Tragic Bad-End Stories That Wreck Me, and Are Super Short BE文，虐死我的那种，还贼短

1. 201 等 Waiting for Winter to End, Longing for Spring 等冬尽，盼春来 Xiaoxiang Qimin潇湘祈敏Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted Youthful Heartbreak | BE Aesthetics | Mutual Redemption | Fated by Life and Death Lose 10 pounds just from reading this [Quiet, Resilient Girl × Wild, World-Weary School Bully] In 2012, in a seaside town, Jiang Sheng and Nan Siye meet in the rundown Nanyang residential compound. She is a silent lamb to the slaughter, bullied by her classmates. Her mother has left home to work, her father disappeared ten years ago and never returned, and she lives under someone else’s roof. He is the school bull 1.6kReads8.2Score513Shelves
2. 202 第 The Twelfth Love Letter 第十二封情书 371Two Male Leads78k WordsCompleted [Top-quality novel + two male leads + unrequited love + short story + coming of age + tragic ending + school life + letters] [What am I? A grain of sand among ten thousand generations, A stone this big. I can love this version of myself too., “I,” Leslie Cheung] A story of unrequited love: no getting close, no confession, and certainly no mutual affection. It's silence, a secret, a treasure. It's the wild madness of youth, with no regrets. 1.2kReads9.0Score272Shelves

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   They're all angst-filled stories. After reading them, my legs stopped aching, my head stopped hurting, my heart stopped racing, and I just went to enjoy life! ◐⩊◑ ྀི

3. 203 破 Regret After the Broken Mirror 破镜之悔 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪17k WordsCompleted Regrets After the Broken Mirror 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 红 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 AyeAyeCaptainTwo Male Leads186k WordsCompleted [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 50kReads9.7Score11.9kShelves
5. 205 永 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 519Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Be, the dead, the mad.

6. 206 迟 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Cat from Pudong浦东的猫咪8k WordsCompleted Regret Came Too Late 17.3kReads—Score112Shelves
7. 207 他 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads591k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 4kReads8.9Score326Shelves
8. 208 以 In the Name of Summer 以夏天的名义 Plucking a Branch of Osmanthus w折枝桂wModern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication | Mutual first loves | Sweet, indulgent romance | Playboy turns back | Secret crush becomes reality | Hero has to win her back] Zhou Wang was exactly as his name suggested: proud and arrogant, with countless girls around him. He moved through a crowd of beauties like a bee among flowers, earning the nickname “the affiliated high school's goddess collector.” But the young master Zhou had impossibly high standards and seemed uninterested whenever anyone confessed to him. Th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   When I saw you mentioned a tragic ending (BE), I immediately pulled out all the angst-filled novels from my bookshelf. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, And 8 are all under 140,000 words. 9 Is under 190,000 words, and the remaining ones are between 250,000 and 370,000 words. I don't think they're very long. They're all very angsty, enough to make you end up in the hospital in the middle of the night. But I haven't experienced that myself. I heard it from a fellow reader. Most of them are rated 9 points or higher. The remaining two are also quite good, one even getting an 8.9. They're all really excellent. I recommend everyone check them out.

9. 209 清 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 77Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   BL (Boys' Love) stories 🤔 🌴🌴1. His former lover caused him to lose his father, and now she wants to marry him as her empress. In the end, she commits suicide in front of him. 🌴🌴2. Eighteen years ago, he said he would be with him forever. Eighteen years later, he blames him for losing his brother and torments him. Later, he realizes that he has been mistaken about the person all along.

10. 210 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.6kReads8.5Score291Shelves
11. 211 你 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 236Reads8.8Score111Shelves

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    I cried the whole time. Yes, I did after reading these short and heart-wrenching books. I discovered it's all by the same author. She's such a talented writer!!! In "Next Spring" and "Farewell in Winter," three childhood friends... None of them survived [almost crying] (I really highly recommend this author. She's written eleven books in total. I've read seven of them).

12. 212 予 You Gave Me Deep Love and Turned My Life Upside Down 予你情深，乱我一生 Su Ziyao苏子遥Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Eighteen years ago, Wen Ziyu was the person He Jingyang promised to stay with forever. Eighteen years later, Wen Ziyu was locked in an attic by He Jingyang and cruelly abused. He Jingyang always said Wen Ziyu owed him and that he'd make him pay little by little. But in the end, it was He Jingyang who owed Wen Ziyu a pair of eyes, a life, and a lifetime of love and devotion. 297Reads6.8Score100Shelves
13. 213 师 After His Master’s Death, the Disciple Who Hated Him Went Mad 师尊死后，恨他入骨的孽徒疯了 Yaoyao Yue妖妖月Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one romance, both have only ever been with each other + angsty drama + groveling reconciliation + short story] “Master, your Path of Passionlessness has shattered to pieces because of me…” “Master, you never would have guessed that your precious disciple is a demon…” “Master, the way you wag your tail and beg for pleasure in front of your disciple is truly… disgusting.” Two years ago, Ji Cangye threw Yan Leng, who had been poisoned by an aphrodisiac, into a brothel and w 696Reads8.1Score102Shelves
14. 214 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.5kReads9.3Score373Shelves

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    These three books are my personal picks for tragic endings. The first one is so heartbreaking! It's very sweet at the beginning, but then it gets really angsty. The male lead gets married in the end. If it's a story about unrequited love, I'd skip it. In the second one, Anan has liked Lu Xu for eight years, but Lu Xu doesn't even know her name. What Anan doesn't know is that a boy named Song Ciyu has also secretly loved her for eight years! Ahhh! In the third one, the unrequited love story has to be complete, so Xiang Yu likes Song Huai year after year. Can Huaiyu set off fireworks for Xiang Yu one more time?

15. 215 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 46.2kReads8.6Score4.4kShelves

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    Help! I just finished reading "Three Years of Cold War, He Regrets Getting a Divorce Certificate," the wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scene was so satisfying! The female lead was so decisive in filing for divorce, and the scene where the male lead knelt down to beg for reconciliation really touched me, watch it now! Highly recommend "With My Deepest Affection, I Sacrifice the Years"! Shen Nian and Lu Lingchuan's tragic love story is so heart-wrenching, the tragic ending has a huge aftertaste, angst lovers should skip this, after reading it I can't stop thinking about them! Who hasn't read "The Difficult Journey to the Capital"? A wealthy heiress runs away from her arranged marriage and meets a powerful figure, a sweet and heartbreaking love triangle, the male lead's long-distance pursuit of his wife is incredibly exciting, completed and worth reading!

16. 216 等 Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临 Zhou Wanyu周晚欲Anime Fanfiction209k WordsCompleted At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi 1.9kReads9.5Score415Shelves

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    Family, every single one of these books is incredibly moving. The ratings speak for themselves, right? They're recommended on Douyin and Xiaohongshu, and they have a powerful, lasting impact after reading.

17. 217 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 95.4kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
18. 218 疯 The Mad Real Heiress Is Reborn, and Everyone Kneels to Beg Forgiveness 疯批真千金重生，全员跪下求原谅 Qi Qimeng奇奇蒙Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Real and fake heiresses + secret identities + satisfying revenge + absolutely no forgiveness] A fortune-teller's words led the wealthy Shen family to send their daughter, Shen Youyou, away at the age of three, leaving her to fend for herself. When she was eighteen, they brought her back to save their adopted daughter. Shen Youyou thought they felt guilty and wanted to make it up to her. Desperate for a family's love, she tried hard to fit in and win them over. Only on the verge of death did she 1.9kReads9.1Score227Shelves
19. 219 三 Three Years Ago, He Said His Sister Was the Best. Three Years Later, He Asked, ‘Are You Trying to Drive Me to My Death?’ 三年前他说姐姐最好了，三年后他说你要逼死我吗 Jia Er伽洱Urban12k WordsCompleted Three years ago, he said, “My big sister is the best.” Three years later, he said, “Are you trying to drive me to my death?” 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic story, very tragic.

20. 220 蓝 Blue Rain Letter 蓝雨信 Drinks a Ton of Sprite喝一吨雪碧Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing + devoted to each other + 1v1] [Devoted and restrained VS prima ballerina] When Su Wan was eight, her mother brought her to stay temporarily with the Lu family. The eldest son, Lu Yanzhou, was three years older than her. Their brief childhood connection ended in a storm of trouble, after which she left for London. She was gone for six years. He saved up countless plane tickets to London. The day they reunited, she said in front of everyone, "I have a boyfriend." He pushed open th 1.6kReads—Score172Shelves

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    I highly recommend this! It made me cry! [Crying]

21. 221 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 182.5kReads9.6Score28.3kShelves
22. 222 战 After Losing the War, I Became the Enemy Emperor's Canary 战败后我成了敌国皇帝的金丝雀 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads411k WordsCompleted "I, Feng Qianxue, swear to Heaven that I willingly give myself to Ye Tingxiao, Emperor of the Gong Kingdom. From this day onward, Ye Tingxiao will be my master..." Feng Qianxue, a general of the Xuan Kingdom, was defeated and captured. To save his subordinates, he was forced to become the enemy emperor's caged songbird. To avenge the arrow Feng Qianxue had shot at him on the battlefield three years earlier, Ye Tingxiao toyed with and humiliated him in every way. Yet he couldn't break Feng Qianxu 3.7kReads7.9Score463Shelves

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    My beloved concubines, you must believe me, these are all extremely, extremely, extremely angsty. Due to certain reasons, I only recommended these few books. In three of these books, the protagonist dies. 😢

23. 223 雪 The Nine-Tailed White Fox of Snow Mountain: My Parents Are Both Illusions, and I’m a Drowning, Lonely Soul 雪山九尾白狐：双亲皆是幻影，我是溺水孤魂 Jia Er伽洱11k WordsCompleted Snowy Mountain Nine-Tailed White Fox: Both my parents are phantoms, and I am a drowned, wandering soul. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 杳 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Dreaming Night Owl夜猫梦梦Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 338Reads—Score125Shelves

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    The aesthetics of everyone being bad

26. 226 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book was really heartbreaking; in the end, the female lead committed suicide by jumping off a building, and the male lead's hair turned white overnight.

27. 227 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 2.1kReads9.0Score278Shelves
28. 228 玉 The Tale of Yu Heng 玉珩记 Heart-Stealing Koi偷心锦鲤Fantastical Romance156k WordsCompleted A three-hundred-year-old magnolia tree grows in the courtyard of Immortal Venerable Chang Heng. She painstakingly cultivated herself into human form, was taken in as Xie Heng's disciple, and was then bound to him by the Matchmaker's red thread. As teacher and student grew closer over the years, they fell in love, only for news to arrive that the Immortal Venerable was to marry a princess of the Demon Clan. Her uncle disliked her and tried to harm her. On the eve of the wedding, the demon princes 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Tale of Jade Heng" is now complete. The magnolia fairy Bai Lanxi is deeply in love with the immortal Xie Heng. Their long journey through immortality hides unspoken feelings. The story is filled with both heart-wrenching and sweet moments, and the epilogue makes up for any regrets. Don't miss it if you enjoy fantasy romance novels with unrequited love.

29. 229 怎 How Could Anyone Resist His Flirting? 怎敌他偏撩 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance460k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication and awaiting release] [Unrequited love + devoted to each other + bold flirting and subtle advances + intense romantic tension + seizing the opportunity to take his place] [Elegant, roguish heir to a wealthy family VS aloof, gorgeous enchantress] Also known as "Swaying on the Pillow" Lin Shutong was abruptly dumped by her first love of eight years. In front of everyone in their circle, she asked her ex, “Are you sure you want to break up with me?” He gave her a firm two-wo 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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    So beautiful it makes me want to cry!

30. 230 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted 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 716Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    My beloved concubines, you must believe me! These are all extremely, ...

31. 231 软 Soft Fishbone 软鱼刺 Half a Lifetime by a Green Lamp半世青灯Modern Romance857k WordsCompleted Yu Wen is the envied Mrs. Sheng, admired by everyone in their social circle. She plays the part of a devoted wife, living in perfect harmony with Sheng Wen. Little do they know, there is someone she has loved all her life but can never have. 2.2kReads8.6Score129Shelves

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    The first book is one I've read without skipping around. I don't know why it's so unpopular; maybe it's because it's less accessible. But truly, the most heart-wrenching part is not just the helplessness, but also the separation of life and death. None of the male lead, the second female lead, or even the second male lead are spared. I can't even distinguish between the male lead and the second male lead; I can guess the ending, but I'm too afraid to watch the process.

32. 232 呵 Come On, Can Two Psychos in Love Really Be Normal? 呵，两个疯子谈恋爱能正常吗？ Waiting for a Thousand Joys待千欢Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Main story complete! [Two male leads + switches + two powerful, unhinged leads + combative couple + 1v1, both each other’s first and only + past and present lives] Si Yao, the top assassin on the dark web, transmigrates into a mission to win over a tyrant. But he gets killed five times from the start. Throat slit, shot down by a hail of arrows, executed by a thousand cuts... This unhinged tyrant never kills the same way twice. Si Yao plunges a knife into the tyrant’s heart. “You’re crazy? Fine, 23kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
33. 233 血 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 Jun Luo Qing君落轻Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 5.6kReads9.0Score532Shelves
34. 234 第 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 Lu Xi卢西Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 18.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
35. 235 爱 Love Is Colder Than Death 爱比死更冷 Summer Glow盛夏微光Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Her father ruined his family for the sake of profit. Years later, he returned for revenge, and she was sold to him to pay off the debt. She thought he hated her to the core, never knowing he loved her with all his heart. When their child died in an accident, she lost the only reason she had to keep living. Like a fluttering butterfly, she leapt into the abyss. “Li Wenyi, do you like... this... ending...?” 436Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty angsty stories, but you don't need to read one in too long. I highly recommend "Love Is Colder Than Death" and "There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself." I really enjoyed them and I recommend checking them out if you're interested.

36. 236 和 After Breaking with My Sect, I Joined My Archrival’s Instead 和师门决裂后，我转身入宿敌宗门 Fourteen Notes十四笺Ancient Romance830k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Romance] [Happy Ending] In her previous life, Wen Ling concealed her identity as the Young Lord. Thanks to her peerless talent, she became the God of War of the Nine Provinces, only to end up accused by her sect of colluding with the demons. Unwilling to accept that fate, she took them all down with her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her first year at Lingxiao Sect. Her junior sister had framed her and gotten her spiritual root cripp 20.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
37. 237 风 The Wind Kisses the White Rose 风吻白玫瑰 Qitao Zhizhi柒桃枝枝Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted A cheerful girl with depression vs. a lonely, gentle top student Chen Yan meets a strange person at the hospital. That day, he sees many sides of her. One moment she is chatting away, the next she is silently crying. Since high school, she has called herself “Young Master Xiao Jiang” and become everyone’s mood-maker. Everyone thinks that is just who she is, but Chen Yan is the only one who has seen the side she keeps hidden. So he says, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you.” He has seen her at 79Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    1. Why did they have to do this to our little Jiang Ye? [Crying] The female lead was sexually assaulted at the age of ten and suffers from sunshine-type depression. On the surface, she is a very brave and fearless person, but in reality, she really wants someone to truly love her. The female lead's grandparents really made me cry so much, I was so sad to be hurt by family ties (T^T). There are so many people in the book who are so pitiful, like Zhou Ye, and the second male lead, Teacher Li, Wei Yun, etc. (><). The girl who wanted to be a mortician ultimately jumped off a high building [crying] 2. This is really short, so sad. The author even wrote an extra chapter, which makes it even sadder ●●. It turns out it was all a dream. Maybe the male lead never liked the female lead before. Everything he did was a joke, and so was the female lead. They couldn't be together in the end. [Almost crying] 3. It's said to be based on a true story. So sad. You must be with the person you love in your next life. 4. It was so depressing to watch. Some people really deserve to die, while others shouldn't die. [Crying] 5. Mountain City isn't just about young men, it also has an older sister. [Almost crying] It's such a pity, such a pity. Their love wasn't expressed. Maybe they're together in heaven after they both die.

38. 238 痞 The Rake Who Couldn’t Be Tamed 痞夫难驯 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads409k WordsOngoing ★ A torture chamber in the name of love, a life-or-death game so cruel it makes your heart tremble ★ [Angst + melodrama + physical abuse + real and fake young masters + everyone gets a bad ending] Three years ago, Gong Mingyou was forced to marry Shen Zhiyu. Everyone said Shen Zhiyu had schemed to make that night happen. Once the rumor spread, Shen Zhiyu’s reputation was ruined. The Lin family’s stock, the company owned by Shen Zhiyu’s biological parents, plummeted. To save their company, Shen Z 1.4kReads7.1Score367Shelves

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    Well written!!

39. 239 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
40. 240 他 His Little Fool Doesn't Cry Anymore 他的小傻子不爱哭了 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [BL + both pure + angst + just rated] In a corner of Shengying Noble High School, there was always a figure named Su Nian. As the illegitimate son the Su family kept hidden from the world, he had suffered a childhood accident that left him with a brain injury. He was always half a beat slower than everyone else, and his clear eyes were often filled with timid confusion. When classmates mocked and shoved him, all he could do was tear up, like a little beast nobody wanted. In the hallway, Su Nian 9.3kReads9.3Score695Shelves
41. 241 爱 Love Has No Return 爱无归期 A Lady一个娘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted When Yun Sheng married Li Xijue, she was determined to keep trying until she hit a brick wall. She couldn't believe he could simply forget her completely. Later, the wall crumbled, and her heart died. The three-year marriage she had staked everything on fell apart. When she woke from her dream, her family was ruined and she had lost spectacularly. Only then did she finally understand: the man who never once looked her way, even when she was terminally ill, had always wanted to send her to her de 177Reads6.7Score—Shelves
42. 242 惟 I Only Hope We Won't Know Each Other in the Next Life 惟愿来生不相识 Little Deer Is Bambi小鹿是斑比Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted On the seventh day after her father's death, she learned she had terminal stomach cancer. Seven months pregnant, she begged him not to make her donate blood to his first love, but he cruelly shoved her to the ground anyway. She would never forget the icy look in his eyes... He thought the document she sent him would be divorce papers. He never imagined it would be her last letter... 77Reads5.8Score—Shelves
43. 243 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 199.2kReads9.5Score24.5kShelves

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    I've cried myself to sleep; it was sweet at first, then bitter.

44. 244 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Leaves Me Coughing Up Blood 快穿：每个世界都累到吐血 Sparrow Really Looks Good雀实好看Two Male Leads769k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + fakes his death and leaves in every world with a tragic ending] Aicao, a born workaholic, dies suddenly from overwork and gets bound to a 555 System. He becomes a new employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau and sets off on a path to promotion, traveling through different worlds, completing missions, and earning points! An ambitious workaholic, Aicao soon grows dissatisfied with cannon-fodder missions. To earn more points, he needs to become more important to the plot and ma 2.8kReads9.4Score254Shelves
45. 245 病 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Xi Niu悉牛Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 116Reads8.0Score—Shelves
46. 246 成 After Becoming an Olympic Champion, I No Longer Had a Mom 成为奥运冠军以后，我没有妈妈了 Ran Yuanbao冉元宝10k WordsCompleted After Becoming an Olympic Champion, I No Longer Had a Mother 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How can the ending not be considered a tragic one? It's such an inspiring story of a strong female lead!

47. 247 快 Quick Transmigration: Ding! Your Crematorium Has Arrived. Please Pick It Up 快穿，叮，火葬场到货请查收 Just Ink就墨Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Quick Transmigration + Putting scumbags in their place + Feel-good story + Regret and redemption] After finally avenging his great grudge, Gu Yao is left all alone. Cancer takes him naturally, and he becomes bound to a System. To keep the world's storylines running, he conscientiously fulfills his role as a supporting character. But why has he become the white moonlight of every Child of Fortune?! The emperor he admired as a boy uses him as a stepping stone to the throne. G 5.7kReads9.3Score532Shelves
48. 248 跨 A Confession Across Time and Space 跨时空告白 Yu Zhiyao郁知杳Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted A girl who transmigrates through time × a boy from another era (bittersweet ending) . At seventeen, when growing pains were at their worst, Xu Zhiling unexpectedly traveled back ten years. There, she met a gentle boy, and they fell for each other and became one another’s salvation. . After her final journey through time, just before leaving, Xu Zhiling said to Jiang Mu, “You have to grow up well. Be sure to wait for me. I’ll find you ten years from now.” “Okay. I’ll wait for you, always.” Th 48Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    All the others are above 7 points, so why is the first one only 6.8? Actually, what I wanted to say is that I just finished writing the first one yesterday. It's really heart-wrenching; the male lead dies, the female lead gets married, it's a time-travel novel, and it's really good and very tragic.

49. 249 虚 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Bu Erzhi不二之25k WordsCompleted Wasting Away a Youth 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd be incredibly impressed if anyone could walk out of these two books with a smile on their face! Both are tragic; in the first, the male lead dies in the female lead's arms. In the second, they are separated by death! Both are short and heartbreaking!

50. 250 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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