Tomato's Four Great Tearjerkers 🍅 番茄🍅四大虐文

1. 501 无 Without a Tone 无声调 Holding a Cold Lantern扮盏寒灯Two Male Leads31k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads / Angst / BE / First Person] My name is Song Xian. I’m a piano tuner. My father was a tuner too. After he went deaf, he jumped from the balcony. His suicide note had only one sentence: Don’t go into this line of work. But I did anyway. I inherited his illness, otosclerosis, and eventually I’ll lose my hearing completely. So while I can still hear, I want to listen for as long as I can. Someone moved into the apartment upstairs and smashed things every day. I went up to complain a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I felt really sad after watching it. [Crying]

2. 502 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 16.4kReads8.0Score931Shelves

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   These two books really made me cry. The male lead in the second one dies at the end. If you can't handle that, don't read it. The ending is really heartbreaking.

3. 503 让 I Told You to Be a Con Man, Not to Steal a Young Woman's Heart 让你当骗子，没让你骗少女芳心 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban202k WordsCompleted Zhang Yinan is part of a gang of con artists. He deliberately gets close to Luo Keke, the nineteen-year-old owner of a flower shop, hoping to swindle her out of the priceless ancient jade pendant known as Nanke Jue. The young woman is innocent, carefree, and pure. Little by little, she melts the con artist’s heart, making him grow attached to her kindness. He keeps putting off the deadline for the job, until he even breaks with his own crew. But lies and deceit are bound to come to light one day 4.9kReads8.7Score676Shelves

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   Looking for something angsty? This is for you. The first six books are by Lao Gao, no need to elaborate. The last one might seem similar to Lao Gao's Zhuangzi's Dream of the Butterfly based on the title, but once you read it, you'll find it's a completely new version.

4. 504 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
5. 505 残 Blood-Red Sunset 残阳似血 Yao Qingxue妖清雪Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier vs. heir to a financial empire] [Love and hate] [Suspenseful tragic romance] [Tragic ending] He commanded a vast business empire, and money and women were the things he had most of. They were also the things he loved most. He loved lots and lots of money, and women who were very, very special. She was the strongest special forces soldier, bar none. She had no desires and stood alone in the world. Watching her, he couldn’t help saying, “I think I’ve really fallen in 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book should definitely have a place in the world of angst novels.

6. 506 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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   Seeing this made my eyes swell up with heartache 😢😢😢

7. 507 身 I Have ALS, Yet I Met a Terminally Ill Campus Belle 身患渐冻症，却遇到绝症校花 A Donkey That Wants to Sl slack Off想偷懒的驴Urban441k WordsOngoing Chen Wuzai, once a top student, was diagnosed with a rare form of ALS. After his first attack made him realize he had become useless, he began to give up on life. Then he met Lin Xinran, who was also terminally ill. By a twist of fate, the two patients found their way to each other. It was the height of summer, just after the college entrance exams. With less than three months left in their lives, the two spent their summer vacation shining with the last light of life, leaning on and changing on 39Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 508 让 I Made Him a Cannon Fodder, and He Ran Off with the Possessive Male Lead 让他当炮灰，还把偏执男主拐跑了 Chubby Lefty肥嘟嘟左左门Two Male Leads468k WordsCompleted Two male leads + quick transmigration + angsty fiction + old-school melodrama Most of the story puts the male leads through heartbreak, with the occasional turn for the other lead. There is no groveling-to-win-back-the-lover arc, and the ending is tragic. Mu Luo was originally a System. After finally working his way up to the top, it was his turn to take on a mission. Huh? Why are all these male leads acting so strangely? They've all gone off character. 552Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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   Seeing this made my heart ache so much my eyes swelled up. [Crying][crying][crying]

9. 509 深 Above the Abyss [Crime] 深渊之上【犯罪】 Zhang Depang张嘚胖Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Just started getting rated, score will rise!] [Dark + pretend siblings + physical and emotional torment + yandere + redemption] [Original title: Above the Abyss] “Brother, let's play hide-and-seek.” “Okay.” “Brother, you can't open your eyes until you've counted to a hundred!” “Okay.” An accident forced the siblings apart for sixteen years. When Shen Nanfeng infiltrated a criminal organization undercover, he discovered that the younger sister he had longed for all those years, Chi Yu, played a 8.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   Super, incredibly, and brutally cruel!!!

10. 510 我 I'm Not Dirty 我不脏的 Wang Bufan王不凡Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and purity + reborn + healing + sweet romance + possessive love] From the moment we met, you were like a ray of sunlight shining into the darkness, slowly pulling me out of the mire. Six-year-old Jiang Tian visits the Gu family and sees Gu Ze collapsed in the snow. She pulls him out, takes the hot-water bottle her mother gave her, and hands it to him. “Big brother, you’re so handsome. If I give this to you, will you marry me someday?” Gu Ze gazes at the girl before him, who look 10kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    Book lovers, you've probably all seen these books before. They're all incredibly good, and many have already been published. The writing is excellent, and there are also a few lesser-known ones that are quite enjoyable. Highly recommended!

11. 511 替 [Quick Transmigration] The Substitute Keeps Pretending to Be Good 【快穿】替身他又在装乖 Frozen Mango Topping冰冻芒果盖Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted Content warning: Every mini-world is an angst-filled bad ending, and the protagonist is sweet on the surface but dark underneath. [Blind, delusional tycoon who mistakes one person for another X beautiful, ruthless, pitiful stand-in] In every world, they'll corner you in a dark alley and do whatever they please, but you'll never be the one they cherish. Because you're only a stand-in. . Shen Tingling, an aloof beauty and a top agent in the Quick Transmigration Bureau, takes on all the missions in 1kReads6.7Score100Shelves
12. 512 渣 The Scumbag Wants Me to Leave Every Day 渣男每天都想让我离开 A Meng Who Loves to Dream爱做梦的阿梦Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted HE, both leads are each other’s first and only. A sharp-tongued, cold-hearted gong who loves without realizing it x an insecure, substitute-wife shou. The day Shen Zhiheng was in a car accident, Jiang Yunzhou hated Shi Qi so much that he cursed him to die a terrible death, his eyes bloodshot. At the moment he closed his eyes, Shi Qi thought: Azhou, congratulations. You got what you wanted. The shou suffers first, then the gong. Sweet and angsty, with a mandatory wife-chasing-to-the-crematorium a 2.5kReads8.0Score162Shelves

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    Look at how long I watched it

13. 513 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 28.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
14. 514 劣 Defective Omega 劣质omgea Sleepy Tangerine困桔了Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted Their marriage was in name only, and it lasted four years. “Your pheromones disgust me.” Four years together couldn’t melt the ice between them. What was the point of desperately trying to save the relationship? The seeds of their separation had taken root long ago. Correction: The novel’s actual title is “Inferior Omega.” It can’t be changed after signing the contract, but feel free to dive into the story! 5.7kReads8.2Score554Shelves
15. 515 独 Alone in the Moonlit Tower 独倚明月楼 Yue Tiaotiao越迢迢12k WordsCompleted Alone Beneath the Bright Moon —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is very short, the plot starts slowly but quickly gets going, it's not a traditional formula.

16. 516 谁 Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 谁说工厂普工，不能实现梦想 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Who Says a Factory Worker Can’t Achieve Their Dreams? 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Such unique content

17. 517 卧 After My Undercover Identity Was Exposed, My Nemesis A Turned into an E 卧底暴露后，发现宿敌A变E了 Qu Chuan渠川Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Two male leads + Strong leads + Apocalypse + Love and kill each other + ABO (EA)] Shen Yu had spent three years undercover. On the day his mission was complete and he was set to withdraw, his cover was blown. During those three years, he fell in love with the one person he should never have loved: Jiang Yan. They were both Alphas. Asking another Alpha to be his wife would obviously be impolite, so Shen Yu never revealed how he felt. When Shen Yu’s cover was blown, Jiang 847Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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    These two books, oh my god, are pure torture, yet also full of love. They feature an undercover plot, unspeakable secrets, and extreme tension. After reading them, I felt like I had fought alongside the characters. They're truly amazing, and I've already recommended them to so many friends. Don't miss them!

18. 518 谁 Whose Mischievous Little Mute Keeps Begging for Kisses? 谁家乖戾小哑巴又求亲亲了 September Gift九月礼Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Marriage Before Love + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Healing + Bittersweet Romance + Both Chaste, HE + Angsty Drama] There were two things Si You hated most in life: First, fake marriage alliances. Second, spoiled Omegas. And Lu Xuan happened to be both. That night, the drunk little mute stumbled into his room, eyes red as he gestured: “S-sorry… I went into the wrong room…” When the scent of strong liquor pheromones wrapped around him, Lu Xuan couldn't even cry out 5.3kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
19. 519 愿 Wishing on the Stars 愿星星 A-Man's Darling阿瞒宝贝Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight × redemption × mutual devotion × age gap × modern romance] [Stories always begin like this: the right place, the right time, completely unexpected.] Jiang Ling never imagined he’d become such a “beast,” falling for an underage girl, a little mute at that. The girl was timid, like a little rabbit, and couldn’t handle the slightest fright. Ever since Jiang Ling met this “little rabbit,” he hadn’t dared raise his voice. The old Jiang Ling: “Me, fall for some fresh little melon? 3.9kReads8.9Score512Shelves
20. 520 乡 The Village Doctor's Romance 乡村神医的爱情 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban133k WordsCompleted Wang Hao worked night shifts at a factory. When he got home, he discovered his girlfriend cheating with her boss. He lost his job because of it and had no choice but to return to his hometown. Then one chance encounter changed his fate completely, and from that moment on, he began living a very different life! 1.4kReads—Score101Shelves
21. 521 我 My Youthful Romance 我的青春爱恋 Sparse Shadows in the Apricot Grove杏坛疏影Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing Lin Wan had a secret talent: the poems she wrote reflected the truest colors of people’s hearts. Then, one autumn, Zheng Hao, wearing a dark green sweater, stood in the light and asked her if she liked Yu Qiuyu. For the first time, her pen trembled, and the colors on the page blurred into something out of place. She spent three years of her youth writing poems for him, gave him her first night beneath the moonlight in a white shirt, and even followed him into the neon-lit depths of the night. Bu 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking, heartbreaking, heartbreaking! It's sweet at first, then agonizing—a must-watch!

22. 522 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Surrender to the System's Yandere Villain 穿书后，带着系统向病娇反派投降 A Few Dreams Become a Boat几梦成舟Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted A fragile, volatile hostage prince vs. a sunny, outspoken princess Redemption, opposites attract, fate, happy ending Before falling in love: I'm sick? I should save her? After falling in love: I'm sick, and I love her. 1. Zhou Buli transmigrated into a book and landed in a deadly predicament: she was already pinning the villain to the bed and having her way with him. System: Go on, Host. Kill the villain, that unhinged, lovesick lunatic. Zhou Buli: But I'm useless! System: Either you kill him, o 23.3kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    So good! [Crying] So heartbreaking! [Crying] So good! [Crying] So heartbreaking! [Crying] Every single one is a masterpiece. I reread the first one twice and cried every time. The last one gets even more heartbreaking towards the end! [Crying][crying] There are so many foreshadowing elements. Anyway, every book is so heartbreaking. I, the psychology committee member, am not comfortable with this! [Crying][crying]

23. 523 乡 The Carefree Little Country Doctor 乡村小神医真逍遥 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban199k WordsCompleted A university student who graduated from medical school is terminally ill and has little time left. One day, by chance, he ruins someone else's plans, but turns misfortune into fortune and receives the legacy of a mysterious person... He brings blessings to the people, enjoys a carefree life in the countryside, and roams the world at will... 297Reads7.0Score105Shelves
24. 524 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 716Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    They're all pretty heart-wrenching, right? There are a few that aren't too bad, but the second, eighth, and ninth ones are probably the most heart-wrenching. Before that, there were "Flowers Bloom" and "I Say I Love You in Heaven," two top-tier heart-wrenching novels, but they were both taken down. [Crying][crying]

25. 525 我 Me and My Dongguan Sisters 我与东莞姐姐 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban266k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Passion and Brotherhood] [Love and Longing] Gao Yang, a country boy with an uncanny talent, leaves his hometown for the first time! He heads to Dongguan to seek refuge with his older sister, only to discover that people are far more sinister than they seem. Through a series of coincidences, he ends up working in a factory, quickly rises through the ranks, and finds himself surrounded by romantic prospects. In the end, he gets dragged into a gang war and sets out on a path of no return 7.9kReads6.4Score460Shelves
26. 526 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves

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    Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, forming a river of grief. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming sorrow, he wept uncontrollably, his anguished sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, he seemed to merge with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it all. He left the mansion and headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

27. 527 一 Yizhi Xiaoqi's 17th Book 一纸小旗第17本书 A Paper Flag一纸小旗Urban648k WordsCompleted A country boy with superb medical skills lands a job at an electronics factory in the kingdom of women. From then on, there's no stopping him. With charm and skill to back him up, he thrives and rises to the pinnacle of life! 1.3kReads8.1Score139Shelves
28. 528 欲 Wild Desires 欲野肆望 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication: The Handsome Neighbor and the Dark Pervert Are the Same Person An extremely twisted story! Extremely twisted! Coercive love + confinement + one-on-one romance + intense push and pull + yandere + time-space displacement Original title: Tonight, the Deity Kneels to Kiss Him A beautiful, dark, unhinged schemer with a sweet, innocent facade VS a gorgeous, depressed radio host who only pretends to be proper Chen Sizhuo had been stalked by a pervert for three m 26.7kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    I've read every single one of them and found them all enjoyable. The first five are by the same author, so her writing style is reliable. I've finished those five so far, and I'll read the rest later. I'm currently following the sixth and seventh books; the angst is interspersed throughout. I cried in the first chapter of the eighth book, probably because I'm easily moved to tears 🥺. Li Chishu has a character named Shen Baoshan who loves him deeply; it's a redemption story. As for the ninth book, well, I'll read it slowly. This kind of gently unfolding first-person narrative is really moving and makes me cry.

29. 529 成 After Returning from Immortality, I Became a CEO’s Bodyguard 成仙归来后，我成了总裁保镖 Watching the Rain at Midmonth月中赏雨Urban373k WordsOngoing A vocational-school student is tricked by his childhood friend into joining a scam compound, where he meets Shu Wanqing. After making a clever escape, he is hunted by gangsters and falls into a rift in space, becoming a cultivator. In the immortal realm, he wipes out the demon clan and battles the realm's patriarchs. After reaching the pinnacle of cultivation, he returns to the human world. While seeking revenge, he meets Shu Wanqing again. She has inherited her family's fortune, and Ling Jue be 1.8kReads—Score103Shelves

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    After the angst, here comes another wave of satisfying stories.

30. 530 最 The Ten Years I Loved You Most: Loving You Until Death 最爱你的那十年之至死不瑜 Epilogue Embraces a Tree尾声抱木Two Male Leads145k WordsCompleted A reborn story, He Zhishu x Ai Ziyu I want to give Zhishu a bright future. Jiang Wenxu fans, stay away! Seriously, stay away! I have an absolutely enormous grudge against Jiang Wenxu. I’ll assume the worst of him and show no mercy, so Jiang Wenxu fans, please don’t come here. Don’t come to the comments to whitewash Jiang. It’s really annoying. Wasn’t my description clear enough? If you want to say that you feel sorry for Jiang or that he knew he was wrong, there are plenty of other places for th 3.7kReads9.1Score684Shelves

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    ①Little fish, little fish, swim out of the abyss soon. ⑨ He Chengyang kissed Xu Zhun's hand, slowly raised his hand, and knocked over the candlestick. The candlestick fell onto the bed, immediately igniting the sheets. The cotton sheets quickly caught fire, the fire growing larger and larger... Under the firelight, He Chengyang smiled with unusual happiness. "In life and death, we made a vow. Holding your hand, we will grow old together. Xu Zhun, if there is an afterlife, I will never let go of your hand again. Xu Zhun, if there is an afterlife, will you still love me?"

31. 531 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
32. 532 亲 I Made Myself a Boyfriend, and Somehow I Fell for Him Despite My Alexithymia 亲手造了个男友，患述情障碍的我竟动了心 Elizabeth Wine伊丽莎白酒13k WordsCompleted I made myself a boyfriend, and somehow, despite my alexithymia, I fell for him. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two incomplete people borrow light from each other [crying]. This story has no external villain; the biggest enemies are Lin Yu's heart, which cannot perceive emotions, and Shen Ti's code body, which cannot truly experience feelings.

33. 533 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m the Protagonist in Torture Novels 快穿：我在虐文里当主角 Sleeping Rain沉睡雨Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Angsty story, angsty story. If you cry easily, proceed with caution!] In every world, I was always one step ahead of you. Have you ever regretted not truly trusting me, just once? 364Reads6.2Score—Shelves
34. 534 给 Be Good for Me 给我乖 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted He came from the depths of the rainbow, and wherever he went, it was summer. Reborn + happy ending + moderate sweetness and angst + one-on-one romance + over-the-top drama galore + a real-life fairy tale A rebirth story! An ensemble cast! A coming-of-age tale! No trigger warnings, because there are land mines everywhere! A sharp-tongued, obnoxious, promising, straightforward pursuer versus a pliable, money-loving, pitiful love interest My childhood sweetheart’s father told me, “Here’s five m 1.6kReads9.4Score273Shelves

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    I've read all of them and found them enjoyable. The first five are by the same author, so her writing style is reliable. I've finished those five so far, and I'll read the others slowly. I'm currently following the sixth and seventh books; the angst is interspersed throughout. The eighth book might be because I'm easily moved to tears; I cried in the first chapter [almost crying]. Li Chishu has a character named Shen Baoshan who loves him very much; it's a redemption story. As for the ninth book, well, I'll read it slowly. This kind of gently unfolding first-person narrative is really touching and makes me cry.

35. 535 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 536 双 A Love Beyond Death: My Husband Awakens and Spoils Me Every Night 双魂绝恋：夫君觉醒夜夜宠 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance47k WordsOngoing A tug-of-war of passion, sweet and bittersweet in equal measure. Fate played a cruel trick. She rode away in a grand red bridal sedan, dressed in a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, while he returned home in a black coffin, clad in white. Wedding music and funeral dirges mingled as two processions, one red and one white, passed each other in the snowy, frozen wasteland. He was a noble young master of the marquis's household, graceful as jade and gentle as a breeze. She was a beautiful young c 48Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.5kReads9.3Score373Shelves

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    I cried so much when I read the first book!! Everyone had a tragic ending [crying]. I was so heartbroken after finishing it; the sweeter the beginning, the more agonizing the ending [crying]. I highly recommend reading the first book!! It's not very long either, you can finish it quickly. After finishing it, I felt terrible [crying]. It was so heartbreaking. The second book is angsty from the very beginning, I feel so sorry for the female lead [almost crying]. The male lead really makes me so angry [punching][punching]. But thankfully, there's the second male lead. The female lead has always liked the second male lead; they're childhood sweethearts and their feelings are mutual. However, due to some misunderstandings, the female lead always thought she liked the male lead. Why is this? It all started with that scheming woman next to the male lead. Read it yourself to find out!

38. 538 与 Sinking into a Beautiful Dream with Her 与她沉溺美梦 The Light Shines In光照进来Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted Jaded, aloof wild rose × sharp-tongued, straight-laced math genius | Rekindled love × angst and sweetness × yandere × mutual salvation × devoted couple, happy ending In just five years, Zhou Shuci went from a math genius to the founder of the Wanshi Group, ruling over a six-hundred-billion commercial empire and controlling half of Jingzhou City. Yet all he wanted to know was whether she regretted leaving him for twenty million. When they met again after years apart, her mere presence brought 5.1kReads8.4Score331Shelves

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    I personally found these books quite angsty.

39. 539 我 After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, He Was Consumed by Grief 我绝症后他痛不欲生 Sugar Cake Is So Sweet糖糕很甜Two Male Leads872k WordsCompleted Xu Zhun has a terminal illness. The doctor says he has only three months to live. He wants to spend what little time he has left loving He Chengyang. But He Chengyang uses that time to hurt him terribly. Xu Zhun: If I die one day, will you be sad? He Chengyang: Shouldn't I be happy? Xu Zhun really does die. He Chengyang, who was supposed to be happy, falls to his knees before Xu Zhun's grave and weeps inconsolably. He says, “Xiao Zhun, come back! I'll trade my life for another chance to start ov 498Reads6.2Score104Shelves
40. 540 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
41. 541 偷 I Died After Getting Caught Stealing a Kiss From the Big Shot 偷亲大佬被发现后，我死了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Extra Sweet!!] A ruthless, deadly bodyguard who can take on a hundred men, but sneaks kisses from his boss in private and gets incredibly jealous, as the bottom. A very rich, unbelievably rich, No. 1-ranked tycoon as the top. Jian Xingyi fell in love with Li Tingshen at first sight. He spent five years quietly working his way into the man's life, becoming his personal bodyguard and lifestyle assistant. Every night, while his boss slept, he would sneak through the window into hi 7.1kReads9.1Score701Shelves

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    Does anyone know any stories written by Lemon and Cola? They're incredibly angsty [almost crying]

42. 542 说 I Thought I Was Here to Pick Up Girls, So How Did I End Up Cultivating Immortality? 说好泡妞，怎么修了仙 Xi Fengche溪凤澈Urban866k WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + multiple female leads + dual cultivation + System + urban cultivation + no mindless decisions] (The rating just came out and will rise.) The last female Emperor of the Immortal Realm perishes. Her remnant soul drifts for thirteen thousand years before transforming into the “Love-and-Wealth Tycoon System” and binding itself to the destitute Lin Xu. The System alternately pressures and persuades him to approach one beautiful woman after another, tempering his cultivation throu 15.5kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Except for the first one, the rest are all high-quality angst novels: 1. I start with a dating system that forces me to be a scumbag. I date one beautiful woman after another, eventually turning them all into my Daoist partners and building the strongest sect. The immersion is strong, and the descriptions are detailed. 2. A stunning beauty is tricked into a rich man's club by her best friend and forced to be paired up by drawing lots. 3. A beautiful wife arrives at a date looking glamorous but returns disheveled, tainted with a special aura; the truth behind it is suffocating. 4. A secret of peeping into my mother through a hole in the wall. 5. My husband brings home his down-on-his-luck friend, unaware that he has his eye on me. 6. The Daoist sect wiped out my entire family, yet I fell in love with a Daoist priest.

43. 543 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 311.8kReads9.8Score31.2kShelves

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    Yes, I'm serious about Tomato's four most angst-filled novels! [Smirk][smirk]

44. 544 沈 President Shen, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 沈总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Flame Color焰色Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted “Take off one pant leg and spread your legs.” On the cold operating table, Su Yu killed her own child with her own hands... But all she got in return was Shen Anzhou saying, “It was just a bastard. So what if it died!” The man who once treasured her above all else now wanted to tear her apart and drink her blood. Su Yu was finally tired. “Shen Anzhou, let me go. I’ll let you go too...” Only now did Shen Anzhou realize that his heart could hurt this much. “Xiaoyu, give me one more chance.” His vo 5kReads5.4Score340Shelves

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    ✨Top-Tier Tragic Novel by Tomato (No. 1)💥 Packed with heart-wrenching moments, this novel features a female protagonist who was originally a wealthy heiress in Beijing's elite circles. She and the male protagonist were childhood sweethearts, but the male protagonist, because of his "white moonlight" (a woman he had only known for less than three days), personally sent her to prison for five years, causing her family's ruin and death. It's both heartbreaking and physically devastating😭😭 In the end, the male protagonist also experiences a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

45. 545 开 From the Start, I Lie Flat in the Palace Harem, Only to Be Locked Away by a Madman 开局宫斗躺平，反被疯批锁入深宫 Qian Mumu千木木Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Gentle, unhinged emperor + woman disguises herself as a man + transmigration + mutually devoted] Lu Cong, a college student, transmigrated to an era a thousand years in the past, ruled by a tyrant. She was bound to a System, which told her that if she won the tyrant's favor and killed him, she could go home. But as time went on, she realized that the tyrant was nothing like the one in the history books she knew, and that he had some unusual tastes... For instance, she woke up one morning to fin 578Reads9.0Score107Shelves

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    This is so heartbreaking! [Pouting emoji][pouting emoji] Ancient time-travel novel

46. 546 闺 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 Xi Fengche溪凤澈25k WordsCompleted My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 787Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 547 夜 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 Autumn Unseen不见秋Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.7kReads8.3Score164Shelves
48. 548 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.5kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
49. 549 妻 My Wife Went to Her Date Looking Radiant and Came Home Shattered 妻子光鲜赴约破碎归来 Xi Fengche溪凤澈8k WordsCompleted His wife left for her date looking radiant, then returned in pieces 759Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

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