Short Angsty Novels with a Massive Emotional Aftershock!!! 短篇虐文，后劲贼大！！！

1. 601 备 A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up with This! 备胎？老子不伺候了！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A Backup Plan? I'm Done Putting Up With This! 393Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 602 玉 Jade Shattered in the Forbidden City 玉碎紫禁城 Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Jade Shattered in the Forbidden City —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 603 她 After She Cheated, She Lost the Love of Her Life Forever 她出轨后永失所爱 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted After She Cheated, She Lost the One She Loved Forever 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The "Chasing-Husband to the Crematorium" series: Short, classic, and highly-rated stories 💕💕

4. 604 痴 A Lovesick Playboy Meets a Heartless Good Girl 痴情浪子遇见绝情乖乖女 Hello Soda哈喽汽水6k WordsCompleted A Lovestruck Rogue Meets an Ice-Cold Good Girl 3.9kReads—Score100Shelves

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   The male lead is head over heels in love with the female lead, but the female lead hates him from beginning to end. (Beat ending)

5. 605 落 After Awakening from a Fall into the Water, My Top-Tier Dad Spoils Me Rotten 落水觉醒后，顶级大佬爹宠我上天 Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了7k WordsCompleted After awakening from a fall into the water, I’m spoiled rotten by my top-tier powerhouse dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 606 你 You Chose Your First Love, So I Let You Go on the Spot (Late Love Won't Save You) 你选白月光，我当场成全（晚情不渡） King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted You chose your first love, so I let you have him right then and there (Late Love Finds No Ferry). 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 痴 The Foolish Princess Awakened After Falling into the Water, and the Tyrant Cherished Her Above All 痴傻嫡公主落水觉醒，从此被暴君捧在心尖 Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The foolish legitimate princess awakens after falling into the water, and from then on, the tyrant cherishes her above all else —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 608 既 If You Love Your First Love So Much, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Gone? 既爱白月光，我走了你哭啥？ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted If you love your first love so much, why are you crying now that I've left? 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 609 桐 The Paper Effigy at Tongmu Funeral Parlor Holds a Twenty-Year-Old Blood Case 桐木义庄的白纸人，藏着二十年血案 Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了8k WordsCompleted The white paper figures in the Tongmu funeral home conceal a bloody case from twenty years ago —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 610 你 You Turned Away, So I Learned Not to Love You! 你选择转身，我学会不爱！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You chose to walk away, so I learned how not to love you! 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 611 为 I Bet My Entire Clan on Him, Yet He Sentenced Us All to Death 为他赌上全族，他却赐我满门死罪 Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted I wagered my entire clan on him, but he sentenced every one of us to death —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 612 浅 A Brief Marriage 浅婚衍衍 Shui Zheer水折耳Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted The first time Yan Yu saw Lu Yan, he was lying in bed, on the verge of death, and she was about to donate her bone marrow to him. The second time they met, she said, “I’ll donate, but will you marry me?” The media called her vicious, accused her of taking advantage of him, and said she had broken up Third Young Master Lu and his childhood sweetheart. Some said she didn’t know her place, that a poor, fat girl was delusional to think she could marry into a wealthy family. Lu Yan said coldly, “Yan 1.3kReads8.4Score142Shelves

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    This book is really heartbreaking, especially the part where the female lead and the male lead's twin brother are lovers. The older brother died, and she met her younger brother and took him as a substitute for her older brother. The series of events that followed were really heartbreaking, especially when the female lead was pregnant with her second child and was locked at home, not allowed to go out, and her mother-in-law forced her to do so. She accidentally miscarried...

13. 613 爱 Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Comes Home 爱不期许，良人不归 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love Makes No Promises, and My Beloved Never Came Back 147Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 614 梅 When Plum Blossoms Fall on Snow, We Hide Our Blades: Extra Stories 梅雪落时，与君藏锋（番外） Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted When Plum Blossoms Fall in the Snow, We Hide Our Blades Together (Bonus Chapters) —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 615 妻 My Wife Insisted on Staying with Her First Love, So I Buried Our Marriage with My Own Hands 妻子执意陪白月光，我亲手埋葬了婚姻 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My wife insisted on staying by her first love's side, so I buried our marriage with my own hands. 6.6kReads—Score122Shelves
16. 616 我 I Bet My Entire Clan on Him, Yet He Sentenced Us All to Death 我为他赌上全族，他却赐我满门死罪 Let Them Through, Here They Come让让出来了Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted I wagered my entire clan on him, but he sentenced every one of us to death —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 617 妻 My Wife's Secret Text Messages 妻子的秘密短信 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted My Wife's Secret Text Messages 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 618 离 After My Divorce, My Three Secret Identities Rocked Beijing's Elite Circle 离婚后，我的三重马甲炸翻京圈 No Extra Hour Tonight今晚不加钟11k WordsCompleted After My Divorce, My Three Secret Identities Set the Capital’s Elite Circles Ablaze —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I read both of them.

19. 619 中 After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave with Nothing! 中奖后，妻女逼我净身出户！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After I Won the Lottery, My Wife and Daughter Forced Me to Leave With Nothing! 249Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 620 退 At the Broken Engagement Banquet, Everyone Begged Me to Stay 退婚宴上，全场求我别走 No Extra Hour Tonight今晚不加钟13k WordsCompleted At the Broken Engagement Banquet, Everyone Begged Me to Stay 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 621 爱 Love Isn't Gentle, and I Won't Lick My Wounds 爱不温柔，我不舔舐伤口 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Love isn't gentle, and I won't lick my wounds. 436Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 622 我 I, the Fated Master Diviner, Am Destined for Everything! 我，天命大算师，哪哪都是命！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted I Am the Great Diviner of Destiny, and Everything Is Fated! 64Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 623 浮 A Life Exchanged: She Died, I Became Her, and I Lost Her Too 浮生换：她死了，我成为了她，也失去了她 Gui Li Gui Hua归里姽婳27k WordsCompleted Trading a Fleeting Life: She Died, I Became Her, and Lost Her Too 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 624 带 Reborn with Hundreds of Millions in Cash, They Panicked! 带着亿万现金重生，他们慌了！ King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted Reborn with Hundreds of Millions in Cash, They Panic! 54Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 成 After Becoming Everyone's Least Favorite, I Only Want to Die 成为团厌后，我一心求死 Cool Breeze凉风13k WordsCompleted When I was seven, my parents were taken from me in a deliberately staged car accident. My brother hardened his heart and sent me to an orphanage, ignoring my cries. He said, "Zhaozhao, it's too dangerous for you to stay with me. Once I've settled everything, I'll come take you home." My brother didn't know that he had sent me to a cruel orphanage, where I struggled desperately and tried to die many times. But I felt sorry for my brother. If I died, he would be sad. That thought was what kept me 492Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every single one is heartbreaking! In the first book, the female lead's brother has a new sister. He clearly loves his own sister and is protecting the female lead, but he treats his adopted sister better than his biological sister. Even after the female lead dies, he doesn't blame her. Books 2, 5, 6, and 8 are all youth romance novels, about people who are destined to meet but not to be together. In books 3 and 4, the female lead dies, and only then does the male lead realize his true feelings. In book 7, the male lead is a narcotics officer who remains forever in Yunnan, while the female lead marries someone else…

26. 626 继 After My Stepfather Tore Up My College Acceptance Letter, I Laughed 继父撕我录取通知书后，我笑了 King Revolver左轮王22k WordsCompleted After my stepfather tore up my college acceptance letter, I smiled 49Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 627 攻 I Killed Myself in the Eighteenth Year of Winning Over the Male Leads 攻略男主们的第十八年，我自杀了 Qiao Doesn't Eat乔不吃11k WordsCompleted In my eighteenth year after transmigrating with a mission to win people over, I chose to kill myself. I'm so useless that I failed to win over even one of the three male leads. They all fell in love with the heroine instead. Now I just want to get back to my original world as soon as possible, so I can die alongside my parents. But they thought I was putting on an act to make them feel sorry for me. In the end, I died just as they wanted, without a body left intact. But they went mad with grief 333Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 对 I'm Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 对不起，我曾经深爱你 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted I’m Sorry, I Once Loved You Deeply 6.5kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 629 婚 Marriage Is a Shattered Reflection 婚姻如破碎的镜像 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Marriage is like a shattered mirror 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 630 画 The Unfinished Painting 画未完 Soy Milk, No Sugar, Please豆浆不加糖谢谢9k WordsCompleted Unfinished Painting —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A BL (Boys' Love) angst novel, so angsty it'll make your liver hurt.

31. 631 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score159Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching, so heartbreaking it'll break your heart. I cried so many times and still can't get over it. You absolutely shouldn't miss it. 🍉🤦🥺 ① The male lead's sister died saving the female lead. He blames her, tormented by a mix of love and hate. Right after her abortion, he forces her to attend social events. In the end, he marries someone else, and the female lead, suffering from severe depression, commits suicide by jumping off a building! [Fear] 😢😢 ② For six years of marriage, he only used her and played along, all for the sake of one day bringing down the Zhou family! In her most miserable moment, he threatened to leave her with nothing, refusing even the 800,000 yuan for her surgery. Only at the very end did he discover that her father had been guarding that dirty secret for the sake of the Ji family, while he himself had orchestrated her family's destruction! When he finally found her, she was nothing more than a corpse six weeks pregnant…

32. 632 魂 Haunting My Dreams 魂牵梦萦 When You Think of Home当君怀归日Modern Romance797k WordsCompleted He was the moon in the heavens, hanging high and bright. She thought she could carefully guard this secret seed of love and keep it from sprouting, but day after day spent together had allowed it to grow into a towering tree. When her love became bone-deep and impossible to suppress, she had no choice but to reach out and bring the divine one down to earth. 8.7kReads9.1Score631Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching, so heartbreaking it'll break your heart. I cried so many times and still can't get over it. You absolutely shouldn't miss it. [Eating popcorn][Facepalm][Feeling wronged] ① The male lead's sister died saving the female lead. The male lead blames her, tormenting her with a mix of love and hate. Right after her abortion, he forces her to attend social events. In the end, the male lead marries someone else, and the female lead, suffering from severe depression, commits suicide by jumping off a building! [Fear][Crying][Crying] ② For six years of marriage, he only used her and played along, all for the sake of one day bringing down the Zhou family! During her most miserable time, he threatened to leave her with nothing, refusing even the 800,000 yuan for her surgery. Only at the very end did he discover that her father had been guarding that dirty secret for the sake of the Ji family, while he himself had orchestrated her family's destruction! When he finally found her, she was nothing more than a corpse six weeks pregnant…

33. 633 雪 King of the Snowfields: True to the World and True to You 雪域之王，不负人间不负卿 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪Historical12k WordsCompleted King of the Snowlands, true to the world and true to you 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes an incredibly heart-wrenching little story!

34. 634 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 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    She fell in love with Pei Xiuyan at first sight on a snowy day when she was seven. Now, at nineteen, on another snowy day this year, she and Pei Xiuyan are separated by the pain of losing her child and the hatred of having her father killed. From then on, love faded with the wind, and hatred froze in her heart like ice. "Ye Chuyan, if you dare to die, I will kill Bai Zhi and all the women of the Ye family to be buried with you!!" "Yes, I want to drink the medicine. I want to live to atone for my sins. I should have thought that I would pay the price when I married Pei Xiuyan. I deserve to suffer this torment in a living hell."

35. 635 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really heartbreaking.

36. 636 清 When the Qingming Butterfly Returns, I Think of You Year After Year 清明蝶归，岁岁念卿 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪9k WordsCompleted The Butterfly Returns at Qingming, Year after Year I Think of You 12Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 637 尘 Warmth Amid the Ashes 尘途烬暖 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪17k WordsCompleted Warm Ashes Along the Dusty Road 22Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 638 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 639 婆 A Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law's Feud 婆媳仇 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law is a champion at double standards. When her own daughter sleeps until midmorning, she's "blessed." When I get up ten minutes late, I'm a "lazy daughter-in-law." My husband is the ultimate "dutiful son," and his catchphrase is always, "My mom has it so hard." 5.4kReads—Score243Shelves

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    "You still have the nerve to talk back?" Old Mrs. Zhao jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), pointing her finger at her nose. "If you can't cook, what kind of man are you going to marry? In the Zhao family, we marry women to live a practical life, not to worship ancestors! If you can't handle the food, get out!"

40. 640 别 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急，我在等 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 641 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 996Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 642 半 Half a Spring Embroidery, Half a Lifetime Longing for You 半剪绣春，半生念君 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪10k WordsCompleted Half-Finished Spring Embroidery, a Lifetime Missing You 7Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 643 雪 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 644 大 Burying My Youth in the Dadu River 大渡河水葬青春 Bamboo Heart Reflecting Snow竹心映雪9k WordsCompleted Youth Buried in the Dadu River 19Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 645 未 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 646 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 647 她 The Day She Deleted the Video 她删掉视频那天 YuZhi欲zhiMarriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day She Deleted the Video 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book! Most people in real life have experiences very similar to the female protagonist's. Postpartum depression, childhood trauma, a lifetime of dampness, a lifelong fatal problem. These things can't completely disappear, but they can heal themselves little by little.

48. 648 暖 The Bedwarmer's Reward 暖床有功 Hope of Cape Verde佛得角之望9k WordsCompleted A Reward for Keeping the Bed Warm 32.4kReads—Score673Shelves

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    Tired of reading angst-filled novels? Try this sweet and romantic masterpiece for a change!

49. 649 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short story is amazing, incredibly good, and has a tragic ending.

50. 650 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 10kReads8.9Score695Shelves

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    If you like angst, this is for you. It's so heart-wrenching, I cried until 4 a. M. [Crying][crying][crying]

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