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

1. 1251 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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   I personally think it looks good.

2. 1252 红 Red Candle Embers: The Three Plum Blossoms Offering 《红烛烬·三梅祭》 Shi Qian and Mountain Moon时迁与山月Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted The Red Candle Burns Out: Sacrifice to the Three Plums —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These stories are quite heart-wrenching.

3. 1253 盲 Falling in Love with My Family's Murderer After Going Blind 盲眼后爱上灭门仇人 Shi Qian and Mountain Moon时迁与山月9k WordsCompleted Falling in Love with the Enemy Who Destroyed My Family After Going Blind —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1254 别 Don't Look at Her Through Me 别透过我，看她 Shi Qian and Mountain Moon时迁与山月9k WordsCompleted Don't Look at Her Through Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1255 替 The Stand-In's Identity Is Exposed, and the CEO Is Filled with Regret 替身身份曝光，总裁悔恨不已 Shi Qian and Mountain Moon时迁与山月Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted The CEO Regrets It Deeply After My Stand-In Identity Is Exposed —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1256 糖 Candy with a Tangy Bite 糖果偏酸 Luo Zhi落之Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete.) The domineering, impossibly cool school bully vs. the beautiful, strong-willed, wounded little bookworm. School life, healing, and mutual secret crushes. Chutang was being bullied at school. The day she met Jihuai was the start of autumn. She was sixteen that year. Jihuai saved her, perhaps because he felt sorry for her. “You don't need to stick your nose into my business.” “Hey, I'm the one who helped you.” Desperate for a meal, Chutang shamelessly followed Jihu 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is really too heartbreaking.

7. 1257 宝 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, angsty story; the male lead is heartless, and the female lead suffers terribly.

8. 1258 蒲 Dandelion Lyrics 蒲公英的抒情诗 A Snow Pomelo一只雪柚11k WordsCompleted A Dandelion's Lyric —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look at mine, isn't it good? [Crying][crying][crying] The beginning might be okay, but the ending is really heartbreaking.

9. 1259 十 The Ten Deadly Sins 十宗罪 Midnight午夜的零点17k WordsCompleted The Ten Deadly Sins 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 1260 悲 A Tragic Woman 悲情女人 Wishing Only to Smile at the Morning Flowers只愿朝花笑Urban154k WordsCompleted In a secluded corner of the river of time lived a group of women, like flowers swaying in wind and rain. Cruelly battered by fate, their petals scattered and their lives faded away. Their lives were like a mournful song, every note pulsing with hardship, every passage recounting endless sorrow. Let us enter their world, listen to the sighs sealed away by time, feel the pain soaked in tears, and bear witness to their suffering and resilience in the face of tragic fates. 2.2kReads8.9Score185Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, it brought me to tears!!!

11. 1261 杳 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Dreaming Night Owl夜猫梦梦Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 319Reads—Score125Shelves

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    It's so touching!

12. 1262 儿 My Son Called Me Old-Fashioned, So I Kicked His Whole Family Out of My House 儿子嫌我土，我反手让他一家滚出我的房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Son Says I'm Unsophisticated, So I Turn Around and Kick His Whole Family Out of My House 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's tough at first, but exhilarating afterwards!

13. 1263 顶 The Top-Tier Star Doesn't Recognize Me After I Turn Human 顶流他认不出变成人的我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The top-tier star doesn’t recognize me when I turn into a human 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1264 我 After the CEO and I Swapped Bodies 我和霸总互换身体后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭26k WordsCompleted After My CEO Rival and I Swapped Bodies 15Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1265 高 What Should I Do When My Handsome, Rich Boss Shows Up at My House Wanting to Become a Live-In Son-in-Law? 高富帅老板追到我家要当上门女婿怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted What should I do when my rich, handsome boss shows up at my house, determined to marry into my family? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1266 我 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet They Want Me to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 我请假缺席，却要平摊3100元团建费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet I’m Expected to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 26Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1267 颁 After the Awards, My Rival, the Movie Star, Asked Me to Get a Marriage License 颁奖礼后，宿敌影帝叫我去领证 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted After the Awards Ceremony, My Nemesis, the Best Actor, Asked Me to Get a Marriage License 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1268 如 How to “Kidnap” an Ice-Cold Dreamboat with a Cup of Milk Tea 如何用一杯奶茶，“绑架”禁欲系男神？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted How Do You “Kidnap” an Abstinent Heartthrob with a Cup of Milk Tea? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1269 第 The Third-Encounter Rule 第三次偶遇法则 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Rule of the Third Chance Encounter —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1270 顶 The Top-Tier Movie Star Is Kneeling on the Washboard 顶流影帝他跪搓衣板了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Top-Tier Star Best Actor Got Down on His Knees to Scrub the Floor 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1271 昼 Jade by Day, Heng by Night 昼如玉，夜如珩 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Jade by Day, Heng by Night 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1272 卷 The Wicked Woman Who Ran Off with the Money and a Baby on the Way 卷款带球跑的坏女人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted The Wicked Woman Who Ran Off with the Money and a Baby on the Way —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1273 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 1274 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
25. 1275 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 12.6kReads—Score101Shelves
26. 1276 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1277 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 1278 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.3kReads—Score100Shelves
29. 1279 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 1280 我 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 Jin Xi Is He Xi金兮是何夕6k WordsCompleted I forgot you, and let myself move on. 655Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What exactly constitutes abuse? It's not hysteria, not mutual torment, but rather the body's automatic protective mechanism kicking in after unrequited love—forgetting the other person...

31. 1281 怎 How Could I Not Have Regrets? 怎能不遗憾呢？ Tu Zhi Loves Meat兔栀爱吃肉肉27k WordsCompleted How could I not regret it? 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels that will make you cry

32. 1282 他 He Walked Toward Me Against the Light 他踏着逆光向我走来 Tu Zhi Loves Meat兔栀爱吃肉肉81k WordsCompleted He Walked Toward Me Against the Light —Reads—Score—Shelves

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