Super Short Angst Novels!! They Have to Be Super Short!! Make Me Suffer! 超短虐文！！一定要超短！！一定要虐死我！

1. 1051 我 After I Stopped Being a Doormat, His Whole Family Went Up in Flames 我不当舔狗后，他全家火葬场了 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣17k WordsCompleted After I stopped being his doormat, his whole family was left wishing they were dead. —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1052 她 Someone Dies on Every Night She Cheats 她出轨的每个夜晚都有人死去 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣23k WordsCompleted Someone dies every night she cheats —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1053 出 The Night My Wife Cheated, I Stumbled Upon a Murder 出轨妻子那晚，我撞见了一场谋杀 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣12k WordsCompleted The Night My Wife Cheated, I Stumbled Upon a Murder —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1054 婆 Sewn into My Mother-in-Law’s Burial Shroud: Her Daughter-in-Law’s Death Countdown 婆婆的寿衣里缝着儿媳的死亡倒计时 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣13k WordsCompleted Sewn into My Mother-in-Law’s Burial Gown Was a Countdown to Her Daughter-in-Law’s Death —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1055 美 Beauty at the Chessboard: His Highness Is Willing to Slaughter the World for Me 美人执棋：殿下他甘愿为我弑尽天下 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Beauty at the Chessboard: The Prince Is Willing to Slaughter the World for Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1056 上 In My Past Life, He Skinned My Face; In This One, I Make Their Beds 上一世他剥我的脸，这一世我为他们铺床叠被 The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树9k WordsCompleted In my previous life, he peeled the skin from my face. In this life, I make their beds and fold their quilts. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This tragic novel features a wife-chasing-after-the-cremation plot, rebirth, redemption, a strong female lead, and suspenseful plot twists.

7. 1057 重 Reborn to Become a Boss: Ex-Husband, Get in Line to Buy a Franchise 重生之我要当老板：前夫，请排队加盟 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Reborn: I'm Going to Be the Boss. Ex-Husband, Get in Line to Join My Franchise —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1058 十 Ten Years of Devotion, Reduced to Ashes 十年深情，终成灰烬 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Ten Years of Devotion, Reduced to Ashes 168Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1059 惊 Shocking! An HR Director Transmigrates into a Deposed Empress and Runs the Imperial Harem Like a Company 惊！HR总监穿成冷宫废后，把六宫当公司整顿 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣Ancient Romance35k WordsCompleted Shocking! An HR Director Reincarnates as an Empress Discarded in the Cold Palace and Runs the Six Palaces Like a Company —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1060 未 After My Fiancé Introduced Me to His Female Coworker as His Cousin 未婚夫跟女同事介绍我是他表妹后 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted After My Fiancé Introduced Me to His Female Coworker as His Cousin 16Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1061 那 The Wicked Supporting Actress Who Begged for Mercy Is Now Worth Hundreds of Billions 那个哭着求饶的恶毒女配身价千亿了 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣32k WordsCompleted The Vicious Supporting Actress Who Wept and Begged for Mercy Is Now Worth Hundreds of Billions —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1062 弃 After He Abandoned Me and My Daughter for Five Years, I Made Him Die of Regret 弃我母女五年，我让绝症的他悔恨至死 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted After He Abandoned Me and My Daughter for Five Years, I Made Him Die of Regret 54Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1063 末 The Ark of the Apocalypse: I Am the Last Queen 末日方舟：我是最后的女王 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣31k WordsCompleted Doomsday Ark: I Am the Last Queen —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1064 白 The White Moonlight Turned into a Little Black Dog 白月光他变成了一只小黑犬 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted His White Moonlight Turned Into a Little Black Dog 73Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1065 弃 The Abandoned Wife Strikes Back: From Kicked Out to Billionaire Queen 弃妇逆袭：从扫地出门到千亿女王 Lion City Commoner狮城布衣13k WordsCompleted The Abandoned Wife Strikes Back: From Kicked Out to Billionaire Queen —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1066 以 A Prison Painted with the Heart 以心画牢 Yang Xinsheng杨新生Two Male Leads796k WordsCompleted [Slow Burn + 1v1 Romance + Wealthy Family Secrets + Intense Push and Pull + Two Strong Leads + Substitute + Winning Her Back] Emergency room doctor Su Nuanyang saves business tycoon Gu YeHan, only for him to mistake her for the “white moonlight” of his memories and treat her as a substitute. She stands by her principles, while he keeps pressing her at every turn. When he takes a knife for her and teeters on the brink of death, she finally falls for him. But on their wedding day, his mother produ 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    School angst, societal angst, long angst stories, short angst stories—there's something for everyone! [Please follow] 🥺 [Fear] 😄🙂

17. 1067 安 Quiet Campus Youth: The Quiet One in the School Hunk's Eyes 安静的校园青春：校草眼中的安静 Yang Xinsheng杨新生21k WordsCompleted Quiet Campus Youth: The Quiet One in the School Heartthrob's Eyes —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1068 安 Quiet Campus Youth 1: That Summer, Serenity Ran Deep 安静的校园青春1：那年夏天，宁静如渊 Yang Xinsheng杨新生16k WordsCompleted Quiet Campus Youth 1: That Summer, Serenity Like an Abyss —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1069 安 Quiet Campus Youth 2: Courage Looks Like Starlight 安静的校园青春2：勇敢是星光的样子 Yang Xinsheng杨新生10k WordsCompleted Quiet Campus Youth 2: Courage Shines Like Starlight —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1070 归 The Night Before Guixu: Strange Tales from Fengcheng’s Chaixu Ancient Town 归墟前夜：凤城柴墟古镇诡事录 Yang Xinsheng杨新生25k WordsCompleted The Night Before Guixu: Strange Tales from Chaixu Ancient Town, Fengcheng —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1071 我 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 我复活了他，他却说我自私 The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树8k WordsCompleted I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely angsty story + heart-wrenching romance + life-or-death separation.

22. 1072 合 Contractual Nemesis: My Partner Can’t Be This Cute 合约天敌：我的搭档不可能这么可爱 Yang Xinsheng杨新生94k WordsCompleted Contractual Enemies: My Partner Can't Possibly Be This Cute —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1073 南 Southern Melodies and Lantern Lights 南韵灯火 Yang Xinsheng杨新生Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted “Beneath the undercurrents of the workplace, home is a haven; her lamplight is his way back; they face life's little troubles with grace; after hardship comes joy, shared with the family.” A warm, realistic family drama about the joys and sorrows of the Yang family as they make their way through city life. The husband, Yang Xinsheng, spends much of his time navigating the workplace, while his wife, Lingling, quietly holds the family together. Their daughter, Yu'er, and son, Erbao, each have thei —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1074 禁 The Ascetic Divine Lord Is Seduced Into Breaking His Vows 禁欲神尊，竟被撩破戒 Yi Wenqing艺文清Fantastical Romance399k WordsCompleted [Ascetic Chaotic God Venerable + Sweet, Adorable Spirit Herb Fairy + Tragic Love in a Past Life + Reborn and Pursuing His Wife + The Heavenly Emperor Steals His Bride] In her past life, Ruan Zhiwan had been hopelessly in love with the Chaotic God Venerable Ye Qingxuan for ten thousand years. He was cold and ascetic, his heart untouched, and he treated her with utter indifference. When the Heavenly Emperor framed her, he shattered her immortal bones with his own hands and cast her into the Infern 65Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Let's torture them, torture them until the end of time.

25. 1075 大 On Our Wedding Night, He Sent Me to the Military Camp 大婚夜，他把我送进了军营 Chu Hong, Who Likes Red Pearl Balls喜欢红珠丸的楚洪23k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, He Sent Me to the Military Camp 10.7kReads—Score175Shelves

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    Although it's only a little over 20,000 words, I've already cried all my tears, and my pillow is soaked. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

26. 1076 大 On Our Wedding Night, He Slaughtered My Entire Family. Later, He Knelt and Begged Me to Burn Him Alive 大婚夜，他屠我满门，后来跪着求我烧死他 Chu Hong, Who Likes Red Pearl Balls喜欢红珠丸的楚洪Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire family. Later, he knelt and begged me to burn him alive. 346Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1077 她 She Doesn't Love Me? I Don't Believe It, and I Won't Accept It! 她不爱我？我不相信，也不接受！ Yi Yi壹亦8k WordsCompleted She doesn’t love me? I don’t believe it, and I won’t accept it! 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching. The female lead is ill and wants to push away the male lead, who is her husband. So the male lead turns into a dog and stays with her through her last few years.

28. 1078 他 He Made Me His Wager, So I Made Him My Substitute 他把我当赌注，我把他当替身 Chu Hong, Who Likes Red Pearl Balls喜欢红珠丸的楚洪12k WordsCompleted He Used Me as His Wager, and I Used Him as a Stand-In 89Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1079 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
30. 1080 再 There’s No Going Back Ever Again 再也回不去了】 Fireworks and Sparks花火火花Two Female Leads241k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking throughout | No redemption | No getting back together after a breakup | The perpetrator’s remorse, from their perspective] There are no hysterical accusations, no shouting matches. All of Su Nian’s pain has become involuntary physical reactions. Convulsions, vomiting, screaming, fainting. This is her cruelest and most helpless accusation against Lin Xi. Lin Xi remembered the last words Su Nian said to her until the day she died. She said, “Lin Xi, go. Seeing you hurts.” 2kReads—Score156Shelves
31. 1081 1 100 Tales of Tormented Love 100个虐恋小故事 Mo Wenxinlan墨问心兰Fantastical Romance270k WordsCompleted I am the ancient Greek god in charge of tragic romance. In my previous life, Tomato tortured me. In this life, I’m going to make readers cry. A collection of short stories: gods and demons, ghosts and monsters, unfinished business between the living and the dead, reincarnation, transmigration through time and space, and other heartbreaking tales… There’s no such thing as too tragic, only more tragic. 1.5kReads—Score168Shelves
32. 1082 变 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 Wang Weihan王微涵Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.2kReads8.2Score251Shelves
33. 1083 风 Is the Wind Still Blowing? 风还在吹吗 T Steals Sesame BunsT偷麻头Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Bisexual, Mutual Secret Crush] [Male Lead Dies/Female Lead Dies for Love] Their similar names were a red thread secretly tied by the Matchmaker. Chen Shuye often felt secretly delighted by how much her name resembled Cheng Shuye's. Their similar names seemed to draw them closer and deepen their bond. In their senior year of high school, he said, “Chen Shuye, I’ve helped you so many times. So, can I copy your college application form?” Chen Shuye smiled. “Sure.” But after she called the police 3.5kReads9.2Score854Shelves
34. 1084 女 The Heroine Dies in Chapter One Hundred 女主死在第一百章 Luo Chutianqing洛楚天卿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance] [Pure Love] [Healing] Li Nuan has known since childhood that she lives inside a novel, and that she can only live for one hundred chapters. Because she cherishes her life, she learns from a young age to protect herself. From birth through her second year of high school, right up until her eighteenth birthday, she never once makes a friend or gets herself into trouble of her own accord. She is always alone. But on her eighteenth birthday, a loser named Qi Yuan barges into her 1.3kReads8.1Score226Shelves
35. 1085 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
36. 1086 昼 Burning by Day, Reduced to Ash by Night 昼焚夜烬 Yang Xinsheng杨新生10k WordsCompleted Day Burns, Night Turns to Ash 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hello fellow book lovers! We're all here after someone who's suffered from a reading slump, and I'm no exception. That's why, when I saw this story, I had only one thought: to recommend a book that would give those of us experiencing a reading slump something something to read with peace of mind. This isn't just a recommendation; it's a promise between us and the author. [Already hooked!]

37. 1087 强 Coerced into Submission 强取豪夺，被迫臣服 Morning Glory's Grass朝颜的草Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + possessive love + both pure + groveling pursuit + tragic ending] Lin Xi transmigrated to ancient times and made a modest living with her medical skills. By chance, she saved Xiao Muyang twice, and he set his sights on her. She only wanted a quiet life in the Northern Frontier, but someone schemed to bring her to the capital. There, she became trapped in the imperial palace, where he took her by force and kept her confined. Xiao Muyang was a decisive general who had clawed his w 3.9kReads8.4Score198Shelves

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    Short angst story, extreme tug-of-war, forced love, relentless pursuit, tragic ending.

38. 1088 重 Reborn, I Outsmart My Husband's Consort 重生后我智斗侧妃 Fifth Young Master伍家公子Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Outsmart the Side Consort 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    See if these are heartbreaking.

39. 1089 错 A Lost Love, a Broken Dream 错失的爱成碎梦 Fifth Young Master伍家公子Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A Love Lost, a Dream in Pieces 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1090 我 My Republic-Era Story 我的民国故事 Fifth Young Master伍家公子Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted My Story in the Republic of China Era 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1091 祝 May You Sleep Soundly Every Night 祝你夜夜安眠 A Long En阿胧恩Modern Romance486k WordsCompleted [Secret marriage + clear-headed divorce + hidden identity revealed in a wealthy family + desperate attempts to win her back + settling accounts by the rules] For three years, Wen Shiwei was Zhou Yanjing’s secret wife, always treated as a stand-in for his white moonlight, a tame, harmless canary kept at his side. Until one rainy night, she left behind her wedding ring and divorce papers, saying only: “Mr. Zhou, I hope you sleep soundly every night from now on.” Everyone thought that once she 53Reads5.4Score114Shelves

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    The perfume ingredients can only be obtained by the female protagonist's family, and even top perfumers cannot replicate them, implying that emotions cannot be replaced by material things.

42. 1092 我 The One I Love Is My Childhood Friend 我爱的人是发小 Fifth Young Master伍家公子9k WordsCompleted The One I Love Is My Childhood Friend —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1093 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wholeheartedly recommend "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" to anyone who loves angst-filled stories set in the Republican era! It's not one of those formulaic stories that rely on misunderstandings to create unnecessary drama. The angst is a dull, gradual pain that sinks deeper with each character's fate—at fifteen, she refused to marry him because of his looks, and he waited for her for four months, sleeping on the floor without crossing any lines; just as she was about to confess her pregnancy, her mother-in-law sold her into abject poverty; ten years later, when they meet again face to face, all she can say is, "You've mistaken me for someone else." The most heart-wrenching part is the child's situation. She raises his offspring under the noses of her enemy, seeking revenge in the most ruthless way, yet harboring the softest of feelings. This restrained yet broken feeling truly pierces to the bone. There are no dramatic reversals, no reconciliations, and not a single artificial sweetener. After finishing it, you feel empty inside, unable to recover for a long time. If you enjoy pure tragic endings, don't miss it.

44. 1094 打 Face-Slapping My Ex: The Rich Young Master's Counterattack 打脸前任:豪门少爷的反击 Fifth Young Master伍家公子9k WordsCompleted Face-Slapping My Ex: The Young Master’s Comeback 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1095 半 Half a Spring Embroidery, Half a Lifetime Longing for You 半剪绣春，半生念君 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪10k WordsCompleted Half-Finished Spring Embroidery, a Lifetime Missing You 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic love story, would you like to watch it?

46. 1096 我 You Were in My Dreams 我的梦里有个你 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪8k WordsCompleted You’re in My Dreams 3Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1097 风 Wind Over Liangshan, Clouds Over Erhai 风过凉山，云散洱海 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Wind Crosses Liangshan, the Clouds Clear Over Erhai 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1098 灵 Blessed by the Spirit Snake 灵蛇佑 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪25k WordsCompleted Blessed by the Spirit Snake 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very heartbreaking little story!

49. 1099 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.5kReads6.4Score274Shelves

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    The first one is a must-read, though it's long; it's incredibly heart-wrenching [laughing and crying emoji]. The other short stories, by the same author, all have painful and heart-wrenching moments; I just couldn't handle them.

50. 1100 山 No Return from the Mountains and Seas, Yet Warm Light Remains in My Heart 山海无归处，心有暖光存 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪25k WordsCompleted No return lies beyond the mountains and seas, but a warm light remains in the heart 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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