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. 751 禁 The Abstinent Tycoon Is Addicted to Me 禁欲大佬对我上瘾 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + powerful man lowers his head] After getting drunk, Sheng Yanxi accidentally wandered into the presidential suite of Ling Jingchen, the fearsome “tyrant” of Hancheng. After one reckless night, she woke up, saw the outline of the man beside her, and was scared out of her wits. It was Ling Jingchen! The cold-faced tyrant whose slightest stomp could make all of Hancheng tremble! While he was still asleep, she fled in a panic. Ling Jingchen 3kReads—Score132Shelves
2. 752 扮 I Hid My Looks for Three Years, Then Stunned the Whole School at Graduation 扮丑三年，毕业典礼我惊艳全校 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Ugly for Three Years. At Graduation, I Dazzled the Entire School 3Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 753 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance553k WordsOngoing Powerful, ruthless military, political, and business tycoon + delicate beauty in frail health + both partners are each other's first and only Jiang Qingwu was born with a rare constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and well-behaved, yet she alone refused to get close to him. The mighty Gu Yunzhou held power over the military, politics, and business, yet after marrying his little wife, all they could manage was icy politeness. At last, pushed to his limit, he made arrangements 25.6kReads5.5Score1.2kShelves

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   Older man, feudal capitalist tycoon // Poor, beautiful, and obedient girl! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou back to Z City from her small town. Due to her sensitive body, the two never consummated their marriage. So the man exiled her to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers…

4. 754 尴 This Is Awkward: My Ex-Wife Is Getting Married, and I Still Have to Serve at the Wedding 尴尬，前妻结婚我还要去婚宴上端盘子 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted How awkward. My ex-wife is getting married, and I still have to go serve food at her wedding banquet. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 755 囚 Captive Wild Rose 囚禁野玫瑰 Corn Cake苞米糕糕Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted Angsty romance + unhinged male lead (if you dislike this, don’t read) + no reconciliation Another warning: the male lead is obsessive and unhinged. If you dislike that, don’t read. Aloof, noble doctor Shi Yi VS gentle, well-behaved teacher Yu Huan From the moment the first rose bloomed, the Creator had been plotting this encounter, one called redemption. Shi Yi was like the moon reflected on water. Yu Huan had gazed up at him for five whole years, loving him humbly as her bright, clear white ros 3kReads8.7Score144Shelves

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   Dark and brutally cruel, a masterpiece of short stories. Searching for a glimmer of light in the abyss of despair, the writing style is unique, the emotions extremely repressed. After reading it, one feels an emptiness in their heart, and it is difficult to let go for a long time.

6. 756 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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   Short! Intensely angsty! Perfectly matching the title! It doesn't rely on explicit sex or mere physical abuse to grab attention; true, sophisticated angst is about destiny! It portrays restrained yet profound emotions to the extreme. A fleeting glimpse of angst in the world of angst.

7. 757 结 A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée and Her Best Friend in a Hotel Secret 结婚前一个月，我在酒店撞见未婚妻和她闺蜜的秘密 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Sharing a Secret with Her Best Friend at a Hotel 5Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 758 青 Ten Years of Qing Ci’s Scenery 青辞十年景 Nine Snowy Branches九枝雪Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Ten Years of Qing Ci 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Ten Years of Farewell to Qing" I died in my favorite month of June. Even in death, I couldn't forget the scene of Shen Nuo pushing me away, protecting someone else. Shen Nuo and I met in the sunniest summer. The first time I looked into his clear, shallow eyes, I could never escape them. I ended the marriage. I set him and Si Nanxi free. Later… Shen Nuo, his eyes bloodshot, pleaded, "Su Qing… don't do this to me…" "This medicine isn't yours… it's someone else's, isn't it…?" "Su Qing… come back with me…" But I could never go back. I remained in the misty, rainy Jiangnan region. In the end, I never dared to ask, "Do you love me?" I was afraid Shen Nuo would lie to me, yet I was also afraid he wouldn't lie…

9. 759 泥 Muddy Waters 泥泞 Ball of Yarn线团团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Ruan is Jiangcheng’s most notorious cripple. People trample on her and look down on her, until she rises in status through her child, wins Gu Minxing’s favor, and becomes the envy of everyone as Mrs. Gu. Only later does Lin Ruan realize that he was never her refuge. He is the harbinger of her doom. He wants her to submit willingly, to beg at his feet. 19.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves
10. 760 从 After Failing to Escape the Yandere Male Lead 从病娇男主身边逃跑失败后 Stop Shouting Nonsense别一直乱叫Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted Qiao Niannian, an avid reader of yandere novels, was reading a story about a male lead who, unable to win the female lead’s love, locked her up. The plot could be summed up in one sentence: she ran, he chased, and she had no chance of escape. The story was so shocking that Qiao Niannian passed out. When she woke up, she had been bound to the novel as its heroine. The System told her that she would wake up for real if she managed to escape the male lead. So Qiao Niannian nervously played the hero 3.6kReads9.2Score276Shelves

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    Story Synopsis: The female lead is imprisoned by the male lead (see full text for details). Character Traits: The female lead is the male lead's "white moonlight" (ideal love), and the male lead was abused as a child. Main Relationship: Female Lead: Enemy; Male Lead: "White Moonlight" (ideal love) Genre: Transmigration/Abuse in a Modern Novel

11. 761 病 Sickly Obsession: The Possessive CEO Lu Loves Her Like His Life 病态占有：偏执陆总嗜她如命 Little Fuzzball小毛球Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted (A brooding, lovesick demon king vs. a bright little ray of sunshine, sweet romance + possessive love + seductive charm) After Su Qingyan died, she saw the cold, sinister empire CEO everyone avoided. He had killed the scumbag couple who caused her death, then knelt before her grave with blood-soaked hands and kissed her body. “Yan’er, it’s too cold underground. I’m coming to keep you company...” Back in her youth, she mercilessly took revenge on the scumbag and his mistress while investigating L 52.8kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves

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    The first book made me cry from beginning to end; all the characters had tragic endings, and the male lead was incredibly ruthless. The second book was angsty at the beginning. The third book had a male lead who, just like the title, had an extremely possessive and pathological attitude towards the female lead.

12. 762 先 The Ancient Prophecy: The Return of Saling 先古之谕萨灵归来 Mr. Sazhilingxing萨之灵星先生Modern Romance89k WordsCompleted In ancient times, shaman mages used their mysterious powers to protect the balance of the land. They lived in harmony with nature, using spiritual energy to preserve the peace of the mountains and rivers and the well-being of their tribes. But their peaceful days were shattered overnight when a rift suddenly appeared in the sky, and monsters and demons from distant star systems surged toward their tranquil homeland like a tidal wave. The shaman mages rallied at once, knowing that the fate of the 165Reads7.9Score100Shelves

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    Recommended to someone who's meant to receive this! [Heart][heart][heart]

13. 763 我 My Girlfriend Is Intersex 我的女友是雌雄同体 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is Intersex —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 764 天EN The Heavenly Eye Feng Shui Master 天眼风水师 Light of the Dao道之光Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A feng shui novel] [Featuring feng shui, Daoist medicine, psychology, and economics; read faces and phone numbers] [Practical insights] [Explaining the esoteric with science] My master hastily taught me the art of divination and passed down a few books. Before I even had the chance to formally begin my training in the mountains, he sent me down into the world to help people... Where can I even go to complain about that? Amid the mortal world, I help others and cultivate myself. 703.3kReads9.6Score149.7kShelves
15. 765 受 Taking the Vows 受戒 Jiang Er将尔Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted From the very first day she met Pei Zhi, she wanted to dirty him. Every inch of him, inside and out. “A story about a serial heartbreaker who decides to go straight” 2.2kReads8.6Score117Shelves
16. 766 清 My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreigner. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle 清纯老婆出轨老外，原因竟是老公太温柔 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreign Man. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 767 殿 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 Carefree Little Drunk小酒轻狂Ancient Romance51k WordsCompleted The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 436Reads5.4Score—Shelves
18. 768 修 The Cultivation Investiture of the Gods 修仙封神榜 Light of the Dao道之光Fantastical Romance602k WordsCompleted In the Age of Declining Dharma, immortals and demons wage a great war. The Way of Heaven is the way of humanity. The survival of the Dharma realm rests in the hands of every one of us. This book is tagged as fantasy romance. The love in this story is the Way of Heaven's care for all living beings, and the righteous love that inspires them to work together to uphold its order. Cultivating immortality means cultivating humanity. The righteous path in this world is a rough one. 14.2kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
19. 769 我 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 14Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 770 陆 Mr. Lu, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Getting Married 陆总别虐了，夫人要嫁人了 Little White Gets Whiter小白了又白Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted “Shen Muqing, if you want the title of Mrs. Lu, it's yours. I don't care. But if you want my heart...” “Maybe in your next life.” Throughout her three-year marriage to Lu Jingshen, Shen Muqing kept giving in, kept getting hurt, and kept loving him. Lu Jingshen thought he had never loved Shen Muqing. Lu Jingshen thought Shen Muqing loved him so much that she could never bear to leave. Lu Jingshen didn't know that at the end of humility comes acceptance. No matter how deep the love, it will eventu 335Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It was incredibly angsty, but the female lead was very rational and ended up with the second male lead – so sweet!

21. 771 帝 The Emperor's Marriage: I Would Conquer the World for You 帝王嫁：为君倾天下 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads943k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Two male leads + Two emperors] Domineering, devoted emperor VS aloof, proud hostage prince “You and I are twins. I'll take your place and go to the Northern Kingdom. But you must help me protect the Southern Kingdom. Remember, protect it.” The realm's supreme authority is divided between the Southern and Northern Kingdoms. The Southern Kingdom favors peace, while the Northern Kingdom favors war. To foster friendly relations, the Southern Kingdom sends a prince to the Northern K 5kReads9.3Score546Shelves

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    Both of these books have two male leads and are incredibly angsty. [Admiration][Admiration]

22. 772 交 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人，回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 月 Blood and Ashes Beneath the Moon Abyss 月渊烬血 Purple Blueberry紫色蓝莓16k WordsCompleted Blood of the Moonlit Abyss 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has to be cruel, it has to be cruel, a wife-chasing-after-the-crematorium scenario!

24. 774 穿 Book Transmigration: What Should I Do If My Disciple Is the Villain? 穿书：徒弟是反派该怎么办 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [No heroine + career-focused + unexpected contrast] “Master, do you know how much I hate you?” “Master, do you know how many times I’ve wanted to kill you?” “And Master, do you know how much I’ve sacrificed to make all this happen?” The person who had transmigrated into a book sighed inwardly... Of course he knew. He was the original author, after all. Just then, the System’s voice rang out. [Dear Host, you... should get down on your knees and beg for mercy now.] —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 775 出 I Regret Studying Abroad 出国留学我后悔了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅25k WordsCompleted I Regretted Studying Abroad 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 776 离 Tears of the Departed 离人泪 Author Little Maruko作者小丸子Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw. 167Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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    Personally, I think "President Li, Your Wife Doesn't Deserve Death" and "Tears of Parting" are more heart-wrenching than "Bone-Deep Affection." The first one is set in ancient times, involving royalty, a mistaken identity, and regret. The second one is set in modern times, involving a wealthy family, a substitute, a mistaken identity, and a dramatic pursuit of the wife. If you like angst, I recommend these two. Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

27. 777 闺 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 778 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: Daddy, Mommy Ran Away Again 蚀骨危情：爹地，妈咪又跑了 Tang Duoduo棠朵朵Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Set up and framed by her own family, Ye Ruxi takes the blame and goes to prison. Overnight, she becomes someone everyone loves to hate. She gives birth in prison and is separated from her child. Her stepsister takes the baby and steals her identity, becoming President Xie’s fiancée. After six years in prison, Ye Ruxi is consumed by hatred, wishing she could tear them limb from limb. When she is finally released, she discovers that her stepsister’s son and President Xie’s daughter look exactly li 173Reads7.7Score107Shelves

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    [Abusive Romance] + [Wife-Chasing Hell] Ruan Yunzheng deeply loved Fu Yinghan, but when his only sister was persecuted and all the blame pointed at her, he unhesitatingly sentenced her to death! She endured countless tortures and physical and mental abuse, but she never gave up! Even as she lay dying, offering her final explanation that she hadn't done it, he still refused to believe her, and only then did she finally give up! It turned out this man's heart was made of stone! When news of Ruan Yunzheng's death arrived, Fu Yinghan went completely mad!

29. 779 总 The CEO Is on Top 总裁在上 Jiang Xiaoya姜小牙Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted “You stole my genes and think you can just walk away?” He captures her and demands the baby she gave birth to three years ago. She never had a baby? Then she'll just have to get pregnant again! Caught in a possessive CEO's ruthless pursuit of love, she can't fight back and gradually falls for him. Fine, she'll give birth to the baby and hand it over to him, then leave! But he ties her up and throws her onto the bed, blazing with fury. “Woman, who said we'd only have one?” 17.3kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
30. 780 霸 Possessive Love Addiction: Mr. Fu's Prisoner in the Palm of His Hand 霸爱成瘾，傅总的掌心囚 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance6.2M WordsOngoing After a car accident, she was declared the culprit, and Fu Yanchen personally sent her to prison. Three years behind bars left her timid and insecure, but Fu Yanchen still wouldn't let her go. He kept her imprisoned by his side and subjected her to endless torment. Eventually, she vanished without a trace. Only then did the man panic. 5.9kReads7.5Score399Shelves

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    It's even more agonizing than a heart-wrenching crisis.

31. 781 七 My Dearest, on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month 七月七日卿 Wan Cheng绾橙Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Huo Shaoqing hated Qiyue and wanted nothing more than for her to disappear from his world. Qiyue loved Huo Shaoqing. After loving him for seven years, she finally understood that some kinds of love mean letting go. When death came calling, Huo Shaoqing finally realized that he had fallen deeply in love with her long ago. 270Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    It's so incredibly heartbreaking!! The kind of heartbreaking story that makes you lose five pounds from crying all night! So heartbreaking! I'm easily moved to tears.

32. 782 偏 The Possessive Tycoon's Beloved: Madam, You Can't Escape 偏执大佬的心尖宠，夫人你逃不掉 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Muchen was blind to the truth and cast aside Huo Jingchuan, the man who loved her most. Then the man she loved most and the sister she trusted most betrayed her, leaving her to die at the hands of a cheating scumbag and his cruel mistress. Given a second life, she opens her eyes, tears apart the scheming woman, takes on the scumbag, and even flirts a little with her future husband. 105Reads6.6Score—Shelves
33. 783 简 Jian Tong Reborn: The Queen Returns 简童重生之女王归来 Jiang Shiyi江时壹Modern Romance245k WordsOngoing Jian Tong was always meant to be a red rose. She shouldn't have had such a tragic life. I want to give the Jian Tong in my heart a happy ending and a good life, so she was reborn. She's back. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 784 我 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨20k WordsCompleted After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On our sixth wedding anniversary, Gu Nanxuan promised to celebrate with me, but he stood me up. I waited until midnight, but he didn't come back. Later, I saw on the trending topics that he was setting off fireworks for his first love, Xia Zhiyi, on a yacht worth hundreds of millions. Everyone was waiting to see my reaction as his legal wife, but I didn't cry or make a scene; I went to the hospital and had an abortion. Later, Gu Nanxuan finally found out we were no longer together. He broke down and asked me why. "Why keep a tainted man around?"

35. 785 山 No Return from the Mountains and Seas, Yet Warm Light Remains in My Heart 山海无归处，心有暖光存 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪25k WordsCompleted No return lies beyond the mountains and seas, but a warm light remains in the heart 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes a heart-wrenching story!

36. 786 异 An Unusual Love 异样爱恋 Sugar Tangerine糖橘子10k WordsCompleted In the third year of loving Qu Weiwei without ever winning her heart, Lu Ye chose me, a woman with face blindness, to help win Qu Weiwei over. He had someone pretend to be him, taking me on dates, holding my hand, and traveling with me. They happily discussed how naive and stupid I was. But they had no idea I was doing it willingly. And they had no idea that I was the one who got to decide when the game ended. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sadomasochistic love story

37. 787 隐 Secret Marriage, Sweet Love: Mr. Fu, Please Advise Me 隐婚蜜爱：傅先生，请多指教 Tuziji兔斯基Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted Qiao Yimo married Fu Sinian because of... love. Fu Sinian married Qiao Yimo because of... gratitude. Qiao Yimo knew Fu Sinian didn’t love her, so she secretly had two abortions without telling him. Until the third time, when Qiao Yimo wanted to keep the baby but saw another woman kiss him with her own eyes. Clutching the test results, Qiao Yimo’s vision blurred with tears. “Fu Sinian, let’s get divorced...” She couldn’t keep going anymore, but he no longer wanted to let her go. 3Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking, really, every single one of these books made me cry buckets 😭😭😭

38. 788 我 I Finally Let Go, but Then My Uncle Regretted It 我终于死心了，小叔叔却后悔了 Miss Beiming北冥姑娘13k WordsCompleted I Finally Gave Up, but Uncle Still Regretted It 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 789 雪 King of the Snowfields: True to the World and True to You 雪域之王，不负人间不负卿 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Historical12k WordsCompleted King of the Snowlands, true to the world and true to you 11Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 790 惊 Only When Love Cuts to the Bone Does Longing Finally Show 惊觉相思不露，原来只因入骨 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance868k WordsCompleted In Sifang City, there is a woman with a notoriously bad reputation: Sheng Xia. Men think she’ll sleep with anyone. Women think she’s shameless and promiscuous. But in truth, she simply fell in love with one person. For him, for the first time in her life, she resorted to the most despicable means. Five years into their marriage, she endured his sneers and emotional abuse. She risked her life for him again and again, yet still couldn’t earn so much as a second glance. “Yi Ye, is it really so hard 2.6kReads8.7Score242Shelves

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    I'm almost crying uncontrollably. I was originally shipping this as a romantic story, but that little wolf cub surnamed Zhou, how could you bear to leave Jian Shu? I'm so heartbroken.

41. 791 被 Tricked Into Becoming a Concubine: This Mistress Won’t Join the Household Schemes 被骗做妾：姨娘不宅斗 Better to Long for You不如相思Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + the heroine has a past, the hero doesn't + fighting back against manipulation + household intrigue + palace intrigue + coercive possession + angst before a satisfying payoff + substitute for his unattainable first love + punishing scoundrels + fictional setting] For an ordinary girl, is beauty a blessing or a curse? Liu Chunjun was so beautiful that County Magistrate Chen Chaoan seized her by force and made her his concubin 1.8kReads8.9Score228Shelves

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    Her father was murdered, her younger brother was kidnapped, and her mother was weak and incompetent... The female protagonist was tricked into becoming a concubine, believing her to be a benefactor, when in reality she was her enemy—it's incredibly heart-wrenching.

42. 792 奶 A Milky-Sweet Trap: The School Hunk’s Little Schemes 奶香陷阱：校草男友的小心机 Blazing Fire, Purple Moon烈火紫月8k WordsCompleted Milky-Sweet Trap: The School Hunk's Little Schemes —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 793 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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    Shen Tingyuan looked at the two sisters, then at Jiang Xuxue feeding the horses outside the window, and fell silent. A subordinate cautiously asked, "Should we switch them back?" Shen Tingyuan replied, "No." The subordinate was stunned. Shen Tingyuan said, "These are the ones I've taken a liking to. Whoever wants the other fiancée can have her." The subordinate thought: Oh no, the boss is serious.

44. 794 折 Humiliation 折辱 Jiang Moniao Yubai江墨鸟逾白Modern Romance919k WordsCompleted [Angst first, sweetness later + mutual firsts + the female lead grows and heals in a slow-burn story + the male lead becomes seriously lovesick later on] Because of a mix-up over her identity, Shen Banban spent the first half of her life enduring humiliation, unable to escape the depths of poverty and death. The man high above her did not know how to cherish her. He used his overwhelming power to force her into submission and condemn her to ruin. Accustomed to standing by and watching, he had no 1.8kReads8.5Score157Shelves

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    In middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. He was as cold as ice, while she was as passionate as the sun. In those years, "See you tomorrow" was her favorite phrase—under the alley lamplight when she was thirteen, on the beach on a midsummer night when she was seventeen, in the snow-covered library when she was eighteen. Every farewell held her anticipation and enthusiasm. She once jokingly said she wanted to wear a real wedding dress and suit with him, and she also complained that he walked too fast and never looked back. But she didn't know that for seven years after their separation, he silently followed her, accompanying her to see all the sights she had seen. However, fate played a cruel trick, and in the end, he lost her…

45. 795 染 Addicted to Love 染爱成瘾 Hu Yangsansheng胡杨三生Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted Yun Kai had a memory disorder. To stop herself from clinging to her ex-husband, she had the words “Yun Kai and Sheng Yu are divorced” tattooed on her palm. To make sure Yun Kai would remember him forever, Sheng Yu personally had the tattoo removed and replaced with “Yun Kai loves Sheng Yu.” One day, Yun Kai woke up, looked at the tattoo on her palm, and asked the man beside her curiously, “Who is Sheng Yu?” 12Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    The female lead suffers from memory impairment; she forgets that she divorced the male lead but not that she is still his wife. It's incredibly heart-wrenching.

46. 796 囚 Love Like a Prison, No Escape After a Thousand Sails 囚爱如牢，千帆难过 Chuanze Chuanze川泽川泽Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [The heroine is tormented at first; later, he crawls back to win her over] Leng Jinchuan’s fiancée, Xu Wei, died unexpectedly. The killer was her own younger sister, Xu Man. Filled with hatred, Leng Jinchuan swore to make Xu Man pay for what she had done, even though she had never admitted to the crime. If the law couldn’t convict her, he would punish her himself. Leng Jinchuan trapped Xu Man on a private island and told her, “From now on, this is your prison. You’ll never escape for the rest of 52Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 797 吴 Sweet Words in the Wu Dialect 吴侬娇语 Yu Ruan喻软Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted On the night of the full moon, college student Cong Lu opened a book titled Another Space and was transported into “another space.” There she met Ruan Yan, the singer she had always admired in the real world. But he was nothing like the Ruan Yan she remembered: murderous, disturbingly cold-blooded, and even trying to kill her time and time again. Yet, amid it all, a series of unforgettable stories unfolded. This story is entirely fictional. Please do not draw comparisons to real people or events —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You absolutely must keep watching! The plot is tightly woven, full of heart-wrenching moments, and incredibly moving. The ending is a sad tragedy; it'll break your heart.

48. 798 从 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Bai Zhuojun白濯君Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 54Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨This is an incredibly heart-wrenching story. Don't let its low rating fool you; it will tear your heart apart. 🎉I truly feel so sorry for the female lead; she suffers both physically and emotionally. 🍒She did nothing wrong; she simply loved him.

49. 799 陈 Goodbye, Chen Yu. 陈屿，再见。 Two Cowards两个胆小鬼6k WordsCompleted Chen Yu, goodbye. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It must be because of the overwhelming sense of regret.

50. 800 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 626Reads7.0Score119Shelves

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    It's really heart-wrenching, highly recommended, episodes 1-35 are great. (The broken mirror cannot be mended.)

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