High-Quality Angsty Stories That’ll Make You Cry Nonstop!! 高质量虐文 虐的哭的停不下来那种！！

1. 1 快 Quick Transmigration: The Dark Moonlight Villainess Makes the Male Lead Cry Again 快穿黑月光：女配又把男主虐哭了 Osmanthus Boughs明桂别枝Modern Romance699k WordsCompleted [Not a revenge fantasy] Every novel world has a female supporting character who causes trouble at every turn. Qian Tao nervously takes the place of these supporting characters and follows the plot. But why do the male leads end up yearning for her, only to fall to their knees and beg her to forgive them?! #With no man in your heart, your sword becomes divine# #The male leads fall for the heroine, then chase after her and regret everything# [Professional supporting actress, working on the job] A 2.4kReads9.0Score20614d adds

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   Whenever you mention angst-filled novels, this one is a must-mention. It's incredibly good; when I finished reading the first world, I truly experienced what it means to be heartbroken. I haven't finished the remaining three books yet, but overall they're pretty good too. The second book might tell a different story and be a bit longer.

2. 2 全 The Whole World Thinks I’m Madly in Love with Him 全世界都以为我爱惨了他 The World Remains as It Was江山如故Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone thought Xi An was hopelessly in love with Jiang Yan. Even Jiang Yan believed it. Whenever someone asked, she answered without hesitation: “I like him. He’s the one I like most...” But Jiang Yan said, “We can date, An’an, but you can’t ask for too much or be too greedy. I could never marry you.” And then Jiang Yan’s eyes were bloodshot, his face twisted with anger and hurt. “Who did you take me for? Huh? Who are you looking at through me? I tried so hard to please you, to fit your ta 815Reads8.3Score10014d adds
3. 3 女 Supporting Actress's Wish Fulfillment Plan 女配还愿计划 New Clothes Are Better Than Old衣不如新Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted Jiang Ying, a terrorist with antisocial personality disorder, encounters a quick transmigration System and travels through three thousand worlds, fulfilling the wishes of female supporting characters who died unjustly. At the end of the world, someone is waiting. 243Reads8.9Score—14d adds
4. 4 猎 Time to Hunt: The Tragic Novel's Heroine Awakens 猎杀时刻，虐文女主觉醒之后 Cat Eats Meat Buns猫吃肉包Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Green tea scheming + love-triangle chaos + punishing scumbags + genuine regret and redemption + strategy] There’s a pitiable creature in this world called the tragic-romance heroine. She’s abused in body and soul by scumbag men and wicked women, only to be forced into a happy ending in the end. Ever since Lin You took on commissions to help tragic-romance heroines escape their fates, she’d been running wild through one tragic romance after another. Some regretted everything: “I’m sorry. Please 886Reads9.0Score10014d adds
5. 5 清 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 70Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   Here it comes! Xuanle is here to save every book-starved reader! 🥳 ① Liu Shisan's early life was full of hardships; he lost everything. ② Two male leads. Because his father, the emperor, slaughtered Yan Wuqing's city, Yan Wuqing humiliated Yun Yang in every way. In the end, Yun Yang died of illness, "The waning moon shines slightly cool on the night; it's just another old dream." Read on to find out more, hehe 😝

6. 6 王 The Prince's Cold and Stern Little Shadow Guard 王爷的冷冽小暗卫 Zhuo Ling濯泠Two Male Leads266k WordsCompleted [Secret Love Turns to True Love, Happy Ending] [Warning: Extremely frequent physical abuse. If that's not your thing, do not read!] Shen Xi'an fell in love with his master many, many years ago, starting with a single unforgettable glimpse. But when they met again, their statuses were worlds apart, and there was no longer the slightest chance for them to be together. Before coming to Huo Ran's side, Shen Xi'an had already given up on his life, even on living itself. Huo Ran gave him a reason to l 3.4kReads9.0Score33414d adds
7. 7 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
8. 8 媚 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted 262Reads9.5Score4214d adds

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   These books are absolutely high quality! Each one is so heartbreaking. The first one, about Li Qingfeng, really made me cry my eyes out; it was just so incredibly frustrating. These characters are all incredibly tear-jerking; I could cry myself to sleep!

9. 9 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 865Reads9.5Score19914d adds
10. 10 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds
11. 11 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
12. 12 余 For the Rest of My Life, Loving You Is My Illness 余生，爱你成疾 Ji Xiaonuan季小暖Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted Eleven years ago, Lu Tingchen promised that Su Nian would be the only woman in his life. Eleven years later, he had become the powerful president of the Lu Corporation, surrounded by countless beautiful women. She was nothing but his gravely ill, worn-out wife, forced to watch him fool around outside their marriage for three years. When his mistress got pregnant and moved into their home, Su Nian became the clingy nuisance everyone accused of refusing to divorce him. “Lu Tingchen, you said I wou 289Reads6.6Score10114d adds
13. 13 爆 Explosive! The Undercover Big Shot Has Fallen for Me 爆！卧底大佬他沦陷了 Spring Returns Beneath the Trees林下又见春Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted [BE] [BE] [BE] [Undercover police officer in Myanmar × genius doctor with a split personality] [No arguments, misunderstandings, or groveling] [Both leads are devoted only to each other] Myanmar, a rainy night, Guanyuan. A muffled thud came from the backyard. She saw him and glanced over without a trace of emotion. “Disgusting. Throw him out.” Lu Chen froze, then hurriedly spoke up. “I have money. Lots of money.” Su Qingyan stopped and glanced back at the man on the ground. “Take him inside.” .. 150Reads—Score10414d adds

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    This one! It's a tragic story, all about faith above all else. Whether it's the main couple or the side couples, it's incredibly heart-wrenching.

14. 14 割 Letting Go 割愛 A Little Bad One一只歹Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    This book is incredibly disheartening. My heart was broken from the first chapter to the last. 😢 A hidden gem, low ratings for a new book, but I highly recommend it if you like tragic endings!

15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: Livestreaming Every Day 快穿之每天都在直播 I Really Don't Know How to Do This Problem我真的不会做这题Modern Romance220k WordsOngoing One-line summary: After I died, everyone started loving me. Shen Fengqian died. But not completely. He was bound to a System of unknown origin. The System told him to livestream as he helped those who had offered up their souls clear their names. “Because of interference from outsiders and outside forces, many small worlds have developed abnormally. People who should have had happy endings have died unjustly in all sorts of ways, replaced by those who never deserved their success.” “Misundersto 4.8kReads9.5Score45614d adds

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    Whether it helps with weight loss or not, it definitely damages the liver.

16. 16 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds

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    Each book is incredibly heart-wrenching and not suitable to be read together. I recommend reading them separately. They are truly exceptionally painful. The first, third, and fourth books are about sexual assault; the second is about family; and the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth are about love.

17. 17 第 The Twelfth Second 第十二秒 SunnessMystery274k WordsCompleted Nine years ago, she vanished without a trace while pregnant, leaving him only one clue: an eleven-second phone call to his police station, and a longing she never got to express. Nine years later, a strange warning call and two photographs of her set ablaze the longing he had buried for so long. As the police investigate and he makes inquiries of his own, a flood of astonishing secrets and buried memories comes to light. Through layer upon layer of mist, her face gradually emerges... Once, t 4.8kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds
18. 18 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
19. 19 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 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    These are books with hundreds of thousands of readers, and I heard they've made many people cry. The angst I've read before haven't made me cry, so I found these two to try. I haven't read them yet, but they should be good.

20. 20 我 We've All Swum Through Rivers of Tears 我们都在泪河里游过泳 North Half River北半川Modern Romance128k WordsOngoing When I was six, my father abandoned my mother and me. From then on, the two of us depended on each other and lived a lonely, difficult life. That same year, Nan Chuan came into my life and stayed by my side through all my younger years. In my darkest hour, Nan Chuan came toward me, bringing light. Just when I thought I would be happy forever, Nan Chuan left me. He left me with nothing but pain. My story with Nan Chuan wasn't extraordinary, but it hurt so much I felt like I was dying. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book will absolutely make you cry your eyes out; youth is so painful.

21. 21 世 There Is No Her in This World Anymore 世间再无她 Dreaming Drunk on Black Coffee清咖醉梦Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + obsessive love + the groveling ex’s road to redemption] “Bo Sihan, please believe me. I didn’t do it. I didn’t kill Xia Wei.” Wen Yan kneels and begs him, but the man kicks her away. “Get out!” To avenge the woman he loves, he personally sends Wen Yan to prison for five years. With red-rimmed eyes, Wen Yan asks him, “If you learn the truth one day, will you regret what you’ve done today?” He answers furiously, “Even if you die, I’ll never regret it!” But the moment Bo Sihan le 7.6kReads6.7Score17514d adds

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    "She's Gone," "The Most Heartless Are the Royals," "Imprisoned Love," "Bone-Deep Affection," "Mr. Li, Your Wife Doesn't Deserve Death," "Mr. Zhan, Please Stop Torturing Her, Your Wife is Innocent."

22. 22 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
23. 23 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.1kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
24. 24 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds
25. 25 战 Lord Zhan, Stop Torturing Her! Your Wife Was Framed 战爷别虐了，夫人她是被冤枉的 October Is Not Cold Yet十月未凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation of the same name is now streaming] [Physical and emotional torment + obsessive imprisonment + reborn] “Zhan Sihan, don’t kneel in front of my daughter’s grave and sully her path to reincarnation.” A conspiracy sent Yun Xi tumbling from heaven into hell. The man she loved branded her unchaste, and her child became a bastard reviled by everyone. For her daughter’s sake, she struggled and fought back in the abyss, only to have her legs broken and suffer a miscarriage. It 9.1kReads8.9Score66814d adds
26. 26 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.2kReads9.1Score50414d adds

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    The first book I'd call "yyds" (a slang term for something ridiculous or overly sentimental). The second book is somewhat like coming-of-age melodrama. The third book is purely for the sake of being angsty, and the worlds seemed a bit disjointed when I was reading it.

27. 27 女 Female-Dominant Quick Transmigration: Blazing Beauty Across the Nine Heavens 女尊快穿之灼华九霄 You Are Heaven's Chosen One汝乃天骄Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing This is a very angsty story… This is a very angsty story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world, where the male and female leads both transmigrate… Reject her now, then chase her through the flames of hell! Choose carefully. If you enter the wrong pit, all that's left is tragedy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 焰 A Flicker of Fireworks 焰火微生 Sweet Bookworm甜中书Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst novel, angst, angst, angst, angst, angst novel, angst novel, angst 654Reads—Score10414d adds

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    [Abusive Romance • Both Characters are Pure • Unrequited Love][Wealthy Family + Exiled Heiress in Disgrace] • Kindness without power is bullied by evil. — Luo Weisheng and Song Yanzhi were friends for nearly twenty years, during which she secretly loved him for ten. She happily married him, but a year later, she lost her friendship and loved ones, jumping into the river. After losing her memory, she still couldn't escape her fate and fell in love with Song Yanzhi again. The night she was framed, miscarried, divorced, and ran away was the day he was sweetly engaged to someone else. If possible, she wanted to disappear forever and never see Song Yanzhi again. But the gears of fate always pushed her back to his side. Later, he pressed her relentlessly: "Luo Weisheng, give me a child and I'll let you go."

29. 29 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    This was originally a tragic novel.

30. 30 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5.7kReads8.9Score59914d adds

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31. 31 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
32. 32 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Got Together with the Villainous Big Shot 穿书后我搞到了反派大佬 Little Huo小火子Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted Nan Chu transmigrated into a melodramatic, cheesy romance novel as the vicious supporting female character. She fought tooth and nail over a man, only to meet a grisly end with not a single part of her body left intact. NO! Now that she was here, the leads could be as melodramatic as they liked. She just wanted to focus on her studies and career, then lounge around in piles of money like a big shot. But why had the plot gone so far off the rails that even its own mother wouldn't recognize it? Ma 735Reads9.2Score10714d adds

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    This is one of the few angst-filled novels on my bookshelf, but in this one, the system is causing trouble, the female lead is rebelling, and she even manages to fool the system. It's a story about a real and a fake heiress; the female lead is a fake heiress and ends up back at her biological parents' house. My heart ached while reading it 💕

33. 33 养 Raising a Little Brother to Be a Star 养个弟弟当明星 Exclusive@Private专属@私人Modern Romance572k WordsCompleted He is Song Wei, the entertainment industry’s top-tier star, but to her, he’s just the sweet younger boy next door who sings beautifully, looks handsome, and loves following her around. Wow, Song’s got a new song out! “Sis, you get to hear the demo first.” Wow, the couple’s necklaces he’s endorsing! I’m buying one! “Sis, I got you one of the necklaces I’m endorsing.” Wait, that photo? Does Song have a girlfriend? Who’s he smiling at so tenderly? “Look closely. That’s your hem in the picture.” 3kReads9.4Score33914d adds

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    Ignore the title and the brief description, just watch it yourself. There's no exaggerated family background, the plot is very reasonable and doesn't feel fake, it's very comfortable to watch, and the female lead's appearance is like a ray of light. You'll come back and thank me after watching it 😏

34. 34 恶 The Villainess's Handbook to Becoming Irresistible 恶女万人迷修炼手册 My Surname Is Luo我姓罗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ruan Xinxuan. A peaceful heart, a graceful presence that blooms on its own. Different men call for different ways of getting along. There will be 1v1 pairings at different stages. An alluring villainess adored by everyone, with a certain... recurring guest. If it's not for you, please click away. Thanks for your support!! 37Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    The story is a heart-wrenching, agonizing romance that will leave you in tears. But the author rewards you with a completely new worldview and a transformed version of yourself, filled with incredibly diverse and advanced worlds.

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