Angst, Angst, Angst! Short! Even More Painful Than The Erosion of Love, the Kind That Leaves Me Unable to Stop Crying 虐虐虐！短！比蚀骨危情还虐的那种，没办法我泪高

1. 451 你 You Once Held My Hand, So Young and Shy 你曾牵过我的手青涩 Frost at the Hairline发际微白霜Modern Romance38k WordsOngoing Kong Wenjing wrote to me: "Jiang Zinan, Li Menglong and Cheng Chunxiang went through so many hardships before finally ending up together. They had it so hard. I've already been through so much suffering myself. I hope the rest of my life can be a little simpler. I don't want to be so tired anymore…" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I just wrote this; it's not a short story, but most of it is based on real experiences, more like a memoir. I don't know if it's your cup of tea.

2. 452 星 Honkai: Star Rail: Say Goodnight to This World 星穹铁道：对这个世界说晚安 Liu Ming流凕Anime Fanfiction409k WordsCompleted [All characters are platonic, low starting affection] Qiu An never expected that after leaping from a building, she would end up in a game she'd played before her death, becoming one of its characters. Players outside the game were puzzled by the sudden appearance of a character who'd dropped from the sky. But she was a free five-star character! A versatile Lightning Harmony unit who was useful even at E0! But... why didn't Qiu An have a banner? Only after becoming a character did Qiu An learn t 4.5kReads9.5Score613Shelves
3. 453 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 217Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 454 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.9kReads9.1Score802Shelves

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   I've read dozens of angst-filled novels, but only these three made my eyes water.

5. 455 我 Why Are You Crying After I Leave? 我走后，你们哭什么？ A Thousand Mountains and Wild Cranes千山与野鹤Urban274k WordsCompleted [Regret] [No Cultivation] [Daily Life] [No System] Lin Jiu wakes up in the hospital after collapsing. Unfortunately, the doctor tells him he has brain cancer and at most six months left to live. His eldest sister, Lin Qingyun, wastes no time kicking him out of the Lin family that very day, claiming that Lin Jiu was adopted and isn't their biological younger brother. She leaves him 20,000 yuan and walks away. Lin Jiu suddenly understands. Because he isn't their real brother, his sisters have trea 137Reads6.5Score—Shelves
6. 456 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 457 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   I cried several times while watching it 😭

8. 458 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 5.8kReads8.8Score435Shelves
9. 459 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 207Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 引 Kindling a Passion 引火撩心 Shen Xingxu沈星许Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur 10.7kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    The female lead suffers a memory lapse due to a car accident, forgetting her memories of Xiao. Before the accident, Xiao wanted to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend and was also having an ambiguous relationship with another woman, leaving the female lead heartbroken. After her memory loss, she develops feelings for her nemesis. When her memories return, she's utterly speechless. [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm]

11. 461 跪 You Want Me to Forgive You If You Kneel? I Just Want to Die in Peace 跪着我就原谅？我只想安静的死去 Immortal Shadow on Cold Mountain寒山仙影Urban323k WordsCompleted Modern urban slice of life, one female lead, no System, no magic, and a story of regret. As the youngest son of the Yang family, Yang Tian has been meek and obedient since childhood. His father and sisters have groomed him to be a pawn in the family’s rise to power. To his surprise, when he refuses to marry the hideously ugly eldest daughter of the Pang Group, his father and sisters kick him out of the family home. Not long before, Yang Tian had learned that he was terminally ill. Seeing how lit 218Reads8.0Score—Shelves
12. 462 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 216Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 十 Ten Years of Frost: In the End, Even Fate Was Hard to Defy 十载寒霜：终是难敌天命 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Xianxia1.3M WordsOngoing (Male-oriented, xuanhuan, immortal cultivation, xianxia, wuxia, sword cultivator, slow burn, heart-wrenching, multiple female leads, war) He was once the Crown Prince of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, and also the fiancé Shangguan Baili had waited ten years for. On the day his kingdom fell, his face was disfigured and he was left on the brink of death. Shangguan Baili saved him with her own hands. But she failed to recognize the man before her. Taking him for a lowly good-for-nothing with nowhere to go, s 7.2kReads9.3Score736Shelves

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    She thought she had picked up a good-for-nothing, but instead raised a demon who would destroy her sect. "Shangguan Baili, the little grandson you've been waiting for has long since died in the Cold River."

14. 464 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 494Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 465 原 Genshin Impact: I Said I Wouldn't Cry Again 原神：我说过的，不会再流眼泪了 Yueyue Is My Daughter玥玥我女儿Anime Fanfiction278k WordsCompleted [Plenty] [Angst] [Sweetness] [Healing] First life: A century of solitude... A pact with Morax... Second life: Foreseeing calamity... The savior ultimately becomes the bringer of disaster... Third life: When we meet again... Live well in my place... Fourth life: Born under an ill star... I became a great hero too... Fifth life: The long road to godhood... Having Mom by my side is enough... Sixth life: A hero from a foreign land... I lost my love, and all I could see was ruin... Seventh life: Deca 42Reads7.7Score—Shelves
16. 466 春 Entangled in Springtime 春色娇缠 Deep Stream涧流深Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] (Both leads are faithful to each other + sweet and angsty + the husband pursues his wife after losing her + happy ending) Everyone says Pei Songhe, a prominent figure in the capital’s elite circle, has devoted himself to a life of asceticism for the woman he loves from afar, like a living Buddha. He has worn the black agate prayer beads she gave him for ten years. But Shen Zhiyi knows he is nothing like the celibate man people say he is... Otherwise, where did the bab 5.8kReads8.9Score394Shelves
17. 467 她 She Set Her Sights on Someone Better 她另攀高枝 Sweet Knife with Fire Wheels带风火轮的甜刀Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [The male lead’s desperate pursuit of his wife ✚ the second male lead takes his place] Huo Xiao, Fourth Master Huo, was the unattainable heartthrob of Rongcheng. He kept a sweet, obedient substitute by his side, but when his true love returned, the little substitute was forced to give way, crying until her eyes were swollen. His friend felt sorry for her. “She’s crying so pitifully. Aren’t you going to comfort her?” Huo Xiao: “She’s just a substitute. Why should I comfort her?” Later, Huo Xiao k 9.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Suitable for those who want a moderately angsty read. While not as brutal as "Bone-Deep Love," the scene where the female lead strips naked in public is truly heart-wrenching. I cried, for a broken mirror can never be mended. [Already added to wishlist][Already added to wishlist]

18. 468 檐 Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 檐下雨，有些爱，只能在雨里重逢 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了8k WordsCompleted Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 576Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 469 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 爱 Love and Hate to the Bone: Mr. Gu's Wife Atoning for Her Sins 爱恨入骨：顾先生的戴罪夫人 Tales of the Past叙昔之Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [A melodramatic, angst-filled tragedy. If you can't handle it, just assume I'm losing it.] [The male and female leads have only ever been with each other, seriously!!] After a car accident, she was made out to be the culprit. He hated her to the bone, tormented her, and even sent her to prison without a second thought. Four years in prison left her timid and full of self-doubt. She tried to escape his control, but still couldn't defeat him. In the pouring rain, he squeezed her throat. “Xia Manwe 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    I've read most of these, and they're absolutely guaranteed to make you cry. If you like angst, you should definitely check them out! [Almost crying]

21. 471 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score203Shelves
22. 472 周 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 I Have a Lamp我有灯Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2kReads8.1Score406Shelves

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    Short story, angst.

23. 473 荆 Thorny Nun: Father, Don't Look Back. Leave the Three Thousand Rioters Outside to Me! 荆棘修女：神父，别回头，外面那三千暴徒交给我！ Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子12k WordsCompleted Thorn Nun: Father, Don't Look Back. Leave the Three Thousand Rioters Outside to Me! 74Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 474 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 朝 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 Two Leaves两朵叶子Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 776Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead suffers complete physical and mental abuse, and the male lead is also quite pitiful. The two truly love each other, but they cannot overcome fate.

26. 476 边 Love Through the Pain: Sorry, Lord Shen, I Don't Want to Love You Anymore 边虐边爱：抱歉，沈爷我不想爱了 Jiang Doufu醬逗芙Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted A car accident three years ago turned Shen Yimo and Lin Yuexi from lovers into enemies. She became his captive doll. He promised to set her free after three years. "The three years are up, Shen Yimo. Can you let me go now?" "You want to leave? That depends on whether you can survive!" In the end, he couldn't bear to let her go, and began to torment her mercilessly. Only when she fell in love with someone else and the truth behind one incident after another came to light did he finally wake up. T 181Reads5.9Score—Shelves
27. 477 禁 Forbidden Zone Heartbeat 禁区心动 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝8k WordsCompleted A Heart Stirred in the Forbidden Zone 52Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story; the ending was absolutely shocking! 🐬

30. 480 噬 Life-Eating Firefly 噬命萤 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了14k WordsCompleted Life-Devouring Firefly 333Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 481 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 67Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 没EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.3kReads9.0Score449Shelves
33. 483 虐 Tortured to the Brink! His Wife’s Body Is Covered in Medical Papers 虐疯了！夫人身上被刻满医学论文 Loves Desserts爱吃甜品Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Heart-wrenching angst + no reconciliation after the breakup + devastating emotional fallout + a despicable scoundrel] Fu Jingshen once thought all he felt for the Shu family, and for Shu Rui, was hatred and disgust. But it was only when someone lost himself, his whole world, and every last shred of dignity and pride for Shu Rui that Fu Jingshen finally understood: the Shu Rui who once had eyes only for him, whose every heart and soul belonged to him, was someone else's everything, someone else' 19.5kReads8.2Score935Shelves
34. 484 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 盗 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 26Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 火 Naruto: I Defy the Heavens for Tsunade, and My Six Paths Golden Body Rejects Every Beauty 火影：为纲手逆天下，我六道金身拒尽红颜 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Naruto: I Defy Heaven for Tsunade, and My Six Paths Golden Body Rejects Every Beauty 165Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 17Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 489 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 300Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 720Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story, a tragic ending that cuts to the bone, with a shocking conclusion.

41. 491 进 Attack on Titan! 进击的巨人！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Attack on Titan! 339Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 被 Adopted by a Foreign Tycoon, the Frail Child is Cherished 被国外富豪认养，病弱崽受宠了 Berry Meow莓莉喵Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Raising a Child + Rescued and Spoiled by an Old-Money American Family + Frail Child + Everyone’s Darling] [There will be a romance after the child comes of age. Two male leads. Proceed with caution if this bothers you.] Throughout his short twelve years of life, Wutu had always envied other people’s happiness. He couldn’t understand why his parents loved only his little brother and not him. His parents would rather drive for more than ten hours to take his brother to buy a limited-edition game 26.3kReads8.2Score3.3kShelves

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    Both heartbreaking and exhilarating, this poor soul, tormented by her dysfunctional family to the point of being sickly and depressed, delivers a powerful psychological shock to foreigners.

43. 493 美 A Beauty Shouts from a Cave on a Deserted Island: I'm Your Rib! 美女在荒岛洞内喊：我是你的肋骨！ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A beauty cries out from inside a cave on a deserted island: “I’m your rib!” 272Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 火 Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Konoha as His First Wife 火影：六道鸣人抢回小樱，雏田为正妻震木叶 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Up Konoha as His One True Wife 96Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 10Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 126Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 全 The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 《全村笑我懒汉媳，猎户夫君夜夜撩》 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 184Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 498 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.5kReads8.1Score172Shelves

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    This is so incredibly heartbreaking! Two people who love each other so much are cruelly betrayed by fate and can't be together. How can they possibly let go of this? [Crying]

50. 500 同 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 3kReads—Score—Shelves

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