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

1. 251 收 I Have Ten Thousand Ways to Deal with Weirdos 收拾奇葩我有一万种办法 Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁10k WordsCompleted I Have Ten Thousand Ways to Deal with Difficult People —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 因 Because I Didn't Give Him a Son, My Husband Decisively Divorced Me 因为没生儿子，老公果断和我离婚 Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁10k WordsCompleted My Husband Divorced Me Without Hesitation Because I Didn't Give Him a Son —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 邪 Tales of Evil Spirits 邪祟怪谈 Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁Mystery11k WordsCompleted Tales of Evil Spirits —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 丑 The Ugly Girl's Revenge Diary 丑女复仇日记 Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁10k WordsCompleted Ugly Girl's Revenge Diary —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 我 I Almost Got Buried Alive 我差点被活埋 Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁11k WordsCompleted I Almost Got Buried Alive —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 你 The Rich Family You Made Me Marry Into, Why Do You Regret It Now? 你们让我嫁的豪门，咋后悔了？ Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁10k WordsCompleted You were the ones who made me marry into a wealthy family. Why are you regretting it now? —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 成 After Failing to Become an Immortal 成仙失败之后 Thoroughly Seared Iron火烧通透铁11k WordsCompleted After Failing to Become an Immortal —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 我 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 Yi Mo Yao以沫瑶Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 685Reads8.5Score107Shelves

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   The second book had a bad title, but it was the one I cried the most over.

9. 259 天 The Sky Is Still Blue 天，依然蔚蓝 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人012k WordsCompleted The sky is still blue 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first one was particularly heartbreaking.

10. 260 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
11. 261 拆 Three Million in Relocation Money, None for Me, and They Still Want Me Gone 拆迁款300万，没我事，还要让我滚。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There’s 3 million in demolition compensation, but I’m not getting any of it, and they still want me gone. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 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 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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    Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, and the butterfly dreamt he was Zhuangzi; it was a blur of reality and illusion, making it impossible to distinguish between dream and reality.

13. 263 黎 Mr. Li, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Wants Nothing More Than to Die 黎总别虐了，夫人她一心求死 Rain over Chang'an长安有雨Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Angst + the regretful chase for a lost wife] Chu Sisi was wrongly imprisoned for three years before being released. She thought she could start her life over. But her parents abandoned her, her younger sister framed her, and her beloved fiancé made her, a murderer, atone for her crimes. She was no longer the lofty young lady of the Chu family. She had even become someone else’s plaything. After watching her best friend die right in front of her and losing her child, she jumped from the twenty-s 273Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    It's really heartbreaking.

14. 264 恋 She Went Crazy After Falling for a Young Hunk 恋上小鲜肉后，她疯了。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted She went crazy after falling for a young heartthrob. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 俘 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 Jun Luo Qing君落轻Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 309Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    An ancient Chinese romance novel with a tragic plot! It's so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying] I'm really heartbroken!

16. 266 梅 Love Blooms Again, but I Fall into a Tender Trap 梅开二度，却陷入温柔陷阱 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted A second chance at love, only to fall into a tender trap 42Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 重 Reborn, I Still Choose to Marry You 重生后，我依然娶你。 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I will still marry you. 112Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 爸 Dad, Have You Changed? 爸爸，变了吗？ 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人08k WordsCompleted Dad, have you changed? 16Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 念 My Desk Mate, Just Like the Old Days 念你如初的同桌 0An Ordinary Person00一个平凡的人0Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My Deskmate, Just Like the Old Days 247Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    See? They're all completely silent. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

21. 271 下 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Hou Hou猴猴Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Perfectly meets the requirements

22. 272 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 312Reads8.7Score—Shelves
23. 273 番 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 milieModern Romance7k WordsCompleted Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 666Reads—Score101Shelves
24. 274 越 After Escaping Prison, the Mercenary Heiress Turns the Wealthy World Upside Down 越狱后，佣兵大小姐炸翻豪门 Beichuan Xinglan北川星蓝Modern Romance590k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + secret identities + campus life + not reborn] She is the mercenary queen feared around the world, a ruthless killer with a bloodthirsty nature. After escaping from prison, she becomes the heiress of a wealthy family. Her siblings can't stand her and accuse her of being kept by a rich man? Her classmates humiliate her in front of everyone? She's too weak to fight, so the campus beauty and heartthrob look down on her? Ye Xun sneers: “If anyone messes with me, I'll kill them!” 72.1kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves

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    The two books on character traits are amazing, especially the first one, which is a super classic, concise and very enjoyable.

25. 275 每 What's It Like to Wake Up in a New Wedding Night Every Evening? 每天晚上穿到新婚夜是什么体验 Lu Zhizhi鹿知之Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama Looping Secret Crush is now streaming [Sweet romance + dual transmigration + mutual salvation] Who could stand waking up every night and transmigrating to their wedding night with their crush ten years in the future? Song Beibei clutched her waist and glared at the aloof, abstinent godlike man she saw during the day. She sprang to her feet in a huff. “We’re breaking up! We absolutely have to!” Everyone around her scoffed. What kind of lunatic was this? How could God Yu possibly b 3kReads9.2Score258Shelves
26. 276 流 Exiled, I Empty the National Treasury and Seize My Enemy's Empire 流放：搬空国库夺了仇人江山 Good Harvest丰年Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Completed + spatial storage + endless supplies for escaping famine + natural disasters + strong heroine + dual personality + face-slapping + adorable child] Jiang Qingshu transmigrates into the body of a fool who has suffered relentless abuse and been forced to conceive a child with a stranger. Just as the emperor is about to sentence her to death, her family manages to hide her in the countryside. When the truth comes out, the General’s Mansion is to be confiscated and the family sent into exi 2.2kReads9.2Score303Shelves
27. 277 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
28. 278 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4kReads8.1Score650Shelves
29. 279 争 Jealousy, Jealousy 争妒争妒 She Xia舍下Ancient Romance135k WordsCompleted He kept making the wrong choice; she gave her heart to the wrong man!!! Everyone in the capital knew the decade-long joke! Su Shu, the legitimate daughter of the Xiang family, pursued Mu Chengxuan, the Great General Who Protects the Nation, for ten years! Then one day, he actually married her!!! Their wedding stunned the entire capital! A decade of love should have been the envy of all, yet less than a year later, the Chancellor’s residence was raided and Su Shu died of an illness. This shocked 322Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Cherish this book!!!

30. 280 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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    Look here! This one! This one! It's super good!

31. 281 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][crying][crying]

32. 282 他 He Died the Year I Loved Him Most 他死在了我最爱他的那一年 No Saving Me没救Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted He died in the year I loved him most 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story told in the first person, estimated to take about half an hour to read. It uses the calmest language to continue the most tragic tale; although there aren't many dramatic ups and downs, it still leaves you feeling suffocated. The most heartbreaking part is the eternal separation of loved ones. Even after all these years, it remains my number one most tragic story. [Crying][crying]

33. 283 虐 A Heartbreaking Story: The Angel’s Lies 虐心故事：天使的谎言 Feng Nihong风霓虹7k WordsCompleted A Heartbreaking Story: The Angel’s Lies —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This unfinished painting suits you.

34. 284 未 The Unfinished Painting 未完成的画 Feng Nihong风霓虹Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted An Unfinished Painting —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score153Shelves

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    Heartbreaking torture 💔

36. 286 隔 The Nineteen-Year-Old Boy Next Door 隔壁的19岁少年 Feng Nihong风霓虹9k WordsCompleted The 19-Year-Old Boy Next Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 他 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 968Reads9.3Score188Shelves

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    Sweet at the beginning, extremely heartbreaking at the end.

38. 288 我 I Died Ten Meters Away from Him 我死在距离他十米的地方 xersModern Romance150k WordsCompleted [Adoptive Siblings + Tragedy + Soap-Opera Drama + Misunderstandings and Push-Pull + Irreversible Loss] Li Tangluo is gravely ill. She drives her adoptive brother, who loves her, out of the house. He begs her to let him stay, but she coldly refuses. Four years later, they meet again. He has risen to the top and is no longer the poor, down-and-out young man he once was. He uses every means at his disposal to keep her by his side, tormenting and humiliating her, and making her suffer. “Li Tangluo, 264Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic tale of pseudo-siblings, this book is absolutely heartbreaking!!! The male lead is incredibly pitiful, and the female lead is even more so. Even fate seems determined to separate them, preventing them from being together. In the end, even the male lead's pleas to Buddha for protection are in vain; the female lead still leaves. It's very short, so you can read it quickly.

39. 289 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 323Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads! Bad ending! Short and angsty story! If you read it from beginning to end, you won't be able to recover for three days!

40. 290 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves
41. 291 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
42. 292 夫 After His Wife Miscarried and Divorced Him, the Unhinged CEO Panicked 夫人流产离婚后，疯批总裁他慌了 Rainbow Blossoms彩虹朵朵Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife Chase + Love Rivals + No Reconciliation After the Breakup] [Complete] [The short drama He Regretted It After They Lost Their Child is now streaming] After being forced to have an abortion, Shi Niannian resolutely asks for a divorce. The man scoffs, convinced she is playing hard to get, and agrees without hesitation. Everyone knows Shi Niannian loves Qin Jinchuan to death. No matter how he humiliates her or how much others mock her, she refuses to leave. Qin Jinchuan is certain that with 12.2kReads9.1Score826Shelves
43. 293 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: One Last Time, I’ll Love You 蚀骨虐爱，最后一次爱你 An Jin Liang Liang安瑾凉凉Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted (Angst-filled story, nothing but angst, obsessive male lead, secret identity + the male lead desperately chasing his wife) Her own sister’s betrayal and her parents’ indifference dragged her from the human world into hell. Gong Minghan / If I told you I was the girl you were looking for, would you stop treating me this way? An Rounuan, I have never loved you. Do you want my love? Do you deserve it? My girl must be so lonely up in heaven. You should go to hell with her. The loss of her baby and t 363Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    This is a completely angsty novel, extremely angsty, and brutally angsty. The male lead is a complete scumbag, but it later becomes a satisfying read, with face-slapping moments, a weak female lead turning into a strong one, and plenty of male lead torture. Readers interested in this kind of story should definitely check it out!

44. 294 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 9.1kReads9.1Score621Shelves

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    These books are really super heart-wrenching.

45. 295 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 863Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 她 Her and Him: Saving Each Other? 她，他，双向救赎？ Xu Wei煦唯8k WordsCompleted Her and him, saving each other? 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all angst-filled stories [almost crying], you can finish them in ten minutes, highly recommended [heart]

47. 297 你 If You Leave, I’ll Miss You Most 你若离去最相思 A Strong Wind Late in the Day晚来风急Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Years later, the people of Yucheng still treated that scandalous tale of the wealthy as a favorite topic of idle conversation. A shrewd woman from the streets had clawed her way to the top and become the pampered wife of a ridiculously rich man. She was addicted to gambling and had once racked up ten million in gambling debts. She was vulgar and flashy, a notorious social butterfly. And yet Gu Hansheng still doted on her. Until this wicked woman of the century dug her own grave and caused th 1.6kReads8.9Score148Shelves

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    All the most heart-wrenching stories from Tomato are here, you're welcome!

48. 298 街 A Street Tough Falls for a Shy Summer Temp 街头小混混追爱青涩暑假工 Xu Wei煦唯Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A street punk falls for a shy summer job worker. —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 逃 Escape from the Peach Blossom Trap 逃夭 Xi Xi Dong Dong西西东东Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted After losing her memory, Su Wan lost all her martial arts skills and was left disfigured. For no apparent reason, she married into the Lin family and was swept into a bloody storm. Yun Chen used love as bait, scheming at every turn as he deliberately drew close to her. He used her to wipe out his enemies, only to fall deeply in love with her before he realized it. When the truth came to light and her memories returned, she learned that it had all been a lie: the two of them were sworn enemies, a 415Reads9.0Score110Shelves
50. 300 虐 Tragic Romance Shorts: Spring Comes to Deadwood 虐文短篇之枯木逢春 Carrots for Better Eyesight萝卜补眼Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Tragic Short Stories: Spring Comes to Deadwood 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I went to read the first part because it was a little angsty, haha, I never expected the ending!

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