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1. 301 负 I Wronged Her Once, Then Kept Watch for a Thousand Years 负她一场，守岁千霜 Zhi Ren之仁Ancient Romance609k WordsCompleted [Groveling to win her back + angsty romance + marriage first, love later] Not until Shen Qingge fell into the freezing depths did she realize. How she wished she could ask him The night before, he had still been holding her close, their bodies entwined... What had all that tenderness meant? What had those whispers in her ear meant? And what had she meant to him? How foolish. So foolish. "Min..." she murmured, her voice scattering on the wind. "What you promised me... this life... the next... I 89.5kReads8.8Score9.4kShelves
2. 302 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 人 A Strange Human Romance: A Sigh for Immortality 人类奇缘之长生叹 Old Window Notes旧窗记13k WordsCompleted Humanity's Strange Romance: A Sigh for Eternal Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 23.1kReads—Score993Shelves

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   I recommend you watch "Next Spring" first.

5. 305 他 He Put on an Engagement Show, So I'm Really Leaving 他上演订婚戏码，我要真离开 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted He staged an engagement, so I’m really leaving 15Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 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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   Brutal, extremely cruel, super short, and complete!!!

7. 307 我 After I Died, the Little White Snake Went on a Killing Spree 我死后，小白蛇杀疯了 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After I died, the little white snake went on a rampage. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 烬 Spring Blooms in Ashen Snow 烬雪生春 Second-Day Rain二日雨14k WordsCompleted Spring Blossoms Amid Ashen Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good!

9. 309 妻 My Wife Smells Divine, and I’m Losing My Nerve 妻子很香，我很心慌 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My wife smells so good, but I’m freaking out. 219Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 我 The Little Brother I Raised with My Own Hands, Whom Mom Wants to Claim Back 我亲手养大的弟弟，妈妈想认回 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted My little brother, whom I raised myself, is someone Mom wants to claim back. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 杳 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Dreaming Night Owl夜猫梦梦Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 338Reads—Score125Shelves

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    In the tragic ending, both the male and female leads die; the female lead is an undercover agent, and the male lead is a narcotics officer.

12. 312 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
13. 313 妈 My Mother Was Mentally Ill and Took Me to Scavenge for Food in the Trash Every Day 妈妈精神不正常，每天领我去垃圾堆里捡吃的 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My mother isn’t mentally well. Every day, she takes me to scavenge for food in the trash. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 她 She Stands Behind You, Yet You Never Look Back 她站在你们身后，你们从未回头 Tang Ci棠茨13k WordsCompleted She stands behind you, but you have never once turned around —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ദ്ദി˶ᵒ ᵕ ˂)

15. 315 阉 The Eunuch 阉人 So It Is Said笑之曰Two Male Leads193k WordsCompleted Shuangjiang stood by Li Yue’s side as he went from a prince walking on thin ice to the throne, watching him marry one beautiful woman after another. Ten years ago, Shuangjiang said to the powerless Li Yue, “I’m only a eunuch. I wouldn’t dare eat this osmanthus cake.” Li Yue said, “Shuangjiang is my favorite person. From now on, I’ll bring you as much osmanthus cake as you want.” Ten years later, Shuangjiang was frail and ill, longing for a piece of osmanthus cake. Li Yue said, “You’re only a eun 2.9kReads8.4Score264Shelves

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    🌟This novel with two male leads really made me cry so much, the bottom character is so pitiful🌿 He's been by his side since childhood, watching him rise from a down-on-his-luck prince to a domineering emperor. Although he has endless tenderness for him, he can only sadly watch him take one wife after another.💦Ten years ago, that small osmanthus cake represented all his tenderness, and ten years later, when he was seriously ill, he wanted to eat that osmanthus cake that haunted his heart, but the heartless emperor said, "You're just a eunuch, how dare you eat the osmanthus cake I bestow upon you?"

16. 316 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
17. 317 我 I Send Gentle Words into the Long Night 我寄温言于长夜 Tang Ci棠茨12k WordsCompleted I Send Warm Words into the Long Night 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 我 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 Yi Mo Yao以沫瑶Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 696Reads8.5Score106Shelves

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    I highly recommend "Mountain City Boys." The relationships between the older sisters and Ah Ruan in the film are truly heartbreaking. Mountain City isn't just about boys, it also has its older sisters. The bright young man still chose to commit suicide on the day of his concert. The other episodes are also great and very tear-jerking, but I won't go into detail!! [Sending heart]

19. 319 老 My Wife Had Twin Boys, but Only One Is Mine 老婆生了一对双胞胎儿子，但只有一个是我的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My wife gave birth to twin boys, but only one of them is mine. 38Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 许 Xu Wang 许忘 Tang Ci棠茨11k WordsCompleted Xu Wang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, the first and last books both ended tragically.

22. 322 与 Eloping With the Stars 与星星私奔 A Seven-Centimeter Breeze七厘米的风Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted After suffering abuse at home once again, Xu Guican runs into Huo Xingye on the way back to school. One word, “Uncle,” catches his attention. After countless trials and tribulations, Huo Xingye finally wins the girl’s heart. But before long, on a night of torrential rain, she stands under an umbrella and dumps him with a cold expression. They meet again five years later. During an emergency call, Xu Guican sees her ex-boyfriend lying in a pool of blood and breaks down. Huo Xingye strokes her fac 1.1kReads9.4Score128Shelves
23. 323 邻 My Neighbor Complained That Our Late-Night Renovation Caused Her Miscarriage 邻居投诉我家深夜装修害她流产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My neighbor complained that my late-night renovations caused her miscarriage. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 324 爱 Love's Captive, a Tragic Romance 爱囚雅殇 Yi Yi苡議Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Part 1 Tang Fei had longed for family affection since childhood. When she grew up and learned about all the conflicts, that affection became something forever beyond her reach. At fifteen, she met Feng Yuchen and gave him all her sincerity. In the end, he trampled on it. Still, she continued to long for love. At last, when she was twenty, she decided to give up on Feng Yuchen. But he clung to her and used his power to tell her she would never escape him. Part 2 An Qingjia was the least noticeabl 9.8kReads8.4Score610Shelves
25. 325 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
26. 326 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. 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
27. 327 师 My Master Cut Out My Exquisite Heart to Save His Beloved, So I Turned Him into a Soul Lamp 师尊剖我玲珑心救白月光，我反手将师尊炼成魂灯 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Master Cut Out My Exquisite Heart to Save His Beloved, So I Turned Around and Refined Him into a Soul Lantern 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The most heart-wrenching short story ever, a selection of the most tragic stories from Douyin!

28. 328 他 After His Adopted Sister Jumped from a Building 他的养妹跳楼之后 Extra Spicy Boiling Water爆辣开水13k WordsCompleted After His Adoptive Sister Jumped from a Building 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My adopted sister jumped off the rooftop, her blood forever etched into Jiang He's heart. He pinned all the blame on me, the cold humiliation and endless confinement forcing me to beg for my life, to beg for my sister's life. But later, in my delirium, he called out Ye Zhi'an's name again and again, his eyes red. Wait, Ye Zhi'an, that's clearly my sister's name.

29. 329 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 626Reads7.0Score119Shelves
30. 330 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
31. 331 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
32. 332 嫌 You Find Your Beloved's Substitute an Eyesore? After I Faked My Death, the Tycoon Regretted It Too Late 嫌白月光替身碍眼？我死遁后首富他悔不当初 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted You Think Your Beloved's Substitute Is an Eyesore? After I Faked My Death, the Tycoon Regretted Everything 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 抛 I Dumped My Childhood Sweetheart to Marry a Powerful Man’s Daughter, and Now I Regret It 《抛弃青梅去娶高干女，我后悔了》 Egg Little Tornado鸡蛋小龙卷Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I Dumped My Childhood Sweetheart to Marry a Powerful Heiress, and I Regret It —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He abandoned his wife to marry a richer man, while she went south to the special economic zone and rose to legendary status. Years later, they meet again; he is trapped in a cage of regret, while she is a distant, unattainable light. [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added]

34. 334 若 If the Wind Rises Along the Way 若一路风起 Return Journey M归途M10k WordsCompleted If the Wind Rises Along the Way 230Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This!

35. 335 生 Share a Bed in Life! Share a Grave in Death! She Can't Escape After Being Forced to Become His Wife 生同衾！死同穴！强夺为妻逃不掉 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + classic melodrama + love that never comes with time] [A frail, beautiful woman who gives in after marriage VS a deeply devoted man with an overwhelming need for control] Everyone envies Lou Wantang. She’s only the daughter of a county magistrate, yet she gets to marry Prince Chen, a man of great power, and receive his undivided favor. But only she knows she was forced into it. In other people’s eyes, Pei Sijin is a man of noble status, handsome and strong, and a devoted, fa 27.3kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    I burst into tears watching this 😭

36. 336 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. 1.7kReads8.8Score101Shelves
37. 337 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
38. 338 阿 Aye, I'm Leaving 阿也，我走了 A Wu阿午Modern Romance88k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, self-conscious heroine x gentle, sunny hero] When Lin Zhiyou was six, her father died in a car accident, and her mother raised her alone. After her mother changed jobs, eighteen-year-old Lin Zhiyou transferred to Nancheng No. 1 High School. There, she met Jiang Ye... A sensitive, self-conscious girl falls in love with a gentle, sunny boy, but the wheels of fate have not turned in her favor... 34Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The fifth book is really heart-wrenching.

39. 339 鹰 The Moon Nursery Rhyme of Eagle Sorrow Cliff 鹰愁崖的月亮童谣 Ah Yin啊隐Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Moon's Nursery Rhyme at Eagle's Sorrow Cliff 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The moon comes out, shining brightly; oh, Mom is steaming rice cakes, they smell so good. Under the big green tree, the little child lies down; the Japanese devils have passed, but we're not worried."

40. 340 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 1.2kReads7.0Score100Shelves
41. 341 把 Giving Up Depression Along With Love 把抑郁症和爱一起戒掉 Among Half a Cup of Clouds半盏云里Two Male Leads148k WordsCompleted Tags: BE | Tragic Romance | Two Male Leads | Campus | Mutual Salvation Note: The main story is about 20 chapters, with the rest consisting of extras. [Cold and aloof Lu Yu] x [Insecure Lin Qi] Lin Qi's world is a deep blue that cannot be mixed away on a painter's palette. Lu Yu's world is a desolate place, forever weightless between the lines. Two boys, trapped for years in the depths of their emotions, secretly build a spiritual utopia just for each other in a glass room in an old building. 260Reads8.8Score182Shelves

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    This one is also quite heart-wrenching. There are only about 20 chapters in the main text. Lin Xi's world is an endless blue in a palette, and Lu Yu's nights are weightless words in poetry. It's a story of two deaths and two forms of depression. Give it a try! 😉

42. 342 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
43. 343 鬼 High Alert in the Ghost Realm! The Little Mystic Prodigy Is Coming Down the Mountain 鬼界高能！前方玄学小祖宗下山了 Grinning Rabbit龇牙笑的兔子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The eldest son of the richest family in the capital, who suffered from gynophobia, had somehow acquired a fiancée. Supposedly, she was a country bumpkin who claimed she could exorcise ghosts and tell fortunes, deciding life and death with a single word. She had offended quite a few big shots. Everyone waited for those big shots to drive the country girl out of the capital. But they waited and waited, only to hear that the eldest son of the Ning family was engaged to her. At the wedding, everyone 6.9kReads9.4Score1kShelves
44. 344 望 May You Be Safe 望汝安 i Cheni陈Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted “You pushed me into the abyss, and you still think I could love you?” “Chen Si, I don't love you.” “Ji Sian, you have to love me. You can only love me.” This is the story of a bully falling in love with the person he bullied. One act of kindness from Ji Sian pushed her into an endless abyss. If she could turn back time, she would wish she had never met a boy named Chen Si... P.S. The male lead is not a virgin. If that's not your thing, please move along. 5.7kReads8.6Score283Shelves
45. 345 哥 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥，我不治了 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼19k WordsCompleted Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.5kReads—Score104Shelves
46. 346 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 568Reads6.0Score—Shelves
47. 347 亲 Darling, Victoria Harbour 亲爱的，维多利亚港 Zhou Xian周弦Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) “It feels as though we've weathered storm after storm over the years. In this little boat, you and I have drifted for half our lives. I wish every time, the rain would fall on our boat as it carries us home. I love you, so I let you go.” 11.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
48. 348 追 After Winning Over the Campus Heartthrob, I Started Acting Up Again 追到校草后，我又开始作了 Gardenia Berry栀子莓莓14k WordsCompleted After Winning Over the Campus Heartthrob, I Started Acting Up Again 3.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This one's good—female protagonist abuses male protagonist.

49. 349 1 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我，爱是放手 A Will to Live Forever长生有意7k WordsCompleted At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 340Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a very short film, but it's really, really heartbreaking.

50. 350 京 The Capital’s Young Master Is at Her Feet 京圈太子爷是她的裙下之臣 Author Little Koi作家小锦鲤10k WordsCompleted The Capital’s Crown Prince Is Her Devoted Suitor 97Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Absolutely stunning! A masterpiece.

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