Angsty Novels That Make You Cry While Reading Late at Night, With Heart-Wrenching Pain 半夜一边看一边哭的虐文,虐到心肝抽搐般的疼
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After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后,我被疯批大佬强制爱了
Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea
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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
[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
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My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷,王妃说此生不复相见
[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
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Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐,夫人她快死了
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
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Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿:我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了
[Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con
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Mr. Han, Your Wife Really Is Dead This Time 寒总,夫人这次真死了
[Romance, CEO, heart-wrenching, reborn] One bowl of abortion medicine took her child from her, and one court judgment left her with little time to live. She said, “If you want a divorce, you have to spend one day with me.” He said, “After today, we have to get divorced.” He treated her as a blood bank for the woman he loved, all to protect his first love. Chi Yue once thought Han Siye was her guiding star, only to learn that his tenderness was meant to destroy her. A divorce agreement stating th
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A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情
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
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Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚
Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M
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I Was Forced to Be the Crazy Big Shot's Puppy, and Now I'm Hooked 被迫当疯批大佬小奶狗后我真香了
[Two Male Leads + Unhinged + Angst Before Sweetness + Devoted to Each Other + Secret Identities + Everyone’s Favorite + Possessive and Obsessive] His company goes bankrupt. His father, his only support, dies unexpectedly. His sister betrays him and flees with the money. His childhood sweetheart and fiancée marries someone else... Everyone thinks that Ling Yuntong, once the pampered young heir of a prominent Jiangcheng family, has been ruined for good. But before long, the abandoned and fallen yo
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Even in Quick Transmigration, I’m Everyone’s Darling 快穿也是万人迷
(Dear readers, please note that the tags aren’t quite accurate! This is a quick transmigration story with no CP. The protagonist is male, a heartthrob, and everyone falls for him. His White Moonlight status will be unlocked.) Lin Chujiu never imagined he’d become the object of so many powerful figures’ infatuation. Other people who transmigrate can’t wait to gain all kinds of special advantages. Lin Chujiu is the opposite. Determined to destroy his heartthrob aura, he dutifully follows the plot
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Lord Zhan, Stop Torturing Her! Your Wife Was Framed 战爷别虐了,夫人她是被冤枉的
[The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming] [Physical and emotional torment + obsessive imprisonment + reborn] “Zhan Sihan, don’t kneel in front of my daughter’s grave and sully her path to reincarnation.” A conspiracy sent Yun Xi tumbling from heaven into hell. The man she loved branded her unchaste, and her child became a bastard reviled by everyone. For her daughter’s sake, she struggled and fought back in the abyss, only to have her legs broken and suffer a miscarriage. It
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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Transmigrating to Punish Scoundrels 从穿越开始虐渣
[Satisfying scumbag takedowns + physical and emotional torment + broken relationships that can’t be mended + he dies every time] Wei Li, a model citizen, was hit by a truck while saving a brat who had run into the road. He’d imagined that the wonderful medical staff would bring him back to life, but instead, his soul floated out of his body as he watched the ambulance carry away his crushed, bloody corpse. For the first time in his life, he was speechless. With his body in that state, what were
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A Working-Class Packhorse and His Cheating Wife 打工牛马,劈腿妻
Chen Yu never imagined that coming home without warning would lead him to find another man in his own house. After seven years together, just as they were about to get married, his fiancée, Ning Feifei, had cheated on him. While he was away, she had let another man move into his home. Ning Feifei said the man was her close male friend, someone who understood her deeply. He had filled the loneliness in her heart while Chen Yu was gone. Chen Yu was furious. They had to break up, no question. Witho
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Make a Wish to Forget You 许一个愿忘记你
Tong Anhao says everyone has a unique scent. So, in order to become like her, the white rose in Fu Jinyan's heart, Tong Anhao changes her own scent little by little, day after day, under the guise of being a perfumer. All for the warmth of one smile from him. But as she grows more and more like her, Tong Anhao despairs: a grave will always stand between her and happiness, the grave of Tong Weian!
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Reporting to Your Highness: Your Transmigrated Princess Is Filthy Rich 报告王爷,穿越王妃富可敌国
She actually transmigrated, and into the body of a good-for-nothing, in an ancient-style fantasy! No one even came to fetch her for the wedding. She was carried into the house like an unwanted burden. She would turn her life around and become the richest person in the land. She would build a business empire across the world and train her husband to dote on her alone. When she became the only one in his eyes, he would wrap her in a thick shield of protection. Then she would become his armor, and
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I Cannot Make You My Princess Consort, but I Can Grant You a Lifetime of Glory 除了王妃之位本王许你一世荣华
Also known as: Other than the title of princess consort, I promise you a lifetime of glory Angst with sweetness. If you can handle the angst, come on in. Du Xiyue is a wisp of a wandering soul from the apocalypse. She was a military doctor with special abilities and a pocket dimension. Tired of the tense, dangerous life of the apocalypse, she no longer wants to live for anyone else. In this life, she just wants to be an ordinary woman. She thought she had found true love, but the prince only wa
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President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总,夫人她罪不至死
Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of
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The Ten Years I Loved You Most 最爱你的那十年
To Jiang Wenxu, He Zhishu was as essential as air and water. He could take him for granted and squander what they had without a second thought, but when he finally lost him, it was too late for regrets.
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I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你
At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov
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After Beating Her, the Bloodthirsty Prince Regretted It 暴打她后,嗜血王爷后悔了
For the sake of the woman he loved, he cruelly humiliated her, grinding her dignity and body beneath his heel until they were crushed to dust. He even ran a sword through her chest. As she lay near death, he curled his lips into a bewitching smile. “Let her live or die as she will. This prince doesn't care!” But when she resolutely left the prince's manor, he came to his senses. She ran, and he chased after her. “Wherever you go, this prince will go too!” She raised a knife, and he offered her h
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Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘:被婆母卖入风尘,前夫寻了我整整十年
The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years
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Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Seizes Me by Force 蝶影归尘:丈夫的的仇人对我强娶豪夺
Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Forces Me into Marriage
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A Eunuch's Ambitions: Tormented by the World of Mortals 宦情:红尘虐
[Not a chaste couple + truly eunuch male lead + sweet at first, angst later + devoted love] Wang Yunqu had been inexplicably fixated on Xiao Qibai since childhood. Even after he was subjected to castration, she still married him without hesitation, exchanging vows and sharing their wedding night. She thought they would live happily together in mutual love from then on. But the emperor threatened her with the life of the person she loved, forcibly made her a consort, and compelled her to bear a d
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My Life Is Yours 我的命,都给你
Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her.
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My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客
After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem.
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Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香
Lan Xiaodie: “What? I'm the female supporting character?” Someone: “And in a steamy novel, no less.” Lan Xiaodie: “What? I'm about to die?” Someone: “And the heroine will step on your ashes to rise to the top.” Lan Xiaodie: “That's brutal! Then make sure my son and daughter avenge me.” Someone: “Sorry, you won't even have a man when you die.” Lan Xiaodie was sure she'd die with regrets. So she decided to rise up and become the heroine... And if she couldn't, she'd at least be the female supporti
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