Angst, Really Angsty, Extremely Angsty, with a Bad Ending. Short, Please. 虐文，特别虐，超级虐的呢种，要结局be的，短

1. 1 我 I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé 11.6kReads—Score9314d adds

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   The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, and it's addictive.

2. 2 躺 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds
3. 3 五 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss’s Brother 五百块租来的男友，是我老板的哥哥 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss's Older Brother 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 权 No One Can Escape My Powerful Brother’s Obsessive Love 权臣哥哥的疯爱无人能逃 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted No one can escape the mad love of the powerful minister’s older brother 2kReads—Score—14d adds
5. 5 愿 May You Ride This Horse and Come to Me Night After Night 愿君骑此马，日日踏夜来 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted May you ride this horse and come by night, day after day 643Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 6 天 The Sky Is Falling! I Woke Up with My Mentor’s Precious Son Beside Me 天塌了！一觉醒来身边躺着导师的宝贝儿子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted The sky’s falling! I woke up to find my advisor’s precious son lying beside me 280Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Win Over the Unhinged Villain 穿书后我把疯批大反派给攻略了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated into a book, I won over the unhinged villain 186Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 抢 You Stole My Betrothal Token? No One Can Stop My Fiancé When He Loses It 抢我定亲信物？我未婚夫疯起来谁都拦不住 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Trying to steal my betrothal token? Once my fiancé snaps, no one can stop him. 152Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 穿 A Furnace’s Self-Cultivation After Transmigrating into a Book: First, Turn the Client into a Lovesick Fool 穿书炉鼎的自我修养：先把甲方熬成恋爱脑 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Transmigrator’s Guide to Being a Human Cauldron: First, Turn Your Client into a Lovesick Fool 36Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 买 The Furnace I Bought Is Obedient Yet Wild, and Dual Cultivation Boosts My Power 买来的炉鼎又乖又野，双修还能涨修为 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted The human cauldron I bought is both obedient and wild, and dual cultivation can even boost my cultivation. —Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 不 After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Crazy 不要他的臭钱后，那个高傲的王爷他疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Mad 10Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 禁 The Chaste Senior Sister’s Epic Fail 禁欲师姐翻车记 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Abstinent Senior Sister’s Plans Go Awry —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 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—14d adds
14. 14 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. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 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. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 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. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 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." 15Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Villainous Ex-Wife, So My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 系统逼我当恶毒前妻，我和儿子靠演戏暴富了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Play the Wicked Ex-Wife, but My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 39Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 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. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 毒 After Three Days of Hallucinogenic Poisonous Mushrooms, I Summoned Every Handsome Man in the Prince's Estate 毒蘑菇致幻三天，我把王府的英俊男人全点了一遍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After three days of hallucinations from poisonous mushrooms, I picked out every handsome man in the prince's manor. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 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 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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    A book I've read countless times: love turned to hate, three lives were lost between two people, tormenting and dragging each other through six years, but only one year was truly beautiful. My heart aches for Nian Nian.

22. 22 太 Crown Prince, Stop Looking. The One Who Saved You Has Already Married a Handsome, Worthy Man 太子爷别找了，救你的人已经嫁了帅气良人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Crown Prince, stop looking. The person who saved you has already married a handsome, virtuous man. 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The plot is fast-paced, packed with laughs, and it's super entertaining.

23. 23 救 I Saved a Stranger, and the First Thing He Said Was: I'm Married. Don't Think About Sleeping with Me. 救了个陌生男人，他开口第一句：我已婚，别想睡我。 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I saved a stranger, and the first thing he said was, "I'm married. Don't think you can sleep with me." 54Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 傻 The Foolish Girl's Journey to the Capital to Find a Husband: Wrong City, Right Brother 傻妞进京找夫记，找错城市找对哥 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A silly girl heads to the capital to find her husband: she goes to the wrong city but finds the right guy. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 报 The Best Way to Get Back at a Bad Neighbor Is to Woo His Wife 报复恶邻最好的办法，是追他娘子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Historical6k WordsCompleted The best way to get back at a nasty neighbor is to pursue his wife. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 不 Sorry, I Became the God of the Apocalypse First 不好意思，我先成了末日之神 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted Sorry, I Became the God of the Apocalypse First 11Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 一 Twins by Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Within the Marquis’s Inner Quarters? 一胎双生两个爹，侯门深院藏了多少秘密？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Twins with Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Hidden in the Marquis's Mansion? —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 约 We Agreed Not to Fall in Love, Yet He Keeps Walking Around Half-Dressed 约好不谈情，他却天天不好好穿衣服 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted We Agreed Not to Talk About Love, Yet He Keeps Showing Up Every Day Barely Dressed 7Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 我 I Asked My Senior Brother If It Was Big, and He Replied, “Want to See?” 我问师兄大不大，他回我：要看吗？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted I asked my senior brother if it was big. He replied, “Want to see?” —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 全 The Handsome Miaojiang Upperclassman Everyone Fears, Whom I Completely Devoured 全校都怕的苗疆帅学长，被我吃干抹净了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted The handsome senior from Miaojiang, feared by the whole school, was thoroughly devoured by me —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 31 客 Customer Service: Dear, He’s Not Sick, He Just Wants to Get Up to No Good with You 客服：亲，他不是发烧，是想和你干坏事 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted Customer service: Dear, he isn’t running a fever. He wants to do naughty things with you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds

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    It has a tragic ending, but it's so good! I didn't expect it to be this good even after three readings, each one more amazing than the last. The author writes so well. If you like angst, you should definitely read this. Highly recommended!

33. 33 我 I've Secretly Loved Him, Year After Year 我偷偷喜欢他，一年又一年 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuze will never know That a girl named Xiao Xi secretly loved him for seven years. Xiao Xi: a desolate hope. Just like her unrequited love, it would never see the light of day. She said, “I once loved someone with all my heart, too. But he never knew how I felt.” Reader's note: Based on a true story 2kReads8.6Score21714d adds
34. 34 风 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance3k WordsCompleted He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 174Reads8.0Score3814d adds
35. 35 向 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 132Reads8.2Score2114d adds
36. 36 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 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    It should be more in line with

37. 37 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted 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 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds

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    So heartbreaking, especially the first book 😢😢😢😢😢😢

38. 38 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 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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    The author's writing was so agonizingly cruel, it definitely earned them a lot of tears from readers. 🤦

39. 39 虐 After Driving His Wife to Her Death, the Overbearing CEO Went Mad 虐死夫人后，霸总他疯了 Gu Shisan顾十三Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted A new novel by the author of Reborn, I Became the Little Fairy of a Possessive Big Shot. It’s a sweet romance, so please show it lots of support. Xia Sang is a stutterer everyone looks down on. In her five years of marriage to Huo Shengjing, she has only ever done one thing: loved him. She would live and die for him, and even suffered disfigurement while saving him. But Huo Shengjing hates her. He has one of her fingers cut off, ruins her voice with acid, tricks her into having an abortion, and 425Reads7.2Score—14d adds
40. 40 虐 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Young Master Chu Went Mad with Murderous Rage 虐死夫人后，楚少杀疯了 Love of Yang Zi杨子之爱Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + devoted couple + groveling for forgiveness + reborn]“I’m pregnant…” “Get rid of it!” Lu Yining thought she was marrying into happiness, but it turned out to be hell. One misunderstanding after another drove her into a corner. At last, she abandoned everything and left! When the conspiracy came to light, Chu Chenghao regretted everything. “I’ll make up for all the suffering you endured! I’ll protect you for the rest of your life!” Her gaze was icy. “Get lost!” This is the story 405Reads8.4Score—14d adds
41. 41 夜 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 Autumn Unseen不见秋Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.6kReads8.3Score15814d adds
42. 42 虐 After Torturing His Princess to Death, the Sickly Prince Went Mad 虐死王妃后，病娇王爷他疯了 Shui Jun水君Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted She married him and became his consort, believing they would make a perfect match. She never expected their marriage to become a living hell. Again and again, he met her with cold words and hurt her through one misunderstanding after another. At last, when Qin Duo forced her to lose their child, Shen Qingge gave up. She faked her death and fled, only to fall into his hands once more. When they met again, Qin Duo held Shen Qingge in his arms, his voice choked with tears. “Please, come back…” She 407Reads7.9Score—14d adds
43. 43 陆 Mr. Lu, Your Wife Doesn't Deserve to Die! 陆总，夫人她罪不至死啊！ Ye Qianqian夜浅浅Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Completed, Groveling Ex-Husband Wins Her Back] An unexpected night three years ago made Song Wanqing Lu Ming's wife. She was secretly delighted, but he hated her to the core. She knew Lu Ming didn't love her. It didn't matter; she didn't care. Naively, she thought she could warm his heart eventually. Until she became pregnant, and he personally sent her to the operating table. At last, Song Wanqing gave up hope. She signed the divorce papers and left. She thought they would each go their separa 6.3kReads8.8Score51614d adds

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    That lady didn't deserve to die. There were too many stories to list, I don't know which one I read before, but it was quite heartbreaking anyway. This one finally accepted her loss. The dialogue was indeed short and quite poignant.

44. 44 出 After Prison, the Empire’s Richest Man Won’t Stop Tormenting Me 出狱后，被帝国首富追着虐 Oh, Fruit果子啊Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted She had been a model student since childhood. Then she hit someone in a car accident. After spending three years in prison, she thought the past was finally behind her. Just when she believed a bright future lay ahead, a new nightmare began! The impeccably dressed man gripped her chin, his touch gentle but his voice cold to the bone. “Give me an heir, and I’ll let you go.” “You’ll spend the rest of your life atoning for your sins.” 134Reads8.4Score—14d adds
45. 45 傅 Mr. Fu, Your Wife Was Tortured to Death by You 傅总，夫人被你虐死了 Meow Again Wang Fugui喵又王富贵Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Obsessive love + Imprisonment + Angst before sweetness + The husband’s long road to winning her back + The heroine awakens] She was clearly the one who had saved Fu Yechen’s life, yet someone else stole her identity, making her the enemy who had killed his mother. To take revenge on her, he imprisoned and tortured her. Only when her memories gradually returned did he begin his long, desperate pursuit to win her back. “Have you heard? Young Master Fu just spent 300 million on his wife, buying th 231Reads7.4Score—14d adds
46. 46 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.1kReads8.2Score86314d adds
47. 47 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 2.4kReads7.4Score27414d adds
48. 48 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 1.1kReads9.0Score34114d adds
49. 49 我 I’m Finally Divorced 我终于离婚了 Orange HW橘子HWTwo Male Leads270k WordsCompleted A cool, withdrawn CEO who thinks Song Qingzhou likes him and imagines all sorts of things x Song Qingzhou, who has no feelings for anyone and later becomes intensely career-minded Song Qingzhou and Xie Xun have been married for two years. He has always taken meticulous care of Xie Xun, and to outsiders, he seems like a virtuous, considerate, and understanding wife. Even though Xie Xun doesn't love him and has someone else in his heart, someone he regards as his one true love. Later, that person 152Reads8.6Score—14d adds
50. 50 我 I Finally Lost You 我终于失去了你 Mai Jiu麦九Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted When Xu Nuo was ten, she caught her father cheating. Her parents’ failed marriage turned her into a porcupine, pushing away anyone who tried to get close. One day after the college entrance exams, she met Mo Cheng, a carefree boy who fell for her at first sight. They came from completely different worlds: he was passionate as fire, while she was consumed by insecurity. Yet before she knew it, Xu Nuo began to fall for him. But after a drunken night of reckless indulgence at a birthday party, Mo C 38Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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