Seeking Short Tragedies That Hurt So Much You'll Cry Until Your Liver Aches and You Can't Breathe 求虐文，短，哭到肝疼，让人哭到窒息的小说

1. 351 晚 The Evening Breeze Won’t Let Me Sleep, Please... Don’t Leave Me 晚风未眠，求你…别离开我 Yun Can鋆璨7k WordsCompleted The Evening Breeze Hasn't Fallen Asleep, Please... Don't Leave Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 妻 My Wife Smells Divine, and I’m Losing My Nerve 妻子很香，我很心慌 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My wife smells so good, but I’m freaking out. 219Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 病 Sickly, Yet Wanted 病秧子，有人要 Tuan Tuan, Nothing Special团团无奇Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted Two Male Leads | Both Strong | 1v1 | Both Chaste | Mutual Devotion Occasional bonus chapters The sickly young man, whom everyone in the capital avoided like the plague, met a young general newly returned from the border. At a flower banquet, he declared in front of everyone, "As if I would ever fall for him!" But later, in the dead of night at an inn, he crouched down and laid his outer robe beneath the other man's bare feet. One quiet, "The ground is cold," left the man who had spent half h 12.3kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves

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   It's so good, I'm still recommending it even more!

4. 354 宋 Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 宋先生再见，婚礼继续 Selling Wedding Candy in a Tragic Romance去虐文里卖喜糖11k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 5.7kReads—Score100Shelves
5. 355 糟 Oh No, the Regent’s Crush Is Flirting Back 糟糕，摄政王被他的心上人反撩了 Tuan Tuan, Nothing Special团团无奇Two Male Leads607k WordsCompleted Two male leads + mutually devoted 1v1 + sweet romance + transmigration + romantic push and pull + light political intrigue + happy ending + ensemble cast with multiple couples A devoted, reserved Regent (top) × a sly, forward beauty (bottom) The year Luo Zhitang turned eighteen, he finally figured out two things: first, he liked men; second, he was dead. After transmigrating into the body of a young master from an ancient ministerial household, he had barely had time to celebrate before discover 12.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
6. 356 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 妻 My Wife’s Deadly Test 妻子的致命测试 Wandering Dragon浪子龙15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Test 878Reads—Score100Shelves
8. 358 星 Across the Stars and Moon, I Send My Love 星月渡相思 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [Amnesiac innocent heroine] VS [possessive love] VS [devoted couple] Years ago, the Luo family was framed and ruined overnight. Unwilling to let Luo Mingyu be dragged down with her, Tang Xi cruelly dumped him and turned around to marry his sworn enemy. She said, “If I ever think of you, an old acquaintance, I’ll burn some spirit money for you during the holidays. Just remember to come collect it, Mr. Luo.” He replied, “There’s no need to trouble yourself, Miss Tang. I find what you burn filthy. 164Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   When he woke up from his dream, his Xixi came back, but when he woke up from his dream, his Xixi would never come back. [Crying]

9. 359 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 903Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 我 I Didn’t Take the Gaokao. Whose Tsinghua Admission Letter Did You Steal? 我没参加高考，你偷谁清华通知书 Zheng Bingzhang郑炳章10k WordsCompleted I Didn’t Take the Gaokao, So Whose Tsinghua Acceptance Letter Did You Steal? 6.9kReads—Score104Shelves
11. 361 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 总 My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Divorce! 总裁老婆成首富，我咋办，离婚！ Blossoming Fragrance朵朵花香11k WordsCompleted My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Get a Divorce! 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 虐 The Tragic Heroine Finally Found Her Voice 虐文女主长了嘴 July七月10k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a tragic novel where everyone dies, right at the moment the male lead’s first love returns. The first love clutched my hand and sobbed. “I’m sorry, sis. I just can’t let go of Yunshen. You’ve had him to yourself for three years. It’s time to give him back to me, don’t you think?” Gu Yunshen pulled out the divorce papers. “I wronged Xinyan back then. It was my fault, and I have to own up to it.” Armed with the script, I snorted. “Idiot, she’s pregnant and in a hurry to get 103Reads—Score108Shelves
15. 365 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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16. 366 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 873Reads—Score101Shelves

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    For ten years, the Empress served as a double for the Emperor's unrequited love, eliminating his rivals. Only when the Emperor returned to the palace did she discover that the Emperor himself had forced her to swallow an abortifacient to carry his unborn child to term—and the Regent knelt before her, offering her a knife: "Kill him, or kill me."

17. 367 把 Bury Me in the Spring Named After You 把我埋葬在，以你为名的春天 Lord Songye松也大人Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted I met you for the first time in the summer of my second year of middle school. Back then, my mother was still alive, and my family was still happy. In the hospital room, I remember your fair skin and deep eyes, your lowered lashes curved like crescent moons. The breeze in the hospital stirred my heart with the slightest touch. My father paid for your surgery, and that summer, you got a new heart. I never imagined that when we met again, you wouldn't remember me. I'm grateful I stayed in Yunzhong 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands this kind of youthful regret? A secret crush, kept hidden, could never be spoken, and now, after death, they are separated forever…

18. 368 老 My Wife Had Twin Boys, but Only One Is Mine 老婆生了一对双胞胎儿子，但只有一个是我的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My wife gave birth to twin boys, but only one of them is mine. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 虚 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Bu Erzhi不二之25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Top 1 short, heart-wrenching story: I cried so much after reading it that I lost 5 pounds.

20. 370 邻 My Neighbor Complained That Our Late-Night Renovation Caused Her Miscarriage 邻居投诉我家深夜装修害她流产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My neighbor complained that my late-night renovations caused her miscarriage. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 老 My Wife Brought Home a Male Dog and Won’t Let Me Get Rid of It. Then I Discovered Her Secret 老婆捡回家一只公狗不让我送走，我发现了她的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted My wife brought home a male dog and wouldn’t let me get rid of it. Then I discovered her secret. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 灿 A Brilliant, Fleeting Romance 灿烂而短暂的恋爱 Dragon Prince龙族王子6k WordsCompleted A brilliant but fleeting romance 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love or hate?

23. 373 汽 A Goodbye That Tastes Like Soda 汽水味的告别 Fei Fei菲肥8k WordsCompleted A Soda-Flavored Goodbye —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This short story is quite upsetting.

24. 374 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    🌿🌿188 Boy group member Shui Qiancheng's novels are sweet and angsty, with the middle part being heartbreakingly angsty—super good! Shui Qiancheng also has another book in this series called 🏖️ "Top Predator," which is also highly recommended; both are extremely angsty. 😍😍😍👍👍

25. 375 婚 On Our Wedding Day, I Gave My Wife a Grand Surprise 婚礼当天，我送老婆一份大礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted On our wedding day, I gave my wife a very special gift. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 渣 Thanks, You Scumbag Husband! 渣男老公，谢谢你！ Dragon Prince龙族王子8k WordsCompleted Thank You, You Scumbag Husband! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 闪 I Married a Comatose CEO, and One Needle Shocked the Whole City 闪婚植物人老公，我一针惊全城 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban21k WordsCompleted I Married a Comatose Husband on a Whim, and One Needle Stunned the Whole City 6Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
29. 379 老 Wife, Are You Still Going to Lie to Me? 老婆，你还要对我说谎吗？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted Wife, are you still going to lie to me? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 88.6kReads9.4Score16.5kShelves
31. 381 听 Hearing My Wife’s Secrets 听见妻子的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Heard My Wife's Secret 274Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 382 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves
33. 383 我 I Put My Parents' Retirement Savings Into My Own Account 我把父母的养老钱存进了自己账户 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩12k WordsCompleted I Put My Parents' Retirement Savings in My Own Account 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 针 Locked in a Deadly Match 针锋对决 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Yuan Yang is forced by his father to learn business management under Gu Qingpei, a newly hired commercial star. One is a wild, unruly rich young master, while the other is a cautious, shrewd industry leader. They take an instant dislike to each other, and whenever they meet, sparks fly as neither is willing to back down. By chance, Yuan Yang discovers Gu Qingpei’s secret and sets a scheme in motion against him. He never expects strange feelings to gradually take root in his heart. With their cla 33.6kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
35. 385 南 Snowfall in South City 南城积雪 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted Snowfall in the Southern City 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Misunderstandings, missed opportunities, love that left one battered and bruised, seven years of marriage, seven years of hatred.

36. 386 钱 The Moneylender Was Reborn Seven Days Before Me 钱庄先生早我七天重生 Ghost of the Deep Sea Gazing at Moonlight深海的幽灵啊注视月光Modern Romance291k WordsOngoing [Career-Focused Female Lead + Supportive Male Lead] + [Beautiful, Unhinged Second Female Lead + Sharp-Tongued, Proud Second Male Lead] + [Sincere Romance] "Boss Chen, my eldest sister doesn't like having her picture taken. She looks about the same as my second younger sister. You've met her, after all." With that one sentence, Hu Lingyi became Boss Chen's second wife. Boss Chen thought she looked ordinary, but he had to admit she had a gift with numbers. Not a single transaction in the Chen fami 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can read the first three chapters of this book as a short, angsty story. The fourth chapter and onwards is a new chapter.

37. 387 灰 The Gray-Haired Uncle and the Mixed-Race Prince 灰大叔与混血王子 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads210k WordsCompleted Ding Xiaowei is a single father who works himself to the bone to give his daughter a better life. One moment of greed leads him to bring home an injured, seemingly wealthy unlucky guy he found by the sea, hoping for a classic tale of a rich man falling on hard times and rewarding his rescuer with a fortune. Who knew the unlucky guy would be handsome, considerate, a great cook, and good with kids? Apart from not being a woman, he seems pretty much perfect. Their peaceful days look as though they 6.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
38. 388 彼 Back Then, the Grass Was Lush 彼年，芳草萋萋 December Time十二月时Modern Romance868k WordsOngoing A hand-crafted, traditional romance told in the first person, set in a school across the decades. It spans middle school through university. The most authentic youth, the most fated entanglements. It is one person's story, and the story of a whole group of people. I don't know if, in this fast-paced world of online fiction, anyone is still willing to listen to a story told slowly. But my heartfelt thanks to every reader willing to stay and savor a traditional tale with patience. We always thin 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm telling you, this is so heartbreaking, it breaks my heart. Do you believe me?

39. 389 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Won't Make Wedding Clothes for Someone Else 重生八零：不为他人做嫁衣 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩28k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: I Won't Live for Others 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 我 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban206k WordsCompleted Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.2kReads9.6Score893Shelves
41. 391 温 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban172k WordsCompleted Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
42. 392 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 40kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
43. 393 女 Nuwa Awakens: Who's in Charge of the Three Realms These Days? 女娲醒后，这届三界谁带班的 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Ancient Romance621k WordsOngoing Absurd Comedy + No Romance + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast Nuwa slept in for ten thousand years. When she opened her eyes, it was 2030. Heaven had opened up trade with the mortal realm, the underworld had completely overhauled its rules of punishment, and the Three Realms were a total mess. Nuwa laughed in exasperation and decided to investigate in person. She initially thought the problem was that the gods had all given up. But the deeper she dug, the more she uncovered an ultimate t 1.7kReads—Score117Shelves

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    It's so beautiful, so beautiful, it's hilarious!

44. 394 摆 A Laid-Back Golden Core, Refusing to Ascend 摆烂金丹，拒绝飞升 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted A Laid-Back Golden Core Cultivator Refuses to Ascend 4Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.3kReads8.6Score881Shelves

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    The stories are great, the plots are excellent, and several of the books are well-known and very popular.

46. 396 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves

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    Just you see, he reads Lao Gao's books and doesn't utter a single word.

47. 397 我 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨20k WordsCompleted After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On our sixth wedding anniversary, Gu Nanxuan promised to celebrate with me, but he stood me up. I waited until midnight, but he didn't come back. Later, I saw on the trending topics that he was setting off fireworks for his first love, Xia Zhiyi, on a yacht worth hundreds of millions. Everyone was waiting to see my reaction as his legal wife, but I didn't cry or make a scene; I went to the hospital and had an abortion. Later, Gu Nanxuan finally found out we were no longer together. He broke down and asked me why. "Why keep a tainted man around?"

48. 398 从 The Swallow Who Crawled Out of the Dark Abyss 从黑暗深渊中爬出的燕子 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted Tell me, just how unlucky can one person be? Her own father married four women, and her stepmother treated her like a thorn in her side. In the prime of her youth, she was tricked by a villain and taken away. At long last, she found a little warmth and thought she’d found love, only for it to turn out to be another ill-fated relationship. She got married, thinking she’d found a home, but her life became a complete mess. And that wasn’t the end of it! One by one, all her loved ones disappeared... 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book, Beyond

49. 399 大 Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Arrives 大秦：雄主临世 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical70k WordsCompleted Great Qin: The Heroic Ruler Takes the Stage 9Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 清 The Breeze Never Crosses the Years 清风从不渡逾年 Ji Bai Ci既白辞11k WordsCompleted The Gentle Breeze Never Crosses the Years 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Later I realized that he just happened to have a light with him when he passed by. The light illuminated everyone. And she just happened to be standing by the roadside.

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