Extremely Short, Extremely Angsty Stories 特短文章，特虐

1. 651 银 The Silver Bell Falls, and an Old Friend Is Lost Forever 银铃落，故人绝 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Silver Bell Falls, and an Old Friend Is Lost Forever 6Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 652 被 After a Scholar Divorced Me, I Married a Butcher and Had Twins 被秀才休后，我嫁屠户怀了双胞胎 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪10k WordsCompleted After the scholar divorced me, I married a butcher and became pregnant with twins 6Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 653 御 After My Face-Slapping Triumph in the Imperial Kitchen, I Became the Prince's Favorite 御膳房打脸后，我成了王爷心尖宠 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance378k WordsOngoing The Imperial Kitchens dare to bully Wen Caiqin, a cook in the Cold Palace? What a joke! She turns around and serves up a pot of incredible medicinal cuisine, leaving everyone in the Imperial Kitchens red-faced! A cold and aloof prince watches from the sidelines and falls for her on the spot, transforming into a devoted husband. Together, they reopen an old case and take on their enemies. From a disgraced minister’s daughter whom anyone could push around, she rises to become the prince’s one and 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 654 禇 Prince Chu, She Doesn't Want Your Heart Anymore 禇王，你的心她不要了 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Prince Chu, She Doesn't Want Your Heart Anymore 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 我 The Day I Married Someone Else, He Went Mad for Three Years 我嫁人的那天，他发疯了三年 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪16k WordsCompleted The Day I Got Married, He Went Mad for Three Years 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 656 八 August Wutong 八月梧桐 Jiang Muwen江暮闻Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends + unrequited love + tragic BE] She was his childhood friend, the girl he had loved since they were children, and the light of his life. Luo Yutong's notebook was filled with traces of her, but An Zishu never knew. Later, when An Zishu learned of his love, he had already left. Perhaps he had waited too long without ever hearing her say, “I love you.” He said, “An Zishu, in my next life, I’ll confess my feelings sooner.” He said, “I bet you’ll never know that I love you.” He sai 73Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   If you want something short yet intense, then these are the books for you!

7. 657 他 His First Words After His Triumphant Return: 'Make Way, the Lady Doctor Is Coming In' 他凯旋第一句：你让让，医女要进门 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted His First Words After Returning Victorious: Step Aside, the Female Doctor Is Coming In —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 658 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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   The secret crush is super sweet

9. 659 我 The Things I Threw Away, He Begged for Three Years 我丢掉的东西，他求了三年 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸12k WordsCompleted The Thing I Threw Away, He Begged for Three Years 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 660 花 The Flowers Bloomed 花，开了 AhriiiTwo Male Leads55k WordsCompleted If not for that glass of “Glacier,” he would never have inexplicably walked toward him. If he had never met Chen Ji, he would probably still be shrouded in darkness, unable to believe that anyone in this world could truly love him. An Yi is the top seller in this part of town, a butterfly dancing on the edge of taboo, dazzling yet elusive. Chen Ji, a spotless top student, is like a little deer lost in forbidden territory. He has stepped into more than this absurd place: he has also entered An Y —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 661 我 My Dream Man Is a Special Forces Soldier 我的男神是特种兵 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Dream Guy Is a Special Forces Soldier 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There seem to be more people reading short stories lately, these are some good ones.

12. 662 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.6kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
13. 663 属 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 243Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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    [Dual Male Leads, Tragic Ending] Nine chapters in total. The male lead suffers from depression due to his mother's control and is further oppressed by his teacher, making even contact with the person he likes extremely cautious. The person he likes is a doctor who helplessly watches him die before her eyes.

14. 664 休 One Letter of Divorce, and Xiao Lang Became a Stranger 休书一封，从此萧郎是路人 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸11k WordsCompleted One Letter of Divorce, and From Then On, Xiao Lang Is Just a Stranger 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 665 灵 Ling'er, You've Stolen My Soul 灵儿，你把我的魂勾走了。 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉13k WordsCompleted Ling'er, you've stolen my heart. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 666 重 After Being Reborn, I Turned the Tyrant into a Lunatic 重生后，我把暴君熬成了疯批 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Drove the Tyrant Mad —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 667 你 You Are My Treasure, Jizhong 你是我的冀中宝 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted A kingfisher named Hua'er happened to meet a hawk and followed it on travels far and wide. In the rainforest, they encountered pitcher plants, piranhas, and snakes everywhere. In winter, Hua'er froze stiff, and the hawk did everything it could to save her. And so their journey of love began... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 668 盛 A Midsummer Farewell 盛夏的【告别】 The One Waiting for the Wind等风的人Modern Romance41k WordsCompleted We met in the height of summer, and said goodbye in the height of summer. The greatest love I had for you lies buried in those years of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Do you have any regrets? I don't think I do, because I was happy. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They fell deeply in love the year they met, and were helpless when they parted ways.

19. 669 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5kReads9.1Score362Shelves

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    Such a heart-wrenching love story! The ending was so painful! I'm so sad and heartbroken [crying][crying]

20. 670 炮 Branded for Life: The Commander Kneels Night After Night, Begging Me to Embroider His Shadow 炮烙余生：都督他夜夜跪求我绣影 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸11k WordsCompleted The Rest of My Life, Branded by the Torture Stake: The Commander Begs Me on His Knees Every Night to Embroider His Shadow —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 671 认 Knowing You Was the Mistake of My Life 认识你是我此生的错 Weary Bird Jie倦鸟颉Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Meeting you was the mistake of my life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 672 他 He Wore His Knees Raw, Yet Still Never Saw Me Turn Back 他跪断了膝盖，也没等到我回头 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪10k WordsCompleted He Knelt Until His Knees Were Ruined, Yet Still Never Saw Me Turn Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 673 重 Reborn, I Took My Revenge with a Vengeance 重生后我疯狂复仇 Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术6k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Took Vicious Revenge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every single one is... Well, I recommend saving them.

24. 674 哑 The Mute Empress Returns: She'll Make Him Regret It Night After Night 哑后归来：要他夜夜悔断肠 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted The Mute Empress Returns: She'll Make Him Regret It Every Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 675 老 Smoke From the Old Kitchen, Peace Year After Year 老屋炊烟，岁岁平安 Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术8k WordsCompleted Smoke rises from the old house's kitchen. May every year bring peace and safety. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 676 冷 After Losing Their Child in the Cold Palace, He Cried Himself Blind in the Snow 冷宫丧子后，他在雪地里哭瞎了眼 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪23k WordsCompleted After Losing His Child in the Cold Palace, He Cried Himself Blind in the Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 677 他 He Said He’d Be Back by Daybreak 他说天亮了就回来 Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术6k WordsCompleted He said he'd be back by dawn —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 678 被 After They Framed Me as Impure, I Slaughtered the Whole Family Myself 被诬陷不洁后，我亲手屠了满门 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After I Was Falsely Accused of Being Unchaste, I Slaughtered the Entire Family with My Own Hands —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 租 A Strange Rental Adventure! 租房奇遇！ Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术11k WordsCompleted A Strange Encounter While Renting! —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 680 锦 The Zither's Shattered Strings 锦瑟裂 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Zither Strings Snap 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 681 合 The Secret of My Male Roommate 合租男同事的秘密 Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术6k WordsCompleted The Secret of My Male Coworker and Roommate —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 682 宁 Ningning in My Arms 宁宁入怀 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪10k WordsCompleted Ning Ning in His Arms 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 683 顶 The Boss's Favor: My Workplace Life Takes a Turn 顶层偏:爱我的职场反转人生 Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术8k WordsCompleted Top Floor: A Career Reversal, Loving Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 684 薄 Goodbye Forever, Brother Bo 薄哥哥，再也不见了 Bunny Pillow兔兔抱枕Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking] When she learned she had only a year to live, Bo Qingyuan fled, escaping the hell Bo Muchao had kept her in for six years. She was an unwanted extra, taken in when the Bo family adopted Bo Yinyin. For five years, she served as a bone marrow donor for Bo Yinyin. After Yinyin died, everyone called her a murderer and said she had to atone. Six years imprisoned, six years tormented. Surely she had paid for even the gravest sin by now? At the end of her life, she said, “Brother Bo, le 2.7kReads6.7Score223Shelves

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    These are really heartbreaking, you guys should check them out [I'm almost crying][I'm almost crying]

35. 685 晚 The Evening Breeze Mistakenly Scooped Up a Passing Soul 晚风误拾人间客 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪12k WordsCompleted The Evening Breeze Mistakenly Gathered a Wanderer from the Mortal World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 686 老 The Eyes in the Crack of the Old House Door 老宅门缝里的眼睛 Escape Is Also an Art逃离也是一种艺术13k WordsCompleted Eyes Watching Through a Crack in the Old House's Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 687 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
38. 688 他 His White Moonlight Is My Black Moonlight 他的白月光，是我的黑月光 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪25k WordsCompleted His One True Love Is the Woman I Hate Most 129Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 689 渎 Blaspheming Buddha 渎佛 A Pot of Wine for Meritorious Deeds勋业一壶酒Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A bewitching woman who tempers her sharp edges and sinks into ruin alongside him x a Buddhist who casts off his cassock and descends into the mortal world The fateful entanglement between Gou Ting, a Buddhist disciple, and Bai Yue, a temptress from the Hehuan Sect, is utterly overturned when he is reborn. He returns to the past bearing memories etched into his bones, determined to sever their ill-fated bond. But she, her soul reborn across two lifetimes, quietly rewrites her destiny and keeps he 194Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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    Extremely short, extremely angsty, extremely painful

40. 690 死 After Faking My Death, Madman Fu Is Losing His Mind 死遁后，疯批傅总要疯了 River Maple Can't Paint Fishing Lights江枫难绘渔火9k WordsCompleted After Faking My Death, the Unhinged CEO Fu Went Crazy 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books, one about wife abuse and the other about husband abuse [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

41. 691 我 I Died on the Day the College Entrance Exam Ended 我死了，在高考结束当天 You Little Rascal淘气的你Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted I Died on the Day the College Entrance Exams Ended 434Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The novel is particularly angsty.

42. 692 我 After I Left, the CEO Completely Panicked 我离开后，女总裁彻底慌了 River Maple Can't Paint Fishing Lights江枫难绘渔火9k WordsCompleted After I left, the female CEO completely panicked. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 693 战 The God of War Falls: His Wife-to-Be Wants to Marry Her Childhood Sweetheart 战神陨落：妻主要娶小竹马 You Little Rascal淘气的你14k WordsCompleted The God of War Falls: His Wife Insists on Marrying Her Childhood Sweetheart 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 694 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking but not physically abusive, short stories

45. 695 就 Even If This Love Disappeared from the World 就算这份爱恋从世界上消失 Tuo Qiu Wen托秋问Modern Romance65k WordsCompleted All the love in this world, gathered in twelve short stories. Even if that love disappears from the world, it once burned our souls with fierce heat. "Seven Days" "Because of Daishan" "Remember to Translate It Twice" "A Sea Hidden in My Heart" "He Just Doesn't Like You" "Even Their Names Are a Perfect Match" "Pain So Bad I Can't Breathe" "Spring Never Comes" "Oh, the Mist" "A Missing Heartbeat" "I Hear Poetry in the Mist" "Forty-Two Years" 25Reads7.9Score104Shelves
46. 696 重 Reborn, I Refused to Climb the Mountain, and the Buddhist Prince Regretted It 重生后我不上山，佛子后悔了 You Little Rascal淘气的你Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Refuse to Go Up the Mountain, and the Buddhist Heir Regrets It 359Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 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'm saying these books absolutely have to be on the list. If you like angst, go for them! I've read all of these, so go for it! [Crying emoji]

48. 698 你 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 236Reads8.8Score111Shelves
49. 699 全 My Whole Family Are Occult Masters, While I'm Just a Lazy Fish 全家玄门大佬，而我咸鱼一条 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Female-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted Everyone in My Family Is a Master of the Mystical Arts, but I'm Just a Lazybones 49Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 700 攻 I Stayed After the Conquest Succeeded, and I Regretted It 攻略成功后留下来，我后悔了 You Little Rascal淘气的你Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted I Stayed After the Successful Conquest, and Now I Regret It 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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