Angsty Stories: Short and Heartbreaking, Enough to Make Your Eyes Swell from Crying! 虐文，短且虐的！虐到眼睛哭肿的！！

1. 451 这 The Leaves Won’t Fall This Autumn 这个秋天叶不落 Abyss and Fisher渊与渔Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted Two years after their breakup, Ji Hengzhou only wants revenge on her! Tang Suiyu once thought that leaving alone, carrying all her pain, was the best choice. But as her life neared its end, fate brought them together again, and she learned just how much Ji Hengzhou hated her! Only when she was at death’s door did Ji Hengzhou realize how much he owed her: her parents, her child, her eyesight... 574Reads5.5Score103Shelves
2. 452 火 Naruto: I Defy the Heavens for Tsunade, and My Six Paths Golden Body Rejects Every Beauty 火影：为纲手逆天下，我六道金身拒尽红颜 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Naruto: I Defy Heaven for Tsunade, and My Six Paths Golden Body Rejects Every Beauty 183Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 453 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 4.3kReads8.4Score402Shelves

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   Every single one is heartbreaking.

4. 454 进 Attack on Titan! 进击的巨人！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Attack on Titan! 331Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 我 So What If I Have You Arrested? 我把你办了又如何 Duan Xiaolan段小蓝Modern Romance170k WordsOngoing [Republican-era setting + young marshal + possessiveness + coercive love + physical and emotional torment] Shen Qiran thought he had long since lost the ability to love. The only goal in his life was revenge. But no one can predict when, or whom, they will fall in love with. He should hate her. She was indirectly responsible for his parents' deaths. And yet he loves her, helplessly and beyond his control. “I will never tell someone I hate that I love them. But no one knows I love you except me.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Republic of China era, a young marshal, a tragic love story – you won't regret getting into this genre.

6. 456 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
7. 457 没EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.5kReads9.0Score477Shelves
8. 458 结 A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée and Her Best Friend in a Hotel Secret 结婚前一个月，我在酒店撞见未婚妻和她闺蜜的秘密 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted A Month Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Sharing a Secret with Her Best Friend at a Hotel 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I cried several times from the abuse, and I was so angry I wanted to hit someone.

9. 459 只 Just a Toy 只是玩具而已 Sweet Sugar Su甜糖苏Two Male Leads46k WordsCompleted 55Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   After reading this, I guarantee you'll cry until you're completely dry.

10. 460 爱 Loving You Is a Sickness No Medicine Can Cure 爱你成疾，药石无医 Jun Yiran君逸然Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted They had known each other for ten years and been classmates for four. Shu Ning loved Xiao Zhanting with all her heart, giving him one of her kidneys, losing a child for him, and breaking her own heart. Yet Xiao Zhanting hated her with a passion and personally sent her to her death... 36Reads5.4Score—Shelves
11. 461 我 My Girlfriend Is Intersex 我的女友是雌雄同体 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is Intersex —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 火 Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Konoha as His First Wife 火影：六道鸣人抢回小樱，雏田为正妻震木叶 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Male-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Naruto: Six Paths Naruto Wins Sakura Back, While Hinata Shakes Up Konoha as His One True Wife 107Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty, heart-wrenching story; tragic ending.

14. 464 你 You Are My Everlasting Splendor 你是我的流年繁景 Ming Heye明和叶Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted Could there be someone in this world who spends an entire lifetime striving for just one thing: to fall in love with you? Mu Lingqian was that kind of person. For fifteen years, she gave everything she had to love Lu Hengyu. But in the end, all she got was an accusation that she was wanton, and he personally killed the child they shared, twice. Her heart turned cold. “Lu Hengyu, I truly wish I had never loved you. Then my heart wouldn’t hurt this much.” He scoffed. “You’ll never repay what you o 36Reads5.3Score—Shelves
15. 465 一 A Moment of Splendor, a Moment of Ashes 一念繁华一念灰 Su Xiaoshi苏小时Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Seven years ago, he was a favored son of heaven, while she was an utterly ordinary girl. The two should never have crossed paths, but his stubbornness ruined her life. After seven years in prison, he became the person she hated most. She would spend the rest of her life making him regret it! 183Reads8.4Score—Shelves
16. 466 清 My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreigner. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle 清纯老婆出轨老外，原因竟是老公太温柔 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted My Pure and Innocent Wife Cheated with a Foreign Man. The Reason? Her Husband Was Too Gentle —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 467 全 The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 《全村笑我懒汉媳，猎户夫君夜夜撩》 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Whole Village Calls Me a Lazy Wife, but My Hunter Husband Flirts with Me Every Night 184Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 469 你 You Became the King, While I Became a Tragic Memory 你为君王，妾已成殇 Chen Chen沉沉Ancient Romance60k WordsCompleted After loving him for ten years, she helped him ascend the throne, but he slaughtered her entire family. These vast lands were stained with nothing but her family's blood. On a ten-mile bridal procession, he married the woman he loved and made her empress. Dressed all in white, she leapt from the city tower. Xiao Jingyu, my love for you has led me down a road from which there is no return. 357Reads5.5Score—Shelves
20. 470 我 I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Went to School as a Study Companion 我给女友花了十万，她去学校做伴读 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted I Spent 100,000 on My Girlfriend, and She Became a School Companion Reader 11Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 471 惊 A Bone of Startling Grace 惊鸿骨 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约Male-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted The Stunning Bone 52Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 472 天 It's Daybreak, and You Still Haven't Come Home 天亮了，你还没有回来 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Day has broken, and you still haven’t come back. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 473 阉 The Eunuch 阉人 So It Is Said笑之曰Two Male Leads193k WordsCompleted Shuangjiang stood by Li Yue’s side as he went from a prince walking on thin ice to the throne, watching him marry one beautiful woman after another. Ten years ago, Shuangjiang said to the powerless Li Yue, “I’m only a eunuch. I wouldn’t dare eat this osmanthus cake.” Li Yue said, “Shuangjiang is my favorite person. From now on, I’ll bring you as much osmanthus cake as you want.” Ten years later, Shuangjiang was frail and ill, longing for a piece of osmanthus cake. Li Yue said, “You’re only a eun 2.8kReads8.4Score257Shelves

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    Each book has its own unique heart-wrenching moments, but they all leave you feeling depressed and crying until your liver hurts! A lover suddenly disappears, unrequited love ends in heartbreak, "I will never love you again," a mutual redemption becomes the ultimate regret…

24. 474 以 In the Name of Love 以爱之名 Huanhuan欢欢Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Shen Moran thought she was living a happy life. She had a husband who loved her and a family who adored her. But everything changed overnight. Her father was accused of leaking trade secrets and sentenced to ten years in prison. The accuser was none other than the husband who had promised to love her forever. That day, Shen Moran’s world came crashing down. The husband she loved so deeply became a complete stranger overnight. He deceived her, lied to her, and tormented her. He said the cruelest 39Reads8.1Score—Shelves
25. 475 目 You Are All I See 目光所至都是你 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Huo Mingxuan repeatedly hurt Qin Qianmo, the woman who truly loved him, for the sake of the woman he held dear in his heart. It wasn't until someone cut out her heart that he suddenly realized his own heart had gone empty too. Years after their separation, at a grand banquet hosted by the He family of the imperial capital, the woman he couldn't bear to see even in his dreams arrives beneath the starlight. Huo Mingxuan loses control on the spot and rushes to her lik 301Reads8.3Score—Shelves
26. 476 噬 Life-Eating Firefly 噬命萤 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了14k WordsCompleted Life-Devouring Firefly 355Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 沦 Reduced to My Childhood Friend’s Canary 沦为竹马的金丝雀 Hua Qianshu花仟树Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted To keep his childhood sweetheart alive, Lin Qianmo “betrayed” Xiao Yuan and chose to stay by the enemy emperor's side, enduring humiliation and hardship. At last, Xiao Yuan became emperor and conquered the enemy capital. Lin Qianmo thought his savior had finally arrived, but what came instead was Xiao Yuan's merciless revenge. Xiao Yuan had long been consumed by hatred over his former lover's betrayal. So Lin Qianmo was imprisoned deep in the palace like a caged songbird, humiliated and tortured 2.5kReads7.1Score156Shelves

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    By the time the truth came to light, his body was already cold.

28. 478 我 I Love You, I Deserve to Die 我爱你，我该死 Rice Candy米糖糖Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Song Xixi spent more than a decade loving a man. In the end, she died at the hands of the person she loved most. He wanted her kidney, and she gave it to him. He wanted her life, and she gave it to him. He wanted her to turn back and love him once more, but she knew there was no going back... 159Reads5.0Score—Shelves
29. 479 寒 Soul of the Cold Pond: Devoted Ghost, Please Wait One More Lifetime 寒塘魂：痴情鬼，请再等一世 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子14k WordsCompleted Soul of the Cold Pond: Devoted Ghost, Please Wait One More Lifetime —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
31. 481 黄 The Weasel Spirit Demands a Title: I Grant You Eternal Damnation 黄皮子讨封：我封你永世不得超生 Chongqing and Sichuan Spicy Girl川渝辣妹子13k WordsCompleted The Weasel Spirit Seeks a Title: I Decree You Shall Never Be Reborn 4Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 再 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 216Reads5.3Score—Shelves
33. 483 傲 Arrogance Ruins Your Life! 傲娇毁终生！ Ten-Day Pact十日誓约24k WordsCompleted Pride Ruins Everything! 9Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 婚 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Strangers on the Road to Marriage 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the day my father died, the media captured video of my husband, Wei Yanchuan, kneeling down to propose to his sweetheart, Jiang Ling. After handling my father's funeral alone, I called my lawyer and asked him to prepare the divorce papers. After following Wei Yanchuan for so many years, I'm tired! Wei Yanchuan, I'm taking back my love for you! I will never love you again!

35. 485 非 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.7kReads6.2Score278Shelves

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    This is such a heart-wrenching story, I cried so much! The male lead is a total scumbag! It's one of my absolute favorite stories about forced marriage. The male lead is a crazy, powerful man who falls in love with the gentle female lead at first sight and has been plotting for a long time. When they meet again, his sole purpose is to force himself on her! To get her engaged to her childhood sweetheart before she does, he tricks her into getting pregnant, forcing her to break off her engagement and marry him. His methods are incredibly despicable; for example, he gives her ovulation-inducing injections for a one-night stand, lies that he used protection, buys out all the birth control pills available, and deliberately sells her vitamins instead. After marriage, he's even more like a mad dog. His methods are insane. Later, he imprisons her, shoots her, and sends her to prison. It's a crazy, heart-wrenching story.

36. 486 爱 Loving You, Forgetting You 爱上你，忘记你 Rice Candy米糖糖Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Su Nuannuan was blind to fall in love with a heartless man. Only after they married did she realize that the more she loved him, the more he hated her! He had her father killed and sent her to a psychiatric hospital, all to seize her family’s fortune! She regretted falling in love with him. She even regretted ever meeting him... 22Reads5.5Score—Shelves
37. 487 东 Tokyo, Drenched in Desire: His Kiss Fell Beneath the Moonlight on Her Collarbone 东京溺色：他的吻落在锁骨月光下 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约7k WordsCompleted "Tokyo Drenched in Desire: His Kiss Beneath the Moonlight on Her Collarbone" —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 488 他 He Broke My Bones to Piece Together a New Life for His White Moonlight 他拆了我的骨头，为白月光拼凑新生 Youyu Xiaojiujiu有余小啾啾12k WordsCompleted He Broke My Bones to Piece Together a New Life for His White-Moonlight —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 489 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves

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    Short story, incredibly heart-wrenching!!! My eyes were swollen for days after reading it. Ten years of youth wasted; she was dying and he didn't even know. He married another woman, still believing she would wait for him at home like before.

40. 490 我 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣11k WordsCompleted Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When my husband abandoned me again for his first love, I resolutely went into the operating room and aborted our child. I withdrew my love for Ye Nanchen. Ye Nanchen, I love you, and that's why you can hurt me so recklessly. I don't love you; you are nothing to me.

41. 491 深 The Forbidden Colors of the Deep House: The Wife's Lapdog Wolf 《深宅禁色：太太的掌心狼》 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约10k WordsCompleted "Forbidden Colors in the Deep Estate: The Madam’s Palm-Sized Wolf" 75Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 退 After My Engagement Was Called Off, My Powerful Archenemy Took Me Home and Hilariously Spoiled Me Rotten 退婚后，我被死对头大佬捡回家爆笑养废 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝8k WordsCompleted After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Taken In by My Archrival, a Powerful Tycoon, Who Hilariously Spoiled Me Rotten 8Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 维 Defending His Mistress? Then I Don't Want This Wife Anymore. 维护小三？那这个妻子我不要了。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11127k WordsCompleted You’re standing up for the other woman? Then I don’t want this wife anymore. 116Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.4kReads8.7Score476Shelves

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    The first book was so moving; the male lead threw his and the female lead's child off a cliff just to save the "white lotus" character. Later, the female lead went abroad and worked on her liver. The male lead was afraid she would never come back. As soon as she came out of the operating room, the male lead tied her up and imprisoned her. [Crying][crying][crying][sad]

45. 495 十 Ten People's Secret Crushes, Only One Couple 十个人的暗恋，只成一双人 Ten-Day Pact十日誓约13k WordsCompleted Ten Secret Crushes, but Only One Couple 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 一 One Traffic Ticket! Now the Heiress of the Capital's Elite Is Desperate to Win Her Husband Back! 一纸罚单！让京圈大小姐追夫火葬场！ liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11124k WordsCompleted One parking ticket! Now the wealthy heiress of the capital’s elite has to chase her ex and win him back! 772Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 世 There Is No Her in This World Anymore 世间再无她 Dreaming Drunk on Black Coffee清咖醉梦Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + obsessive love + the groveling ex’s road to redemption] “Bo Sihan, please believe me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill Xia Wei.” Wen Yan kneels and begs him, but the man kicks her away. “Get out!” To avenge the woman he loves, he personally sends Wen Yan to prison for five years. With red-rimmed eyes, Wen Yan asks him, “If you learn the truth one day, will you regret what you’ve done today?” He answers furiously, “Even if you die, I’ll never regret it!” But the moment Bo Sihan le 7.7kReads6.7Score175Shelves
48. 498 校 The School Bully’s Love Is the Knife I Kill With 校霸的爱，是我杀人的刀 Sleepyhead Baby瞌睡虫宝宝13k WordsCompleted The School Bully's Love Is the Knife I Kill With 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 为 To Leave No Regrets, My Fiancée Ran Away from Our Wedding. From Then On, I Set You Free to the Sea of Humanity. 为不留遗憾未婚妻逃婚，从此将你归还人海。 liuj Mi Dou 111liuj米豆11112k WordsCompleted To avoid a lifetime of regret, my fiancée ran away from our wedding. From then on, I let you return to the crowd. 598Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 500 初 Early Morning, I Deliberately Forgot You 初晨，是我故意忘记你（孙怡、白敬亭主演《与晨同光》原著） Ziyue籽月Male-Channel Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV series With the Dawn, starring Sun Yi and Bai Jingting! Li Luoshu grew up unloved and was drawn to the warmth and kindness of Chuyao, the eldest daughter of the Li family. When Chuyao's younger brother, Chuchen, died unexpectedly, Li Luoshu moved in with the family as her nominal younger brother to comfort her. Many years later, just as he finally realized that he had loved her deeply for a long time, he had already lost the right to love her... 1.7kReads9.4Score480Shelves

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    I thought I was easily moved to tears, but I couldn't stop crying while reading these novels—they were so moving and so heartbreaking!!

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