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

1. 51 嫁 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Turned My Life Around with My Archenemy's Child 嫁给竹马后，我靠死对头的孩子逆袭了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted After Marrying My Childhood Friend, I Turned My Life Around with My Nemesis's Child 43Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 求 On the Day He Proposed, His Fiancée Told Her Boss, “Let Him Take the Fall. He’s Honest and Easy to Fool” 求婚当天，未婚妻对上司说：让他接盘吧，他老实好骗 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted On the day I proposed, my fiancée told her boss, “Let him take over. He’s honest and easy to fool.” 524Reads—Score—Shelves

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   See, see, it's over!

3. 53 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 903Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 那 She Used That Ugly Wooden Cucumber for Thirty Years 那根丑丑的木黄瓜，她用了三十年 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了Historical13k WordsCompleted She used that ugly wooden cucumber for thirty years 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a really good short story, I highly recommend it!

6. 56 老 My Wife Brought Home a Male Dog and Won’t Let Me Get Rid of It. Then I Discovered Her Secret 老婆捡回家一只公狗不让我送走，我发现了她的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted My wife brought home a male dog and wouldn’t let me get rid of it. Then I discovered her secret. 25Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 他 He Took Her Name 他以她之名 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了Female-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted He Took Her Name 13Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 婚 On Our Wedding Day, I Gave My Wife a Grand Surprise 婚礼当天，我送老婆一份大礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted On our wedding day, I gave my wife a very special gift. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 太 The Crown Princess Is Not to Be Trifled With, Top Scholar! Please Teach Me 太子妃不好惹，状元！请赐教 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了10k WordsCompleted The Crown Princess Is Not to Be Trifled With: Top Scholar, Please Teach Me 15Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 老 Wife, Are You Still Going to Lie to Me? 老婆，你还要对我说谎吗？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted Wife, are you still going to lie to me? 158Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 君 When You Finally Regret It, I’ll Be Long Gone 君知悔时妾已殁 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了Historical6k WordsCompleted By the time you regret it, I’ll be gone. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 听 Hearing My Wife’s Secrets 听见妻子的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Heard My Wife's Secret 274Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 女 The Goddess General Is No One to Mess With, Not Even Begging on Your Knees Will Help! 女神将军不好惹，跪地求饶也没用！ A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了13k WordsCompleted The Goddess General Is Not to Be Trifled With. Begging on Your Knees Won't Help! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 念 If You Never Forget, Your Longing Will Be Answered~~ 念念不忘，必有回响~~ A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了14k WordsCompleted If you can’t forget, your longing will surely be answered~~ 54Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 极 The Terrible Mother-in-Law in My Home 极品婆婆在我家 Slow and Steady Goes Far事缓则远Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted The Top-Notch Mother-in-Law in My House 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let this awful mother-in-law give us a good beating, okay? [Laughing and crying emojis]

16. 66 他 He Regrets It, but I Don't Love Him Anymore 他后悔了，可我也不爱了 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨13k WordsCompleted He regretted it, but I didn't love him anymore. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Short and angsty enough! [Cool][Cool]

17. 67 我 I've Been in the Dungeon for Ten Years. Now It's Your Turn 我在地牢十年，现在该轮到你了 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了12k WordsCompleted I've Spent Ten Years in the Dungeon. Now It's Your Turn 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 我 My Zhizhi 我的栀栀 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼22k WordsCompleted My Zhizhi 6.1kReads—Score172Shelves
19. 69 5 They Charged Me 58,000 for 5 Grams of Gold, Then Demanded 500,000 When I Fought Back 5克黄金卖我5万8，我维权反被敲诈50万 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了13k WordsCompleted I paid 58,000 yuan for 5 grams of gold. When I tried to defend my rights, they turned around and extorted 500,000 yuan from me. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 那 When the Flowers Bloomed That Year 那年花开 Icy Peach冰晶桃子12k WordsCompleted The day I divorced Song Yu, I set off for my hometown. In my suitcase were a white cotton-linen dress and a plain headband. I casually picked a blooming rose from the garden. That was everything I had brought with me when I came to S City. The group's old butler kept his eyes on me, afraid I'd take something from the mansion. “The young master went to business school today, and the young lady went to international school. If you want to see them one last time...” “No need.” I said gently, for th 1kReads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 结 After Seven Years of Marriage, a Stranger in the Elevator Asked Me, "Which Floor Are You Going To?" 结婚七年，我在电梯里被一个陌生男人问「你去几楼」？ A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了8k WordsCompleted We've been married for seven years, and in the elevator a strange man asks me, "Which floor are you going to?" 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 在 The Day He Married His Childhood Sweetheart, His Little Cousin, I Disappeared 在他娶青梅小表妹那天，我消失了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day He Married His Childhood Sweetheart, My Little Cousin, I Disappeared 4.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all super beautiful, highly recommended!

23. 73 除 My In-Laws Demand I Give My Younger Brother-in-Law Our Wedding Home on New Year's Eve? I Make the Whole Family Kneel and Beg for Mercy! 除夕逼我赠婚房给小叔子？我反手让婆婆全家跪地求饶！ A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了9k WordsCompleted My in-laws pressured me on New Year's Eve to give my brother-in-law our wedding home? I made the whole family kneel and beg for mercy instead! 28Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 旧 Old Dreams Scattered on the Wind, the Past Left Empty 旧梦随风散，往事皆成空 Pomelo and Apu柚子与阿噗Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Old Dreams Scatter on the Wind, the Past Fades into Nothing 153Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short and painful [thinking]

25. 75 他 The Day He Made His Side Consort, I Emptied the Prince's Mansion and Ran 他抬侧妃那天，我卷空王府跑路了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day He Made His Concubine a Princess, I Cleared Out the Prince's Estate and Ran 2kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 结 On Our Third Wedding Anniversary, I Personally Filmed My Husband's Execution 结婚三周年，我亲手拍下了丈夫的死刑 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了7k WordsCompleted On our third wedding anniversary, I personally filmed my husband's execution. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 毁 The Rose of Destruction 毁灭玫瑰 Pomelo and Apu柚子与阿噗8k WordsCompleted The Rose of Destruction 234Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 他 He Chose to Save His First Love, and After I Died, He Fell Apart 他选择救白月光，我死后他崩溃了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted He Chose to Save His Moonlight, and Fell Apart After I Died 725Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 我 I’ll Wait for You Until You’re Thirty-Five 我等你到三十五岁 Li Zheyu李哲宇3k WordsCompleted I’ll Wait for You Until You’re Thirty-Five 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend reading the first book. It's truly amazing (and the 23rd one is amazing too). There's another book that comes with the first one, called "Six Records of a Floating Life" by Bai Qi of Nankang. I guarantee that after reading these two books, you'll shed tears whenever you think of Bai Qi of Nankang for the rest of your life.

30. 80 我 Only After I Gave Up on the Abusive, Unhinged, Disabled Prince Did He Finally Regret It 我不要受虐疯批残王后，他才悔悟 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Only After I Refused to Stay with the Abusive, Deranged Prince Was He Filled with Regret 344Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 宫 Willows Behind the Palace Walls 宫墙柳 Wu Yu吾玉Ancient Romance146k WordsCompleted Lonely in an empty courtyard, spring is drawing to a close; pear blossoms carpet the ground, yet the door remains shut. With her most moving prose and wondrously clever ideas, the new queen of historical romance, Wu Yu, weaves one heartbreaking tale of palace love after another. From the heavens to the depths below, love alone endures! 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves
32. 82 当 I’m Done With the Man I Couldn’t Warm Up After Three Years of Slaving Away for Him 当牛马三年都捂不热的人我不要了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted I’m Done with the Man I Spent Three Years Trying to Warm Up 235Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 快 The Quick Transmigration Heroine Is So Heartless, the Powerful Men Are All in Tears 快穿女主太无情，大佬们都哭麻了 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish fulfillment) Everyone gets their comeuppance, and nobody is forgiven. A powerful heroine and the ultimate scumbag-slayer! After Qiao Yi was tortured in body and soul by a scumbag and his nasty lover and died, she accidentally transmigrated into the body of someone with the same name, who had suffered just as terribly. All kinds of melodramatic torture played out all over again. Damn it, you love cutting out people’s kidneys to give to your one true love so much? What 47Reads6.2Score—Shelves
34. 84 我 My Skin Allergy Looked Like Disfigurement, So My Roommate Went to Meet the Campus Heartthrob in My Place 我皮肤过敏像毁容，舍友顶替我去和校草奔现 Li Jiang De Gou Ya A Ji漓江的枸雅阿几10k WordsCompleted My skin allergy made me look disfigured, so my roommate went on a date with the campus heartthrob in my place. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short and sweet, very angsty and full of twists! [Cool]

35. 85 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic-Novel Heroine Awakens as a Black-Hearted Lotus 快穿：虐文女主觉醒成了黑心莲 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance129k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + satisfying revenge on scumbags + strong female lead (the heroine is mistreated early on, and doesn't start out powerful; after awakening later, she takes revenge on scumbags with ruthless intensity, and if violence can solve it, she won't waste words)] No-brainer, no romance. After enduring physical and emotional torment, she awakens and turns the scumbags' own tactics against them, leaving them nowhere to turn. She tears apart fake sweethearts and manipulative women, tak 39Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 爱 Men Who Love Their Wives Are the Luckiest 爱妻的男人最好命 Li Jiang De Gou Ya A Ji漓江的枸雅阿几8k WordsCompleted A Man Who Loves His Wife Has the Best Luck —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 疯 The Crazy Ancestor Rampages Through a Torture Novel 疯批老祖在虐文里嘎嘎乱杀 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted (The System is the villain + the heroine specializes in curing lovesick fools + nontraditional quick transmigration + 1v1, devoted couple with no other partners + not satisfying just for the sake of it) ✔️ (Ancient setting) Sweet romance (a fallen princess is reborn and makes a comeback) ✔️ (Modern setting) A little angst (a research prodigy's journey to reject scumbags) ✔️ (Republican-era setting) Moderate angst (the young marshal's little wife who takes his misfortunes upon herself) ✔️ (Immort 26Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 小 The Little White Flower Becomes the White Moonlight, Her Bright Moon Shining on Everyone but the Scumbag 小白花变白月光，明月高悬独不照渣男 Li Jiang De Gou Ya A Ji漓江的枸雅阿几Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted The little white flower became the white moonlight, shining high above, but never on the scumbag. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Cheated With His Junior, So I Dumped Him and Married a Tycoon 竹马背着和学妹暧昧我踹他嫁大佬 Lin Feiyue临非月11k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Cheated with His Junior, So I Dumped Him and Married a Powerful Man 261Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 为 The One Who Sheltered Me from Wind and Rain Became the Storm in My World 为我遮风挡雨的人，成了我世界里的风雨 Li Jiang De Gou Ya A Ji漓江的枸雅阿几Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted The one who once sheltered me from every storm became the storm in my world. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 逃 The Day I Fled, My Villainous Nemesis Went on a Rampage Online 逃遁那天，反派死对头在线发疯了 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Day I Fled, My Archrival, the Villain, Went Crazy Online 94Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 我 We Ended Things the Night He Went to Find His One True Love 我们结束了，在他去找白月光那晚 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted We Ended Things the Night He Went to See His First Love 98Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 前 My Ex-Boyfriend’s Deadly Allure 前男友的致命诱惑 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生11k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend’s Deadly Allure 532Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score773Shelves
45. 95 被 After My Cheating Ex Dumped Me, My Best Friend and I Faked Our Deaths 被渣后，我和闺蜜死遁了 Lin Feiyue临非月12k WordsCompleted After I Was Betrayed, My Best Friend and I Faked Our Deaths 65Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 醉 I Got Drunk and Married the Campus Beauty 醉酒后，我和校花领证了 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生Marriage & Romance43k WordsCompleted After Getting Drunk, I Married the Campus Belle 180Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 重 Reborn, I Made My Childhood Sweetheart and His Illegitimate Daughter Stick Together 重生后，我让竹马和私生女锁死 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Made My Childhood Friend and His Illegitimate Daughter Stay Together 54Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 98 玄 The Metaphysics Master Unmasked, Shaking the World 玄学大佬掉马后轰动全世界 Lin Feiyue临非月Modern Romance415k WordsCompleted [Overpowered Heroine + Ghost Hunting + Metaphysics + Satisfying Read + Sweet Romance] Everyone said Ye Qingge was an ill-omened, cursed loner who brought misfortune to anyone who got close to her. Later... Third Young Master Lu: “My wife is timid. You metaphysics masters should stay away from her. You’ll frighten her.” The metaphysics masters nearly wept. Even the Ghost King of Ten Thousand Years cries when he sees her. Which one of them is supposed to be timid? Third Young Master Lu said again, 69Reads6.8Score—Shelves
49. 99 被 Pampered by My Crazy Older Sister 被疯批姐姐宠上天 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生9k WordsCompleted Spoiled Rotten by My Crazy Older Sister 23Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 山 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 Praying for Memories in Reverse祈回忆倒叙Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They were all so touching!

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