Short Tragic Romance Stories. Make Them Heartbreaking!! Happy or Bad Ending, Either Is Fine 短篇虐文，要悲的！！最后结局he be都无所谓

1. 201 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 315Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   Highly recommended!

2. 202 故 We’re All Supporting Characters in This Story 故事里面的我们都是配角 A Little Deer一只鹿儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted The first time she noticed him, his eyes were lowered, a smile playing on his lips as he said in a low voice, “Little girl.” The second time, he gave her a note that read, “A full stomach leads to lust.” He gave her a knowing smile and asked what she thought of the phrase. “Sounds good,” she said. … And what happened next? Well, her secret crush came true, and they rekindled their love, but in the end, it still couldn’t withstand the cruel joke fate played on them… A short angst story about un 59Reads8.9Score—14d adds
3. 203 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
4. 204 烬 Jinli: The Gardenias Haven't Fallen Asleep 烬璃：栀子未眠 Tai Moshen太末生30k WordsCompleted Jin Li: The Gardenia Has Yet to Sleep 24Reads—Score114d adds

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   It should be worth a look.

5. 205 爱 My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 爱是真的，想杀你也是真的 Tai Moshen太末生Marriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 31Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 206 岁 Years of Longing, Never Meeting 岁念不见 Chen Lizhehua陈里者华Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted A 16-chapter contemporary romance about love and hate, with plenty of angst. Dear readers passing by, please leave us your precious ratings~~ [Daring in love and hate × Obsessive redemption] On a winter's day when she was eighteen, she rescued an orange cat and accidentally sent someone tumbling into a mountain ravine. After returning to China, she found herself caught in a conspiracy, and in a world of freedom, deep-seated passion, and obsession. Old grudges and new scores: she was a 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I read it in May, and recently I thought of it again, which made me feel a little sentimental.

7. 207 他 His Name Was Her Whole Youth 他的名字曾是她的整个青春 You Nai r尤奈rModern Romance30k WordsCompleted Youth always comes with regrets. After seven years of mutual pining, Cheng Yu was grateful for one thing: after all their twists and turns, she hadn’t missed the boy who had captured her heart with just one glance: Luo Chenxuan. 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Check out this book [I've already got my eye on it]

8. 208 我 I'm Addicted to Being the Other Woman, and Everyone Says I'm Mentally Ill 我当小三上瘾，别人都说我有精神病 A Gentle Breeze Sweeps Over a Lovely Scene轻风拂过好景10k WordsCompleted I'm addicted to being the other woman, and everyone says I'm mentally ill —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is incredibly imaginative; I'll eat my hat if you can't guess the ending before you finish reading.

9. 209 末 Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 末日重生：我靠科技反杀仇人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse15k WordsCompleted Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's so cruel it's unbearable!

10. 210 凶 The Haunted House: The Midnight Wind Chime Murders 凶宅之午夜风铃杀人事件 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted The Haunted House: The Midnight Wind Chime Murders 4Reads—Score114d adds
11. 211 穿 A Love Across a Thousand Years 穿越千年的旷世之恋 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted A Love That Transcends a Thousand Years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 212 画 The Figure in the Painting: The Terrifying Beauty on the Wall 画中人：惊悚的美人壁 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Figure in the Painting: A Terrifying Beauty on the Wall —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 213 代 Codename: Project Tianpeng 代号：天蓬计划 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙17k WordsCompleted Codename: Heavenly Canopy Project —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 214 昂 A Costly Bride Price, a Marriage Full of Schemes! 昂贵的彩礼，算计的姻缘！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted An exorbitant bride price, and a marriage match full of schemes! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 215 喂 I Fatting Up My Childhood Friend and Bestie, Then Sent Them to Prison 喂肥竹马和闺蜜，送他们进监狱 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted I fattened up my childhood sweetheart and best friend, then sent them to prison 26Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 216 枕 Passion on the Pillow: A Trial of Love 枕上欢：情字劫 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Do you believe the person you love most could personally send you plunging into hell? I was once the wildest girl in the mountain stronghold, until that scholar entered my life. He taught me passion and promised to marry me, but on our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire clan. “I can't bring myself to kill you,” he said, then imprisoned me deep in the palace and let his concubines torment me. That night, I faked my death and escaped, only to discover a blood-written letter in his secret pass 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Giving your heart and soul in love will only result in heartbreak in the end. 😢😢

17. 217 九 The Nine-Lived Cat Girl 九命猫女 Herbs药草Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I'm a nine-lived cat woman, and the people of my clan were slaughtered to the last by the Kingdom of Shuo. After being reborn several times, the King of Shuo came to cherish me above all else. But he doesn't know that our love across three lifetimes is all for the sake of settling one lifetime's score. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 218 相 Love's Ashes 相思烬 Mo Fei墨非Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, I poisoned the nuptial wine. The Crown Prince drained his cup with a smile, then suddenly grabbed me by the nape. “So even the Shen family's legitimate daughter resorts to such despicable tricks?” I looked at the black blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and smiled. “Your Highness is mistaken. I'm treating the poison. What you have is ‘Love's End,’ from the Western Regions.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 219 青 My Childhood Sweetheart, the Crown Prince, Was Lured Away by an Enemy Princess 青梅竹马的太子夫君，被敌国公主勾跑了 Clouds Unknown不知雲雲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted My childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince husband Rong Yu, knocked me off my horse with a spear, its sharp tip aimed at my throat. He used that familiar red-tasseled spear to warn me to stay away from the exotic beauty he had just brought back. Only then did I understand the saying from those romance stories: a beautiful beginning can end in heartbreak. But I'm no delicate young lady who'll hide in her room and cry. I'll return the favor with that spear, then go back to the frontier where I belong. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 220 错 Jade in Error 错玉 A Bu阿布Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book for seven years, I married the second male lead, Pei Yue, and had his child. We lived in perfect harmony, and I thought my life was complete. Then I was kidnapped, and Prince Jun whispered mockingly in my ear, “Do you know it was your beloved husband who sent you to my bed?” I refused to believe him. But when I fought my way home, I found Pei Yue had married my divorced half-sister. His once-cold eyes now brimmed with tenderness, as if a dream he'd cherished for 5Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 221 芙 Lotus Ashes: Blood on the Emperor's Pillow 芙蓉烬：帝王枕上血 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted That year, the flames of Longhu Stronghold lit up half the sky. He stood amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, clad in a dragon robe stained red. I wore my phoenix crown and bridal robes, only to become a caged bird in his palace. “Have you ever hated me?” he asked, stroking my face, his eyes filled with an obsession that would not fade. I laughed through my tears. I only hated myself. He killed my entire family, yet I couldn't bring myself to take revenge. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 222 镇 The Duke of Zhen's Divorce Decree Made Me Empress 镇国公一纸休书，我当上了皇后 Meow Meow Meow喵了个喵Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I'm a pomegranate spirit. To repay a debt of gratitude, I married a great hero. He guarded the frontier, while I spent four years as a wife in name only. I never imagined he'd send me a divorce letter for the sake of his love rival. “Help me marry her, or I'll have no choice but to divorce you.” But as soon as he said those words, the green tea schemer turned on him, leaving him disgraced and ruined on his return to the capital. With the blood from my heart in my hand, I smiled as I watched him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 223 骄 The Ashes of Passion: A Calamity of Mortal Life 骄欢烬浮生劫 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted “You once picked a spring blossom for me, then pushed me into the flames with your own hands.” I was the most spoiled legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in the capital. The day we first met, he was dressed in white as pristine as snow, his sword flashing like moonlight as he rescued me from danger in the streets. At his words, “I love you,” I starved myself to resist an arranged marriage, insisting I would marry no one else. But on our wedding night, he coldly left me alone, then gripped my 1Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 224 我 I Gave the Demon Lord My Whole Heart, but One Tear from His White Moonlight Means More 我对魔尊掏心掏肺，不如白月光一滴眼泪 Eating Corn Every Day每天吃玉米Xianxia11k WordsCompleted I stood by Xie Yan through the hardest time of his life. Yet he repeatedly disregarded my feelings for the sake of his first love. I endured it because I loved him. Until he cut the vine core from my little brother to save her life. Only when my little brother’s soul was utterly destroyed in my arms did I realize I had been wrong. But I couldn’t avenge him. Because I was dying. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 225 重 After Being Reborn, I Ditched My Love-Brained Self 重生后我丢掉了恋爱脑 Fusang扶桑Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted While gathering herbs in the mountains, I saved a handsome young man who was on the brink of death. He said the only way to repay me for saving his life was to give himself to me, so he became my husband. But less than half a month after our wedding, he disappeared. Later, my village was destroyed, and I was imprisoned, tortured, and killed. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the moment just before I was about to leave to gather herbs. I promptly set down my basket, but I never expec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 226 重 After Being Reborn, I’m Done Pretending 重生后，我不装了 Ranran冉冉Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted At seventeen, I married Xie Wei, just as I had always wished. But I had stolen this marriage from the woman he loved most. Then, during the palace coup, I was struck down by a rain of arrows. He rushed toward me without a thought for his own safety, as if he wanted to die with me. At last, I was certain: he loved me. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 227 若 If We Meet Again as We Were, We Should Be Strangers 若如初见应不识 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted I am Zhu Qingzhao, the most honored empress of the Great Yin dynasty, and the most ridiculous laughingstock in all the land. My childhood sweetheart, the emperor, treated me like dirt. He personally banished me to the Cold Palace and allowed his new empress to carve out my heart and lungs. Yet the chief minister, the man I called “Elder Brother,” had hidden his feelings for me for twenty years. As I lay dying, he murmured, “Qingzhao, let me take you away.” The world calls me a wicked woman who m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 228 冷 The Abandoned Empress of the Cold Palace Is Done 冷宫废后不干了 Pear Blossom Cat梨花猫Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I rose to the height of power, only to be tricked into the Cold Palace, suffer a miscarriage, and lose my memory? When I woke, I discovered that my rival in love was weeping and begging forgiveness, my mother-in-law was kneeling and pleading for mercy, and the scoundrel emperor was sobbing as he admitted his mistakes. I pretend to have amnesia and act fragile, watching them panic and grovel as I carefully plot my every move, all for the day I settle the score! Now that I’ve claimed the throne, w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 229 我 I Courted the Sixth Prince Nine Times, and Died Tragically Every Time 我攻略六皇子九次，九次惨死 Tree Tree树树Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted To awaken the Seventh Prince, the one I love, I stood atop the highest watchtower in the imperial city. The Sixth Prince told me his shadow guards had secured the area, so I had nothing to worry about. But he didn’t know that moments later, the rebels would set fire to the powder magazine beneath the tower, turning this magnificent palace into a sea of flames... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 230 我 What We Have Is No Coincidence 我们之间不是偶然 Qi Meng齐梦Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted Love spoken aloud is still love, and so are the feelings kept secret. From the moment we met, our story was never a coincidence. "Mutual Wounds" Like snow-capped mountains and a long street, we melt away when the sun rises. Some feelings are doomed from the start, and some people are destined to part from the moment they meet. “Niannian, haven’t you always wondered how your dad died?” Li Nian always thought the Ji family was her and her mother’s salvation from a life of hardship. She never knew 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This first volume is heartbreaking, short yet agonizing. The male lead is insane and captivating, and the relationship between him and the female lead is incredibly volatile. It's a masterpiece of tragic ending aesthetics. I felt terrible for days after finishing it. 👍

31. 231 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds

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    So good! So good! So good!!! Highly recommend, no spoilers. 🙅

32. 232 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.4kReads8.5Score29514d adds
33. 233 想 I Want to Pat You on the Shoulder 想拍拍你的肩膀 Leo利奥Modern Romance87k WordsCompleted [Athletic school heartthrob x Cool, sensitive girl] A three-second spark can be enough to make you love someone for three years, or even longer. Xu Lexin's first flutter of the heart: In front of everyone, he was the only one who praised her, even though she wasn't anyone special. Xu Lexin's second flutter of the heart: On a sweltering summer day, he called out to her to turn around. When she did, there he was, full of confidence and vigor. Xu Lexin's third flutter of the heart: He proudly showe 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After finishing this thirty-odd chapters of a campus romance novel, I felt a unique sense of calm mixed with regret and a sense of loss. The epilogue was also particularly realistic. (The story is now complete.)

34. 234 离 After My Divorce, I Saved the Other Woman 离婚后，我救了第三者 Mona Little Lisa蒙娜小丽莎10k WordsCompleted After My Divorce, I Saved the Other Woman 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a short story about the ways of the world: a domineering older cousin forces her younger cousin to divorce her husband, only to be cruelly abandoned when the mistress falls seriously ill. Karma comes around, and retribution comes too quickly…👍

35. 235 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 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds

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    The first book is incredibly sweet at the beginning, but becomes extremely heartbreaking later on; the second book is well-written, and although it's not particularly angsty while reading, it leaves you with a lingering sense of unease; the third book is a short tragic ending, which can be finished in ten minutes; the fourth book has an ending that's more of an OE, and it mainly focuses on tormenting the female lead, only starting to torment the male lead at the very end; the fifth book is extremely, extremely heartbreaking, you absolutely must read it!!!

36. 236 妓 Gisaeng 妓生 Shen Miaomiao沈淼淼Ancient RomanceCompleted When General Cheng Fei takes a wife, rumors sweep through all of Chang’an. But on the eve of the wedding, the woman he is supposed to marry dies. —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 237 上 The First Sword After Making It Ashore 上岸第一把剑 Tian Yucao田雨草Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The First Sword I Drew After Coming Ashore —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Extremely angsty novel!

38. 238 重 Only When We Reunited Did I Learn He’d Waited for Me All Through Our Youth 重逢才知，他等了我整个青春 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透18k WordsCompleted Only When We Met Again Did I Learn He Had Waited for Me All Through My Youth 73Reads—Score114d adds

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    The more heart-wrenching the beginning, the more doting the male lead becomes later, his pursuit of his wife goes all out!!!

39. 239 惊 Only When Love Cuts to the Bone Does Longing Finally Show 惊觉相思不露，原来只因入骨 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance868k WordsCompleted In Sifang City, there is a woman with a notoriously bad reputation: Sheng Xia. Men think she’ll sleep with anyone. Women think she’s shameless and promiscuous. But in truth, she simply fell in love with one person. For him, for the first time in her life, she resorted to the most despicable means. Five years into their marriage, she endured his sneers and emotional abuse. She risked her life for him again and again, yet still couldn’t earn so much as a second glance. “Yi Ye, is it really so hard 2.4kReads8.7Score23014d adds

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    The following books are all ones I've personally read, and I consider them to be "Better Than Good" (BE) stories. They're all very engaging, and also quite heart-wrenching. The first four, in particular, are exceptionally good.

40. 240 祁 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ Broad-Minded and Strong心宽体棒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8kReads8.8Score54714d adds
41. 241 她 She’s My Brother’s Girlfriend, and the One I Love Most 她是我兄弟的女友，也是我的最爱 Quiet Silence微黙6k WordsCompleted She’s my brother’s girlfriend, and the woman I love most —Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 242 来 The Magician from the Future 来自未来的魔术师 Quiet Silence微黙8k WordsCompleted The Magician from the Future 2Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 243 百 Happy Hundredth Birthday 百岁生日快乐 Chuan Shenyan川慎言8k WordsCompleted Happy 100th Birthday 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm easily moved to tears [Please follow me][Add to my bookshelf] 👍😢

44. 244 我 I Want a Complete Family 我想要个完整的家 Chuan Shenyan川慎言18k WordsCompleted I Want a Complete Family 62Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 245 校 Aftereffects of a Campus Romance 校园恋后遗症 Chuan Shenyan川慎言6k WordsCompleted The Aftereffects of a School Romance 27Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 246 深 Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history. 875Reads—Score10114d adds

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    "You poisonous woman!" He threw me to the ground. The blue bricks were cold, and my cheek pressed against the ground. I saw mud on his boots. He squatted down, his eyes bloodshot, like a caged beast enraged. He grabbed my chin, forcing me to look up at him. "What did Qingge do to you? Why did you poison her?" Poison. He thought I was the one who poisoned her. I opened my mouth, my throat dry, and finally only managed a cold laugh. 13

47. 247 如 When the Stars Fall in Full Bloom 如遇满星落 Nine Snowy Branches九枝雪Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted As the stars fall, everything is full. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 248 被 After My Fiancé’s Plot Left Me in a Vegetative State 被未婚夫谋害成为植物人后 He Xiayang河下洋7k WordsCompleted After my fiancé’s plot left me in a vegetative state 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Sad 😢😢😢😢

49. 249 不 The Cherry Tree That Didn’t Want to Be Forgotten 不想被遗忘的樱花树 He Xiayang河下洋Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Cherry Tree That Doesn't Want to Be Forgotten 2Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 250 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short and angsty!

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