Heartbreaking Novels That Will Make You Cry 特别虐，泪点高的小说

1. 1 替 The Substitute 替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted Substitute 860Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine breaks away

2. 2 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Died in Battle, and the Enemy Prince Forced Me to Bear His Child 竹马战死，敌国王爷逼我生子 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted [Female general + God of War prince + Powerful rivals + Imprisonment and torment + Angsty romance + Subjugation and counterattack + Revenge and corruption + Silver dragon awakening + Childbirth] “Chu Yuan, if you don’t kill me, one day I’ll kill you!” Jiang Li is a battle-hardened female general of Liang, but after her fiancé dies in battle, she becomes a prisoner of Chu Yuan, the enemy nation’s God of War. He breaks her proud spirit, shackles her hands and feet in iron chains, and even erases h 66Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 姐 After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Substitute 姐姐瘫痪后，我成了她替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Replacement 72Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 亡 The Captured Crown Princess of a Fallen Kingdom Becomes the New Emperor's Prisoner 亡国长公主被俘，沦为新君阶下囚 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted The official ending is a sad one! The bonus chapters give readers the second male lead taking the hero’s place and a happy ending! [The male lead is an extremely deranged, obsessive, and possessive man early on, and he abuses the heroine! If you can’t handle that as a heroine fan, don’t read!] [Stubborn, determined princess of a fallen kingdom + ruthless, deranged new emperor] [Tragic romance + possessive coercion + forced love + imprisonment of body and heart + fictional setting] The heroine ha 6.7kReads8.2Score437Shelves

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   Gaga! Death-defying! Abuse the body and mind! Abuse the heroine!

5. 5 误 I Wandered into a Forbidden Zone and Caught the Eye of a Top Criminal 误入禁区，被顶级暴徒盯上后 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted Tragic romance, aching bitterness, extreme emotional push and pull, violent beauty [Northern Myanmar] [Extreme angst] [A cage] [The depths of hell] (PS: If you don't want this to hurt your liver, stay away!!) /Foreign top-tier thug vs. delicate Chinese-descended palanquin bearer for a Buddha statue/ Male lead: unhinged thug + born bad + cold-blooded + coercive love + relentless entanglement Female lead: cool exterior + resilient heart + self-redemption + descent into ruin In a private shrine 52Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   Recommended, super nice

6. 6 借 Staying at My Best Friend’s Place, I Catch Her Underworld Uncle’s Eye 借住闺蜜家，被她的黑道小叔看上 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Forbidden love] [Age gap] [Domineering CEO] [Obsessive] She was a quiet, guarded child who endured far too much at an age when she should have had no worries. Perhaps her fate had been marked by sorrow from the very moment she was born. An impoverished family, a belief that boys mattered more than girls, and a broken childhood. She should never have met Lu Siyao. Then she would never have become entangled with her uncle. The age gap of more than ten years, the gossip, and society’s judgment wer 14.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
7. 7 偏 My Possessive Uncle's Stayover Trap: He Loses Control and Begs Me to Stay 偏执小舅借住陷阱：失控求我留下 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [12-year age gap + forbidden romance]+ [Groveling pursuit]+ [Tortured love] [Underworld kingpin + scheming + unhinged + coercive love] [Cool beauty + playing dumb to catch the tiger + striking at the root] (The full story is slow-paced and warm, not melodramatic: 70% angst, 30% sweetness.) On a rainy night, the entire Xia family was slaughtered. Following her grandfather's instructions, 15-year-old Xia Chu was sent to the Fu family in Beicheng. When she first met Fu Zhanting, his gaze was cold, 220Reads6.8Score—Shelves
8. 8 离 After the Divorce, My Contract Ex-Husband Completely Lost Control 离婚后契约前夫彻底失了控 Only Remembering Then只道当时Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Takes Down the Scum + Love Grows Over Time + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Regretful Chase] Shen Yue is Gu Jingshen's wife in a marriage of convenience. She has been with him for over a year, believing that if she devoted herself to him, got up early every day to make him a delicious breakfast, and took good care of his family, she could warm his heart. But in the end, she still lost to the woman he had always loved. The moment she sees the divorce p 40Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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   This book is very calming, but makes me cry.

9. 9 到 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 5.1kReads8.5Score241Shelves

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   Fu Zongxian and Pei Shiyu came out to be beaten

10. 10 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 4.2kReads8.9Score289Shelves
11. 11 撩 Don’t Run After Flirting, the Yandere CEO Can’t Take It 撩完别跑，病娇霸总受不了 Sparse Willow Leaves柳叶疏Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted College student Li Chenzhou has a daughter. For her sake, she has no choice but to become Mu Qianfan’s secret lover. Mu Qianfan hates her for having no shame, for loving money more than life, and, most of all, for her face. But when the truth comes to light, Mu Qianfan suddenly realizes he has been hating the wrong person all along. He wants to start over, only to discover there’s no turning back. 237Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Everyone in the book review section is crying, they can't stop crying. The male protagonist has congenital heart disease and has a great personality. The ending be

12. 12 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 4.9kReads9.1Score444Shelves

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    The first book is one that I must recommend when writing about abuse. I would like to call it yyds. The second book is another novel written by the author of the very popular "If There Were Fairy Tales in the Forest". I read it in a physical book a few years ago and it made me cry like a dog.

13. 13 他 He Is an Obsession Beyond This World 他是人间妄想 Tan Qi谈栖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted A bewitching heroine from the mortal world VS a gentle, scheming hero Three years later, she returned to Jincheng with a prestigious family background, a devoted lover, and a pair of adorable twins. Carrying a glass of wine, she smiled radiantly as she mingled at the banquet. But the moment she turned around, he pinned her behind an empty pillar. He was a dim star in the night sky, once the unattainable fantasy she could only gaze at from afar. Now he spoke fiercely in her ear: “You finally came 3.1kReads8.5Score264Shelves

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    High tears and fast pace

14. 14 你 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Little Sister Won't Listen妹妹不听话Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11.2kReads7.1Score435Shelves

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    Tomatoes are the best! The most relaxing! The male protagonist and male partner are divorced! The heroine didn't talk nonsense. The divorce announcement was trending for three days! The opening chapter is about abusing the female protagonist. The male protagonist did not touch the female protagonist for a year after getting married, and then turned off his phone to watch a green tea show. The female protagonist had a car accident, and immediately announced the divorce and disappeared from the world. The male protagonist was heartbroken! Heartbreaking! Chasing Wife Crematorium..

15. 15 岁 Pencil Marks Deep in the Years 岁月深处的铅笔痕 Fish Ball Garden鱼丸园8k WordsCompleted Pencil Marks Deep in the Years 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read it in a few minutes

16. 16 男 My Boyfriend Got Rich, Then Clung to Me Again, Even Though I Only Love the Rich 男友暴富后又黏上了嫌贫爱富的我 Fish Ball Garden鱼丸园9k WordsCompleted After my boyfriend struck it rich, he came back to cling to me, the gold digger who'd looked down on him for being poor. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 穿 A Ridiculous Story of Time Travel 穿越时空的狗血故事 Fish Ball Garden鱼丸园12k WordsCompleted A melodramatic tale of time travel 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 晚 Tales from the Late Tang 晚唐遗事 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Ancient Romance80k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as Huang Chao’s empress, Shen Shu has the script in hand and knows the brutal end awaiting him. She tries to find a glimmer of humanity in the man destined to be reviled for all eternity, in the narrow spaces between the cracks of history. Will she redeem him, conspire with him, or fall with him amid a romance stained red with blood? In the tyrant’s palm, she composes a doomed love song amid the flames of war. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The trajectory of his life was engraved in her heart. He started from Cao Mang, was crowned king in Chang'an, and finally died in Langhu Valley, his fate has not changed at all. Knowing that the journey home would be a desperate one, she always stayed by his side.

19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Devoted Supporting Male Lead Searched for Me for a Thousand Years, Veil in Hand 穿书后深情男配捧着头纱寻千年 Shu Shu姝纾Ancient Romance66k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Mutual devotion + Both leads are each other's first + Transmigrate into a book + System (everything the heroine does is voluntary, never forced) + Quick transmigration later on] Poetic version A red ribbon drifting in the evening breeze, A white veil hanging from a pear tree, A living person standing there, missing the one they love. Everything in the world changes with time, and memories grow faint and blurred. They cherish and protect their love for each other. It is not 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really sad, I recommend reading this book

20. 20 梦 Dreaming Back to the Beginning 梦回伊始 Crazy Little Tortoise疯狂小乌龟Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted A chief cardiac surgeon and a haughty heiress are forced into a marriage arranged by their families. Living together before the wedding, they go from constant clashes to gradually falling in love and standing by each other. But happiness never comes easily. Fate plays a cruel trick, and overnight she falls from heaven into hell. When she wakes from her dream, she learns that the man she loves and his rumored girlfriend are the ones truly in love, while she was merely a sacrifice to money and fam 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely cruel: The heroine, a daughter of a wealthy family, and the hero, the chief cardiac surgeon, have known each other since childhood. They are 6 years apart. When they grow up, they are forced into a family marriage and live together before marriage. The two dislike each other, and various conflicts escalate. The heroine is always made to cry by the hero and is packed home. The hero is forced to take him back again and again due to pressure from his parents. The days when they live together are funny and heartwarming, and they gradually fall in love with each other. However, fate plays a trick, and the heroine's identity is revealed. She transforms from a wealthy daughter to a Cinderella overnight. The three-month-old child in her belly is murdered by someone. When she wakes up from the dream, she learns the truth from the second heroine. She misunderstands that the hero has always only loved her. Identity, she became frustrated, lost everything overnight, suffered from severe depression, and almost died. She was later rescued by the second male lead who had fallen in love with her at first sight. The second male lead had a domineering, bohemian and overbearing personality, and became crazy because of love. In the end, the female protagonist learned that she had misunderstood the male protagonist, but was... The second male lead was imprisoned because of his crazy love, and he was so painful that he committed suicide. In the end, he and the male protagonist finally went in both directions. The male protagonist risked his life and finally fought against the mastermind behind the scenes. The bad guy was finally brought to justice, and the two lived happily together. It was funny in the early stage, sweet in the middle, sadistic in the later stage, and sweet in the end.

21. 21 罪 The Guilty Wife Can’t Escape 罪妻逃不掉 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance6.0M WordsOngoing After a car accident, she was declared the culprit, and Fu Yanchen personally sent her to prison. Three years behind bars left her timid and insecure, but Fu Yanchen still wouldn't let her go. He kept her imprisoned by his side and subjected her to endless torment. Eventually, she vanished without a trace. Only then did the man panic. 17.5kReads7.4Score683Shelves

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    Especially cruel. .

22. 22 偏 The Possessive Tycoon's Beloved: Madam, You Can't Escape 偏执大佬的心尖宠，夫人你逃不掉 Brush in Hand, Blushing Gently执笔染轻颜Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Muchen was blind to the truth and cast aside Huo Jingchuan, the man who loved her most. Then the man she loved most and the sister she trusted most betrayed her, leaving her to die at the hands of a cheating scumbag and his cruel mistress. Given a second life, she opens her eyes, tears apart the scheming woman, takes on the scumbag, and even flirts a little with her future husband. 403Reads6.6Score—Shelves
23. 23 八 Eight Lives of Tormented Love: Missing Each Other in Every Life 八世虐恋：世世错过 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Eight lifetimes of heartbreaking love, meeting only to miss each other time and again! Separated by the divide between immortals and demons and set against each other by their nations, they are left with a lifetime of regrets thanks to schemes and prejudice. In their eighth life, Su Qingyan, reborn to take revenge, joins forces with Xiao Che, a powerful regent, to break through the traps and bring corrupt officials to justice. Their story turns from a devastatingly tragic ending to a happy one, 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's too painful, too cruel and too annoying... I bet you can't see the finale😭😭😭eight reincarnations, but you miss it every time you meet. From a different path between immortals and demons to the righteousness of family and country, it is full of regrets. In the eighth life, they worked together to break the curse, finally achieved perfection, and ended their deep-seated sadomasochism.

24. 24 一 One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache! 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I will torture you, I will make you cry every minute [cry][cry][cry][cry]

25. 25 女 An Unmarried Older Daughter, Shunned by All 女大不嫁，众叛亲离 A Millennium-Old Fox Descends to the Mortal World千年的狐狸下凡了Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted This book is also known as “Husband’s Sister Still Unmarried, Younger Brother’s Wife Urges the Whole Family to Throw Her Out!” (I hope my novel can be adapted for film or television! For that reason, I’ve temporarily made an animated short video of about three minutes for each of the novel’s first ten chapters. Since the copyright won’t belong to me until twenty years from now, I’ve only made animations for the first ten chapters...) The main idea: In a family with many children, a son is like a 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Realistic essays

26. 26 我 Why Did I Walk into the Trap of Marriage? 我为什么会踏入婚姻的陷阱 A Millennium-Old Fox Descends to the Mortal World千年的狐狸下凡了14k WordsCompleted Why Did I Fall into the Trap of Marriage? —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 谢 Thank You, I Could Never Repay You in This Life 谢谢你，这辈子我还不起 The Bucket Holds No Water水桶不装水Modern Romance64k WordsCompleted [Slightly Angsty + Bad Ending] Before Su Yan was even born, her whole family’s debts had already been laid upon her shoulders. She never complained. She never regretted it. Thank you, senior. I’m sorry, senior. In this life, I’ll repay my debt. In the next, I’ll repay you. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    30 Chapters of short sad stories

28. 28 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 1kReads9.5Score222Shelves

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    This book is not just a love novel, it tells the story of an AIDS patient who is isolated and excluded, but still faces every day of his life optimistically. But in the end, Jiang Junxi still didn't say "I love you" to his girl in person. I was crying until the end.

29. 29 万 Love Through a Thousand Torments: A Collection of Tortured Romances 万劫情深：虐恋短篇集 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The bone-deep tenderness of concealing a terminal illness, the blood-curdling devotion of being bound as a substitute, a thousand-year obsession spanning the divide between life and death, and a battlefield farewell sealed by the flames of war... Every short story is a trial of love taken to its utmost extreme. They were once each other’s light, only to be ground to ash by fate. They spent the rest of their lives loving with all they had, yet it was never enough to overcome misunderstandings, pr 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sad sad sad sad sad sad sad

30. 30 独 Watching the Moon Alone: How Many Lifetimes Until We Find Fulfillment? 独望月：要过几世才能圆满 Sword-Sung Elegy剑吟挽歌Ancient Romance213k WordsOngoing [Both leads are faithful + alternate setting + reincarnation + male lead’s personality is a mystery box] [This story spans two lifetimes] First life: an insecure male lead and a gentle female lead. Second life: an ambitious ruler and a princess of a fallen kingdom. The woman he loved all his life accidentally killed him. To bring him back to life, she landed herself the lead role in a tragic romance spanning twelve lifetimes. (Misery for both leads, with sweet moments. Extremely sweet, but a bad —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all obsession, why don't you look back, see you in the next life

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