Bad Endings, Unrequited Love Between the Male and Female Leads, Angsty Stories BE 男女主爱而不得 虐文

1. 1 被 The Tyrant’s Caged Canary Has Grown Her Wings 被暴君强宠的金丝雀翅膀硬了 White White White Rabbit白白白兔子Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted Gentle, radiant, spoiled sweetheart ✖️ brutal, possessive, sickly madman Chen Jiaojiao is the most doted-on princess in Great Chen. Her father dotes on her, her mother indulges her, and she's naturally grown up spoiled and domineering. But then, overnight, Great Chen is overthrown and its ruling house replaced. As a princess of a fallen dynasty, she is given to the new emperor. Beneath the dim candlelight, the man tells her, “Long time no see.” He is the young eunuch who served her since childh 791Reads7.9Score10214d adds

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   After finishing the first book, I still felt like crying when I recalled the ending. The second book was about the second male lead taking the place of the third male lead, and the third book was also very heart-wrenching; it could make your eyes swell up from crying!

2. 2 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 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
3. 3 皇 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 Jin Xihexi金汐何西Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.6kReads8.3Score15314d adds
4. 4 我 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 Yi Mo Yao以沫瑶Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 680Reads8.5Score10414d adds

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   The third book was truly a disappointment 😢😢 The last one was pretty good too; it seems the male and female leads didn't end up together, which I think was the best ending. [Currently rushing to finish a draft][Currently rushing to finish a draft]

5. 5 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
6. 6 天 A Disastrous Start: The Strongest Bandit Chief Has Taken the Women of My Family. Should I Pretend I Don’t Know Them? 天崩开局，最强寨主掠夺我家的女人们？我该装不认识吗 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted 47Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a tragic love story where the male and female leads are deeply in love but cannot be together. In the early episodes, the male lead becomes a bandit leader's subordinate, and all the women in his family, including his mother, are violated by him. The female lead endures hardship and dies with resentment, seeking revenge. What does he do in the end?

7. 7 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds

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   The first book I read made me feel emo all day; it was definitely worth it! 🥺🥺

8. 8 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
9. 9 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds

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   This is truly the pinnacle of tragic ending aesthetics. Unless you read the very last chapter, you'd never guess it's a heart-wrenching story. It's incredibly, incredibly good. The male lead is a police officer who dies saving someone. The female lead becomes pregnant with his child before his death, and this child becomes her reason for living.

10. 10 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.2kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds

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    These should fit the theme of angst-inducing stories. Friendly reminder: remember to have tissues ready when you read them! 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

11. 11 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
12. 12 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 8.8kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
13. 13 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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    These three books are incredibly heart-wrenching; I cried in bed most night after reading them, and my eyes were swollen.

14. 14 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
15. 15 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
16. 16 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds

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    Unrequited love, unable to let go, eternal loneliness... Perhaps the very beginning was a mistake... Perhaps some works don't have high ratings, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're bad. I hope everyone reads them rationally!

17. 17 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted 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 865Reads9.5Score19914d adds
18. 18 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
19. 19 重 Reborn, the Scumbag CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 重生后，渣总追妻火葬场 Endless Summer无尽夏Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Yun Sang loved Ye Jinghan, and everyone in the city knew it. But Ye Jinghan himself drove her to lose their child, left her family ruined, and ultimately made her infamous. She died miserably before his eyes. Only when the truth gradually came to light did Ye Jinghan look back and realize that the smiling, radiant woman who had always followed behind him was gone for good. … Reborn at eighteen, Yun Sang pushes Ye Jinghan away. Since Heaven has given her a second chance, she absolutely will not r 2.1kReads8.2Score15814d adds
20. 20 凤 The Phoenix Edict 凤凰令 Clouds in the Clear Sky晴有云Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Obey me, and you'll gain fame and fortune beyond your wildest dreams...” His slender fingers lifted her chin, and a sinister gleam shone in his eyes. When he had achieved fame and success and realized his ambitions, he thought she would finally get her wish. Instead, all that awaited her was a raging fire... The promises of the past became a cup of poisoned wine, ending their lives together. When she looked back, she was a phoenix rising from the flames, carrying the fire of vengeance as she tu 42Reads8.0Score—14d adds
21. 21 爆 Spoiled Rotten: The Green Tea Chancellor's Beloved Comes Back to Life 爆宠，绿茶丞相的心上人复活后 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted [Clever, kind, and resilient heroine VS proud, refined hero who's a humble, fake-sweet puppy] [One-on-one sweet romance, the hero suffers, time gap, raising a child] Xu Zhaozhao once transmigrated three thousand years into the past, to the Jin Dynasty, to complete a mission. But the mission failed, and she was forced to marry Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the Xie family. They had a daughter, Xie Yunlu. At last, her organization came to retrieve her and send her back to the modern world. Then she r 3.1kReads7.6Score20914d adds

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    This is it!!! Don't be fooled by the low rating, it's incredibly good. The female lead uncontrollably travels through time, encountering the male lead in different time periods. The male lead has no choice but to endure constant separations 🥺🥺🥺😢😢. She has a child who lives with the male lead but is forced to return to her original world (the female lead isn't from the same world as the male lead). It's incredibly heartbreaking; the male lead and his child are so pitiful—he lost his wife and doesn't even have a daughter. Both are virgins, the male lead is devoted to the female lead, and the female lead is incredibly clear-headed.

22. 22 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds

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    It's so cruel! 😢😢😢😢😢

23. 23 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.3kReads9.4Score48914d adds
24. 24 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8k14d adds
25. 25 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Read My Sickly Husband’s Mind and Discovered He Was Wooing Me 新婚夜，读心发现病娇老公攻略我 Pu Sa菩飒Modern Romance299k WordsOngoing On her wedding night, Si Yin thought she had married into happiness, only to overhear her husband's inner thoughts [After tonight, her favorability should reach 90...] Favorability?! So the gentle, harmless invalid had been putting on an act in front of Si Yin all along?! Was all his indulgence and affection for her just part of his plan to win her over?! At the same time, a System notification rang in Yan Chi's mind: [Ding! Target favorability -5, -10, -20...] [Warning! Current target favorabil 27Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    "If you mistake someone for someone else, you will be punished—dying in your twilight years, losing your loved one, becoming a homeless dog, and dying a tragic death."

26. 26 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m the Male Lead’s Fiancée 快穿之我是男主未婚妻 Everything Goes Smoothly噜噜大顺Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Across countless small worlds, there is always a group of women who are beautiful, fair-skinned, talented, and virtuous. They are betrothed to the chosen ones, well matched in status and family background, yet their love is never returned. They grow extreme and malicious until, at last, they awaken and break free of their worlds. Zhong Wan’s mission is to take their place, live out their lives, and keep the small worlds running as they should. 9.8kReads8.1Score79914d adds
27. 27 猎 Time to Hunt: The Tragic Novel's Heroine Awakens 猎杀时刻，虐文女主觉醒之后 Cat Eats Meat Buns猫吃肉包Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Green tea scheming + love-triangle chaos + punishing scumbags + genuine regret and redemption + strategy] There’s a pitiable creature in this world called the tragic-romance heroine. She’s abused in body and soul by scumbag men and wicked women, only to be forced into a happy ending in the end. Ever since Lin You took on commissions to help tragic-romance heroines escape their fates, she’d been running wild through one tragic romance after another. Some regretted everything: “I’m sorry. Please 886Reads9.0Score10014d adds
28. 28 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 5.9kReads9.1Score40014d adds

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    The male and female protagonists are each trapped in the shackles of their unrequited love—the 18-year-old male protagonist was once passionately in love with his first love, but at 25, he fell to the lowest point in his life: his company went bankrupt, his lover left him decisively, and he was left as pathetic as a rat in a downpour. The umbrella the female protagonist offered him quietly became a glimmer of light in his life. He began to silently observe her, and after discovering she had a boyfriend, he became her silent shadow, following her without disturbing her, even secretly imitating her boyfriend's appearance, hoping to become the one who would capture her heart. Until an accident revealed the secret of the female protagonist's boyfriend's terminal illness (which destined him to die before 25), and he also learned that the female protagonist already knew, yet still made a heartbreaking promise with her boyfriend: "If I die, please forget me." When the female protagonist's boyfriend passed away, the 34-year-old male protagonist, because he resembled the deceased, was set up with the female protagonist by her best friend. In their slowly but surely developing relationship, the female protagonist's feelings for him deepened, and she even became pregnant with his child. Fate, however, plays another cruel trick: a car accident during the pregnancy freezes the male protagonist's memories at age 18—a time in his youth that hides a cruel truth. It turns out that at 18, he had personally pushed his lover into the abyss, and the regret of losing his beloved is the nightmare he desperately tries to hide from the female protagonist at 34. Now, with his memories restarting, the boy's obsession and guilt erupt, and this love, repeatedly torn apart by fate, ultimately cannot escape the heartbreaking ending of "destroying the one you love with your own hands"...

29. 29 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted 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. 1.7kReads8.1Score20714d adds

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    Actually, the low rating is due to malicious spamming. The rating doesn't matter; it's super good! Although the ending is a tragic one, the plot is complete, the writing is beautiful, and it's one of the must-read angst novels of 2023. I cried while reading it 🥺

30. 30 后 There Came a Day When We Never Met Again 后来我们再无相见之日 Ling Yexun凌夜荨Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted [Content warning: This story is mildly angsty, a bittersweet coming-of-age romance with a tragic ending. If you enjoy stories about the pain of youth, read on.] (Main story complete) Twenty-year-old Ye Yufan never imagined that at twenty-five, she would hate rainy days so much. Just as Jiang Lechi at twenty never imagined that, at twenty-five, Ye Yufan still wouldn’t have gotten over him. Jiang Lechi: “I’m sorry, Ye Yufan. I broke my promise. I’m the one who lied.” Li Shushu: “Yezi, take care of 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He died when she loved him most.

31. 31 再 Goodbye, With Tears in Our Eyes 再见只能红着眼 Tavern Keeper Jiu'er酒家玖儿Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [A Tearjerker of the Highest Quality] He was a poor student who fell for a well-behaved girl with perfect grades. To give her a happy life, he worked hard at his studies. He tried, and he struggled, but in the end, the happiness he had fought for was forced into someone else's hands. When the two lovers met again, they should have blushed, but all they could do was look at each other with tear-filled eyes. Standing by the roadside, he cried like a child, more like a madman: “I don't want anythin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These books are all incredibly moving and will make your eyes swell up from crying; they're so heart-wrenching.

32. 32 我 I’ll Wait for You at the Finish Line, Loving Me 我在终点等你爱我 Mu Qiqi慕七七Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted During her three years in a psychiatric hospital, Lin Wan endured a living hell every day, reduced to something barely human. Every month, Ye Nanchen came to test whether she was truly insane. Then one day, while no one was watching, she leapt from the windowsill and found her final release. Later, everyone in Jiangcheng said Ye Nanchen had gone mad. His beloved wife was clearly dead, her body right in front of him, yet every day he came up with new ways to force her to appear. “Lin Wan hated me 535Reads5.5Score10214d adds
33. 33 他 His Poison Lies in the Palm of His Hand 他的毒药在掌心 Master of the Eastern Palace东宫主子Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted He knelt in the mud and cried out in despair and self-loathing, “I regret it.” Qiao Ziyan never imagined that her return to the country would be part of someone’s carefully laid plan. All to save that... childhood nightmare, whose madness had spiraled out of control. 261Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The title alone tells you it's extraordinary.

34. 34 快 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 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [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 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    With such a heavy taste, the first book is the only one I read as a lighthearted, angsty novel, haha.

35. 35 他 He's Always So Good at Sweet-Talking Her 他惯会哄她 Chong Qiwu重栖梧Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Two Top Students x Childhood Friends x Mutual Devotion x Tragedy] Sunny ray of sunshine x Double-Standard Top Student Jiang Shiyuan was the brightest sun in Pei Zhiheng's world. They made many promises at seventeen, but the words "I'll be with you forever" were buried along with her in late autumn. The plane tree leaves had yet to fall from the branches in late autumn when Jiang Shiyuan's life came to an end. [My name is Jiang Shiyuan. Shi, as in time, and Yuan, as in wish. Pei Zhiheng.] [J 806Reads8.0Score10014d adds
36. 36 顾 Mr. Gu, Don’t Cry. Come Call Me When the Flowers Bloom 顾总别哭，花开记得来喊我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦10k WordsCompleted Mr. Gu, don’t cry. When the flowers bloom, remember to come call for me. 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Extreme angst + tragic ending + unrequited love, leaving one heartbroken.

37. 37 零 All Things Return to Dust 零落归尘 This Author Has No Pen Name该作家没有笔名Mystery668k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Romance / Tearjerker / Fate / Light Ensemble Cast] This is not a power fantasy, nor does it follow the usual tropes. There is no harem and no mindless heroine. A long-form mystery, with a light ensemble cast in the early chapters and the main plot taking center stage later. The setup takes its time, and the main story is heartbreaking, so reader discretion is advised. When sorrow congeals into an eternal night, and fate is ground to dust by the passage of time, can you still pick up th 58Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The ending is a total tragedy! 😢 Separated by life and death! The female lead endures the excruciating pain of having her heart ripped out to save the male lead! In the end, she sacrifices herself for those around her, going to her death alone! The male lead, after discovering the truth, is devastated but calmly follows the female lead in death... It's both heartbreaking and agonizing! The entire book has an extremely strong sense of destiny!

38. 38 绝 The Stunning Supermodel's Forceful Love 绝美超模强制爱 Riding the Wind and Waves乘风乘水Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Coercive love + controlling behavior + conspiracy and romance] Wang Yijin is an orphan. At ten, she is adopted by the wealthy Xi family, a powerful family in the capital. She spends her days caring for their young master, Xi Lier, who suffers from anger issues and depression. Xi Lier’s love for Wang Yijin suffocates her, and she does everything she can to escape the Xi family. When she grows up, she reunites with Luo Jiaye, who was also an orphan as a child, and falls in love with him. After a 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds

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    This is absolutely fantastic! The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight, but she doesn't reciprocate and marries someone else. He then seduces her husband. Unwilling to sleep with him, he finds a substitute to sleep with him instead. Later, the husband realizes his mistake and runs away with the female lead, but the male lead doesn't let her go. He eventually finds her and imprisons her. (Completed) ✌︎˶╹ꇴ╹˶✌︎

39. 39 永 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 Scholar Bai Du白杜书生Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted [Capital Circle + Older Man/Younger Woman + BE + A Scoundrel’s Sincere Love] The year they met, Pei Runjin was nineteen and Li Chengchuan was twenty-seven. They met in the capital. On Pei Runjin’s birthday, Li Chengchuan asked her what she wished for. Looking at the treetops swaying in the night breeze outside the window, she said, “Right now, I just really miss you. I don’t wish for anything else.” Li Chengchuan suddenly felt the intense emotions surging from the twenty-year-old girl. The softn 3.7kReads—Score27214d adds
40. 40 团 The Beloved Little Princess: The Mad Tyrant Is Obsessed with Raising His Little Darling 团宠小公主，疯批暴君沉迷养崽 Yun Lili云鲤鲤Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted [Beloved by Everyone + Adorable Baby + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] The imperial family had gone a hundred years without a daughter, and rumor had it they were cursed by Heaven. Then one day, the sinister and cruel tyrant brought home an adorable little girl as lovely as snow and jade. From then on, the cold-blooded, heartless ruler became a doting father who indulged his daughter in everything. She could pick whatever treasures she wanted from the imperial treasury, and use the imperial seal a 3.4kReads9.2Score41914d adds

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    I recommend books, and they're guaranteed to be top-notch! 1. The royal family hadn't had a daughter for a century, until one day, a ruthless tyrant brought home a beautiful and adorable little girl. He became her devoted daughter-lover. 2. [Female transmigration + Male rebirth + Yandere obsession + Extreme tug-of-war + Mutual redemption + From school to wedding, a silly, funny, and beautiful girl × A seemingly innocent but actually scheming, yandere, and tragically beautiful girl] Mu Xinan died. The good news was, the King of Hell didn't take her; she transmigrated into a book and was reborn. The bad news was, she transmigrated into the cursed, seemingly innocent but actually scheming second female lead who was head over heels in love with the male lead! On the day she transmigrated, the original owner was a poor, ugly, and insecure high school student, being bullied by the school's female thugs!

41. 41 阴 The Sinister Villain Boy Acts Sweet and Pitiful Around Me, Begging for Kisses 阴鸷反派少年在我面前装乖卖惨求亲亲 Mountain Breeze Doesn't Light Fires山风不点火Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted [Female Lead Transmigrates into a Book + Male Lead Reborn + Yandere Obsession + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Redemption + From School Days to the Wedding Altar + Goofy, Clumsy Beauty x Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside, Yandere, Obsessive, Tragic Beauty] Mu Xinan died. The good news was that the King of Hell didn’t claim her, and she transmigrated into a book and got a new lease on life. The bad news was that she became the universally hated second female lead, sweet on the outside but 57Reads9.1Score—14d adds
42. 42 我 I Tormented the Lovesick Psycho a Thousand Times, and He Gave Me a Golden Chain 我虐病娇千百遍，病娇送我金锁链 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted A possessive, jealous, lovesick male lead × a gentle, sunny, principled female lead "Both virgins, confinement, mild coercion, a groveling chase for love + happy ending" Shen Wan transmigrated into The Sickly Lover's Handbook as the vicious supporting female character who brutally tormented the male lead, Xiao Yue, body and soul, only to be beheaded by him and fed to the dogs. Looking at the male lead before her, whom the original owner had seized as a slave and who had yet to conquer the world, 3kReads8.9Score32914d adds

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    This is a strong recommendation. I haven't found a substitute yet. There are many foreshadowing and heartbreak scenes in the beginning, but it's the kind of heartbreak that comes naturally, not intentional. It's just that the plot unfolds naturally and you can't help but get to this point. If you like the beginning being heartbreaking and the end being sweet, then you can buy it without hesitation (the male and female leads love each other very much).

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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    The male lead has a "white moonlight" (unrequited love) in his heart, so family members should prepare tissues.

44. 44 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.2kReads9.1Score50414d adds

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    You can tell from the title that it's going to be heartbreaking; the male and female leads didn't end up together either.

45. 45 顾 Mr. Gu, Stop Tormenting Me! Your Wife Drank the Potion of Forgetfulness! 顾总别虐了，夫人喝了忘情水！ Zi Ling梓翎Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Gu Lancheng adopted a very obedient little thing. If he told her to go east, she wouldn't dare go west. She saw him as her whole world and loved him with all her heart. But for the sake of his moonlight, he took one of her kidneys. Years later, she stood at the top and met him again at the height of his success. He said, “I regret letting you leave me!” She said, “I’ve never regretted leaving you!” 1.7kReads7.4Score32714d adds

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    Ongoing series, please update frequently! [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow] 📖The heroine's transformation and her revenge against the scumbag are quite satisfying to watch. Early on, the heroine was very infatuated with the scumbag, young and naive, and her submissive behavior reflected her helplessness and despair in the face of reality. 👍👍👍 📖After being kidnapped for five years, the heroine returns only to find that her husband has married a wealthy heiress. At the banquet, the heiress slanders her, but her husband remains silent. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

46. 46 爱 Love Blossoms in the Dust 爱在尘埃中绽放 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yu Ke has returned after disappearing for five years when she was kidnapped. She thought her husband would be overcome with joy and excitement when he saw her. But to her surprise, he had long since reported her missing under the pretext of an accident, obtained a death certificate, and married a rich heiress to start a new family. At a banquet, the heiress humiliates Yu Ke in front of everyone, reopening her wounds, spreading lies about her, and cursing her for not having died out there. Yet he 19.5kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
47. 47 下 She Married the Younger Crown Prince, and Now the Sickly Beauty Regrets It 下嫁年下太子，病美人他悔不当初 Mo Gu, Master of the Hall墨沽馆主Two Male Leads393k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + angst + 1v1 + both devoted only to each other + martial world and imperial court / hot-tempered, arrogant scum gong x aloof, scheming, sickly beauty] Xie Yuan was frail and sickly from childhood, weak by nature. He would be panting after three steps and coughing after five, and in severe cases would cough up blood and faint… Years of illness had made Xie Yuan cold and distant, indifferent to everything. Sima Qing was the one exception… Sima Qing had been his childhood playma 11Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 快 Quick Transmigration: The Abused Novel’s Heroine Has Too Many Tricks 快穿：虐文女配她套路太深 Qiao Huohuo俏火火Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + System + Melodrama + Transmigrate into a Book + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Pursuit + Strong, Beautiful, and Tragic + Unhinged + 1v1 + Angst] In her previous life, Yun Lanyue was killed by a scumbag. After death, her resentment was overwhelming, so she binds herself to a System and enters mission worlds in exchange for a chance to be reborn. World 1: The Tyrant's Doomed First Wife Yun Lanyue transmigrates on her wedding night, only to find herself facing the prospect of be 1.5kReads8.4Score10114d adds
49. 49 魂 Soulbound, Yet Loathing Each Other 魂锁互厌 Dreamlike Silver Pen梦幻银笔Two Male Leads212k WordsOngoing A fanfiction. Apologies for the OOC! Apologies for the OOC! Top: Lin Su. Bottom: Yan. (This work is brought to you with the support of Little Lemon.) This is a lovely tale of everyday life between two people who love and hurt each other. Lin Su is a ghost who haunts Yan. They were best friends when Yan was little. Then one day, young Yan accidentally pushed young Lin Su down the stairs. Years later, Lin Su, now grown but still a spirit, torments Yan every day. He hates Yan, and he loves him. He 4Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 训 A Guide to Taming Dogs: Taking Charge in an Old-School Angsty Romance 训狗图鉴：在早古虐文里反客为主 Black Cat Brings Fortune黑猫招财Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Bai Yuan was supposed to be the real heiress, switched at birth and raised in a poor, remote village. After enduring a father who didn't care for her, a mother who didn't love her, and a life full of misery, she would be reunited with her wealthy family by chance. She would clash with the fake heiress, get tangled up in a vicious push-and-pull with the male lead and the other male characters, and suffer emotional and physical torment, only for them to realize their mistakes too late and for her 1.8kReads7.9Score14414d adds

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