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1. 401 残 Even a Broken-Winged Butterfly Wants to Kiss the Sea 残翅蝴蝶也想亲吻大海 A Black Pieceheiqi一颗黑棋heiqiModern Romance104k WordsCompleted “Sunny Boy with a Heart Condition, the Transfer Student × Kind Girl with Depression” [Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending + Willing to Die for Love + Tragedy + Vicious Supporting Female Character] The girl Ruodie suffers from depression. In her black-and-white world, there isn’t a glimmer of light. Her one and only wish is to see the real sea just once. Then transfer student Qi Hai enters her world, bringing her endless warmth and making her feel for the first time that the world has color. He is a boy 1kReads8.2Score334Shelves
2. 402 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
3. 403 灵 The Name of the Soul 灵魂之名 Ink That Destroys White毁白之墨Urban338k WordsCompleted Don't skim, don't skim, don't skim! Important things deserve to be said three times! Please overlook the occasional plot hole. [Magic, high-level martial arts, no female lead, no formulaic tropes, no harem, no System, special abilities, ensemble cast, invincible protagonist, shifting narrative perspectives, not a power fantasy, first-time author.] He possessed invincible power from the start, but the old man who adopted him and the boy who was always by his side, guarding trash cans, clipped his 60Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 爱 Loving You Until Thirty 爱你爱到三十岁 Mu Jiangyu穆将愉Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted Lin Muran never imagined that, in the end, things would turn out so bleakly. If she had known, she would never have gone home with Luo Chen, no matter what. Five years may not seem long, but they're enough to leave a sincere heart shattered and a person so utterly destroyed that not even their ashes can be found. For the rest of her life, all she will see is herself. 105Reads8.7Score—Shelves
5. 405 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5.1kReads9.2Score700Shelves
6. 406 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Male Lead Has Turned Dark Again 快穿之病娇男主又黑化了 Peach Blossom Soup桃花羹Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + crematorium chase + happy ending] “Make him fall in love with you, then abandon him without mercy. Get your corruption points, then make him regret everything.” The System issued the mission in a flat, emotionless voice. Luo Shi'an: “???” First world. The male lead gradually broke Luo Shi'an's pride, trampling all over his self-respect. Yet after Luo Shi'an died, the man went mad clutching his corpse, repeating over and over that he loved him and wanted to marry him. Second wor 2.9kReads9.4Score318Shelves

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   That has to be this one, the pinnacle of bad endings in my mind.

7. 407 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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   They're all finished, good-looking but stomach-aching.

8. 408 一 A Concubine's Account 一个侍妾的自述 Mo Cha墨茶Ancient Romance28k WordsCompleted I was a concubine he rescued from the battlefield. His godlike rescue made me fall deeply in love with him. He traced my brows and eyes with his fingers. “How did you get a mole here?” But that mole had always been there. He had simply never taken a close look at me. 80Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   They're all so incredibly moving!! I cried my eyes out in the middle of the night over the 8th and 15th books! After using up two packs of tissues, my heart was still pounding involuntarily, and I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night. It took me three days to recover. I always reread them when I feel too happy, and I've lost almost 10 pounds in half a month! (Don't miss out if you love sad/angsweet stories! If you feel healed after crying, check out my profile for what you're looking for.)

9. 409 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Short tragic love stories set in ancient times!

10. 410 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
11. 411 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 我 I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢 Paint a Touch of Wood and Fire画点木火Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for 4kReads8.5Score298Shelves
13. 413 愿 Wishing on the Stars 愿星星 A-Man's Darling阿瞒宝贝Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight × redemption × mutual devotion × age gap × modern romance] [Stories always begin like this: the right place, the right time, completely unexpected.] Jiang Ling never imagined he’d become such a “beast,” falling for an underage girl, a little mute at that. The girl was timid, like a little rabbit, and couldn’t handle the slightest fright. Ever since Jiang Ling met this “little rabbit,” he hadn’t dared raise his voice. The old Jiang Ling: “Me, fall for some fresh little melon? 3.7kReads8.9Score496Shelves

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    Please read my review! I attend an international school overseas. The other day, I was secretly reading this novel on my phone. When I got to the heart-wrenching parts, my eyes welled up with tears, and my foreign classmates noticed. Out of curiosity, two of my friends insisted they read it too. I downloaded a VIP translation app and translated the whole book for them, telling them to be prepared to cry. Three days later, one of my friends came to me saying it was quite good, not heart-wrenching at all. A week later, during class, she suddenly kept her head down and sobbing, her eyes still red. The teacher asked her what was wrong, but she didn't say. After class, she came to me, crying uncontrollably, asking why I let her read such a sad book. The other friend was secretly reading it in bed at night, crying so loudly that her mom found out. Her mom thought she was being bullied, and she didn't come to school the next day. It was truly heartbreaking; I even got my parents called in because of it [shocking] 🤦

14. 414 嗜 Yearning for Tang 嗜棠 Lucky Star Little Ha财星小哈Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet and doting + childhood sweethearts + age gap + made for each other + happy ending] After the Shen family of the capital had three sons, they finally welcomed a little girl. As the only daughter in the family, she was pampered like a princess from the day she was born. Before she turned ten, wherever the little girl went, the young master of the Shi family was sure to be trailing behind her. Sometimes, he even scooped her up in his arms. After she turned ten, whenev 55.3kReads9.0Score8.1kShelves
15. 415 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.2kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves

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    Take as needed

16. 416 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Just Wants to Date the Second Male Lead 快穿：女配就是要和男二谈恋爱 Ah Hu mentally啊呼mentallyModern Romance905k WordsOngoing (The first story isn’t very good, so I suggest starting with the second. There are both bad and happy endings in the book, and all kinds of styles to choose from. If there’s a type you’d like to read, you can tag me.) Immersive quick transmigration. The protagonist sticks to the original character’s personality, and the System is only a quick-transmigration tool with no other function. If that bothers you, don’t read! Yu Yun is twenty-five and still doesn’t want to date or get married, much to h 213Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    [Add one to your bookshelf] In one dimension, there's a female celebrity with depression versus a firefighter. The female lead jumps off a building but is saved by the male lead. They get together, but not long after, the male lead sacrifices himself. The female lead's depression doesn't improve, and on the day they decide to get married, she takes sleeping pills and commits suicide in front of the male lead's tombstone.

17. 417 系 You Are Bound to My Heart for Life 系我一生心 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted [Pure Campus Romance]+ [Mutual Secret Crush]+ [The Feelings of Youth]+ [Bad Ending] I once loved you with devotion, passion, and fearlessness. Fifteen years of love felt like walking through the dark. The long road to win her husband back, She shamelessly pried open his hand and said, “Here, I’ve given you all my dowry. I hope you’ll take good care of me for the rest of our lives.” Seven years later, when she saw him again, he was with his fiancée, asking her to plan the grandest wedding for the 411Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    All eight books are very good. Seven of them are by Lü Yige, which I really enjoy reading. Her writing is good, and they are mostly short stories.

18. 418 我 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban212k WordsCompleted Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.2kReads9.6Score903Shelves
19. 419 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
20. 420 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.7kReads9.4Score570Shelves
21. 421 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    The first book is a mix of comedy and angst, you should definitely check it out. The second book is pure angst, only 12 chapters long, but you'll be feeling utterly awful by the time you finish it [smile].

22. 422 偷 I Died After Getting Caught Stealing a Kiss From the Big Shot 偷亲大佬被发现后，我死了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Extra Sweet!!] A ruthless, deadly bodyguard who can take on a hundred men, but sneaks kisses from his boss in private and gets incredibly jealous, as the bottom. A very rich, unbelievably rich, No. 1-ranked tycoon as the top. Jian Xingyi fell in love with Li Tingshen at first sight. He spent five years quietly working his way into the man's life, becoming his personal bodyguard and lifestyle assistant. Every night, while his boss slept, he would sneak through the window into hi 6.9kReads9.1Score684Shelves

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    Lemon, you deserve it!

23. 423 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
24. 424 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Really So Flighty 快穿：宿主她真的很飘 Parakeet Islet in Lush Reeds萋萋鹦鹉洲Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted A year ago, Xue Zhi was an emotionless doctor. Her boyfriend had cheated on her, and her colleagues complained that she was a stone-faced woman who never smiled. A year later, a stunning man in a perfectly tailored suit appeared at the hospital. He tapped his long, pale fingers lightly on the desk. “Do you have someone named Xue Zhi here? Get her for me.” Her colleagues all said, “Handsome, trust us. No matter how good-looking you are, our emotionless Dr. Xue won't smile at you!” Even Xue Zhi's 2kReads8.8Score221Shelves

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    🌷🌷I highly recommend this book!! It's so good, so incredibly good, it was so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying] You can skip the other worlds if you don't like them, but you absolutely must check out the "Red Crystal Shoes" world! [Crying][crying] It's truly amazing, it captivated me for so long! [Frustrated][frustrated] Anyone who doesn't read this world will definitely regret it! [Crying][crying]

25. 425 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score745Shelves
26. 426 踹 I Dumped My Ex-Husband, and Now He Won't Leave Me Alone 踹了前夫后，他开始死缠烂打 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads361k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Love After Marriage + Second Chance at Love] A sweet-faced but scheming bottom, and a fatherly top who's a little lovesick, but not too much. No one knew that Shang Jingchuan had carried a secret love for ten years. The moment he first saw his sister-in-law, he fell in love at first sight, and even went so far as to marry a stand-in who looked eighty percent like her. Chen Nuo was the illegitimate son of the Chen family. He carefully schemed his way into Shang Jingchuan's heart 13.4kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
27. 427 多 How I Wish You Had a Crush on Me Too 多么希望你也暗恋我 Tian Bai Han Zhi天白寒只Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted Brooding heroine + love at the wrong time + redemption through unrequited love + dual narrative + heroine remains single Brooding heroine: After years of secretly loving him, she repeatedly toys with her unattainable first love. Gentle hero: He realizes his feelings too late and helps the heroine get into Peking University and Tsinghua University. In the end, he gets together with the kind-hearted second female lead. The story begins in middle school. Shen Xiang, a top student, is struggling wit 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a story I'm currently writing, adapted from my own experiences. The female lead is a withdrawn, emotionally unstable girl from a troubled family, a top student in a small town, and initially has a crush on the male lead. The male lead is naturally kind and gentle, with excellent manners. The female lead's feelings evolve from jealousy to unrequited love. The male lead is slow to realize his feelings and eventually falls in love with her. The female lead suffers from depression and anxiety and has severed ties with her family. The male lead, for love, also tries to get into the same school as her. Under these circumstances, they experience a back-and-forth struggle, with the female lead becoming somewhat rebellious and manipulative towards the male lead. The male lead remains devoted. In the end, they don't end up together; the male lead gets together with a kind-hearted second female lead. It's a tragic ending. I'm using a dual narrative, with both the male and female leads having their own perspectives. Both perspectives are limited, and neither understands the depth of the other's love or their respective hardships. I hope you can offer some feedback.

28. 428 小 Has the Little Troublemaker Made Up with Her Ex Today? 小作精今天哄好前男友了吗 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + chasing his husband + some angst + melodrama] The thing Pei Heng regretted most in his life was taking Shi Jin's drunken words seriously. Shi Jin said they should break up, and Pei Heng left without a second thought. Shi Jin wanted to get back together, but Pei Heng blocked him, deleted him, and cut off every way back. Shi Jin wouldn't stop pursuing him, but Pei Heng ignored him and rejected him time and again. Only when the Pei family announced his engageme 10.8kReads8.4Score752Shelves
29. 429 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
30. 430 全 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 Courtyard of Still Water止水之庭Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.3kReads8.1Score501Shelves

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    3. It's all a bad ending. The news has spread to the neighboring maternity wards: the husband of a pregnant woman in room 603 cheated on her with a man. The wife's family, furious, secretly came from their hometown to drag the "other man" over to vent their anger. The scene of a wife beating up a mistress is captivating enough, let alone with a rarely seen man. Peeking and mocking gazes scraped away Wen Ci's flesh and dignity layer by layer. Four or five burly men from Northeast China held Wen Ci's shoulders and hands down, forcing him to kneel on the ground. Wen Ci felt like his shoulder blades were being crushed; the pain was excruciating.

31. 431 残 The Disabled Tycoon’s Ex-Boyfriend Is Seriously Unwell 残疾大佬的前男友他是真有病啊 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads407k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + melodramatic angst] After an accidental kidnapping, Huo Zhiye loses the use of both legs and is cruelly abandoned by the man he has loved for four years. They began by choosing to love each other despite their families’ bitter feud, but it all ends with them leaving battered and broken. Reunited three years later: Qiao Xi knows he has committed unforgivable sins and tries every possible way to make amends. Naively, he thinks that if he hurts himself enough, 19.1kReads8.8Score2kShelves
32. 432 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Girl Has No Protagonist Destiny 快穿：女配没有主角命 Tending a Grapevine挽根葡萄藤Modern Romance518k WordsOngoing Sang Wan has lost her memories. She can only get them back by completing the tasks assigned to villainess supporting characters in each world. She tries her best to survive, to win people over and fit into each world. Only then does she realize that some people are born protagonists, naturally superior to everyone else, while others use every ounce of strength just to stay alive. A casualty of the romance between an overbearing campus heartthrob and a naive junior student, A disposable extra who 1.1kReads8.7Score104Shelves

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    This book made me so frustrated [crying]! In the first story, the female lead was bullied to death by a group of people, and only she got her comeuppance, while the other two accomplices became "good" because of their guilt? Sorry isn't enough! The author's writing is incredibly immersive [heart emoji], otherwise I wouldn't be so angry! The second part hasn't been updated yet, please update it soon! This is just my personal opinion, you might have a different experience~

33. 433 全 Everyone in This Story Is Crazy. Please, Won't You Kill Me? 全文疯批，请杀了我好吗 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Power couple + Mutually faithful] [Angst early on, more angst in the middle, the male lead turns into a lovesick puppy later; tragic ending, but with rebirth] The pursuer thinks the pursued betrayed him. The pursued spends two years hiding away, then gets caught and brought back. The pursuer starts beating and tormenting him in every way, and even brings his fiancée to see him. She'll stop at nothing and wants to kill him every day. After enduring endless humiliation, Bai Feiying tries to escap 2.1kReads9.0Score270Shelves
34. 434 前 My Ex Is a Killer, Fierce, Ruthless, and Violent 前男友是杀手，又凶又狠还打人 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads461k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + groveling pursuit + happy ending] A beautiful, strong, tragic assassin uke, A ruthless, cold-blooded CEO seme. Xiao You'en has died three times. The first time, he was seven and nearly beaten to death fighting over a steamed bun. The second time, he was locked up and nearly starved to death by the person he trusted most. The third time, he simply didn’t want to live anymore. The pain of bullets tearing through his body seemed to rip his soul to pieces. One shot, two shots, thr 5.6kReads8.9Score540Shelves
35. 435 魔 Jiang Jiuchong of the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 魔道之江九重 Little Third Master小三爷Two Male Leads647k WordsCompleted [This story is complete!!!!] "The Untamed: Wei Lingche" is complete. "The Untamed: Chang Ji" is complete. "The Untamed: Shen Meng" is complete. "The Untamed: My Job in the Underworld" is complete. For a detailed introduction, see the Prologue. I was born with a pair of spirit eyes. With just one glance, I can see anyone’s past and present lives. But I alone cannot see what lies ahead for me... When I was young, I used my foresight to save my clan from evil spirits. But my parents and clanspeople 668Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    The first book is said to be a fanfiction of "The Untamed," but it's more like a story about another character based on "The Untamed." It breaks up some official couples but is definitely angsty enough; the second book is a bit melodramatic; I highly recommend the third one.

36. 436 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All of them made me cry, and the aesthetics of tragedy are my true love.

37. 437 替 After My Substitute Faked Her Death, the CEO Went to Hell and Back to Win Her Back 替身死遁后，总裁他追妻火葬场了 Princess-Flavored Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry公主味儿的西红柿炒蛋Two Male Leads291k WordsCompleted Synopsis It took Cen Xi more than four years together to realize he was just a stand-in. Worse still, he was still in love with Gu Zifeng. He was like a trumpet vine, forever twining around a towering oak. But the oak's first love had returned, a self-reliant silk-cotton tree. The two trees seemed far apart aboveground, yet their roots intertwined beneath the soil. Everyone, including Cen Xi himself, thought the oak and the silk-cotton tree were a better match. Unable to bear it any longer, 53Reads8.4Score—Shelves
38. 438 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 989Reads8.8Score103Shelves
39. 439 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    I'm easily moved to tears, but this book really made me cry. Every little world in it is like that. I've read this book three times already, and I cry every time. Now I'm a little afraid to read it again, even though it has a high rating.

40. 440 囚 The Caged Oriole 囚莺 Free Cat自由的猫Ancient Romance127k WordsCompleted [Trash Male Lead] [Warlord in a Chaotic Era] [Manipulation and Exploitation] [Fair-Skinned Heroine] [Unyielding] [Self-Redemption] In the eyes of outsiders, Qiu Wanying was lucky to have won the marquis's favor. They thought her ancestors' graves must be glowing with good fortune, but no one knew the suffering in her heart. She had come from a peaceful era to a feudal dynasty. Under the rule of male patriarchy, women of this age were like dough for anyone to knead as they pleased. She resent 4.4kReads8.6Score258Shelves

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    I think this book is very well written. The female protagonist travels to ancient times but has never loved the male protagonist. She only wants freedom and to go home. Later, the male protagonist drives her to develop depression and dissociative identity disorder. She tries to kill the male protagonist after swallowing poison but fails and dies in a snowstorm. Here are a couple of quotes from the book: "The maid Ying thanks her master for the reward." "Who says the heavens are unwelcoming, sending one away in a snowstorm?"

41. 441 暗 Joy Blossoms in a Dark Alley 暗巷生欢 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed: @Youyu Ru Zhou] [Healing + Devoted Couple + Intense Push and Pull + Bittersweet, Over-the-Top Drama + Major Twists] [Cold-Blooded Big Shot × Frail Beauty, A Clawed Cat Toying with a Tiger] Xia Xunqian was sickly and had depended on others since childhood. Even as an adult, he still had nowhere of his own. When his father sent him to live with Feng Lin, Xia Xunqian chose to obey. He was docile and compliant, and knew every trick in the book when it came to staying aliv 15.2kReads9.6Score2kShelves
42. 442 捡 I Picked Up a Blind Little Taoist 捡到一个盲眼小道士 Chang Yan Cijiu长言辞九Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Angsty Romance + Melodrama + Bad Ending] Mu Xiyao transmigrates. It seems this wasn’t an accident. Someone had plotted it all specifically for her. She wants to go home. She wants to go home in the dead of night, when she’s bored and gazing at the stars alone, and even when she’s on the verge of death. Everyone says she’s dead. Only he, Song Lingxiao, refuses to believe Mu Xiyao is dead. The boy consoles himself, deceiving himself: “She just went home.” All because the girl onc 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is a time traveler, but she's killed by the young Taoist priest she saved. [Crying][almost crying]

43. 443 出 The Girl I Helped Turned Out to Be My New Transfer-Classmate 出手帮助的女孩子竟是转校新同桌 Luo LingL落凌LUrban483k WordsCompleted Years after graduating, Luo Yuying found an old, yellowed diary. Its pages told her story from another person's point of view. “Ying, do you know I've liked you for a long time?” “Do you know how happy I was when I ran into you at the barbecue place that day? “As I got to know you, I found out what a thoughtful, warmhearted boy you are. “I don't know when I first fell for you. Your wounds made my heart ache, and your words stirred my emotions. “We shared difficult yet tender times. We liste 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books are so heart-wrenching; I felt incredibly sad after finishing them.

44. 444 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score156Shelves

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    These are all minor flaws; if you don't want to abuse them, come find me.

45. 445 今 Today Is Not a Good Day to Remarry 今日不宜复婚 Dongfang Cuihua东方翠花Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, rational surgeon heroine vs. heartless, clueless scumbag husband, who grovels to win her back] Fu Lingsheng makes a deal with Qiao Zhixu: A contract marriage for three years, then divorce when the term is up. Qiao Zhixu readily agrees. Fu Lingsheng doesn’t know that Qiao Zhixu has been secretly in love with him for ten whole years. When he asks her to marry him, she is secretly overjoyed. She thinks that after ten years of loving him, they’ll finally be together. Until that day… F 6.7kReads7.1Score364Shelves

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    The ending is tragic, and the female lead is the only one who shines.

46. 446 目 You Are All I See 目光所至都是你 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Huo Mingxuan repeatedly hurt Qin Qianmo, the woman who truly loved him, for the sake of the woman he held dear in his heart. It wasn't until someone cut out her heart that he suddenly realized his own heart had gone empty too. Years after their separation, at a grand banquet hosted by the He family of the imperial capital, the woman he couldn't bear to see even in his dreams arrives beneath the starlight. Huo Mingxuan loses control on the spot and rushes to her lik 301Reads8.3Score—Shelves
47. 447 尘 Burying a Dusty Heart, Untouched by Sorrow 尘心葬，不染殇 Snow Who Loves Candy爱吃糖的雪Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Bury the mortal heart, untouched by sorrow. —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 171.7kReads9.6Score38.4kShelves
49. 449 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.7kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves

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    See? These are incredibly heart-wrenching. Some of them are universally acknowledged as being the most emotionally intense by Tomato (the author). After reading these dozen or so books, I guarantee you'll lose weight. You won't cry at any of them; out of 17, there's bound to be one that will hit your tear ducts.

50. 450 忘 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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