Looking for Tragic Stories With No Female Lead, the More Heartbreaking the Better!!!! 求无女主的虐文,超虐的!!!!
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Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安
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
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Detective Conan: In Beika Town, Everyone's Headed for the Crematorium 柯南:人在米花町,全员火葬场
[No romance + everyone adores the protagonist + beautiful yet tragic + madman literature 3 + ambiguous factions] Chiyahara Nozomu was the most useless codename operative in the organization. He couldn’t lift a finger to carry anything or fight, and he was out of breath every other step. Even climbing a flight of stairs could kill him. He also wore a device to monitor his heartbeat, various tracking devices, and even a collar around his neck that dispensed sedatives. Everyone else in the organiza
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A Shattered Longing 相思碎
One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a
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A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉
Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete
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The Ugly Slave 丑奴儿
Cheng Huan acts up and does whatever he wants in front of the emperor. He thought that no matter how harshly the emperor punished him, he would never actually hurt him. But when that cup of poisoned wine was brought before him, he finally understood that it had all been one enormous misunderstanding...
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A Marriage to Bring Good Fortune 冲喜
The famed Marquis of Pingliang, Yan Fujing, suddenly came down with a grave illness and took to his bed. Meanwhile, the obscure young wastrel Xiao Weiran was inexplicably dragged in to bring him good luck. Looking at Yan Fujing lying in bed, barely clinging to life, Xiao Weiran couldn’t help feeling sorry for him. Dressed in a red wedding gown, he knelt in tears and silently prayed: “Your disciple Xiao Weiran pays homage to the boundless gods of the ten directions and three ages. I have no othe
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Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿:我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了
[Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con
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Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Ruthless, Feral, and Fierce 快穿:疯批宿主他又凶又野
[Two male leads + sweet with a little angst (not much angst, the comments will make you laugh) + stunning beauty adored by everyone + no fixed couple] A robot without emotions finds a battered System. Lowering his eyes, he gently repairs it... The System wakes from hibernation, delighted to have found a Host. It diligently travels through small worlds to complete missions, only to discover that its Host is a powerful figure in disguise! World One: The pale, sickly young man says, “I don’t love
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The Host Has No Sense of Decency 宿主他不守男德
Nan Xun is the top-performing employee in a System full of melodramatic romance scenarios. Before he can get a promotion or a raise, his career faces a crisis. He only had a little too much to drink at the celebration banquet, then kissed his cool, aloof boss in front of everyone. So Nan Xun gets thrown into the Punishment System. System: As a sinner whose crimes are beyond measure, the Host must gather enough hatred points to escape the punishment world. The Host must complete the mission witho
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After the Young Master Faked His Death, Lord Jiang Searched the Whole World for Him 少爷假死后,蒋爷疯狂找遍全世界
[The husband-chasing crematorium + adorable child] Su Chen loves Jiang Yi'an with all his heart. He can tolerate the existence of Jiang Yi'an's first love and endure the pain of being disfigured, but none of it wins Jiang Yi'an's love. Su Chen dies, leaving Jiang Yi'an only a cold tombstone. Jiang Yi'an goes mad and has to undergo therapy, until he meets Tong Yu, a top student at their university and a talented young director. Jiang Yi'an: “Su Chen, where have you been all these years?” Tong Yu:
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A Tragic Death in His Past Life: The Villainous Male Side Character Is Reborn and Learns His Lesson 前世惨死,恶毒男配重生学乖了
Huo Jinya met a gruesome end in his previous life, and he had it coming. He was playing the part of the innocent, sweet-talking schemer and nearly destroyed Feng Fuming's family. In the end, karma caught up with him: he was sent to prison, died by the roadside, and no one even claimed his body... Reborn, he knows he was wrong. After being hurt so badly, he doesn't dare to love again. Even when a scumbag cherishes him as if he might break, he can't bring himself to accept it. He's developed serio
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Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说:有我这种儿子,真失败
Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you
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Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生:万人嫌真少爷一心等死
Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land.
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Before I Die, Let Me Enjoy Some Peace 临死前,就让我享受平静吧
[A pure healing story. The protagonist is destined to die + guiding spirits to the afterlife] Also known as [I Guide All Living Beings Through the Mortal World] After a checkup, Lu Yuan learns that he has at most six months left to live. So Lu Yuan decides to cast aside the heavy burdens that were never his to bear and start living for himself! Just then, he encounters the “Forget Worries Tavern,” and after his death, he becomes its owner.
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Hey, Buddy, Slow Down! 好兄弟,你慢些走!
[No Romance, No Female Lead + Beloved by All, Brotherly Bonds + Comeback Without a System + From Top Student to School Bully + Everyday Friendship and Redemption + Campus + Entertainment Industry] Xu Cheng is diagnosed with a terminal illness and thinks he doesn't have long to live. He plans to keep a low profile and wait to die, but his abilities won't let him! Seeing how sincere his brothers are and clearing up a misunderstanding with his childhood friend, he gradually reveals his comeback pot
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I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了,能别来打扰我吗?
(This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of
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Riddled with Illness, I Refuse Treatment. Why Are You Crying? 诸病缠身,我不治,你们哭什么
[Also known as: "Your Son Has Been Gone for a Long Time" and "My Depression Was Getting Better, but I Still Had Stomach Cancer"] Guo Lu was just passing through, a person suffering from depression, schizophrenia, and stomach cancer. After learning that he had only a few years left if he did not seek treatment, Guo Lu wanted nothing more than to end it all on his own terms. After the conflicts with his family accumulated and finally exploded time and again, the people close to him at last learned
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Monsters Run Amok: I Sweep This World with Laughter 怪物横行:我以笑声横扫此界
[No female lead + System + transmigration + demon beasts + undead + artificial intelligence] Lu Yu transmigrates to a strange world of spirit and martial arts, where technology and cultivation, demon beasts and the undead overturn everything he thought he knew. Luckily, a golden finger is essential for anyone who transmigrates. But after reading the System’s introduction, he decides he’d be better off without this ridiculous thing. He’s a man through and through, not some peerless beauty, so why
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Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年
Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without
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The Fake Replacement 伪装替身
[My little Yao, are you really leaving me this time?] A tenacious little ray of sunshine with an unbreakable will x a man who is gentle on the outside but dark and ruthless within, a charming scumbag In his twenty years of life, Tang Yao’s proudest days were the two years he spent with Zhou Sui. Whenever he got into trouble, Zhou Sui cleaned up the mess. When he killed, Zhou Sui handed him the knife. When he set fires, Zhou Sui poured on the oil. To outsiders, Zhou Sui seemed utterly besotted wi
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System: Cuddle Up to Your Gloomy Villainous Disciple 系统:在阴郁反派徒弟怀里撒个娇
Can an original cultivator in the cultivation world get a System, too? Shen Qingwei gets a "Raise the villain for me, and I'll help you increase your cultivation" System. Well, all right, then. He follows the System's instructions, brings the little villain back to the mountain, and teaches him. But why is this little villain so obedient? Something's not right! Then, one day, they go down the mountain and meet another astonishingly talented young man, brimming with righteousness. System: "Villai
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This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了,让他替反派死他真死
(Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to
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The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分
Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen.
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The Villainous Master’s Redemption Plan 反派师尊的洗白计划
After his own disciple killed him in two consecutive lives, Xiao Yanmo, a great villain, finally learned his lesson and resolved to reform himself. In his first life, Xiao Yanmo had looked after Shi Changfeng with great care, tending to his every need. But after a villain stirred up trouble between them, they became enemies. In his second life, he decided to nip the problem in the bud and avoided Shi Changfeng for sixteen years. In the end, Shi Changfeng still caught him. After mentally yelling
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Transmigrating to Punish Scoundrels 从穿越开始虐渣
[Satisfying scumbag takedowns + physical and emotional torment + broken relationships that can’t be mended + he dies every time] Wei Li, a model citizen, was hit by a truck while saving a brat who had run into the road. He’d imagined that the wonderful medical staff would bring him back to life, but instead, his soul floated out of his body as he watched the ambulance carry away his crushed, bloody corpse. For the first time in his life, he was speechless. With his body in that state, what were
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Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想
[Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no
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Be Good for Me 给我乖
He came from the depths of the rainbow, and wherever he went, it was summer. Reborn + happy ending + moderate sweetness and angst + one-on-one romance + over-the-top drama galore + a real-life fairy tale A rebirth story! An ensemble cast! A coming-of-age tale! No trigger warnings, because there are land mines everywhere! A sharp-tongued, obnoxious, promising, straightforward pursuer versus a pliable, money-loving, pitiful love interest My childhood sweetheart’s father told me, “Here’s five m
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Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦
#He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie
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The Affliction of Silence 无言之症
[Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe
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The Moon That Fell into the Water 落水月亮
A flirtatious green-tea beauty who barely speaks vs. a slightly dim-witted, spoiled puppy The serious blurb: My beloved is perfect in every way. His only flaw is that he doesn’t love me. As a veteran simp, I spent ten thousand yuan to bring my beloved home and keep him. I have to pamper him and give him his allowance on time, or he’ll stage a dramatic runaway. One day, I really ran out of money and couldn’t give him his allowance. Would he still stay by my side? As it turned out, he had more mo
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After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了
[Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th
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Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记
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?
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He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他
He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you.
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How Could I Love Him? My Heart Shattered to Pieces 怎会爱他,心碎成渣
Blurb: Three years after their breakup, he runs into his ex-boyfriend at a bar, and, as if that weren't enough, the vice squad shows up too!? Is life even worth living anymore? Wen Shi flips the table, only to be devoured again and again by his former sugar daddy. “Why is your hand crippled?” his ex-boyfriend asks later, staring at his oversized paw. “Ancient history. Let's not bring it up!” “What about me?” “We're even. I hope we never see each other again!”
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I Thought He Was My Moonlight, but He Thought I Was a Psycho 我把他当白月光,他却把我当疯批
[Childhood Sweethearts + The One He Never Forgot + Obsessive, Unhinged, Devoted Loyalist + Elegant, Noble, and Adorable] “Listen up, all of you.” “Fu Erbao belongs to me!” Everyone knows that Jun Wujuan loves Fu Yue Bai. Maybe from the very first time he saw him, Fu Yue Bai was destined never to escape his grasp. He lets Fu Yue Bai struggle because he knows that sooner or later, Fu Yue Bai will belong to him. Fu Yue Bai has grown used to struggling. Perhaps he understands that he’ll never escape
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Quick Transmigration: Why Hasn’t the Male Lead Come to Kill Me Yet? 快穿:男主怎么还没来杀我
Jing Mo was a mission-taker who played an utterly wicked villain. In each little world, all he wanted was to finish his mission early and recover his memories. But he never expected to hit a wall in the very first world. 1: Jing Mo was hated by the entire internet. He not only targeted the top-tier star, but was also buried in scandals, beyond even the Yellow River’s power to wash clean. Yet the sweet, naive male lead stubbornly stuck by his side, saying he wanted to protect him. 2: Jing Mo was
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I Can't Bear the Price of Loving You 爱上你的代价让我承受不起
Su Yichen, courtesy name Youxian and childhood nickname Mo'er, is called Su Mo by his family. Ever since he was little, he has loved the older boy who once saved him, Prince De, Xiao Yixuan. When he grows up, he uses his own abilities to help Xiao Yixuan ascend the throne, only to see his mother forced off a cliff. Left crippled, he throws himself into the moat...
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Quick Transmigration: The Crazy Male Leads I Saved Have All Gone Off the Rails 快穿:拯救的疯批男主全翻车了
(Quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + mutual devotion + sweet, satisfying romance) As a quick transmigration troubleshooter, Tang Tu's job is to clean up the messes left behind by quick transmigrators who fail their missions. To that end, he's played countless roles. After every mission, he follows the principle that if he dies fast enough, the crazed male lead can't hurt him, and manages to dodge one disaster after another. But one day, he wakes up to find the System gone and the crazed
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I Die Young in Every World 每个世界我都英年早逝
Mo Yinglan happened to read an old-school, melodramatic tragic romance novel and watched helplessly as the various male leads who ticked all his boxes were brutally tormented from start to finish. Most infuriating of all, it ended with a brainless happy ending for everyone. “...” “What kind of century-old joke is this?” “Is this guy right in the head? No, wait, he doesn't have a brain at all!” “If it were me, I'd absolutely die the moment that scumbag surnamed Jiang ‘came to his senses.’ If I co
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The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀
A Sparrow Without Blessings
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Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云
Falling from the Azure Heavens
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The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事
A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate
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