Looking for Short, Tragic Endings That Hurt Like Hell 求短篇be 虐到肝痛的那种

1. 1 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 865Reads9.5Score19914d adds

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   These are my two absolute favorite short angst stories, especially "When Dawn Breaks, You're Back." I started crying from chapter four and have read it several times by the end. Even though I already know the plot, it still makes me sad to read it again.

2. 2 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 2.4kReads7.4Score27414d adds

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   I'm just afraid you won't have any tears left. 😢

3. 3 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 551Reads6.0Score—14d adds
4. 4 我 My Cat and I Both Miss You 我和我的猫都想你了 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted A genius astrophysicist + a girl with Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. What's the scariest thing about loving someone? Becoming a burden to them. Professor Qiao has not only a brilliant mind, but a face so beautiful it's almost devastating. She will always be the Qiao family's little princess, but she's also his nemesis. Seven parts heartwarming love + three parts tearjerker = the most fairy-tale-like little happiness in the world. Professor Qiao has not only a brilliant mind, but a face so beautiful i 206Reads9.5Score—14d adds
5. 5 南 A Kiss in Southern Prison 南囚一吻 Yi Qili奕七璃Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted A caged bird knows nothing of the sea; a caged fish knows nothing of the sky. She had once been the girl he loved with all his heart and cherished at his fingertips. And he was the boy who held her captive in his arms, surveying everyone from the height of a king. The more Nan Sisu loved Yun Wen, the more Yun Wen hated Nan Sisu. Those were the days when she was wild and untamed. The boy entered her world as its master and imprisoned her in his heart. One encounter was enough to bind her for life 13Reads6.9Score414d adds
6. 6 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! 486Reads8.8Score—14d adds
7. 7 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. 1.6kReads8.8Score10114d adds
8. 8 爱 Loving You Is a Distant Dream 爱你遥遥无期 Han Jiujiu韩玖玖Modern Romance66k WordsCompleted For the first half of her life, Lu Nange loved Gu Huaijin obsessively, but the man never once looked her way. To avenge the woman he cherished, he destroyed her family and left her with nothing. She doesn't want to love him anymore, but he won't stop pestering her. Gu Huaijin: “Please... Can we start over?” But Lu Nange is too exhausted from loving him. She says, “The thing I regret most in this life is falling in love with you. If there's a next life, I'll make sure to stay far away from you.” 7Reads5.9Score—14d adds
9. 9 医 Love at First Sight, Devotion at Second 医见钟情，再见倾心 Jiu Mi Hu九米瑚Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Surgeon vs. graduate student Have you ever pursued someone all the way onto the operating table? Han Siyu did. She confessed to Dr. Xu while a scalpel was cutting into her. Wow... Dr. Xu's voice is so gentle! Wow... Dr. Xu's hands are so beautiful! Wow... After 23 years of being single, Han Siyu is finally about to end her streak! 716Reads7.4Score10314d adds
10. 10 我 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 我不是妇产科死神 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 210Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's angsty; even the female lead dies in the first book.

11. 11 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 5.6kReads—Score5414d adds
12. 12 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.3kReads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 重 Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter’s Death 重生在女儿死前半小时 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter's Death 132Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 无 Invalid Gift 无效赠与 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Invalid Gift 653Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 全 My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 全家玄门大佬，而我唯物主义 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Whole Family Are Masters of the Mystical Arts, but I'm a Materialist 13Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 倒 After My Live-In Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 倒插门海归老公出轨后，小三让他喜当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After My Live-In Son-in-Law Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 654Reads—Score714d adds
17. 17 当 When the Free Nanny Starts Charging 当免费保姆开始收费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted When the Free Housekeeper Starts Charging 6Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 和 After a Blind Date with a Stunning Beauty, I Became a Dad Without Any Pain 和大美女相亲后，我无痛当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After a Blind Date with a Gorgeous Woman, I Became a Dad Without the Pain 179Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 我 After I Died, My Brother Said He Was Sorry 我死后，哥哥说他错了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After I Died, My Brother Said He Was Wrong 21Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 身 Trapped in a Well's Corner, My Heart Reaches for the Stars 身在井隅，心向星光 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Though Trapped in a Well, My Heart Reaches for the Stars 11Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 婚 After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 婚检报告曝光后，我成了全城罪人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Premarital Health Report Was Exposed, I Became the City's Public Enemy 11Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 我 I'm the Unwanted Child in My Family 我是家里多余的孩子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I'm the Unwanted Child in My Family 16Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 我 I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 我让噪音婆婆去上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 50Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 婆婆逼我喝下生子汤后，我让她断子绝孙 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 119Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 老 My Husband Wants Me to Donate Bone Marrow to My Stepson 老公让我给继子捐骨髓 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Husband Asked Me to Donate Bone Marrow to My Stepson 530Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 5 My 58-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Is Pregnant with a Posthumous Child 58岁高龄的婆婆怀上了遗腹子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Completed My 58-Year-Old Mother-in-Law Is Pregnant with a Posthumous Child —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 新 On My Wedding Night, I Caught My Husband and His Best Friend in a Secret 新婚夜，我撞见老公和他好兄弟的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, I Caught My Husband and His Best Friend in a Secret 137Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Test Results 婆婆偷晒孕检单后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Checkup Results 55Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 老 My Husband Traded My Luck to Shield His First Love from Disaster 老公换我气运给他初恋挡灾 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Husband Traded My Good Fortune to Shield His First Love from Disaster 23Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 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... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds

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    Let's read the third book first! It's a short tragic story, so heart-wrenching it'll break your heart.

31. 31 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... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
32. 32 快 Quick Transmigration: After They Tormented Me, They Begged for Forgiveness 快穿：他们虐了我后跪求原谅 July Wildfire七月野火Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted Your boyfriend is a celebrated young man whom everyone admires. He pursues you passionately, but once you agree to be with him, he says, “You were way too easy to win over.” Then he turns and pulls a sweet-smiling girl into his arms. “See? I won the bet.” When you’re at the end of your rope, a handsome, wealthy young CEO comes to your rescue. He treats you with tenderness and patience, spoiling you in every way, and you think he is the prince fate meant for you. In truth, he only sees you as a s 213Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    All three books are incredibly heart-wrenching; I cried in every single world, and the worlds are all quite novel. Highly recommended! 👍

33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Female Supporting Character Only Wants to Become an Ex-Girlfriend 快穿之恶毒女配只想成为前女友 It's Raining, and I Forgot My Umbrella天下雨，我没伞Modern Romance417k WordsOngoing On her wedding night, Jing Ruan sat on the bridal bed with someone’s hands around her throat. The cold, ruthless CEO said, “I’ll never love you.” Three months later, he was sprawled on the floor, begging, “Don’t leave me.” She rushed into a fire for the male lead, only to hear him say, “Thank goodness my true love is safe.” Three months later, he sat before her grave, swallowing a needle. “Ruan Ruan, wait for me. Don’t stop loving me.” A playboy big sister gave up her wild ways for love, only to 802Reads8.4Score10314d adds
34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Villainess Only Wants to Be a Stand-In 快穿之绿茶女配只想成为替身 It's Raining, and I Forgot My Umbrella天下雨，我没伞Modern Romance167k WordsOngoing (Warning: the first world may not be for everyone.) Every world has pitiful female stand-ins who love the male lead with all their hearts and willingly give him everything, but most of them meet miserable ends. The male lead’s moonlight-white love returns from overseas. Just moments ago, Wei Jian was in a bar, surrounded by men on both sides. Now she clutches the man’s hand, eyes brimming with tears. “Lu Ming, can you please stay?” “You’re just her stand-in. Now that the real one is back, wh 9Reads6.7Score—14d adds
35. 35 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.” 164Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Don't just look at the rating, it's genuinely good, heart-wrenchingly so. I don't know who was so careless as to give it such a low rating. In short, highly recommended. ( '́⌣'̀)/(˘̩̩ε˘̩ƪ) Reading is a good idea.

36. 36 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 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds

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    I'm easily moved to tears, but these two books made me cry buckets. In the first book, I felt like the male lead wasn't human. The second book, "Mr. Ye Loses His Beloved Mrs. Ye," tells the story of Mr. Ye losing his beloved wife.

37. 37 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 366Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's so bad it hurts my liver.

38. 38 师 Abbess, I’m Here! 师太，我来了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Abbess, Here I Come! 554Reads—Score114d adds
39. 39 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 791Reads—Score414d adds
41. 41 阿 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 691Reads—Score614d adds
43. 43 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 236Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 44 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 222Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 734Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 212Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 78Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 319Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 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—14d adds
50. 50 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—14d adds

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