Short Angsty Stories! A Dozen Chapters or So! The Kind That Makes You Cry Nonstop! 短篇虐文！要十几章的！就是一哭停不下来的那种！

1. 1 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Short Stories of Tragedy

2. 2 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 倒 After My Live-In Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 倒插门海归老公出轨后，小三让他喜当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After My Live-In Son-in-Law Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 788Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 房 After My Son Changed the Name on the Deed, I Left Him Homeless 房产证名字被改后，我让儿子无家可归 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Son Changed the Name on the Property Deed, I Left Him Homeless 334Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 我 After I Died, the CEO Who Favored His New Mistress Went Mad 我死后，偏心上位女的霸总疯了 Unfettered Green Boat青舟无羁Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted After I died, the domineering CEO who favored his mistress went mad 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's both heart-wrenching and captivating; my eyes were swollen from watching it, and the aftertaste is amazing! Highly recommended.

7. 7 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 13.3kReads—Score101Shelves
8. 8 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 婆婆逼我喝下生子汤后，我让她断子绝孙 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 125Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 无 Invalid Gift 无效赠与 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Invalid Gift 702Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 被 Sold as a Sacrificial Bride, I Toppled My Ancestors' Memorial Tablets 被卖冲喜后，我掀了祖宗牌位 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭25k WordsCompleted Sold as a Bride to Bring Good Fortune, I Toppled the Ancestral Tablets 481Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 被 After I Was Rumored to Have Slept My Way Up with a Beautiful CEO 被造谣靠美女总裁上位后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After Rumors Spread That I Rose to the Top by Relying on a Beautiful Female CEO 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.7kReads—Score100Shelves
14. 14 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 菀 Wan Yuan Is Your Substitute, Yet Better Than You 菀苑类卿却胜卿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Wan Yuan Resembles Qing, Yet Surpasses Her 530Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后，儿媳崩溃了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 降 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 完 The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted The Perfect 50-50 Split 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score116Shelves
22. 22 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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    Honestly, I'm easily moved to tears, but these two novels were the first time I've ever cried while reading a novel. The first one has a rebirth ending, and the short 20-odd chapters were really easy to relate to.

23. 23 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 23.1kReads—Score993Shelves
24. 24 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

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    Especially the first book, it made my heart ache after reading it, it was incredibly heart-wrenching.

25. 25 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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    Both of these are short stories! So incredibly heart-wrenching! I cried until I couldn't breathe!

26. 26 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.9kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    If you're looking for a good book to read, this is the one to recommend! "I'll Witness Your Wedding as Your Legal Wife"—the arranged marriage is just a pretext; it's a secret, clandestine love affair, and the angst is sophisticatedly intense.

27. 27 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 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

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    The first two books are all incredibly angsty, while the third book is very angsty at the beginning but becomes quite sweet later on. I highly recommend the second book; it's very short and extremely angsty, the kind that will make you cry your eyes out.

29. 29 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score270Shelves

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    The first book was really heart-wrenching, with only 22 chapters. These are all so good, I highly recommend them to everyone.

30. 30 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.3kReads6.5Score197Shelves
31. 31 她 She Came from Hell 她来自地狱 Stars星辰Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Lin Wanqing spent three years trying to warm Gu Tingchen’s heart, but after discovering his sordid secrets, she resolutely let go. She handed him divorce papers. “If you don’t love me, let’s get divorced.” She never expected to end up pregnant after the divorce. When her ex-husband catches sight of her at a prenatal checkup, he strides over and blocks her in the restroom. “Whose is it?” “Don’t worry, it definitely isn’t yours, Mr. Gu.” Lin Wanqing smiles faintly. 380Reads8.3Score105Shelves
32. 32 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves
33. 33 丹 With My Dantian Shattered, I Refine Ten Thousand Demons and Reforge My Path to Immortality 丹田破碎：我炼化万魔重修仙途 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted My Dantian Shattered: I Refine Ten Thousand Demons and Rebuild My Path to Immortality 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 34 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 整 Unorthodox Martial Arts: I Sweep Aside Fierce Beasts with Ridiculous Tricks 整活武道：我靠骚操作横扫凶兽 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩21k WordsCompleted Martial Arts Mayhem: I Sweep Aside Ferocious Beasts with Outrageous Tricks 11Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 被 Cast Out of the Sect: An Ancient True Dragon Is Sealed Within Me 被逐出宗门：我体内封印着太古真龙 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩14k WordsCompleted Cast Out of the Sect: An Ancient True Dragon Is Sealed Within Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 武 I Failed the Martial Arts Exam, but My Body Can Devour Martial Dao Laws 武考落榜，我肉身能吞噬武道法则 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban13k WordsCompleted I Failed the Martial Arts Exam, but My Body Can Devour Martial Dao Laws 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 你 Why Haven't You Come to Cheer Me Up Yet? 你怎么还不来哄我 Hot and Sour Rice Noodles酸辣粉16k WordsCompleted My fiancé died in the line of duty five years ago. His body was never found. But at 8:17 p.m. on August 20 this year, Captain Wang called me himself. He said, “Shen Guannan has been found. He's alive and well, but he's married.” 59Reads—Score102Shelves

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    They didn't say anything, just watched. They all remained silent.

39. 39 宗 The Sect’s Beloved Little Junior Sister: The Max-Level Expert Comes Down the Mountain 宗门团宠小师妹：满级大佬下山了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩6k WordsCompleted The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: A Max-Level Expert Comes Down from the Mountain 13Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 I Refine Tribulation Lightning; While Others Undergo Tribulations, I Pick Up Gear 我炼化劫雷，别人渡劫我捡装备 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted I Refine Tribulation Lightning While Others Face Tribulations, I Pick Up Their Loot 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 周 Zhou Ke's Letter 周柯的信 Xi Er希兒Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted There were lots of letters to Xu Yan in the large cardboard box under Zhou Ke's bed. She didn't expect Xu Yan to read them all, but in fact, he not only read every one, he also replied to them one by one. Xu Yan stared at the replies he couldn't send and remained silent for a long time. If only he had been able to do it sooner. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He looked at the letters she had written by hand; a reply could no longer be sent. So he carried with him letters filled with love and personally went to meet her.

42. 42 龟 Tortoise Shell Demon Lord 龟壳魔主 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩40k WordsCompleted The Tortoiseshell Demon Lord 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 街 Fortune-Telling on the Street, I See Your Luck at a Glance 街边看相，一眼断祸福 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban11k WordsCompleted Fortune-Telling on the Street: I Can Discern Fortune and Misfortune at a Glance 4Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 废 The Good-for-Nothing Awakens, and His Spiritual Root Returns 废柴觉醒，灵根归位 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩10k WordsCompleted The Good-for-Nothing Awakens, His Spiritual Root Restored 2Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 全 Everyone in the City Thinks I'm a Peerless Master 全城武者都以为我是绝世大佬 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩10k WordsCompleted Everyone in the City Thinks I'm an Unparalleled Expert 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 觉 Awakened to Martial Arts, I Can Copy Other People's Combat Instincts 觉醒武道，我能复制别人的战斗本能 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted Awakening the Martial Way, I Can Copy Other People's Combat Instincts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score133Shelves

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    They're all so heartbreaking.

48. 48 天 The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Forbids the Truth 天机阁不准说真话 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩14k WordsCompleted The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Forbids Telling the Truth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 等 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 895Reads9.2Score119Shelves
50. 50 隐 The Hidden Dragon Returns Home: The Once-Poor Man Takes the Helm 隐龙归乡：昔日寒门执掌风云 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩43k WordsCompleted The Hidden Dragon Returns Home: Once a Poor Scholar, Now the Master of His Fate 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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