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. 301 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
2. 302 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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   These are heart-wrenching stories that will make you cry non-stop, stories so tragic you'll never dare to read them a second time. Trust me, they're all classics, stories that will make your heart ache, stories you'll read late at night and cry for as long as you want!

3. 303 路 The Scavenger Beneath the Streetlamp 路灯下的拾荒人 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Urban24k WordsCompleted The Scavenger Beneath the Streetlight 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It was so heartbreaking to watch.

4. 304 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   You'll only understand the true value of Lao Gao's books after reading them; I bet you won't cry 😭

5. 305 我 I Learned to Grow Up After Losing Everything 我从失去后学会了懂事 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希27k WordsCompleted I Learned to Grow Up After Losing You 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 最 The Hardest Part of Life Is Gritting Your Teeth and Carrying On 最深的人间，是咬牙活着 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希25k WordsCompleted The Hardest Part of Life Is Clenching Your Teeth and Carrying On 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 金 Goldfish, Kite, and Sea Cliff 金鱼风筝与海崖 A Cat That Doesn't Eat Fish一只猫不吃鱼Two Female Leads108k WordsOngoing When veteran illustrator Shu Shiyun meets her "artsy childhood sweetheart," will the affection born in childhood simply fade away? Liu Nanxun opens her eyes in despair and discovers that she has returned to her sophomore year. This time, she will stay with the girl she loves forever. Pampering, carefree, low-key top × proud, secretly unhinged little beauty bottom Mutual devotion Healing Two female leads —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They're all relatively short books, but they're all so heart-wrenching... [Smile]

8. 308 白 After My White Moonlight Went to Prison, the CEO Made Me Pay With My Life 白月光入狱后，总裁让我拿命赔 Extra Salty Salted Fish咸鱼超级咸Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Yan Yi’an testifies in court, sending the woman Zhou Xizhi treasures most to prison. In a single night, Yan Yi’an falls from heaven into hell. Fangcheng loses its dazzling movie star, and Imperial City No. 1 gains a lowly bar hostess. Zhou Xizhi keeps her locked by his side and torments her without end, all to make her atone... She tries to escape again and again, but never gets out of his grasp. Like a demon at her side, he warns her, “If you try to run again, I’ll break y 617Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   It's so heartbreaking, so heartbreaking.

9. 309 泥 Taking Root in the Mud 泥泞生根 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希23k WordsCompleted Taking Root in the Mud —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 她 The Day She Forgot All About Me, I Learned She Had Carried My Burden for Twenty Years 她把我忘干净那天，我才知道她替我扛了二十年 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子20k WordsCompleted The day she forgot all about me, I finally learned that she'd shouldered the burden for me for twenty years 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Awkward laugh][Awkward laugh][Awkward laugh][Add one to bookshelf]

11. 311 万 Searching a Thousand Miles for the Way 万里寻途 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希23k WordsCompleted A Thousand Miles in Search of the Way —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 过 The Days Grow Longer After the Winter Solstice 过了冬至白天就长了 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子25k WordsCompleted The days get longer after the Winter Solstice. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 岁 A Glimmer in the Years 岁月里的微光 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希22k WordsCompleted A Glimmer in the Years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 我 Nineteen Years of Mourning for Others, and Someone Finally Covered My Mouth 我给人哭丧十九年，第一次有人捂我的嘴 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子35k WordsCompleted I've mourned the dead for nineteen years, and this is the first time someone has covered my mouth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 云 The Azure Wutong of the Cloud Scrolls 云笈苍梧 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希27k WordsCompleted The Azure Writs of Cangwu 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 我 My Mother Forgot the Whole World, Remembering Only the Name of a Dead Child 我妈忘了全世界，只喊一个死孩子的名字 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子41k WordsCompleted My mother forgot the whole world. She only calls out the name of a dead child. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 317 牵 Strolling Along With a Snail 牵着蜗牛去散步 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希20k WordsCompleted Taking a Snail for a Walk 10Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 零 After Midnight, I'm the Only One Who Can See the Words Crossed Out in the Rules 零点后，守则上被划掉的字只有我能看见 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子32k WordsCompleted After midnight, I'm the only one who can see the words crossed out in the rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score168Shelves

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    They were all heart-wrenching. I read every single one of them while crying.

20. 320 救 Help! My Husband's Doctor Friend Is Delayed in Graduating 救命！我老公的医生朋友延毕了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Help! My Husband's Doctor Friend Is Still in Grad School 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Your sister's kidney is a match for Lin Yue." When the older sister of my beloved made this suggestion, I assumed Gu Chengyan would act without hesitation, like all domineering CEOs. After all, he had made me kneel in the pouring rain all night for Lin Yue. But instead, he coldly pulled out a legal document: "Illegal organ transplantation is prohibited within the territory of the People's Republic of China." "If you want my company, just say so. No need for all this beating around the bush." ​​I was stunned. This wasn't right.

21. 321 娘 The Day Mother Left, Her Seven Dutiful Children Knelt Before Her Coffin 娘走那天七个孝子跪在灵前 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子26k WordsCompleted The Day Mother Left, Her Seven Dutiful Sons Knelt Before Her Coffin —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 322 入 Addicted After Dark! The Elite Abstinent Doctor from a Wealthy Family Falls Hard 入夜上瘾！豪门禁欲医生顶级沦陷 Lan Mengxi岚梦晞Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Seductive, Sweet and Alluring Heroine VS Cool, Chaste Surgeon] [Elite Family + Heroine Pursues Him at First + Hero Falls Deeply in Love and Devotes Himself to Her Later + Both Leads’ First Love] Everyone knows that Gu Jinyi, the second young master of the prestigious Gu family, has no worldly desires and keeps his distance from women. He is the moon in the heavens, hanging high above the world. “Dr. Gu, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you.” His hand tightened gently, drawing her closer. His 763Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This book features a male protagonist who goes through a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" ordeal.

23. 323 爱 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 A Lady一个娘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 177Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Try these books and see if they're angsty enough.

24. 324 危 Dangerous Contract: The Tycoon's Resentful White Moonlight 危险契约：霸总与他的怨气白月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted A Dangerous Contract: The Tyrant CEO and His Resentful White Moonlight 7Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 325 亡 The Beautiful, Sweet Princess of a Fallen Kingdom and the Mad Emperor Who Loves Her Obsessively 亡国公主美又娇，病娇疯帝强制爱 Ye Yi Le叶一乐Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) The groveling chase for a wife + the beloved of everyone + forced love + taking by force + devoted to each other Rebellious princess of a fallen kingdom VS possessive, sickly tyrant On their wedding night, the Chu army broke through the city walls. Dressed in her bright red wedding gown, Su Mian had waited six years for Chu Junqi, only to receive his furious revenge. She became a prisoner, a caged bird, and the new emperor of Chu's plaything. Three years ago, that man had l 8kReads7.6Score533Shelves

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    Both of these are very angsty, I recommend them! 1. The female lead is constantly humiliated by the male lead. She's very love-struck and keeps hitting walls. She ends up with nothing. The male lead only realizes she's really dead after she dies. Quite heartbreaking. 2. This one is also angsty, the kind you can't stop reading once you start. There are occasional sweet moments, but it's really angsty. It's physically cruel at the beginning, and emotionally cruel later on. After torturing the female lead, it's the male lead who suffers.

26. 326 娶 Taking Treasures Into My Pocket 娶物入囊 White Ibis白羽鹮Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Angst, Everyone Suffers + Revenge on Scumbags] The moment Jiang Hanyan’s veil was lifted, her happy smile froze. “You’re not Yun Lei. You’re Huo Yusheng...” From that moment on, driven by the deep-seated resentment he had harbored ever since his twin brother, Huo Yunlei, framed him in their youth, and convinced that Jiang Hanyan had caused his first love, Tang Yueran, to become paralyzed, the young master of the Huo family, Huo Yusheng, married the woman who was supposed to become his sister-in 159Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This book was so heart-wrenching that I couldn't eat. It felt like something was stuck in my throat. The logic was very clear, and the writing was impeccable [crying][crying]. Especially the ending… Go ​​read it, don't be afraid, it's truly heart-wrenching.

27. 327 白 The Night His White Moonlight Had a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 白月光发烧那夜，我拨通了离婚律师电话 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The Night His White Moonlight Came Down with a Fever, I Called a Divorce Lawyer 958Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 周 Mr. Zhou’s Love Is as Cheap as Grass 周先生的爱，如草般轻贱 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [A tragic short story. The heroine is dead from the start. No resurrection, no rebirth.] [Melodramatic and clichéd] In the kidnapping case where he had to choose between two people, Zhou Yansheng saved his first love and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife could never come back… 37.9kReads5.4Score1.6kShelves

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    An incredibly heart-wrenching short story!!! 1️⃣ The story begins with the female lead being abandoned by her husband after he chooses between two men. She is then pushed off a cliff by kidnappers and dies! When the male lead first hears of her death, he initially believes it was a deliberate act to manipulate him and refuses to believe she would die like that. However, one day, when he is notified to claim her belongings, he completely panics and spends the rest of his life in regret and self-blame! 2️⃣ The male lead's little rose is forever buried in the summer after his college entrance exams that year.

29. 329 今 Not Tonight, My Back Hurts 今天不行，我腰疼 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Not tonight, my back hurts 26Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 这 Is There Really Such a Thing as Everlasting True Love? 这世上真有永恒的真爱吗 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Is There Really Such a Thing as Eternal Love? 55Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 得 After Learning I’d Been Dead for Three Years, Fu Jingshen Finally Went Mad 得知我死了三年，傅景深终于疯了 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生11k WordsCompleted When He Learned I Had Been Dead for Three Years, Fu Jingshen Finally Lost His Mind 1.4kReads—Score109Shelves
32. 332 十 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Just a Cover for the Man He Loved Most 十二年婚姻，我只是他最爱男人的挡箭牌 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Only a Shield for the Man He Loved Most 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 秦 Captain Qin, Goodbye. I Don’t Want You Anymore 秦机长，再见，我不要你了 Yangyang Watches Life羊羊看生活6k WordsCompleted Captain Qin, Goodbye. I Don’t Want You Anymore 70Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 我 After I Died on My Wedding Night, My Scumbag Husband Went Mad 我死在新婚夜后，渣男疯了 Li Tingchen厉霆琛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted At our wedding, Lu Shiyan abandoned me, making me the laughingstock of the whole city. On our wedding night, I was on the verge of death and begged him to save me. He sneered and told me to hurry up and die, saying that then no one would make his little sister unhappy. Later, when Lu Shiyan saw my corpse, he went mad. When I opened my eyes again, I was married to the iron-fisted CEO of the Lu Group. Lu Shiyan knelt at my feet, his eyes red and his hands trembling as he held out a cup of tea. “Au 3.6kReads9.0Score899Shelves
35. 335 烟 Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Staying on the Right Side of the Law 烟花与手铐：一个霸总的守法之路 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted Fireworks and Handcuffs: A CEO's Journey to Lawfulness 12Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 快 Quick Transmigration: My Scumbag Ex Cries as He Eats My Ashes 快穿修罗场：渣男哭着吃我骨灰 Meat Sauce Eater吃肉酱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is out! [Conquest + Shura Fields + No CP + Abusing Scum + Everyone's Favorite] Yu Ai is the best task-taker across all of time and space, a beauty blessed with both talent and looks. Hearing that men are always looking for trouble, she teams up with System 001 to teach them a lesson. She's the original green tea, a master of acting, and she's ready to fight back online. * The scheming CEO pins a woman beneath him. "Woman, behave. You're only allowed to be my caged bird." The 10.3kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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    Then take a look at the first three stories of this book. They are quite angsty because they are about transmigration. Although they are relatively short, the stories are complete.

37. 337 二 Twenty-One Grams of Body Heat 二十一克体温 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted Twenty-One Grams of Body Heat 32Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 臣 Surrender 臣服 The Handsomest of Them All无敌最俊朗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Nian was brought back to the Shen family at the age of eight to reunite with her relatives. There, she met the older man who had saved her life, Third Master Fu. More than ten years later, Third Master Fu married someone, but the bride was burned at the wedding and left in a vegetative state. Shen Nian was framed for arson, and her biological mother forced her to take the blame in her younger sister’s place. After six years in prison, Shen Nian had been utterly changed by the torment. To ge 726Reads7.7Score100Shelves

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    The most heart-wrenching novels

39. 339 前 The Receptionist 前台 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Front Desk 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves
41. 341 当 After the Foolish Substitute Wife Faked Her Death 当替身傻妻假死以后 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed. A deeply angsty novel with a devoted heroine and a scumbag hero who gets what he deserves.) Huo Chenzhou's first love ran away with another man, so when he couldn't marry her, he married her older sister instead. Forced to be Meng Jiao's substitute, Meng Sheng spent two years loving Huo Chenzhou with all her might. In return, he gave her nothing but endless neglect. She lost her child, then her kidney... and was locked up in an asylum, where her hand was severed, leaving her a la 1.9kReads8.5Score105Shelves

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    It's really good. After watching it, I felt that watching "The Bone-Deep Crisis" wasn't so heart-wrenching anymore.

42. 342 我 My Husband Cheated on Me With My Coworker, His Classmate's Mom 我老公出轨了我同事——他同学的妈 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Husband Cheated on Me with My Coworker, His Classmate's Mom 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 343 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.6kReads8.9Score628Shelves
44. 344 离 After the Divorce, My Mad CEO Ex Can't Take It Anymore 离婚后，疯批总裁他急了 Fish Tail鱼尾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The day his first love returned, Mo Xiao asked for a divorce. Bai Qing was overwhelmed with conflicting feelings. Still clinging to a last shred of hope, she asked Mo Xiao, “What if I’m pregnant?” Mo Xiao’s expression didn’t change. “Get rid of it.” Bai Qing felt as if she’d fallen into an ice cave. Later, she chose to let go. Mo Xiao watched her transform into a dazzling jewel, holding the hand of a male companion as she sashayed along. He gripped Bai Qing’s chin. “Qingbao, didn’t you say 2.1kReads7.9Score316Shelves

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    The first book is extremely heart-wrenching, especially the part where the female protagonist loses two children when the male and female protagonists get married.

45. 345 妈 After Mom Hanged Herself With a Blood Vine, Dad Married His Mistress 妈用血藤上吊后，我爸娶了小三 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted After Mom Hanged Herself with a Bloodvine, Dad Married His Mistress 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 巨 Heartbreaking! The Madam Has No Vital Signs in the Resuscitation Room 巨虐！抢救室里夫人已无生命体征 Laughing at Your Single-Minded Love笑你情有独钟Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Angst novel + physical and emotional abuse + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre + body swap + obsessive love] Lu Jingchen would never know that Shen Ning’s heart first died when his beloved’s call came out of nowhere, then fell into despair when he personally handed her over to kidnappers just to trade her for the woman in his heart. He also never knew how furious, hysterical, and utterly broken she felt when his beloved appeared before her with a pregnant belly the same size as hers. And when she 6.7kReads8.5Score653Shelves
47. 347 虐 After Driving His Wife to Her Death, the Cold CEO Went Mad 虐死夫人后冷少疯批了 Tears Build a Tower眼泪成塔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + physical and emotional torment + devoted to each other + possessive love + forced love + a groveling pursuit after the wife] Wu Ying and Leng Hanchuan had been in love for three years. To the world, they were a perfect couple, and he had once said he loved her more than life itself. But the day after their engagement, he threw his “life” into an insane asylum. Leng Hanchuan said, “A life for a life. From now on, you’ll spend every second regretting what you’ve done.” In the 760Reads8.4Score103Shelves
48. 348 傲 The Proud Rich Heiress’s Husband-Chasing Road to Ruin 傲娇富婆的追夫火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Tsundere Heiress’s Long Road to Winning Him Back 763Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 349 命 One Year Left to Live: The Female CEO Goes Wild 命还剩一年，女总裁疯了 Chen Xize辰熙泽Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted (Pursuing her husband + tragic ending + angst + not a wish-fulfillment story) (Gentle, considerate younger man who’s secretly a mad wolfdog, paired with a cold, heartless flirt who’s secretly a sweet, teasing wife who calls him “hubby”) Back then, she looked the bedraggled young man up and down, his hair soaked through. Jun Ze raised his eyes to meet hers. With his bangs wet, his ice-blue phoenix eyes were revealed. He was born with heterochromia, yet his eyes were extraordinarily beautiful. The 1.7kReads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This heartbreaking novel is so moving! Junze fell in love with her at first sight in his third year of junior high school. The bitterness of his unrequited love turned into the sweetness of his open love, but he was crushed by her revenge. Her adoptive father's mistakes made her hard-hearted. She imprisoned him, deceived him, and trampled on his sincerity. Only when he was bedridden did she finally chase after him in a heartbreaking way.

50. 350 婚 The Night Before My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 婚礼前夜，我飞千里去找那个恨我的男人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted On the Eve of My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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