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. 301 退 My Son Kicked Me Out over My 3,800-Yuan Pension, So I Left My Million to My Granddaughter 退休金三千八被儿子扫地出门，我转身把百万留给外孙女 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted My son kicked me out over my 3,800-yuan pension. I turned around and left my million to my granddaughter. —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 302 1 That Day, November 24 11月24日那天 Tang Minmin糖慜慜Modern Romance122k WordsOngoing Chen Yi, do you know why we always make eye contact whenever you turn around? Lu Zhixia "Lu Zhixia, thank you for appearing in my dim world." "Chen Yi, let's be best friends for our whole lives! Pinky promise..." I'll always remember the day you gave me your favorite orange-flavored lollipop. You stood up, your eyes curving into crescents as you smiled, your two little fangs showing, and said, "Chen Yi, let's be best friends for our whole lives!" But I'll never forget the day you disappeared bef —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The word "love" is the hardest to write in the world; though the mural is simple, it contains so much.

3. 303 赤 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 2kReads9.4Score584Shelves
4. 304 赔 The Day They Divided Up My Compensation, I Sat on the Doorstep Chewing a Cold Steamed Bun 赔偿金被分光那天，我蹲在门槛上啃冷馒头 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted The day my compensation money was divided up and taken, I sat on the doorstep gnawing on a cold steamed bun —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 记 Memory Judgment: She Doesn't Want You Anymore 记忆审判：她不要你们了 Xing Yan66星衍66Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted [Everyone's redemption arc + lightning-fast face-slapping + no forgiveness + satisfying angst] After an attempted murder, Jiang Liuying goes viral across every major platform. In the end, everyone votes her onto the national list of the most evil people of the 22nd century. Rumor has it that when she was four, she abandoned her eldest brother, ran off, and left him in a kidnapper's car. After returning to the Jiang family, she framed the adoptive parents who had raised her for ten years and show 4.7kReads8.7Score592Shelves
6. 306 殿 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 Carefree Little Drunk小酒轻狂Ancient Romance51k WordsCompleted The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 422Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   The first book: the female lead initially thought she was the daughter of her enemy, but now her family is destroyed. She finally realizes her mistake and stops loving him. Super heartbreaking [crying emoji]. The second book: because of the male lead's request to draw blood, and the female supporting character's betrayal, the female lead loses her family and everyone she cares about 😭. The male lead regrets his actions, but the female lead doesn't forgive him. He wants her by his side, and the female lead and male lead die together. The third book has a twist, but it's still very heartbreaking.

7. 307 被 After Being Drugged, Having My Proposal Stolen, and Getting Fired, I Became the Client 被下药、被偷方案、被开除后，我成了甲方爸爸 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted After being drugged, having my proposal stolen, and getting fired, I became the client with all the power —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 风 Fierce as the Wind 风炙 Morning Bath朝沐丶Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing + childhood sweethearts + bittersweet romance + the one who got away + 1v1] [Resilient, brave heroine × roguishly handsome school bully] Jian Li and Chen Chuan grew up together. Chen Chuan had protected Jian Li since childhood, giving her the very best of everything he could. Jian Li never let Chen Chuan down either. She trusted him, relied on him, and had eyes only for him. When Jian Li was ten, her parents divorced, and she was forced to leave Ancheng. A misunderstanding severe 717Reads9.0Score109Shelves
9. 309 年 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 离 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 死 Death Countdown 77 死亡倒计时77 She Die Gu蛇碟骨Modern Romance267k WordsOngoing N short stories, full of love, hate, and all sorts of messy emotions. "Seventy-Seven-Second Countdown to Death" In my memories, being seventeen was a violent storm. Every frame of the past stings, and I never dared venture into it alone after escaping. "Come with me. Let's get out of here." "Did we fail?" "Then let's die together." "I hope you find a brand-new self." "Girl, Don't Cry" A girl's life is bound to have its share of joy and sorrow. Don't be sad anymore. Don't cry anymore. At seve 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 你 You Live in My Memories 你存在我的回忆里 Li Shan You璃山有Modern Romance84k WordsCompleted [Unrequited love + BE + youth on campus] (From the male lead's perspective, in the discussion section at the end of the final chapter) They say unrequited love is a kind of courtesy, secretly building a castle behind someone's back. For He Tongyou, it meant spending her entire youth weaving a lie that she didn't like him. They say unrequited love is when the teacher calls your name and I look up before you do. For Xu Jing, it meant embracing the breeze that had passed over her, then missi 29Reads8.1Score—Shelves
13. 313 假 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 祭 Sacrifice to Spring 祭春天 A Yuan Upstairs阿媛在楼上Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted In the first spring after the college entrance exams, Yu Xiaoxiao is sitting in the library at Peking University when it suddenly dawns on her: that pitch-black night when he laughed until he couldn’t breathe, he was crying. [Love at first sight + mutual healing + angsty campus romance, tragic ending] Gentle boy who pretends to be a school bully × girl who pretends to be aloof but is really a top student [Boy pursues girl + devoted one-on-one romance + the clear-headed one falls hard + equal par 926Reads8.9Score198Shelves
15. 315 给 While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Another Man’s Ring 给老婆买口红时，我看见她戴着别人的戒指 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Someone Else’s Ring 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 316 属 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 248Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    I finished both books in half an hour. Anyone here like angst-filled novels? One has two male leads, the other has two female leads. One has a happy ending, the other a tragic ending!

17. 317 女 My Daughter Scored Zero on Her College Entrance Exam to Get Back at Me, So I Cut Her Off and Moved Abroad: I Owe You Nothing, Child 女儿高考0分报复我，我断供去国外：孩子，我不欠你的 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted My daughter scored zero on the college entrance exam to get back at me, so I cut off her support and moved abroad: Kid, I don’t owe you anything 7Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 我 I Think It Takes Immense Courage to Love You 我想，爱你需要巨大的勇气 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Female Leads25k WordsCompleted [First person, short story, school life, mutual salvation] Beneath the shell of friendship, my love for Jiang Ke'er grew day by day. When we met again, I had only one thought: To get close to her, to kiss her. To hold on to her. Just like before. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 她 She Faked an Affair, and I Believed Her for Two Years. The Truth Brought Me to My Knees 她演了一场出轨，我信了两年，真相让我跪了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅15k WordsCompleted She staged an affair, and I believed her for two years. The truth brought me to my knees 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 男 My Wife’s Close Male Friend Sent Me Her Intimate Photos in the Middle of the Night, So I Exposed Him to the Whole Internet 男闺蜜深夜发来妻子私密照，我反手送他全网社死 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted My wife’s male best friend sent me her intimate photos in the middle of the night, so I made him a laughingstock across the entire internet 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 1 15 Hell-Level Bad Endings: You Stop at Flirting, While I’m In Too Deep 15个地狱级be：你点到为止，我泥足深陷 Drunk on Gold纸醉金靡Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + domineering CEO + substitute + marriage + tragic love] Giving your whole heart in love will only leave you in pieces. Why do you think I’ll still be here just because you turn around? That if you crook your finger, I’ll make the same mistake all over again? I’m not the kind of person who forgets the pain once the wound heals. In love, the one who holds the power is never the one being loved. It’s the one brave enough to confess their feelings and brave enough to let go. I loved 895Reads8.2Score—Shelves
22. 322 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Husband Kicked Me Out 离婚当天，老公把我赶出家门 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅13k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Husband Kicked Me Out —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 一 All My Compromises Bought Me Nothing but His Unrepentant Betrayal 一味地迁就换来的是心安理得的背叛 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted All That Constant Giving In Got Me Was His Brazen Betrayal —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 324 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.7kReads6.4Score297Shelves

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    These stories are all quite heart-wrenching, with the first one taking the top spot – it's incredibly agonizing.

25. 325 婚 At My Wedding, I Plastered the Whole Village with Dirt on My Scumbag Groom 婚礼上，我把渣男的脏事贴满了全村 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅Urban11k WordsCompleted At My Wedding, I Plastered the Whole Village with the Scumbag's Dirty Secrets 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 326 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 927Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 忍 Three Years of Swallowing Humiliation, Then One USB Drive Sent My Boss to Prison 忍辱三年，一个U盘送领导入狱 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅13k WordsCompleted After Three Years of Enduring Humiliation, a USB Drive Sent My Boss to Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 出 After Prison, I Got Heart Disease and Had Two Kids in Tow 出狱后，我得心脏病还揣着两个娃 So Delicious, So Delicious好吃好吃Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Original title: On Our Wedding Night, General Lu Cried Over His Wife's Grave After Torturing Her to Death The humiliation of their three-year marriage wasn't enough. Now her beloved husband was going to send her to prison with his own hands. After getting out, Lin Miao was diagnosed with “end-stage heart disease.” Her heart throbbed with pain again and again. All she wanted was to live out the rest of her days in peace, but Lu Beixiao never stopped tormenting her. When the truth came to light, 708Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    These books are so heartbreaking; I cried so much I lost six pounds after reading them. They're just too painful to get over.

29. 329 囚 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 369Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 大 They Scammed Me for 2,600 on My Wedding Day. Two Years Later, I Livestreamed Blocking Her Son's Wedding Car and Collected 3,000 大喜之日被讹2600，两年后我直播堵她儿子婚车收了3000 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, she swindled me out of 2,600. Two years later, I blocked her son’s wedding convoy during a livestream and collected 3,000. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.2kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves

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    These books are so heart-wrenching, especially "You Broke Your Promise" and "She Stopped Trying to Coax Him."

32. 332 终 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 81Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 333 扯 The Day I Tore Open the Shroud, I Was Reborn 扯开寿衣那天，我重生了 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted The day I tore open the burial shroud, I was reborn —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.4kReads8.9Score222Shelves

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    The last three books were incredibly moving; tears just streamed down my face as I read them.

35. 335 我 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban212k WordsCompleted Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.2kReads9.6Score903Shelves
36. 336 不 I Don't Want Your Love, Just Your Life 不要你的爱，只要你的命 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫16k WordsCompleted I Don’t Want Your Love, Just Your Life 47Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 620Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 338 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves

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    The first book is the only one that I've read after reading hundreds of novels. The author's writing is superb. I hope we can all be our most authentic selves in love.

39. 339 暗 Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫53k WordsCompleted The Dark Night Emperor 8Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 340 飞 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted The Canary That Flew Away 135Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 341 冷 Hot and Cold 冷热 Don't Run别跑Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted In the shifting warmth and chill of your gaze, a vow points straight to the heavens. One rainy night, the doctor Jiang Sui accidentally witnesses a murder. Having seen the entire crime unfold, she becomes the killer's target. Relying on her wits, she escapes death time and again, yet through a twist of fate, she steps into the maze of the criminal underworld. Warning: angst-heavy story. If that bothers you, don't read! 304Reads9.3Score101Shelves
42. 342 罪 Sinful Love 罪爱 Yin Shiyi银十一Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Chen Lin loves her. That is Ye Zhiqiu's only leverage for taking revenge on him. Making Chen Lin watch her die day by day is Ye Zhiqiu's way of getting even. Chen Lin: “Can you live for me?” Ye Zhiqiu: “No.” 161Reads8.4Score—Shelves
43. 343 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heart-wrenching story, the ending was amazing.

44. 344 他 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 他跟“哥们”好上了，我选择退出 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫9k WordsCompleted He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 38Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 345 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 347 山 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 Mo Cha墨茶Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
48. 348 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 568Reads6.0Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    They're all pretty heart-wrenching. I like the first one the most. It's not tear-jerking, but it's so intense it leaves you breathless.

49. 349 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 811Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 350 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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