Please Recommend Stories Full of Angst. The More Heartbreak, the Better! 跪求全是刀子的书，刀子越多越好！

1. 1 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119.3kReads9.1Score14kShelves

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   The thought of you guys dropping little pearls makes me want to laugh.

2. 2 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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   They're practically gods! The first one was a Conan fanfic, the second and third ones practically killed the game.

3. 3 说 You Said You’d Kill Me, So Why Do You Regret It Now? 说好的要杀我，你们怎么后悔了 The Long Wind Blows Away长风吹去Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia Fantasy + Memories Revealed + No System + One Heroine + Tragedy + Slow Burn] A friendly warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! Important things must be said three times! Before the Heavenly Void Palace. “Chen Zun, you murdered your master and betrayed the Dao. You personally trapped me in a ten-thousand-year ice cave to suffer punishment. Today, you will pay with your life!” “Demon Lord, you slaughtered 4kReads8.3Score366Shelves

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   The first book contains ten wills, directly elevating the author to godhood. The rest are available for your own reading; they are concise and brilliant.

4. 4 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 23kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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   These three are pretty good, hmm... Quite sweet. 1. Little fish, little fish, swim fast, free in all directions. Little fish, little fish, can't swim out, a cage in all directions. A cage in all directions, little fish, little fish, no freedom, no freedom, no freedom, little fish can't escape the abyss, can't escape, can't escape, can't stay in the devil's hands. 2. Opening: Zhou Ying, my bones hurt. Ending: Zhou Ying, my bones don't hurt anymore. 3. He was selfless yet selfish. He was selfless enough to dedicate everything to the country, yet selfish enough to refuse to spend more time with the person in his heart. Even with a system, he still couldn't change his fate...

5. 5 我 After I Died, My Ex-Wife Wept and Her White Moonlight Regretted It 我死后，前妻痛哭，白月光后悔 Mr. Ma of Little Ai小爱的马先生Urban261k WordsCompleted Xiao Yang had cancer and died alone. He did it only because he didn’t want his beloved to suffer. But the truth couldn’t stay hidden forever. On the day news of Xiao Yang’s death was finally made public, his ex-wife, Ye Qingxue, wept with regret, and even his first love was overcome with remorse... 160Reads5.4Score—Shelves
6. 6 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
7. 7 番 Notes from the Tomato Novel Team 番茄小说团队随笔 Tomato Novel Team番茄小说团队297k WordsOngoing Hello, dear readers! This book is an original work by the Tomato Novel team. The first volume will introduce you to Tomato Novel in the form of essays. The second will take the form of a novel and reveal the people behind this app and their stories. We hope this helps you get to know us better! 22.5kReads8.4Score27.6kShelves

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   The first book was very angsty, the second was incredibly angsty, and there wasn't a book more angsty than the last one.

8. 8 最 The Most Miserable Top-Tier Star Risks His Life to Invent, Bringing the Entire Internet to Tears 最惨顶流，拿命搞发明泪崩全网 Endless Critical Hits无尽暴击Urban619k WordsCompleted Cancer, and diagnosed as dead right from the start? When Ye Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in a morgue, he panics like crazy. [Ding! Host’s life is in critical danger. Requirements for binding met. The Life-for-Tech System is now bound!] He designs mechanical prosthetics, benefiting disabled people all over the world. Then... Controlled nuclear fusion! High-precision lithography machines! Miniature solar batteries! Exoskeleton armor! One world-shaking scientific breakthrough after another 663Reads7.8Score—Shelves
9. 9 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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   Ha ha knife, ha ha knife, knife knife knife! Knife knife knife!

10. 10 娱 Showbiz: One Song, "Under the Sea," and the Whole Internet Fell Into Depression 娱乐：一首海底，全网抑郁 My Dream Is to Be a Landlord梦想是当包租公Urban517k WordsCompleted [Single heroine + sweet romance + healing each other] Good news: Your boy has transmigrated! Bad news: This guy has depression! One song, “Under the Sea,” sends the entire internet into an emotional spiral! Lin Su insists he really didn't mean for that to happen. He's actually a pretty optimistic guy (shrugs like a little bear), so he follows it up with another song, “Divorcing in the Republic of Ghana,” and breaks the netizens all over again! Audience: Like we'd believe a word you say! Lin Su s 3.2kReads8.7Score192Shelves
11. 11 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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    The first two books can be read in about half an hour each, but they're very poignant. The first one has a very strong aftereffect! The second one gives you a bittersweet feeling towards the male lead. The third one, if you don't read the last chapter, is a slightly sweet and bittersweet story, but once you do, the nature changes, and it becomes quite poignant. (Those with a high tear threshold won't cry, but they'll likely think about it for a long time; these three books are like wine, with a strong aftereffect.) The last one, well, I can only say that I finished it last week, and I've been thinking about the line "You big idiot! I never want to see you again!" All the time—it's incredibly poignant! Those with a low tear threshold cried in the middle, and those with a high tear threshold cried at the end. Anyway, if you don't cry with this book, you can scold me! But don't try to read all four at once. I read them all at once, and my classmates said I've changed; I even stopped paying attention in class because of Siwei.

12. 12 遗 The Will Goes Public, and Bai Lu Breaks Down in Tears After Learning the Truth! 遗嘱曝光，得知真相后白露泪崩！ Carefree Wandering Dust逍遥逸尘Urban641k WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge fantasy, no System + one heroine + delicate emotions + a few tearjerking moments] After transmigrating, Chen Chen amasses an unprecedented fortune! He also meets the light of his life, Bai Mengyan. Keeping his identity secret, Chen Chen shares an ordinary, happy life with Bai Mengyan... But fate has other plans: Chen Chen is diagnosed with a terminal illness and has little time left. For the sake of the woman he loves, he leaves without saying goodbye. Yet during the five year —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 蘑 Back to Field: The Centenarian National Treasure Is Revealed, and the Whole Internet Breaks Down in Tears 蘑菇屋：百岁国士曝光，全网泪崩 Tiger Rescuer解救之虎Urban211k WordsCompleted Season 6 of Yearning for the Life has begun, and everyone is stunned by the breathtaking seaside scenery. But what no one expected was that the owner of Mushroom House would be a centenarian. He trains his frail granddaughter with such brutal severity that netizens curse him and cry out in sympathy for her! Then they catch sight of an unmarked graveyard, and the wolves of the north… Three generations, from the oldest to the youngest, all took part in battles big and small, and every one of them 658Reads8.6Score112Shelves
14. 14 拿 I Risked My Life for Science, and When It Came to Light, the Whole Nation Wept! 拿命搞科研，曝光后，全民泪崩！ Ryujinmaru Storming Mount Creation打上创界山的龙神丸Urban525k WordsCompleted Chu Fei is terminally ill. At death's door, he activates the System That Trades His Life for Scientific Research. Whenever one of his research breakthroughs is released to the world, he earns Health Points that prolong his life. So a young man wearing an oxygen mask, with tubes running all over his body, struggles to sit up in his hospital bed and declares resolutely: “I'm going to do scientific research!!” Aerospace planes, holographic virtual technology, controlled nuclear fusion, antigravity 4kReads9.0Score351Shelves
15. 15 三 On Our Third Anniversary, She Went to Pick Up Her White Moonlight 三周年纪念日，她去接了白月光 January Frost一月霜Urban544k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Husband Chase: Too Late to Regret]+ [One Female Lead] After three years together, Jiang Chen finally learned that Su Zhi still couldn't let go of the man she had always cherished. Three years ago, the man named Qin Yu had flown across the ocean to further his studies. She got hopelessly drunk, and in her daze, saw a face that looked a little like his. At the time, Jiang Chen had mistakenly believed he had found love. When Su Zhi broke their promise to celebrate their third anniversary be 5.5kReads6.1Score213Shelves
16. 16 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
17. 17 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 57.3kReads9.5Score7.4kShelves

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    It's so sweet it'll kill you [smile], hahaha [smile], everyone come and see [smile], it'll definitely make your mouth water [smile]. It might be a bit abstract, please don't mind [kiss][kiss], this book is really good, it'll kill me at first [crying], but it'll be sweet later [laugh].

18. 18 世 Everyone Hoped I'd Die, but After I Did, They Wept 世人皆盼我死，我死后，他们哭了 Leisurely Evening Breeze晚风悠人Urban701k WordsCompleted [Patriotic + passionate + moving + vivid plot + well-rounded supporting cast] Three years ago, he was celebrated by everyone, showered with accolades and admiration. Three years later, he was burdened with a notorious reputation and cursed and reviled by everyone. No one knew what he had gone through during those three years. All they knew was that he had changed... He had become cold-blooded, numb, and cruel! He turned his blade against his own people and betrayed the land that had raised him! 6.5kReads8.2Score567Shelves

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    I think it's good that the name didn't do it justice. I cried from beginning to end while watching it. I don't know if anyone can understand or empathize with it.

19. 19 我 I’ve Already Given Up, and Now You’re Finally Realizing I Was Right? 我都开摆了你们才知道我没错？ Li Jiu Wei Yang黎久未央Eastern Fantasy571k WordsCompleted “Su Nian, you colluded with the demon clan and murdered your fellow disciples. The evidence is conclusive, yet you still refuse to repent! In consideration of your past contributions to the sect, I sentence you to ten years of confinement at the cliff of reflection. Any objections?” On the disciplinary hall of the women’s sect, Allure, Su Nian had only just transmigrated back and was still dazed. He suddenly realized that he had entered the cycle of reincarnation once again. He looked at his mas 744Reads7.1Score101Shelves
20. 20 胰 Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer: The Truth Comes Out, and They Regret It Too Late 胰脏病晚期，真相曝光他们追悔莫 I Leave My Keys at Home, But Take You Along出门不带钥匙带你Urban260k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Regret + BE + Healing (Heartbreaking) + Pure Urban Drama!!] No one wants to die. It’s just that I’ve stopped caring about the world. Shortly before his twenty-first birthday, Sang Yan learned that he had late-stage pancreatic cancer. “Have your family spend more time with you. You might make it through the winter.” The doctor’s words plunged him into despair… The creator is merciless. Simply being alive has always been painful enough for Sang Yan. Since childhood, he had done everyth 94Reads5.6Score—Shelves
21. 21 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    The first and second books are written by Roubao (a famous writer known for finding sweetness amidst hardship). The third book wasn't too angsty for me; it mainly focused on a sense of regret. The fourth book has two male leads, but it's basically all angst. The fifth book is similar to the third, mostly about regret. The sixth book is very cliché, but also quite angsty; it might trigger your triggers. [Heart emoji]

22. 22 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
23. 23 别 Stop Asking Me to Forgive You. Can You Just Let Me Go Before I Die? 别求我原谅了，临死前放过我好吗 Nonsense-Talking Anchovy糊言乱语的咸鱼Urban213k WordsCompleted [A pure healing story. The protagonist is destined to die + guiding spirits to the afterlife] Also known as [I Guide All Living Beings Through the Mortal World] After a checkup, Lu Yuan learns that he has at most six months left to live. So Lu Yuan decides to cast aside the heavy burdens that were never his to bear and start living for himself! Just then, he encounters the “Forget Worries Tavern,” and after his death, he becomes its owner. 1.3kReads9.0Score108Shelves
24. 24 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
25. 25 做 I Was Photographed as a Puppet, and the World Accused Me of Being the Ghost King 做人偶被偷拍，世人污蔑我是鬼王 Two Taels of Sweet Potato with Chili二两地瓜拌辣椒Urban449k WordsCompleted Gu Yuan arrives in a parallel world overrun by ghosts and monsters. All he wants is a quiet life making things in his shop. Then he unexpectedly gains the God-Tier Marionette System, and a doll of a girl in red that he creates mysteriously comes to life. A streamer exploring the shop secretly captures the scene, sending viewers in the livestream into a panic. [Only a Ghost King can create ghosts. He must be a Ghost King hiding among humans!] [We have to destroy him! We can't let a menace like th 1.4kReads8.6Score215Shelves

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    Hmm, looks like a real knife has snuck in. [Smirk]

26. 26 开 From the Start, I Risked My Life Against Drug Dealers, Bringing Hundreds of Millions to Tears 开局跟毒贩以命换命，数亿人泪崩 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban394k WordsCompleted An He saves a little girl and gets hit by a semi-truck, awakening a life simulator. The scenes from his simulated lives are also connected to the Myriad Worlds, where they are livestreamed. [The first time, in 1999, he was the son of anti-narcotics officers. He watched his parents die before his eyes, then his whole family was relentlessly hunted by drug traffickers.] [To protect his family, An He walked straight into the trap and faced the traffickers alone, trading his life for theirs.] [He ma 6.5kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Read the first simulation paragraph before you try to refute me. [Laughs]

27. 27 孤 Lone Wanderer 孤行者 Wang Yiwang王已忘Urban2.9M WordsCompleted An abandoned “simpleton” takes his first bold step, and a brilliant, shining life begins to unfold. Life’s wonders are not made up of laughter alone. There are far more tears along the way, but come rain or shine, he presses on and grows stronger! 211kReads9.4Score17.9kShelves

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    I couldn't even get through 17 pages, I cried several times.

28. 28 再 There’s No Going Back Ever Again 再也回不去了】 Fireworks and Sparks花火火花Two Female Leads241k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking throughout | No redemption | No getting back together after a breakup | The perpetrator’s remorse, from their perspective] There are no hysterical accusations, no shouting matches. All of Su Nian’s pain has become involuntary physical reactions. Convulsions, vomiting, screaming, fainting. This is her cruelest and most helpless accusation against Lin Xi. Lin Xi remembered the last words Su Nian said to her until the day she died. She said, “Lin Xi, go. Seeing you hurts.” 1.9kReads—Score154Shelves
29. 29 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.2kReads7.8Score144Shelves

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    The second one is really... My senior brother! [Crying]

30. 30 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.8kReads8.9Score780Shelves

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    The first book features a puppet emperor and a regent who are all ruthless. The regent kills the emperor over 20 times, and the emperor is reborn each time. Later, the regent even severs the emperor's tendons. The protagonist forces the other protagonist to the battlefield. Later, the other protagonist is captured by the Huns and forced to... Well, let's just say it's a good read. The second book is a rebirth story. The protagonist was tortured to death by the protagonist in his previous life. He is reborn when the protagonist still loves him, and he is almost driven mad by the pain. The third book is about a real and fake young master. The real young master was driven mad by his biological parents, brothers, and the fake young master in his previous life and died abroad. He is reborn when he has just been recognized. The beginning is really tragic. His parents don't love him, his brothers don't trust him, and the fake young master slanders him. The fourth book is a fantasy novel about a senior brother. This one is incredibly tragic. I almost couldn't finish reading it.

31. 31 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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    💙My darlings👀, this book is absolutely amazing😎! Once you start reading, you can't put it down, it's so heart-wrenching😭. I started reading it without a care in the world, who would have thought it would be this agonizing😜. #Angst #heartbreaking

32. 32 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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    It'll be so heart-wrenching you won't be able to process it, everyone go watch it!!!

33. 33 男 Male Side Character: After I Leave, the Heroine Will Regret It! 男配：我离去后，女主追悔莫及！ One Squid at a Time一口一个鱿鱼仔Urban2.4M WordsCompleted You spent your life helping me become a legendary songstress, yet you stayed cold and distant toward me? I treated you as the person I loved most, but you wanted to take my heart and become an immortal? I endured every hardship to become your master and teach you, but you wanted to carve me up with a thousand cuts? I was your sharpest blade, helping you become a legendary empress, but once you were done with me, you discarded me like a hunting dog and hid away your bow? You promised we’d grow ol 340Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    If you just want to read something angsty, then the 8th book is only suitable for reading the beginning.

34. 34 我 I'm Not a Rat 我不是老鼠 Backstabbed Simp背刺的舔狗Urban1.0M WordsCompleted 8.2kReads8.2Score725Shelves
35. 35 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 4.4kReads8.8Score392Shelves

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    See? They're all completely silent.

36. 36 我 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ The Landlord's Orange Cat房东家的橘猫Urban429k WordsCompleted (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score178Shelves
37. 37 痴 A Love So Deep 痴痴情深 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted The naive Su Cheng had a heart as pure as snow, and thought only of the prince. But the prince felt nothing for him. Again and again, he called him by the wrong name, let go of his hand, and wounded his devoted heart. Did the prince know that even a naive boy could understand love, and that even he could be heartbroken? 151Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    These books really made me cry so much, they're all BL (Boys' Love) novels. In the first one, weren't you just bullying him because he's stupid?

38. 38 反 The Villainous Master’s Memories Are Revealed, and His Empress Disciple Breaks Down in Tears 反派师尊记忆曝光，女帝徒弟泪崩 No Clouds Tomorrow明天没有云Eastern Fantasy805k WordsCompleted The great villain Xiao Fan was surrounded and attacked by his seven disciples. His eldest disciple shouted, “Demon, the vengeance for my father's death can never be forgiven! Today is the day you die!” His second disciple shouted, “Demon, I kindly saved you back then, but you coveted my Supreme Yin Divine Physique and slaughtered my entire village. Today, I'll hack you into a thousand pieces to comfort the souls of my people in heaven!” Listening to his disciples denounce him, Xiao Fan re 10.7kReads9.0Score985Shelves

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    I came across both books from the Roundtable series. The first is their inaugural work, *I Saved Everything Alone*, and the second is *Me and My Apprentice*, a lighthearted and humorous read without any angst—the kind that will make you laugh until you cry, even late at night! Highly recommended! 😄😄😄

39. 39 和 After Divorcing the Female CEO, I Wound Up in the Arms of a Stunning Doctor 和女总裁离婚后，误入绝色女医怀 Jiang Haochen江浩辰Urban371k WordsCompleted [Complete. The animated adaptation is out. Click the author's profile for the new novel.] Original title: Divorced in the Late Stages of Cancer, Then Everyone Started Loving Me [Everyday life + slow burn + one heroine + no System or golden finger + no turning back + occasional madness] In their four years of marriage, Song Yilang thought he was lucky to have a beautiful wife and a happy family. So he worked himself to the bone, hoping to stand side by side with Lin Su. But when he got cancer and 8.2kReads9.1Score392Shelves
40. 40 酷 A Brief History of Torture 酷刑简史 Brian Innes布莱恩·英尼斯Historical99k WordsCompleted Torture has persisted for thousands of years, sometimes out in the open, sometimes in secret. From the torture of prisoners of war in ancient Greece to the witch hunts of the Middle Ages and interrogations after 9/11, torture has always been with us. A Brief History of Torture tells the story of torture throughout history. It covers every era, from ancient Greece to 9/11, and from ancient societies to the modern-day prisons of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. It spans the globe, from Spain to Engl 331Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Let's talk about whether there's a knife or not.

41. 41 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
42. 42 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 1kReads8.0Score131Shelves
43. 43 赘 The Live-In Son-in-Law: The Whole World Thinks I Love You 赘婿：全世界以为我爱你 Million-Dollar Salary百万年薪Urban401k WordsCompleted [Urban romance + one heroine + live-in son-in-law. This is not a wish-fulfillment story: the male lead suffers early on, and the female lead suffers later. Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story!] Everyone in Yuncheng knew the Jiang family had a live-in son-in-law who was a lovesick doormat. He’d spent years fawning over their daughter, Jiang Yiwei, always at her beck and call... But everyone in Yuncheng also knew that the Jiang family’s eldest daughter had loved Song Qingche 4.9kReads8.5Score234Shelves
44. 44 财 The Wealth Immortal Has Arrived 财仙到 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted “You can't be bent by force, but you can be corrupted by wealth.” “Bowing for five bushels of rice is the bearing of an immortal.” “Nothing matters more than silver. And if something does...” “Then it must be even more silver...” What is cultivation like for everyone else? Qingshan doesn't care. He cultivates by making money from people, immortals, and even Heaven itself. The more silver he earns, the stronger he becomes! Why become so strong? Naturally, to earn even more silver... The Way of th 18kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    When it comes to knives, you can always trust Gao Wobei and Dao Ziyin.

45. 45 公 Your Highness, You Dug Out the Male Lead’s Pride with Your Own Hands 公主殿下，男主被你亲手挖去傲骨 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + heroine mistreats hero + both are pure + low-status hero] Three years ago, Ninth Princess Xiao Yue snatched Jiang Cheng, the young master of the Jiang family, from the general's residence. Three years later, he loves her with all his heart. Now she plans to take the zither player from Zuifeng House as her secondary consort. Her every thought is on her new favorite, and she grows colder toward him by the day. The zither player, innocent and kind in public, smiles maliciousl 2.8kReads7.3Score133Shelves
46. 46 小 The Poor Little One Is Hated by Everyone, but the Villains Help Her Run Wild 小可怜是万人嫌，反派们带她发疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An all-villain pampered heroine + regret and redemption + rebirth + mind-reading + mutual salvation] Yu Xi is a half-demon child who was abandoned. Just before she starves to death, a sect of immortals takes her in. She thinks she has found a home, unaware that everyone in the sect despises the lowly demon race. Her master hates her, her senior brothers don't care for her, and even the sword spirit runs off with someone else. No matter how hard she tries, she remains universally loathed for ove 18.6kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book: "Because he is Qi Xia, he can't get out." The second book: "Little half-demon, you're going to die." The third book: "Ning Qiushui, don't look back, there's no one behind you anymore."

47. 47 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 25Reads6.4Score—Shelves
48. 48 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
49. 49 校 The Campus Belle Tormented Me Body and Soul, So This Reborn Simp Cuts Her Off for Good 校花虐我身心，重生舔狗断爱绝情 Loves Peanuts爱吃花生米Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (One female lead, mutually devoted, both reborn, two obsessive competitors, wife-chasing funeral pyre, captive romance warning, criminally intense warning, entirely fictional) The female lead is domineering and possessive, takes what she wants by force, behaves terribly, and ultimately seeks redemption. The male lead is morally upright, lives in darkness but yearns for the light, and cares about the common people. The woman has the upper hand early on; they are evenly matched in the middle; by t 2.8kReads7.2Score173Shelves
50. 50 万 The Hated Villainous Extra Becomes the Beloved Who Died Young 万人嫌反派炮灰成了早逝白月光 Barbecue Fangirl烤串梦女Sports290k WordsCompleted [No CP + Pretend Everyone Hates Him, Actually Everyone Loves Him + White Moonlight + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Secret Identity + Battle-Scarred, Faked Death + Live-Stream Comments] Cen Yan, the Administration Bureau's number-one lapdog, died. Unfortunately, he came back to life. Something calling itself the world's consciousness found him and inexplicably asked him to save the world. Cen Yan didn't want to save the world. He didn't even want to live. So he refused without hesitation. World 59.5kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves

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    The story begins: "[My lord, my lord! Save us! Save us!]", "[Please, my lord... I don't want to die... Just for our sake... Please die!]", "Cen Yan, one of the beta testers, one of the survivors of the Dark World, the story ends: Cen Yan: "[I will use 'trade' to kill it completely in a moment, but my body can't withstand that level of trade, so I need you to transfer the players' memories after I die...]" "Evil God." "We should have an ending. From the start of the game invasion to the end, a total of 2,994,802 people died. Among them, beta testers—not a single one survived. Cen Yan felt a little happier."

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