Short, Short, Short Tragedies! I’m Hard to Make Cry 短篇虐文，短！短！短！本人泪点高

1. 201 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE34k WordsCompleted Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 那 That Good-for-Nothing Is Me? Then I'll Wipe Them Out 那个窝囊废是我？灭了 He Quanguo何全国44k WordsCompleted That Useless Loser Is Me? Take It Down. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I really like its Gu Long style! Keep up the good work and bring us even better works!

3. 203 宗 The Sect’s Beloved Little Junior Sister: The Max-Level Expert Comes Down the Mountain 宗门团宠小师妹：满级大佬下山了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩6k WordsCompleted The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: A Max-Level Expert Comes Down from the Mountain 13Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 第 The Eighth Winter 第八年冬 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance68k WordsCompleted The first time the sensitive Li Xiting fell in love, it was with Chen Nian, the boy who seemed to glow as he stood in the crowd. She carefully held on to every interest they shared, and eventually turned those interests into a goal: getting into Nan University and being with him. But life is always cruel. She got into Nan University, but she didn't get him. She was like Cinderella in a fairy tale, except she didn't have the right glass slipper. Without that slipper, she could never enter his wor 210Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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   These are some really heart-wrenching books for babies. I highly recommend them; I cried for days after reading them, hiding under the covers.

5. 205 沃 Gold Grows from Fertile Soil: He Returns to the Countryside 沃土生金：禾归乡野 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩12k WordsCompleted Golden Harvests from Fertile Soil: Grain Returns to the Countryside 25Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.7kReads8.8Score662Shelves
7. 207 三 Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, Today I Lay Down My Armor and Return to the Sect 三年赘婿，今日卸甲归宗 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, Today I Lay Down My Armor and Return to the Sect 14Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 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 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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   This is so heartbreaking. Due to an accident, the male lead suffered partial amnesia, only remembering events before he was 18. The 18-year-old male lead didn't know the female lead and didn't like her, always believing she was the reason he broke up with the girl he liked at 18. Then, every day, he would regain a month's worth of memories, until the female lead gave birth and died, at which point he regained all his memories. It's really tragic. The male lead eventually went insane, experiencing hallucinations—hallucinations that the female lead hadn't died. [Crying][crying][crying]

9. 209 侯 The Marquis Is Unworthy; After Our Divorce, I Became Richer Than a Nation 侯主不贤，和离后我富可敌国 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Marquis Is Incompetent. After Our Divorce, I Became Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 7Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 她 She Said She Loved the Sea 她说喜欢海 Half-Island Iron Box by半岛铁盒byModern Romance336k WordsCompleted Lin Chiyu, the fish in a pond that longs for its old depths, a caged bird yearning for its old forest. She suffers from depression, and her mother favors boys over girls. Her mother only cares about whether her younger brother likes or needs something, never considering Lin Chiyu at all. Just like this ordinary bowl of egg noodles. Someone enveloped in darkness doesn't yearn for the light. [Contains a relationship between two men. Read with caution.] 1kReads8.9Score179Shelves
11. 211 1 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 你 You Are the Only Light in My Life 你是我生命里唯一的光 Milk Candy牛奶糖Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted You are the only light in my life 44Reads5.1Score—Shelves
13. 213 浮 All Is Misfortune in This Fleeting Life 浮生皆错 Lu Mumu卢木木8k WordsCompleted A Life of Mistakes —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 也 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 Ding Huaijin丁怀瑾Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 546Reads9.3Score138Shelves

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    They were all heart-wrenching, but the one that left the deepest impression on me was "I Offer My Deepest Affection to the Years."

16. 216 禁 Fortune-Telling Is Forbidden! 禁止算命！ Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling is prohibited! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 都 Urban Demon Martial Arts: Where Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 都市妖武：武道和妖怪共存 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩28k WordsCompleted Urban Demons and Martial Arts: Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
19. 219 坊 The Three Scoundrels of the Market 坊市三贱客 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted The Three Scoundrels of the Market 5Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 遗 After Abandoning My Childhood Sweetheart, He Vowed Never to Marry 遗弃竹马后，他却立誓不婚 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾16k WordsCompleted After she abandoned her childhood sweetheart, he swore he would never marry 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Why? They can never be together again. [Crying]

21. 221 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 听 After Being Publicly Punished for My Sound Sensitivity, My Heart Died Completely 听觉过敏被当众体罚后，我彻底心死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After Being Publicly Punished for My Auditory Hypersensitivity, My Heart Finally Died 145Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 言 Romance Short Story: Because I Love, I Love 言情短篇《因为爱所以爱》 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明6k WordsCompleted Because I Love You: A Romance Novella 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking, wife abuse

24. 224 老 They Stole My Family Home. I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave Those Ungrateful Wretches a Thorough Face-Slapping 老宅被抢，我觉醒真话系统，狠狠打脸白眼狼 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩15k WordsCompleted My Ancestral Home Was Seized, So I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave the Ungrateful Backstabbers a Thorough Face-Slapping 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 虐 After Abusing His Wife, the Scumbag Went Mad and Ran to a Farmer's House to Fight Pigs for Their Feed 虐妻之渣男疯了，跑到农户家抢猪食吃 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明16k WordsCompleted After abusing his wife, the scumbag went mad and ran to a farmer's house to steal pig feed and eat it 28Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 我 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 166Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载，商界弃子强势归来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 8Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 前 After My Ex-Wife Left With Nothing, She Forced Me to Divide Our Assets Again and Wanted Me to Raise Another Man’s Child 前妻净身出户后，逼我重分财产，还想让我养别人的孩子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After my ex-wife walked away with nothing, she forced me to divide our assets again and even wanted me to raise someone else's child. 339Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 合 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 我 I Found My Wife’s Secret on My Son’s Sports Watch 我在儿子的运动手里表发现了老婆的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I Discovered My Wife's Secret in My Son's Sports Watch 20Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 七 The 1970s: My Whole Family Regretted It After I Remarried 七零：改嫁之后全家后悔了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted The 1970s: The Whole Family Regrets Her Remarriage 6Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 80Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 我 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣11k WordsCompleted Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When my husband abandoned me again for his first love, I resolutely went into the operating room and aborted our child. I withdrew my love for Ye Nanchen. Ye Nanchen, I love you, and that's why you can hurt me so recklessly. I don't love you; you are nothing to me.

34. 234 一 One Thoughtless Choice, and I Lost the One I Loved Forever 一念之差，永失所爱。 Little Fei Is Here小飞过来了12k WordsCompleted One moment of hesitation, and I lost the one I loved forever. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book!!

35. 235 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Artist He Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后我成了他高攀不起的画家 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩29k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Painter He Could Only Dream of Marrying 5Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 结 The Night Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée in a Hotel Suite 结婚前夜，我在酒店套房撞见未婚妻 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The night before our wedding, I caught my fiancée in a hotel suite. 137Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 1.7kReads—Score109Shelves

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    I'm sorry, I wish I could have married you sooner. [Crying][crying][crying]

38. 238 发 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 穿 Five Years After I Transmigrated, My General Husband Wants to Take a Second Wife 穿越第五年，将军老公要娶平妻 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted In My Fifth Year Since Transmigrating, My General Husband Wants to Take a Secondary Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 重 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban29k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 4Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    Although it's not a very short story, it's truly heart-wrenching and incredibly moving. "Wen Ci could do thirty days for Zhou Yingzhi, but he died on the twenty-seventh day." "After Wen Ci died, she left behind a rabbit, a red maple leaf, and twenty-seven letters." "Liking to live alone was a lie; it's because I'm dying, I'm afraid you'll be sad, I hate you, but I love you..."

42. 242 替 After an Arranged Marriage, I Moved My Modern Apartment Onto an Ancient Battlefield 替嫁后，我把现代公寓搬进古战场 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted Yan Jingyao, a modern weapons designer, accidentally transmigrated to the Great Jing Dynasty when her laboratory exploded. Through a twist of fate, she became a substitute bride and married Wei Yanheng, a renowned God of War prince who had been gravely wounded. She carried a fully equipped modern apartment space with her, stocked with medicine, equipment, and all kinds of modern technical materials. When she first arrived at the prince's residence, she used modern medicine to save her badly inju 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recently stumbled upon this collection of short, heart-wrenching stories during a reading slump and immediately added it to my bookshelf. "The Substitute Bride," with its ingenious concept of setting a modern apartment in an ancient battlefield, is incredibly relaxing to read. The titles of the later books, like "Exhausting Five Years of Deep Affection," are gripping; these concise and powerful stories are perfect for reading in short bursts of free time. Although they are all potentially great books, I feel like each one could make me cry, and I can't wait to start reading them all! 📚

43. 243 别 Don’t Wear That Red Wedding Dress 别穿那件红嫁衣 Jia Huan嘉奂33k WordsCompleted Don't Wear That Red Wedding Dress 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They did nothing wrong, yet they were both so close to finding happiness. [Crying][crying][crying]

44. 244 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 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 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves

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    This is extremely angsty, so please have tissues ready.

46. 246 若 If I Turn Away, We May Never Meet Again 若我转身，再会无期 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You're welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 135Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 魂 Soul Transmigration to 1998 魂穿1998 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天Urban298k WordsCompleted He lost his job, his girlfriend broke up with him, and the dejected Ye Chen drowned his sorrows in alcohol. When he woke up, he had transmigrated to 1998, into his own six-year-old body. From then on, the six-year-old had the experience of a thirty-five-year-old. This time, watch me turn things around and make a fortune of hundreds of billions! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantastic novel, please support it!

48. 248 千 The Heiress Returns to Her Family 千金回归一家亲 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩33k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns, Reuniting the Family 18Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 溺 Drowning in a Whirlpool of Tenderness 溺于温柔漩涡 Plain Years, Hibiscus Days素年槿兮Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted Yan Shumei: A freelance illustrator and a textbook drama queen. It's not that she's bad, she's just afraid. Afraid of being abandoned, she starts fights first, pushes people away first, and covers herself in thorns. Qi Yanxu: Three years younger, and a doctoral student. He seems gentle and easy to handle, but beneath that he's stubborn and passionate. When he's jealous, he goes quiet. When he's tired, he'll say so. But he has never once thought of letting go. They've weathered a smashed glass on 56Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 爸 My Parents Raised Me on the Bare Minimum, So I'll Support Them on the Bare Minimum Too 爸妈按最低标准养育我，我也按最低标准赡养他们 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My parents raised me to the bare minimum standard, so I’ll support them to the bare minimum standard too 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a angst-inducing story; recommended for those who are easily moved to tears.

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