Short, Heartbreaking, Niche Stories, 10–20 Chapters, Completed 短篇 虐文 小众（10~20已完结的）

1. 251 3 A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 37岁老男人的相亲笔记 Author Daiwa作者呆娃Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A 37-Year-Old Man's Dating Diary 10Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 假 On the Day of Our Fake Divorce, I Catch My Wife Playing a Flirty Game with Her Intern 假离婚当天，撞破老婆与实习生的吃瓜游戏 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On the day of their sham divorce, he caught his wife playing a flirty game with an intern. 8.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, complete, niche, obscure

3. 253 你 Your Childhood and Mine Were Actually the Same 你的童年，我的童年，其实都一样 Author Daiwa作者呆娃7k WordsCompleted Your childhood and my childhood were really just the same 11Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 撞 After I Discovered the Female CEO's Secret, She Had to Silence Me Like This 撞破女总裁的秘密后，她要这样封我口 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深14k WordsCompleted After she catches the female CEO's secret, this is how she plans to silence me 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 浮 A Life Exchanged: She Died, I Became Her, and I Lost Her Too 浮生换：她死了，我成为了她，也失去了她 Gui Li Gui Hua归里姽婳27k WordsCompleted Trading a Fleeting Life: She Died, I Became Her, and Lost Her Too 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 公 My In-Laws Transferred the Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Pulled Out His Peking Union Medical College Appointment Letter 公婆把祖传医馆过户给小叔子？老公反手掏出协和聘书 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My In-Laws Transferred Their Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Whipped Out a Job Offer from Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 我 After I Died, My Stepsister Put On My Red Dress 我死后，继姐穿上了我的红裙 Gui Li Gui Hua归里姽婳Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After I Died, My Stepsister Put On My Red Dress —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 回 After I Returned to My Mother's Side, Grandpa's Whole Family Went Crazy with Regret 回到妈妈身边后，爷爷全家悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted After Returning to His Mother's Side, His Grandfather's Entire Family Was Driven Mad with Regret 158Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 我 I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Building Branded Me a Murderer 我只是喂我儿子一口粥，却被整栋楼当成了凶手 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Apartment Building Took Me for a Murderer 233Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 姐 My Sister Crossed the River and Burned the Bridge? Reborn, My Jinxing Words No Longer Bring Good News, and My Bad Omens Come True 姐姐过河拆桥？重生后我的乌鸦嘴，报喜失灵，报忧成真 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted My sister burned the bridge after crossing it? Reborn, my jinxing tongue no longer makes good fortune come true, but my bad predictions do. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 外 The Outwardly Draining Heir to a Wealthy Family, I Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 外耗型人格豪门继承人，我专治各种不服 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted I'm an heir to a wealthy family with an externally focused personality. I specialize in dealing with all kinds of people who refuse to back down. 67Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 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
14. 264 嫡 My Half-Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager, So I Face-Slapped Her on the Spot and Made Her Burp Herself Into Humiliation 嫡姐偷我可乐配方献宝太后，我当场打脸让她嗝到社死 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted My Older Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager. I Made Her Eat Her Words on the Spot, Belching Until She Died of Embarrassment 54Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 善 The Mark of Kindness 善良的印记 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Mark of Kindness 18Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 妈 Mom Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Protect Her Adopted Son. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, and Now They're Regretting It Like Crazy 妈妈为保养弟推我顶缸，我考进纪检秉公执法他们悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Pushed Me Under the Bus to Protect My Adopted Brother. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, Leaving Them All Regretting It 52Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 妈 Mom Said I Was Going Nowhere and Handed the Company to Her Adopted Son. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 妈妈嫌我没出息把公司交给养弟，我反手让他们全家出局 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Thought I Was a Good-for-Nothing and Handed the Company to My Adopted Brother. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 48Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 270Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 偏 The Cast-Off Daughter of the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove My Genius for Architecture and Shock the World 偏院弃女不装了，我证神机掌营造惊天下 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Cast-Off Daughter from the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove the Divine Mechanism and Construction Arts, Shocking the World 29Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 313Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 姐 My Sister Gave Me a Deadly Jade Charm in Public, but She Didn't Know I Had a Soul-Calming Silver Bracelet 姐姐当众送我夺命福玉，可她不知我有镇魂银镯 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深10k WordsCompleted My Sister Presented Me with a Deadly Jade Charm in Front of Everyone, But She Didn't Know I Had a Soul-Guarding Silver Bracelet 25Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 当 She Read Her Ex's Message Aloud in Public, So I Gave Her a Divorce 当众念前任，我送她一场离婚 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted I Read My Ex’s Words Aloud in Public, Then Gave Her a Divorce 97Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 说 We Agreed I'd Sell Myself to Save My Mother, So Why Does My Benefactor Want a Title? 说好卖身救母，金主他怎么还要名分？ My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted We Agreed I’d Sell Myself to Save My Mom, So Why Does My Sugar Daddy Want to Make It Official? 221Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 路 Don't Pick Up Men on the Side of the Road, Unless He's a Clingy CEO at Night 路边的男人不要捡，除非他是夜里粘人的霸总 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted Don't pick up men you find on the roadside, unless he's a clingy CEO at night. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 师 After My Master Blamed Me for Her 800,000 Yuan Year-End Bonus, She Regretted It Like Crazy 师父把80万年终奖的黑锅甩给我后，她悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted After my master pinned the blame for an 800,000-yuan year-end bonus on me, she regretted it so much she went mad 51Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 老 My Husband Declared at Our Wedding That He Only Loved His White-Moonlight, So My Parrot and I Joined Forces to Ruin His Moment 老公在婚礼上宣布只爱白月光，我和鹦鹉联手拆他台 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted My Husband Announced at Our Wedding That He Only Loved His White-Moonlight. My Parrot and I Teamed Up to Ruin His Moment 129Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 凌 At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Father at the Wardrobe, but His Dad Had Been Dead for Five Years 凌晨两点，儿子对着衣柜喊爸爸，可他已死了五年 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Dad at the Wardrobe, But His Father Had Been Dead for Five Years 131Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.6kReads8.4Score153Shelves

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    New book just released. Short, angsty story. Heartbreaking from beginning to end! Gu Zhen Huai'an, a dream of Huai'an, a fleeting joy. A story of someone who uses another as a substitute, only to be relentlessly tormented! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

30. 280 藕 An Unbroken Bond 藕断丝连 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Tangled Affection 265Reads—Score108Shelves

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    My husband, Shen Yue, suffered amnesia in a car accident and doesn't remember me being pregnant. He only calls his beloved Li Zhizhi "wife." He and Li Zhizhi flaunt their affection in front of me and even threaten to divorce me to marry her. I signed the divorce papers as he wished and went to the hospital to have an abortion. Three months later, Shen Yue knocked on my door late at night. Staring at my flat stomach, he asked me in a daze, "Where's our child?" I laughed, "I've already divorced you, why would I keep the child and delay my remarriage?"

31. 281 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score168Shelves

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    These four books are really heart-wrenching. The first one seems a bit niche, but it's incredibly angsty. Highly recommended!

32. 282 月 When the Lone Shadow Fades Beneath the Moon 月下孤影消散时 Those Days of Time那时时光Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted The flowers bloomed, and you came. The flowers bloomed, so go now. … The flowers withered, and it’s my time to leave. The flowers withered, so don’t come again. … This flower never bloomed. This flower never faded. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these books. The first one really made me cry so much! [Crying][crying][crying] In the last period of her life, the female protagonist returned to the house she had lived in since childhood, sat on the swing in the yard, lost in thought, and slowly died amidst cries of pain.

33. 283 傅 I Am President Fu's Long-Dead Beloved 傅总死掉的白月光就是我 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted I Am Mr. Fu's Dead White Moonlight 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The aftereffects are too strong, it's so painful, what should I do?

34. 284 爱 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 A Lady一个娘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 177Reads6.7Score—Shelves
35. 285 重 Reborn, I Chose to Bring My Husband and Best Friend Together 重生后，我选择成全丈夫和闺蜜 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢7k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Chose to Let My Husband and Best Friend Be Together 49Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 替 After Serving Time for His Sister, I Refused to Marry Him 替他妹坐牢后，我不嫁了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After Serving Time in Prison for His Sister, I Won't Marry Him 125Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 丈 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose to Divorce Him 丈夫出轨后，我选择离婚 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Chose Divorce 51Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 为 I Lost My Chance to Become a Mother to Save Him, but He Had a Child with Someone Else 为了救他我失去当妈妈的机会，他却和别人有了孩子 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢10k WordsCompleted I lost my chance to become a mother to save him, but he had a child with someone else 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 救 I Saved Him from a Fire, but He Mistook Someone Else for His Savior 救他火场重伤，他却错认恩人 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior. 143Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 孩 The Day My Child Died, My Brother Kept Watch for the Killer 孩子去世那天，哥哥再给凶手放哨 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The day my child died, my brother was keeping watch for the murderer again. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 我 After I Died, They All Went Mad with Regret 我死后，他们全悔疯了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted After I Died, They All Regretted It 233Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 离 I Divorced My Husband to Set Him Free for His First Love, but He Refused 离婚成全丈夫和白月光，他却不干了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I divorced my husband to reunite him with his first love, but he refused to go along with it. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Died in Battle, and the Enemy Prince Forced Me to Bear His Child 竹马战死，敌国王爷逼我生子 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted [Female general + God of War prince + Powerful rivals + Imprisonment and torment + Angsty romance + Subjugation and counterattack + Revenge and corruption + Silver dragon awakening + Childbirth] “Chu Yuan, if you don’t kill me, one day I’ll kill you!” Jiang Li is a battle-hardened female general of Liang, but after her fiancé dies in battle, she becomes a prisoner of Chu Yuan, the enemy nation’s God of War. He breaks her proud spirit, shackles her hands and feet in iron chains, and even erases h 132Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 未 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 未婚夫失忆后，我不爱他了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 65Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 那 That Good-for-Nothing Is Me? Then I'll Wipe Them Out 那个窝囊废是我？灭了 He Quanguo何全国44k WordsCompleted That Useless Loser Is Me? Take It Down. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the style of Gu Long!

46. 296 嫁 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Turned My Life Around with My Archenemy's Child 嫁给竹马后，我靠死对头的孩子逆袭了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted After Marrying My Childhood Friend, I Turned My Life Around with My Nemesis's Child 43Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves

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    Short, angst-filled story. Completed.

48. 298 许 I Promise You a Lifetime of Longing 许你一生长相思 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance52k WordsCompleted Xu Nuannuan is mute. At eighteen, Mu Sibai brings her back from the countryside. Overnight, she goes from a country girl to the envy of every woman in the capital: Mrs. Mu. She is mute, and also a spare bone marrow donor Mu Sibai keeps for the woman he loves. Two years after arriving at the Mu family home, she finally understands that the man has given her nothing but coldness and cruelty. On a bitterly cold night, Xu Nuannuan takes a knife and, with tears of blood streaming down her face, plung 548Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    A short, angsty novel, about 50 chapters long, can be read in half an hour. It's incredibly angsty, both physically and emotionally. The male lead has a "white moonlight" (a romantic ideal woman), and the female lead suffers unrequited love, a love that is both humble and deeply etched in her heart.

49. 299 朕 My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 朕的后宫只想跑路，朕的臣子只想造反 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 740Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, it's entertaining and addictive!

50. 300 貌 The Beautiful, Unhinged Canary Captures the Abstinent CEO 貌美疯批金丝雀她诱捕禁欲总裁 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted To pay for her younger sister's surgery, Su Tiantian became the kept canary of Kyoto's most powerful young heir. She was sweet and sensible, knew how to charm him, and her eyes were always full of love whenever she looked at Lu Zize. She did her best to be the perfect partner by Lu Zize's standards. Lu Zize described Su Tiantian to others this way: “She's just a little bird I keep around. She's sensible enough, cries when I tell her to cry, laughs when I tell her to laugh. It's fun having her.” 19Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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