Novels Where Every Word Reveals Despair and Pain 有没有那种每个字都透露着绝望与痛苦的小说

1. 651 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 64.3kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
2. 652 最 The Last Page: It Hurts So Much! 最后一页：我好疼！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted The Last Page: It Hurts So Much! 50Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 653 外 Is It Really So Strange for a Delivery Driver to Show Up at a Crime Scene? 外卖员出现在案发现场很合理吧？ Clear Summer Night夏夜晴朗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving mystery + one heroine] Food delivery driver Su He accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and binds to a God-Tier Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him a reward! With the System's help, his life starts taking some unexpected turns. “Hello, I need to report a murder. Mingjia Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Apartment 603. Someone's been killed... Yes, I'm safe right now... Two people are dead... The killer? Well, I locked him outside... I had nothing to do with 15.5kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
4. 654 占 My Possessive Childhood Friend Chases Me All the Way Home 占有欲超强青梅，追我追到家里来 A Nuo Tiger阿诺虎Urban493k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life] + [One Heroine] + [Very Sweet Romance] + [Slight Love Triangle] + [Tsundere Early On] + [Yandere Later On] Lu Hang secretly moved to Haicheng and spent his summer vacation relaxing before the new school year began. He thought he'd never see his rival Ye Qingling again, but to his surprise, she got into the same school as him and even tried to move into his house and live with him. As they spent time together, Lu Hang gradually realized that Ye Qingling seemed to like him. But the 10.7kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
5. 655 我 After I Died, All That Came Out Was a Lifetime of Sobs! 我死后，说出来的是一生的呜咽！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted After I Died, All That Came Out Was a Lifetime of Sobs! 76Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 656 我 I Transmigrated into the Sickly Big Shot in My Own Book 我穿成了自己书里的病秧子大佬 A Man of Wind and Moon in the Deep Mountains深山风月人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [One heroine, doting heroine and male lead, female-audience leaning, two powerful and devoted leads, romance, plot-driven.] [Beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly male lead with a melancholic air vs. a cool, commanding, badass older-sister heroine with a nurturing side. They choose each other and save each other.] The moment Xiao Wujie opened his eyes, he found himself inside his own book, as the sickly male lead. He had written the book himself, but the problem was, he had died before finishing it. 6.6kReads9.3Score41514d adds
7. 657 我 I Came from the Abyss: Slaying Demons in the Mortal World 我自深渊来:于人间斩鬼神 Stillness, Solitude, and Loneliness静孤与寞Mystery504k WordsCompleted This novel is also known as "So Overpowered That I Have No Choice but to Be a Slacker" In a world overrun by ghosts, gods, demons, and monsters, Qin Yuan appears in the mortal realm alongside the only Soul Abyss in existence, a twelve-holed blade that has accompanied him for a thousand years inside an ancient bronze coffin. After wandering the world for a thousand years and slaying countless demons and gods, he discovers that no matter how powerful they are, not a single god, ghost, demon, or mo 2.5kReads9.2Score21314d adds
8. 658 青 Little Fox of Qingqiu: A Millennium of Cultivation, Reduced to Ash in a Day! 青丘小狐：千年修行，一朝成灰！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Little Fox of Qingqiu: A Thousand Years of Cultivation, Reduced to Ash in a Single Day! 99Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 659 失 After Losing My Memory, My Ex-Girlfriends Chased Me Relentlessly 失忆后，被前女友们疯狂倒追 A Bowl of Shrimp Chow Mein一碗大虾炒面Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Winning Her Back + Campus Life + Sweet and Angsty Romance: a fun, delightful comedy] The good news: Jiang Liu is popular with women. The bad news: he's lost his memory. Lying in his hospital bed and listening to one goddess after another make “outrageous claims,” Jiang Liu feels like the whole world is one giant game of Werewolf. “Jiang Liu, I'm your first love.” “Jiang Liu, you're my boyfriend, and she's your ex-girlfriend.” “Jiang Liu, we're the kind of good friends who 40kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds
10. 660 废 A Glimmer of Light in the Wasteland! 废土微光！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted A Glimmer in the Wasteland! 57Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 661 阉 The Eunuch 阉人 So It Is Said笑之曰Two Male Leads193k WordsCompleted Shuangjiang stood by Li Yue’s side as he went from a prince walking on thin ice to the throne, watching him marry one beautiful woman after another. Ten years ago, Shuangjiang said to the powerless Li Yue, “I’m only a eunuch. I wouldn’t dare eat this osmanthus cake.” Li Yue said, “Shuangjiang is my favorite person. From now on, I’ll bring you as much osmanthus cake as you want.” Ten years later, Shuangjiang was frail and ill, longing for a piece of osmanthus cake. Li Yue said, “You’re only a eun 2.7kReads8.4Score25314d adds

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    The story features two male leads and is incredibly angsty, so angsty it's suffocating! [I'm almost crying][I'm almost crying][crying]

12. 662 H HP: Warm Sunshine Sends the Frost HP暖阳送霜 Ling He泠荷Female-Channel Fanfiction937k WordsCompleted Delora Phoenix Snape A child no one wished to welcome into the world, whose very name is steeped in sorrow. The daughter of a master potion-maker, yet a born cauldron killer, despised by the only family she has. A cold, indifferent father, and hostility from all of Hogwarts. Everything she wishes for remains out of reach. But there is always a light that can pierce the clouds and shine down on her. Original female protagonist x Cedric Diggory She will emerge from her cocoon and take flight; one 2kReads8.0Score17514d adds

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    If you don't cry your eyes out in the first chapter of this book, I'll eat my hat.

13. 663 他 By the Time He Returned, I Was Gone 他归来时，我已不在 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted By the time he returned, I was already gone 25Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 664 七 Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年 Sweet Persimmon柿子甜Two Male Leads551k WordsCompleted Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without 91Reads8.6Score—14d adds
15. 665 未 The Home We Never Spoke Of 未说出口的家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted The Home Left Unspoken 22Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 666 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.3kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
17. 667 我 Ten Years After My Death, He Dug Up My Body in a Mass Grave 我死后十年，他在乱葬岗挖我尸体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Ten years after I died, he dug up my body from the mass grave 769Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 668 白 Lotus Blossoms from White Bones! 白骨生莲！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Lotus Blossoms from White Bones! 33Reads—Score414d adds
19. 669 快 Quick Transmigration: Tormenting the Nine Realms, Until the White Lotus Male Lead Can't Take It 快穿九界都被虐，白莲男主遭不住 The Cute Overlord Doesn't Like Egg Tarts萌主不爱吃蛋挞Two Male Leads83k WordsOngoing (Quick transmigration, no female lead) Xian Xie was already dead. He thought he could happily disappear into oblivion, but the System sent him to win over a male lead who had turned evil. Xian Xie was a wisp of a soul who had wandered through countless small worlds for years. But, after being morally blackmailed, he was dragged aboard the “Little Bamboo Shoot” System’s ship and forced to win over powerful figures in the Nine Realms of Demonic Music. He was told that once he completed the mission —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book was angsty, but personally I didn't find it particularly angsty. It was definitely the kind of book that was angsty at the beginning, and quite intensely so. However, I suggest reading it for a while, as it's not even past chapter 50 yet. The second book was truly heart-wrenching; I almost couldn't hold back my tears. After faking her death, she didn't dare open her eyes when she saw the male lead. The third book was so moving that I wanted to cry more and more as I read it; I just kept breaking down in tears.

20. 670 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.7kReads9.2Score47914d adds

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    After reading the first two worlds of this book, I'll eat my hat if you don't cry. The quality is absolutely top-notch!!! Everyone should read it!!! You'll want to recommend it to everyone after reading it!!! I would call it the pinnacle of online revolutionary literature!!!

21. 671 零 Pain at Minus 7 Degrees Celsius 零下7摄氏度的疼痛 The Crane Dances in the Clear Shadow鹤舞弄清影Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted He missed him, then missed him again. He was a flirt who couldn't stay away from beautiful women. Their meeting was accidental, yet tinged with a sense of fate. A love that isn't accepted always runs into endless obstacles in real life. Is he willing to open his heart and love again? Can he let go of the heartbreak and the person he left behind? The pain of seven degrees below zero: may brighter days come after it. 896Reads8.9Score14014d adds

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    Trust me!! Except for the last one, all the others are incredibly heart-wrenching! Especially the first one, which I just recently started reading! But it's seriously super good and super heart-wrenching!!! I cried so much just being there!!! This is the first time I've ever wanted the protagonist to die and find relief so badly, sob sob sob XX My heart aches for you, Qianyun (this book has a silly beginning but becomes incredibly heart-wrenching later on).

22. 672 雪 Snow Festival! 雪祭！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Snow Festival! 120Reads—Score514d adds
23. 673 快 Quick Transmigration: It’s Hard Being the Devoted Male Supporting Character 快穿之深情男配不好当 Holding a Lantern, Gazing at the Moon提灯望月Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted [Sweet Main Story + Angsty Mini-Worlds + Over-the-Top Drama + Redemption + Mutual Devotion] Lin Yixiu transmigrates into mission worlds as the villainous male supporting character, as usual. However, after the System is infected by a virus, Lin Yixiu is forced to play the devoted male supporting character instead. Lin Yixiu thinks he’s following a tragic ending where patience and quiet devotion earn him points to go home. In reality, this quick transmigration has been Xu Qinian’s plan to save hi 377Reads8.4Score10114d adds
24. 674 他 He Traded Heart for Heart 他以心换心 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted He Repays Heart with Heart 804Reads—Score1214d adds
25. 675 影 The Best Actor Is in the Crematorium Every Day 影帝每天都在火葬场 Song Bu'er宋不二Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted [Original title: The Dating Show Is Here! The Movie Star Is Hiding a Sweet, Delicate Young Master in His Arms!] [Two male leads · super sweet · satisfying face-slapping] Everyone knows that Yin Junnai and movie star Jiang Zhiye are enemies, and their fans are just as irreconcilable. But after the two joined a dating show... At first: Jiang Zhiye: I hate gay people, thanks. The fans: Yin Junnai is so annoying! Later: Jiang Zhiye's ears turn red whenever he sees Yin Junnai. The fans do a complete 206Reads9.4Score10314d adds
26. 676 两 Two Critical Condition Notices, One Boat Ticket, and an Elopement with No Tomorrow! 两张病危通知书，一张船票，和一场没有明天的私奔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Two critical condition notices, one boat ticket, and an elopement with no tomorrow! 727Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 677 黑 Notes from Blackwind Pass 黑风口札记 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEEMystery705k WordsCompleted An aged, yellowed scroll of sheepskin and half of a broken meteorite jade entwine the fates of Lin Yan, a university history student, and Su Qing, a restorer of ancient jade. The mystery of their ancestors dying together at Heifeng Pass sends the pair into the deserts of the Western Regions, unaware that they are caught in a cycle of fate spanning three generations. Does the bronze compass point to the treacherous mechanisms of a prehistoric ruin, or to a secret their ancestors gave their lives 23Reads7.7Score—14d adds

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    Attention all fans of positive energy and adventure stories! A fantastic new book is here! If you're tired of despair and pain, check out the novel "Notes from Black Wind Pass" and the short story "Silk Road Jade Mirror: The Biography of Li Chong'an." The suspense and supernatural elements are incredibly captivating; you won't be able to stop reading from beginning to end. The imagery is also quite vivid. Feel free to debate if you disagree, and if you have any complaints about the plot, feel free to comment!

28. 678 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE38k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 679 慕 Mu Liangchuan 慕凉川 Silly You呆呆迩Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Originally titled But She Doesn't Want Me Anymore Obsessive madman (Fu Liangchuan) × cool, aloof rose (Shen Muya) [A bond from their youth + love and hate + husband desperately tries to win her back + both devoted only to each other] Shen Muya fell for a boy when she was still a student. His eyes were dark and fierce, and everyone else wanted to stay away from him. She alone kept trying to get close. She thought she had managed to warm a heart of stone. But only later did Shen Muya realize it ha 240Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It was so heartbreaking, I cried so much! [Crying]

30. 680 我 I Touched Your Ashes. Keep Hanging Yourself 我碰了你的骨灰，你继续上吊 Yu Misheng屿弥生Fantastical Romance219k WordsCompleted In the imperial capital, there was a young master named Nalan, the most gifted diviner in the land. The noble families all flocked to his residence to pay their respects. Later, that famous young master died, hanged from a willow tree. Su Nuo was a college student. Then she met a hanged ghost dangling from a willow tree. The ghost was rich and capable, but had no body. He said he could give Su Nuo gold. Su Nuo believed him. 51Reads6.4Score—14d adds
31. 681 仙 The Immortal Venerable’s Wife Wants a Divorce Today 仙尊夫人今日要休夫 Yaoyao Won't Drink Water药药不喝水Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cultivation + ensemble cast + tragic romance + past and present lives + hating the moon for shining high above, but not on me] [A breathtakingly beautiful divine lord, the one pursued, vs. a cold-blooded, merciless Demon God, the pursuer] It all began ten thousand years ago, when the Demon God Jinyuan magnified the evil thoughts of the six realms and their peoples, sparking a war across all six realms. Xuan Zhao, the Star-Moon Emperor, descended to intervene and bring the fight 89Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Struggling against a predetermined outcome is ultimately futile; in this contest of fate, there are no winners.

32. 682 眼 Tears Flood the Lonely Island 眼泪漫过孤独岛 Xuanji Little Fairy玄姬小仙Modern Romance779k WordsOngoing [Contemporary romance, one woman and five men, slow-paced, ensemble cast. The heroine is a total slacker: she starts out wanting to watch the drama, but ends up becoming the spectacle everyone else watches. A family drama set among the wealthy, not a wish-fulfillment story.] At thirteen, Lin Xishi depends on her older brother, Lin Moxie, and they struggle to get by together. But fate has other plans. On her thirteenth birthday, she discovers that she is actually the only daughter of the eldest b 60Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    No jokes, the kind that makes you cry.

33. 683 旧 The Old Ones? What a Joke, I Can't Handle Them at All 旧日？笑死根本应对不了 Moyu Yaoqingfeng墨雨遥清风Urban100k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow, Urban Legends, Cthulhu-Style Roleplaying, Sequences] With terminal cancer, Su Ning still manages to find a bargain at a street stall. After performing a mysterious ritual, blue characters flicker before his eyes: [Welcome to the Domain of the Abnormal] Clear dungeons to raise your [Sequence] rank. From [Pickpocket] to [Master Thief], from mortal to god. But Su Ning... “Controlling the bizarre” means making it part of his harem. “Mastering technology” means using someone else’s S 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "I have a way." "Kill me, then. Do it now."

34. 684 时 Tokisaki Dan Fengxi 时崎但风息 Wind's Echo Through the Ages风轮回音Anime Fanfiction201k WordsOngoing [Date A Live] [Dragon Raja style] [Excellent writing] [High quality] [Tragic romance] [Faithful characterization] [Angst] [Redemption through reincarnation] I got the urge to write this after finishing Date A Live… and it’s definitely going to be high quality! I’m a die-hard handwritten author, so I have to convert the text every time… (What a pain.) “Love” is like a bolt of lightning, still rumbling in your heart years later. When you were young, was there something deep down that you could nev 88Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend the first book; the writing is excellent. Especially check out the prequel in the second volume—the writing is absolutely phenomenal.

35. 685 我 I Get One Day a Month to Do Whatever I Want 我每月拥有一次，为所欲为日 I Have Water我有水Urban503k WordsCompleted A real-world sandbox. On the last day of every month, the world freezes, and only the protagonist can move. He can do whatever he wants, treating the whole world as his private sandbox. He thought he could keep this bug to himself forever, but it turned out others could move too: the Month-End Man, the Faceless Man, the Parasites, the Gravekeeper, and more, appearing one after another as the story unfolds. 767Reads9.3Score—14d adds
36. 686 趁 Seizing the Spring Light 趁春光 Snow Deer Who Likes Soft-Leaved Garlic喜欢软叶蒜的雪鹿Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Warm Little Sunshine × Tsundere Warrior] (Ruan Ruotang) I’m an utterly ordinary special education teacher. I wasn’t especially hardworking at school, and I wasn’t good at dealing with people. I was just like countless others. Of course, I worked hard in my own quiet way, just like countless others. I’ve liked Xiao Chuyi for many years. When we met again and I saw him sitting in a wheelchair, my mind went blank for a moment. But I quickly pulled myself together. I love you. I mean, I love every 478Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    [Warm Little Sun × Arrogant Warrior] Both the male and female leads are strong. The male lead, Xiao Chuyi, is paralyzed due to an illness that won't heal; his illness is quite serious, and he's shown all sorts of vulnerable sides in front of the female lead. The female lead, Ruan Ruotang, accompanies him through each painful experience, helping him to be reborn. In fact, they will both be reborn. The lady is not just a pretty face!!! They are both very good people. The story is still ongoing; please enjoy watching.

37. 687 熬 Outliving My Wicked Mother-in-Law and Stepmother, I Survive a Century of Chaos 熬死恶婆后娘，乱世活百年 Han Zifeng, Who Loves Vegetable Yogurt爱吃蔬菜酸奶的寒子峰Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [No contrived plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No cheat abilities] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural life] [Hardship] Thank you all so much for your support and comments. Mom, my story finally got a rating! Though it only just came out!! Chen Xiulan was my maternal grandmother. She passed away at the age of 103. Only now does that promise I’d let lie for so many years pierce my heart: I once promised to write her a thick memoir. As a child, I was always clinging to her, listening t 796Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Adapted from people around me

38. 688 时 A Painkiller for Time and Space 时空止疼片 Han Zifeng, Who Loves Vegetable Yogurt爱吃蔬菜酸奶的寒子峰Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [Realistic] [You Were Once Here] [Beautiful] At 37, he should have been at the height of his fame, with a bright future ahead. But an unexpected fall from a building brought his life to a permanent stop at its most dazzling moment. I was just an ordinary fan who quietly admired him. One day, I happened to come across news about him, and an immense grief hit me so hard I could barely breathe. In my memory, he was always so radiant: earnest and focused at work, gentle and bright in life, with a s 5Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 689 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 324Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 690 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 56Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 691 恶 The Wicked Scapegoat Black Moonlight Insists on Playing the Love Triangle Game 恶毒炮灰黑月光偏要拿修罗场剧本 Blending with the Dust and Light离光同尘Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted The whole world tells the lie that it loves me. [Two male leads + both virgins + unhinged yandere + villain + confinement + imprisonment. A stupid, beautiful, venomous, universally adored bottom vs. a cold, aloof, otherworldly top] The self-redemption of a vicious, foolish beauty. Bottom’s POV: At first sight, that man was peerlessly graceful, like an immortal descended from the heavens: noble, beautiful, cool, detached, a perfect gentleman, as pure as jade. No matter how hard you chased after h 206Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    A masterpiece whose title doesn't do it justice; it's heartbreaking to read. ꒦ິ^꒦ິ

42. 692 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 346Reads—Score414d adds

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    A despairing and oppressive atmosphere

43. 693 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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    I cried buckets while reading this. The author's writing is superb. The epilogue has a happy ending, but it's not with the male lead. If you can't accept that, then don't read it.

44. 694 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 472Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 695 燕 Whose Home Will the Swallow Choose? 燕入谁家 Little Pepper小胡椒Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Into Whose Home Does the Swallow Fly? 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This short, heart-wrenching story is truly agonizing; every word exudes despair! The heroine, who willingly marries into a foreign land, wears mourning clothes beneath her phoenix coronet and wedding gown because the young general who promised to grant her marriage after achieving military merit died in battle, and she is determined to avenge him!

46. 696 疯 After I Went Mad, My Story Made the Whole Nation Weep 疯掉后，我的故事让全国人痛哭 Leisurely Evening Breeze晚风悠人Urban593k WordsOngoing [Anti-narcotics police] [Undercover agent] [Richly developed characters] [Vivid plot] [A nation in tears] Jin Youxia was a genius from the police academy, but just before graduation, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The doctor told him he had less than three years to live. After that, Jin Youxia disappeared. In his place, the world gained a drug lord named Jin Xia. He committed countless atrocities and murders, earning the hatred of countless people across Daxia. Yet when Jin Xia was ar 261.9kReads8.8Score26.6k14d adds

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    The first book perfectly matches its title; it's so moving it makes you cry. The second book has everyone getting a bit crazy towards the end.

47. 697 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 460Reads9.4Score11014d adds

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