Devastatingly Tragic, Short, and Heart-Wrenching 特虐，短篇，撕心裂肺

1. 101 魂 Lost in a Trance 魂不守舍 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Mystery19k WordsCompleted Distraught 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, angsty story; those with fragile hearts should proceed with caution.

2. 102 简 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 147Reads—Score—Shelves

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   So cruel, I'll have no friends left! [What?]

3. 103 死 I’d Rather Die Than Give You Up 死都不给你 Moon in the Courtyard庭中月Modern Romance36k WordsCompleted Xia Qianchu and Xu Yuyan were in love for five years. After enduring one hardship after another, Xia Qianchu eventually died of esophageal cancer, but she didn't truly die. She became a dog and stayed by Xu Yuyan's side. 399Reads8.2Score100Shelves

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   These books are all similar: the male protagonist harbors hatred for the female protagonist due to certain events, and the female protagonist doesn't explain herself. Only after she gets cancer or dies, does the male protagonist realize that he loves her. They are all extremely heart-wrenching.

4. 104 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 89Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves
6. 106 他 He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵，我彻底安静了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫12k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet 56Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 勾 A Hook of Hatred 勾恨 Hua Xi A Zhizi花袭阿枝子Modern Romance29k WordsCompleted [A nitpicking novel + no logic + urban tragic romance + crazy face-slapping + play the pig to eat the tiger + scheming twists + quick transmigration and reborn + metaverse] He is a poor boy from a fractured family! She is a rich heiress who controls the lifeblood of the global economy! He enters her city, and wins his way into her heart! A devoted yet ruthless first love, a lover driven mad by passion, a rival in love whose feelings run deep, sharp-tongued relatives, family members at each other 15Reads8.2Score—Shelves
8. 108 终 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 81Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 不 I Don't Want Your Love, Just Your Life 不要你的爱，只要你的命 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫16k WordsCompleted I Don’t Want Your Love, Just Your Life 47Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 30Reads6.4Score—Shelves
11. 111 遗 Behind the Will 遗嘱背后 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted What Lies Behind the Will 9Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 620Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score181Shelves
14. 114 他 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 1kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 假 If I Had Never Loved You 假如不曾爱过你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Under the weight of all the abuse, Jian Xin has spent the past six months living like a slut. 494Reads8.5Score103Shelves
16. 116 飞 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted The Canary That Flew Away 135Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 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... 1.6kReads8.1Score161Shelves
18. 118 宠 He Doted on His Wife Without Limit, Yet She Jumped Off a Building 宠妻无度，她却跳楼了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted He Doted on His Wife Without Limit, Yet She Jumped off a Building 132Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 白 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 Little Paper Boat纸船儿Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 125Reads5.4Score—Shelves
21. 121 你 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 Hidden Heart藏心Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 120Reads8.0Score—Shelves
22. 122 七 A Seven-Year Dream, Ending Here 七年一梦，到此为止 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Seven Years, a Dream, Now at an End 22Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 小 The Little Demon Above, the Master Below 小妖在上，师尊在下 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted A fox from a thousand years ago carefully painted its pelt, hoping to become a peerlessly beautiful woman. A woman from a thousand years later carefully painted her face, hoping to become a bewitching fox spirit. To win the love of a man as ethereal as an immortal, A Qian cultivated from a little fox spirit into a mighty demon, graceful in every gesture. But her master never once spared her a second glance. To become worthy of her beloved master, she would rather be struck by heavenly lightning, 162Reads8.1Score—Shelves
24. 124 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 540Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 590Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 811Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 65Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.4kReads8.2Score885Shelves

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    There are no cowards in the Eighteenth Lane. May each of us meet a Gu Shenchi who can admit his mistakes and correct them, just like Chu Tong, and find redemption like Teng Chong who warms the four seasons.

30. 130 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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    She had a crush on him for five years, but he fell in love with her best friend, only knowing that her surname was Zhou.

31. 131 强 Possessed by Force, I Can’t Escape the Devil 强势占有，遇上恶魔逃不掉 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The twin sisters, who had only just come into the world, should have been born to lives of privilege. But a malicious plot abruptly changed the course of their fate. The younger sister was abandoned at the hospital, and from then on her life took a completely different path. The elder sister was like a beautiful flower in a greenhouse, basking in her parents’ love as she grew into a young heiress admired by all. But the younger sister was taken back to the countryside by a woman who worked as a 17.8kReads7.2Score773Shelves

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    Slapping, abortion, physical and emotional abuse, the female lead is so pitiful [facepalm][facepalm][facepalm] 😁

32. 132 恶 Demon War God, Stop Playing with Me 恶魔战少别玩我 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted The new book’s rating is very low at first, but it will gradually rise. To get revenge on Su Qingqiu, Zhan Tingxiao forced himself on Zhan Wan, then handed her over to his archenemy, Li Jintian. The man seemed gentle and considerate toward Zhan Wan, but he was hiding an even greater scheme. He deliberately tricked Zhan Wan into thinking she was pregnant. Before the baby was full term, he forced a doctor to take it out. The premature infant drove Zhan Wan to a mental breakdown. Her intelligence r 15.3kReads6.2Score547Shelves
33. 133 结 Bloodstained Roses on Our Wedding Anniversary 结婚纪念日的带血玫瑰花 Fish Swimming in Spring Waters鱼游春水12k WordsCompleted The day I decided to divorce my husband, Gu Yuran, I caused a scene at the Gu family’s old mansion. Right in front of my husband, Gu Yuran, and my mother-in-law, I stuffed a mouthful of raw pig brains into the mouth of Xu Lu, Gu Yuran’s first love, his unattainable dream girl, and his CEO’s assistant. Then I flipped the dining table and, before Gu Yuran could even finish shouting at me, tossed down a divorce agreement. “I’ll leave with nothing. I agree!” 14Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 她 She Reported My Father-in-Law for Saving Someone, Six Years Later I Destroyed Her Contract 《她举报我岳父救人，六年后我碎她合同》 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书Male-Channel Fanfiction42k WordsCompleted She Reported My Father-in-Law for Saving Someone. Six Years Later, I Tore Up Her Contract 167Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend some good short angst stories

35. 135 闺 My Best Friend Livestreams to Expose Me: What Did You Put in That Cake Ten Years Ago? 闺蜜直播打假我：十年前那块蛋糕，你到底放了什么 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Livestreams a Fact-Check on Me: What Exactly Did You Put in That Cake Ten Years Ago? 121Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 假 The Fake Heiress Wants My Bone Marrow. I Want Her Life 假千金要我的骨髓，我要她的命 Ying Er121313滢儿12131312k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Wants My Bone Marrow. I Want Her Life 92Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 中 Kicked Out by a Powerful Family on Mid-Autumn Night, I Was Raised to the Top University by Five Street Vendors 中秋夜被豪门赶出门，五个摊主把我供上人大 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书26k WordsCompleted On Mid-Autumn Night, the wealthy family kicked me out. Five street vendors helped me get into Renmin University. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 138 我 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 174Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 前 After My Ex-Wife Left With Nothing, She Forced Me to Divide Our Assets Again and Wanted Me to Raise Another Man’s Child 前妻净身出户后，逼我重分财产，还想让我养别人的孩子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After my ex-wife walked away with nothing, she forced me to divide our assets again and even wanted me to raise someone else's child. 339Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 求 On the Day He Proposed, His Fiancée Told Her Boss, “Let Him Take the Fall. He’s Honest and Easy to Fool” 求婚当天，未婚妻对上司说：让他接盘吧，他老实好骗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted On the day I proposed, my fiancée told her boss, “Let him take over. He’s honest and easy to fool.” 497Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 妻 My Wife Smells Divine, and I’m Losing My Nerve 妻子很香，我很心慌 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My wife smells so good, but I’m freaking out. 219Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 919Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 老 My Wife Had Twin Boys, but Only One Is Mine 老婆生了一对双胞胎儿子，但只有一个是我的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My wife gave birth to twin boys, but only one of them is mine. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 邻 My Neighbor Complained That Our Late-Night Renovation Caused Her Miscarriage 邻居投诉我家深夜装修害她流产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My neighbor complained that my late-night renovations caused her miscarriage. 96Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 老 My Wife Brought Home a Male Dog and Won’t Let Me Get Rid of It. Then I Discovered Her Secret 老婆捡回家一只公狗不让我送走，我发现了她的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted My wife brought home a male dog and wouldn’t let me get rid of it. Then I discovered her secret. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 婚 On Our Wedding Day, I Gave My Wife a Grand Surprise 婚礼当天，我送老婆一份大礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted On our wedding day, I gave my wife a very special gift. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 老 Wife, Are You Still Going to Lie to Me? 老婆，你还要对我说谎吗？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted Wife, are you still going to lie to me? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 听 Hearing My Wife’s Secrets 听见妻子的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Heard My Wife's Secret 274Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 欲 Wild Desires 欲野肆望 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication: The Handsome Neighbor and the Dark Pervert Are the Same Person An extremely twisted story! Extremely twisted! Coercive love + confinement + one-on-one romance + intense push and pull + yandere + time-space displacement Original title: Tonight, the Deity Kneels to Kiss Him A beautiful, dark, unhinged schemer with a sweet, innocent facade VS a gorgeous, depressed radio host who only pretends to be proper Chen Sizhuo had been stalked by a pervert for three m 27.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    This book is absolutely, positively, positively amazing! The plot is a little mind-bending, but the second half is incredibly sweet. Everyone absolutely has to read it!!!

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