Tragic Romance, Extremely Angsty!!! Even More Heartbreaking Than A Life Slashed by the Sword. I’m Hard to Make Cry 虐文（超虐！！！）比蚀骨危情虐，本人泪点高

1. 401 我 I Hot-Potted His Heart 我把他的心，涮了火锅 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted I Hot-Potted His Heart 5Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 朱 Cinnabar Etched into My Bones 《朱砂烙骨》 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Cinnabar Branded on the Bone 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is so heartbreaking, mainly because it's not just one male lead who torments her! It's like an era is abandoning the female lead! She brought advanced things to this era! She married Prince Rui for friendship and love, but six years later, she was betrayed by both her most important friendships and her love! In the end, she even died tragically while protecting her friendship!

3. 403 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 720Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 126Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 同 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 3kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 31Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 值 No Return Before the Year’s End 值岁无还期 May Wealth and Joy Come Your Way来财来乐儿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Who understands the struggles of two lonely souls hidden beneath the splendor of the capital? Their hometowns are obsessions, their memories are shackles. For two people steeped in hardship, even living a decent life has become an impossible dream... They warm each other in boundless loneliness, becoming one another's only support. The road ahead is bitterly cold, but thankfully, though life is hard to endure, they have each other to walk beside them, somehow making it through one difficult stre 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A super heart-wrenching story is here: a tragedy where everyone is intelligent but unable to change their situation.

8. 408 瞻 [Behold the Green Ravine] 【瞻彼淇奥】 May Wealth and Joy Come Your Way来财来乐儿Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted “You have your path, and I have mine.” That year, he was the man she was willing to give up her surname to marry. At first, everything went too smoothly, so much so that it sometimes felt like a dream. It wasn't until a bucket of cold water was thrown over her that it began to feel real. After that, the road ahead was full of hardships… 29Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are all very cruel.

10. 410 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 735Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 217Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 207Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 216Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 494Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 67Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 盗 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 26Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 17Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 10Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 24Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 18Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 异 The Divine Mage of Another World 异世法神 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy98k WordsCompleted The protagonist's soul transmigrates into a world of magic and battle qi, only to find himself possessing a corpse that has been dead for three days… Many people know that the body is dead, so someone immediately informs on him… News that the dead body of the Farah family's genius young master has come back to life quickly spreads across the world… The protagonist, possessing this corpse, must keep the truth hidden. Otherwise, his family, his country, and the Church will all burn him alive as a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 病 Yandere, I’d Give You My Life 病娇，我的命都给你 Milky Cat奶乐猫Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted [Angst / confinement / chasing his wife to the crematorium / love and hate / bad ending] I dressed up as a gift box to celebrate my boyfriend Xie Qinghuan's birthday, only to be delivered to the man who hated me to the bone. Xiao Yanzhan was convinced I'd caused his sister Xiao Yiyi's death, and kept me trapped in his villa... After my heart died and I disappeared beneath the sea, he went mad searching every inch of it for me. When the truth from three years ago finally came to light, Xiao Yanzh 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead suffers in the early stages, while the male lead pursues her later.

28. 428 美 A Beauty Shouts from a Cave on a Deserted Island: I'm Your Rib! 美女在荒岛洞内喊：我是你的肋骨！ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A beauty cries out from inside a cave on a deserted island: “I’m your rib!” 272Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story; the ending was shocking.

29. 429 霸 The CEO Falls Hard: Where Can His Sweet Canary Run? 霸总沦陷，软萌金丝雀哪里逃 Bai Qingzhuo白清酌Two Male Leads551k WordsOngoing On a stormy, freezing night, Lu Linyuan, a man of immense power, found Shen Zhiyu beneath the Lu Group building. The boy was wandering like a dying sparrow, burning with fever and gravely ill. Lu Linyuan built a cage of obsessive, suffocating love around him, cutting off the boy's freedom to socialize. Only when Shen Zhiyu began coughing up blood and his condition worsened did Lu Linyuan finally come to his senses, but by then it was too late to undo the damage. Misunderstandings and the crushin 168Reads7.0Score130Shelves

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    It looks great!

30. 430 我 I Wore a Wedding Gown as My Betrothal Gift and Stepped into Your Funeral Hall 我以嫁衣为聘，步入你的灵堂 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads44k WordsOngoing [Obsessive Lover × White-Moonlight Beloved | Seven Journeys Through Time and Space × A Wedding of Double Suicide] [Angsty Romance × System × Transmigration × Unresolved Heartache × Bad Ending] The year they fell in love, they agreed to run away together, get married, and build a warm home for each other. But in a world full of prejudice, they were not even allowed a proper wedding dress, let alone a wedding blessed by others. They said it didn't matter. As long as they could be together, nothing 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 报 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on My Unrequited Love 报复？手术刀划向白月光 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance8k WordsCompleted Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on His One True Love 344Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

32. 432 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 怎 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance14k WordsCompleted How Could I Bear to Miss You? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 失 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Without you, I regret everything. 122Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 总 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 《总裁的灰姑娘不按套路出牌》 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King11k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 24Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 非 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance11k WordsCompleted You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 我 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance112k WordsCompleted He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 38Reads8.1Score—Shelves
38. 438 云 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Love Beyond the Clouds 37Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 薄 Bo Qinghuan 薄清欢 Yu Manman禹漫漫Ancient Romance69k WordsOngoing In my previous life, I had only a middle-school education, and my family forced me to work in a factory. When I was 16, they sold me to a fool from the neighboring village for 100,000 yuan to be his second wife. I had two children in three years, both girls, and died in childbirth the last time. I was reborn before I started working in the factory. I refused my parents' suggestion that I go work there. They beat me, and I ended up at the factory anyway. But I secretly saved half of my wages ever —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is so angsty! If you like angst, you should definitely check it out!!! [Crying][crying]

40. 440 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 15Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 内 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance6k WordsCompleted This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 55Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 飞 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance16k WordsCompleted When Birds and Fish Meet 54Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 孽 After My Wicked Disciple Became a God, Was I Really the First One He Struck Down? 孽徒成神后，第一剑居然斩我？ Pink Pea Pod粉色豆荚Fantastical Romance276k WordsCompleted Xuanhuan romance | Female master, male disciple | Love and hate | Chasing the wife/husband | Equally matched | A battlefield of rivals | HE (a domineering, ruthless master × a lovesick, puppy-like disciple) Everyone says that Ye Heng, the Star Abyss Demon, is cold and heartless. In her quest to become the strongest under heaven and rule the Three Realms, she is ruthless and deranged. She practices forbidden arts, carves a road through bones, and stains the heavens with blood. The Three Realms t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a love-hate relationship! Both protagonists are strong! It's incredibly angsty, but not for the sake of being angsty; the angst is fresh and original! But you have to persevere until chapter 25! It gets more and more angsty as you go on! The female lead is ruthless and cool, not a pampered wife! She's surrounded by handsome men! The synopsis might seem like a melodramatic tale of female torment, but it's not at all!! Here's a sneak peek: In the end, the female lead is in so much pain that she can't commit suicide, so she begs the male lead to kill her. After killing her, the male lead wants to die with her, but it turns out he's immortal.

44. 444 她 She Is Like the Deep Sea 她似深海 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Modern Romance629k WordsOngoing [A love story about growing up.] She was like the deep sea. After knowing Su Nian for twenty years, and loving her, then hating her, that was the most accurate way I could describe her. My name is Lu Chen. Ten years ago, she left me and returned to another man. I built a company and a respectable life without her. Ten years later, she sent her resume to my company. A contract full of schemes bound us together once again. This time, was she here to come ashore, or to sink with the ship? 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "She Is Like the Deep Sea" is a reunion that begins with revenge, and an ultimate reversal about substitutes, misunderstandings, and a love as deep as the sea. When ten years of hatred collide with ten years of silent protection, when the hunter thinks he has everything under control, little does he know that he has stepped into that seemingly calm but deep sea that can swallow up everything in the past.

45. 445 顶 The Top-Tier Star Is a Madman: His Brooding Canary Lures Him Into Her Trap 顶流疯批：被阴鸷金丝雀撩欲诱捕 Hua Xi A Zhizi花袭阿枝子Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reborn + Both Powerful + Both Have Past Relationships + Coercive Love + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Face-Slapping the Scum + Intense Push and Pull + A Little Showbiz + A Little Business World + Plot-Driven] Warning: a real madman. A bad friend steals someone’s wife. Everyone is rotten to the core. Please establish sound values before reading. Main couple: 1: Dominating and possessive + obsessive award-winning actor + pathological CEO 0: Gentle revenge + aloof green tea + se 150Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Do you watch it with two male leads? It's so heartbreaking! [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm]

46. 446 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score121Shelves

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    A runaway heiress x a headstrong nouveau riche. In their past life, he was abandoned, fueling his hatred. He imprisoned her in marriage for five years, ultimately resulting in their deaths. In this life, the aloof beauty goes all out, relentlessly pursuing his wife. [Smirk]

47. 447 封 Young Madam Feng, Pregnant and on the Run 封少娇妻，有孕出逃 Er Nie二聂Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when you get divorced, only to discover you're pregnant with your ex-husband's child? You ask your ex to take responsibility, but what if he already has someone new? Tang Qiqi's life is a tangled mess, leaving her anxious and speechless! She spends her days plotting how to give birth without being seen by Mr. Feng, but instead he corners her against a wall. “We divorced four months ago, and you've been pregnant for seven? Tell me, whose child is it!” 1.6kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    Wow, check out this recommendation from Ya Yi! I feel like it's killing me with its emotional intensity QAQ [crying][crying][crying] If you're reading Xu Huan's work, you can add it to your bookshelf! Friendly reminder: have tissues ready! [Crying][crying][crying] Recommended rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. 448 与 Walking with Cherished Memories 与惜行 Clear Breeze Yearns for the Bright Moon清风思明月Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Historical Fantasy, Adorable Family Favorite, Beast Speech, Pocket Dimension, Getting Revenge on Scum, Growing Stronger, Patriotism] Entirely written by hand, an original work with not a single AI-generated character. Any similarities are purely coincidental. A short drama adaptation is out now, so go check it out! The unlucky and penniless Li family finally has its only baby girl in a hundred years. From then on, their bad luck ends, and Grandpa is made a noble. The moment little Xibao is born 9.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    Tired of angst? Try something less! This one features a beloved family, adorable babies, mythical beasts, a spatial dimension, animal language, no toxic elements, and a story of revenge. It's a great read.

49. 449 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Ran Into My First Love, Who Fled from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 离婚当天，意外撞见逃婚五年的初恋情人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Accidentally Run Into the First Love Who Ran Away from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 462Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 我 Will I Still Be Waiting for You on Your Birthday? 我还会等到你的生日吗 Master of the BE Aesthetic掌管BE美学6k WordsCompleted Will I Still Be Waiting for You on Your Birthday? 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My child's first self-written angst novel, only 7 minutes long, please take a look if you're kind enough.

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