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

1. 51 宫 After the Palace-Intrigue Novel Ended, the Empress Went Off to Cultivate Immortality 宫斗文完结后，皇后娘娘修仙去了 Little Sheep Number One小羊一号10k WordsCompleted After the Palace Intrigue Novel Ended, the Empress Went Off to Cultivate Immortality 415Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 追 A Grand Gesture to Win Her Back? Forget It, I’m Sending You Straight to the Crematorium! 追娘火葬场？抱歉直接火葬场吧！ Little Sheep Number One小羊一号9k WordsCompleted Chasing Her After Losing Her? Sorry, Let's Just Bury Her! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 720Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 弟 My Younger Brother Insists We Switch Sexes 弟弟执意要和我交换性别 Little Sheep Number One小羊一号10k WordsCompleted My Younger Brother Insists We Swap Genders 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 终 I Finally Became Like Him, But I Don’t Want to Repeat the Past 终于活成他的样子，但我不想重蹈覆辙 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted I finally became just like him, but I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. 711Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 我 I Became the Dad of a CEO Romance’s Heroine 我成了霸总文女主他爸 Little Sheep Number One小羊一号9k WordsCompleted I Became the Dad of the CEO Romance Novel's Heroine 2.4kReads—Score134Shelves
8. 58 一 The Fantastic Interstellar Voyage of an Ordinary Young Man 一个三无青年的奇幻星航 The Strategist策略派Sci-Fi & Apocalypse364k WordsOngoing [Interstellar, post-apocalyptic, high martial arts, decisive and ruthless, wild imagination] Welcome to the future! Before the 25th anniversary of the end of the Intelligence War in 2099. Qin Qi is invited to a cafe by a phone call. And so begins an interstellar transmigration… This book brings together storytelling, knowledge, and philosophical insight. Perhaps it can keep you company through every season of the year. [With this book, I honor those I love and those who love me.] 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, angst-filled novel, recommended.

9. 59 我 Our Entire Class Transmigrated to the Cultivation World 我们全班都穿越到了修仙界 Little Sheep Number One小羊一号9k WordsCompleted Our Entire Class Transmigrated to the Cultivation World 52Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 重 Reborn and Fed the White Lotus Widow Eight Fertility Pills 重生给白莲花遗孀喂了八胎丸 Little Sheep Number One小羊一号Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Fed the White Lotus Widow Eight Fetal Pills 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 女 After My Girlfriend Broke Up with Me, She Introduced Me to Her Best Friend 女友提出分手后，竟介绍闺蜜给我 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After my girlfriend breaks up with me, she actually introduces me to her best friend. 672Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 误 Wandering into Yuwa Village, I Carried Away a Shadow Too Dark to Speak Of 误入榆洼村，烙下不可轻易言说的阴影 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Strayed into Yuwa Village and Was Left with a Shadow I Could Hardly Speak Of 48Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 美 A Beauty Shouts from a Cave on a Deserted Island: I'm Your Rib! 美女在荒岛洞内喊：我是你的肋骨！ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A beauty cries out from inside a cave on a deserted island: “I’m your rib!” 272Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 126Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 我 I Sent My Girlfriend to Prison Myself, Then Brought 997 Withered Jasmine Flowers When I Visited 我亲手送女友入狱，探监带上九百九十七朵枯茉莉 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I sent my girlfriend to prison with my own hands. When I visited her, I brought 997 withered jasmine flowers. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 他 He Died the Year I Loved Him Most 他死在了我最爱他的那一年 No Saving Me没救Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted He died in the year I loved him most 24Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A story that can be read in half an hour, but it's very heart-wrenching. The male lead dies in the year the female lead loves him the most.

17. 67 气 I Drove Away My Dutiful Wife to Win Over a Beauty, but the Ending Was Beyond My Expectations 气走老实原配讨好美人，最终下场远超预料 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted She drove away her honest, devoted wife to curry favor with a beauty, only to meet an ending far worse than anyone expected. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 让 Have Her Pretend to Be a Rich Heiress's Girlfriend? Winning Five Million Is Nothing 让她假扮千金女友，中奖五百万不值一提 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She pretended to be a rich heiress’s boyfriend, and winning five million was no big deal. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 她 After Her Eighth Proposal, I Left to the Sound of Her Singing 她求婚八次后，我在她的歌声中离开 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted After she proposed eight times, I left to the sound of her singing. 110Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 初 My First Love Faces Off Against an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 初恋大战AI美女，我该怎么办啊 The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted My First Love Is Going Head-to-Head with an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 44Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 美 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 158Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 我 I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself 我太喜欢你了，我控制不了自己 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 暗 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 79Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 她 She Wanted a Divorce, So I Granted It. Now She Regrets It 她想要离婚我成全她，她却后悔了 Mysterious Clouds of Xiguan西关的玄云12k WordsCompleted She Wanted a Divorce, So I Let Her Go. Then She Regretted It 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not bad [thumbs up][thumbs up], it's beautiful in a word.

25. 75 清 Plain Congee 清粥 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Cool, restrained and eccentric hero x sweet, gentle heroine] [Sweet romance and healing + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple] 1 All the girls at Jincheng No. 1 High School knew that Ji Chensheng from Class 6 was handsome and abstinent, but as cold as ice in the dead of winter. As time passed, he became an untouchable flower on a high peak in everyone’s eyes. Then one day during PE class, someone secretly peeked through the back window and saw the boy who was distant and aloof w 5kReads9.3Score536Shelves

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    It has a happy ending, the sweet parts are really sweet, and the angst-filled parts made me cry so much [crying][crying][crying]. I recommended this book to my roommate, and we cried together. It's really, really worth reading; I finished it in one day.

26. 76 与 I Shared a Rental with a Rich Heiress, and She Regretted It After I Moved Out 与千金小姐合租，我搬出去她后悔了 Mysterious Clouds of Xiguan西关的玄云20k WordsCompleted I Shared a Rental with a Rich Heiress. After I Moved Out, She Regretted It 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 我 I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé 11.7kReads—Score108Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, with frequent laughs, and it's a great watch.

28. 78 老 My Wife Cheated with an Intern, So I Asked for a Divorce, and She Regretted It 老婆出轨了实习生，我提出离婚，她后悔了 Mysterious Clouds of Xiguan西关的玄云22k WordsCompleted My Wife Cheated with an Intern. I Asked for a Divorce, and She Regretted It 167Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 躺 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
30. 80 五 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss’s Brother 五百块租来的男友，是我老板的哥哥 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss's Older Brother 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 81 权 No One Can Escape My Powerful Brother’s Obsessive Love 权臣哥哥的疯爱无人能逃 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted No one can escape the mad love of the powerful minister’s older brother 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 愿 May You Ride This Horse and Come to Me Night After Night 愿君骑此马，日日踏夜来 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted May you ride this horse and come by night, day after day 594Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 天 The Sky Is Falling! I Woke Up with My Mentor’s Precious Son Beside Me 天塌了！一觉醒来身边躺着导师的宝贝儿子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted The sky’s falling! I woke up to find my advisor’s precious son lying beside me 279Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 84 我 My Years at a State-Owned Enterprise 我在国企那些年 Mysterious Clouds of Xiguan西关的玄云9k WordsCompleted My Years at a State-Owned Enterprise 4Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Win Over the Unhinged Villain 穿书后我把疯批大反派给攻略了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After I transmigrated into a book, I won over the unhinged villain 168Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 抢 You Stole My Betrothal Token? No One Can Stop My Fiancé When He Loses It 抢我定亲信物？我未婚夫疯起来谁都拦不住 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Trying to steal my betrothal token? Once my fiancé snaps, no one can stop him. 143Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 逗 Just Kidding 逗你玩儿 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted The sky that year. He was the dark cloud that lingered in Yu Ning’s heart, gloomy and oppressive, impossible to escape. Yu Ning was the gentle breeze he longed to chase, impossible to touch and impossible to hold on to. “Yu Ning, did you ever really like me, even just a little?” “Never.” He fell silent, smiling faintly, his heart pierced with pain. If only that summer, he hadn’t been so cruel and hateful, personally pushing her into the abyss and coldly watching her struggle with all her might. 7.5kReads9.0Score732Shelves

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    It's here! It's here! Absolutely 100% heart-wrenching! I stayed up all night reading several books, and it made me cry buckets. The aftereffects are incredible, definitely on point!

38. 88 穿 A Furnace’s Self-Cultivation After Transmigrating into a Book: First, Turn the Client into a Lovesick Fool 穿书炉鼎的自我修养：先把甲方熬成恋爱脑 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Transmigrator’s Guide to Being a Human Cauldron: First, Turn Your Client into a Lovesick Fool 33Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 买 The Furnace I Bought Is Obedient Yet Wild, and Dual Cultivation Boosts My Power 买来的炉鼎又乖又野，双修还能涨修为 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted The human cauldron I bought is both obedient and wild, and dual cultivation can even boost my cultivation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 攻 The Targets of My Affection Fell Apart After I Died 攻略对象们在我死后崩溃了 Wind风11k WordsCompleted I was born into a mission world, and the System assigned me four male leads. If I could win over just one of them, I would be resurrected in my original world, where I had died in a car accident. But I failed to win over any of the four male leads. Because they had all fallen for the heroine of this world. So each one of them hurled cruel words at me and told me to die. In the end, after my mission failed, I took my own life and left. When they saw my body, they completely broke down. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all quite heart-wrenching.

41. 91 追 I Chased His Buddy for Half a Year Before Realizing He Was Right Behind Me 追他哥们大半年，才发现正主在身后 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After Chasing His Buddy for Half a Year, I Finally Realized the One I Wanted Was Right Behind Me 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 92 盛 A Golden Age Just as You Wished 盛世如你所愿 Liu Wujin刘无今Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted May the golden age unfold just as you wished. 1.6kReads—Score117Shelves
43. 93 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 23.1kReads—Score993Shelves
44. 94 不 After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Crazy 不要他的臭钱后，那个高傲的王爷他疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Mad 9Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 禁 The Chaste Senior Sister’s Epic Fail 禁欲师姐翻车记 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Abstinent Senior Sister’s Plans Go Awry —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 96 我 After I Died, My Farewell Video Drove the Movie Emperor to Collapse 我死后，诀别视频让影帝崩溃了 W Rivers and LakesW江河湖海11k WordsCompleted After I died, my farewell video drove the movie emperor to the brink of collapse. 451Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 好 I Wish I Could Love You Forever 好想一直爱你 Cat of the Cappuccino卡布奇诺的猫12k WordsCompleted With my life running out, I started giving up on everything. I left the noisy big city and returned to a small town. According to a neighbor, the town police handle all kinds of requests. The locals can go to them for anything, even collecting and burying the dead. I'm afraid I'll suddenly go to sleep one day and never wake up, with no one to arrange my funeral. 15.3kReads—Score317Shelves
48. 98 听 I Took My Mother-in-Law's Advice and Got a Little Lover, Only to Find He Was One of Us 听婆婆的话养了个小情人，结果是自己人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & RomanceCompleted I took my mother-in-law's advice and kept a little lover, only to find out he was one of our own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 高 The Untouchable Young Master Shen Was Won Over by a Cabbage Like Me 高岭之花沈公子，被我一颗白菜拱了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The aloof Mr. Shen, the untouchable flower on the high peak, was snapped up by a cabbage like me. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 一 A Lifetime Facing the Evening 一生向晚 Yun Xi l云曦lModern Romance39k WordsCompleted Lin Weiran once loved someone so deeply that she was left with nothing and her heart turned to ashes. Only on the day she finally became his wife did Lin Weiran fully understand that she had already lost this marriage before it even began. Later, Qi Xiangwan drove her family to ruin and left her with nothing. To win back the woman he loved, Lin Weiran was treated as a bargaining chip and handed over to another man. But only when she vanished from his world completely did Qi Xiangwan finally wake 54Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    This is my list of short, heart-wrenching novels. I've already watched them all and am planning to watch them a second time; they're all incredibly moving and make me cry. [Crying]

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