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. 651 误 Wandering into Yuwa Village, I Carried Away a Shadow Too Dark to Speak Of 误入榆洼村，烙下不可轻易言说的阴影 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Strayed into Yuwa Village and Was Left with a Shadow I Could Hardly Speak Of 48Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 652 我 I Sent My Girlfriend to Prison Myself, Then Brought 997 Withered Jasmine Flowers When I Visited 我亲手送女友入狱，探监带上九百九十七朵枯茉莉 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I sent my girlfriend to prison with my own hands. When I visited her, I brought 997 withered jasmine flowers. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 653 被 The Wife Left on the Highway 被丢在高速上的妻子 Zhuang Xiaomeng庄筱梦12k WordsCompleted The Wife Abandoned on the Highway 170Reads—Score115Shelves

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   Short, angsty, tragic ending (BE), incredibly captivating, you can't stop reading once you start.

4. 654 气 I Drove Away My Dutiful Wife to Win Over a Beauty, but the Ending Was Beyond My Expectations 气走老实原配讨好美人，最终下场远超预料 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted She drove away her honest, devoted wife to curry favor with a beauty, only to meet an ending far worse than anyone expected. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 奈 Love Runs Deep, but Fate Keeps Us Apart 奈何情深缘浅 Chubby胖墩墩10k WordsCompleted I secretly dated my brother’s best friend for five years, planning to make it official on New Year’s Eve. But at the banquet, he didn’t mention us at all. Instead, he leaned close to my ear and said jokingly, “I’m tired of sleeping with you. Why don’t you marry someone else, okay?” I calmly nodded and said yes. Because in my previous life, I’d cried and begged him, insisting I’d marry no one but him. 3.8kReads—Score101Shelves
6. 656 带 Suspended for Bringing My Kid to Work, I Put Him on the Chairman’s Desk: Keep Your Grandchild, I’m Done 带娃上班被停职，我把娃扔上董事长桌：你孙子我不要了 Hua Wuyang of Yuxue Palace玉雪宫的华无阳16k WordsCompleted I Was Suspended for Bringing My Kid to Work, So I Plopped Him on the Chairman’s Desk: I Don’t Want Your Grandson Anymore 37Reads—Score152Shelves
7. 657 以 Don't Cry Anymore 以后不许哭了 The Bunny Isn't Lost in the Woods兔兔不迷鹿Modern Romance56k WordsCompleted Don't cry anymore 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There was a book about an ancient princess that was quite tragic; she committed suicide for love, but it was banned, which is a pity.

8. 658 大 On Our Wedding Night, He Sent Me to the Military Camp 大婚夜，他把我送进了军营 Chu Hong, Who Likes Red Pearl Balls喜欢红珠丸的楚洪23k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, He Sent Me to the Military Camp 10.7kReads—Score175Shelves

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   Although it's only a little over 20,000 words, I've cried all my tears. [Crying][crying]

9. 659 我 I Really Did Get a Zero on the Gaokao 我高考真的是零分 I Love Spicy Food我爱吃辣子10k WordsCompleted I Really Did Get Zero on the Gaokao 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 660 宋 Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 宋先生再见，婚礼继续 Selling Wedding Candy in a Tragic Romance去虐文里卖喜糖11k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 5.7kReads—Score100Shelves
11. 661 大 On Our Wedding Night, He Slaughtered My Entire Family. Later, He Knelt and Begged Me to Burn Him Alive 大婚夜，他屠我满门，后来跪着求我烧死他 Chu Hong, Who Likes Red Pearl Balls喜欢红珠丸的楚洪Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire family. Later, he knelt and begged me to burn him alive. 346Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 662 妻 My Wife’s Deadly Test 妻子的致命测试 Wandering Dragon浪子龙15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Test 878Reads—Score100Shelves
13. 663 他 He Cut Out My Demon Core with His Own Hands 他亲手剖出了我的妖丹 The Eternal Queen of Bayanbulak巴音布鲁克永远的王后17k WordsCompleted He personally cut out my demon core 21Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 664 我 I Didn’t Take the Gaokao. Whose Tsinghua Admission Letter Did You Steal? 我没参加高考，你偷谁清华通知书 Zheng Bingzhang郑炳章10k WordsCompleted I Didn’t Take the Gaokao, So Whose Tsinghua Acceptance Letter Did You Steal? 6.9kReads—Score104Shelves
15. 665 结 Three Years into Our Marriage, I Learned I Was Just a Substitute for His First Love 结婚三年，我才知自己是白月光的替身 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Three Years into Our Marriage, I Learned I Was a Stand-In for His One True Love 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A super captivating short, angsty novel, only about ten chapters long!

16. 666 妈 Mom Hired Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Suspicion, But They Panicked When I Audited Them Without Mercy 妈妈为避嫌只录取闺蜜女儿，我铁面审计时她们却慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mom Hired Only Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Favoritism. But When I Started Auditing Them Without Mercy, They Panicked 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 667 总 My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Divorce! 总裁老婆成首富，我咋办，离婚！ Blossoming Fragrance朵朵花香11k WordsCompleted My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Get a Divorce! 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 668 爱 A Testament to Love 爱的遗嘱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted A Will of Love 1kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 669 虐 The Tragic Heroine Finally Found Her Voice 虐文女主长了嘴 July七月10k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a tragic novel where everyone dies, right at the moment the male lead’s first love returns. The first love clutched my hand and sobbed. “I’m sorry, sis. I just can’t let go of Yunshen. You’ve had him to yourself for three years. It’s time to give him back to me, don’t you think?” Gu Yunshen pulled out the divorce papers. “I wronged Xinyan back then. It was my fault, and I have to own up to it.” Armed with the script, I snorted. “Idiot, she’s pregnant and in a hurry to get 103Reads—Score108Shelves
20. 670 废 The Deposed Empress Won't Kneel 废后不跪 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Deposed Empress Will Not Kneel 12Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 671 迷 Ensnared 迷陷 Pegasus's Cat珀加索斯的猫Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's only partners, showbiz) The heroine loses herself in love at first, but later walks away decisively. A bittersweet-to-sweet story that rewards patience. What does it feel like to love someone with all your heart? Tang Ning thought that as long as she could be with him, she wouldn't mind being hidden away in a dark corner forever. “Where are you?” A man's low, lazy voice came through the phone. “Hengdian. I just got off work.” After a brief silence 5.8kReads8.9Score497Shelves

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    The entire novel is incredibly tragic for the female lead. Due to a misunderstanding, the male lead orchestrates a scheme that destroys her family, leaves her pregnant, and ultimately leads to a tragic ending. What could have been a happy one is ruined by the male lead's actions, leaving her with no hope in the world. In the end, she leaves him only with her six-week-pregnant corpse. This story has left many readers heartbroken. The male lead loved the female lead deeply, so the moment he learned of her betrayal, his heart ached terribly. But when it all turned out to be a misunderstanding, the girl who loved him was gone forever. [Almost crying][Almost crying]

22. 672 一 A Sweet Confession Born from a Misunderstanding 一场乌龙引发的甜蜜告白 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Sweet Confession Born from a Mistaken Mix-Up 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, it's entertaining and addictive! ^_^

23. 673 听 I Took My Mother-in-Law's Advice and Got a Little Lover, Only to Find He Was One of Us 听婆婆的话养了个小情人，结果是自己人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & RomanceCompleted I took my mother-in-law's advice and kept a little lover, only to find out he was one of our own. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, entertaining, and addictive.

24. 674 高 The Untouchable Young Master Shen Was Won Over by a Cabbage Like Me 高岭之花沈公子，被我一颗白菜拱了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The aloof Mr. Shen, the untouchable flower on the high peak, was snapped up by a cabbage like me. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 675 系 System: Please Go Back and Comfort That Crazy Crown Prince 系统：求您回去哄哄那个疯批太子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted System: Please go back and comfort that crazy crown prince. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 676 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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    🌷🌷① "President, Madam is dead." Zhou Yansheng had just fallen asleep on the hospital bed when he received the call from Assistant Li. Hearing this from the other end of the line, his drowsiness dissipated considerably. "What did you say?" He asked hoarsely. Assistant Li repeated, "Madam... She's dead." Zhou Yansheng was stunned for a few seconds. Last night, he went to ransom the family with a ransom of 100 million yuan. The kidnappers, however, demanded he choose between his wife, Xu Sisi, and his beloved, Xu Xiaonuan. The two were each hanging from a large tree on the edge of a cliff. Below them, the turbulent, bottomless Minjiang River flowed. Zhou Yansheng offered to go back and get another 100 million yuan to ensure their safety. But the kidnappers, fearing complications, only wanted the 100 million yuan ransom and forced him to choose one to save on the spot. He hesitated for less than ten seconds before saying, "I choose Xu Xiaonuan."

27. 677 白 After His White Moonlight Returns, His Wife Goes Mad 白月光回来后夫人她疯了 Little Pomelo小柚果Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + possessive abduction + unhinged male lead + groveling pursuit] Shi Huan, the unattainable beauty of Yuncheng, has always been adored by everyone. But she only has eyes for Fu Jinyan, who despises her. For the sake of his first love, he has her thrown in prison and tormented for three years. A cold iron chain shackles her, turning her into a caged bird. “Let me go, please…” The man pulls her into his arms and leans close to her ear, whispering like a devil. “Shi Huan, you’ll nev 1.7kReads7.6Score132Shelves

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    I highly recommend watching this; it's incredibly heart-wrenching (//∇//), I loved it! [Thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]

28. 678 这 This Time, I'll Build My Own Rich Family 这次我做自己的豪门 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted This time, I'll become the wealthy heiress I want to be. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 716Reads8.6Score101Shelves
30. 680 到 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 4.1kReads8.5Score200Shelves

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    These are all short but very angsty stories. I don't often read angst, but if you're feeling emo, these books are sure to be a good choice (they'll make you even more emo).

31. 681 系 The System Wants Me to Conquer the Immortal Venerable. He Whines: Humans and Cats Can't Cultivate Together 系统让我攻略仙尊，他委屈巴巴：人和猫是不能双修的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted The System told me to conquer the Immortal Venerable. He pouted pitifully: "People and cats can't cultivate dual cultivation together." 9Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 682 平 The Greatest Sorrow in Life Is Unrequited Love 平生最苦是相思 Shattered Ice碎碎冰Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted On her wedding day, she thought it marked the beginning of happiness. Little did she know it was the beginning of his revenge... 193Reads8.0Score—Shelves
33. 683 年 The Young Shaman Doctor Prescribed This: Kiss Him Every Day 年轻巫医给我开了个方子：每日和他吃嘴子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The young witch doctor wrote me a prescription: kiss him every day. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 684 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
35. 685 病 Sickly, Beautiful, and Tragic [Immersive Quick Transmigration] 病弱美强惨【沉浸式快穿】 Full of Energy元气堂堂Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted [The ratings don't tell the whole story, okay?] An angst-heavy story! The male lead suffers, and there are depictions of poor health. If that's not for you, run now!! [Male lead transmigrates + entirely fictional setting + immersive roleplay + strong protagonist with few golden fingers] [There seems to be a CP, but in practice there might as well be none. Ensemble cast, so ship whoever you like.] The story of Chen Yanzhi, young master of the Chen family of Jiangnan, and System 995 (Save Me), as 9.2kReads8.6Score543Shelves

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    Just look at this first little world; my eyes are all swollen.

36. 686 吻 Kiss the Breeze 吻清风 Pluck a Star揪一颗星星Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted The boy standing against the light: Tang Qingxu. I used to write about you. Now, at last, I can write about us. My greatest delusion in this life was that I could try to hold back the wind. *Content warning: This is a tragic ending. The male lead moves on and gets married; the female lead dies the day he lets go. If you can’t handle that ending, feel free to skip this one. 102Reads8.9Score—Shelves
37. 687 谢 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 Mo Xi墨兮Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 57Reads5.4Score—Shelves
38. 688 公 My In-Laws Transferred the Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Pulled Out His Peking Union Medical College Appointment Letter 公婆把祖传医馆过户给小叔子？老公反手掏出协和聘书 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My In-Laws Transferred Their Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Whipped Out a Job Offer from Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Sharing interesting short stories

39. 689 殿 Your Highness, the Crown Princess Doesn't Deserve to Die 殿下，太子妃罪不至死 An Zhiyi安知意Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [Make the scumbag suffer + never look back] The Crown Prince's first love dies, and his Crown Princess is accused of murder. He personally shoves her into the depths of despair, where she endures humiliation and torment. Three years later, the truth is bitterly ironic: his first love never died. Not only has she become the old emperor's favorite concubine, she's even given the scumbag Crown Prince a younger brother? The Crown Prince has been cuckolded, and now he regrets everything! Holding the 480Reads8.3Score—Shelves
40. 690 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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    The female lead died in the first book, I cried so much [crying][crying]; the female lead and male lead didn't end up together in the second book, but the beginning was very angsty; both of these are short, angsty novels.

41. 691 亲 Dear Child 亲爱的小孩 Nai Nai奈奈Modern Romance98k WordsCompleted Riding my bike fast into the sea breeze, I began to sing softly without thinking: “Dear child, did you cry today…” Just that one line, and I froze in shock, unable to make another sound. I realized that claiming I couldn’t bear the cold of that city, making excuses about not wanting to stay and watch other people reunite with their families, and traveling here to a place where spring seemed to last all year, had all been ways of fulfilling the wish the two of us had made years ago. Only then did 41Reads9.3Score—Shelves
42. 692 妈 Mom Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Protect Her Adopted Son. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, and Now They're Regretting It Like Crazy 妈妈为保养弟推我顶缸，我考进纪检秉公执法他们悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Pushed Me Under the Bus to Protect My Adopted Brother. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, Leaving Them All Regretting It 52Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 693 我 I Want Us to Be Together 我想和你好好的 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted On the day Yun Rumeng is sentenced to six years in prison, Lu He'an has a grand wedding. The husband she was married to for five years finally gets the divorce he wanted and marries the woman he has always cherished. Afraid of the dark, she enters a prison where the sun never shines. He visits her for six years. She only sees him once. "Lu He'an, if I survive these six years, I'll make sure you and her never know another peaceful day!" Later, he writes a letter to his wife in prison every week a 702Reads8.2Score132Shelves
44. 694 帝 The Emperor Is Heartless, So What Can the Heart Do? 帝王无情，心又奈何 Chen Chen沉沉Ancient Romance59k WordsCompleted After ten years of devoted love, what he gave her was not an empress’s coronation, but the execution of her entire family. The whole residence was drenched in blood. Standing in a pool of blood, she held a sword to his chest and demanded, “Did you ever love me, even a little?” He drove the sword into her heart inch by inch, his expression cold and ruthless. “What do you think?!” He didn’t know that for him, she would have smiled as she drank poison and willingly shattered herself to pieces. Than 122Reads5.5Score—Shelves
45. 695 妈 Mom Said I Was Going Nowhere and Handed the Company to Her Adopted Son. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 妈妈嫌我没出息把公司交给养弟，我反手让他们全家出局 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Thought I Was a Good-for-Nothing and Handed the Company to My Adopted Brother. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 48Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 696 要 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾6k WordsCompleted If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, I cried while watching it last night.

47. 697 姐 My Sister Crossed the River and Burned the Bridge? Reborn, My Jinxing Words No Longer Bring Good News, and My Bad Omens Come True 姐姐过河拆桥？重生后我的乌鸦嘴，报喜失灵，报忧成真 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted My sister burned the bridge after crossing it? Reborn, my jinxing tongue no longer makes good fortune come true, but my bad predictions do. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 698 外 The Outwardly Draining Heir to a Wealthy Family, I Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 外耗型人格豪门继承人，我专治各种不服 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted I'm an heir to a wealthy family with an externally focused personality. I specialize in dealing with all kinds of people who refuse to back down. 67Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 699 我 I Was Giving Birth in the Delivery Room While My Husband Helped His First Love Get an Abortion Next Door 我在产房生孩子，老公在隔壁陪初恋打胎 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾9k WordsCompleted I was giving birth in the delivery room, while my husband was next door accompanying his first love as she got an abortion. 176Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend some angst-filled novels; you can add them to your bookshelf and read them when you have time.

50. 700 嫡 My Half-Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager, So I Face-Slapped Her on the Spot and Made Her Burp Herself Into Humiliation 嫡姐偷我可乐配方献宝太后，我当场打脸让她嗝到社死 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted My Older Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager. I Made Her Eat Her Words on the Spot, Belching Until She Died of Embarrassment 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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