Tragic Stories and Bad Endings, The Kind That Make Your Heart Ache!!! 虐文➕be 虐到肝疼的那种！！！

1. 501 非 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.7kReads6.2Score278Shelves

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   This book! This book is a must-read! Don't miss it! I have to say, the male lead is a truly insane, yandere, and manipulative man!! It's one of my absolute favorite forced-and-possessed novels. Let me emphasize again, the male lead is really crazy, cunning, and scheming. He uses all sorts of tricks to get the female lead through marriage and pregnancy!! The male lead is a crazy, powerful man who has been plotting for a long time after being saved by the gentle female lead. When they meet again, he only wants to force himself on her!! In order to get the female lead pregnant before she gets engaged to her childhood sweetheart, the male lead injects her with drugs to force her to get pregnant, forcing her to break off her engagement with her childhood sweetheart and marry him because of the pregnancy. After the marriage, the female lead gets extremely jealous even if she calls or meets her childhood sweetheart. Later, when the female lead wants a divorce, the male lead uses the child to threaten her and refuses to divorce her. Anyway, the male lead's methods are super despicable, such as giving the female lead ovulation-inducing injections to have a one-night stand with her, lying to her that he used protection, buying up all the birth control pills in the country, and deliberately selling her vitamins instead. After marriage, the male protagonist becomes even more like a mad dog. His methods are incredibly insane. Later, he imprisons the female protagonist, shoots her, and sends her to prison. It's a maddening and abusive novel.

2. 502 我 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣11k WordsCompleted Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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   When my husband abandoned me again for his first love, I resolutely went into the operating room and aborted our child. I withdrew my love for Ye Nanchen. Ye Nanchen, I love you, and that's why you can hurt me so recklessly. I don't love you; you are nothing to me.

3. 503 陈 Mr. Chen, We’re Better Off Apart. Never See You Again! 陈先生，一别两宽，再也不见！ Wuyou勿忧26k WordsCompleted Mr. Chen, let's go our separate ways and never meet again! 73Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 我 I Only Have You Now 我只有你了啊 Fresh Radish Skin新鲜萝卜皮Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted (Healing and heartwarming) The day Gan Tang was kicked out of her uncle's home, the rain was pouring. She dragged her suitcase beneath the eaves of Xu Ying's house to shelter from the rain, and happened to run into Xu Ying as he came home from school. Afraid he'd heartlessly drive her away like her uncle's family had, she lifted her head, did her best to look sweet, and called him, “Big brother.” Xu Ying must have been won over by that one “big brother,” because he opened the door and let her in 24.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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   Unfortunately, the author's friend helped him fulfill his regret.

5. 505 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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   💝😢 Oh dear, my friend said that book is super sweet, a romantic comedy where you can ship any couple without any angst. I foolishly believed her, and ended up crying my eyes out before even finishing ten chapters. Humph, I'll definitely "educate" her properly tomorrow and give her some "loving caresses."

6. 506 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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   Extremely angsty, almost entirely angsty! The male lead suffers terribly! He's handsome, strong, and tragically fated! After the female lead dies, he falls in love with her. The female lead travels back in time for revenge, entering the game herself to make the male lead follow in her footsteps and take everything from him! The male lead knows this from the beginning and cooperates completely! Especially after the 28th card, the female lead's reveal of her true colors at the 247th card is incredibly satisfying. The later parts are also great, showcasing a strong female lead.

7. 507 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 2.4kReads9.3Score360Shelves

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   I didn't feel anything at first, but it got more and more heartbreaking as I watched it. I watched it in the early hours of the morning and it really had a strong aftereffect. I recommend it to all of you who are prone to crying QAQ

8. 508 大 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 Purple Desire紫欲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This book starts sweet but ends in heartbreak; the story is far more tragic than the title suggests, and it's full of tragic endings, so have your tissues ready.

9. 509 快 Quick Transmigration: Every Life Ends in a Funeral Pyre 快穿：每一世都是火葬场 Listening to the Evening's Song in the Breeze清风听晚吟Two Male Leads566k WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + punishing scumbags + quick transmigration + System + no female lead + regret and redemption + small worlds with no CP for the early part, then a dual male lead romance in the final world] “Rather than make myself suffer, I’d rather make someone else pay. I’ll scatter his ashes to the wind. That’s what a real reckoning looks like.” A novice System takes a novice Host on a mission to save the tragic souls of countless small worlds. But Watching the Host take down scumbags in e 3.8kReads9.4Score292Shelves

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   This one! This one! This one! I'm saying it three times because it's so important: every single one of them is a tragic ending. I highly recommend reading the second life story; it was so heart-wrenching it made my liver hurt [crying].

10. 510 哪 Where Do You Think You're Going? The Pretty Young Master Is About to Be Punished Again 哪里逃？漂亮小少爷又要被罚了 Winter Daylight Lamp冬昼灯Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + older love interest + confinement + coercion + taking by force + revenge] Everyone knew that Jiang Yubai, the delicate young master of the Jiang family, never listened to anyone except his childhood friend, older brother Shi Huai. But no one knew that Shi Huai’s friend, Sheng Qianyang, had long been plotting to claim the young master for himself. Then one day, the Jiangjing Group went bankrupt. President Jiang and his wife killed themselves to escape prosecution, leaving behind 4kReads8.4Score308Shelves

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    The first book wasn't a tragic ending, but it felt even worse than one; it was so heart-wrenching it made my liver

11. 511 于 Saying Goodbye at the First Snowfall 于初雪时说再见 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Youthful Campus Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Ensemble Cast + Healing + BE] A sunny, bright ray of sunshine and a cool, solitary boy as cold as a glacier Jiang Yuhuai once thought life was nothing but getting through one day at a time. The year heavy snow bent his back, someone braved the storm and entered his dim world. “Jiang Yuhuai, stop spacing out. The blackboard’s too high for me to reach. Come help me.” “Sunflowers grow taller when they get more sunlight.” “I’m not going to grow a 155Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story, though still ongoing, is truly heart-wrenching. The author's writing is superb. Both the male and female leads are somewhat tragic figures; the female lead has a heart condition and ultimately passes away [crying][crying][crying]. The ensemble cast is also incredibly well-developed, with everyone being exceptionally kind.

12. 512 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 310.7kReads9.8Score31.1kShelves

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    🌹On the very first day before he even met his senior, she landed him in jail.🌹🌹Luo Ye thought he would never fall in love again. But then he met the aloof senior. Love comes without reason, and he was powerless to resist it. He had no choice but to secretly date her, and then amaze everyone.

13. 513 被 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.4kReads9.4Score699Shelves
14. 514 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
15. 515 嫌 Think I'm Bad Luck? It's Payback Time, and You'll All Regret It 嫌我晦气？收账时间到全都悔断肠 Chang Xian昌昍Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping, trash takedowns, a third eye, a little angst and lots of sweet romance, both leads are faithful] [Cool, alluring, beautiful, strong yet tragic woman vs. noble, pure-hearted, domineering, solitary wolf] The billionaire heiress, missing for eighteen years, returned as someone far beyond anyone’s reach. Abandoned on a trash heap as a child, she was raised by an old man who made a living collecting recyclables... Rumors in the capital’s elite circles said: “Meeting Moon Goddess even 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an absolutely heart-wrenching modern novel that will make your liver and heart ache! It'll make your whole body hurt. It's so intense it almost gave the reader a heart attack. I don't know if this is the kind of story you're looking for.

16. 516 傅 President Fu, Your Wife Has Signed the Divorce Agreement 傅总，夫人已签离婚协议 Yunduan Qiqi云端七七Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Heartbreakingly tragic + intensely satisfying + stand-in + contract marriage + groveling pursuit of his wife] Powerful CEO of a wealthy family × coldhearted designer who has shut her heart away After three years of marriage, Lin Xi is Fu Hanzhou's most dutiful ornament and his beloved's personal blood bank. On the night she miscarries, he coldly signs the papers. “You're not worthy of bearing my child.” The day her heart dies, she leaves a blood-written note saying, “May we never meet again,” 5.2kReads—Score242Shelves

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    This book is an extremely angsty novel! Incredibly angsty!! Super angsty!! It's brutally cruel at first, then incredibly satisfying, a truly cathartic experience! A classic example of "torturing the wife is fun for a while, then a nightmare of chasing her back," a female-centric, empowering story. The female lead is strong, confident, cool, and free-spirited, while the male lead is filled with regret, relentlessly pursuing and begging for her. The beginning is filled with the female lead's suffering, followed by a massive, intense torrent of torture for the male lead. The writing is concise and fast-paced, brutally cruel, and incredibly satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!

17. 517 暴 The Tyrant's Little Temptress Is Wild and Irresistible 暴君的小妖精又撩又野 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Search the leads' names to find the short drama] [Both leads are chaste + equally powerful, one-to-one romance. Enjoy] The slave she had once humiliated and tormented has ascended the throne. He pins her against a chaise longue, gently tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. The delicate chain around her ankle jingles softly, its chill seeping into the dark of night. “Your Highness, do you know that from the very first moment I saw you, I… No, this slave wanted to see you in such a helpless, w 7.3kReads9.2Score898Shelves

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    It's not only angsty but also entertaining; it's not just angsty for the sake of being angsty. It depicts a lot of imprisonment—it's really good!

18. 518 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    These are all highly rated angst-filled novels, recommended for those who like to read angst!

19. 519 三 A Little Regret in Three Words 三个字的小遗憾 Cat Er Tea Fish猫洱茶鱼Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted A sensitive, overthinking girl versus a sunny, oblivious boy When Shen Xiaoxu is sixteen, she happens to catch sight of Lu Qingyang, who had been about to head home despite the rain, suddenly slowing down. He gently crouches to feed a kitten soaked through by the downpour. Though his shoulders are already drenched, he casually glances up a few times, seemingly not bothered at all. What an utterly hopeless idiot! Watching from the side, Shen Xiaoxu can’t help whispering under her breath. But even 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Trust me, both of these books are excellent. Highly recommended.

20. 520 虐 You Had No Mercy When You Hurt Me, So Why Are You Crying Over the Divorce? 虐我没商量，离婚你哭什么！ Reverse Oxygen逆氧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Both untouched + Possessive pursuit + Two alphas + Satisfying revenge + Adorable kids + Groveling for her back] A haughty, icy corporate heir (a roguish, discharged soldier) × a stunning true heiress (a deranged, all-around assassin) Three years ago, he forced her to have an abortion and sent her to prison. Three years later, he takes her by force and makes her secretly marry him, obsessively claiming her as his own while never speaking of love. After a misunderstanding, th 3.9kReads9.0Score409Shelves

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    [Angry][Angry][Angry] Three years ago, he forced her to have an abortion and went to jail. Three years later, he forcibly took her and forced her into a secret marriage, obsessively possessive and never speaking of love. A misunderstanding leads the tycoon to unleash his fury once more: "If he dares to give birth to this bastard, I will personally smash him to death!" Lin Qingqian conceals her identity and disappears completely: The revenge will begin slowly.

21. 521 从 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Bai Zhuojun白濯君Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 54Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The first of these three books is about how as long as you behave, nothing will happen, but she just won't. The other two books made me cry so much—I'm quite sensitive to tears! I highly recommend the second one!!!

22. 522 重 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后，五个哥哥哭着求我回府 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book is a constant series of sharp rebukes, while the second book has both sweet and angsty moments.

23. 523 快 Quick Transmigration: A Shen 快穿：阿蜃 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.5M WordsCompleted When a seasoned author looks back at their earliest writing, it's hard not to find their younger self affected and pretentious, and to wish they could transmigrate back in time and cover their own mouth 🤭 The author is here to warn you: the first arc isn't good, so skip it. The “fight fire with fire” arc isn't good either, and the “wading through the waters” arc isn't good either. The apocalypse arc is, well, so-so. Basically, just skip whatever you don't like. This book is pretty divisive: the 3.8kReads9.2Score332Shelves

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    Tomato's absolute number one quick transmigration masterpiece! Both books are written by the same author. I've already read them three times and I still don't get tired of them. You'll definitely regret not reading them. If you haven't read them yet, you should check them out!

24. 524 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 15.7kReads8.0Score901Shelves
25. 525 我 Reunited with My White Moonlight on a Dating Show 我在恋综里与白月光重逢 Sugar-Free Glass无糖玻璃Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Secret crush * both leads are virgins * a little angst early on * happy ending “Hello, I’m Li Haosen.” One smile from the handsome boy was enough to make the girl chase after him for seven years. With neither a pretty name nor stunning looks, the insecure and sensitive Zhenzhu chose to bury her feelings deep inside. Her love for him was like a woodlouse: it couldn’t bear the light. “I’ve heard so much about you from Mumu.” The girl, as beautiful as a water lily, was quietly staking her claim ove 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This unrequited love story is agonizing for the female lead in the early stages (the female lead met the male lead on the morning he accepted his first love's confession), and for the male lead in the later stages (because the male lead and the second male lead have a good relationship, the male lead is a bit hesitant). The second male lead is also agonizing throughout (the male lead, who comes from a single-parent family, loves the female lead but cannot have her). If you ship the wrong couple, it will end badly.

26. 526 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.6kReads8.9Score619Shelves
27. 527 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    🎋🥀🌹Wow, this 9.9-Rated book is amazing! Reading it is like performing a high-IQ magic show. The clues are scarce, but the answers are always astonishing. You'll need strong logical thinking and insightful observation skills to unveil this mystery. Come and take on the challenge!

28. 528 他 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 297Reads8.4Score105Shelves

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    A short, extremely angsty story! Melodramatic and melodramatic! Read at your own risk!

29. 529 快 Quick Transmigration Big Shot Wields an Eight-Meter Blade, Let the Scumbags Run First 快穿大佬扛八米大刀，让人渣先跑 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted In the Age of Declining Dharma, the immortals have all vanished. Only Meng Po has repeatedly escaped the laws of nature’s deadly reckoning, granting ordinary people’s wishes in exchange for merit and greater power. Some of the little worlds are great, others are just okay. My personal favorite is The Youngsters’ Journey in 1937. Pick whichever ones you like, dear readers! 2.2kReads8.9Score153Shelves
30. 530 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are somewhat similar.

31. 531 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿：宿主太疯球，系统拦不住 Yan Shuqing宴殊青Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set 4.7kReads9.3Score446Shelves

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    I can only say it's pretty good 😊 Super good, but two of them didn't end in tragedy.

32. 532 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
33. 533 贺 Mr. He, Don’t Get Carried Away 贺先生别乱来 Wind-Blown Leaves风吹落叶Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Two years ago, she was found guilty of deliberately injuring the leg of the woman he loved. So he sent her to prison, took one of her legs, and crushed all her pride. Two years later, she thought she had escaped hell and vowed never to have anything to do with him again. But it turns out the Devil of Hell would never let you go so easily. 53Reads7.9Score—Shelves
34. 534 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
35. 535 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 1kReads8.0Score131Shelves
36. 536 林 Autumn Colors on the Hill Stain the Capital 林上秋色染京华 Liu Xiaochuan刘小穿Two Male Leads263k WordsCompleted Also known as Murder Concerto. Complete, with the rating gradually rising. No System, no quick transmigration, no golden finger, no supplies. The second half takes a political turn. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, the characters aren't naive and innocent, no one is reborn, and the redemption goes only one way. Transmigration, an alternate world, two strong leads, emotional and physical angst, frail health, yandere, imprisonment, coercion. A yandere emperor with an overwhelming possessive s 860Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking and physically demanding, featuring stomach cancer, a broken leg, and a terminal illness; two male leads, both sickly and possessive; this is a touching story disguised as a forced love between two male leads, but in reality, it's a pure and innocent love story of redemption between two opposite sexes. It's now complete.

37. 537 天 See You in Heaven, My Little Teacher 天堂见，我的小老师 Xue Yuetong雪月桐Modern Romance30k WordsOngoing Synopsis [Angsty Campus Romance * Mutual Healing * Love Blossoms Over Time] Depressed top student * Handsome, unruly underachiever Thinking of you is sugar, thinking of you is medicine. This summer is half sugar, half medicine. My little teacher, see you in heaven! Li Ran Jiang City’s summer was like a steamer, the whole city stifling in the heat. That midsummer, Wei Luochen arrived at her new school wearing a fall shirt. She had been late, so she was made to stand facing the wall as punishment —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, tragic story, bad ending, so heart-wrenching it'll make your heart ache.

39. 539 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
40. 540 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 541 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 30Reads6.4Score—Shelves
42. 542 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves
43. 543 囚 The Caged Oriole 囚莺 Free Cat自由的猫Ancient Romance127k WordsCompleted [Trash Male Lead] [Warlord in a Chaotic Era] [Manipulation and Exploitation] [Fair-Skinned Heroine] [Unyielding] [Self-Redemption] In the eyes of outsiders, Qiu Wanying was lucky to have won the marquis's favor. They thought her ancestors' graves must be glowing with good fortune, but no one knew the suffering in her heart. She had come from a peaceful era to a feudal dynasty. Under the rule of male patriarchy, women of this age were like dough for anyone to knead as they pleased. She resent 4.4kReads8.6Score258Shelves

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    This book... Well... It was surprisingly satisfyingly angsty.

44. 544 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 708Reads8.6Score101Shelves
45. 545 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 燃 Burning 燃烧 Ms. Gold金子女士Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Healing / youth and school life / rekindled love / devoted to each other / happy ending] [Clear-eyed temptress / wayward man who comes back] [Song Huan / Wen Keyi (Wen Zhi)] When Song Huan was sixteen, she met a young man at Pudu Temple. His features were cool and aloof, and he carried himself with an air of superiority. Song Huan asked what he was praying for. The boy answered with just two short words: "Save myself." Those two words were the only thing that kept Song 19.9kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves

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    If you're looking for angst-filled stories, check out these books; they made me cry buckets while reading them.

47. 547 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 686Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Mess with the Villain, or He'll Really Die 快穿：别惹反派，惹急了他真死 Feasting with the Bears 666大宴群熊666Two Male Leads891k WordsOngoing [Angst and catharsis, with a bleak start and an uplifting finish; includes faked deaths and happy endings. The gong's personality determines the story: soul fragments, scumbag gongs, jokester gongs, devoted gongs, wooden gongs…] (The first six instances are complete. Dive in without worry.) On a replay of the instance, an all-powerful villain falls into the protagonist's hands, reduced to a prisoner. The once aloof villain is now at death's door. "Let me go." "Want to die?" "Yes." "Hah. Dream on 5.2kReads9.3Score601Shelves

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    It's beautiful, but also very heart-wrenching [almost crying]

49. 549 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 21Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 西 Journey to the West: The Cannon Fodder Runs Away 西游记之炮灰他跑路啦 Lin Lin Zi Loves Candy霖霖子爱吃糖Two Male Leads253k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] He transmigrates into Journey to the West as a disposable character, only to be wiped out by Sun Wukong with a single staff strike. That's right, he's become the White Bone Spirit. Disposable character Shen Yi says, “Uncle, let's not do this! I need to make a run for it!” In short, it's a story about how battling Heaven is great fun, with a little romance on the side. The protagonist isn't a woman who transmigrates into a man's body, or a man who transmigrates into a woman's bod 1.3kReads9.1Score143Shelves

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    Both of these are heart-wrenching novels, both featuring two male protagonists. One of them, in particular, was truly agonizing; I couldn't stop crying after finishing it. [Crying][crying][crying]

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