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

1. 1351 祁 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ Broad-Minded and Strong心宽体棒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he 8.2kReads8.8Score560Shelves

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   Waaaaah, this is the first time I've ever cried so hard while reading a tragic novel! It's so heartbreaking! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 The female lead's older sister died saving her, and due to her guilt and the male lead's abuse, she developed depression and schizophrenia. In the end, she jumped off a building in front of the male lead...

2. 1352 未 My Fiancé Made Me Kneel to Protect His Beloved. I Ran into the Flames and Rose to Become a Queen 未婚夫为护白月光让我下跪，我转身冲进火海逆袭成女王 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天7k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Made Me Kneel to Protect His One True Love. I Rushed Into the Flames and Rose to Become a Queen —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Freshly written short story, sweet, angsty, and thrilling—welcome to read!

3. 1353 毁 My Disfigured, Mute Wife Was Treated Like a Maid. She Turned Around and Ruined Her Jerk Husband's Reputation 毁容哑妻被当保姆使唤，她反手让渣男身败名裂 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天7k WordsCompleted Her disfigured, mute wife was treated like a servant, but she turned the tables and ruined the scumbag's reputation. —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1354 租 The Rent Is 1.8 Million. I'm Not Renewing the Lease. Now the Landlord Regrets It! 租金一百八十万，我不租了，房东后悔了！ Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天6k WordsCompleted The rent is 1.8 million. I'm not renting anymore. Now the landlord regrets it! —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1355 李 Li Jianguo Dared to Fire Me? I'll Show You the Fury of an Honest Man 李建国敢开我？让你试试老实人的愤怒 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天7k WordsCompleted Li Jianguo, you dare fire me? I'll show you what happens when you push an honest man too far! —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1356 囚 The Caged Oriole 囚莺 Free Cat自由的猫Ancient Romance127k WordsCompleted [Trash Male Lead] [Warlord in a Chaotic Era] [Manipulation and Exploitation] [Fair-Skinned Heroine] [Unyielding] [Self-Redemption] In the eyes of outsiders, Qiu Wanying was lucky to have won the marquis's favor. They thought her ancestors' graves must be glowing with good fortune, but no one knew the suffering in her heart. She had come from a peaceful era to a feudal dynasty. Under the rule of male patriarchy, women of this age were like dough for anyone to knead as they pleased. She resent 4.5kReads8.6Score262Shelves

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   It's sad. There is nothing but regret between them.

7. 1357 蛙 Frogs Are So Cute. Why Would You Hurt Me? 蛙蛙那么可爱，你为什么要伤害我？ Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天8k WordsCompleted Frogs are so adorable. Why would you hurt me? —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1358 重 Reborn as a Freshman, I Tore Apart the Class President's Four-Year Moral Blackmail 重生大一，我撕碎班长四年道德绑架 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天7k WordsCompleted Reborn as a college freshman, I tore apart the class monitor's four-year campaign of moral blackmail. —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1359 2 After Giving My Brother All 2.46 Million, I Turned Around and Took Over My Father-in-Law's Business Empire 246万全给弟弟后，我转身接手了岳父的商业帝国 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天8k WordsCompleted After Giving My Brother All 2.46 Million, I Turned Around and Took Over My Father-in-Law's Business Empire —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1360 老 My Boss Made a Secret Group Chat. I Added Just One Person, and They Were All Done For 老板私密建群，我只拉进一个人，他们全完了 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天6k WordsCompleted The Boss Started a Secret Group Chat. I Added Just One Person, and They Were All Finished 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1361 猪 I Was Raised in a Pigsty and Now Earn a Million a Year 猪圈里养出了百万年薪的我 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天9k WordsCompleted I Made a Million a Year Growing Up in a Pigsty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1362 你 You're Looking for a Female Best Friend? Sorry, I've Got a Male Backup Too 你找女闺蜜？不好意思，我也有男备胎 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天10k WordsCompleted You're looking for a female best friend? Sorry, I have a male backup too. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1363 全 After Everyone Betrayed Me, I Ruled the City 全员背叛后，我君临都市 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天9k WordsCompleted After everyone betrayed me, I ruled the city. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1364 魂 Soul Transmigration to 1998 魂穿1998 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天Urban298k WordsCompleted He lost his job, his girlfriend broke up with him, and the dejected Ye Chen drowned his sorrows in alcohol. When he woke up, he had transmigrated to 1998, into his own six-year-old body. From then on, the six-year-old had the experience of a thirty-five-year-old. This time, watch me turn things around and make a fortune of hundreds of billions! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1365 力 I Saved the Company, Then They Threw Me Away. So I Turned the Whole Company Upside Down 力挽狂澜却遭卸磨杀驴，我反手掀翻整个公司 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天11k WordsCompleted I turned the tide, only to be discarded once I was no longer useful. So I turned around and brought down the whole company. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1366 自 I Spent 2.8 Million of My Own Money on Bonuses and Got Reported, So I Cleaned House and Reached the Top 自掏280万发奖被举报后，我反手清空蛀虫登顶巅峰 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天10k WordsCompleted After I Spent 2.8 Million of My Own Money on Awards and Got Reported, I Turned Around, Purged the Leeches, and Rose to the Top 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1367 爽 Incredible! My Fiancée Conspired with My Best Friend, So I Inherited My Grandfather's Hundred-Billion Group 爽翻了！未婚妻勾结我最好兄弟，我继承外公千亿集团 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted This Is So Satisfying! My Fiancée Conspired with My Best Friend, So I Inherited My Grandfather's Hundred-Billion Group —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1368 我 The Female Executive I Met on a Blind Date Earns 9.6 Million a Year, Yet Says We Can't Have Sex After Marriage 我相亲的女高管年薪960万，却说婚后不能有性生活 Kindhearted Juan Shoutian好心好意的倦收天16k WordsCompleted The Female Executive I Was Set Up with Earns 9.6 Million a Year, but Says We Can't Have Sex After Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1369 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.6kReads8.9Score630Shelves
20. 1370 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves

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    Recommend!!!!!!

21. 1371 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 1372 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 1373 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 1374 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1375 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1376 桔 The Bellflower Is Not White 桔梗不白 Paris Is Pretending to Be Drunk巴黎在装醉Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Every moment spent near him was full of telltale slips. A performance called unrequited love is the hardest one to pull off. - (The male lead doesn't cheat. He appears as a ghost, hoping the heroine will finally give up on him and stop grieving. He also sacrifices his reputation so netizens will stop attacking her. If someone has to be swallowed up by public opinion, he wants it to be him. It's a self-destructive attempt to save her: he gives up his life and his good name, as long as she's all r 133Reads8.1Score105Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry] Waaaaah, these five angst-filled novels are the shortest and most heart-wrenching on the entire internet! The aftertaste is incredibly powerful! I cried so much I almost suffocated, [crying][crying] After reading them, I felt regret, helplessness, and unresolved feelings! Those with a high tear threshold can come and take on this challenge; I really want to reread them but I'm too scared to!

27. 1377 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1378 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 321Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I cried both times I read this book [crying][crying].

29. 1379 永 Half-Blood of the Eternal Night 永夜混血 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Eternal Night Half-Blood 38Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1380 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1381 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1382 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1383 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1384 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 287Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1385 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1386 巷 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1387 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 148Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1388 辞 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后，我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1389 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1390 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1391 年 Older Men!! A Ferrari Is Still a Ferrari, Even When It’s Old 年上！！法拉利老了依然是法拉利 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄16k WordsCompleted Older woman!! A Ferrari is still a Ferrari, even when it's old. 31.7kReads—Score471Shelves

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    Popular short story recommendation, over 500,000 readers, slightly angsty.

42. 1392 前 My Ex-Boyfriend’s Deadly Allure 前男友的致命诱惑 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生11k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend’s Deadly Allure 806Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1393 醉 I Got Drunk and Married the Campus Beauty 醉酒后，我和校花领证了 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生Marriage & Romance43k WordsCompleted After Getting Drunk, I Married the Campus Belle 176Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1394 被 Pampered by My Crazy Older Sister 被疯批姐姐宠上天 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生9k WordsCompleted Spoiled Rotten by My Crazy Older Sister 23Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1395 白 Her First Love Came Back, and My Wife Fiercely Stood Up for Me 白月光回国，妻子霸气护夫 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生9k WordsCompleted My Wife Fiercely Stands Up for Me When Her First Love Returns 2.9kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 1396 离 Divorce? My Wife's Whole Family Is Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 离婚？老婆全家偷听我心声 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Divorce? My Wife's Whole Family Can Hear My Thoughts 30Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1397 前 My Cold and Arrogant Wife from My Past Life Is Chasing Me Now 前世冷傲老婆如今倒追我 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted My Cold and Proud Wife from My Past Life Is Now Chasing Me 716Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1398 分 After Three Years Apart, She Finally Came Knocking on My Door 分居三年，她终于来敲我的房门 Mr. Zhang of the He Family何家张先生36k WordsCompleted After Living Apart for Three Years, She Finally Knocked on My Door 505Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1399 协 When Our Contract Ended, the Powerful CEO Chased Me to the Crematorium 协议到期，大佬他追妻火葬场 Cat Watching Fish赏鱼的猫15k WordsCompleted The Contract Expired, and Now the Powerful Tycoon Is Chasing His Wife 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Must-read 🔥 Short stories for female readers, easy to read and not mindless, featuring heart-wrenching and satisfying "wife-chasing" tropes. The strong female leads are not love-struck or overly sentimental; they focus on their careers and punish their enemies simultaneously! Each book is a completed short story. Read one before bed for a happy night out! Sisters who love "wife-chasing" tropes and strong female leads, just go for it! #BookRecommendation #ShortStoriesForFemaleReaders #WifeChasing #StrongFemaleLead #CompletedShortStories

50. 1400 晚 Stars Burn Out at Dusk: CEO Lu's Long Road to Winning Her Back 晚星自燃：陆总追妻火葬场 Cat Watching Fish赏鱼的猫43k WordsCompleted Late Stars Burn Bright: President Lu's Long Road to Winning His Wife Back 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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