Angst, Angst, and More Angst, But with a Happy Ending, Please! 虐虐虐虐虐虐虐虐虐虐超级无敌巨虐 结局he的球球

1. 401 恶 The Wicked Scapegoat Black Moonlight Insists on Playing the Love Triangle Game 恶毒炮灰黑月光偏要拿修罗场剧本 Blending with the Dust and Light离光同尘Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted The whole world tells the lie that it loves me. [Two male leads + both virgins + unhinged yandere + villain + confinement + imprisonment. A stupid, beautiful, venomous, universally adored bottom vs. a cold, aloof, otherworldly top] The self-redemption of a vicious, foolish beauty. Bottom’s POV: At first sight, that man was peerlessly graceful, like an immortal descended from the heavens: noble, beautiful, cool, detached, a perfect gentleman, as pure as jade. No matter how hard you chased after h 212Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   The knife is dead!

2. 402 我 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Sui Wei岁微Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It was so moving, I couldn't stop crying!

3. 403 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
4. 404 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves

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   No one is allowed to miss this!!!

5. 405 被 After Getting Burned by a Fish, This Kitty Faked Its Death and Left 被鱼渣后，猫猫我选择了死遁 What a Big Cabbage好一颗大白菜Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted An audiobook adaptation is available [Dual Male Leads, Faked Death, Win-Him-Back Chase, Dramatic Angst, No Switching Partners, Happy Ending] Li Fugui was a cat. One day, he picked up a fish who could transform into a stunning beauty with fair skin, a slim waist, and long legs. Not only was Li Fugui a cat, he was also a hopeless admirer of pretty faces, and he was instantly smitten with the handsome man. But on the day of their wedding, the beauty left him with one sentence, saying he had never l 6.6kReads9.3Score808Shelves
6. 406 卧 A Mole's Redemption 卧底者的救赎 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫22k WordsCompleted A Spy’s Redemption 2Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 塑 Fake Friends, Rumors Debunked Live 塑料队友，在线辟谣 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Win-Back Romance + Rekindled Love + Comeback in the Entertainment Industry + Idol Survival Show + Boy Band + Rivals to Lovers] A sickly beauty with a dark side and a façade that doesn’t match his true self × A clueless, sheltered rich heir who’s as dumb as a puppy Visual vs. ACE “I didn’t! It wasn’t me! Don’t make things up!” At eighteen, Jin He became the visual of a hugely popular boy band and was suddenly living the high life. Wherever he went, he was surrounded by a whole cro 901Reads8.2Score118Shelves
8. 408 背 The Price of Betrayal 背刺的代价 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance66k WordsCompleted The Price of Betrayal 51Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 总 The CEO Becomes a Lame Little Man, and the Younger Movie Emperor Takes Him Home 总裁沦落小瘸子，年下影帝抱回家 Mu Yiyang木一羊Two Male Leads291k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + partly set in the entertainment industry + mutual salvation + happy ending + mild angst] Qin Chuan = company president + elite professional + calm and rational – (a real person with extreme paranoid schizophrenia). Shen Shi = beautiful pursuer + irresistible charmer + younger wolfdog who confesses every day + endless public displays of affection – (an extremely stubborn hardhead). Qin Chuan is the president of a game technology company. Though he’s always been a workaholic, he 713Reads8.5Score119Shelves
10. 410 他 He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵，我彻底安静了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫12k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet 56Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 惨 The Cruel Abuse of the Fallen Kingdom's Grand Princess, the Ruthless Sovereign Cuts Out His Heart to Win Her Back 惨虐亡国长公主，狠戾君上剖心追 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted The official ending is a happy ending! The bonus chapters fulfill some readers' requests. In the first, the second male lead gets the girl; in the second, it's a happy ending! [The male lead is an utterly deranged, obsessive yandere in the early chapters! If you're a heroine-only fan and can't accept that, don't read it!!!] [Steadfast, headstrong exiled princess + ruthless, deranged new emperor] [Angst + forcible possession + forced love + imprisonment of body and heart + alternate historical se 8kReads8.2Score473Shelves

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    The physical and emotional abuse was unbearable to witness!

12. 412 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 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    🌜Through three lifetimes, the bond between master and disciples runs deep, yet they cannot escape the cruel twists of fate. Each disciple's background and personality evoke heartache; the plot is intricate, the emotions genuine, and the reader deeply empathizes. 🌊The master's immortality contrasts sharply with the disciples' short lives, creating a poignant and heart-wrenching emotional experience. This is a story of profound master-disciple love that transcends life and death, bringing both laughter and tears—a bittersweet and moving tale.

13. 413 被 My Husband, Whom I Mistreated, Turns His Life Around, and I'm in Trouble 被我作践的老公翻身后，我惨了 Worry-Free Other Shore彼岸无忧Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing “I've been wanting you for so long...” In the darkness of night, the man kisses me without restraint. He's my live-in husband. One drunken night, I slept with him, and the scandal caused a huge stir. So I, a pampered heiress, had no choice but to make this down-and-out young man marry into my family and become my husband. Bitterly resentful, I repeatedly humiliated and abused him, beating and berating him at every turn. But he never got angry, always behaving like a gentle, virtuous man. Just as 8.7kReads8.0Score690Shelves
14. 414 摄 The Regent’s Cage 摄政王的囚笼 Snail Brain蜗牛大脑23k WordsCompleted The Regent's Cage 6.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are short, ancient-style, angsty stories with 100,000 reads each, and they have a happy ending (Is this a spoiler...?).

15. 415 舔 One Hundred Rules for Survival: From Doormat to Everyone's Favorite 舔狗到团宠的一百个生存法则 Eastern Egret东方白鹭Ancient Romance661k WordsOngoing The rating just came in! It’ll rise later! [One heroine adored by thirty men, all the men are pure, cultivation ensemble cast, black-hearted heroine in disguise, romantic rivalry, abundant widower romance, tragic love and hatred with the older brother] Xia Fanxin transmigrates into a cultivation harem novel called My Senior Brothers Spoil Me Rotten, where she becomes... the male lead’s devoted admirer. In the story, she focuses all her attention on him, does plenty of awful things to target the 991Reads8.1Score154Shelves

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    Pretending to be a fan of angst, just passing by.

16. 416 曾 We Once Promised to Grow Old Together in Happiness 曾许清欢共白头 Snail Brain蜗牛大脑Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted We Once Promised to Grow Old Together in Joy 990Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 团 The Whole Family Gets Rich After Their Beloved Ordinary Big Sister Comes Home! 团宠路人姐姐后全家暴富啦！ Eastern Egret东方白鹭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] This novel is also known as “Just Fifteen Fiancés” [A forgettable nobody who attracts everyone + supporting characters reborn + healing + hilarious + a battle royale of rival suitors + ensemble cast] After her startup fails, Jin Miao transmigrates into a beloved-by-all novel she once read, becoming the male lead’s… second older sister from a branch family? A completely minor character. The branch family is a mess. Her mother died young, her father disappeared, and th 1.7kReads9.1Score227Shelves
18. 418 苔 Letters Beneath the Moss 苔痕信札 Qinghai Fish青海鱼Modern Romance134k WordsCompleted Anti-narcotics officer × doctor | Realistic tragic romance | Sweetness with a hidden sting The snowy mountains can't hear the world's whispered secrets, and the sea breeze can't hear the promises that were never kept. The gods can hear promises made at the edge of the world, but they won't grant them. “If we ever fight, give me a mint.” “What do you mean?” “It means I've forgiven you.” “What if you're the one in the wrong?” “Give me one, too,” Song Qingye said with a smile. “Then I'll know to a 2kReads8.8Score534Shelves

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    The first book was amazing; the author's writing was excellent, and I read it all without skipping a single chapter. It was incredibly heart-wrenching; the female lead committed suicide later, and the male lead, an undercover agent, died. The other two books were also very good.

19. 419 世 There Is No Her in This World Anymore 世间再无她 Dreaming Drunk on Black Coffee清咖醉梦Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + obsessive love + the groveling ex’s road to redemption] “Bo Sihan, please believe me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill Xia Wei.” Wen Yan kneels and begs him, but the man kicks her away. “Get out!” To avenge the woman he loves, he personally sends Wen Yan to prison for five years. With red-rimmed eyes, Wen Yan asks him, “If you learn the truth one day, will you regret what you’ve done today?” He answers furiously, “Even if you die, I’ll never regret it!” But the moment Bo Sihan le 7.7kReads6.7Score175Shelves

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    So incredibly cruel! It's insanely cruel! Absolutely horrific!! I cried so much! [Crying][crying][crying]

20. 420 替 The Legitimate Daughter Took the Fall and Served Three Years in Prison. After She Cut Ties, Her Family Begged for Forgiveness 替罪嫡女入狱三年，断亲后全家跪求原谅 Fan Xiaoshu范小舒Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted [Angsty historical romance + physical and emotional torment + household intrigue + true and fake heiresses + second male lead gets the girl + both leads are sexually inexperienced + groveling chase] Lu Qingyan was the marquis’s most cherished legitimate daughter. Her parents and brothers doted on her, making her the most pampered young woman in the capital. But everything changed after their adopted daughter, Lu Wanwan, joined the household. First, the parents and brothers who had once cherished 20.3kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
21. 421 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.4kReads8.2Score885Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking! Super angsty 😢😢😢 It's so good!

22. 422 娇 Delicate 娇气 Cute Little Porridge萌粥粥Modern Romance912k WordsCompleted Qiao Yue thought Guo Yizhou would love her someday, only to discover in the end that it was all a ridiculous fantasy. Five years together earned her nothing but a cold divorce agreement. Disappointed beyond words, she left alone. Guo Yizhou himself probably never imagined that after Qiao Yue left, she would become the one he longed for day and night. When they meet again, Guo Yizhou sees the ring on her left ring finger. His eyes turn bloodshot as he grabs her wrist. “You think you can run after 222Reads8.2Score113Shelves

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    So heart-wrenching, but it has a happy ending. It's super good, I could read it all night.

23. 423 魂 Haunting My Dreams 魂牵梦萦 When You Think of Home当君怀归日Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted He was the moon in the heavens, hanging high and bright. She thought she could carefully guard this secret seed of love and keep it from sprouting, but day after day spent together had allowed it to grow into a towering tree. When her love became bone-deep and impossible to suppress, she had no choice but to reach out and bring the divine one down to earth. 8.5kReads9.1Score617Shelves

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    It's very good, but it's too heartbreaking.

24. 424 软 Soft Bones 软骨 Cute Little Porridge萌粥粥Modern Romance409k WordsOngoing [Pseudo-taboo + possessiveness + long-planned scheme + ten-year age gap + older man/younger woman romance + revenge + sweet romance + equally matched leads] [Falsely obedient black-lotus heiress VS aloof, refined, secretly passionate mogul] When Shi Qian was five, someone locked her in a dilapidated house as a cruel prank, nearly costing her life. Yan Chi rescued her. The boy in a white shirt bent down toward her. “Big brother’s here to take you home.” Later, after an accident, Yan Chi grew to h 216Reads6.4Score—Shelves
25. 425 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Beloved Female Side Character 重生后，女配的我被团宠了 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Warning: This is not a female-lead power fantasy about revealing a secret identity. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can leave. [Some angst + reborn + adored by everyone + sweet romance + variety show] In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of Beijing’s wealthy Lu family went missing, they blamed their eldest daughter, Lu Yinghan, for failing to look after her little sister and drove her out. Lu Yinghan made her own way in life, but on her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed w 133kReads9.2Score11.1kShelves

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    😭The first book made me cry every chapter. I'm exhausted from crying; this is how I cried out all the tears I'll ever shed in the future! [Crying][crying] ① In her past life, because her younger sister went missing, her family blamed her for not taking good care of her and held a grudge against her. 😭They even kicked her out of the house. And on her 20th birthday, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness… 🍂🍂After being reborn, she no longer treated her family well. With no expectations, she neither cried nor laughed…

26. 426 我EN After I Died, the Scumbag Went Mad 我死后，渣男疯了 July Chestnut七月栗子Modern Romance998k WordsCompleted I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, but he made me lure a deranged serial killer out for the sake of his unattainable first love, determined to see me dead. In the end, I really did die at the killer's hands... But when he saw my corpse, he went mad. When I woke again, I had been reborn in the body of a strange woman, and the husband lying beside me looked exactly like the killer who had brutally murdered me... 6.1kReads8.8Score629Shelves

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    The female protagonist, Cheng west, loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, only to be treated as a substitute for his beloved, and even forced by him to lure a deranged killer, resulting in her tragic death. After death, Cheng Xi's soul witnessed Fu Mingyu's instant breakdown and madness upon seeing her corpse. But this madness came too late; he had trampled on Cheng Xi's sincerity, allowing his beloved to interfere, and remained blind to her sacrifices. Even more unexpectedly, Cheng Xi was reborn into the body of a stranger, Lin Xi, and her husband turned out to be her murderer. Reborn, she was no longer the weak woman at the mercy of others; intelligent and resourceful, she meticulously plotted her revenge. She had to carefully conceal her identity from her husband while secretly gathering evidence, each step fraught with peril. When she met Fu Mingyu again, he gradually discovered the truth behind Cheng Xi's death, falling into endless regret and madness, wanting to win her back, but only able to watch as Cheng west became a stranger, yet powerful.

27. 427 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    😭The first book made me cry every chapter. I'm exhausted from crying; it's like I've cried out all the tears I'll ever shed in the future!😢😢 ① In her past life, because her younger sister went missing, her family blamed her for not taking good care of her and held a grudge against her.😭They even kicked her out of the house. And on her 20th birthday, she was diagnosed with a terminal illness… 🍂🍂After being reborn, she no longer treated her family well. With no expectations, she neither cried nor laughed…

28. 428 他 He Regrets It 他有悔 Lady Jinxi金喜娘Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + groveling to win her back from the start + secretly raising their child + scheming, possessive, devoted male lead] Eight years after their divorce, Xiang Yilin never expected to run into his ex-wife at the hospital. Xu Yan, once a pampered heiress who had never lifted a finger, had become a doctor, and now had a limp. His seven-year-old son asked who she was. He paused for a long moment. “Someone I haven’t seen in a very long time.” All his life, Xiang Yilin had been 1.7kReads7.7Score362Shelves

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    I don't know if it has a happy ending or not, but it's really good.

29. 429 爱 I Can't Bear the Price of Loving You 爱上你的代价让我承受不起 Herb of the Apricot Grove杏林之草Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Su Yichen, courtesy name Youxian and childhood nickname Mo'er, is called Su Mo by his family. Ever since he was little, he has loved the older boy who once saved him, Prince De, Xiao Yixuan. When he grows up, he uses his own abilities to help Xiao Yixuan ascend the throne, only to see his mother forced off a cliff. Left crippled, he throws himself into the moat... 527Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I cry every time I watch it.

30. 430 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
31. 431 他 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 1kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 当 After the Foolish Substitute Wife Faked Her Death 当替身傻妻假死以后 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed. A deeply angsty novel with a devoted heroine and a scumbag hero who gets what he deserves.) Huo Chenzhou's first love ran away with another man, so when he couldn't marry her, he married her older sister instead. Forced to be Meng Jiao's substitute, Meng Sheng spent two years loving Huo Chenzhou with all her might. In return, he gave her nothing but endless neglect. She lost her child, then her kidney... and was locked up in an asylum, where her hand was severed, leaving her a la 1.9kReads8.5Score105Shelves

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    It's so cruel I want to die!

33. 433 简 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 147Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 嫡 The Eldest Daughter's Long Hairpin 嫡女簪长缨 Shi Siyan十四晏Ancient Romance4.5M WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + national hatred and family vengeance + reborn male lead] “Report! On the fourteenth day of the eighth month, eighty thousand soldiers of Dongling were trapped on Yin Mountain and completely wiped out!” A bloodstained letter from home. Every one of the eleven Bai family men is dead. That day, Bai Mingwei, eldest daughter of the Bai family, removed her hairpins and jewelry, wiped off her bridal makeup, donned armor, and set out with a coffin on her back. The battlefield ahead off 9.4kReads9.2Score929Shelves

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    The story begins with the female protagonist's entire family of men dying, and the emperor ordering the execution of the remaining members. To survive, the women of her family carry coffins to the emperor, and ultimately, they carry coffins to war. I finished the book crying, especially the later part where the female protagonist collects the bodies of her father, uncles, and brothers in Yinshan; I cried like a complete idiot during that scene.

35. 435 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 811Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 620Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 437 京 Snow Falls Over Jiangnan in the Capital 京落江南雪 Orange and Yellow, Fruit and Green橙黄果绿丫Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted The rating just came out and it’s inaccurate, so please ignore it! [Powerful Beijing families + forbidden romance at first + coercive love later + love and hatred intertwined + rekindled love after a breakup + happy ending] Born evil, a psychotic young master × a sweet, obedient girl who fights evil with kindness She lost his child, her uncle was responsible for his mother’s death, and in the end, she became his sister-in-law. Four years later, when they met again, Lin Xun pinned Li Qianmo 463Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    It's either death or being together! This year's favorite novel featuring high-ranking officials in the Beijing elite circle. The male lead is a yandere with an insane possessiveness! I binged it in one go, staying up all night to finish it. The story isn't long, but the couple is incredibly sweet. It's a love story filled with both hatred and passion—a true Beijing elite romance!

38. 438 飞 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted The Canary That Flew Away 135Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! One serialized story, incredibly angsty. The rest are shorter and more angsty, and they brought tears to many eyes.

39. 439 笼 The Caged Songbird Ensnared the Mad Emperor 笼中雀她渣了疯批皇帝 Lord Number One Scholar探花大人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Taking Her by Force / The Long Road to Winning Her Back | Sweet, Deceptive Maid × Domineering, Ruthless, Scheming Emperor] Xu Zhixing was emperor twice in his life. The first time he took the throne, he kept Jiang Si imprisoned by his side and personally forced her to drink a pregnancy-preventing potion. But power struggles were rife with hidden murderous intent, and life and death were unpredictable. In just a few short years, the dynasty changed hands several times. After the Qing dynasty was 1.1kReads8.4Score102Shelves

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    Each one more heart-wrenching than the last; none of the three female leads ended up with the male lead.

40. 440 被 A Cool, Confident Girlfriend Flirted with Me, but Reality Won 被酷飒女友撩，却败给了现实 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted Flirted With by a Cool, Daring Girlfriend, but Defeated by Reality 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 贵 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 I Eat Preserved Mustard Greens我吃梅菜Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2kShelves

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    It's incredibly angsty, but it has a happy ending.

42. 442 疯 Frenzied Possession 疯狂占夺 Shen Yun深芸Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Yun Ran thought she might finally find a ray of light. But reality plunged her into endless darkness. Just when she thought she could start a new life, Zhan Yici cruelly ruined everything. Then he told her she belonged to the Zhan family. Everyone in the capital knew the young master of the Zhan family was chaste and never showed interest in women, but no one knew that he kept his beloved at home. Yun Ran tried to escape again and again. She struggled desperately and cried, but none of it could 4kReads8.9Score316Shelves
43. 443 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's quite heart-wrenching, but not in a dramatic, intense way; it's a slow, gradual kind of heartbreak, like sugar mixed with shards of glass.

44. 444 被 Tricked into Going Home by an Aloof Tycoon 被高冷大佬骗回家 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Tricked Into Going Home With a Cold, Powerful Tycoon 2Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 与 Sinking into a Beautiful Dream with Her 与她沉溺美梦 The Light Shines In光照进来Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted Jaded, aloof wild rose × sharp-tongued, straight-laced math genius | Rekindled love × angst and sweetness × yandere × mutual salvation × devoted couple, happy ending In just five years, Zhou Shuci went from a math genius to the founder of the Wanshi Group, ruling over a six-hundred-billion commercial empire and controlling half of Jingzhou City. Yet all he wanted to know was whether she regretted leaving him for twenty million. When they met again after years apart, her mere presence brought 5.1kReads8.4Score330Shelves

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    The story is about a couple who break up after a misunderstanding. The male lead wants revenge on the female lead, believing she's with someone else. He breaks down and wants to get back together, even becoming a third party in her relationship, acting crazy and possessive. The female lead, suffering from depression, doesn't understand and doesn't want to get back together. After discovering her depression, the male lead redeems her. Later, they open their hearts to each other, achieving mutual redemption and moving towards each other.

46. 446 少 Young Master, You're Engaged, So Stop Flirting. Your Online Love Is the Maid's Daughter 少爷有婚约别撩了，您的网恋对象是保姆的女儿 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is already engaged, so don’t flirt with him. Your online dating match is the nanny’s daughter. 191Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A tragic love story where the male and female leads are unaware of each other's unrequited love. The female lead is abused and sold by her mother, who favors sons over daughters. She seeks help and is eventually reunited with her fiancé, with whom she has a child. Faced with moral dilemmas and unrequited love, what choices will she make?

47. 447 穿 I Transmigrated Into My Own Fantasy Novel: I'm the Creator, What Do I Have to Fear? 穿进自己的玄幻小说：我是造物主我怕谁 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫74k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated Into My Own Xianxia Novel: I'm the Creator, Who Should I Fear? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 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
49. 449 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
50. 450 诱 Seduce the Eastern Palace: Make Him Kneel Beneath My Skirt 诱东宫：凌他裙下 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other] [Political intrigue] [Love and hate] [Rivals fighting for her] [Black-lotus heroine, unhinged hero with a sweet facade and a dark heart] On the eve of her wedding, Mu Qingruo, daughter of the prime minister, is falsely accused of losing her virginity and cruelly jilted. Overnight, she goes from being the most beautiful woman in Tianchu to its biggest laughingstock. Who would have thought that the Third Prince, Chu Yunheng, rumored to prefer men, would 1.5kReads8.3Score146Shelves

    Reader note

    The secondary couple is particularly heart-wrenching.

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