Angsty Short Stories That’ll Leave You Sobbing at Midnight 虐的，短文，半夜哭死的那种

1. 751 他 He Must Have Found His Way Into Happiness 他定是，投入了幸福怀抱 West Tower, One Love西楼伊恋6k WordsCompleted He must have thrown himself into the arms of happiness. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 752 百 A Hundred Laments of Heartbreak 百阙虐心辞 Mingming Six冥冥六Urban291k WordsOngoing The regrets of this world can, for the most part, be traced to their roots. A hundred sad ballads, a hundred regrets, a hundred things beyond our reach. All the heart-wrenching affairs of the mortal world are committed to paper. Loving the wrong person, taking the wrong path, speaking too soon, falling in love too late, failing to turn back when we should, and failing to let go when we should. I gathered the regrets hidden among ordinary people and wrote them into a hundred stories. Each balla 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This made me feel so sad; I can't believe every story is so heart-wrenching.

3. 753 要 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾6k WordsCompleted If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so heart-wrenching! I recommend this short story; you can add it to your bookshelf and read it later when you have time.

4. 754 你 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 504Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 755 他 His Little Sweet Pomelo 他的小甜柚 Always Happy常乐Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted Original title: His Sweet Pomelo [Transmigration+27-year age gap+secret crush+long-planned romance+both virgins+brooding, obsessive hero who has been to prison+sweet, innocent heroine+Fujian customs+from school uniforms to wedding dresses] In a nutshell: She transmigrates back to her parents’ student days and falls in love with her dad’s sworn enemy. Left You inexplicably transmigrates back to the year 2000, and the moment she appears, Tang Li, who became a young mother without even having to go 233Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Similar to "Back to When My Dad Was a School Heartthrob," this novel tells the story of a protagonist who travels back to the time when his parents were in school and falls in love with his father's arch-nemesis.

6. 756 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]

7. 757 他 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingMarriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted His love is tender as steel. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 758 爱 Love, Beyond Control 爱，无法克制 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King13k WordsCompleted Love, Beyond Control 66Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 759 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 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves
10. 760 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
11. 761 替 After Years as a Substitute, I Entered the Entertainment Industry Under a New Secret Identity 替身多年，转身进娱乐圈换马甲 Shun Yue顺玥Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted [Entertainment Industry + Stand-In + Bad Ending + Groveling Redemption] The heroine, Mu Luo, suffers from congenital thrombocytopenia. After an accident leaves her with a fever and amnesia, she forgets her boyfriend, Qian Yeyu. To conceal Qian Yeyu’s death, the hero, Mo Cheng, his cousin, steps in and takes his place. Later, Mu Luo’s illness takes her life. Unable to accept her death, Mo Cheng jumps from a building and leaves the world alongside her. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead dies of illness, the male lead jumps off a building, and the main theme is that no protagonist can survive.

12. 762 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
13. 763 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves

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    He died in the year he loved most. [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

14. 764 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
15. 765 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
16. 766 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
17. 767 藏 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 Jian Qingzi见清子Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 541Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, I almost cried myself to sleep in bed in the middle of the night. I even lost ten pounds after watching it! [Crying][crying]

18. 768 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
19. 769 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
20. 770 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
21. 771 他 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 968Reads9.3Score188Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking! I'm someone who cries easily, but I finished the first book in the middle of the night and cried so much my blanket was soaked. I highly recommend reading the first book first, then the second one – it feels like a journey through past lives.

22. 772 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 62Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 773 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 251Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended short angst stories

24. 774 用 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 I, the Emperor, Don't Like Sweet Potatoes朕不爱吃番薯Two Male Leads27k WordsCompleted He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 772Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Is this it? It's really heart-wrenching.

25. 775 北 Fifty Degrees North 北纬五十度灰 Here's a Chestnut举个栗子子子Two Female Leads100k WordsCompleted The rating will gradually rise Come on! A little angst is good for the soul! [Wicked, genius hacker x gentle fugitive older sister] [Dark aesthetic • Not a wish-fulfillment story • Challenging read • Cyberpunk] Rule one: Don’t save strangers of unknown origin. Rule two: Especially don’t save a genius hacker who treats killing as art. Zhuang Qinghong broke every rule and saved Sephis. Now Sephis has taken control of Zhuang Qinghong’s isolated refuge and given her two choices: Become her next “wor 18Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The story featuring two female protagonists is complete, 90,000 words long, and has a tragic ending.

26. 776 未 Words Never Spoken 未曾宣之于口 Rain of Sorrow on the Balcony阳台殇雨10k WordsCompleted What Was Never Spoken Aloud 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a angst story 😢

27. 777 第 The First Spring 第一个春天 Spring Plane Tree悬铃木春Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted Also known as "Xiaoyu’s Tattoo" [Double redemption × love that grows over time × angsty campus romance × ensemble cast] (Content warning: There is a BL secondary couple. They have no romantic scenes in the main story, but do have a separate bonus chapter. Please read with care if that bothers you! No regrets if you give it a try!] A well-rounded, atypical academic prodigy × a clear-headed, strong, justice-minded top student A boy with insomnia × a human sleeping pill * A transfer student arr 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title and cover; this is the author's first time writing, and they seem unsure about naming things. The synopsis says the pen name will be "Little Fish Tattoo." Here's the title: "A toast to our encounter." Lin Zhinan spoke first, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Yu Liang. "A toast to youth." "A toast to adolescence." "A toast to ideals." "A toast to the future." "A toast to every tomorrow we share." After speaking, Xu Yanzhi looked at Jiang Yu, who happened to look up. Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other. "Alright, then, may we all have a bright future!" Finally, the group shouted this in unison, then downed their drinks in one gulp, full of heroic spirit. [That's how young people grow up—their bones are shattered, and overnight, they grow back. It sounds simple, but for those involved, it's an excruciating, heart-wrenching experience.] The world is vast; some people say goodbye and never see each other again. Yet the world is also small; those destined to meet will eventually meet again, no matter how many times they wander. They say that rain after a long drought is one of life's four great joys. She felt that the first half of her life was like parched land, dry for decades. Only after meeting Jiang Yu did she gain new life, light, and timely rain. The youthful infatuation would eventually end with a grand confession. Only such an ending could be worthy of all the hardships and wanderings she had endured.

28. 778 出 After I Was Born, I Leaped Down Right in Front of Him 出生后，我从他面前一跃而下 Rain of Sorrow on the Balcony阳台殇雨14k WordsCompleted After I was born, I jumped down in front of him. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 779 机 Captain, You Want to Divorce Me for Your First Love 机长，为了初恋要和我离婚 Rain of Sorrow on the Balcony阳台殇雨10k WordsCompleted Captain, You Want to Divorce Me for Your First Love 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 780 王 Wang Haoyu, You Can Keep Hitting Me for Three More Days 王浩宇，你还能打我三天 North China Love Sage华北情圣Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wang Haoyu, you can still hit me for three more days 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heartbreaking short story where the female protagonist leaves in disappointment and lives alone.

31. 781 一 A Little Cloud 一片小云朵 Cangjin沧烬Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted [Sunny boy Xu Ji × sensitive, overthinking Qiao Tong] [Bad ending] When they first meet, midsummer sunlight falls across the boy’s clothes, and Xu Ji’s smile catches Qiao Tong completely off guard. Bit by bit, Xu Ji brings light to Qiao Tong’s dark world. After the college entrance exams, Xu Ji gathers the courage to reveal the secret he has kept in his heart for so long. “Qiao Tong, will you give me the chance to walk beside you?” “I like you.” Waves pound against the shore. Xu Ji’s words crash 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just 20,000 words, ten chapters

32. 782 痞 The Rake Who Couldn’t Be Tamed 痞夫难驯 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads413k WordsOngoing ★ A torture chamber in the name of love, a life-or-death game so cruel it makes your heart tremble ★ [Angst + melodrama + physical abuse + real and fake young masters + everyone gets a bad ending] Three years ago, Gong Mingyou was forced to marry Shen Zhiyu. Everyone said Shen Zhiyu had schemed to make that night happen. Once the rumor spread, Shen Zhiyu’s reputation was ruined. The Lin family’s stock, the company owned by Shen Zhiyu’s biological parents, plummeted. To save their company, Shen Z 1.5kReads7.1Score366Shelves
33. 783 他 His Little Fool Doesn't Cry Anymore 他的小傻子不爱哭了 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [BL + both pure + angst + just rated] In a corner of Shengying Noble High School, there was always a figure named Su Nian. As the illegitimate son the Su family kept hidden from the world, he had suffered a childhood accident that left him with a brain injury. He was always half a beat slower than everyone else, and his clear eyes were often filled with timid confusion. When classmates mocked and shoved him, all he could do was tear up, like a little beast nobody wanted. In the hallway, Su Nian 9.2kReads9.3Score692Shelves
34. 784 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 996Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My liver hurts from all the abuse.

35. 785 雪 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 786 未 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 787 恋 After Four Years Together, She Rejected My Proposal. On Our Wedding Day, Her Whole Family Begged Me Not to Marry Her 恋爱四年求婚被拒，婚礼当天她全家跪求我别娶 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted After four years together, she turned down his proposal. On their wedding day, her entire family knelt and begged me not to marry her. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 788 跟 After I Divorced Her, My Ex-Wife Went Crazy with Regret 跟我离婚后，前妻后悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted After Divorcing Me, My Ex-Wife Went Crazy with Regret 484Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 789 夫 The Third Year After My Husband Left 夫君走后第三年 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted [A memoir of her late husband + an amnesia plot + a playful, straightforward heroine pretending to be silly VS a devoted, easily flustered young gentleman] Thinking of you, I pray you’re safe * I beg you to forget the past Everyone says Pei Qingwei was deeply in love with Qi Wangchu. She observed three years of mourning for him, and still stayed with the Qi family instead of remarrying. Of course, Pei Qingwei wasn’t truly heartbroken over Qi Wangchu. She simply couldn’t bear to part with the vas 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This heart-wrenching story, seemingly ending happily, might actually be a dying dream of the female protagonist.

40. 790 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.8kReads8.9Score342Shelves

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    This was pretty heartbreaking. I watched it late at night, curled up in bed, and lost two pounds afterward.

41. 791 我 I Was the Perfect Wife and Never Refused My Husband, Until I Found That Bracelet 我是完美妻子，从不拒绝丈夫，直到发现那条手链 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted I Was the Perfect Wife and Never Refused My Husband, Until I Found That Bracelet 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Night after night, I yearn for you as the night deepens; the bright moon shines sadly on my balustrade, and I think of you, my brocade quilt grows cold.

42. 792 亲 The Paternity Test Says 99.99%, but There’s No Way That Boy Is Mine 《亲子鉴定99.99%，但儿子绝不可能是我的》 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Paternity Test Says 99.99%, But There's No Way the Boy Is Mine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Super engaging short stories, wonderful little essays, and delightful short tales.

43. 793 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
44. 794 燃 Our Gas Bill Skyrocketed, and My Wife Was Hiding a Man at Home 燃气费暴增，老婆在家里藏着一个男人 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠13k WordsCompleted Our Gas Bill Soared, and My Wife Was Hiding a Man at Home 481Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 795 婚 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Forced Me to Take the Blame for His Sister. Three Months Later, He Went Insane 《婚礼前夜，未婚夫逼我替妹妹顶罪，三个月后他疯了》 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠7k WordsCompleted The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Forced Me to Take the Blame for My Sister. Three Months Later, He Went Mad 508Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 796 我 My Youth, Your Stories 我的青春，你们的故事 Chunin of the Hundredfold Refining Tower百炼塔的中忍Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted A collection of several stories that will make your heart ache for the characters’ helplessness and despair. Time is the gentlest executioner. It takes away the ardor of youth, but leaves stories etched in wrinkles, so that every aging pupil holds a starry sky. The stories aren’t long, but they belong to our youth. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Each chapter tells a different story. Concise and to the point. I wonder what the author went through to write so many heart-wrenching stories.

47. 797 我 Before My Mom Jumped, She Looked at Me One Last Time on the Security Camera 我妈跳楼前，在监控里看了我最后一眼 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠9k WordsCompleted Before My Mom Jumped to Her Death, She Gave Me One Last Look on the Security Camera 344Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 798 他 He Kissed Her Tears and Ankles, but Never Got to Kiss Her for the Rest of Their Lives 他亲过她的眼泪和脚踝，却没能亲到她的余生 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted He kissed her tears and her ankles, but never got to kiss the rest of her life away. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 799 我 The Top-Tier Star I Raised Sent Me to Prison with His Own Hands 我养大的顶流弟弟，亲手把我送进监狱 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠17k WordsCompleted The Top-Tier Star I Raised Sent Me to Prison with His Own Hands 374Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 800 备 While We Were Trying for a Baby, My Husband Bought Special Protection 备孕期间，丈夫却买了特殊的防护用品 Fish, Cat, Mouse鱼猫鼠10k WordsCompleted While We Were Trying for a Baby, My Husband Bought Special Protection 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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