Please Recommend Some Short, Heartbreaking Stories 求家人们给点短篇虐文

1. 201 雪 Where the Snow Melts, a Lingering Warmth Remains 雪落尽处是余温 Gathering Joy聚欢9k WordsCompleted Where the Snow Falls Away, Warmth Remains 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is incredibly angsty; the male lead just won't talk.

2. 202 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 818Reads—Score101Shelves

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   "You poisonous woman!" He threw me to the ground. The blue bricks were cold, and my cheek pressed against the ground. I saw mud on his boots. He squatted down, his eyes bloodshot, like a caged beast enraged. He grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up at him. "What did Qingge do to you? Why did you poison her?" Poison. He thought I was the one who poisoned her. I opened my mouth, my throat dry, and finally only managed a cold laugh. 15

3. 203 将 The General's Mistake 将军误 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted The General's Mistake —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Especially the third and fourth chapters, they were angsty.

4. 204 月 Frostlight at the Start of the Month 月初上霜华 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛14k WordsCompleted Frosty Splendor at the Start of the Month —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 云 Clouds Seem Desolate 云若萧然 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted Yun Ruo Xiao Ran —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 满 Wounded All Over, I Rise Toward the Sun 满身伤痕向阳生 Crocodile Dairy Cow鳄鱼奶牛9k WordsCompleted Scarred All Over, I Still Reach for the Sun —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 被 After My Fiancé’s Plot Left Me in a Vegetative State 被未婚夫谋害成为植物人后 He Xiayang河下洋7k WordsCompleted After my fiancé’s plot left me in a vegetative state 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   She's here, she's here.

8. 208 上 Revenge for My Past Life, in This One 上一世的仇这一世报 He Xiayang河下洋11k WordsCompleted The vengeance I couldn’t take in my last life, I’ll take in this one. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 君 A Friendship Between Gentlemen (Complete in Two Volumes) 君子之交（全二册） Lan Lin蓝淋Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted A heart-wrenching masterpiece by bestselling author Lan Lin! Many years later, I finally understood that I should have hated him. But I didn’t know what I should hate him for. Maybe I just hated him for not lying to me for the rest of my life. For Qu Tongqiu, the proudest and happiest thing that ever happened to him was meeting Ren Ningyuan. Back then, he was nineteen, an ordinary nobody. He thought life was wonderful... Then one day, a voice suddenly whispered in his ear, “It was all a lie.” He 1.5kReads9.3Score326Shelves

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   They're all angst stories, lalala

10. 210 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 708Reads8.6Score101Shelves
11. 211 冲 A Marriage to Bring Good Fortune 冲喜 Ahei from the Village村头的阿黑Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted The famed Marquis of Pingliang, Yan Fujing, suddenly came down with a grave illness and took to his bed. Meanwhile, the obscure young wastrel Xiao Weiran was inexplicably dragged in to bring him good luck. Looking at Yan Fujing lying in bed, barely clinging to life, Xiao Weiran couldn’t help feeling sorry for him. Dressed in a red wedding gown, he knelt in tears and silently prayed: “Your disciple Xiao Weiran pays homage to the boundless gods of the ten directions and three ages. I have no othe 779Reads9.1Score103Shelves
12. 212 别 Dreams in the Garden Villa 别苑寻梦 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Dreams in a Garden Retreat 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 213 遗 The Light That Once Shone on Me: Regrets 《那道曾经照亮我的光》遗憾 Purple Zixin紫色紫馨Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Light That Once Shone on Me: Regrets 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 结 On Our Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary, I Killed My Husband's Lover 结婚十五年周年，我手刃奸夫。 Honghu Sheng虹湖生9k WordsCompleted On our fifteenth wedding anniversary, I killed the adulterer with my own hands. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so heartbreaking!

15. 215 他 He Personally Gave Her the Poisoned Wine 他亲手赐她毒酒 Qing Bai Nian清白年Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted He Personally Gave Her Poisoned Wine —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 婚 The Killer at the Wedding 婚礼上的凶手 Qing Bai Nian清白年Mystery10k WordsCompleted The Killer at the Wedding —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 甘 The Sweet Rain Tribulation 甘霖劫 Qing Bai Nian清白年Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted The Rain of Grace —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 协 Protocol Warning! Haunted House Cleaners Must Not Wipe the Mirror 协议警告！凶宅保洁禁止擦镜子 Qing Bai Nian清白年Mystery25k WordsCompleted Protocol Warning! Cleaning Haunted Houses: Do Not Wipe the Mirrors —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 朱 A Vermilion Kiss 朱砂吻 Qing Bai Nian清白年32k WordsCompleted A Vermilion Kiss —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 死 Death Notice App 死亡预告APP Qing Bai Nian清白年Mystery19k WordsCompleted Death Prediction App —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 被 After I Was Sacrificed, I Became the Ancestor Who Slays Gods 被献祭后我成了弑神老祖 Qing Bai Nian清白年Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted After Being Sacrificed, I Became the Ancestor Who Slays Gods —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 秋 Autumn Dust Buries Your Bones 秋尘葬君骨 Qing Bai Nian清白年37k WordsCompleted Autumn Dust Buries Your Bones —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 逃 Escape from the Devil's Village 逃离恶魔村 Where the Heart Finds Peace心之所安11k WordsCompleted Escape from Demon Village —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Zhaodi, with her seven-year-old daughter by her side, watched her parents and relatives slowly gather around her, gave a tragic smile, turned around, and jumped off the cliff with her daughter!

24. 224 银 All Beneath the Galaxy Is Han Land 银河之上，皆为汉土 Ming Shisan, Who Loves Little Horseshoe Crabs喜欢小海鲎的冥十三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse90k WordsCompleted Qin Shi Huang possesses an extraterrestrial legacy, and the Great Qin fleet crosses a thousand years in search of a new home for humanity. When the empire's starships finally reach their destination, what they see turns the entire crew ice-cold: Orbiting the blue planet is a mythic megastructure shaped like a ring. On the dark flag fluttering proudly above it is a single ancient seal-script character: "Han." The history books clearly say that the Great Qin would prosper for ten thousand generati —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 末 Apocalypse Reborn 2 末世之重生2 Ming Shisan, Who Loves Little Horseshoe Crabs喜欢小海鲎的冥十三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse605k WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives. At the climax of a concert, the world is abruptly muted, and sound becomes bait for death. In the instant silence descends, sound engineer Chen Mo witnesses invisible monsters hunting down anyone who makes a sound. He covers singer Su Na's mouth just as a cry is about to escape her lips, and writes the first rule of survival in this silent hell: Quiet = alive. Modern civilization rusts away in the silence, and their escape has only just begun. —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 媚 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted 261Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    This one is excellent; don't be fooled by the title, it's not a modern novel.

27. 227 他 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 Plain Years素年Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.4kReads7.4Score309Shelves

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    The pillow was never dry when I looked at it 😭

28. 228 时 I’ll Wait for You at the End of Time 时光尽头我等你 Spring Breeze Smile笑春风Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted She loved him for ten years, but he personally sent her to prison. 43Reads8.0Score—Shelves
29. 229 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
30. 230 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 568Reads6.0Score—Shelves
31. 231 孕 My Ex-Husband Saw Me Throwing Up from Morning Sickness, and Now He Wants to Remarry! 孕吐被前夫看见了，前夫求复婚！ Qi Yue柒鈅Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The chase-to-win-her-back trope + angst before devotion The first time they met in three years of marriage, he said, “The match is successful. She needs surgery.” She was a bone marrow bank for the woman he loved. Later, he said, “I need one of your kidneys to save her.” She asked, “Bo Xiuyan, do you know that I can feel pain too?” His eyes were cold. “I just want her to live.” After the surgery, he never saw Sheng Ruge again. All she left him was a divorce agreement and a tear-stained letter. “ 3kReads9.0Score602Shelves
32. 232 爱 A Memoir of Love 《爱的备忘录》 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted The Memo of Love —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's heartbreaking, I'll torture you without mercy.

33. 233 婚 A Daughter Appears Out of Nowhere at the Wedding 《婚礼上-突如其来的女儿》 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted At the Wedding: A Daughter Appears Out of Nowhere —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 婚 The Scales of Marriage 婚姻的天秤 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰13k WordsCompleted The Scales of Marriage 6Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 屌 A Nobody’s Encounter with a Rich Heiress 屌丝邂逅豪门千金 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted A Broke Guy’s Encounter with a Wealthy Heiress 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 婚 Lost in Marriage: Married Life 婚姻迷途-夫妻生活 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Lost in Marriage: Married Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 我 The Female CEO Has Her Eye on Me 我被女总裁看上了 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted The Female CEO Has Her Eye on Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 梦 A Dream Journey to the Kingdom of Women 梦游女儿国 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted Sleepwalking in the Daughters’ Kingdom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 逆 Life in Reverse: Married Life 逆位人生-婚姻生活 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰8k WordsCompleted A Life Reversed: Married Life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 吃 A Bowl of Noodles, and I Got a Wife 吃面也能吃出老婆来 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted A Bowl of Noodles, and I Found a Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 爱 Love Isn’t About Possession 爱-不是要得到 Little White Loves the Stars小白爱星辰Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted Love Isn’t About Possession —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    They are all angst-filled stories, some of them are short.

43. 243 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
44. 244 引 A Song to Summon Souls 引魂辞 Restless Slumber怅眠Mystery192k WordsCompleted The Yin-Yang Messenger travels between two worlds, guiding souls or collecting debts. Beneath a peaceful and prosperous age lie secrets of the capital, one after another. Whose love will be severed, whose heart betrayed? Amid the splendor of a fleeting dream, let us remember that prosperous times are hard-won. The soul-guiding songs fade away, and all that came before is scattered. One ghost, one past life: let me tell you the tale in detail… This is a story about chatting with ghosts, keeping t 163Reads8.9Score103Shelves
45. 245 刺 Bone-Chilling 刺骨 Yan Han堰晗Modern Romance909k WordsCompleted Han Zhen is a thorn in Nan Qiao’s throat: pull it out and she bleeds; swallow it and she dies. When they were young, he deceived her. She thought he simply didn’t know how to love. Only later did she understand that when he loved deeply, he was more devoted than anyone. He simply didn’t want to love her. Later, she was stripped to the bone, lost everything, and painfully came back reborn, becoming someone who no longer loved him. 4kReads8.2Score293Shelves
46. 246 月 Half a Month 月半 Xi Wen熙雯Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Also known as The Waxing and Waning) Life offers no lucky breaks, and it is never gentle with anyone. Only when we learn to see our flaws can we hold on to wholeness. May we all stand in the sunlight and live surrounded by warmth. This is a slow-paced story grounded in reality. Bring your heart along, and let’s sit down and talk at our own pace. 5kReads9.2Score667Shelves

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    It's a beautifully written book with over 300 chapters. The opening sentence is particularly profound: it's not that you have a family because you have children, but rather that you see what a family truly is because you have children.

47. 247 章 Zhang Yinan and Fang Cheng’s Unsolvable Youth 章以楠，方程的青春无解题 Yunan Shu予楠书9k WordsCompleted Zhang Yinan and Fang Cheng's Unsolvable Problem of Youth 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are pretty good.

48. 248 霸 After Being Bullied, I Became the Best Version of Myself 霸凌过后，我成为优秀的自己 Yunan Shu予楠书6k WordsCompleted After Being Bullied, I Became the Best Version of Myself —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Died, My Husband Knelt and Begged Me to Love Him Again 婆婆死后，老公跪求我再爱他一次 Wen Shijiu温拾酒Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After my mother-in-law died, my husband begged me on his knees to love him one more time. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A slightly angsty period drama with a clear-headed, strong female lead who, instead of leaving after being hurt, uses the situation to her advantage and achieve her own success.

50. 250 是 Who's Behind It All? 是谁在背后？ Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42127k WordsCompleted Who’s Behind It All? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Haha! This is exactly what you wanted, you're asking for trouble.

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