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1. 151 小 After the Little Fool Dies, the Sinister Tycoon Sends Him to the Crematorium 小傻子死后，阴鸷大佬他火葬场了 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Both Reborn] Everyone said Yan Yanzhi was punching above his weight by marrying Wei Xingrui, because Yan Yanzhi was an idiot. But Yan Yanzhi didn't see it that way. He knew Wei Xingrui's eating habits better than anyone in the world, and he knew countless ways to cheer him up. Wei Xingrui had chosen him because he was clever and well-behaved, surely. It wasn't until Wei Xingrui brought home a man who looked seven or eight parts like him that Yan Yanzhi realized he was wrong. T 3.6kReads9.0Score408Shelves
2. 152 人 A Tormented Romance Between Human and Ghost: The Wife in the Red Jacket 人鬼虐恋之红褂妻 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员11k WordsCompleted A Tormented Love Between Human and Ghosts: The Wife in the Red Jacket 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short and angsty ending, guaranteed to make you cry.

3. 153 小 Little Lucky Star 小幸运，幸运星 Fish Floating in the Sky天上飘着鱼Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Slight Angst] [Bad Ending] Qiu Xingyun is a star longing for good luck. Jiang Hua Huai is a star whose life is nearing its end. "Jiang Hua Huai, don't die..." "Mm. I won't die." I don't want to die anymore. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's very heartbreaking; although it's a very simple story, it's really easy to cry.

4. 154 退 After I Walked Away, President Fu Went Mad and Knelt, Begging Me to Come Back 退场后，傅总疯魔跪地求我回头 A Breeze Through Yangzhou清风过扬州10k WordsCompleted After I Walked Away, President Fu Went Mad and Knelt, Begging Me to Come Back 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 强 After Forcing the Yandere Demon Lord to Love Me 强制爱病娇魔尊后 Sauce Sauce, Then Brew Brew酱酱又酿酿Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + yandere + mind reading + forced romance + goofy sweet pampering + groveling pursuit] Straightforward, goofy, clear-headed bottom VS gorgeous, tragic, yandere, ruthless top Shen Yi was hit by a car and transmigrated into an NPC in a novel with two male leads. His mission was to win over the gorgeous, tragic, yandere second male lead, who would destroy the world if he couldn't have the one he loved. For three whole years, he pretended to be deeply in love with the se 2kReads8.8Score182Shelves
6. 156 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Was Pierced Through the Heart on My Wedding Day 穿成恶毒女配，大婚当日我被一箭穿心 Bai Zhou Shuo Yi柏舟硕衣Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Reborn as the wicked female supporting character, I was pierced through the heart by an arrow on my wedding day 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, heart-wrenching, and deeply satisfying! The female protagonist is caught in a vortex from the moment she enters the game, unable to escape the gears of fate.

7. 157 人 A Tortured Love Between Human and Ghost: The Bricklayer 人鬼虐恋之泥瓦匠 The Rainy-Night Postman雨夜邮递员Historical12k WordsCompleted A Tragic Love Between a Man and a Ghost: The Bricklayer —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 穿 Transmigrating into Douluo [Tang San Is a God King, I'm at the Author Realm!] 穿越斗罗【唐三神王境，我作者境！】 A Breeze Through Yangzhou清风过扬州13k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into Douluo [Tang San is at the God King realm, while I, the author, am at the Author realm!] 534Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 愿 May You Be Safe Year After Year. May We Never Meet Again, Alive or Dead 愿君岁岁平安，你我生死不见 Tea Tea the Little Salty Fish茶茶小咸鱼25k WordsCompleted May you be safe and sound year after year. May we never meet again, in life or death. 706Reads—Score104Shelves

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   These are all extremely heart-wrenching, especially the fourth book: "Little fish, little fish, swim, swim, free in all directions; little fish, little fish, unable to swim, all directions are cages."

10. 160 拒 After Rejecting the White Tiger Who Despised Me, I Was Hounded Night After Night by a Sickly Snake Husband 拒选厌我的白虎后，我被病娇蛇夫夜夜缠 A Little Moon in Every Bite一口一个小月亮9k WordsCompleted After Rejecting the White Tiger Who Hated Me, I Was Clingily Pursued Night After Night by a Sickly Snake Husband 245Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 死 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 He Yuyi鹤羽依Two Male Leads25k WordsCompleted I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score647Shelves
12. 162 风 The Storm Has Passed, but We Remain; True Love Is Long Gone, So What Is the Use of Regret? 风雨飘过人依就，真情早已不在见，悔过焉？ A Breeze Through Yangzhou清风过扬州10k WordsCompleted People remain after the wind and rain have passed, but the love is long gone. What use is regret now? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 选 After I Walked Away, He Regretted It Too Late 选择离开后，他后悔莫及 Little Chubby Tangerine小胖橘Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Qin Xiao forgot to hang up the phone while kissing a young woman. His friends erupted in teasing around him. "Brother Xiao, if your wife finds out, she'll be heartbroken!" I heard him scoff on the other end of the line. "She'll never find out. Her whole world revolves around me. All of you, quiet down!" I silently hung up. So he knew that my whole world revolved around him. But not anymore. I took a deep breath. "System, I want to go home." A cold mechanical voice rang out. "Understood, Host. Th 844Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You absolutely must read this first! "I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of My Legal Wife," a poignant tale of regret amidst the Icelandic snowstorm, where all three are victims. It leaves you with a heavy heart.

14. 164 弃 After Abandoning Me for Eighteen Years, My Powerful Father Went Mad and Knelt to Beg Forgiveness 弃我十八年，顶级爹疯魔跪地赎罪 A Breeze Through Yangzhou清风过扬州8k WordsCompleted You Abandoned Me for Eighteen Years. Now My Powerful Father Has Gone Mad and Kneels to Beg for Forgiveness 3Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 温 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban172k WordsCompleted Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    A very heart-wrenching short story. The first part has the death of both the male and female protagonists. The second part has the death of the female protagonist. The third part has the death of the male protagonist.

16. 166 我 Three Years After My Death, the Regent Came to Dig Up My Grave 我死后的第三年，摄政王来掘坟了 Are Oranges Sweet?橘子甜不甜Ancient Romance24k WordsCompleted "Three years after my death, Zhao Jinghuai dug me out of the imperial mausoleum. I was a little angry, so I floated in front of him and kept blowing chilly ghostly air at him, trying to scare him away. “I can’t even rest in peace after dying. Zhao Jinghuai, are you doing this on purpose?” Zhao Jinghuai couldn’t hear me. He simply held my remains in his arms in silence. It was a pity that my bones were no longer whole, and no matter how he gathered them, they would never be whole again. I sighed 1kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 傻 A Fool and an Idiot Make the Perfect Pair 傻子笨蛋天生一对 Little Cat Loves to Dance小猫爱跳舞8k WordsCompleted A Fool and an Idiot Are Made for Each Other 280Reads—Score104Shelves

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    It's a very short story about human nature, but it's really touching and the characters are very well-developed.

18. 168 番 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 milieModern Romance7k WordsCompleted Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 666Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The first book is angsty from beginning to end. The second book is angsty towards the end. The third book is quite funny at the beginning, but has a big plot twist later on, and the epilogue is very heartbreaking. The fourth book has a female lead whose life is filled with unrequited love. As for the last three books, I didn't find them as angsty, but they're still worth reading; they're quite good.

19. 169 风 A Mute Love in Wind and Snow 风雪哑恋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A Mute Love Amid Wind and Snow 209Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely, extremely painful

20. 170 霸 The Domineering CEO Is Sick, but I’ve Got the Cure 霸总他有病，但我有药啊 Bai Feng of the Chafarinas Islands查法里纳斯群岛的白凤Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted The Overbearing CEO Is Sick, But I've Got the Cure 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first story is incredibly sweet at the beginning, but the ending is equally heartbreaking. The second story is about a princess who cleverly counters every move, leading to the execution of the entire family of the prince who framed her—a truly satisfying read.

21. 171 他 By the Time He Kissed Me, I Was Already Cold 他吻我时，我已冰冷 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted He kissed me when I was already cold. 221Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 诬 You Accuse This Princess of Having a Child Out of Wedlock? Has the Imperial Family’s Blade Gone Dull? 诬陷本郡主未婚生子，当皇室的刀不利了？ Bai Feng of the Chafarinas Islands查法里纳斯群岛的白凤Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted You accuse this princess of having a child out of wedlock? Has the imperial family's blade gone dull? 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 笔 A Nation Ruined by the Author's Pen 笔下亡国 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Fallen Kingdom, Written Into Being 117Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 我 My Domineering Girlfriend 我的霸道女友 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted My Overbearing Girlfriend 48Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 清 Old Stories of Qingxi 清溪旧事 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted Old Stories of Qingxi 24Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 黄 The Yellow River's Mandarin Ducks 黄河鸳鸯 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted The Yellow River’s Star-Crossed Lovers 12Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 我 I Want to Leave 我想走 Little Fox Cub狐狸崽崽崽Two Male Leads161k WordsCompleted After ten years of marriage on paper, Yu Shuyi still couldn’t make it to the end of the contract. At first, he begged his husband to look at him, just once. Later, he begged his husband to come home and have a meal with him. In the end, he begged him to let him go. He said there was a saying: Better a brief pain than a long one. So I’ve let myself go. Please let go of me, too. I’m not asking you to love me or forgive me. I’m only asking you to let me go. Don’t save me anymore… Setting: Same-sex 4.4kReads8.4Score403Shelves

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    The first book with two male leads... It's really touching and has a happy ending with extra chapters, check it out yourself!

28. 178 他 The Night Before His College Entrance Exam, My Heart Stopped 他高考前夜，我心脏停了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Night Before His College Entrance Exam, My Heart Stopped 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 碎 Broken Kisses! 碎吻！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀16k WordsCompleted Broken Kiss! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 北 Beibei's Diary 北北的日记本 Yao Yao Doesn't Eat Bell Pepper Slices姚姚不吃青椒片29k WordsCompleted Beibei's Diary —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story, a tragic ending, so angsty! Zhou Jinchun squandered all his potential. His wife was his childhood friend, someone he grew up with, but he insisted on acting like he didn't understand love, ultimately losing her. Two male leads, and plenty of melodramatic twists!

31. 181 最 The Last Page: It Hurts So Much! 最后一页：我好疼！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted The Last Page: It Hurts So Much! 47Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 对 I’m Sorry, I Hate Your Secret Crush 对不起，我讨厌你的暗恋 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九11k WordsCompleted I'm Sorry, I Hate Your Secret Crush —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly brutal!

33. 183 痴 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Shu Xiaogu舒小骨Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 215Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching, all short stories, you can read them all in one go.

34. 184 我 After I Died, All That Came Out Was a Lifetime of Sobs! 我死后，说出来的是一生的呜咽！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted After I Died, All That Came Out Was a Lifetime of Sobs! 68Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 暗 My Secret Crush Owes Me 100,000 and Hasn't Paid Me Back in Nine Years 暗恋男神欠我10万，9年未还 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九10k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush Owes Me 100,000 and Hasn't Paid Me Back in Nine Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 霍 Mr. Huo, Stop Begging for Reconciliation: Your Wife Confessed and Jumped into the Sea 霍少别求复婚了，夫人认罪跳海了 Eleven Leaves十一叶Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Both leads are virgins, physical and emotional torment, groveling ex Ten years ago, she was cherished by everyone, the only beloved daughter of the Su family, and the apple of his eye. Ten years later, she was terminally ill, a lowly adopted daughter in the Xiao family, treated worse than a servant, and the target of his bitterest hatred and revenge. “Children must pay for their parents' sins, Su Weimian. You'll atone for your father's crimes!” “What will it take for you to let me go?” The man l 381Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    Here, take these books and read them. [Sending heart] The female lead dies in the second chapter of the second book.

37. 187 婚 Love Turned to Ruin 婚爱成殇 Shu Xiaogu舒小骨Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted After five years of marriage, Sang Nian still hadn't managed to warm Chi Yi's heart. For the sake of their sick child, she drugged Chi Yi, but all she got in return was his deep-seated hatred and vengeance. She lost the child... 16Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 青 Little Fox of Qingqiu: A Millennium of Cultivation, Reduced to Ash in a Day! 青丘小狐：千年修行，一朝成灰！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Little Fox of Qingqiu: A Thousand Years of Cultivation, Reduced to Ash in a Single Day! 90Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 雪 At Our Snowy Mountain Wedding, He Gave My Oxygen Tank to the Bridesmaid 雪山婚礼，他把我的氧气瓶给了伴娘 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九8k WordsCompleted At Our Snow Mountain Wedding, He Gave My Oxygen Tank to the Bridesmaid 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    Medium length, angst

41. 191 你 The Love You Gave Me Cuts to the Bone 你给的爱残情蚀骨 I Eat Egg Tarts我吃蛋挞Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Shen Qing loved Fu Yihan for six years, so much that she was willing to give him everything... But in the end... what a terrible, irredeemable fate awaited her! 81Reads5.8Score—Shelves
42. 192 废 A Glimmer of Light in the Wasteland! 废土微光！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted A Glimmer in the Wasteland! 57Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 变 Becoming His Ideal Type 变成他的理想型 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九12k WordsCompleted Becoming His Ideal Type —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 88.6kReads9.4Score16.5kShelves
45. 195 废 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.4kReads8.8Score330Shelves

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    It was so heart-wrenching, I cried so much! I haven't read a book like this in ages. [Crying][crying][crying] My pillow is soaked with tears.

46. 196 他 By the Time He Returned, I Was Gone 他归来时，我已不在 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted By the time he returned, I was already gone 21Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 未 The Home We Never Spoke Of 未说出口的家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted The Home Left Unspoken 22Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 订 The Night Before Our Engagement, He Asked Me to Donate Blood to His One True Love 订婚前夜，他要我输血给白月光 Reading the Moon in an Empty Tower读月空楼11k WordsCompleted The Night Before Our Engagement, He Asked Me to Donate Blood to His One True Love —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Early game is brutal, late game is exhilarating

49. 199 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
50. 200 梧 Old Tales of Wucheng 梧城旧事 Li Xing Shuo黎星烁Two Male Leads411k WordsOngoing Pure Love · Male-Male Romance · Republic of China Era · Redemption · Angsty Romance Winters in Wucheng claimed lives. Xie Guiwan was supposed to be the eighteenth. As he counted the seven nooses he had tied in the ramshackle house, someone knocked at the door. Sesame cakes, a scarf, candles, a hand warmer: Qin Shuye passed them through the crack one by one. The note tucked underneath read: “It’s cold at night. Cover yourself with another layer.” Later, he moved into a house with a parasol tree, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these stories are a bit bittersweet; the first is a pure love story, and the second is a tale of chasing after one's husband through hell.

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