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

1. 1751 再 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 219Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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   These are incredibly heart-wrenching, everyone should watch them! The ending is also very satisfying; I felt so bad about the agonizing parts 😡.

2. 1752 时 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 37Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1753 紫 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 27Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1754 军 The Commander Has Two Loves, So I Have Come to End Things 军长有两意，故来相决绝 Red Earth红土Completed "Mom, I'm planning to go to Lijiang to find you and work with you as a doctor with Doctors Without Borders." One burst of static after another came through the landline receiver. I knew they were the sounds of artillery on my mother's end. Hearing what I said, my mother sighed. "Qile, have you thought this through? Life is very hard here." Looking at the black-and-white photograph in my hands, I lowered my eyes and gave a firm nod. "If you've made up your mind, then come. I'll be waiting for you —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1755 花 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 35Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1756 退 After Breaking Off Our Engagement, the Heir Begged Me to Come Back 退婚后，世子爷哭着求我回头 September Ai九月艾Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Heir Begged Me to Come Back in Tears 324Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1757 玫 Rose Alley 玫瑰巷 Yan Shi Nian砚识年22k WordsCompleted Rose Alley —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short and angsty enough, so addictive I read it all in one go…

8. 1758 最 The Ten Years I Loved You Most 最爱你的那十年 Spring Came Suddenly春骤然Completed When the Fang family took me out of the psychiatric hospital, I had finally become the normal person they wanted me to be. I smiled, showing eight teeth, and stood with my hands clasped in front of my stomach. I had become a true and proper society lady. Everyone praised the Fang family for their kindness, for treating even a counterfeit who had suffered a manic episode and nearly killed the real heiress so well. The man I had loved for ten years was very pleased. "Nianci, you've certainly becom —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1759 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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   A purely angst-filled novel completed in just over 100,000 words. It perfectly matches the title—a high-quality, sophisticated angst story, not the cheap, melodramatic kind. Deeply angsty, a fleeting glimpse of angst within the realm of melodrama.

10. 1760 温 Warmth 温暖 Sago and Pumpkin西米南瓜20k WordsCompleted Warmth 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 1761 八 The Dog Trainer of the 1980s 八零之训犬师 Simple, Happy Mom简单快乐亲妈Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted The Dog Trainer of the Eighties —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1762 贺 To Celebrate His Marriage to a Richer Woman, I Had an Abortion and Submitted a Report 贺他另娶高枝，我引产献上举报信 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted I Congratulated Him on Marrying Up, Then Had an Abortion and Handed In a Tip 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Well, to put it simply, it's incredibly satisfying to watch. The protagonist is intelligent and doesn't falter, and he doesn't hold back when it's time to slap someone in the face. I was thoroughly enjoying the whole thing; it's a true stress reliever!

13. 1763 我 I Tried Out for a Job in a Morgue Drawer While My Ex CEO and His New Lover Watched and Rated Me 我躺停尸柜试岗，前任霸总和新欢围观打分 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门21k WordsCompleted I Lay in a Morgue Drawer for a Trial Shift, While My Ex, the Former Tycoon, and His New Love Watched and Rated Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1764 十 Ten Years of Love, All for Nothing 十年情深终成空 Liangyi良衣Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Jiang Ran had loved him for ten years and been cherished by him for ten years. That night, she slipped into his room, only to hear him say he was getting married. 439Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1765 我 I Nail Coffins Shut for Corpses, but He Asked Why I Was Still Alive 我给尸体钉棺材，他却问我怎么还没死 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门30k WordsCompleted I prepare corpses for burial, but he asks why I'm still alive. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1766 归 The Time to Return Has Come 归期已至 Seeking the Tide Beyond the Mountains远山觅海潮12k WordsCompleted The Time to Return Has Come 552Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1767 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Recently, communications on the flat moon have suddenly increased abnormally. It seems the machine race is taking some action, which is really worrying," she said, frowning.

18. 1768 我 I'm a Mortuary Makeup Artist, but I've Moved Into an Inn That Serves Only Leftovers 我，殡仪馆整容师，住进只吃剩饭的客栈 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门20k WordsCompleted I'm a mortuary makeup artist, and I've moved into an inn that serves nothing but leftovers. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1769 山 Mountains and Seas, All Have a Time to Return 山海皆有归期 Tang Hulu溏虎鹿10k WordsCompleted After three years entangled with Shang Yuan, I was left covered in wounds. I chose to marry Su Zhiyu, who had silently stayed by my side all along. Su Zhiyu and I have been married for seven years, and we have a lovely daughter. I thought he and our child were the ray of light I had caught before sunset. Until I accidentally opened his diary from when he was eighteen. "If you can, don't have a child with someone you don't love." 77Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1770 心 My Scheming Disciple Stole My Job, Then Cried in Front of Everyone, Begging Me Not to Blame Her 心机徒弟抢我饭碗，还当众哭着求我别怪她 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门22k WordsCompleted My scheming disciple stole my place, then wept in front of everyone and begged me not to blame her —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1771 爱 Love Does Not Fade 爱意不弥散 Jing Rui景瑞Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Love Does Not Fade Away 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1772 穿 I Reincarnated as Her Aunt, Then Tore Up Her Last Letter 穿成小姨后，我撕了她那张遗书 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as her aunt, I tore up her suicide note 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1773 无 Innocent and Everlasting 无罪长青 An Island in the Arctic海岛在北极10k WordsCompleted The day my moonlight died. Shen Huaichuan brought home a ginkgo seedling and planted it in the yard. He watered it, fertilized it, and tended to it with care. Ten years later, the sapling had grown into a great tree, and I couldn't stand it anymore. I stared at the leaves scattered all over the yard and threw down the broom. Then I went inside and took out the yellowing divorce papers. He didn't understand. "I don't smoke, drink, gamble, or sleep around. What more could you possibly want?" I loo 23Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1774 丈 My Husband Forced Me to Divorce Him, So I Was Reborn in 1984 to Save Grandma 丈夫逼我离婚，我重生回1984救外婆 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted My husband forced me to divorce him, and I was reborn in 1984 to save my grandmother —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1775 最 The Last Beam of Moonlight 最后一束月光 Bo Sheng薄笙Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted To make his childhood sweetheart smile, Shen Zhuo abandoned me in the wilderness. I turned around and threw myself into the arms of his sworn enemy, and Shen Zhuo went mad. —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1776 霸 The CEO Falls Hard: Where Can His Sweet Canary Run? 霸总沦陷，软萌金丝雀哪里逃 Bai Qingzhuo白清酌Two Male Leads548k WordsOngoing On a stormy, freezing night, Lu Linyuan, a man of immense power, found Shen Zhiyu beneath the Lu Group building. The boy was wandering like a dying sparrow, burning with fever and gravely ill. Lu Linyuan built a cage of obsessive, suffocating love around him, cutting off the boy's freedom to socialize. Only when Shen Zhiyu began coughing up blood and his condition worsened did Lu Linyuan finally come to his senses, but by then it was too late to undo the damage. Misunderstandings and the crushin 168Reads7.0Score130Shelves

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    These are some of my favorites.

27. 1777 我 I Don't Love You Anymore 我不爱你了 Mint-Scented Midsummer薄荷味盛夏Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I Don't Love You Anymore —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1778 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Green Tea Crown Prince Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 穿书后，绿茶太子对我纠缠不休 Five Blessings Rabbit五福兔Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Straight Man + Younger, Mutual Firsts + 1v1 + Somewhat Goofy + Bottom-Focused] + Cool, sharp-tongued, carefree bottom x unhinged, scheming, green-tea top Jiang Lin transmigrates into a book as a doomed great Confucian scholar who is killed from the start. The scholar is a shameless self-promoter, a worthless glutton and drunkard with not a shred of real talent. His reputation is entirely built on marketing. The bad news: the Crown Prince believed the hype and sneaked over to s 9.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
29. 1779 他 His Generosity Made Me Let Go 他的大度，换来我的放手 The Tiger Does Not Roar虎不吼10k WordsCompleted In the fifth year of my secret marriage to my husband, Fu Yan'an, he handed the important project I'd been working on for six months to the new intern. Furious, I went to confront Fu Yan'an. He casually tossed a diploma from a prestigious university at me. "Xiaowan graduated from a top university. She's always been exceptional. She just needed the right opportunity. How can you compare?" If I hadn't seen the lipstick mark on his collar, I might have believed him. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1780 失 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 56kReads9.6Score8.1kShelves
31. 1781 儿 After Her Son Scalded His Childhood Sweetheart, Her Husband Cut Off His Hand 儿子烫伤小青梅后，被丈夫砍掉了手掌 Big Watermelon Head大西瓜脑袋Completed Our son accidentally scalded my husband's childhood sweetheart's hand. My husband immediately chopped off his palm and said, "You're so vicious at such a young age, just like your mother, with that disgusting blood running through your veins!" Our son cried out in agony, but my husband drove him out of the house and ordered him to buy burn ointment for his childhood sweetheart. But our son was in so much pain he couldn't see where he was going. He fell into the lake and drowned. The water turned —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1782 彼 The Other Shore in Daylight 彼岸如昼 Yu Ting欲汀Two Male Leads445k WordsCompleted [Completed] [A perverted Alpha who woos himself × a hotheaded, gay-hating straight guy bottom + both are pure + each other’s first love] [Formerly titled ‘The Other Shore at Daybreak’] On the way home from school, Shen Anchao pinned Bai Zhou against a wall and warned him, “Try stalking and harassing me again. Go on.” Bai Zhou looked shocked. “You freak! I’m gay-hating. I don’t do guys.” Shen Anchao raised an eyebrow. “Trying the hard-to-get routine now?” Bai Zhou: ??? Then he realized he had 57.4kReads9.4Score11.6kShelves
33. 1783 爱 A Lie of Love 爱的谎言 Cotton Bunny棉花兔子Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted I went to pick up Fu Yuchen, who was drunk. His friends started teasing me, calling me Sister-in-law. He said, "Don't call her that. Shen Yun is coming back. It wouldn't be good if your real sister-in-law heard you." At last, I was free. I replied softly, "It's fine. I'm leaving soon, so you won't have a chance to call me the wrong thing." —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1784 直 My Straight Childhood Friend Has No Idea How Hard He's Going 直男竹马，下手没轻没重 Wu Shui Bai巫水白Two Male Leads419k WordsCompleted [Two strong leads + childhood sweethearts + mature men with unresolved tension + rivals in love + turning a straight man gay] [No loss of intelligence / direct approach / both die in the BE! Read with caution!!] [Flirtatious, philandering, cold-hearted bottom vs. cool, abstinent, unhinged top] The most cruel words in the world aren't “I don't like you.” They're “If only you were a girl.” Xu Er'an had heard those words for twelve years. The good news: Sui Yu fell in love with Xu Er'an. The bad ne 3kReads8.8Score293Shelves
35. 1785 为 You Deliberately Sabotaged Me to Make My Conquest Fail? I Faked My Death, So Why Are You Crying Now? 为了让我攻略失败故意使坏？我死遁了你又在哭什么？ Ding Lingling丁玲玲11k WordsCompleted You deliberately sabotaged me to make my conquest fail? I faked my death, so why are you crying now? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1786 孽 After My Wicked Disciple Became a God, Was I Really the First One He Struck Down? 孽徒成神后，第一剑居然斩我？ Pink Pea Pod粉色豆荚Fantastical Romance276k WordsCompleted Xuanhuan romance | Female master, male disciple | Love and hate | Chasing the wife/husband | Equally matched | A battlefield of rivals | HE (a domineering, ruthless master × a lovesick, puppy-like disciple) Everyone says that Ye Heng, the Star Abyss Demon, is cold and heartless. In her quest to become the strongest under heaven and rule the Three Realms, she is ruthless and deranged. She practices forbidden arts, carves a road through bones, and stains the heavens with blood. The Three Realms t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a love-hate relationship! Both leads are strong! It's incredibly angsty, but not for the sake of being angsty; the angst is fresh and original! It's a grueling tug-of-war! But you'll have to endure until chapter 20! It gets increasingly angsty as you go! The female lead is ruthless and cool, not a pampered wife! Surrounded by handsome men! The synopsis might seem like a melodramatic, angsty story, but it's not at all!! This new author is pitiful; the system isn't giving her any traffic. If any of you think it's okay, please leave a comment below! [Heart][heart][heart]

37. 1787 她 She Loves Everyone Except Him 她谁都爱，除了他 Air Conditioner冷风机Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Ji Minglang's junior fellow apprentice was dying. Her final wish was to have a wedding with Ji Minglang. The moment he told me he wanted a divorce, I told the System, "Take me away from this world." Twice, I tried to go through with the divorce, but neither time did I make it to the civil affairs bureau. Not until I was lying on his operating table. He was the surgeon, and his voice was full of fear and despair. "Why is it you?" What he found even harder to bear was that, according to the System —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1788 领 My Boyfriend Cheated with His First Love Before We Got Our Marriage License 领证前，男朋友出轨初恋 Chu Chen楚晨10k WordsCompleted The day before I was supposed to register my marriage with Zhang Hao, I saw a marriage certificate in his pocket. Only then did I realize he had already registered his marriage to someone else. They might even have had a wedding. My six years with him had been like feeding a dog. At that moment, Zhang Hao was on the phone with his best friend. "I love Yaoyao. I can't refuse any of her requests." As he said this, he glanced at me, fast asleep beside him. Only after seeing that I hadn't stirred di —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1789 顾 Mrs. Gu, Mr. Gu Has Been Hospitalized 顾太太，顾先生住院了 Heart and Soul心元心语6k WordsCompleted I'm just an unmarried woman with nothing going for me except my looks. How much better could my life really be without Mr. Gu? 137Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1790 受 After Enduring Endless Torment, the Substitute Fell Out of Love, and the Regent King Went Mad with Regret 受尽折磨后替身不爱了，摄政王悔疯了 Are You Sober Yet醒酒了没11k WordsCompleted After Suffering Endless Torment, the Substitute Stops Loving Him, and the Regent Goes Mad with Regret —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all so angsty, both brutal and satisfying, especially the first one, where the female lead is tortured until she's covered in wounds [crying].

41. 1791 公 My In-Laws Transferred the Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Pulled Out His Peking Union Medical College Appointment Letter 公婆把祖传医馆过户给小叔子？老公反手掏出协和聘书 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My In-Laws Transferred Their Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Whipped Out a Job Offer from Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Abuse, abuse, abuse, short

42. 1792 冷 The Abandoned Empress of the Cold Palace Died, and the Coldhearted Emperor Went Mad 冷宫弃后死了，冷情皇帝疯魔了 Are You Sober Yet醒酒了没9k WordsCompleted The Empress Cast Aside in the Cold Palace Died, and the Cold-Hearted Emperor Went Mad 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1793 妈 Mom Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Protect Her Adopted Son. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, and Now They're Regretting It Like Crazy 妈妈为保养弟推我顶缸，我考进纪检秉公执法他们悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Pushed Me Under the Bus to Protect My Adopted Brother. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, Leaving Them All Regretting It 52Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1794 重 Reborn, the Deposed Empress Fell Out of Love, and the Scum Emperor Begged Me to Take Him Back 重生后废后不爱了，渣皇跪求我回头 Are You Sober Yet醒酒了没10k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, the Deposed Empress Fell Out of Love, and the Trash Emperor Begged Me to Take Him Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1795 妈 Mom Said I Was Going Nowhere and Handed the Company to Her Adopted Son. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 妈妈嫌我没出息把公司交给养弟，我反手让他们全家出局 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Thought I Was a Good-for-Nothing and Handed the Company to My Adopted Brother. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 48Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1796 假 After Faking My Death to Escape, My Chief Councilor Husband Was Driven Mad with Regret 假死脱身后，首辅夫君悔疯了 Are You Sober Yet醒酒了没12k WordsCompleted After Faking My Death to Escape, My Grand Secretary Husband Was Driven to Regret —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1797 姐 My Sister Crossed the River and Burned the Bridge? Reborn, My Jinxing Words No Longer Bring Good News, and My Bad Omens Come True 姐姐过河拆桥？重生后我的乌鸦嘴，报喜失灵，报忧成真 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted My sister burned the bridge after crossing it? Reborn, my jinxing tongue no longer makes good fortune come true, but my bad predictions do. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1798 真 Real or Fake Heiress? Oh No, My Brother Is a Violent Man! 真假千金之糟糕我哥是个暴力狂！ Don't Write Angsty Fiction bxnw不写虐文bxnwModern Romance287k WordsCompleted Everyone says Xie Nuan is rebellious, cold-blooded, defiant, and emotionally indifferent, a little devil among little devils: arrogant, overbearing, and completely unreasonable. Shen Moyuan frowns. Are they talking about the obedient, demure person standing right in front of him? “Xie Nuan?” Shen Moyuan calls softly. Xie Nuan immediately replies, “I was wrong.” Shen Moyuan thinks it over. Some of the rumors aren’t wrong. She may seem sweet and obedient on the surface, but she hasn’t missed a 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Physical abuse but not emotional abuse, but a long story

49. 1799 宗 The Sect’s Hidden Secret! I Possess a New Body, Expose a Thousand-Year Lie, and Become an Immortal Venerable 宗门藏秘！我魂穿后掀翻千年谎言成仙尊 A Yuan Keeps Silent阿鸢不言21k WordsCompleted The Sect's Hidden Secret! After My Soul Transmigrated, I Exposed a Thousand-Year-Old Lie and Became an Immortal Venerable —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1800 外 The Outwardly Draining Heir to a Wealthy Family, I Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 外耗型人格豪门继承人，我专治各种不服 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted I'm an heir to a wealthy family with an externally focused personality. I specialize in dealing with all kinds of people who refuse to back down. 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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