Angst! Bad Endings! 虐文！be文！

1. 1 山 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 Mo Cha墨茶Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 68Reads8.2Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   The first book is a household name, it's really easy to cry, and I can't spoil it, because it tells the ending. The second book is a story of mutual redemption between an injured boy and his sister (who is not a relative). The third book is Thunder Point ❗ Both the male and female protagonists cheated a little, but in the end the male protagonist tied up the female protagonist, which made me cry a lot. As long as you don't mind, this book is still upup❕

2. 2 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 4.6kReads8.9Score469Shelves
3. 3 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 3kReads6.6Score389Shelves

   Reader note

   The ceiling of abusive writing [Personal]

4. 4 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 1.3kReads8.6Score223Shelves

   Reader note

   The first book is still very popular, quite sadistic, but you won't cry. Recommended star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The second book is about to burp in the second or third chapter. There is Bai Yueguang, and the male protagonist is a scumbag (PS: there are some parts in the middle that are so cruel). Recommended star rating: ⭐⭐⭐ It's almost the same as the second book. The female protagonist always gives blood transfusions to the male protagonist Bai Yueguang, and she is tortured to the point of crying😭Recommended star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The last book is very true, as long as you don't read the last chapter, it will be sweet. This is actually what happens in life, no matter how much you fall in love, you can't live up to the reality. Recommended star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

5. 5 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 141.2kReads9.2Score10.1kShelves

   Reader note

   The first book is very sad, I highly recommend it. The plot of the second book is almost the same as the first book, but I haven't finished it yet. The third book is also very sad.

6. 6 掌 Prisoner in His Palm 掌心囚 Lu Shiyi陆拾一Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A single piece of candy from Mu Nanzhou won Jiang Xizhi’s heart. Only later did she learn that he could give that same piece of candy to anyone. After an accident, she became the culprit who hurt his beloved, and went from Kyoto’s most dazzling young heiress to a disgraced convict. After five years in prison, all she wanted was to live a decent life. But with the label of “convict” hanging over her, she struggled to survive among all kinds of people. When she met Mu Nanzhou again, she didn’t dar 11.1kReads8.4Score946Shelves
7. 7 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 11kReads8.5Score1kShelves
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beloved White Lotus Runs After Wrecking Hearts 快穿团宠：白莲花她渣了就跑 A Li Is Delicate and Soft阿离身娇体软Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing, universally adored heroine] Just as the white lotus was about to be exposed, she was bound by a leg-hugging System and sent to countless small worlds in search of thrills. Thus began her confinement-room adventures. Gentle senior from school: “I don’t want the family fortune. Please come back.” Powerful ability user in the apocalypse: “Stay by my side. I’ll give you anything you want.” Modern-world billionaire: “If she’s happy, she can like as many people as she wants.” Faced 110Reads9.0Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   Although these books are fast-travel novels, every world is full of torture and torture. The heroine is very charming and dramatic. The most important thing is that the endings are all be.

9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: So Satisfying! The Host Is So Ruthless! 快穿：太出气！宿主她好狠心！ Cat Eats Meat Buns猫吃肉包Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Green tea scheming + love-triangle chaos + punishing scumbags + genuine regret and redemption + strategy] There’s a pitiable creature in this world called the tragic-romance heroine. She’s abused in body and soul by scumbag men and wicked women, only to be forced into a happy ending in the end. Ever since Lin You took on commissions to help tragic-romance heroines escape their fates, she’d been running wild through one tragic romance after another. Some regretted everything: “I’m sorry. Please 1.4kReads9.0Score119Shelves
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress Climbs to the Top with Her Sweet-Talking Ways 快穿：女配靠绿茶上位 Careful, Chubby Shrimp小心胖虾仁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Kindhearted heroines are all alike, but every ill-fated cannon-fodder character has her own misfortune. Ji Mian is a max-level green tea with off-the-charts combat skills and impeccable acting. She can hold her own among high-quality men. One day, she transmigrates into the tragic female leads of various stories, facing male leads who are handsome, come from prominent families, and yet have pitifully low emotional intelligence. They know how to fall in love, but forgot to bring their brains. Win 5kReads9.1Score392Shelves
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Tears Up the Cannon Fodder Plot Again 快穿：白月光又撕了炮灰剧本 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 15.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
12. 12 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.5kReads6.5Score184Shelves

    Reader note

    The first plot is the same as many sadistic stories but it is still heart-wrenching to read. The second one is simply a classic of sadistic stories.

13. 13 孕 My Ex-Husband Saw Me Throwing Up from Morning Sickness, and Now He Wants to Remarry! 孕吐被前夫看见了，前夫求复婚！ Qi Yue柒鈅Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The chase-to-win-her-back trope + angst before devotion The first time they met in three years of marriage, he said, “The match is successful. She needs surgery.” She was a bone marrow bank for the woman he loved. Later, he said, “I need one of your kidneys to save her.” She asked, “Bo Xiuyan, do you know that I can feel pain too?” His eyes were cold. “I just want her to live.” After the surgery, he never saw Sheng Ruge again. All she left him was a divorce agreement and a tear-stained letter. “ 1.6kReads9.0Score401Shelves

    Reader note

    I highly recommend these books!!! (Everyone is familiar with the first one, Jutian.) Who else is as good at writing as I am?

14. 14 他 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 Plain Years素年Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.6kReads7.4Score277Shelves
15. 15 入 Lost in the Role 入戏 June Whispers六月语Modern Romance871k WordsCompleted He told her, “You'll spend the rest of your life paying off the debt you owe.” And so she was thrown into the dirtiest part of the city. Just as she was about to lose everything, he appeared again. “No one but me gets to touch her.” He hated her. He hated her for causing the death of the younger sister who had been his only family, and for leaving without a word. He hated her with every fiber of his being. But that day, when she appeared before him covered in blood and said those words, Wen Heni 708Reads7.5Score106Shelves
16. 16 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 6.6kReads8.2Score491Shelves
17. 17 北 North of Beicheng, the Sea Has Yet to Sleep 北城以北海未眠 Meet Lianshan遇见连山Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Ever since she was twelve, she had followed him around, always calling him “Brother Beicheng.” There was no turning back time. All the years had left her with were coldness and cruelty. She lost a kidney, and she lost her child. In the midst of that terrible fire, she watched the man she loved most carry another woman away. As she closed her eyes, she thought, Gu Beicheng, if I could turn back time, I would never have met you. 662Reads6.1Score—Shelves
18. 18 罪 Sinful Love 罪爱 Yin Shiyi银十一Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Chen Lin loves her. That is Ye Zhiqiu's only leverage for taking revenge on him. Making Chen Lin watch her die day by day is Ye Zhiqiu's way of getting even. Chen Lin: “Can you live for me?” Ye Zhiqiu: “No.” 300Reads8.4Score—Shelves
19. 19 许 Make a Wish to Forget You 许一个愿忘记你 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance72k WordsCompleted Tong Anhao says everyone has a unique scent. So, in order to become like her, the white rose in Fu Jinyan's heart, Tong Anhao changes her own scent little by little, day after day, under the guise of being a perfumer. All for the warmth of one smile from him. But as she grows more and more like her, Tong Anhao despairs: a grave will always stand between her and happiness, the grave of Tong Weian! 715Reads8.8Score—Shelves
20. 20 我 I Love You, and I’m Guilty 我爱你，我有罪 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoran says: “My feelings run too deep. If I’m alive but can’t hold you, I’ll go mad.” Everyone has something they can’t let go of. For Tang Xiaoran, it’s Shen Muyan. Tang Xiaoran is too single-minded. Her devotion turns into an obsession, and obsession hurts both the person who holds it and the person it’s directed at. … Shen Muyan says: “Good riddance to that woman. Let’s go have a drink to celebrate.” But when he’s drunk, he asks his friend, “Did I miss something really important?” “Yes 2.1kReads7.0Score118Shelves
21. 21 你 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 Hidden Heart藏心Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 98Reads8.0Score—Shelves
22. 22 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.3kReads6.6Score163Shelves
23. 23 如 If I’d Never Loved You 如果从没爱过你 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance76k WordsCompleted For three years, despite bearing the weight of everyone’s scorn, Yan Xiaoan did only one thing: no matter what the outside world said, she loved a man named Lu Yun Zhan with unwavering devotion every single day. She loved him too deeply, yet she knew she was close to breaking. In the end, Lu Yun Zhan fell in love with the woman he had always looked down on, and bowed his proud head for her. 1.9kReads8.8Score113Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn: Fu Ye's Darling Wife Is Sweet, Wild, and Spoiled Rotten 重生团宠：付爷娇妻奶野奶飒 Old Ink陈年老墨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + adored by the whole family + play the pig to eat the tiger + no angst + putting scumbags in their place + powerful leads] Reborn, she was determined to devote herself wholeheartedly to the man who had loved and spoiled her without complaint for five years. She would dote on him, love him, indulge him, and make him the happiest man in the world. She would make everyone who had bullied her in her previous life wish they were dead. Lord Fu, the most fearsome man in the empire, gaze 498Reads9.1Score100Shelves
25. 25 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 106.4kReads9.6Score19kShelves

    Reader note

    Highly recommended. If you are interested in crush be, you can check it out. It's very interesting.

26. 26 他 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 13.5kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
27. 27 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 18kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
28. 28 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 122.8kReads9.7Score19.8kShelves
29. 29 故 We’re All Supporting Characters in This Story 故事里面的我们都是配角 A Little Deer一只鹿儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted The first time she noticed him, his eyes were lowered, a smile playing on his lips as he said in a low voice, “Little girl.” The second time, he gave her a note that read, “A full stomach leads to lust.” He gave her a knowing smile and asked what she thought of the phrase. “Sounds good,” she said. … And what happened next? Well, her secret crush came true, and they rekindled their love, but in the end, it still couldn’t withstand the cruel joke fate played on them… A short angst story about un 100Reads8.9Score—Shelves
30. 30 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 91kReads9.7Score16.7kShelves
31. 31 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 75.8kReads9.5Score14.5kShelves
32. 32 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 59.4kReads9.8Score8.8kShelves

    Reader note

    Really recommended!

33. 33 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.3kReads9.4Score402Shelves

    Reader note

    San Francisco, that's where it ends

34. 34 私 After Our Elopement Failed, I Married the Young Marquis 私奔失败后，和小侯爷成婚了 Spring Drizzle春季的小雨Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After Our Elopement Failed, I Married the Young Marquis —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Romance + sadomasochism, they didn't end up together.

35. 35 再 Goodbye, With Tears in Our Eyes 再见只能红着眼 Tavern Keeper Jiu'er酒家玖儿Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [A Tearjerker of the Highest Quality] He was a poor student who fell for a well-behaved girl with perfect grades. To give her a happy life, he worked hard at his studies. He tried, and he struggled, but in the end, the happiness he had fought for was forced into someone else's hands. When the two lovers met again, they should have blushed, but all they could do was look at each other with tear-filled eyes. Standing by the roadside, he cried like a child, more like a madman: “I don't want anythin —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These two books are pretty cruel

36. 36 余 I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Waiting for You 余生只待你 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Urban128k WordsCompleted In high school, Bai Zhi and Lin Yu became classmates. Back then, Bai Zhi was rebellious and willful, a troublesome student who gave her teachers headaches. After an encounter in a downpour, Lin Yu saw through her pain, and the two became close friends. They were accepted into the same university and promised to start there together. Before they could enroll, Lin Yu learned that Bai Zhi was the daughter of the mastermind behind a kidnapping case that had once shocked the entire city. He had been 2.4kReads9.6Score345Shelves

    Reader note

    Believe me!!!

37. 37 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 1kReads9.5Score222Shelves

    Reader note

    Personally, I think the first book is the most sadistic. I cried until I couldn't breathe after reading the rest. Those good times were all imagined by the male protagonist [crying]

38. 38 你 After You Left, Every Light in the World Went Out 你走后全世界的灯都熄灭了 Wei Qi渭七Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted [Forbidden Romance / Girlfriend Grooming / Wealthy-Family Feud / Love at First Sight] [Tragic, Delinquent Girl × Hong Kong Tycoon’s Heir and Her Lawyer Uncle] When she was fourteen, Xiao Xie was pulled back from the brink of prison by Ji Yunpan. He cleared her troubled past, paid for her education, and personally ushered her into high society. For her, he gave up inheriting a fortune worth billions and broke up with the woman he had loved for years. Yet the one thing he refused to do was love he 3Reads8.8Score—Shelves
39. 39 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.7kReads9.0Score395Shelves
40. 40 新 On Our Wedding Night, I Read My Sickly Husband’s Mind and Discovered He Was Wooing Me 新婚夜，读心发现病娇老公攻略我 Pu Sa菩飒Modern Romance299k WordsOngoing On her wedding night, Si Yin thought she had married into happiness, only to overhear her husband's inner thoughts [After tonight, her favorability should reach 90...] Favorability?! So the gentle, harmless invalid had been putting on an act in front of Si Yin all along?! Was all his indulgence and affection for her just part of his plan to win her over?! At the same time, a System notification rang in Yan Chi's mind: [Ding! Target favorability -5, -10, -20...] [Warning! Current target favorabil 27Reads7.3Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    !!!!!

Other lists with The Boy from the Mountain City