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. 251 情 Deep in Love, Yet Unaware 情深且不知 Fusu扶苏Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance] He was the man who killed my father, and I hated him with all my heart. In the end, I discovered I had hated the wrong person. The daughter of a bandit chief happened to save a scholar, and from then on, she gave him her heart. But her wedding night became the night her family was slaughtered. Her beloved, once the person closest to her, had become her father's killer! He was an emperor, cold and indifferent. He unexpectedly fell in love with her, yet could only push her further 86Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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   Wuwuwuwu ~ I have no strength to cry anymore [cry] [cry]

2. 252 西 Spring Grief in the Western Palace: Whose Heart Has Fate’s Splendor Left Cold? 西宫春怨：命途繁锦冷了谁人心 Fu Su, Wen Leng扶酥、问冷Ancient Romance74k WordsCompleted The sorrowful women who emerged from behind the beaded curtains wept for all they longed for but could never have, all they begged for but could never reach. Their tears smudged their makeup and aged their faces. Year after year, their silk brocades faded, until they hardened like cocoons and their hearts turned to ash… The palace walls were red, richer than the last glow of sunset. Deep courtyards could never lock away the breeze from a maiden’s round fan. Women carried so much sorrow. Beneath 33Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 红 The Lotus Fragrance Fades in Autumn 1 红藕香残玉簟秋1 Jenny the Brutal Hammer暴锤者珍妮Ancient Romance124k WordsCompleted [Addictive sweet-and-angsty historical romance + political intrigue + dramatic twists + an emperor’s love + past and present lives + mad, devoted hero] Yuan Jiu was born in the Heavenly Prison and has been plagued by nightmares since birth. In her dreams, there is always a dashing young man racing through a raging inferno. He gallops toward her, murderous intent surging from him, and a three-foot sword pierces her chest. She has died countless times in her dreams, yet she has never been able to 170Reads7.9Score—Shelves
4. 254 爱 Love Is the Eighty-One Trials: Ten Stories of Love-Struck Souls 爱情就是「九九八十一难」：十个为爱痴狂的故事 Ask the Cold问冷Modern Romance74k WordsCompleted [Anthology stories + women's psychology + women's growth] A woman's world isn't made up of love alone, but the ups and downs of love and relationships between men and women have never left women alone. It's like a nightmare, laying traps along every path that doesn't go smoothly, waiting for those consumed by love to step into thin air and fall. Every time a foolish woman wakes from a nightmare, she realizes that life is short, and loving too deeply hurts the most. When all is said and done, a w 3Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 拿 Loving You with My Life: 20 Fated Romances That Break Your Heart 拿命爱你：20段痛到心碎的宿命虐恋 Moss on Green Tiles青瓦苔Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted [Love and hate intertwined + beautiful yet tragic heroine + palace intrigue + historical romance + heart-wrenching love + short stories] The world turns and tumbles, while the histories of old hold up a mirror. So many beauties once had their hearts broken over a promise, only to become tragic ballads of a turbulent age. From Chen Ajiao, kept in a gilded cage, to the incomparable Xishi; from Wang Yourong, a wife who weathered hardship alongside her husband, to Feng Xiaolian, whose allure lasted 24Reads8.1Score—Shelves
6. 256 黎 The Future of Dawn 黎明未来 Jing Yi竟乙Modern Romance46k WordsCompleted Shen Muqing got into the high school of her dreams, and her high school life has finally begun. By a twist of fate, she becomes the class vice monitor. It's time to shed the label of a hothouse flower protected by her parents and show what she can do! But then a bullying incident breaks out in her class. Her classmate Yang Xinyu is cruelly targeted by rich kid Xie Zhehui. Shen Muqing decides to step in, hoping to turn things around and achieve the first milestone in her personal growth during hi 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The regret and loss of youth, campus mystery and suspense, read their stories in 4 hours

7. 257 相 Longing Cannot Dispel Sorrow 相思不解愁 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [College campus + unrequited love + love that can’t be returned + depression] Xu Shijie secretly loved Lin Mengying, but when she didn’t return his feelings, he transferred his affections to Chen Miaohan. Treated as a stand-in, Chen Miaohan grew despondent and took her own life for love. Xu Zhi styled himself a ladies’ man, falling for one person after another, but ended up all alone. Beware of thieves, fires, and best friends: Li Meiqi specialized in stealing her friends’ love interests, and en 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I cried to death, tortured to the point of breaking my heart, from beginning to end.

8. 258 忘 All the Love in My Heart Is Gone 忘尽心中情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + unrequited love + secret crush + playboy turns over a new leaf] This is the sequel to my work, A Longing Beyond Sorrow. Xu Shijie visits Jintai Temple to pray for Chen Miaohan’s departed soul. There, he meets Lin Mengying again, now recovered from depression, and also runs into Chen Miaohan’s younger sister, Chen Miaoying. Their story will continue… Lin Mengying is still hopelessly in love with Xu Shijie, but her love remains unreturned. Xu Zhi wanders through one relationship 15Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 对 A Bet on Love 对赌爱情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh 14Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 吹 Shattering the Moonlight Over Half the River 吹碎半江月 Lin Zhui林追Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted [Bad Ending / Two Female Leads] Two young women from different backgrounds, yet they end up on the same path. A feudal society, arranged marriages, and no right to make their own choices. All of it is like a stack of death warrants, hastening their decline. They are both lucky and unlucky. Lucky, because they become each other's light; unlucky, because they cannot change their fate. But the ending is beautiful. At least they are together. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sunrise and sunset have nothing to do with them.

11. 261 恰 Just Like Your Sorrow 恰似你的忧伤 Fish Lantern Su鱼灯苏Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Much Like Your Sorrow 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Crying] [Crying] I cried to death after watching the ending, and I couldn't get out of it for a long time... One day, when your beard has faded, when my hair is thin, when all the love has fallen, we will wait until we meet again, and we can finally be together across the world.

12. 262 送 A Little Red Flower for You 送你一朵小红花 Fish Lantern Su鱼灯苏13k WordsCompleted A Little Red Flower for You 9Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 327Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are three reasons why you must read "Butterfly Shadow Returns", a novel about abuse in the Republic of China: First, there is no vicious female partner, no misunderstanding, all tragedies are caused by the torrent of the times and the mistakes of the world, the whole process is logical, and there is no bloody cruelty for the sake of abuse; second, the heroine Lin Die'er is gentle but not weak, and she still has a strong character after half her life. She is not a dodder character who can be manipulated, and she has a sense of power in the abuse; Third, the ending is not forced to be a happy ending, and the open-ended BE is full of blank space. There is no belated atonement, no reunion, and the stamina lasts for several days, making it difficult to calm down to the extreme. For readers who prefer the BE aesthetics of the Republic of China, this book is definitely a treasure. [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

14. 264 以 In the Name of Love 以爱之名义 Iron Tree Pear Blossom铁树梨花Modern RomanceCompleted In the Name of Love —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is also a book (Ex-Wife, Run Slowly) with the ending.

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