Angst, Short, Brutal, Painful 虐文，短，狠，痛。

1. 901 哥 Big Brother, Will I Be Able to See You When I’m Dead? 哥，我死了就能看见你了吗？ Lotus Who Loves Pears爱吃梨的莲花8k WordsCompleted Bro, if I die, will I be able to see you? 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They're all very short and very angsty.

2. 902 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.5kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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   I literally cried so much! It made my tear ducts incredibly sensitive. [Crying][crying]

3. 903 斩 Kill Line: Escape from Paradise Island 斩杀线：逃出天堂岛 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted Kill Line: Escape from Paradise Island —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 904 为 For Freedom, the Ungrateful Daughter Took Her Mother's Lifesaving Money and Eloped with a Blond 为了自由，白眼狼女儿拿了母亲的救命钱和黄毛私奔。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11117k WordsCompleted For the sake of freedom, the ungrateful daughter took her mother's life-saving money and ran off with a bleached-blond guy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 905 老 My Husband Died of Illness and Left Everything to a Strange Woman 老公病亡，把所有财产给了一个陌生女人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Husband Died of Illness and Left All His Assets to a Strange Woman 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 906 结 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 结婚前，未婚妻告诉我她有个儿子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 93Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very short, very heart-wrenching, and now a completed story!

7. 907 女 My Girlfriend Had No Sense of Boundaries. I Calmly Walked Away, but She Regretted It. 女朋友不懂得边界感，我平静离开，她却后悔了。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11117k WordsCompleted My girlfriend had no sense of boundaries. I calmly walked away, and she regretted it. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 908 我 After I Gave Up on Him, My Boyfriend Regretted It 我不要他后，男友后悔了 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨15k WordsCompleted My boyfriend regretted it after I stopped wanting him 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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   On the day of the proposal, Bai Xiaoxiao, He Yanjin's childhood sweetheart, placed the engagement ring He Yanjin had prepared on her finger in front of all their relatives and friends. "Brother Yanjin, this ring fits me perfectly!" The room fell silent; all the relatives and friends looked at me, waiting for my reaction. Everyone expected a chaotic farce. But to their surprise, I smiled and took He Yanjin and Bai Xiaoxiao's hands, clasping them together. "A match made in heaven! May you have a baby soon!"

9. 909 分 The Day We Broke Up, He Showed Me His Childhood Friend’s Social Media Post 分手那天，他给我看了青梅的朋友圈 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted On the day we broke up, he showed me his childhood sweetheart’s Moments post. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 910 豪 The Hidden Secrets of the Wealthy 豪门的隐秘 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Secrets of the Wealthy 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 911 听 After Being Publicly Punished for My Sound Sensitivity, My Heart Died Completely 听觉过敏被当众体罚后，我彻底心死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After Being Publicly Punished for My Auditory Hypersensitivity, My Heart Finally Died 145Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 912 魂 Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Lady Zhou in the Northern Song Palace 魂穿李煜，我在北宋皇宫为小周后复仇 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Male-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Empress Zhou in the Northern Song Imperial Palace 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 913 盛 No Roses in Midsummer 盛夏无玫瑰 Bamboo and Wood's Farewell竹木辞Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted [Troubled, obsessive boy × warm, healing ray of sunshine] Unrequited love × love at first sight × bittersweet school romance Roses are a byword for romance, the beginning of regret, and the end of a midsummer... Romance let the roses pierce the whole summer, allowing them to take root and bloom in the pain of her wounds. In the end, they secretly became the only thorns in the time machine of her life, letting every unfinished kiss grow into an epitaph here, bringing every regret to its close. “A 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It wasn't sad at all; I only shed a mere 380,000 tears. It really wasn't sad (all of them were sad if they weren't in order).

14. 914 其 You Don't Have to Be So Perfect 其实你不用那么完美 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted You don't actually have to be so perfect 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 915 妈 Mom Says the House Will Be Divided by “Family Contribution Points” 妈妈说房子要按“家庭贡献值”分配 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted Mom Says the House Should Be Divided According to “Family Contribution Points” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 916 长 A Long Farewell 长辞 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + tragic romance + both leads reborn] Another heartbreaking historical romance from Zhihu’s popular author Zhier, following An Ending at Dusk! Through a haze of consciousness, she relived her entire life, finally pausing on that sunny afternoon. He stood beneath a tree, his eyes covered with white cloth, smiling as he asked what she wanted. A young gentleman, handsome and refined as jade. One glance was enough to stay in her memory for years. If only she had known that meeting h 1.7kReads8.4Score213Shelves

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    Short, angsty, and incredibly impactful aftertaste [crying]

17. 917 废 The Deposed Empress Won't Kneel 废后不跪 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Deposed Empress Will Not Kneel 12Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 918 金 The Golden Cage: Never Fall in Love with a Stranger 金囚笼：不要和陌生人谈恋爱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Golden Cage: Don't Fall in Love with Strangers —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 919 我 I Found a Stunning Beauty Passed Out Outside a Bar 我在酒吧外捡“尸”到一位绝色美女 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted I Found a Stunning Beauty Passed Out Outside a Bar 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 920 替 After I Took Her Place as the Bride, the Living King of Hell Could No Longer Bring Himself to Kill Me 替嫁后，活阎王他舍不得杀我了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Took the Bride's Place, the Living Yama Couldn't Bring Himself to Kill Me 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 921 她 She Isn't Coming Back 她不再回来了 Naughty Little Deer小鹿不乖Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Secret crush # campus angst # reunion after years apart # both are virgins # modern romance # tragic ending] [Animated comic coming soon] At the start of the school year that autumn, Lu Zhixia’s bright, starry eyes landed on him, and she froze. Was she really going to share a desk with Jiang Chiye, her longtime nemesis? And that wasn’t all. They were living under the same roof, too. She expected them to fight until the whole world shook, but instead, Lu Zhixia found that her nemesis seemed to d 5.1kReads8.7Score582Shelves
22. 922 荆 Crown of Thorns: The Contract CEO's Frenzied Pursuit of His Wife 荆棘王冠：契约总裁疯狂追妻 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙10k WordsCompleted Crown of Thorns: The Contract CEO's Frenzied Pursuit of His Wife 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 923 妈 The Videotape Mom Sent Me from Abroad 妈妈从国外给我寄的录像带 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The Videotape My Mom Mailed Me from Abroad 19Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 924 谁 Who Says Longing Is Silent? 谁说思念无声 Qingya青崖Modern Romance61k WordsCompleted She knelt in the pouring rain, begging him to give her father a proper burial. All she got in return was: “You should've been the one to die!” Her hatred burned fiercely, while her love slowly faded away. She said, “I spent my whole life loving you, but you hurt me, hated me, and ruined my life. You said I owed you. Now I've paid you back!” A knife pierced her chest. She smiled, proud and desolate. “Don't cry at my grave. You'll soil my path to the afterlife!” 184Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    That's amazing! [Crying][almost crying]

25. 925 那 That Night, I Knocked on the Wrong Door 那一夜，我敲错了家门 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted That night, I knocked on the wrong door 11Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 926 结 Three Years into Our Marriage, I Learned I Was Just a Substitute for His First Love 结婚三年，我才知自己是白月光的替身 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Three Years into Our Marriage, I Learned I Was a Stand-In for His One True Love 4Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 927 白 Even in Death, She Is a Beautiful White Moonlight 白月光她连死都美 Grape Tea葡萄茶茶Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted Ending: Bad Ending | No CP | Read with caution | Everyone has had a moonlight that belonged to them alone, lighting the path ahead. The scholar was adrift and disheartened; the prince was despondent and had given up on himself; the senior brother was down on his luck and had no one to rely on... Only after meeting her did they learn what true love and deep devotion meant. Wen Qing committed suicide, and the System found her because she could neither obtain a utopian love as everlasting as the fl 4.2kReads8.8Score267Shelves

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    Each story in each dimension is short, yet none of them have a happy ending. We watch them gradually reach their conclusion, feeling powerless to stop it, especially in the princess's story, where even the supporting characters are memorable and not overly stereotypical.

28. 928 春 Prisoner of Spring 春日俘虏 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted How do you ask an aloof heartthrob for a divorce? Marriage before love + HE + Mutual secret crushes + Bittersweet push and pull + Both pure + Taking what you want by force Scheming, doting, fiercely possessive husband-type seme x Sweet, naturally airheaded celebrity uke Rumor has it that Qin Yanqing married into the Qu family for money. After marrying into the family, he seized its fortune, locked up Young Master Qu, and tormented him day and night. Then Qin Yanqing publicly boosted a young 3.9kReads9.3Score525Shelves

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    The first and third chapters are both short, very heart-wrenching, and incredibly tear-jerking. The second chapter is a comic, and it's so poignant—17-year-old Jiang Wenxu can't forgive 30-year-old Jiang Wenxu. The last chapter's main character isn't suffering; it's sweet, but the side stories feature supporting characters who are incredibly, incredibly, incredibly heartbreaking. It's the character I feel most sorry for.

29. 929 我 I'll Raise My Little Sister Myself 我的妹妹我自己养 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted I'll Raise My Little Sister Myself 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 930 老 The Boss Died on Gold Mountain, Then Crawled Back Three Years Later! 老大死在金山上，三年后他爬回来了！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙15k WordsCompleted The boss died on a gold mountain. Three years later, he crawled back! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 931 蘑 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 I Am Ten Yuan吾乃十元钱Male-Channel Fanfiction179k WordsCompleted Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.5kReads9.1Score290Shelves

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    🎄The first book is a bit long, 10 letters. I cried from beginning to end, it was really heartbreaking. [Sad] 🎄The second book is very short, only 22 pages. I don't even want to talk about the plot [Sad], it made me cry so much [Sad]

32. 932 用 I'll Spend My Life Telling You I Love You 用尽余生说我爱你 Fourth Highness四殿下Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On her boyfriend's birthday, she caught him with her younger sister... She threw water over them and sneered, “Pack your things and get out!” She had no interest in a man like that! When she was at her wits' end, a man suddenly entered her life. He declared imperiously, “Who dares bully my woman?” He dropped to one knee. “I still owe you the wedding of the century!” He was the second young master of the Mo family in the capital, yet had a cool, aloof nature: proud, cold-hearted, and decisive! 16Reads7.7Score—Shelves
33. 933 迟 I Don't Want Your Late-Blooming Love Anymore 迟来的深情，老娘不要了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted That Long-Overdue Love? I Don't Want It Anymore 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 934 昂 A Costly Bride Price, a Marriage Full of Schemes! 昂贵的彩礼，算计的姻缘！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted An exorbitant bride price, and a marriage match full of schemes! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 935 从 No One Will Ever Be Like You Again 从此无人再像你 Call Me Queen叫我女王Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted Much later, Shen Muchen finally understood that no one would ever love him more than she loved her own life again. 49Reads5.4Score—Shelves
36. 936 画 The Figure in the Painting: The Terrifying Beauty on the Wall 画中人：惊悚的美人壁 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Figure in the Painting: A Terrifying Beauty on the Wall —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 937 爸 Mom, Dad, I Can Hear Your Disdainful Inner Thoughts 爸爸妈妈，我能听见你们嫌弃的心声 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Mom, Dad, I Can Hear Your Disdainful Thoughts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 938 嫁 Getting Married? Lord Jin Rips Her White Wedding Dress Apart Himself 嫁人？靳爷亲手撕了她的白婚纱 Miss Shadow影子小姐Modern Romance801k WordsCompleted [Mild angst + a wife-winning redemption arc + mutually chaste] In the third year of being Jin Chengchuan’s secret mistress, Yu Rou discovered her birth control pills had expired. She was pregnant. But her sugar daddy was about to get engaged, so she promptly ended their arrangement and set off to escape with her baby. Yet the proud, aloof man kept making cutting, heartless remarks, refusing to let her go. * In Jin Chengchuan’s eyes, Yu Rou was a woman with a slim waist, a soft body, and a pretty 13kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    It's so heartbreaking, I really want to cry. [Crying][crying]

39. 939 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE38k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fans of uplifting stories and adventure, especially those who enjoy Tomb Raider Chronicles and Ghost Blows Out the Light, are in for a treat! The captivating new novel, *Notes from Black Wind Pass*, and its accompanying short story series, *The Jade Mirror of the Silk Road*, are here! These high-quality male-oriented novels are a must-read for Chinese readers. Explore the truth of the folk world with suspense, the supernatural, and thrilling mystery. You won't be able to put it down from beginning to end; the imagery is vivid. Disagree? Let's debate!

40. 940 我 I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 我陷入了死亡循环，真凶究竟是谁？ Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月13k WordsCompleted I'm Trapped in a Death Loop. Who Is the Real Killer? 166Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 941 藕 An Unbroken Bond 藕断丝连 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Tangled Affection 265Reads—Score108Shelves

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    My husband, Shen Yue, suffered amnesia in a car accident and doesn't remember me being pregnant. He only calls his beloved Li Zhizhi "wife." He and Li Zhizhi flaunt their affection in front of me and even threaten to divorce me to marry her. I signed the divorce papers as he wished and went to the hospital to have an abortion. Three months later, Shen Yue knocked on my door late at night. Staring at my flat stomach, he asked me in a daze, "Where's our child?" I laughed, "I've already divorced you, why would I keep the child and delay my remarriage?"

42. 942 爱 A Testament to Love 爱的遗嘱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted A Will of Love 1kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 943 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Lin Clan's Joinery Art and the Soul-Hanging Staircase 丝路玉鉴：林氏榫卯诀之悬魂梯 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE16k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Lin Clan's Mortise-and-Tenon Technique and the Soul-Hanging Ladder 9Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 944 等 Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨，等不到你 Xie Man谢漫Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio 315Reads8.4Score—Shelves
45. 945 原 Turns Out Every Ending Is Filled with Longing 原来结尾都相思 Yu Sheng雨升Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted How do you hurt someone who loves you until they’re utterly broken? Perhaps you throw their love on the ground and trample it again and again, until it’s shattered, until it’s gone. 133Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The first two books are truly short, ruthless, and painful in their literary style. Don't be fooled by the low rating of the first book; only those who have read it will truly understand its meaning. The second book is extremely painful. Those who enjoy angst should know about the third book, so I'll just include it to fill the list. The fourth book starts off very sweet, but becomes heartbreakingly angsty towards the end. The last book isn't short, but it's also a truly angsty novel. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

46. 946 妈 Mom Hired Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Suspicion, But They Panicked When I Audited Them Without Mercy 妈妈为避嫌只录取闺蜜女儿，我铁面审计时她们却慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mom Hired Only Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Favoritism. But When I Started Auditing Them Without Mercy, They Panicked 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 947 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE15k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 948 九 Ninth Master, the Madam's Secret Identity Has Been Exposed 九爷，夫人马甲被扒了 A Bottle of Sweet Wine一瓶甜酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] In her previous life, Fu Ji Jiu was blind and foolish, determined to escape the clutches of the doting, all-powerful Ninth Master Bo. In the end, a scoundrel caused her death, and not even her body was left intact. Reborn, Fu Ji Jiu flirts with her husband while making it clear that she is not to be trifled with. She has an outrageously accurate jinxing mouth and fortune-telling skills: whoever she curses is doomed to bad luck, and whoever she scolds will come to grief. Everyone: That 644Reads8.2Score101Shelves
49. 949 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 丝路玉鉴：苏氏星象之陇右佛窟 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE22k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 10Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 950 爱 Loving You Is So Hard 爱你太难 Drifting Cloud Leaves云叶飘飘Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She was the heiress of the Li family, but went to prison for taking the blame for her fiancé. After her release, she was betrayed by both him and her younger sister. In a single night, she lost everything. 30Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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