Nothing But Angst!!! Knives Flying Everywhere!!! 全虐！！！刀子满天飞的那种！！！

1. 151 逼 I Forced a Yandere to Become a Villain, but I Just Want to Be Normal Again 逼病娇当反派，我只想做回普通人 Proud Little Sweetie糕糕小傲娇Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Mad Villain Protagonist + Urban System + Urban Romance + Everyday Life + Yandere Women Pursuing Him + Supernatural Revival + Bizarre Style (Read with Caution if You're Not into That)] “Honestly, I just want to be an ordinary person again...” Shen Xu looks at the group of wildly different demonesses before him and can't help sighing inwardly. The evil he personally sowed has clearly borne some terrible fruit! A wage slave for the System, Shen Xu has been reincarnated ten times over more than six 2.3kReads8.1Score171Shelves
2. 152 拿 I Risk My Life to Kill the Enemy, and the World Begs Me to Stop 拿命杀敌，全球哭求我别上了 Nine Five Two Eight九五二八Urban279k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a high-martial world where countless races have arrived, Luo Yuan becomes an ordinary soldier stationed at the frontier. But he discovers that he is gravely wounded and has only one day left to live. Just as he falls into despair, he binds himself to the “Risk Your Life to Kill Enemies” System. Every enemy he kills earns him a certain amount of life force, letting him live a little longer! So from the start, he drags his gravely wounded body onto the battlefield and slaug 2kReads8.4Score206Shelves
3. 153 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves
4. 154 穿 Book Transmigration: Becoming an Evil Senior Brother 穿书：做个邪恶的大师兄 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Two Male Leads737k WordsCompleted This novel has two male leads!!! They're both men! Make sure you know that before you start reading! [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + unhinged + a husband chasing his spouse to the crematorium] When Su Qingbei discovers that he has transmigrated into a book as a villainous cannon-fodder character, he doesn't panic. As a man who knows the plot, he believes he can prevent the male lead from turning evil. When he senses that the male lead's feelings for him have changed, he still 4.6kReads9.2Score520Shelves
5. 155 沉 An Immersive Dating Guide: The Campus Belle Is My Biggest Fan 沉浸式恋爱手册，校花给我当舔狗 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban119k WordsOngoing I’m Gao Wo Bei, and I’m handsome. Aside from having more money than I could spend in eight lifetimes and more romances than I can count, I’m practically good for nothing. The biggest problem in my life is that school beauties and goddess-like girls from every corner keep throwing themselves at me, asking me out to dinner and inviting me to the movies. It’s so annoying! 14Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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   Who in the world doesn't know Gao's swordsmanship? It's supposed to be a sweet romance novel, but it repeatedly breaks my fragile heart, shattering it into countless pieces. I suggest reading *March* first, then *Living Together*, and finally *My Cheat Girlfriend*. He seems to have gone mad lately; he's actually teaching us how to date. [Thinking]

6. 156 魅 [Quick Transmigration] That's Not How You Use a Succubus! 【快穿】魅魔不是这么用的啊喂 Little Li Fish小黎鱼Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed [Two Male Leads, Quick Transmigration, 1v1, Bottom-Centric, Fake Angst for the Top, Skilled Acting, Over-the-Top Drama (Bad Endings in the Small Worlds, Happy Ending Overall)] Su Lin is a novice incubus who loves playing with people's feelings. After turning the male protagonist of a male-oriented novel gay, the furious Lord God tossed him into a universally hated mission because... In this series of missions, the System keeps inexplicably giving the Host all sorts of deadly buffs. 21.6kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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   Each of these little worlds is so incredibly moving, it makes you cry. [Under pressure to finish writing]

7. 157 提 A Diary of Life in Teyvat 提瓦特生活日记 It's Ah Mo是阿墨呦Two Female Leads388k WordsCompleted Genshin Impact and Honkai, the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles and the Herrschers. Is there some indispensable connection between them? Aether, Lumine, a new home? The secrets of the Seven Archons, the truth of Teyvat. Hmm, lofty ideas indeed, but what do they have to do with Bai Mo? She just wants to know where she came from, then travel with her adorable Lumine. What? The secrets of Teyvat? What have they got to do with her? Shoo, go away. Fight monsters, travel, slack off, dote on Lumine. Ah 1.1kReads9.5Score156Shelves
8. 158 恶 Demon War God, Stop Playing with Me 恶魔战少别玩我 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted The new book’s rating is very low at first, but it will gradually rise. To get revenge on Su Qingqiu, Zhan Tingxiao forced himself on Zhan Wan, then handed her over to his archenemy, Li Jintian. The man seemed gentle and considerate toward Zhan Wan, but he was hiding an even greater scheme. He deliberately tricked Zhan Wan into thinking she was pregnant. Before the baby was full term, he forced a doctor to take it out. The premature infant drove Zhan Wan to a mental breakdown. Her intelligence r 15.2kReads6.2Score548Shelves

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   I had to watch it all in one go, without eating, drinking, or sleeping. Ugh, I even got dark circles under my eyes!

9. 159 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves

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   It's incredibly angsty. The protagonist is forced into violence from beginning to end, and it's extremely melodramatic, like a complete soap opera, with every cliché imaginable. The male lead is a scumbag and insane, and the protagonist suffers excruciating physical and emotional torment. At the beginning, the protagonist is framed by his "white moonlight" and imprisoned for five years. While in prison, he's tortured, his nails are pulled out by a perverted tyrant, and he's chained to his collarbone. After his release, the male lead forces him to kneel on broken glass and donate his bone marrow to his business partner without anesthesia. Later, the protagonist escapes but encounters a crazy second male lead, gets captured, and is forced to crawl under the bed. He's then threatened with snakes and subjected to various forms of dark room play by the male lead. The male lead is violent and cruel, forbidding the protagonist from having any contact with others, and secretly kills everyone around him… In short, it's incredibly melodramatic, perverse, and angsty.

10. 160 强 Possessed by Force, I Can’t Escape the Devil 强势占有，遇上恶魔逃不掉 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The twin sisters, who had only just come into the world, should have been born to lives of privilege. But a malicious plot abruptly changed the course of their fate. The younger sister was abandoned at the hospital, and from then on her life took a completely different path. The elder sister was like a beautiful flower in a greenhouse, basking in her parents’ love as she grew into a young heiress admired by all. But the younger sister was taken back to the countryside by a woman who worked as a 17.7kReads7.2Score757Shelves
11. 161 数 Numbers, Numbers 数字数字 Person Within the World界中人Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted Number 15753845552358536844225454554223867255656564656866 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one was so heartbreaking [crying] The second one was so cruel [crying]

12. 162 杀 After I Killed Her, My Immortal Master Went Mad! 杀了我之后，仙子师父疯了！ Half A Black Hand半只黑手Eastern Fantasy311k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + yandere + regretful pursuit + wild imagination] Jiang Ye thought all the fighting and killing in the cultivation world was pointless. Feeding his beautiful master and practicing alongside his peerless senior sister were life's greatest pleasures. But then he died, at the hands of his own master. After he died, his beautiful master went mad. She refused to believe Jiang Ye was dead and searched the entire world for any trace of him... Like a wandering ghost, she could never let go 2.7kReads8.0Score110Shelves

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    Angst Novels: The following are all angst novels, so angsty they'll make your liver ache, and some are even heartbreakingly cruel, so cruel they'll break your heart.

13. 163 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.6kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves
14. 164 偏 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 Flying Peacock会飞的孔雀Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 91Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    These two books are so heartbreaking! I cried my eyes out last night. In the first one, "When I came, spring was not in my time; when I left, spring was in full bloom," I hope Gu Lan will have a peaceful and prosperous next life! The second one, "Little Fish, Little Fish, swim freely in all directions; Yu An escapes the abyss, and Wen Zhihan is waiting for you!" I hope you all meet again and be happy in your next life!

15. 165 死 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 Frostblade Fish霜刀鱼Two Male Leads99k WordsCompleted [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 831Reads8.7Score110Shelves

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    See? They're all dual male leads.

16. 166 我 Simulating Life in a Female-Dominated Cultivation World 我在女尊修仙界模拟人生 Have a Radish吃个萝卜Eastern Fantasy671k WordsCompleted Su Quan, who studied media and acting in his previous life in Huaguo, unexpectedly transmigrates into a matriarchal world. From the start, his vicious, snobbish mother is forcing him to marry the old hag who rules as the current female emperor of the ancient Xia Kingdom. Luckily, he awakens the “Matriarchal Life Simulator” System in time. In his first life, he is the husband of a female war god. When she returns from battle, she discovers that her husband and son are living in a doghouse. In his 23.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
17. 167 开 A Vicious Male Lead from the Start, the Empress Weeps Until Her Heart Breaks for Me 开局恶毒男配，女帝为我哭断肠 Have a Radish吃个萝卜Eastern Fantasy677k WordsOngoing Su Quan, who studied acting in his previous life, accidentally transmigrates to another world where female cultivators are powerful and male cultivators are frail. Born with the fate of a vicious male villain, he is on the verge of a tragic death when he fortunately awakens the “Ultimate Regret System.” To stay alive, Su Quan has no choice but to embark on a path of self-redemption. The Supreme Female Emperor, decisive and ruthless, who controls the lives of countless millions, drops trembling t 4.9kReads8.8Score450Shelves
18. 168 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.5kReads8.1Score172Shelves

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    "She was my sun, yet I extinguished her light with my own hands." — A tragic ancient Chinese romance novel, sweet at first, then agonizing, both leads are virgins (there might be misunderstandings in the early stages, but it will be explained later). The male and female leads grew up together as childhood sweethearts. She was his princess consort, his wife of the Prince of Huai, and his crown princess. But a royal decree reduced her to a mere concubine; the empress was someone else. However, none of this was his intention; an invisible hand manipulated everything, and he was powerless to resist. They loved each other so much, yet fate cruelly played a cruel trick on them. In the end, the female lead died with resentment, and the male lead committed suicide for love. The second female lead was chosen to travel to this world. She was deceived by a lie and needed to complete a mission to return, but gradually she realized something was wrong. She wanted to stop it, to make amends, but the system was too powerful; she couldn't stop it. In the end, the male and female protagonists passed away one after the other. She took the child that originally belonged to them and gave up going home, choosing to stay and raise the child. In the end, she tried every means to take the system down with her, giving all the persecuted worlds a chance for a new life (the male and female protagonists of this book are one of them). The second female lead has a particularly grand vision. Every character in the book has their own hardships and is very pitiful. The worst is the system. There are many plot twists and it's a very good read.

19. 169 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
20. 170 娱 Showbiz: After Being Diagnosed with Depression, I Used Music to Heal the World 娱乐：确诊抑郁后，用歌治愈世界 July Sword Edge七月剑锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Entertainment + healing + livestreaming + redemption + no System + no heroine + no harem] Su Chen, who suffers from severe depression, decides to jump into the sea and end his life. But by chance, his soul transmigrates into a parallel world with a barren entertainment industry. The original Su Chen in this parallel world also suffered from severe depression. Having never known love, he decides to heal the world with his songs. One song, “Murmurs,” resonates with the entire internet. One song, 6.7kReads8.4Score664Shelves

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    Both babies are doing well. Little fish, little fish, swim fast, free in all directions!!

21. 171 白 Both My Moonlight and My Cinnabar Mole Want Me Dead 白月光与朱砂痣都要我死 Awakening of Insects 69惊蛰69Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Nobody is a saint. Sweet and angsty, genuine groveling, genuine love-triangle drama, everyday life, and emotional relationships.) Obsessive heiress * revenge-seeking black lotus * mad dog When Jiang Shaoyou was seven, Xiao Hongli rescued him from the abyss and became a ray of light in his life. So he became her mad dog. At eight, Jiang Shaoyou dragged Yan Ruoxi into the abyss to save Xiao Hongli from being kidnapped. With an icy expression, Xiao Hongli plants her foot on Shen Lincheng’s head as 6.1kReads8.5Score320Shelves
22. 172 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    First, let me clarify that I read some of these books on other apps, so I didn't have enough time to read them all. But please trust my taste, thank you. The first book I read on another app, and I think all Tangtang ever wanted was to go home. I really love Tangtang, you deserve better. The second book I just started reading recently, Xu Mian, my little darling, if there's a next life, I hope you can be happy. The third book is a fanfiction of *The Grave Robbers' Chronicles*. Qi Jiamingman, you are truly wonderful. Everyone in the Nine Gates owes Qi Jiamingman, and even more so Jiang Xu. Books 4, 7, and 8 are by the same author. Book 4 is a new book by the author, so it's still being serialized. Books 7 and 8 are finished, so you can enjoy them without worry. The content aligns with the characters in the original text and redeems them in unexpected ways (I think this author was born to write angst; it's truly heart-wrenching, I don't even know how to describe it anymore); Book 5, "The First World," is similar to Book 2, both being e-sports-themed. If you're looking for something similar, you can check this one out (don't be fooled by my seemingly perfunctory and simple review; look at my reading time!); Book 6, without a romantic pairing, features a very rational and gentle female lead (I'd say the whole story boils down to one word: heart-wrenching); Book 9, which I followed from another app, is immersive, truly heart-wrenching, and has a diverse plot (I've already used up all my brainpower talking about these books). These are the nine books I recommend. I think every single one is great and worth reading, so I've recommended a bit too many. (Please don't be offended; I'm sensitive, okay?)

23. 173 男 Male Side Character: After I Leave, the Heroine Will Regret It! 男配：我离去后，女主追悔莫及！ One Squid at a Time一口一个鱿鱼仔Urban2.4M WordsCompleted You spent your life helping me become a legendary songstress, yet you stayed cold and distant toward me? I treated you as the person I loved most, but you wanted to take my heart and become an immortal? I endured every hardship to become your master and teach you, but you wanted to carve me up with a thousand cuts? I was your sharpest blade, helping you become a legendary empress, but once you were done with me, you discarded me like a hunting dog and hid away your bow? You promised we’d grow ol 349Reads8.1Score—Shelves
24. 174 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves

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    The first three books by Yi Shao are genuinely funny, but also genuinely heart-wrenching. 4, 5, 6, And 7 are about Teacher Meng Zhiwan's unrequited love and tragic endings. 8 Is a must-read; "Palace Wall Willow, Palace Wall Remains." 9 Needs no further explanation; a fleetingly sweet romance, not seeking fame or fortune, but simply wishing for memories as vivid as those days.

25. 175 原 Genshin Impact: The Harbinger Gets Pregnant, and They Start to Regret It 原神：执行官怀孕，她们开始后悔 Dawn Knows Not Dusk朝不知暮Anime Fanfiction421k WordsCompleted [Chasing-her-back-after-the-breakup, love rivals, no toxicity, no NTR, no angst, Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Jingliu] Deep in his memories, Jing Chen seems to have promised someone who might have been his older sister, someone incredibly important to him. He promised her he would find his other half in a world free of mara, and live an ordinary, warm life with children, a life where they could truly live forever. But after having his confessions rejected time and again, Jing Chen finally 5.7kReads8.6Score590Shelves
26. 176 我 I'm an Assassin, So How Did I Debut in a Boy Band? 我一杀手，怎么男团出道了 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban896k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Comedy + No Female Lead] Zheng Xun: A hitman who trained hard for ten years, ready to save the world, but the System sent him to the wrong channel. Unable to find work, he was discovered by a talent scout and lured into a company with the promise of room and board. Now he's been forced to become an idol. “Can’t a Boy Band Save the World?”, Zheng Xun’s quote Cheng Jie: The male lead of a domineering CEO novel. After ten years of practicing his CEO catchphrases, his career got off to a 19.9kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
27. 177 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 21.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
28. 178 你 Guess Whether I’ll Die 你猜我死不死 Fourfold Peace and Blessings四安百福Two Male Leads498k WordsCompleted Ever since Chen Xu got bound to a System, his life has been miserable. All the sins the protagonist has ever committed have come back to haunt him, while he, just a supporting character, gets put through one ordeal after another. The System is definitely to blame. One trick, and a lifetime of regret. With this System, life is nothing but misfortune. Whatever, I need its help to bring someone back to life, so I'll just do as I'm told. Ah, life... 116Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Extremely heart-wrenching [crying] The protagonist, Chen Xu, is tortured to the point of numbness by the original protagonist while completing a mission!!! [Fear][crying][crying][crying] Highly recommended for those who enjoy angst-filled stories, rating: ★★★★★

29. 179 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
30. 180 典 Collector's Edition Heroes: Moving the Entire Internet, Starting with That Rabbit! 典藏英雄：从那兔开始感动全网！ Huang Family Warrior黄家勇士Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A must-read hit for the Year of the Rabbit! Have tissues ready before you start! [Those Rabbits / honoring heroes / Chinese heritage / patriotism / reborn and transmigrated] Also known as: National Glory: Honoring Heroes, Starting with Those Rabbits! An Opening Song of Chasing Dreams and an Innocent Heart, Bringing the Entire Internet to Tears! “Behind us is our motherland. We have nowhere left to retreat!” “Don’t cry. Even your tears will freeze.” “I have no regrets about being born Chinese in 3.2kReads9.1Score342Shelves

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    The first book was angst-filled little by little, the second was angst-filled all the time, the third was angst-filled from beginning to end, and the fourth was angst-filled in the middle and later parts.

31. 181 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
32. 182 药 Master of the Medicine Pavilion: Your Disciple Has Defied Heaven 药阁主：你徒弟逆天了 Born Free and Easy卿本潇洒Ancient Romance759k WordsCompleted Su Changmeng has caught the eye of her own disciple. She can cure every illness and make every poison. As the renowned master of the Medicine Pavilion, Su Changmeng has been poking, pinching, and squashing her clingy disciple in every way. Who could have guessed that the disciple she had “picked up” would transform into the Son of Heaven? He said he hated her to the core and would make her life miserable and agonizing. If they ever met again, he would cut her into a thousand pieces and grind h 163Reads8.3Score—Shelves
33. 183 错 Mistaking Stars 错认星星 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼28k WordsCompleted Mistaking the Stars 15.6kReads—Score491Shelves

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    The first book was extremely angsty, the second book I've already read three times, the third book was sweet at first and then angsty, and the fourth book is absolutely the pinnacle of short stories.

34. 184 禁 Forbidden Zone Expedition: From the Start, I Unlocked the Chinese-Style Roleplay Template 禁地探险：开局解锁国风扮演框 Ultraman Who Doesn't Want to Be a Flop不想成为扑街的奥特曼Mystery466k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Forbidden Lands + Chinese Style + Roleplay + CP] A car accident awakens a Chinese-style roleplay System in Qin Feng. With his life hanging by a thread, Qin Feng chooses survival over roleplay. Who could have guessed that his very first mission would bring him face to face with Dai Xiaomei, poisoned by corpse miasma, and the treasure-hunting trio? At the critical moment, Qin Feng uses his rescue skills to successfully revive Zhang Qilin. Qin Feng goes viral and becomes the li 581Reads9.2Score101Shelves
35. 185 忠 Faithful Hound 忠犬 Qing Shisi卿十四Two Male Leads45k WordsCompleted Zhou Qi says he’ll be Qi Tingyao’s dog for the rest of his life, but he can’t bear to stop there. Through countless sleepless nights, he tears at his own soul and cries out with longing. The feelings he has buried deep in his heart for over a decade finally burst forth. Just how much does he love Qi Tingyao? Perhaps it’s shown in the way he finally finds the strength to let go as he lies dying. 3.6kReads8.6Score396Shelves

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    The first book is delicate and realistic, enough to bring you to tears. The second book, "I Hope the Little Fish Swims Quickly, Free in All Directions," tells the story of Yu An, the well-known Yu, and An, the peaceful and safe. However, I haven't had a peaceful and smooth life. The little fish has never swum out of the abyss. But actually, Yu An is an optimistic, charming, and gentle whale. Whales suffer from oxygen deprivation at a depth of 640 meters. Living in the deep sea since childhood, from sea to abyss, from life to death, the whale falls into the abyss… That little fish will never be able to swim out of such a vast ocean. But I hope the little fish can swim out of the abyss, out of that inescapable abyss. The fourth book, reread three times, has an ever-increasing value. The fifth book is a bittersweet experience, like a bitter cucumber coated in sugar.

36. 186 漂 My Gorgeous Wife Is Such a Lunatic, the Young Master Begs for a Kiss 漂亮老婆太疯批，小少爷跪求亲亲 A Dog Egg一个狗蛋Two Male Leads375k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO (AB→AA) + both strong and devoted + one-sided salvation + bittersweet romance + the gong is doted on] [Flirtatious long-haired beauty gong × short-tempered, loyal, cool and handsome shou] Xie Lin is an S-rank Alpha and the husband of Xu Ran, heir to a wealthy family. He has a face that is both aloof and alluring, attracting Alphas, Betas, and even little Beta Xu Ran. The aloof beauty is world-weary. There’s only one thing that can pique his interest. Teasing Xu Ran. His 175 9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
37. 187 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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    I want to recommend these two books. Although they're not filled with angst, they're really tear-jerking (つд⊂). The first one is actually quite exciting, but it's also incredibly moving. The female lead is a master, a fellow disciple, and herself; she takes a desperate gamble and travels through three lifetimes to save everyone. There aren't many descriptions of her first life, but every time I read about it, I cried buckets. The protagonist of the second book is practically a walking tragedy herself, arguably the unluckiest female lead in history. She's chased by her own family, attacked by wolves, and has no spiritual roots. Even finding herbs leads her to encounter a murderer. There are around 400+ heart-wrenching moments. The "Four People in the Demon Realm" part was absolutely devastating. Who can forget Young Master Xi, Ah San, and Elder Yuan? Me.

38. 188 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves

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    I read these novels a long time ago, so I can't remember the details anymore. If you like short, angsty stories, you should check them out. The first one is about a female protagonist who gets cancer and is betrayed by the male protagonist, but eventually meets two brothers who carefully care for her. However, the illness ultimately takes her away. The second one is basically a huge picture later on, all of which are the female protagonist's unrealistic dreams. She doesn't have any loving family, friends, or lovers. Real life is too painful, so it's all just a dream. The third one is about a female protagonist who loses her life in an accident, but the male protagonist loves her too much and can't accept her departure, so he imagines a beautiful, young 25-year-old version of her until he dies… I felt a bit depressed after reading it; I thought it was just time travel. I didn't expect it to be a fantasy [crying][crying][crying][crying]. The fourth one is about two sick children encouraging each other. But the little girl is ultimately defeated by the devil. Such a cheerful and bright person was also taken away by death. What impressed me most was when the male protagonist came to the female protagonist's hometown, saw her parents, and learned the truth about her death. He always thought the girl had been discharged from the hospital, never expecting this [crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying] The fifth one is also a tragic love story. He once thought that dying for love was just an ancient legend, but four years later she followed him. Life without each other is truly unbearable. The sixth one, let's use a literary phrase: Perhaps everyone will encounter someone they can't be with. That intense feeling is irresistible, inescapable, but in the end, you must endure a heart-wrenching separation. You choose to leave it behind, thinking it will allow you to move forward, but you'll find that the lingering pain is the greatest driving force that keeps you going. The seventh one is about obsessive love, it really made me furious. I got angry countless times while watching this one. I hated how the male lead imprisoned the female lead, and I also felt sorry for her tenacious survival. Fortunately, the female lead left him in the end. And the male lead didn't keep bothering her excessively, but such a good girl deserved a happy ending. But still, some people... He's so wonderful, he should receive kindness from everyone in the world, but there are always some people... [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

39. 189 大 On My Wedding Day, My Fiancé Eloped Overnight with My Sister-in-Law, So I Chose Someone Better 大婚之日，未婚夫和嫂嫂连夜私奔，我另择良人 Quan Xin荃昕Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, my fiancé eloped with my sister-in-law in the middle of the night, so I chose someone else 20Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate My Fate. Even the Heroine Can't Outlast Me 别人修仙我修命，女主也没我命硬 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book, cultivation, strong female lead, System, fire spiritual root, no romance] Chu Luo transmigrates into a cultivation world and binds herself to a Destiny System, starting off with her luck reduced by 9,999 points. It turns out that she and her twin sister share the fate of twin flowers on a single stem. All of Chu Luo's luck has been drained by her elder sister, the heroine of the original novel. Worse, her own family wants to kill her outright so the heroine can becom 7.8kReads9.3Score950Shelves
41. 191 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    I'm sobbing uncontrollably!!! These novels are all so heart-wrenching! The first few campus romances pierced my heart and lungs! A sweet, studious girl x a rebellious, headstrong boy—from the back of a bicycle in the sweltering summer to being separated by a white sheet in the morgue, it's like sugar wrapped in shards of glass, stabbing my tear ducts—when Jiang Qiao squatted at the alley entrance peeling a warm tea egg for Xu Si, who was suffering from a stomachache, Xu Si certainly couldn't have imagined that he would never see her again. He happily bought flowers to celebrate her birthday after the college entrance exam, only to receive news of her death. I'm so devastated!

42. 192 雪 Snow Fell for Eleven Years, Then I Met You Again 雪落十一年，又逢野 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted Snow Fell for Eleven Years, Then We Met Again in the Wild 8Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 爸 Dad Said My Mid-Autumn Gift Wasn't Presentable, Then Slapped My Husband in Public. He Regretted It Like Crazy 爸嫌中秋礼上不得台面，当众扇我老公后，他悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted Dad said my Mid-Autumn Festival gift was too shabby for the occasion. After he slapped my husband in front of everyone, he regretted it like crazy. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 分 After the Breakup, I Chased My Ex 分手后我倒追前男友 Qing Ling Tong青陵童Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted The rating just came out!! It’s going up!!! If you like it, give it a read!!! [Two male leads + school life + broken up and reunited + healing + devoted to each other + happy ending + friendship and family] Jiang Zihuai never imagined that a fake courtship, begun as a prank, would leave him hopelessly in love. He approached Shen Zhinian with teasing intentions, using his ardent advances to break through that icy exterior. But just as Shen began to trust him with his heart, the cruel truth came 6.9kReads8.5Score794Shelves

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    Check this out. Before reading the synopsis, I thought it was a sweet romance novel [laughs].

45. 195 最 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 1.6kReads9.2Score478Shelves

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    They are all very short, and Be (I read each one in about 20 minutes... The first one was 3000 words long, and I read it in five minutes. I wrote a book review, you can check it out 🙂)

46. 196 儿 My Son Asked Me to Care for His Paralyzed Father, but We've Been Divorced for Ten Years 儿子让我照顾他中风偏瘫的爸，可我离婚十年了 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted My son wants me to care for his father, who's had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side, but I've been divorced for ten years. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 197 我 I Request Permanent Account Deletion 我申请永久注销账号 Ming Yuxin明玉心Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted There isn't much of a synopsis. This is simply the story of a life born on the wrong track, reset to zero... Shen Shi'an: "The world is so vast, yet when I look around, there's not a single person who loves me!" There are bonus chapters, so check out the author's notes in Chapter One! #The tags don't match the story. The author didn't choose them (breaks down)# My new work is here! Welcome to read my story. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell 2.9kReads8.1Score400Shelves

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    The first five books are by Meng Zhiwan, undoubtedly interpretations of youthful pain literature. There's no such thing as a broken mirror mended; it's just that perfection is just one step away. The story of the Municipal Experimental School isn't over yet, but theirs is already finished—a story of countless versions of themselves, countless missed opportunities. The Municipal Experimental School produced a group of academic geniuses, and also a group of cowards. *The Sad Little Thing About Unrequited Love* by Lin Xu and Ye Feng: Their story hadn't even begun, but it was already over. Lin Xu took two blows; the first, she lost a gust of wind; the second, she found her own wind. *The Lingering Rain* by Ye Xiao and Ruan Yusheng: That year, rumors circulated at the Municipal Experimental School that Ye Xiao disliked Ruan Yusheng. Ye Xiao liked Ruan Yusheng. A conflicted person needs a lover who can't be driven away. "Ruan Yusheng, I've found freedom. I'm very happy now, and I hope you are too." *The Grand Pantomime of Unrequited Love* by Chen Ji and Lin Jingye: That year, Lin Jingye was too good, so good that we thought he liked Chen Ji. *Qingqing* (Shen Bingqing x Xie Zeyang): The only book with the male protagonist's perspective. Xie Zeyang hides his feelings so well that no one can tell he likes Shen Qingqing. "Leave all the memories and regrets to me. Shen Qingqing, happy marriage." *Tides See the Moon* (Jiang Meng x Xu Chengguang): The only book with a happy ending, but it also experienced many twists and turns. Their youth was immature and clumsy, cowards in love. Fortunately, they remained confident and continued to strive for happiness. Unspoken feelings formed the foundation for their beautiful relationship. They helped each other succeed because they were already good people; meeting each other only made them better versions of themselves. *The Last Farewell Letter* (Yan Shun x Jiang Xunian): Dear Yan Shun, when rumors attacked you, did you feel suffocated? Meeting Jiang Xunian was joyful, meeting Jiang Xunian was painful. When you embraced freedom, that tear carried so much. —A farewell across mountains and rivers, never to meet again. *The Eighth Year Snow* (Lin Shu x Chen Yi): When seeing others' happiness, it turns out that tears can also flow. I already had happiness, dear God, why did you take it away from me? Suicide pacts are no longer just a legend, Chen Yi, Lin Shu has come to find you, to reclaim her happiness. "I Apply for Permanent Account Deletion" by Shen Shi'an and Lu Shengxing: When your grandparents leave, when despair wears away your courage layer by layer, what kind of pain do you feel? The suicide note you wrote yourself, the tears you shed, the longed-for feelings—let them all go. Like a string of error codes returning to zero. Goodnight (I love you). "The Last Diary" by Zhou Tingwan and Shi Yao by Shen Helin: The heartbreaking part of this book is the heroine's gradual breakdown, facing the pain of her family, her friends, and the person she secretly loves. Because of blessings, because of loss, she chooses to let go, chooses to say goodbye. It's Zhou Tingwan's one-woman show, her own soliloquy. Let everything be a dream, and when you wake up, it's time to move on. Many of the emotional wounds stem from the foundation laid by family. Because of unhappy family life, I lived cautiously. When life smoothed out my rough edges, when it caused damage, it prompted me to seek a suitable partner. When happiness is within reach, I'm willing to share it with you; when happiness feels like walking on thin ice, I crave your help. Back then, I was too arrogant. Seeing you, I didn't care about the future; I only wanted to stop time while I was with you. Back then, I was too cowardly and incompetent, a coward in love. If I had taken that step, would everything have been different? Youth is so beautiful. I thought that the people I met during my youth would stay with me for a very long time. You brought me joy, the most beautiful and happy moments of my youth, but the pain you brought was no less than the happiness. When you faded from my life, I was always at a loss. But, no matter how many times I could do it all over again, I would choose to meet you again, in that sweltering rainy season, in that most unrestrained youth. Fortunately, I was young and impetuous; pitifully, I was young and impetuous. I hope you are happy, I hope I am happy.

48. 198 日 Showbiz Scandals: The Heartless Frontman's Old Flames in a Love Triangle 日娱绯闻：绝情主唱的旧爱修罗场 c2 Rabbitc2兔Modern Romance305k WordsOngoing Tsukino Yuri is the lead singer of Hakuchumu, an underground band in Tokyo, and the one addiction everyone finds hardest to kick. She once crushed Shirakawa Toru's sincere feelings in a bet, and at sixteen, she left behind Saki Ikuji, who had desperately begged her to stay. She thought that as long as she loved no one, she could never get hurt. Then Hakuchumu breaks into the entertainment industry, and old acquaintances, new lovers, and secrets buried for years all come knocking at once. As frie 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Belonging to the Japanese style of dampness, gloom, and gloom, it excels at capturing the subtleties of emotion, portraying them with exquisite detail and vividness. It intertwines dreams, self, love, and happiness, with the friendship depicted being so precious that it evokes a sense of regret even more than romantic love. It amplifies the characters' desires and complex emotions; everyone seems to suffer from pain and a lack of freedom, everyone so close yet so far from happiness, leaving a heartbreaking feeling. Highly recommended.

49. 199 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

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    Child, one book is enough. You can read it and that's all. No need for further explanation.

50. 200 荞 When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fade, Only White Remains 荞花落尽空余白 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fall, Only White Remains 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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