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

1. 201 天 Born Bad, She Charms the Sickly Genius Scholar 天生坏种撩到病娇学神后 Xi Yu戏榆Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted The mantis stalks the cicada, only to be devoured by the “cicada.” [One-on-one, both leads’ first relationship + campus romance + a rotten-to-the-core guy and a yandere + confinement and forced love (IMPORTANT: read only if you’re okay with this) + HE] Song Yi is rotten to the core. A sociopath fresh out of a psychiatric hospital, he’s always been happy to hurt others for his own gain. One day, a handsome, cold-faced guy shows up at the bar. As it happens, he’s the top student and academic geniu 19.2kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
2. 202 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 遇 Meeting Zhou Chennan Used Up All of Zhang Xun's Luck 遇见周辰南，花光了张荀所有运气 Ri Junjiang日均江8k WordsCompleted Meeting Zhou Chennan used up all of Zhang Xun's good luck. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm recommending a tragic ending novel, the kind that slowly but surely cuts to the bone. It's a refreshing, slow-paced angst story set in a military setting. [I'm so happy!] It's set in a seaside town, a summer encounter, an unavoidable separation, and a wedding that was never said... It's full of unresolved feelings, a bit like the sweltering heat after a summer downpour. Anyway, you might want to check it out! [I'm so happy!] (A deep bow from the author 🙇)

4. 204 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 39.1kReads9.5Score8kShelves
5. 205 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 满 Baby’s Breath 满天星 Twilight Bird暮乐鸟Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Shi Yin has a birthmark on her face and has felt inferior ever since childhood. She believes she’s destined to go through life without love, but she has a secret tucked away in her heart: she likes her senior, Lu Minghui. From her student days through graduation and into working life, this feeling has been a light in her heart. By a twist of fate, she and Lu Minghui become neighbors, and Shi Yin can’t help taking an interest in this unusual neighbor. Lu Minghui is handsome, charming, and has a b 4.3kReads9.4Score352Shelves

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   Yes, these are all quite short, and quite nice-looking.

7. 207 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 10.4kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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   These are all under 300,000 words, quite short. And they have a powerful aftertaste, the writing is excellent, and reading them was very enjoyable, except for the moments when I was moved to tears. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

8. 208 打 A Jungler Who Steals Mid Lane Minions Deserves to Be Kissed Until He Cries 打野爱吃中线，是要被亲哭的 Spicy Wangzi麻辣汪子Two Male Leads234k WordsCompleted [Esports + Game Streaming + ABO + Mutual Salvation] [Calculating, clingy green-tea Alpha who loves acting cute x Pure-hearted, gentle Omega] Ning Tingyu x Jiang Yuan - Jiang Yuan is a game streamer on Persimmon Live. He works hard at streaming, but another streamer always manages to outshine him. That streamer is a retired pro player, handsome and exceptionally skilled. He also likes chasing his teammates around, calling them "big brother" and begging them for the blue buff. Their fans are locke 76kReads9.4Score17.2kShelves
9. 209 短 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 Nian Taoxi念桃夕Ancient Romance84k WordsOngoing “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ancient Chinese romance novel with tragic elements, pure tragic beauty!

10. 210 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 撞 After Witnessing a Murder, I Was Imprisoned by the Killer 撞破命案现场后被杀手囚禁了 Shallow Gallery of Bone Relics骨遗廊浅Two Male Leads182k WordsCompleted [Unhinged top + coercion + two male leads + pure love + one-on-one romance + happy ending + groveling top chasing the bottom + amnesia + second chance at love] (At heart, this is a revenge story. If you can't stand the beginning, skip ahead to the forties, where the top gets arrested. It's very satisfying, and there are no more landmines later.) Ming Shi ✘ Lang Qian. Check my profile introduction for content warnings. Both are devoted to each other. Warning: Bottom fans, proceed with caution. Fo 520Reads—Score102Shelves
12. 212 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 渡 Chronicles of Crossing the Sea of Suffering 渡苦纪 Yinning音凝Modern Romance772k WordsOngoing A true-life autobiography, a firsthand account. Born deep in the mountains, raised by a single parent, with a lonely and difficult childhood. A widow and her six children, dropping out of school, sleeping in a pigsty. I left home at fourteen. At fifteen, I was tricked and nearly married off to a deaf-mute man of appalling character. After marriage, I raised two children while living with my twins in a rabbit hutch. I met a devil of an ex-husband and endured every kind of suffering over the cours 155Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It will definitely make you cry, it's worth watching, it's a true story.

14. 214 重 Reborn with Mind-Reading: Have You Always Been This Secretly Flirtatious? 重生读心之你一直都这么闷骚的吗 Taro Balls with Mung Bean Soup芋圆绿豆沙Two Male Leads401k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete) [Two male leads + two unhinged characters + sweet romance + reborn + mind-reading + 1v1 + devoted to each other + happy ending] In his previous life, he was a weak, foolish little thing. In this life, he's an unhinged, flirtatious, tsundere bottom. His top is a restrained, unhinged, devoted, fatherly, aloof type with a secret naughty side. In his previous life, after Shi Yuanman died, he became a ghost and witnessed Li Shiyuan sacrifice himself for love. Only then 15.2kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
15. 215 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 287Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 媚 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted 261Reads9.5Score—Shelves
17. 217 月 Moonlit Night, Conquest 月夜，征服 Long Wind Chasing Waves长风逐浪Urban387k WordsOngoing Lin Fan, a poor country boy from a mountain village, awakens an ancient medical inheritance by accident. From then on, his medical skills are divine, and his fate takes a turn for the better. By day, he's an unremarkable village doctor. But who could have guessed... 215Reads6.9Score118Shelves

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    The author's writing style is truly versatile! They can write gentle and healing slice-of-life scenes, tense and composed confrontations, and vibrant and lively ensemble pieces, switching between them seamlessly without any awkwardness. Do you prefer the author's slice-of-life writing or their grand, dramatic scenes?

18. 218 清 The Cool Beta Is Forced into Love by a Psycho Alpha 清冷Beta，被疯批A强制爱了 A Gentle Kiss from the Warm Breeze轻吻热风Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [ABO Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Healing + Younger Man + Forced Love] [Avoidant Beta Bottom × Possessive, Competing, and Unhinged Alpha Top] Everyone said it was such a shame that Jiang Yubai was a Beta. He was destined to be looked down on, destined to be the one abandoned in any relationship, and that was exactly what happened. Until he met Ji Yezhou. Ji Yezhou declared his love for him with burning, fierce passion. With someone suddenly barging into his life, Jiang Yubai only wanted to run. 43.8kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
19. 219 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 同 One Body 同体 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted He is her from another world. They share a twin life: if she dies, he dies. This is a story about falling in love with “yourself.” “How do you want to die?” “I want us to die together...” —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 221 差 Three Years Apart 差三岁 Luo Says Again罗再说Two Male Leads181k WordsCompleted [The original novel of the radio drama of the same name, starring Hu Liangwei and Jiang Qiu!] [Flashy, unstoppable, wolfish underachiever Xing Cheng VS cool, aloof, secretly passionate top student Ning Xi, who knows how to put every troublemaker in their place] [Modern setting + two male leads + premium novel + equally matched leads + youth + healing + campus + coming of age + dreams] This is a coming-of-age school story about the old and new captains of Shizhong High’s basketball team workin 1.5kReads9.5Score326Shelves

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    All of these are tragic love stories, and they all have very high ratings. Don't cry while reading this at night, I'll be a puppy o(╥╥)o

22. 222 傻 The Foolish Boy Makes a Comeback, Shocking the Whole Village 傻小子逆袭，全村都惊了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Urban710k WordsOngoing Down-on-his-luck college student Ye Tian was beaten into an idiot after doing the right thing and sent back to his rural hometown, where he stayed with Li Tianbao. The village was full of gossip, and Wang Cuihua complained day after day. In their desperation, Li Tianbao turned his attention to his idiot cousin. He might be simple-minded, but he had once been a top student at a medical university, stood six feet one, and was handsome to boot. What they didn't know was that a mysterious jade pend 9.3kReads6.9Score705Shelves
23. 223 忆 Memories of Xiangnan 忆湘南 a Corala珊瑚Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted The wind stopped, and her life ended here forever. Yes, she died in his arms. Did he have regrets? He did. He hadn’t had the chance to build a life with her. The love of youth is pure and something to long for. Before he met her, he didn’t know what it felt like to love someone. Only after falling in love with her did he discover that love could hurt too... 360Reads6.2Score101Shelves

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    Every single one of them is the kind that's heartbreakingly painful.

24. 224 宝 Baby, You’re a Little Cake 宝宝你是小蛋糕 He Shan Jiang Yue禾山江月Two Male Leads284k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Both pure] [1v1] [ABO] [Has a baby] [Healing] [Airhead vs. Pretentious Tough Guy] Wen Tong's heat hit without warning. As his consciousness grew hazy, an Alpha barged into his home. His pheromones smelled sweet, like melon mixed with cream. The man's hands were scorching, his voice low: "Baby, don't be scared. I'll take care of you." After one night, Wen Tong was temporarily marked. The next day, his mother dragged him off to a blind date. The Alpha sitting across from him was 3.4kReads8.2Score730Shelves
25. 225 巷 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 几 A Few Dreams of the Soul 几回魂梦 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted “You want me to save her?” “Yes.” “Even if it costs me my life?” “Even if it costs you your life.” 21Reads8.5Score—Shelves
27. 227 废 I Find Treasures at the Junkyard, and One Glance Tells Me Their Past and Future 废品站捡宝，我一眼断古今 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban32k WordsCompleted I Find Treasures at the Scrap Yard, and Can Tell an Antique's Age at a Glance 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 228 山 The Mountain Village's Peaches Are Ripe 山村蜜桃熟了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我大火Rural Life503k WordsOngoing Village simpleton Li Ming is taken in for eight years, enduring nothing but contempt. By chance, he gains the ancient legacy of Shennong, and from then on his medical skills reach the heavens and his cultivation advances by leaps and bounds. When his mind clears, he discovers the feelings others have secretly harbored for him all these years, as well as the secret buried by the village chief. See how Li Ming uses his miraculous medical skills and cultivation techniques to carve out a path to a c 9.9kReads6.3Score644Shelves
29. 229 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 142Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 纯 Why Does This Pure-Hearted Miaojiang Boy Like Forcing People Into Love? 纯情苗疆少年怎么喜欢搞强制爱啊 Yunnan Zheng云南峥Two Male Leads503k WordsOngoing [Gentle and Good-Natured on the Outside, Obsessive and Unhinged on the Inside · Miaojiang Gu Master · Seme]× [Rich and Handsome · Thoroughly Manipulated · Straight City Guy · Uke] [Two Male Leads · Modern · Miaojiang · Unhinged Love Interest · Sweet Romance · Healing] Lin Zhao got lost and wandered into a stilt house to ask for a place to stay. The boy who opened the door was beautiful and sweet-tempered, and could make a pot of mushroom soup so delicious it practically melted on your tongue. Hi 17kReads7.4Score4.4kShelves
31. 231 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 驭 The Blue Whisper 驭鲛记（恰似故人归原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted Starring Dilraba Dilmurat! The complete, unabridged version! The original novel behind the screen adaptation, The Blue Whisper Ji Yunhe, the top demon tamer of the Demon Taming Valley, develops a love that transcends species with the merman Changyi amid a power struggle with Princess Shunde. Bound by misunderstandings and deep affection, the two torment one another. As Princess Shunde becomes unstoppable and chaos engulfs the land, where will Ji Yunhe, a half-demon at the end of her strength, go 434Reads9.4Score101Shelves
33. 233 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 千 The Heiress Returns to Her Family 千金回归一家亲 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩33k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns, Reuniting the Family 19Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 18Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 惊EN Shocking! Forced to Follow the Plot as an Extra at an Elite Academy 惊！贵族学院当路人甲被迫走剧情 Slurping Noodles at Midnight半夜嗦粉Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Harem Magnet + F4 Love Triangle] Jimo transmigrated into a book, becoming an ordinary person in a melodramatic, Mary Sue school romance set among the wealthy. To keep the plot on track and finish his mission, Jimo diligently played the part of a perfectly ordinary background character. So when the delicate, sweet male protagonist was bullied, Jimo sneaked in to rescue him. When the sweet boy showed off his body on social media, Jimo reported the post 15.4kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
38. 238 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 沃 Gold Grows from Fertile Soil: He Returns to the Countryside 沃土生金：禾归乡野 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩12k WordsCompleted Golden Harvests from Fertile Soil: Grain Returns to the Countryside 25Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 万 The Ultimate Heartthrob 万人迷top Reject Pure Water拒清水Two Male Leads198k WordsCompleted [Print edition contracted] [Transmigrates into a book + Warmhearted, straightforward, handsome bottom x Sick, deranged, S-rank gorgeous top + Custom ABO setting + Coercive romance + Everyone’s darling + Over-the-top melodrama + Tense romantic push and pull] Jiang Chaoyang suddenly became self-aware and discovered that he was actually a character in a novel. In the real world, there was no such thing as ABO genders! Just then, the protagonist arrived in this world with a System. To come back to 33.2kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
41. 241 穿 I Transmigrated into the Story as a Deposed Empress, and I'm Done Playing Along with the Emperor 穿越成废后，我不陪皇帝玩了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated Into the Body of a Deposed Empress, and I'm Done Playing Along with the Emperor 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 甜 Sweet and Sensual! The Aloof God of the Main System Knows How to Flirt, Comfort, and Act Cute 甜欲！冷舔主神他会撩会哄会撒娇 Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition published under contract] [Comic adaptation now available] [Quick transmigration, two male leads, satisfying and sweet] [Both powerful and devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance] Si Jin, Heaven's No. 001 prisoner, is sentenced to live through all kinds of tragic lives across three thousand worlds because his sin score is far too high. The supervising System trembles with fear: “Please behave, boss. Follow the plot properly, or the main System will punish you...” Si Jin wiggles a finger an 44.6kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
43. 243 记 Remember, Beneath the Blossoms That Year 记得，那年花下 He Liu詥珋Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted It was a sunny afternoon, like a gentle stream softly brushing against my face. I was lost in the bliss of the moment... Then, for the second time in my life, I met a man who made my heart flutter... Ever since that meeting, his face had been etched into my heart... The story takes place in a city called Huawan. Song Siyi meets Liu Yanping in a car accident. He is a successful businessman and entrepreneur, one of Huawan's most respected figures, with a status far beyond hers, and he has made gr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery645k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 49Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 1 The 188 Club’s Apex Predator 188男团顶级掠食者 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads385k WordsCompleted An Alpha CEO top × a Grade B Omega engineer bottom A marriage contract: each gets what they need. A true apex predator takes the best resources for survival and hunts the most elite prey. Qu Moyu, Alpha. Pheromones: black ebony. Shen Dai, Omega. Pheromones: night-blooming cereus. 8.9kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
46. 246 如 If You Had Only Six Days to Live, How Would You Love? 如果生命只剩六天，你会怎样去爱？ Suo'er's Aunt琑儿的姨姨8k WordsCompleted If you had only six days left to live, how would you love? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all super short, angst-filled novels, the kind you can finish in ten minutes.

47. 247 镇 Red Bridal Robes of the Northern Garrison: The Female General Goes on a Killing Spree 镇北红妆：女将军她杀疯了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted Red Bridal Finery in the Northern Frontier: The Female General Goes on a Killing Spree 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 85.3kReads9.4Score15.8kShelves
49. 249 迟 Love Came Too Late... 迟来的爱... Suo'er's Aunt琑儿的姨姨6k WordsCompleted Love That Came Too Late... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 孤 Secret Letter on a Deserted Island: The Infiltrator 孤岛密信，潜伏者 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted Secret Message on a Lonely Island: The Infiltrator 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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