maid Steals the Imperial Seal: The Lunatic Crown Prince Forces the Phoenix Seal on Me 恶婢夺玺：疯批太子强塞我凤印 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Wicked Maid Steals the Seal: The Unhinged Crown Prince Forces the Phoenix Seal on Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 竹 Childhood Friend, Are You in Love with Me? 竹马校草，你是不是喜欢我 Li Yaya李芽芽Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted On the very first day Xie Xiaoyu transferred to No. 1 High School, she shocked the entire school. She had the nerve to challenge the campus heartthrob, Lu Fang, right off the bat! And not only did Lu Fang not get angry, he did everything she said! Lu Fang was a clean freak, but he let Xie Xiaoyu use his cup. Lu Fang was a man of few words, but he was always following Xie Xiaoyu around, chatting nonstop. It turned out Xie Xiaoyu was Lu Fang’s childhood sweetheart, the girl he’d insisted he would 3.6kReads9.4Score586Shelves

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    Family, everyone show this to me! Help! It's so sweet!

42. 542 天 After Dark 天黑过后 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼21k WordsCompleted After Dark 14.1kReads—Score391Shelves

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    Angst novels

43. 543 我 My System's Vibe Is a Little Off 我的系统，画风不太对 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My System Has a Rather Odd Style —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 544 棠 Old Longings for Tang Xin 棠心旧念 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨12k WordsCompleted Old Memories of Tang Xin 8.2kReads—Score229Shelves
45. 545 虫 The Insect Queen Fled While Pregnant, and the Villainous CEO Went Crazy Chasing Her 虫族女王带球跑，反派霸总追疯了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀16k WordsCompleted The Insect Queen Runs Off Pregnant, and the Villainous CEO Goes Mad Chasing Her —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 天 It's Daybreak. I've Come to Find You 天亮了，我来找你了 W Rivers and LakesW江河湖海10k WordsCompleted It's dawn. I've come to find you. 51.4kReads—Score570Shelves
47. 547 放 After I Let Go, My Wife Regretted It 放手后，老婆后悔了 Flowers Bloom in Their Time花终有期10k WordsCompleted After I let go, my wife regretted it —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 我 I Want Us to Be Together 我想和你好好的 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted On the day Yun Rumeng is sentenced to six years in prison, Lu He'an has a grand wedding. The husband she was married to for five years finally gets the divorce he wanted and marries the woman he has always cherished. Afraid of the dark, she enters a prison where the sun never shines. He visits her for six years. She only sees him once. "Lu He'an, if I survive these six years, I'll make sure you and her never know another peaceful day!" Later, he writes a letter to his wife in prison every week a 702Reads8.2Score132Shelves

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    It was incredibly heart-wrenching; I cried buckets while watching it.

49. 549 你 You're Just My Girlfriend. I Never Said I Was Going to Marry You. 你只是我的女朋友，我又没说要娶你。 Tian Keji天科技11k WordsCompleted You're just my girlfriend. I never said I was going to marry you. 1.7kReads—Score142Shelves
50. 550 伤 You Left Heartbroken, and Now You Regret It? Too Late! 伤心离开后，你又后悔了？晚了！ Tian Keji天科技11k WordsCompleted You left in heartbreak, and now you regret it? Too late! 719Reads—Score—Shelves

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