No Female Lead! A Tragic Story That’ll Make You Cry 无女主！虐文！虐到哭的那种

1. 1 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Mess with the Villain, or He'll Really Die 快穿：别惹反派，惹急了他真死 Feasting with the Bears 666大宴群熊666Two Male Leads891k WordsOngoing [Angst and catharsis, with a bleak start and an uplifting finish; includes faked deaths and happy endings. The gong's personality determines the story: soul fragments, scumbag gongs, jokester gongs, devoted gongs, wooden gongs…] (The first six instances are complete. Dive in without worry.) On a replay of the instance, an all-powerful villain falls into the protagonist's hands, reduced to a prisoner. The once aloof villain is now at death's door. "Let me go." "Want to die?" "Yes." "Hah. Dream on 5.1kReads9.3Score59114d adds

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   My darlings strongly recommend this; it's really heart-wrenching, but also very good.

2. 2 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beautiful Host Keeps Getting Trapped in Forbidden Games 快穿：漂亮宿主总身陷禁忌游戏 Chu Mi楚觅Two Male Leads296k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 324Reads8.9Score—14d adds
3. 3 小 After the Little Fool Dies, the Sinister Tycoon Sends Him to the Crematorium 小傻子死后，阴鸷大佬他火葬场了 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Both Reborn] Everyone said Yan Yanzhi was punching above his weight by marrying Wei Xingrui, because Yan Yanzhi was an idiot. But Yan Yanzhi didn't see it that way. He knew Wei Xingrui's eating habits better than anyone in the world, and he knew countless ways to cheer him up. Wei Xingrui had chosen him because he was clever and well-behaved, surely. It wasn't until Wei Xingrui brought home a man who looked seven or eight parts like him that Yan Yanzhi realized he was wrong. T 3.5kReads9.0Score42014d adds

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   Shuangnan, reborn twice, is caught in a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

4. 4 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 953Reads8.8Score10314d adds

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   This story is so heartbreaking, I couldn't stop crying. The protagonist, a cancer-stricken gong, was incapable of love and treated the other protagonist coldly. In the final days of his life, the protagonist traveled alone, always utterly alone. Even at his final euthanasia, he had only himself; no family, friends, or love. Ironically, after his death, everyone grieved. The gong, filled with remorse, spent his days gazing at the protagonist's ashes, suffering from insomnia. In just a few months, he aged ten years. He did charity work in the name of Mo Qian. Eight years after the protagonist's death, he committed suicide...

5. 5 诸 Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身，我不治，你们哭什么 So, Mister所以先生Urban307k WordsCompleted [Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned 4.4kReads8.8Score39214d adds

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   No female lead, purely a family-themed angst novel

6. 6 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 11.8kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
7. 7 胰 Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer: The Truth Comes Out, and They Regret It Too Late 胰脏病晚期，真相曝光他们追悔莫 I Leave My Keys at Home, But Take You Along出门不带钥匙带你Urban260k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Regret + BE + Healing (Heartbreaking) + Pure Urban Drama!!] No one wants to die. It’s just that I’ve stopped caring about the world. Shortly before his twenty-first birthday, Sang Yan learned that he had late-stage pancreatic cancer. “Have your family spend more time with you. You might make it through the winter.” The doctor’s words plunged him into despair… The creator is merciless. Simply being alive has always been painful enough for Sang Yan. Since childhood, he had done everyth 93Reads5.6Score—14d adds
8. 8 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score18014d adds

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   It's incredibly angsty. The protagonist is forced into a relationship from beginning to end, and it's extremely melodramatic, like a complete soap opera. It has all sorts of melodramatic tropes. The male lead is a scumbag and insane, and the protagonist is tortured to the point of death, both physically and emotionally. The male lead is so obsessed with pursuing his wife that he stabs himself in the back.

9. 9 偏 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 Flying Peacock会飞的孔雀Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   They should all be short stories.

10. 10 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. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
11. 11 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
12. 12 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds
13. 13 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    On his birthday, the protagonist (shou) was locked up in a rehabilitation center by his father. When he finally escaped that hellish place, battered and bruised, and went to see the other protagonist (gong) with great joy, the other protagonist was indifferent and said that the protagonist was not worthy of him. In short, the protagonist was abused at the beginning, and later he went through a "wife-chasing" frenzy.

14. 14 被 Forced into a Political Marriage, She Becomes the Enemy Emperor's Cherished Favorite 被逼和亲，敌国帝王日日独宠 Feng Hui Rules the World鳯辉天下Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted Two male leads + equally matched + kings + enemy-country general + opposing sides + a little angst early on + devoted husband pursues his wife A general tasked with defending his city is forced to marry into an enemy nation. Unheard of and utterly absurd! The humiliation is unbearable! How could Mu Qianchen not hate it? Yet Ye Xiaoxian had seen him only once, from afar, years ago, and had held him in his heart for six years without ever forgetting him. For that one glance, he was willing to wait 532Reads8.9Score10314d adds

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    Both are physically and mentally torturous. The first story involves a general and the emperor of an enemy country who are sent for a political marriage. The general, a handsome but cruel character, is reduced to a victim of daily humiliation in bed, subjected to torture, stripped of his martial arts skills, and subjected to constant bed abuse. In the end, he tries to win her back. The second story involves an emperor who is the dominant one, and a minister who is the submissive one. The emperor's entire family is executed, and the minister is threatened with his only brother's death. In the end, the minister suffers humiliation and his brother is also killed. He is in unbearable pain every day and ultimately commits suicide, resulting in a tragic ending. The last two stories are related to the theme of sitting together, and are among my favorite angst stories. They feature various forms of torture, a master as the dominant one, and an assassin as the submissive one. They are extremely angstful, but they eventually develop feelings for each other. The submissive one is a type of person who endures hardship and has low self-esteem.

15. 15 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds
16. 16 养 The Trouble with Keeping Pets 养宠为患 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads145k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + unhinged + yandere + angst for the bottom + satisfying read] = The ex regrets it and chases his love at the crematorium After his secret was exposed, Bai Feicheng was brutally beaten and tortured for two whole years. Unable to bear the humiliation, he fled with a broken heart. Only then did Bai Chenghao realize he had fallen in love with him. But he pursued him the wrong way, deepening the misunderstanding between them once again. Angst, bad ending or happy ending: I’ll let y 492Reads8.7Score10014d adds
17. 17 全 Everyone in This Story Is Crazy. Please, Won't You Kill Me? 全文疯批，请杀了我好吗 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Power couple + Mutually faithful] [Angst early on, more angst in the middle, the male lead turns into a lovesick puppy later; tragic ending, but with rebirth] The pursuer thinks the pursued betrayed him. The pursued spends two years hiding away, then gets caught and brought back. The pursuer starts beating and tormenting him in every way, and even brings his fiancée to see him. She'll stop at nothing and wants to kill him every day. After enduring endless humiliation, Bai Feiying tries to escap 2kReads9.0Score26414d adds
18. 18 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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    This book really broke my heart; it took me a long time to recover. I highly recommend it!!!

19. 19 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.4kReads8.1Score41114d adds

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    The protagonist is a simpleton, abandoned by his family and taken in by the other protagonist. Later, the other protagonist realizes that his feelings for the protagonist go beyond familial affection and begins to distance himself, allowing others to bully him. The protagonist dies, and the other protagonist deeply regrets his actions, leading to a double rebirth and a dramatic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

20. 20 得 After Getting a Terminal Diagnosis, I Lay Flat and Waited to Die. Then My Ex-Boyfriend Panicked 得绝症躺平等死后，前男友他慌了 Lu Jiuxing鹿久星Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted This is actually a silly comedy. When Gu Huaijin learns at the hospital that he has only three months to live, Qin Zhan breaks up with him. Qin Zhan’s first love is back. Gu Huaijin quietly agrees to the breakup. He plans to lie in the rocking chair on the balcony, eyes closed, gently rocking until his life comes to an end. But after the breakup, Qin Zhan clings to him every day and refuses to leave, no matter how many times he’s driven away. [As for why Qin Zhan didn’t chase after his first lov 8.7kReads8.4Score81714d adds

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    1. When she only had three months to live, her boyfriend broke up with her because his younger brother (the seme's white moonlight) had returned, and even their father had given his company to his brother. 2. Framed, the seme beat his own leg for his white moonlight. His decade-long love was ultimately unrequited. He finally returned home, only to be tormented by the Luo family servants. Just as he was about to leave, his white moonlight knocked him off a cliff, causing him to lose his memory. It's the kind of situation where he can't win her back despite a mad dash.

21. 21 喜 I Went Crazy After Falling for You 喜欢你后我疯了 Sweet Sugar Su甜糖苏Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted For the sake of his first love, Luo Jinxuan breaks Shen Yuning’s leg. The servants of the Luo family find one cruel way after another to torment him. Shen Yuning goes from silent endurance to a complete breakdown, but Luo Jinxuan doesn’t care. He tells him, “You really are crazy.” Later, his first love causes Shen Yuning to fall off a cliff. Shen Yuning nearly dies, and at last Luo Jinxuan pays attention to him. He even says, “If you can get better this time, I’ll marry you. How’s that?” When Sh 302Reads8.8Score—14d adds
22. 22 漂 The Handsome Lame Boy Gets Drunk and Asks for a Proposal! His Big Brother Can't Hide His Grin 漂亮小瘸子醉酒求亲！哥哥爽翘嘴 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [The full audiobook version is now available] Mu Tangbai awakens and discovers that he is a lackey working for a vicious villain in a novel about two equally powerful leads. To earn money for tuition, he follows the villain’s orders and helps kidnap the protagonist gong to an abandoned factory. He even films the protagonist gong being humiliated. In the novel’s ending, the protagonist’s group chops him into pieces and dumps him in international waters. His fate is gruesome. When he comes to, som 5.1kReads8.8Score63714d adds

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    After being kicked out of his home, the handsome young master felt abandoned by the whole world and couldn't accept the love of the powerful and influential man.

23. 23 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.7kReads8.9Score76914d adds

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    I'm recommending another angst-filled book! The real young master was switched at birth and, after finally returning to his own family, is shunned by his closest relatives and dies silently in a foreign land, while the fake young master enjoys boundless love and pampering! They relentlessly plot against the real young master!

24. 24 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.5kReads8.4Score14014d adds

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    Extremely angsty, a short story of 16 chapters. A story of relentless torture from beginning to end. A tale of someone who uses another as a substitute, only to be brutally abused in return! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

25. 25 误 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.7kReads9.1Score32014d adds

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    It was so heartbreaking, I cried so much at the beginning.

26. 26 枉 A Love Wasted 枉惜 Ten Tides十汐Two Male Leads130k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both devoted only to each other + physical and emotional angst + heartbreak from start to finish + everyone gets a bad ending] A scheming top who keeps his talents hidden × a beautiful bottom who plays dumb to outwit others (This story puts the bottom through anguish from start to finish and is extremely unfriendly to fans of bottoms. Enter with caution!) Everyone knew that the apple of Prince Jing'an's eye was a blind zither player named Liu Xi. Even Liu Xi himself believed it. B 116Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Almost all characters suffer tragic endings (BE). The few moments of sweetness are laced with malice; it's extremely angsty for the protagonist (uke), not very friendly to those who prefer ukes. The seme is cunning and manipulative; there's only a tragic ending, no reconciliation, and the seme doesn't deserve it. He thought he loved him, but in the end, he was schemed against and abandoned by his own country, losing his father and brothers, his inner strength, and his hands. All his love couldn't compete with a throne.

27. 27 嚣 The Arrogant Young Master Became Obedient After Being Bullied 嚣张小少爷被欺负后变乖了 Li Liyuan Shang Cao梨梨圆上艹Two Male Leads438k WordsCompleted Chen Ju was a fearless little tyrant who, relying on his family’s wealth, shamelessly pursued Jiang Zhou. But Jiang Zhou wasn’t interested. Humiliated and furious, Chen Ju used a dirty trick to get hold of something he could use against Jiang Zhou, then threatened him into dating. Then one day, his family went through a sudden upheaval. Chen Ju went from a pampered young master to a burden everyone despised. A few years later, he had become a meek, well-behaved boy. At a gathering, Chen Ju ran i 2.9kReads7.4Score27014d adds

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    The poor boy's family was falsely accused of bankruptcy, turning the once arrogant young master into a pitiful dependent. After reuniting with the protagonist, the seme initially agreed to be with the uke to spite his grandfather. However, misunderstandings arose, and the seme, possessive and stubborn, eventually realized he had always loved the uke. He always thought he would clear things up with the uke after some time, but one misunderstanding after another kept arising. Seeing the uke's lifeless eyes, he had no choice but to let him go. A tale of woe awaits him! [Sending heart]

28. 28 那 That Sickly Little Green Tea [Quick Transmigration] 那个病弱小绿茶【快穿】 Fish of the Mulberry Tree桑之鱼Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Two Male Leads + Sickly or Disabled Buffs] Also known as: Nooo, Why Does It Always End in a Bad Ending? [Quick Transmigration] “Xiao Shu, if saving you means you’ll forget me forever, then... I’m willing...” Again and again, Ruan Nanshu becomes a mute, a deaf boy, a boy with a limp, or a blind boy in different worlds. He also has congenital heart disease, stomach cancer, depression... and even hypersensitive pain nerves. He’s really hit the jackpot when it comes to being 5.3kReads8.5Score40014d adds

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    Each time, their ending is an unsolvable dilemma...

29. 29 情 A Love's Grief, No Regrets 情殇无悔 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted To protect Qi Xuan, Chu Moran keeps him by his side, caring for him in every way and cherishing him dearly. He never expected that he was inviting a wolf into his home... After the person he loved destroys his family and drives his closest relatives away; After all his dignity and pride have been trampled beneath someone’s feet; After he has been beaten and humiliated until he is left battered and broken, is there anyone in this world who can warm his heart, frozen to the core? 6Reads5.2Score—14d adds

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    Both male protagonists are quite angsty.

30. 30 各 Each Gets What They Want 各取所需 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Once a celebrated actor, Yu Tang is now the plaything of a rich young master. Sheng Yaonian humiliates him in every way he can, yet still feels empty inside. The person he wants isn't the one before him, but that heart, battered and broken. 14Reads8.0Score—14d adds
31. 31 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 704Reads8.6Score10114d adds
32. 32 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 25Reads6.4Score—14d adds
33. 33 君 The Rites Between Ruler and Subject 君臣之礼 Plumpness Rules the World膘行天下Two Male Leads492k WordsCompleted “Who’s going to advise His Majesty to take more consorts?” Everyone answered, “General Gu!” “Who’s going to impeach Duke Song?” Everyone answered, “General Gu!” “Who’s going to petition for tax cuts?” Everyone answered, “Obviously General Gu again!” General Gu: “...” Gu Fang knew exactly where he stood. He was determined to become a pillar of Great Shun, but the obstacles to having his name remembered in history were not only wolves and tigers, but also his imperial junior brother, the Son of He 1.8kReads9.2Score21214d adds
34. 34 怎 How Could I Love Him? My Heart Shattered to Pieces 怎会爱他，心碎成渣 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Three years after their breakup, he runs into his ex-boyfriend at a bar, and, as if that weren't enough, the vice squad shows up too!? Is life even worth living anymore? Wen Shi flips the table, only to be devoured again and again by his former sugar daddy. “Why is your hand crippled?” his ex-boyfriend asks later, staring at his oversized paw. “Ancient history. Let's not bring it up!” “What about me?” “We're even. I hope we never see each other again!” 40Reads6.2Score—14d adds
35. 35 讨 I Hate You 讨厌你 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads139k WordsCompleted “What gives you the right to hate me?!” Shen Jiucheng beat him into the hospital the moment they met, then tortured him relentlessly, consumed by hatred. In the end, he realized he had been wrong. Now, all he wants is to kneel before him and say, “Qi Yu, I love you.” 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
36. 36 成 Caged as the Mad Demon Venerable’s Canary 成为疯批魔尊的笼中雀 Bright Moon, Icy Heart皓月冰心Two Male Leads48k WordsCompleted Lu Qinghan ventures into the demon realm to save his master, who has fallen to demonic cultivation. Captured in an instant, he becomes the Demon Lord's cultivation cauldron. He tries to escape, but the deranged Demon Lord seals his cultivation. With his spiritual power gone and his eyes blinded, Lu Qinghan struggles to get by in the demon realm. Lu Qinghan: “I only want to leave the demon realm and get away from you. You can't force a melon to be sweet.” Demon Lord: “Even if you die, you'll be b 52Reads5.5Score—14d adds
37. 37 秋 Autumn Vow 秋誓 Bai Liyun白篱云Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted [No female lead] As the young master of the Lin family, Lin Funian grows up surrounded by the love and affection of everyone in both the Lin and Jiang families. He should have had a happy life, but one sudden upheaval takes everything from him. Jiang Yuchi hates him to the bone. Lin Funian's father dies of illness, his mother is murdered, his older brother dies in an accident while on a mission, and he himself is diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. . Lin Funian: Can't you love me one more ti —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 38 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.8kReads9.5Score2.7k14d adds

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    The story begins with imprisonment, and while it seems the seme (dominant partner) hates the uke (submissive partner), he's actually head over heels in love. The seme orchestrates a thirteen-year scheme for the uke, forcing himself to play the role of someone who doesn't love him. It really made me cry buckets; it's incredibly moving. The author's writing is superb, and I highly recommend it to everyone.

39. 39 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 27.4kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds

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    Every world is so heartbreaking; I almost cried during the second one, and the rest were too. But they're pretty good, so check them out!

40. 40 你 You’re the One Torturing Me, So Why Are You Crying So Loud? 你虐我，你哭那么大声干嘛 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads323k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Obsession + Dramatic Angst + Coercion + Locking Someone Away + Both Virgins + The Top’s Regretful Pursuit] After a setup exposes Yun Jiu’s true identity, Mu Hanchen’s love turns to hatred. He imprisons and beats him, using every means at his disposal to threaten and force him. “I pampered you for seven years, and this is how you repay me, you ungrateful wretch?” “Mu Hanchen, did you ever really love me? You only ever treated me like a toy.” The person Yun Jiu hates most in t 1.2kReads7.5Score11014d adds

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    Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will take root and sprout. Yun Jiu, who loves you most, actually had the ability to leave from the very beginning, so why did he choose to stay by your side and endure your suspicions? Because he trusts you and doesn't doubt him.

41. 41 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.2kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds

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    It's a mix of angst and sweetness, the angst reaching its extreme, and the sweetness so intense it's cloying.

42. 42 不 After I Quit Chasing Him, My Scumbag Ex Begged Me to Remarry Him 不当舔狗后渣男跪求我复婚 A Tangerine Candy一颗橘子糖Two Male Leads558k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + 1v1 + campus romance first, then domineering CEO in the city + sweet and angsty + no female lead + HE] Zhou Jinchuan spent years trailing after Fu Junze like a lovesick puppy. He thought that even if Fu Junze were a stone, he would have warmed him eventually. But only after the divorce, when his heart had turned cold, did he realize that in Fu Junze’s eyes, he was nothing but a pathetic clown. After the divorce, Zhou Jinchuan had no shortage of admirers and enjoyed a ca 109Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Waaaaah, this is a story about a woman chasing her husband through hell! The beginning is incredibly angsty! And the later part about her chasing him is just as angsty! It's heartbreaking from start to finish! (It gets a little better later on.) But it's really good!

43. 43 我 I Became Famous Across Blue Star Through Livestreaming 我靠直播火遍蓝星 Baijiu250白酒250Two Male Leads926k WordsOngoing After Bai Yi dies a gruesome death, a clueless System comes knocking. The System says, "Earn energy and you can keep living. Don't earn any, and I'll find someone else." Bai Yi, who killed himself: "...Find someone else." I killed myself, and now you want me to come back to life? What kind of nonsense is this?! Who knew the System would be so adorable that it went from business partner to wife? Bai Yi ponders for a long while, then waves a hand. "How do you want to do this?" The System's eyes sp 5.7kReads9.4Score36114d adds

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    I personally found it quite angsty, and the aftertaste is a bit strong, but there are sweet side stories in the middle that you can choose to skip.

44. 44 掏 I Gave You My Heart, and You Left Me with Empty Joy 掏心于你，赠我一场空欢喜 Nan Jin南靳Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted When Shi Yi was by his side, Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when that wicked man would die. Later, Shi Yi really did die, and Qiao Ran returned to his side. Yet Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when Shi Yi would come back. 85Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    Those who enjoy short stories can give this a try.

45. 45 得 Out of Reach 得不到 Soy Milk Auntie豆浆大妈Two Male Leads221k WordsCompleted “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 529Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    This is currently my favorite angst-filled novel on this app.

46. 46 影 The Movie Star's Cat Is Missing 影帝的猫丢了 Have You Had Your Nucleic Acid Test?做核酸了吗Two Male Leads118k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Mortal Enemies, Entertainment Industry, Secret Crush] Third-rate actor Xu Jingjiu unexpectedly turns into the cat of his mortal enemy, movie emperor Yan Qiaozhou, and is taken home by him. On the first day, Xu Jingjiu is sent to the pet hospital by his enemy and almost gets neutered. On the second day, his enemy gives him a little female cat. On the third day, Xu Jingjiu catches his enemy badmouthing him on Weibo. On the fourth day, Xu Jingjiu unexpectedly discovers that his en 34Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    A sadomasochistic story, the kind that makes you cry.

47. 47 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.7kReads9.4Score79714d adds
48. 48 王 The Prince's Stand-In for His White Moonlight 王爷的白月光替身 Wenzi雯子Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted The moment I saw Shen Fengqing, I finally understood what it meant to love someone at first sight, and what it meant for a single glance to last a lifetime. He suddenly appeared in my eyes, my heart, my world. I love him, helplessly and heartbreakingly, until I've lost myself. I know that in Shen Fengqing's eyes, I'm only a substitute. But I don't care. As long as I can stay by his side, I don't mind what I am to him. I willingly ruin myself. I make myself small and debase myself. I'd rather sta 106Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    They're all angst stories [smirk]

49. 49 赠 A Lifetime of Deep Love, Just for You 赠你一世情深 The Years Since We Parted此去经年Two Male Leads54k WordsCompleted Xiao Yu was forced to retire at the height of his career. When he returned, the lover who had once dumped him had become his boss. Xiao Yu: \"Fu Jingheng, it's you or me!\" Fu Jingheng had hated Xiao Yu for years. Only when the truth came to light did he realize that he had no right to hate him at all. Fu Jingheng: \"Xiao Yu, wait for me a little longer.\" 4Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 爱 Loving You Is My Fated Ordeal 爱你是命定的劫数 Ling Mengmeng灵檬檬Two Male Leads51k WordsCompleted “I’m getting married.” “To Xu Mei? A shotgun wedding?” It was Li Yue who was getting married because of a baby on the way. So Song Yu gave up, his heart dead. But then Li Yue threatened him and kept him trapped at his side... 25Reads5.9Score—14d adds

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