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. 801 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 41.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

   Reader note

   This book is absolutely amazing! The male and female leads are so sweet, but the female lead's family is so heartbreaking, it made me cry! [Crying][crying][crying][crying] It's seriously, ...

2. 802 我 My Dad Needed Money Urgently After a Car Crash, but My Wife Lent It to Her Male Bestie to Buy a House 我爸车祸急需用钱，老婆却把钱借给了男闺蜜买房 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔Marriage & Romance29k WordsCompleted My dad urgently needed money after a car accident, but my wife lent it to her male best friend to buy a house 68Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 803 看 Look! That Guy Is So Handsome 看！那小子真帅 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅11k WordsCompleted Look! That Guy Is So Handsome 17Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 804 我 I'm the Prince's Lapdog, and He's My Substitute 我是太子爷的舔狗，他是我的替身 Listening to the Wind at Nightfall夜落听风15k WordsCompleted I'm the heir's lovesick puppy, and he's my stand-in 72Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 805 当 After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital Went Insane! 当我逃走后，京圈大小姐疯了！ RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital’s Elite Circle Went Crazy! 1kReads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   200,000 Reads

6. 806 妻 My Wife Went to Japan for a Team-Building Trip and Sent Me a Hot Spring Photo with a Tattoo in the Background 妻子去日本团建，给我发了张温泉照，背景有纹身 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔14k WordsCompleted My Wife Went to Japan for a Team-Building Trip and Sent Me a Photo from a Hot Spring. There Was a Tattoo in the Background. 174Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 807 看 Look! There’s a Wishing Tree 看！那里有棵许愿树 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted Look! There's a Wishing Tree 28Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 808 不 Beyond the Daylight 不见白昼 Mint Daylight薄荷白昼15k WordsCompleted The day I was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, I lost the cat Chi Zhou had raised with his ex-girlfriend. He said, “Xia Zhi, if the cat's gone, don't come back either.” Later, I died out there and never returned to our home. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 809 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 312Reads8.7Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   The first half of the first book isn't exactly angst, it's just disgusting. It's actually a sweet story, but there are a tiny bit of angst in the beginning. The later parts are also angst-filled by Juejuezi!

10. 810 闻 My Love, Come to Me in a Dream 闻君入梦来 Gu Shisan顾十三Ancient Romance953k WordsCompleted Five years ago, he led his troops to war, intending to welcome her as his wife with ten miles of wedding finery. Five years later, she betrayed their love, ended their child’s life, and became his father’s woman. He hated her betrayal. He branded her face, severed her fingers, and even killed their daughter! She swore she would make him pay for every drop of blood. When all the secrets came to light, he was consumed with regret. “A Zuo, don’t go...” She turned and plunged her sword into his 601Reads7.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Hearing you enter my dreams is so heartbreaking

11. 811 那 At That Class Reunion, I Was the Only Plus-One 那场同学会，我是唯一的“家属” Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔15k WordsCompleted At the class reunion, I was the only one there as someone's “family member” 263Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 812 我 My Rich Young Lady of the Capital 我的京圈大小姐 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted My Heiress from Beijing’s Elite Circle 314Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 813 一 A Failure 一个失败的人 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅9k WordsCompleted A Failure —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 814 我 After I Stopped Loving Him, the Fox Cried 我不爱他了之后，狐狸哭了 Pumpkin Ball南瓜球Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I stopped loving him, the fox cried 569Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 815 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 613Reads7.0Score119Shelves
16. 816 北 Starlight over North City 北城有星光 Beauty Faded红了容颜Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted The first time they met, she was a doctor and he was a wounded fugitive. He held her scalpel against her fair throat, his voice cold and sharp. “It’s dangerous for a woman to carry a knife!” The next time they met, she cornered him and tugged at his clothes. He smiled seductively, his voice low. “In such a hurry, Miss Mo? Can’t even wait until we get to the room?” She glared at him. “I’m a doctor. I need to examine your wound!” Still as cocky as ever, he said, “And what will Dr. Mo use to examin 5.2kReads9.3Score589Shelves

    Reader note

    This is the ultimate in angst; it's the pinnacle of angst fiction by Tomato.

17. 817 相 Love's Longing, Doomed to Turn to Ashes 相思应恨劫成灰 Young Master Nanyin南音公子Ancient Romance59k WordsCompleted Her face was still pale, her colorless lips curling into a cold smile. Two trails of tears slid from the corners of her eyes. She reached up, pulled a gold hairpin from her bun, and plunged it hard into Chi Yumo’s shoulder. She hated him. A man so heartless and faithless deserved to die. “Chi Yumo, I, Shangguan Linlang, truly loved the wrong man.” “You deserve to die. Go to hell and never be reborn.” “You and Lin Rouyan are both devils. I curse you to never find peace in any lifetime.” 21Reads8.0Score—Shelves
18. 818 领 On the Day We Were to Get Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 领证当天，未婚妻跟白月光跑了 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Got Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 990Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 819 那 The Limited-Edition Jersey Was on the Male Intern 那件绝版球衣，穿在了男实习生身上 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔12k WordsCompleted That Limited-Edition Jersey Was on the Male Intern 85Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 820 我 I Write Short Stories on Fanqie, and the System Gets So Mad It Activates 我在番茄写短篇，系统居然被气得激活了 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅17k WordsCompleted I write short stories on Tomato Novel, and somehow the System got so mad it activated. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 呦 Youyou Sui Ming 呦呦岁鸣 Ting Jie听孓8k WordsCompleted The Young Deer Sings 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 822 深 Dreams of Palace Intrigue 深宫斗梦 A Pot of Wine Among the Flowers花间一壶酒Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted All the sacrifices I made, risking my life, were worth less than the radiant smile she gave him when she turned around. 5Reads5.7Score—Shelves
23. 823 她 The Two-Person Takeout She Ordered Had a Note: “No Scallions” 她点的双人外卖，备注是“不要葱” Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔14k WordsCompleted She Ordered Takeout for Two, with a Note Saying, “No Scallions” 17Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 824 我 I Write Short Stories on Fanqie and Transmigrate to Ancient Times as a God of War 我在番茄写短篇，穿越古代成战神 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅11k WordsCompleted I write short stories on Tomato Novel. I transmigrated to ancient times and became a God of War. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 825 爱 After I Fell for a Good Girl, I Let Him Go, and He Regretted It Madly 爱上乖乖女后，我放手他却悔疯了 Remembering the River忆江水Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After falling for a good girl, I let her go, but he regretted it like crazy 382Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 826 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, I Asked for a Divorce, but He Knelt Down 冷战三年，提离婚他却跪下了 Er Qiao二桥Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted In the three years since their wedding, Pei Ji had barely come home. Everyone in their circle said he loathed her. Wen Ci had known Pei Ji since she was twelve and had stood by him as he went from being down on his luck to achieving success. Then, with a single “I don't love you anymore,” she became a laughingstock in everyone's eyes. His friends mocked her for not knowing her place, while his admirers said she was shamelessly using morality to manipulate him. Everyone had forgotten that she had 22.8kReads6.4Score6.8kShelves

    Reader note

    Wen Ci met Pei Ji when she was twelve, and stood by him from his impoverished beginnings to his triumphant rise. Then, with a single sentence, "I don't love you anymore," she became a laughingstock in everyone's eyes. His brothers mocked her for being arrogant, and his admirers accused her of using moral blackmail and being shameless. Everyone forgot that she had been with him for fourteen years. She was tired, and left with divorce papers. Everyone said Pei Ji was finally free. But in a secluded corner, unseen by anyone, the arrogant man in a suit knelt down, desperately begging her not to divorce him.

27. 827 乱 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Shen Zhuoyi沈灼衣Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 117Reads8.0Score—Shelves
28. 828 末 100 Loops in the Apocalypse: Leading Rich Beauties in the Fight Against Zombies 末世循环100次：带领白富美勇斗丧尸 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅12k WordsCompleted A hundred cycles in the apocalypse: Leading rich, beautiful women in the fight against zombies. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 829 我 Can I Apologize to You? 我给你道歉好不好 Yu Sui郁绥11k WordsCompleted How about I apologize to you? 120Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 830 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves

    Reader note

    I cried until I had no tears left after reading it all, especially the third book. [Crying]

31. 831 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Really So Flighty 快穿：宿主她真的很飘 Parakeet Islet in Lush Reeds萋萋鹦鹉洲Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted A year ago, Xue Zhi was an emotionless doctor. Her boyfriend had cheated on her, and her colleagues complained that she was a stone-faced woman who never smiled. A year later, a stunning man in a perfectly tailored suit appeared at the hospital. He tapped his long, pale fingers lightly on the desk. “Do you have someone named Xue Zhi here? Get her for me.” Her colleagues all said, “Handsome, trust us. No matter how good-looking you are, our emotionless Dr. Xue won't smile at you!” Even Xue Zhi's 2kReads8.8Score221Shelves
32. 832 温 A Gentle Seduction 温柔引诱 Dust and Ashes尘灰Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted When Liang Ting once again abandoned Xue Jian to take his childhood friend abroad for a vacation after her boyfriend cheated on her, Xue Jian decisively ended things with him. Half a month later, Liang Ting returned from abroad and went back to the office. His coworkers all congratulated him on his happy marriage! They’d received wedding candy from President Xue, and it was so sweet and delicious. Liang Ting was dumbfounded. Who had he married? And what was this about wedding candy from Xue Jian 7.9kReads8.9Score590Shelves
33. 833 外 The Delivery Guy Knows Taoist Magic, Yet You Call Him a Villain 外卖小哥会道法，你却说他是坏人 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅11k WordsCompleted The delivery guy knows magic, yet you call him a bad person —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 834 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

    Reader note

    My book is very angsty, purely angsty. It's a complete tragedy; the tragic ending of Wu Xing, which began forty years ago, was already predetermined, irreversible, and beyond redemption. (Meets the requirements)

35. 835 忘 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 107Reads6.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is an absolutely amazing Thomas Flair backflip with a 360-degree hand swing! It's so beautiful it'll make you cry! 😭😭😭😭

36. 836 剧 Even a Scriptwriter Wouldn’t Dare Write This: He Created a Pink Miracle 剧本都不敢这么写，他创造了粉红色的奇迹 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅15k WordsCompleted Even a script wouldn’t dare go this far: he created a pink miracle —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 837 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
38. 838 我 My Job Is to Save People, Not Judge Them 我的职责是救人，不做审判 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅14k WordsCompleted My duty is to save lives, not pass judgment. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 战 Lord Zhan, Stop Torturing Her! Your Wife Was Framed 战爷别虐了，夫人她是被冤枉的 October Is Not Cold Yet十月未凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming] [Physical and emotional torment + obsessive imprisonment + reborn] “Zhan Sihan, don’t kneel in front of my daughter’s grave and sully her path to reincarnation.” A conspiracy sent Yun Xi tumbling from heaven into hell. The man she loved branded her unchaste, and her child became a bastard reviled by everyone. For her daughter’s sake, she struggled and fought back in the abyss, only to have her legs broken and suffer a miscarriage. It 9.5kReads8.9Score675Shelves
40. 840 假 First Day of Vacation: Gaming with the Kids! 假期第一天，带着孩子打王者！ West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅9k WordsCompleted On the first day of vacation, I’m playing Honor of Kings with the kids! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 841 清 Qinghong Ningyan: The Reborn Noble Daughter Ascends the Jade Terrace 清泓凝琰：重生嫡女踏瑶台 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted Qinghong Ningyan: The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Steps onto the Jade Terrace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 842 十 Sixteen Years on the Road to My Dreams: As Long as You Have a Dream, You’re Forever Young 十六载的逐梦路：只要有梦想，永远是少年 West Red No. 10 Blueberry西紅十號藍梅8k WordsCompleted Sixteen years on the road to chasing a dream: As long as you have a dream, you’ll always be young. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 843 中 The Tragedy of Chinese-Style Education 中式教育的可悲 Ice Soul Silver Needle冰魄银针Modern Romance93k WordsCompleted In the end, that boy guarded her grave for the rest of his life and never married. In the end, that girl never escaped the prison that was her parents. He wanted to save her, but the girl was already beyond saving. If only things had gone a little differently, she could have lived. If only things had gone a little differently, he would have succeeded. At first, she sent him into the operating room, covered in blood and kneeling, pleading with the gods again and again. The news she received was t 94Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Only 93,000 words, read it while being tormented.

44. 844 我 My Bionic Girlfriend 我的仿生女友 The Bewilderment of Fireflies萤之惑Urban90k WordsCompleted (Very sweet and full of everyday moments, but a warning: there’s a major tearjerker later on.) Lu Ren, a 26-year-old shut-in writer, encounters a mechanical bionic girl outside his rental apartment. No one knows where she came from. She can become a red-haired beauty, a white-haired ice queen, a domineering female CEO, or a sweet girl next door. She can even effortlessly pull off the look of anime characters. From then on, Lu Ren’s life undergoes a complete transformation. Yes, his bionic girlfr 259Reads8.7Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book was just less popular, but it received nearly two thousand reviews, almost all of them five stars. The next four books have already been published and are all highly popular masterpieces with tens of millions of reads. If you don't cry after reading one of them, you're definitely one of them! [Thumbs up]

45. 845 万 Love Through a Thousand Torments: A Collection of Tortured Romances 万劫情深：虐恋短篇集 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The bone-deep tenderness of concealing a terminal illness, the blood-curdling devotion of being bound as a substitute, a thousand-year obsession spanning the divide between life and death, and a battlefield farewell sealed by the flames of war... Every short story is a trial of love taken to its utmost extreme. They were once each other’s light, only to be ground to ash by fate. They spent the rest of their lives loving with all they had, yet it was never enough to overcome misunderstandings, pr —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Torture

46. 846 一 One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache! 43Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 847 我 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 Jin Xi Is He Xi金兮是何夕6k WordsCompleted I forgot you, and let myself move on. 655Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Highly rated angst novel

48. 848 他 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 297Reads8.4Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    Super, super heartbreaking

49. 849 反 Reverse Domestication 反向驯化 The Little Monster Who Ran Away from Home离家出走的小怪兽Modern Romance481k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit] + [groveling redemption arc]~ At the beginning, Shen Qingye said: “Meng Wanning, in this world, there’s nothing I can’t get if I want it.” “There was no road until I made one. You’ll walk whichever road I give you.” Back then, he never imagined that one day he would bow his proud head and kneel humbly before Meng Wanning. “I’m the one who hurt you, not the baby. Ningning, if you hate someone, hate me. Don’t abort the child.” Much later, someone asked Shen Qingye, “When 1.3kReads7.9Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    This is so heartbreaking. The female lead isn't brainless, and the male lead is very possessive. It's a bad ending.

50. 850 冬 Half a Letter in Winter 冬天的半封信 Zhu Qiutian祝秋天Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted They met in winter, grew close, parted ways, and found each other again. “See you in winter.” I’ll see you in winter. It turned out to mean goodbye until winter comes again. 71Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Just twelve chapters! [Crying][crying]

Other lists with Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service!