Looking for a Novel That's Oppressive from Start to Finish, One That Leaves You Breathless 求全篇很压抑，让人喘不过气的书

1. 251 娱 Showbiz: After Ten Years in the Vault, My Fans Have Grown Up 娱乐：雪藏十年，我的粉丝成年了 Floating Point浮点Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, just after his debut, he became a sensation on campus thanks to online platforms! He became part of countless people's memories! His songs were the soundtrack to every student's youth! But because he only wanted to focus on making music, he was blacklisted. Ten years later, he ended his contract with the company. The moment his new song came out, it topped charts across the internet! Ten years have passed, and his fans are all grown up!!! 5kReads7.6Score298Shelves
2. 252 无 No One Can Save Me from the Deep Sea 无人渡我于深海 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted No One Will Save Me from the Deep Sea 333Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves

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   Li Shiwu, Qian Yuanzi!!!

4. 254 可 Adorably Aggressive 可爱侵略症 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + growing-up romance + secret crush] [Scheming, doting daddy type x straightforward sweetheart] Compared with her own brother, Xu Chuyan, Xu Qiao spent most of her time growing up by the side of Lu Jiyuan, the boy next door. Xu Qiao had always thought that, when she grew up, she would marry Lu Jiyuan, just as the adults said she would. Until one day, her roommate sidled up to her, full of doubts, and whispered, “Who acts like someone’ 25.2kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
5. 255 替 So What If My Substitute's Start Is Doomed? 替身的天崩开局又怎样 Mi Annei米安内Urban676k WordsCompleted Imaginative premise | Urban | Not a power fantasy | No System | No female lead Original title: What Does It Matter If the Substitute's Start Is a Total Disaster? [The content doesn't match the title! The setting is fictional! Not realistic!] [The plot moves slowly and is mildly oppressive. If you can't handle that, please close this now. Nitpickers and detail obsessives, stay away. Unreasonable comments that force your personal views on the story are not welcome. Please, let's have some normal p 1.6kReads9.4Score151Shelves

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   The whole thing was so depressing [crying][crying][crying] I don't know how the author found the cover for the first book, it felt so out of place. Anyway, I was heartbroken, they don't value human life [frustrated], a substitute went through so much hardship to finally replace the master. The second book is a historical novel, Li Chengqian (the crown prince) is reborn and loses all hope in his father (Li Shimin), he is very sensitive, it's heartbreaking [crying] I couldn't help but cry while reading it [crying][crying][crying] The historical accuracy is pretty good, worth reading. [OK] The third book is one I just saw today, a new book, but it feels like it's almost finished [dual male leads + older man + imprisonment + forced love + forceful acquisition + revenge] Everyone knows that Jiang Yubai, the delicate young master of the Jiang family, doesn't listen to anyone but his childhood sweetheart, Shi Huai. But no one knows that his childhood sweetheart's friend, Sheng Ganyang, has long coveted the young master, only wanting to possess him. Until one day, Jiangjing Group went bankrupt, and President Jiang and his wife committed suicide out of guilt, leaving behind only thirteen-year-old Jiang Yubai. The distraught young master couldn't contact his brother Shi Huai no matter what he tried; he seemed to have vanished into thin air. "He won't come." Sheng Ganyang appeared before the young master, the tall man in black speaking the most venomous words in the gentlest tone, ignoring his struggles and forcibly taking him home…

6. 256 掌 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Xin Moran心陌然Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 11.1kReads8.0Score519Shelves

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   Age gap, unplanned pregnancy, female lead is a docile girl, male lead is extremely powerful.

7. 257 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 俺 My Name Is Wei Shufen! 俺叫魏淑芬！ Trembling哆哆嗦嗦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Granny Wei is eighty-eight years old this year. She runs up the mountain every morning without even getting out of breath. Following the water pipe at home, she can climb all the way to the third floor with her bare hands! Wei Shufen, the Ancestor of Xuantian, failed her tribulation and arrived at Mount Dawang. She happened upon Granny Wei, who had just taken her last breath, and became her! After binding to a bragging System, she embarked on the road to the pinnacle of life! When her granddaugh 6.4kReads9.1Score858Shelves
9. 259 关 About How I Have No Special Powers in a World Overrun by Zombies 关于我在丧尸降临的世界没有异能 Huan Xuewei幻血为Sci-Fi & Apocalypse808k WordsCompleted [Friendship-focused, no romance, post-apocalyptic survival and adventure, human nature, warped values: not for minors] Li Rui is an ordinary convenience store worker. One day, zombies suddenly appeared. With no special abilities and worried about his parents back in his hometown, he sets off through the desperate, apocalyptic world on a journey home. Along the way, he is forced to shed his false, decadent exterior, gradually revealing his true and unvarnished self. Why is this world so strange? 447Reads9.3Score100Shelves

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   1️⃣ Despair 2️⃣ Later Confusion 3️⃣ Childhood Trauma 4️⃣ Mental State? 5️⃣ Slight Pressure 6️⃣ Protagonist's Minor Fears 7️⃣ A Hymn to Humanity [Evil Laugh][Evil Laugh][Evil Laugh]

10. 260 贞 The Winds of Zhenguan 贞观风云 A Life of Tragedy生命致殇Historical151k WordsCompleted The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, was a man whose status seemed peerless in the eyes of others. Naturally, his father thought so too. But no one ever considered what the Crown Prince wanted. 1.1kReads8.2Score107Shelves
11. 261 众 The Heavens of All Living Beings 众生之天 When Flowers Fall, All Things Bloom花落万物生Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing The Immortal Dao is ethereal, the Ghost Dao strange and uncanny; The Buddhist Dao rests in the heart, the Demon Dao is ruthless. But only with an unwavering Dao heart can one attain immortality and freedom. The heart changes easily, the Dao fades easily; People grow old, flowers wither; When will the Dao finally be attained!!! The heavens encompass all living beings, yet are themselves just one among them! 36Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 30.4kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
13. 263 伪 Faking Abstinence 伪装禁欲 Xi Xi Li惜惜里Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [Obsessive, secretly passionate, devoted CEO VS a wealthy heiress who is icy in public but irresistibly charming in private] Yu Nanli, the capital's most eligible heir, is famous for being aloof, chaste, and indifferent to women. Only his closest friends know he has never forgotten his former girlfriend, the one great love of his life. When they were dating, he was so clingy he practically stuck to her side, never letting her out of his sight. After she broke up with him, he became a completely 1.1kReads8.8Score111Shelves
14. 264 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score376Shelves

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    1️⃣ Despair 2️⃣ Later Confusion 3️⃣ Childhood Trauma 4️⃣ Mental State? 5️⃣ Slight Pressure 6️⃣ Protagonist's Minor Fears 7️⃣ A Hymn to Humanity 😏😏😏

15. 265 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 58.5kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves

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    I'm recommending three angst-filled novels. The first one made my liver hurt and my heart ached after reading it. The second one made me question the meaning of life because the male lead was so humble. The third one made me want to punch the wall. That's all.

16. 266 只 I Just Want to Slack Off, So How Did I Become a Top-Tier Star? 只想摆烂的我，怎么成顶流巨星了 Eightfold Miko八重寄子丶Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Comedy + lighthearted + one heroine] When Chen Ci stands on the stage of Voice of Huaxia, covering his face as he “cries,” everyone in the audience thinks he'll play up his sob story for attention, just like the other contestants. But who could have guessed that the moment Chen Ci starts telling his sob story, the whole internet would burst out laughing! “A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a little sister still in school, and a broken home!” Audience: “Dude, seriously? Who taught you to t 6.2kReads8.4Score299Shelves
17. 267 1 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Mo Wangchuan莫辋川Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 4.4kReads8.4Score617Shelves
18. 268 太 Her Highness the Crown Princess Reigns Supreme, While Her Sickly Prisoner Begs for Her Favor 太女殿下在上，病娇质子卑微求宠 Cherry Mini Ball樱桃迷你丸Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted [Women rule | Mutual devotion | Loyal dog-like hero | Strong heroine and hero | Hero is submissive] [Mighty, domineering Crown Princess/Empress vs. childhood friend and hostage prince from an enemy kingdom] The little hostage prince whom the Crown Princess had cherished since childhood betrayed her. He joined forces with her eldest half-sister to frame her for treason, then returned to his homeland to attack her. The Crown Princess was furious. She led her troops to drive back the Eastern Xiao K 4.4kReads8.9Score274Shelves
19. 269 从 Lu Mingfei Returns from the Foundation 从基金会回来的路明非 Cold Feathers Everywhere满天满地的冷羽Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating got pushed down.) I'll never forget how excited I was when I first read Dragon Raja years ago. Jiang Nan created an incredible story. Lu Mingfei is such a tragic character. Jiang Nan poured everything into writing a young, inexperienced boy, yet Lu Mingfei had no choice but to be pushed forward like a puppet by someone else. But this time, he refuses. No one but him knows what he's been through, and this time, he chooses his own path! He has the ability to do it, the courage to do it 24.1kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
20. 270 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves
21. 271 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 39.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
22. 272 丞 After the Chancellor Left, the Emperor Knelt and Begged for Forgiveness 丞相走后，皇帝他跪地求原谅 Ceramic Punk Boy陶瓷朋克少年Two Male Leads847k WordsCompleted Excruciating physical and emotional torment, with plenty of thrills! A volatile, twisted emperor / a stubborn, haughty, and formidable court official! Extreme angst at first, then lots of sweetness! Both are virgins, one-on-one. Three years ago, during a palace coup, Du Yuzhang abandoned his family to save the life of the one he loved. But when his beloved ascended the throne as emperor, he showed him not the slightest tenderness. From then on, by day he was Lord Du, the powerful Left Chancellor 934Reads6.1Score103Shelves

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    Watching my tears flow, my heart ached with each drop.

23. 273 逃 After My Escape Failed, I Gave Up and Went with the Flow [Quick Transmigration] 逃跑失败以后我摆烂了【快穿】 Fu Shian傅拾安Two Male Leads378k WordsOngoing (Everyone caught in a love-and-hate mess + mutually destructive romance + irresistible heartthrob + not 1v1) Sharp-witted, flirtatious bottom × unhinged, powerful top Chu Qi, a newcomer at the Space-Time Administration, had earned enough points to become a full-time employee after traveling through dozens of worlds. Then he learned that his points were unusable because the minor worlds had collapsed. Forced to return to those worlds and repair their plots, he somehow found himself on the run in 706Reads9.2Score105Shelves

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    Two male leads. Slightly angsty. The later part of the first world is a bit depressing. A yandere x a docile young master. The protagonist, forced to return to a collapsing small world to repair the plot, is subjected to a barrage of abuse and manipulation by everyone. Here's a scene: ๑v๑ Hehe. "Ah Qi, so good." His breath fell on Chu Qi's cheek, his magnetic voice whispering in his ear. Chu Qi was dizzy from Gu Yichuan's actions. Gu Yichuan kissed Chu Qi's thin lips, then licked them, as if treating a precious treasure. The boy's fingers were long and slender, with a touch of bone, and he used a bit of force to firmly hold the young master's fair and delicate fingers in his hands. Their hands intertwined, the smooth, flat blanket was rumpled, revealing a hint of eroticism. "... Hmm... Ugh..." Broken breaths escaped from the young master's lips, causing Xia Yutang's eyes to flash with a dark light. The young master is truly... Attractive...

24. 274 埋 The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 埋在我脚下的姐姐 Yearning for Yaoshan尧山眷恋17k WordsCompleted The Sister Buried Beneath My Feet 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Whether it's abusive or not, you don't know, but it can make you cry until your makeup is ruined.

25. 275 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Days of Being Everyone’s Favorite 盗墓：当团宠的日子 Jin Jiuyue金九月Mystery167k WordsCompleted [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Series + Everyone's Darling + Heartthrob + No Female Lead + No System + Everyday-Life “Sweet Little Story”] Wu Yu is an orphan in name only. Why do I say that? Although he has no mom or dad, he was actually raised for over a decade by “two dads” and “an uncle.” All three men insisted on calling themselves his older brothers, and together they raised him until he was thirteen. One dad is Zhang Qiling, the other is Hei Xiazi, and the uncle is Xie Yuchen. Since these 4.7kReads9.3Score767Shelves

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    The three most heart-wrenching stories in the Tomb Raider Chronicles: The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars [crying emoji][crying emoji]

26. 276 玛 The Mary Sue Empire 玛丽苏帝国 I Want to Marry Cilantro想和香菜结婚Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Mary Sue, the sole legitimate heir to the Mary Sue Empire, has many identities. All she wants is to find a suitable man and provide the empire with an heir. After her ten brothers put in a great deal of effort, they finally found such a man. But at a single matchmaking meeting, two men ended up fighting over her. Her heart shattered into a cold salad. With her stunning beauty, can she ensure that the Mary Sue Empire has a future heir? Is that wickedly charismatic man her true love? But why did h 333Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The first two were extremely depressing, while the last one was particularly sacred.

27. 277 穿 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery151k WordsCompleted Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 11kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
28. 278 如 I Wish I Could Die in a Dream in Tokyo 如果能在东京的梦中死去就好了 Buckwheat Noodles in a Bowl碗子荞麦面11k WordsCompleted I Wish I Could Die in a Dream of Tokyo 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Thumbs up][Heart]

29. 279 我 I Run! She Chases! My Yandere Sister Loves Me More Than Life 我逃！她追！病娇妹妹嗜我如命 Yu Yuzi Yu郁郁子瑜Urban301k WordsCompleted [One female lead (Lin Qingyin) × devoted love × slice of life × campus × entertainment industry × sweet at first, tragic later × happy ending] Trust me, this will be the most unusual yandere you've ever seen. On a snowy night in Lin Qingyu's childhood, his parents suddenly brought home a girl in ragged clothes. “Qingyu, come meet your little sister. Her name is Qingyin, Lin Qingyin.” After they had spent several years together, relatives took Lin Qingyin overseas, claiming she'd be able 4.4kReads9.4Score438Shelves
30. 280 黑 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery241k WordsCompleted Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
31. 281 永 Eternal Captivity: After Losing My Memory, I Had Eight Children 永恒囚禁：失忆后我有八个孩子 Little Girl Playing in the Mud玩泥巴的小女孩Two Male Leads352k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Handsome and Beautiful + Coercive Love + Amnesia + HE + Angsty + Cyberpunk + Over-the-Top Drama + Utterly Dark] Shao Xifeng, the racing team’s most promising driver, woke up one morning to discover that he had transmigrated twenty years into the future. An unfamiliar future, a frail body he didn’t recognize, and a twenty-year-old son. The people in the mansion looked at him as if he were a ghost. Everyone online called him a “cheater,” and all he could remember was being ni 9.5kReads7.3Score939Shelves

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    This novel is quite depressing.

32. 282 痴 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后，王爷被强制爱了 Su Mu Yijin苏木一槿Two Male Leads391k WordsOngoing [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 5.2kReads8.7Score395Shelves

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    Does anyone recommend this old-fashioned angst novel?

33. 283 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely oppressive and suffocatingly cruel; those with heart conditions should view with caution.

34. 284 出 The Day After I Returned from a Business Trip, My Mom Killed Herself 出差回来第二天，我妈自杀了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫21k WordsCompleted The Day After I Got Back from a Business Trip, My Mom Took Her Own Life 35Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 第 The Seventh Artifact 第七件藏品 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫20k WordsCompleted The Seventh Artifact 18Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 元 The Marshal Says: The Sword Venerable’s Husband Is Impossible to Keep 元帅说：剑尊正夫他超难养 Three-Colored Ink Cat三色墨猫Fantastical Romance610k WordsOngoing [GB / Female-Dominant World / Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead / Wife-Chasing Crematorium / Torture of the Male Lead in Body and Mind / Punishment in the Inner Court / Slave Training / Divine Consciousness Clones / Xianxia World / Reincarnation] Xiao Chen: "Chu Qing, don't tell me this is how you've been training your male soldiers all these years. What do you take men for?!" Chu Qing: "They're just playthings. And playthings... should naturally be put to full use." "Xiao Chen, if you can 85Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, let's get started! Those who like angst, come on in! [Top Post]

37. 287 终 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 81Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 剑 The Sword Venerable Says: Let Him Be the Wife in the Next Life 剑尊说：下辈子换他当老婆 Three-Colored Ink Cat三色墨猫Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [Gender Bender] [Women-Ruled Society] [Strong Female Lead] [Strong Male Lead] [Sweet and Angsty] [Male Lead Suffers Physically and Emotionally] [The Chase Is on After the Breakup] [She Chases, He Runs] [Spirit Pet Possession] [Gender-Swap Elements] [Lighthearted Elements] [Xianxia World] [Reincarnation] Chu Qing: "Xiao Chen, I've loved you for two lifetimes! I don't want to wait anymore." "Just pretend I've fallen under a demonic influence. You have to save me with your own body... Aren't you t 52Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 不 I Don't Want Your Love, Just Your Life 不要你的爱，只要你的命 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫16k WordsCompleted I Don’t Want Your Love, Just Your Life 47Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 遇 After Meeting You, I Started Fearing Death 遇见你之后，我开始害怕死亡 Like Stars Beside the Moon如星伴月Urban143k WordsCompleted [Everyday life] [Angst?] [Bad ending] Gao Ge once had a happy family. His parents loved each other, and his sister was about to get married. But at twenty-one, he was diagnosed with leukemia. There was no hope of a cure, and his condition could suddenly worsen and take his life at any time. Gao Ge gave up on himself and prepared to wait for death. When life seemed utterly bleak, Gao Ge met Shen Nan by the river. One had a fortune but was terminally ill. The other worked hard to support their fam 74Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Yes, bros! Those sweet romance authors can write angst that's just too good (O_O) See? Everyone's silent (O_O)

41. 291 遗 Behind the Will 遗嘱背后 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted What Lies Behind the Will 9Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 等 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 895Reads9.2Score119Shelves
43. 293 我 My Son Is a Vampire 我的儿子是吸血鬼 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted My Son Is a Vampire 3Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 中 Modern Chinese History 中国近代史 Chen Gonglu陈恭禄Historical607k WordsCompleted A History of Modern China opens with geography and the natural environment, first outlining the living conditions and ways of life of the peoples of China and its neighboring regions. It then surveys China's history before the modern era through its products, ideas, literature, science, and art. The history covered in this book begins with the Opium War and encompasses several major themes: the Opium War, the Taiping Rebellion, the First Sino-Japanese War, the Hundred Days' Reform, the Boxer Mov 106Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Ten highly rated books, all of them are depressing.

45. 295 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves
46. 296 我 Who Am I, Really? 我，到底是谁 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫30k WordsCompleted Who Am I, Really? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted 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 1kReads8.0Score133Shelves
48. 298 偏 Off Balance in the Face of Favoritism 偏爱之下的失衡 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫8k WordsCompleted Unbalanced by Favoritism 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 太 The Crown Prince Gave Away His Country 太子他把国家送人了 Li Sanwan黎三万Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Complete]“No CP + no love interest + focused solely on building a career and saving the world + no female lead + reborn + tragic ending” A twist of fate turned Zhu Fanyi from the protagonist into a supporting character. Reborn, he turned his fate around. The System sobbed, “Heaven won’t let me go home. I want to atone and give everything back to you!” At first, Zhu Fanyi couldn’t have cared less. He thought, Don’t flatter yourself and dump that mess on me. Going along with fate is actually pre 1.6kReads9.3Score231Shelves
50. 300 暗 Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫53k WordsCompleted The Dark Night Emperor 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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