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

1. 351 老 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The plot is fast-paced, packed with laughs, and it's super entertaining.

2. 352 结 After Two Years of Marriage, I Grew Cold, and the Prince Went Mad 结婚两年，我冷淡后，王爷疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After Two Years of Marriage, I Grew Cold, and the Prince Went Mad 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 本 I Planned to Stage a Broken-Engagement Scene, but He Took Me for Everything I Had 本想演一出退婚戏，反被他吃干抹净 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Only Meant to Stage a Broken Engagement, but He Took Me Completely 249Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 弹 The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Ripped Off His Bathrobe 弹幕劝我别碰男主，我反手扯掉他浴袍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Tore Off His Bathrobe Instead 853Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 快 Quick Transmigration: Villainous Boss, Stop Tormenting Me 快穿之反派大佬别虐我 Mountain Has Longing山有慕Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted Xu Chuling was a girl whose life was plagued by misfortune. After dying suddenly, she was chosen by the System to complete missions and collect evil points, embarking on a quick transmigration journey. In world after world, she matched wits with powerful villains, eventually making them love and hate her so much that they were even willing to give everything up for her. Meanwhile, she racked up evil points and found sweet romance in every world. 471Reads—Score—Shelves

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   On the day I got divorced at 22, my 42-year-old married boss finally dropped his pretense. Everyone in the company feared him like a tiger, but he knelt down and let me slap him, then handed me a set of La Mer products. He said, "A Ferrari is still a Ferrari even when it's old. You deserve the best."

6. 356 和 Three Months After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Came Back Wearing a Mask to Capture Me 和离三个月，前夫又戴着面具来抓我了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Three Months After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Came Back Wearing a Mask to Capture Me Again 155Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 重 Reborn and Rejecting the Marriage, I Left the Scumbag and His Cousin Red-Faced 重生拒婚，我把渣男和他表妹的脸打肿了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn and Refusing the Marriage, I Beat My Jerk Ex and His Cousin Black and Blue 223Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 村 The Family in That House in the Village 村里那户人家 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted The Family in the Village 19Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 同 The Person I Lived With for Six Months Became Someone Else’s Bride 同居半年的人，成了别人的新娘 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The man she'd lived with for six months became someone else's groom 143Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 作 I Suddenly Stopped Being So Difficult, and My Movie Star Husband Went Crazy Instead 作精的我忽然不作了，影帝老公反而疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I suddenly stopped being so demanding, and my movie-star husband went crazy instead. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 30.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    To be honest, I didn't skip a single chapter in any of these books. This is the only novel I read without skipping any chapters, and it's really good! (*O")o I recommend you check it out!

12. 362 表 Cousin, I Need Your Help to Restore My Kingdom 表妹，我需要你助我复国 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted [Synopsis] Reborn as Murong Fu, he’ll find a different way to fulfill his ancestral instructions in this life. A chivalrous reputation? He wants it. A peerlessly beautiful woman? He wants her, too. But that impossible dream of restoring his kingdom… why can’t he change it? Starting with his cousin Wang Yuyan, he takes in A Zhu and A Bi and gathers every beauty in the martial world, turning Swallow Dock into both his refuge of romance and the foundation of his bloodline. The Northern Darkness Div 2.1kReads—Score154Shelves
13. 363 心 His Inner Thoughts Turn to Sweet Talk, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endures Nightly Until He's Internally Injured 心声变情话，冷面权臣夜夜忍到内伤 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Her Inner Thoughts Turned into Love Confessions, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endured Night After Night Until He Nearly Broke 9Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves

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    This kind of angst-filled novel seems to be more common in female-oriented fiction, which is why I don't read many of them. The most angst-filled one I've ever read is this one; from chapter 300 onwards, it's all angst-filled. I've hardly read any short stories either. The only short stories I can recall are physical books, like Zhang Jiajia's "Passing By Your World" and "There's a Small Shop by the Clouds," or other romance magazines and collections of short stories.

15. 365 从 From Now On, I'll Stand Up for Her 从今以后，我给她撑腰 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted From Now On, I’ll Stand Up for Her 3Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 祖 The Ancestors Are Watching 祖宗有眼 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted Our Ancestors Are Watching 6Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 1kReads8.4Score338Shelves

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    I'm usually pretty easily moved to tears by these three books; reading angst only makes me feel bad, but these three made me genuinely cry 😭 I don't remember them all, and I'm too scared to read them again. The second and last books are relatively short.

18. 368 林 The Woods Are Too Deep to See the Deer, and Love Spreads When Imagination Runs Wild 林深不见鹿，爱在臆想蔓延时 Lan Qi兰祁Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted [Sweet at first, then heartbreaking x angsty school romance x fantasy romance x making up for regrets...] [Devoted Mr. Lin vs. sweet, self-conscious Miss Bai] On every quiet night, Longing grows wildly like a vine, winding around my heart. Like a sealed spell, It has never been spoken aloud to the world. Whenever leaves drift down, Whenever snowflakes fall, That surging emotion Rises wildly within me. I would use every bit of warmth in the world to shield you from the cold of fate. I would se 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He's cried himself numb! His girlfriend died years ago, and he lives by fantasizing about his wife. Can twenty-seven old photos rewrite his fate?

19. 369 她 The Three Years She Raised Me 她养我的那三年 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted The Three Years She Raised Me 677Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 370 他 I’m All He Has 他的全部家当，是我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted All he owns in the world is me 6Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 清 My Aloof Roommate Gets Drunk and Begs for a Hug! The Ferocious Dog Can’t Hide His Grin 清冷室友醉酒求抱！恶犬他爽翘嘴 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Enemies-to-Lovers + A Straight Guy Winning Himself Over + Livestreaming] [Cool, Self-Destructive, Depressed Beauty with a Tragic Past × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Rebellious Rich Kid; Healing Sweet Romance, 1v1] Everyone at A University knew Wen Ling was an untouchable beauty, with cool silver hair and a face as cold and flawless as ice and jade. Even when he smiled, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes. In truth, he was falling apart. His younger sister died in a c 14.1kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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    Just you wait and see 😄😄

22. 372 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 15.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
23. 373 律 My Lawyer Wife Cheated with Her Scholarship Student. After Divorcing Me, She Regretted It 律师妻子出轨资助生，与我离婚后，她却后悔了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机10k WordsCompleted My Lawyer Wife Cheated with Her Sponsored Student and Divorced Me, but Now She Regrets It 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Popular, highly-rated short story online: The Husband-Chasing-to-the-Husband Crematorium

24. 374 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 824Reads8.6Score156Shelves

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    These two are so heart-wrenching, they'll leave you breathless. I cried every time I watched them.

25. 375 未 My Fiancée Planned to Marry Her Male Best Friend. After I Left, She Panicked 未婚妻要跟男闺蜜办婚礼，我走后，她却慌了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Is Marrying Her Male Best Friend. But After I Leave, She Panics 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 半 I Got a Late-Night Hotel Pickup, and the Passengers Were My Wife and Her Lover 半夜接到去酒店的代驾单，上车的竟是妻子和她的情夫 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机10k WordsCompleted I got a designated-driver job taking someone to a hotel in the middle of the night. The passengers turned out to be my wife and her lover 646Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 39.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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    You won't cry after watching it, but you'll have a "What the hell did I just watch?!" Feeling!! It's absolutely mind-blowing!

28. 378 妻 My Wife Said She Was Working Late, but I Saw Her on Her Senior's Social Media 妻子半夜出门加班，我却看见她出现在学长的朋友圈 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机12k WordsCompleted My wife left in the middle of the night, saying she had to work overtime, but I saw her in a senior's social media post 607Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 女 My Girlfriend Called Me a Beggar on My Birthday. After I Left, I Discovered It Was All an Act 女友在生日上说我是乞丐，我离开后，却发现她是在演戏 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机10k WordsCompleted My girlfriend called me a beggar at her birthday party. After I left, I discovered she had only been putting on an act 8.2kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 得 After Learning My Girlfriend No Longer Loved Me, I Decided to Give My Life for My Country 得知女友不再爱我后，我决定以身报国 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机8k WordsCompleted When I learned my girlfriend no longer loved me, I decided to give my life for my country 396Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 白 A Gentle Pup by Day, a Vicious Wolf by Night 白日暖犬，夜里恶狼 Sunshine in the South南方的艳阳Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, male lead has a deranged side that loves the heroine desperately and abjectly + redemption + confinement warning] Chen An was riding his bike home from school when he saw injustice and stepped in to help, rescuing Xu Jianxia from a gang of thugs who had cornered her on a street corner. But in the process, he accidentally stabbed someone. Three years later, he got out of prison, with no one there to claim him. Then she took him home. “Chen An, there's 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Under an old tree at Wuhan University, an iron box buried by Chen An before his departure was unearthed. A yellowed letter read: "If I don't die at 19, I want to hug Xu Jianxia in the cherry blossom rain." On the day he was pushed into the incinerator at the age of 19, Wuhan experienced its worst April snowfall in thirty years.

32. 382 得 When I Learned My Professor Fiancée Had Taken My Admission Letter, I Called Off the Wedding 得知当年是教授未婚妻取走录取通知后，我决定退婚了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机12k WordsCompleted When I learned that my professor fiancée had taken my admission letter back then, I decided to break off the engagement 2.2kReads—Score—Shelves
33. 383 未 After My Fiancée Went on a Trip to the Islands with Her Intern, I Decided to Let Her Go 未婚妻和实习生去海岛旅游后，我决定放手了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机9k WordsCompleted After my fiancée went on a trip to an island with her intern, I decided to let her go 259Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 渡 Guide Me into the Mortal World 渡我入凡尘 Always Croaking一直呱呱Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Powerful, high-ranking hero ➕ possessive second male lead ➕ insecure, devoted third male lead ➕ one heroine and three men ➕ romantic rivalry ➕ political intrigue ➕ faked death ➕ bad ending] Little white lotus Lu Fan: “I won't let down those who love me. But I won't forgive those who hurt and used me, either. I bore the children you wanted, but none of you will raise them yourselves! Xiao Yanchen, the child you helped ascend the throne is mine and Zhou Yuheng's. Xia Xiuyuan, the child you appoin 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I betrayed the person I loved since childhood, my beloved died in my arms, and I died in the arms of the person who loved me most!

35. 385 当 After I Reset Their Affection, My Two Childhood Friends Went Crazy 当我清空好感度后，两个青梅却疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机13k WordsCompleted After I reset their affection levels to zero, my two childhood friends went crazy 744Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 49.6kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves

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    Sweet Romance/Completed/Highly Rated Novel!! [Rebirth + 1v1, Both Pure and First-Times + Wife-Chasing Hell] In her past life, Su Jiani fell in love at first sight with the school heartthrob. She pursued him for years without success, eventually resorting to underhanded tactics to become his wife through her child. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost heart. Reborn before the college entrance exam, she no longer pestered him for help with her studies. She scored high marks and didn't apply to Tsinghua University, which he had guaranteed admission to. She stopped pursuing him. At a class reunion, he cornered her against a wall, his voice icy, "Avoiding me?"

37. 387 被 After Ten Years Haunted by a Vengeful Ghost, I Decided to Stop Waiting 被厉鬼缠身十年，我决定不等了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机8k WordsCompleted After Being Haunted by a Vengeful Ghost for Ten Years, I Decided to Stop Waiting 245Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 我 After I Left, All Four Heroines Went Insane 我离开后，四个女主全疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机13k WordsCompleted After I Left, All Four Heroines Went Crazy 200Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 妻 My Wife Cared for Her Benefactor and His Son. I Let Her Go, and Now She’s Regretting It Like Crazy 妻子替恩人照顾父子，我选择放手后，她却悔疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机12k WordsCompleted My Wife Took Care of Her Savior and His Son. I Let Her Go, but She Was Overcome with Regret 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 长 After the Princess Gave Herself to a False Benefactor, I Chose to Leave 长公主为假恩人以身相许后，我选择离开 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机Historical14k WordsCompleted After the Eldest Princess Gave Herself to a False Savior, I Chose to Leave 86Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 妻 After My Wife Took Up Yoga, I Discovered Her Secret 妻子学瑜伽后，我发现了她的秘密 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted After My Wife Took Up Yoga, I Discovered Her Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 动 The Female Shadow Guard Who Fell in Love 动了心的女暗卫 Grapes That Won't Blow Away吹不散的葡萄Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted The Female Shadow Guard Who Fell in Love 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's go with these three. They're short and agonizing, enough to make your liver hurt. Perfect for weight loss!!

43. 393 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.3kReads9.3Score798Shelves

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    Quick transmigration angst novel, each small world is short! Torture the male lead! Extremely torture the male lead! Small worlds have tragic endings! ① In order to be reborn, the female lead signs a contract with a system. As long as she transmigrates to various worlds, conquers the male leads, and becomes their white moonlight, she can be resurrected. However, the system doesn't tell her that the person she tormented but who is now gloomy and insane is actually an old acquaintance?! The female lead is starting to panic!

44. 394 病 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Xi Niu悉牛Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 123Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I'm easily moved to tears, and I cried for a long time after watching it. I'm still very upset.

45. 395 未 My Fiancée Went on a Month-Long Business Trip with Her Male Assistant, So I Let Her Go 未婚妻和男助理出差一个月，我选择放手 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Went on a Month-Long Business Trip with Her Male Assistant, So I Let Her Go 7.8kReads—Score121Shelves
46. 396 红 The Burning Embers of Beauty 红颜烬燃 Grapes That Won't Blow Away吹不散的葡萄Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted The Beauty's Ashes Burn 776Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.3kReads9.1Score491Shelves
48. 398 看 Look, It's Snowing 看，下雪了 Green Onion Goose大葱呆鹅Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted [Short tragic romance] [Fantasy romance] She knows everything, yet she is stronger than anyone. She’s afraid of being deceived, but doesn’t dare call anyone out. Her mind is full of you. It’s the only flaw she has in this life. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 我 I Took a Concubine for My Husband 我为夫君纳妾 Grapes That Won't Blow Away吹不散的葡萄19k WordsCompleted I Took a Concubine for My Husband 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 凤 My Phoenix Wife Slaughtered My Entire Clan for Her Childhood Sweetheart. After I Was Reborn and Fell to the Demonic Path, She Regretted It Like Crazy 凤凰妻子为竹马屠我全族，我重生入魔后，她却悔疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机9k WordsCompleted My phoenix wife slaughtered my entire clan for her childhood sweetheart. After I was reborn and fell into demonic cultivation, she regretted it so desperately that she went mad. 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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