Tragic Stories You Can Finish in Ten Minutes 十几分钟就能看完的虐文

1. 301 冥 Crossing the River Styx 冥河渡 Flame Tree焱树30k WordsCompleted Crossing the River of the Underworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 302 金 Shattered Gold and Jade: The Dreamweaver’s Tale 金阶玉碎：念梦传 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Shattered Jade on the Golden Steps: The Tale of Nianmeng —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 粪 Flowers Bloom in Filth 粪土生花 Flame Tree焱树17k WordsCompleted Flowers Bloom in Filth —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 通 A Bedchamber Maid? I Earned This Phoenix Crown Myself 通房？这是本贵妃自己挣的凤冠 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted A Bedchamber Maid? I Earned This Phoenix Crown Myself 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 凤 The Lonely Phoenix Throne: Schemes in the Imperial Palace 凤座孤寒·深宫谋 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted A Lonely Phoenix Throne, Schemes in the Deep Palace —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 你 Your Love Is Like a Tornado 你的爱像龙卷风 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted Q: “What are you doing?” A: “Digging your grave.” Q: “Why are you bringing me along?” A: “I’m taking you to help investigate your grave.” Q: “Will we meet again?” A: “Looks like that last blow wasn’t hard enough. I’ll have to finish you off.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 遇 How to Deal with Annoying Neighbors... 遇到扰人的邻居，就这样办…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban6k WordsCompleted This is how to deal with a troublesome neighbor... 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Go in blindly.

8. 308 蚀 Piercing to the Bone 蚀骨钻心 Flame Tree焱树Ancient Romance117k WordsCompleted This is a story of unrequited love. Both the male and female leads are classic villains, polished egoists who crawl through the darkness. The heroine is the hero’s salvation, and he forces his love on her. The two struggle against each other, until at last she finally kills him. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 段 Duan Nian, Letting Go 段念，断念 Think Not of You勿念卿卿Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 85Reads—Score—Shelves

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   First novel: I cried from beginning to end, and had a headache afterwards. Second novel: I cried buckets from the middle to the end.

10. 310 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 837Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super short angst stories

11. 311 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 89Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 佛 Before the Buddha Lamp Goes Out, Let Past Ties End; In Flames, I Bury My Beloved! 佛灯灭尽前缘，烈焰葬我红颜！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Buddhist lamp snuffs out our past-life ties, and the flames bury my beloved! 70Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 我 My Husband Is a Yandere, and So Is My Brother-in-Law 我的老公是病娇，我的小叔也是 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Yandere, and So Is My Younger Brother-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 被 Trapped in My Boss’s Office... 被困上司办公室后…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After Getting Trapped in My Boss's Office... 509Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 315 地 I Gave Up My Seat on the Subway and Found My Missing Best Friend 地铁让座，竟让我找回失联的闺蜜 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted I Gave Up My Seat on the Subway and Found My Long-Lost Best Friend 30Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 言 Words Have a Hedge 言之有篱 Forest Bath森之汤10k WordsCompleted Words Behind the Fence 568Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead was shot in the lumbar spine during a mission, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down! The female lead stayed by his side through thick and thin [almost crying].

17. 317 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 她 She Put Her Jerk Ex in Her Thesis 她把渣男写进了毕业论文 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀13k WordsCompleted She Wrote the Scumbag Into Her Graduation Thesis 17Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 租 Boyfriend for Rent! 租来的男友！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Boyfriend for Rent! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 领 After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend's Scam 领证后，我戳破了女友骗局 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend’s Scam 102Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 孙 Operation Grandson! 孙子计划！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Operation Grandson! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 322 百 The Hundred Ghosts Night Parade Dungeon: My Wife Plays for Me 百鬼夜行副本，老婆代打 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted Night Parade of a Hundred Demons Dungeon, My Wife Plays for Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 禁 The Ascetic Heartthrob Doesn’t Play Innocent, and I Laughed 禁欲系男神他不吃素，我笑了 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Chaste Male God Doesn't Do Vegetables. I Laughed. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 324 刺 After My Assassination Failed, the Tyrant Insisted on Calling Me Mother 刺杀失败后，暴君非要认我当娘 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted After My Assassination Failed, the Tyrant Insisted on Claiming Me as His Mother 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 325 我 At Nine, I Started Drugging My Zombie King Dad 我九岁时，开始给丧尸王爸爸下药 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted When I Was Nine, I Started Drugging My Zombie King Dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 326 青 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Qian Kongzi浅空子Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completed! A short story of 30,000 words, about youthful regrets, unrequited love in school, and everyone's tragic ending. Highly relatable and has a lasting impact.

27. 327 短 A Collection of Short Stories 短篇小故事合集 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted A Collection of Short Stories 90Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 金 The Canary Is Poisonous 金丝雀有毒 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Canary Is Poisonous 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 与 After Secretly Marrying a CEO and Superstar 与总裁大明星隐婚后 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Secretly Marrying a CEO Superstar 32Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 投 Investment Banking VP Reborn as a Long-Suffering Wife 投行VP穿成受气小媳妇 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted An Investment Banking VP Transmigrates into a Timid Little Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 六 At Sixty-Two, I Ran Away from Home 六十二岁，我离家出走了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted At Sixty-Two, I Ran Away From Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 332 他 The Glass Candy He Gave Me 他给的玻璃糖 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted Qiu Cixiu was nothing like his name suggested. He wasn’t merciful at all! Eventually, he simply changed the character in his name to “Chi.” The chi of charging across the battlefield. That character suited his wild, rebellious nature much better. She once thought he would be her salvation, but as it turned out, he wasn’t... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 每 Every Day, I Wake Up as Someone Nearby for a Random Day 每天醒来会随机变成身边的人一天 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Every day when I wake up, I randomly become someone nearby for a day —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 沦 Falling for You 沦陷 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted Fallen 56Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 335 我 I Don’t Deserve a Room 我不配分房 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I Don't Deserve a Room —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 重 Reborn: What a Joy to Watch the Fake Heiress Become Everyone’s Enemy 重生后看假千金成过街老鼠真痛快 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, Watching the Fake Heiress Become a Public Enemy Is So Satisfying 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 社 The Socially Anxious Person’s Truth Vs. The Social Butterfly’s Lies 社恐的真话VS社牛的假话 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted An introvert's honest words VS an extrovert's lies —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 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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    Just started a new book. A brutal read 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!

39. 339 重 Reborn, I’m Marrying My Mom Off to a Yandere Villain 重生后，我要把我妈嫁给病娇反派 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn, I'm Going to Marry My Mom Off to a Yandere Villain 28Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 二 After Our Second Child Was Born, People in My Family Started Dying One After Another 二胎出生后，我家开始不断死人 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted After Our Second Child Was Born, People in My Family Started Dying One After Another —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 341 阴 Compensation for a Ghost Marriage 阴婚赔偿 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Compensation for a Ghost Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 相 Meeting You Is the Best Omen, So Why Spend the Rest of My Years Pining? 相逢已是上上签，何须相思煮余年 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云8k WordsCompleted Meeting you was the best stroke of luck. Why spend the rest of my years stewing in longing? 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first four are all good, and they're all angst-filled.

43. 343 退 The Retired Grim Reaper Doesn’t Want to Work Overtime 退休死神不想加班 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Urban14k WordsCompleted A Retired Reaper Doesn't Want to Work Overtime —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 昼 Jade by Day, Heng by Night 昼如玉，夜如珩 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Jade by Day, Heng by Night 9Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 345 明 Lamps Ablaze, Illuminating Your Heart 明灯盏盏照君心 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云8k WordsCompleted Lamps Ablaze, Illuminating Your Heart 43Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 347 沉 A Long, Lingering Farewell 沉沉落落永别离 Breeze for a Pillow, Clouds for a Blanket挽风枕云Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A long, long farewell, with parting that lasts forever 14Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 348 天 Dawn’s Light 天晓 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted They met in a cage of falling blossoms. (The story of a female assassin and a former crown prince.) Tags: Jianghu Feuds, Devoted Love —Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese romance, incredibly heart-wrenching. Super short, you can finish it in ten minutes.

49. 349 儿 My Son Called Me Old-Fashioned, So I Kicked His Whole Family Out of My House 儿子嫌我土，我反手让他一家滚出我的房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Son Says I'm Unsophisticated, So I Turn Around and Kick His Whole Family Out of My House 3Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 350 雪 Snowgrass 雪草 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Without a beginning, there can be no ending. Heaven's kindness to Su Mo was, in its own way, cruelty to Xuecao. —Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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