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1. 101 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 496Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 74Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 盗 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀6k WordsCompleted The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 28Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 皇 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 297Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 29Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 20Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 我 I Touched Your Ashes. Keep Hanging Yourself 我碰了你的骨灰，你继续上吊 Yu Misheng屿弥生Fantastical Romance219k WordsCompleted In the imperial capital, there was a young master named Nalan, the most gifted diviner in the land. The noble families all flocked to his residence to pay their respects. Later, that famous young master died, hanged from a willow tree. Su Nuo was a college student. Then she met a hanged ghost dangling from a willow tree. The ghost was rich and capable, but had no body. He said he could give Su Nuo gold. Su Nuo believed him. 51Reads6.4Score—Shelves
10. 110 穿 I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange. 14kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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    I was already curious about how the author would write the romance between the prince and Taijian, but it really is a "bad" ending, which is so heartbreaking 😫. The protagonist felt that her status as a prince meant she wouldn't have a good outcome, and after finally giving her heart away, the result was... 😤. Even though I knew it was a bad ending, I still hoped they could have a happy ending, but sadly, it's impossible 🥺. Those who enjoy angst should definitely give this a try! Those who can't accept bad endings should proceed with caution!

11. 111 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 33Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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    Trust me! This one! Just finished! Not a mindless angst novel! The plot isn't clichéd, there are no mindless cheat codes or transmigration systems, and the male and female leads aren't superhuman beings. The story is grand in scale, involving the unification of the Tanzhao Dynasty, the Western Huang Empire, and the twenty-three northern tribes. Characters like Yin Chengji, Yin Chengrui, Emperor Zhaoming, Xiao Linghui, Liu Qingqi, Chen Qingyan, Imperial Physician Jingyan, Empress Dowager Yuanling, and Princess Xiyuan are all supporting characters, but each has their own origin and destiny. Around chapter 60, the tear-jerking and exhilarating moments become frequent, getting more and more addictive as you read on. I cried a lot myself, and I basically cried while reading the second half! The logic is sound, there are many foreshadowing elements, and the last few epilogues are also excellent, perfectly resolving every plot hole. Highly recommended!

12. 112 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—Score114Shelves

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    This is definitely a brutal read. All the characters have deep motivations, and it's a battle of wits among everyone. It relies on strong logic and information asymmetry to drive the most heart-wrenching moments! It gets increasingly agonizing as it goes on! Extremely agonizing!

13. 113 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 997Reads—Score107Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; the male and female leads struggle their entire lives, yet it still ends in a tragic ending, which is truly painful. I cried buckets of tears, and I still can't get over it! The second male lead is also very devoted, and the love triangle is incredibly captivating. I love the author's subtle Chinese-style writing and melancholic tone; it leaves a lasting impression.

14. 114 堕 Fallen into the Abyss, Unaware of the Pain of Parting 堕渊不谙离恨苦 Luo Li Nan Wei洛璃楠微Eastern Fantasy161k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Xianxia] [Some Angst] [Pursuing His Lover After Losing Him] [Reconciliation and a Happy Ending] An unpredictable, deranged Venerable Lord x a gentle, refined young master Mu Mianchen wanted to honor his engagement and help his junior sister, so he went to the Demon Realm, hoping to make his death seem justified. But Liu Cheny you did not kill him. Instead, he refined him into a puppet. Controlled in the Realm of Rebirth, Mu Mianchen was made to seize a sword. 709Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all knives, hehehe, guaranteed to be brutal.

15. 115 G GONE Give the Red Balloon Gold Coins给红气球爆金币Sci-Fi & Apocalypse441k WordsCompleted [Cyberpunk + Dystopia + Possibly Post-Apocalyptic + BE + A Few Tragic Moments] [⚠️Warning! This work contains depictions of mental illness, graphic physical violence, metaphors involving religion and related practices, unethical plot elements, alcoholism and gambling, criminal activity, self-harm and suicide, drug addiction, graphic and grotesque imagery, sexual innuendo, and insulting or discriminatory language. If you cannot accept any of the above, or feel uncomfortable while reading, please —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-produced and self-sold! 😏 Future sci-fi, maybe even apocalyptic? Don't look at the tags on the page, read the synopsis. So far, the two main characters haven't even exchanged a single word! 😢 Continuously updating, more to come 🔪, stay tuned! 🤭

16. 116 零 All Things Return to Dust 零落归尘 This Author Has No Pen Name该作家没有笔名Mystery668k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Romance / Tearjerker / Fate / Light Ensemble Cast] This is not a power fantasy, nor does it follow the usual tropes. There is no harem and no mindless heroine. A long-form mystery, with a light ensemble cast in the early chapters and the main plot taking center stage later. The setup takes its time, and the main story is heartbreaking, so reader discretion is advised. When sorrow congeals into an eternal night, and fate is ground to dust by the passage of time, can you still pick up th 58Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was bound by endless shackles from birth, suffering countless pains and torments. After forgetting everything, she could have started a new life with a different identity, but instead, she walked step by step towards her destined end. The rekindled hope and the love and warmth she rediscovered only pushed her into an endless abyss. Her manipulated life and inescapable fate allowed her to see the warmth of this world, yet she could never reach it… To save him, she willingly endured the pain of having her heart ripped out, and for those she cared about, she sacrificed everything… In the final moment, he remained by her side, sharing her suffering… When sorrow solidifies into an eternal night, when love is crushed into dust by time, can you still find that last piece of warm memory in the cracks of the world?

17. 117 落 Sold to a Demon Foster Father Who Trades in Human Meat, a Choking Girl Fights Back 落到贩卖“菜人”的恶魔养父手上后，窒息女孩开始反杀 Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫8k WordsCompleted After falling into the hands of her adoptive father, a devil who sells people as "vegetables," the suffocated girl begins fighting back. 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one, the little girl, eventually died.

18. 118 上 I Was the Toxic White Moonlight’s ATM in My Past Life. Reborn, I Found True Love and Said No to Manipulation 上一世是恶毒白月光的提款机，重生后找回真爱拒绝PUA Honey-Sweet White Tea Cat蜜糖白茶猫14k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the vicious moonlight's cash machine. After being reborn, she finds true love again and refuses to be emotionally manipulated. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 光 All Beings Beneath the Light 光遇众生 The Quiet Duke静谧的公爵Anime Fanfiction976k WordsOngoing Adventure + high-IQ showdowns + suspicious, scheming characters + no female lead + ensemble cast + slow pace + revelations about the world’s truth, layer by layer (A Sky: Children of the Light fanfiction) After transmigrating into the world of Sky: Children of the Light, the Duke becomes a Light Child manipulated by the ancestors. “Go make an offering,” they say. “It is your supreme glory.” He believes them and fights his way forward with his companions, only to discover the horrifying truth aft 166Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a tragic novel derived from a game, and its "bitterness" lies in the fact that every choice leaves no other option. It's a sophisticated kind of "bitterness": not cruel for the sake of cruelty, but rather that everyone is walking down the most logically possible path to ruin. The protagonist sacrifices one person to save a hundred, and those he saved, in turn, fear his ruthlessness; allies are forced to betray each other for self-preservation, both sides understand but can never go back. There are no purely evil people here, only a group of good people in a dark forest, holding torches yet burning each other. You can't blame anyone; you can only be suffocated by the immense, systemic sense of tragedy. Depressing, yet profound.

20. 120 敖 Ao Guang's Tale: The Love Tribulation of the Rainmaking Sea God 敖光传：司雨镇海之神的情劫 Armor and Fish铠甲和鱼Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted [Not a Nezha story + set after the War of the Witches and Demons + love tribulation + divided divine soul + vast difference in status + bittersweet romance + joy after hardship + rekindled love] Dragon King Ao Guang rules over the Four Seas and the Eight Wastelands, commanding the Four Seas and earning the respect of the Three Realms. Ao Guang's love is the love of a god: powerful, domineering, and eternal. But he always looks down at her from on high, never truly entering her world to understan 89Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    No one commits evil, yet the heart-wrenching story is deeply moving. There's no vicious female supporting character, no misunderstandings, and the male lead is the Dragon King who rules the four seas. The female lead is Qingheng, a sword cultivator undergoing tribulation and splitting her soul as Princess Honglian. Every step Qingheng takes into Ao Guang's world is a process of shattering herself and reshaping herself to stand beside him. The male lead isn't a scumbag; a scumbag wouldn't deserve the female lead suffering so much.

21. 121 惟 Wei Qisu 惟七溯 I'm Not a Wizard我不是魔法师Ancient Romance527k WordsOngoing She was born with the Heart of Ten Thousand Blossoms, the most precious secret of the Se Xian Clan. The Celestial Emperor imprisoned her in the Ninth Heaven, binding her with the Milky Way and caging her in clouds and rosy mists. Then War God Zhan Qi cleaved open the gates of heaven with his giant axe. At the sight of his resolute gaze, she turned into a rain of countless blossoms and scattered across the world. A hundred years passed. She awoke once more at the Source of Life, but had forgotten 15Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Knife~ Come on~

22. 122 倾 One Dream of You, a Lifetime of Lost Youth 倾君一梦负韶华 Qu Lanlan曲懒懒Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing I am a descendant of Nuwa. For a thousand years, I have kept open a little shop called “Melody and Mayhem.” The world is full of rare treasures and strange artifacts, as well as countless sorrowful tunes and mournful songs. Anyone who enters my shop can find release. Yet I bear the heavy responsibility of protecting all life under heaven. Where is the person I have long yearned for? Lin’er often says, “Suyang is an extraordinary man!” But she has no idea how much that extraordinary nature cos —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 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 am the biggest villain in this book. I imprisoned her, I thought the child was mine, I won. Many readers have cursed me. They cursed me for being paranoid, for being shameless, for ruining Lin Die'er's life. I accept it all. Because I am Xiao Qihao. But I want you to hear my story—how an illegitimate son who has lived in the shadows since childhood pushed the woman he loved step by step into the abyss, and how he spent the rest of his life atoning for his sins. --- First Encounter The first time I saw Lin Die'er was at the Zhang residence. She was Zhang Zhiming's wife, my sister-in-law. That day, she wore a light blue silk dress, standing in the courtyard, sunlight falling on her brows and eyes, like a person who had stepped out of a painting. I had never seen such a woman. So beautiful, so proud, so vibrant. But in her eyes, there was never any regard for me. I was jealous of Zhang Zhiming. Jealous that he was the legitimate heir of the Zhang family, jealous that he possessed a wealthy family fortune, and even more jealous that he had a bright and beautiful wife like Die'er. Why? Why did he have everything, while I was relegated to the shadows, like an ant unable to see the light? Driven mad, I did the most despicable thing I'd ever done to get her. I conspired with her mother-in-law to lure her into my villa. I imprisoned her, torturing her day and night, forcing her to bear my child. She struggled desperately, her face streaked with tears, her heart breaking. But I told her, "Your mother-in-law has already betrothed you to me. From now on, you are mine." When the child was born, I was overjoyed. I thought I had finally won against Zhang Zhiming. I thought Die'er could finally belong to me. But I was wrong. She never belonged to me. She simply endured life, carrying a secret I would never know. The truth I didn't know was—that child wasn't mine at all. It was her and Zhang Zhiming's child. She endured humiliation and rebirth, only to make me raise my enemy's child for the rest of my life. And I, like a fool, held that child named Yi'an in the palm of my hand, teaching him to read and write, teaching him about family and country, giving him all my love. When she heard the child called "Yi'an," the name I had given him. Yi'an, meaning resolute and safe. Hearing that name, her heart must have been bleeding. But she said nothing. After losing him, I became addicted to opium. I wanted to numb myself with opium, to forget the excruciating pain of unrequited love. While I was in seclusion trying to quit opium, my mother sold her to a brothel. When I came out, she had vanished without a trace. I searched frantically everywhere, scouring every street and alley. I searched for her year after year, waiting for ten years. In the end, I received news of her death. She took a fatal bullet to protect others. In her life, she had six identities and three names. Only the name "Lin Die'er" belonged to her until her death. I didn't even see her one last time. I didn't even have a chance to say "I'm sorry." To atone for my sins, after her death, I held the golden butterfly hairpin she had left behind, and secluded myself for three days, neither eating nor drinking. I remembered her saying to me, "I am nothing but your trophy." No, Butterfly. No. I love you because you are you, not a substitute for anyone, nor a trophy. But this love was misplaced from the beginning. Later, I poured all my guilt and obsession into that child. I believed until my death that he was my own flesh and blood. I taught him to love his country and do good, to spend his whole life atoning for the sins I had committed. I also poured all the schemes and methods I had used against Zhang Zhiming, all the connections and resources I had secretly cultivated, into the front lines of the War of Resistance. I was sorry to her, but I wanted to be worthy of this land. In conclusion, some say that the most heartbreaking character in "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" is not Zhang Zhiming and Butterfly, but me. A villain who committed countless evil deeds, yet spent the rest of his life atoning for his sins. If you are willing, open this book. See how a man, obsessed to the core, destroys the one he loves most, and how fate slowly crushes him. I don't ask for forgiveness. 😢😢😢😢 I just want her to know—in this life, I'm sorry. In the next life, I will never love you this way again. Human romance cannot wait for a lifetime together; the butterfly's shadow returns to dust, with no return to be awaited. I am Xiao Qihao. This is my story, and a debt I can never repay.

24. 124 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Seizes Me by Force 蝶影归尘：丈夫的的仇人对我强娶豪夺 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼15k WordsCompleted Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Forces Me into Marriage 24Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 盟 The Mengjin Crossing 盟津渡 Facing South from the Mountain朝山南Historical267k WordsCompleted Also known as The Awakening of the Ferry Boy. Wu Heyuan, a young man from a Yellow River ferry crossing, suffers the massacre of his entire family, and his younger sister goes missing. After delivering a letter to the Weishui Alliance for a mysterious stranger, he becomes Jiang Shang’s disciple and embarks on a path of political intrigue. When his sister is trained to become an enemy nation’s assassin, when his beloved tastes poison to save him from the brink of death, and when his master gives —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This historical text begins with a giant sword.

26. 126 樊 Dawn Within the Cage 樊笼内的破晓 Old Qinggan老青柑Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Some people are born trapped in a cage. Invisible barriers, woven from the soil of one’s upbringing, the path laid out in advance, the constraints of one’s surroundings, the cocoon of one’s perceptions, and the shackles of morality, build a cold, solid cage that holds her captive. She is raised within it, as if this were all life could ever be. If she does not awaken, if she does not save herself, the ending is clear: the cage will silently devour her, and she will vanish in a slow death. Yet de 5Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend some angst-filled novels; they're realistic, relatable, and very enjoyable.

27. 127 我 I'm Not a Discarded Pawn in a Business War 我不是商战弃子 Chi Shuo池槊Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Male Lead + Rekindled Love + Secret Identities + Business Rivalry and Crime Investigation + Sickly Yet Strong + Mutual First Love, HE] The rating is low because it just opened. It'll go up later 🥺🥺 The later chapters have a lot of deduction and crime investigation, so enter with caution ❤️ CP: Tan Yanfeng x Gu Yuanchu Jewelry company CEO x jewelry designer Steady, restrained white magnolia x outwardly spoiled red rose - "Amid the dense fog and the stench of blood, lo 64Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    It's brutally cruel, both physically and emotionally. Perhaps I do prefer the angst of family backgrounds and circumstances to romance novels 🥺 Why are these kids suffering so much?! I'm going to remember the villains forever! If I transmigrate into this book, I'll fight them to the death! 😢😢😢😢😢 Sigh, I don't remember where it started, but around chapter 100 I started crying about how miserable the kids are. A little sweetness amidst the bitterness. Come join the Kissing Team in fighting evil! 😭

28. 128 不 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊：你逃不掉的 Little Jiuhong小九红Two Male Leads615k WordsCompleted [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 71Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Recommended reading, the later parts get increasingly angsty, and reading from the end to the beginning is even more angsty.

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