Angst! The Kind That Breaks Your Heart and Leaves You Out of Tears 虐！虐到心肝疼，虐到眼泪都流干了

1. 451 温 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 43.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds

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   The first book has a happy ending, the second book is heartbreaking.

2. 452 云 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Love Beyond the Clouds 43Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 453 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 14Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 454 患 After Getting Cancer, I Asked for a Divorce 患癌症后，我提出了离婚 Little Wine Soldier小酒卒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Male-oriented][Emotional entanglements + career + bittersweet romance + no getting back together after a breakup.] One mistaken diagnosis ended one mistaken marriage. It also made Xu Yiming understand that when life takes a different turn, everything changes. We are all part of this life. Some people cast you aside like trash, but others love you more than life itself. A friendly reminder: Xu Yi and Xu Hui are not blood relatives, and they are not related by adoption either. 15.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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   Even if you cry until your tears run dry, there's bound to be a book you'll like.

5. 455 内 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance6k WordsCompleted This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 456 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.3kReads8.8Score65814d adds
7. 457 飞 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance16k WordsCompleted When Birds and Fish Meet 54Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 458 白 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 Little Paper Boat纸船儿Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 123Reads5.4Score—14d adds
9. 459 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 53Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 460 喂 Hey, I Heard the Best Actor and the King of Songwriting Are Dating! 喂，听说影帝和曲王谈恋爱了！ Yi Bai祎白Two Male Leads499k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + talent competition + plagiarist] [A seemingly aloof but truly sweet superstar actor × a deceptively innocent, secretly dark and truly aloof, unhinged singer × a cool-looking, secretly flirtatious idol] Xu Yi was an ordinary college student. Being ostracized had left him gloomy and withdrawn. One day, someone deliberately shoved him into a crosswalk, earning him a free ride from a dump truck. He also got his very own music System, 666. 666: Congratulations, Host! You’v 1.2kReads9.0Score12314d adds

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    The first volume was so heartbreaking, I couldn't stop crying! Ahhh, why did my sweetheart have to die so tragically, separated by life and death?!

11. 461 我 My Life Is Yours, All of It 我的命，全都给你 Zhi Ao Zhao枝凹昭Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking Romance + No Logic + Unhinged Fiction + Whatever Comes to Mind + Urban Cultivation + Face-Slapping + Pouring Out One's Heart] (This is entirely fictional. Please do not relate it to real life.) She lost both her parents and relied on financial aid to finish school. Independent yet sensitive and fragile! He came from a powerful family, counted money until his hands cramped every day, and was charming and handsome, yet cold and ruthless! * One thought they didn't matter to the other 1.1kReads8.3Score13914d adds
12. 462 我 My Stunning Boss 我的绝色女老板 Eggs Are Made of Steel蛋似钢打Urban2.8M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.9kReads8.6Score53314d adds

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    It's quite heart-wrenching, you can check it out.

13. 463 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Beloved Female Side Character 重生后，女配的我被团宠了 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Warning: This is not a female-lead power fantasy about revealing a secret identity. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can leave. [Some angst + reborn + adored by everyone + sweet romance + variety show] In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of Beijing’s wealthy Lu family went missing, they blamed their eldest daughter, Lu Yinghan, for failing to look after her little sister and drove her out. Lu Yinghan made her own way in life, but on her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed w 132.2kReads9.2Score11k14d adds

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    This is so heartbreaking, it made me cry! [Crying]

14. 464 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 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    High-quality angst novel, beautifully written, all characters are intelligent.

15. 465 庆 My Cancer Diagnosis Was Revealed at the Celebration Banquet, and the Whole Internet Broke Down in Tears 庆功宴上我癌症曝光，全网泪崩了 Bright Moon and Clear Breeze, Me明月清风我丶Urban923k WordsCompleted If you had only a few days left to live, what would you choose to do? At the celebration banquet for the successful completion of the lithography factory in Kyoto New District, Su Chen, the project lead, announced that he was resigning. Everyone was stunned. It turned out he had discovered that he was terminally ill and had little time left. Just then, Su Chen obtained the Scientific Research Master System. Completing research tasks would extend his life! Controlled nuclear fusion! Space elevato 11kReads8.2Score79514d adds
16. 466 万 A Carefree Journey Through Ten Thousand Worlds 万世逍遥游 Thinking of the Mortal World应念凡尘Historical420k WordsCompleted The Myriad Worlds + Invincible + No female lead He is a traveler who roams the heavens, a mortal who journeys through countless worlds. He is the past that was never forgotten, the future that could never be recalled. The heavens bear his footprints, and the myriad worlds echo his name. His name is Lin Ziyi. An ordinary, supreme being. PS: This is about the Myriad Worlds, not a historical novel... 3.3kReads9.1Score21914d adds

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    I don't know how to describe it, but it definitely made me feel heartbroken.

17. 467 姐 Sister, Let Me Teach You How to Love Me 姐姐，我来教你爱我 Daylight on the North Shore北岸有白昼Two Female Leads888k WordsCompleted Tsundere, sensitive female CEO × bold, uninhibited heiress “It's not that I don't love you, sis. I just don't know how to love you.” “Then I'll teach you how to love me.” … After finally deciding to reveal her true feelings, a sudden upheaval with no goodbye left her closing herself off once more. Later, even when that child returned, she still found it hard to open her heart again… “You're still young. You'll meet plenty of people in the future.” “But I only want you. If the people I meet are 18.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
18. 468 不 I Don’t Want to Be a Stand-In: A Tragic Romance 不想做替身【虐文】 Bo Guansheng驳观声Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted Someone who has endured so much suffering shouldn't have to keep suffering forever. We have five senses, and too much bitterness can make us forget what sweetness tastes like. No one is born to live in darkness. Those who stand in the light will always offer a ray of it to someone still in the dark. 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    * *I Don't Want to Be a Substitute* - A critique of the pinnacle of substitute literature, featuring a female protagonist who suffers heart-stealing, blood transfusion, imprisonment, and abuse; the entire cast is villainous with no redemption. * *You Broke Your Promise* - Sensitive young girl Xiang Yu and the privileged Song Huaishi break up due to family troubles. Years later, the male lead has a whirlwind marriage, while the female lead dies, bidding a regretful farewell at his grave. Unrequited love turns to heartbreak, and their mutual devotion under the fireworks is heartbreaking. * *When Dawn Breaks, You'll Return* - A time-traveling, heart-wrenching romance spanning 21 years. Young Jiang Qianxi and her husband Gu Chi go from youthful lovers to father and daughter, torn between cuckoldry and unrequited love, a tearjerker. * *The Lonely City* - The forbidden love between Emperor Renzong of Song and the eunuch Liang Huaiji. The deep palace cannot contain their feelings, but it does imprison their true hearts. After Liang Huaiji leaves the palace, Zhao Huirou guards the lonely city until her death, filled with suppressed despair.

19. 469 游 Game Development: The Scheming Designer Makes the Whole Internet Cry 游戏制作：腹黑设计师，虐哭全网 Would You Like a Rose?玫瑰你要吗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is in an unconventional state of mind. If you have a low tolerance, please don't open this.] [Livestream] + [Transmigration] + [torture-focused] + [emotional gut punches] + [no heroine or just one heroine] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lu Li discovers that the supposed creator of “Soulslike” games, Hidetaka Miyazaki, doesn't exist. “Torture-focused” games have virtually no share of the global market. Already a schemer by nature, Lu Li also awakens the deeply twisted 5.3kReads8.4Score39914d adds

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    I think the first one is pretty good; I haven't finished it yet, just read a small part. I finished the second one, and personally, I thought it was alright, not too angsty, but very good. The third and fourth books, all by the same author, are also good.

20. 470 我 My Sweet Girl Desk Mate 我的乖乖女同桌 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban335k WordsCompleted [Pure-love school romance + one heroine + no melodrama + sweet] “Hi, I’m He Pingxing. I can grant you one wish.” “I... I’m Xiao Qingting.” In B-Robo Kabutack, the Dragonfly Captain decides who gets the Peace Star. When they were seventeen, they became deskmates in a new class. Seventeen years later, he made a wish upon the Peace Star: to hear the sorrow in your breath. 3.8kReads9.4Score53114d adds

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    There's nothing angsty here, all the stories are sweet. Why are you reading angst at such a young age? [Think about it][Think about it] Don't be fooled by the titles; they're all fake. The first book is about a three-month sweet campus romance. Look at the titles of the following books—they're guaranteed to be sweet!

21. 471 谁 Who Told Him to Make Games?! 谁让他做游戏的！ Would You Like a Rose?玫瑰你要吗Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Lu Li transmigrates to Blue Star and inherits a game company on the verge of bankruptcy. He plans to carve out a territory with his sheer skill, but the shameless System refuses to play fair! From the start, it assigns an outrageous hidden quest: [Players smash their keyboards: 0/1000] Faced with tempting hidden rewards, Lu Li smiles and pulls out cheap games to torment the three bros: Only If You’re a Man Can You Jump 100 Floors, Hammer Smash, and Dead Cells. That month, keyboard and mouse sale 14.4kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds
22. 472 身 After I Died Miserably of Stomach Cancer, My Seven Sisters Regretted It 身患胃癌惨死后，七个姐姐后悔了 50 Yuan Phone Credit话费50Urban221k WordsCompleted [Clearing his name / No forgiveness / No cultivation] “I’m going to kick Lin Luo out of the Lin family. Lin Qitian is the only young master in our family.” Lin Chuyue, the eldest sister and CEO of a multinational conglomerate, said coldly. Their second sister, a famous actress; their third, a brilliant surgeon; their fourth, a computer genius; their fifth, a top military officer; their sixth, a renowned voice actor; and their seventh, a hugely popular campus beauty all agreed! But just as they w 773Reads8.3Score11814d adds

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    "This love can only be cherished in memory, for at the time it was already a regret."

23. 473 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.4kReads9.3Score81214d adds

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    Heartbreaking! The female lead is a master of acting! She tortures the male lead, it's incredibly heartbreaking, and the small worlds all have tragic endings! ① To be reborn, the female lead signs a contract with a system. She can be resurrected as long as she travels to different worlds, conquers the male leads, and becomes their "white moonlight." But the system doesn't tell her that the person she torments, the gloomy and insane one, is actually an old acquaintance?! The female lead is speechless…

24. 474 病 The Yandere Actress Always Wants to Plot Against Me 病娇影后她总想对我图谋不轨 Yu Yuzi Yu郁郁子瑜Urban187k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented angst × one heroine × she chases him after the breakup × marriage before love × older woman/younger man romance × showbiz × campus] A story of mutual salvation between two people with psychological wounds! The male lead is a sickly beauty, gentle and soft-spoken, but not weak. The heroine mistreats him at first, then chases after him later. … Sickly Lin Qingran was abused by his father and abandoned by his mother as a child. Beneath his obedient exterior lay a heart frozen and rot 4.1kReads9.0Score37514d adds

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    Chasing after her husband: First angst, then sweetness.

25. 475 欠 I Owe My Ex-Wife Two Million 欠了前妻二百万 Ancient Ruins in the River河中枯古Urban453k WordsCompleted On a sunny afternoon, I’ll brew a cup of green tea and pretend to be deep in thought as I reminisce, remembering what has already passed, yet is still happening… 135Reads7.3Score11614d adds

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    This book is truly amazing.

26. 476 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.6kReads8.1Score17014d adds

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    Sweet at first, then heartbreaking, I cried so much.

27. 477 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Ran Into My First Love, Who Fled from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 离婚当天，意外撞见逃婚五年的初恋情人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Accidentally Run Into the First Love Who Ran Away from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 529Reads—Score514d adds
28. 478 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.8kReads9.1Score82014d adds
29. 479 我 I'm a Snake, and It's Perfectly Reasonable That I Raised a Horde of Demons 我一条蛇，教出一群魔头很合理吧 Listening to the Waves听浪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beast + Immortality + No Female Lead + Taking Disciples + Invincible] Zhu Jiuyin transmigrates into a snake that eats raw flesh and drinks blood. He starts out with eternal life, only to be sealed beneath Mount Buzhou for all eternity. Fortunately, he activates the Master-Disciple Rewards System. His disciples’ cultivation can be returned to him a thousandfold! To win his freedom, Zhu Jiuyin begins taking disciples like crazy. [Ding! Your disciple has gained one year of cultivation. Re 56.7kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds

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    Oh, I forgot there was another one. [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

30. 480 初 First Thoughts of Summer 初念夏 lamperoageModern Romance127k WordsCompleted One heroine, multiple male leads: a gentle, resilient girl | a sunny, cheerful top student | an obsessive, gloomy puppy | a proud young master with a surprising side | a long-suffering, pitiful Xu Lin Tropes: regretful pursuit | rekindled love | melodramatic love polygon | possessive pursuit by force... After a car accident took her parents, Xu Nianxia had no choice but to move in with her uncle’s family in Xuancheng. Transferring to No. 3 High School, she hoped to quietly start a new life, but 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Bao is crying so hard! [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

31. 481 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 283Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 482 赤 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 2kReads9.4Score60114d adds
33. 483 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 56Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 484 南 The South Wind Blows into My Arms 南风入我怀 Tang Xi唐溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She was the lover he had cast aside. And the wife he had married by any means necessary. She had thought it was just another game he’d taken up on a whim. With no way to avoid it, she decided to play along. Everyone said she was the woman Young Master Lu loved most, because she was the only one who dared to wreck his events and slap him in the face, while he always smiled and told her to do whatever made her happy. But only she knew that she was the woman he hated and despised most. He had aband 385Reads9.3Score20514d adds

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    [Heartbreakingly Heartbreaking] At first, I thought it would be like any other typical novel, but the more I read, the more addicted I became. I ignored everything else and focused solely on this story. It's been years since I've read such a high-quality, decisive, thrilling, and uniquely choreographed novel. The middle part was incredibly heart-wrenching, but the ending was absolutely perfect. Everyone found happiness and a happy ending. Throughout the story, I was constantly worried because I thought the female lead's brother was dead. I wondered how the male and female leads could be together, and even if they were, there would be some unease. But then it turned out that her best friend survived, which was wonderful! I love novels that are intensely heart-wrenching in the middle but have a perfect ending.

35. 485 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 515Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 486 我 After I Left, Why Are You Crying and Begging Me to Come Back? 我走后，为什么又哭着求我回来？ Tell and诉与Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment, the art of cultivating a twisted self, the carefree life of the ultimate archvillain, and the Life Choice System.] Ye Qiu transmigrated! He found himself in a vast, primordial world, during the period of recovery and rebuilding after the great calamity that had struck all races. His father was the Demon King Who Repels the North, one of the Seven Kings of the Frontier. His mother was the sole heir to the Tidehearing Sword Pavilion. His maternal grandfather was the master of 183.4kReads8.7Score21.6k14d adds

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    Abandoned for 20 years, she returned to her family only to be ignored. Fine, she'll pretend she was never in this family. [Almost crying][Almost crying] It's so heartbreaking, but there are still some spectacular fight scenes, though it's mostly a one-sided annihilation. [Top post]

37. 487 我 The Girl Who Sat Beside Me at Seventeen 我的17岁同桌姑娘 Candy Rose糖果蔷薇Urban339k WordsCompleted "The Tenant"- "Youthful Bad Ending"- "Realistic Romance"- [Pure Love, Bad Ending] A down-on-his-luck young man whose life isn’t going well unexpectedly receives a wedding invitation from his first love. The moment he sees her name, the youth he thought long dead comes alive again in his memories. That summer, she suddenly burst into his lush, innocent youth, leaving behind a vivid, colorful scar and making the boy’s entire adolescence unforgettable. 63Reads—Score—14d adds

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    On such a lonely night, let her soothe your tears.

38. 488 失 The Night We Lost Our Child, He Was Setting Off Fireworks With His White Moonlight 失去孩子那晚，他在陪白月光放烟花 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted The night they lost their child, he was setting off fireworks with his unrequited love. 194Reads—Score314d adds
39. 489 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Dies After Maxing Out Affection 快穿：白月光她刷满好感就死遁 Holding Frost at Dusk暮夜执霜Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + outwardly warm, inwardly cold heroine + no fixed pairing + not fragments of one soul + redemption-focused + every small world ends in tragedy] How do you max out both your targets' love and heartbreak values? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best possible target, become the moonlight in his heart, then fake her death when he loves her most. She edits each conquest into a polished video and earns points from the viewers. She enjoys every minute of it. System: Master, you 12.2kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds

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    I immerse myself in each world; it's not that the female lead is heartless, but rather that she's become indifferent. The ending echoes these themes. It's rare to find a book like this that makes me empathize and cry; the sense of immersion is incredibly strong.

40. 490 逆 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 Peng Pai彭湃Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.1kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds

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    All sweet, no knife, mix

41. 491 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 213Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 492 为 Faking a Divorce for a Promotion? I'm Serious, So Why Are You Crying? 为升职假离婚？我玩真的你哭什么 I Eat Fruit Salad我吃水果沙拉Urban570k WordsCompleted [Never going back to an ex] [Everyday life] [A life of luxury] You put on the image of a strong, unmarried woman just to curry favor with your boss, and now you're asking me for a fake divorce? Bai Ye believes in never settling. If we're doing this, let's do it for real! “Go ahead and keep busy. I'm off to embrace my new life!” After the divorce, he decides to make his life more exciting and live for himself alone! But once he's gotten his life on track, his ex-wife suddenly shows up at his door 3.2kReads7.0Score12414d adds

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    ① Now, he doesn't care about anything anymore, and everyone around him seems to have turned into a good person ✨. But with each disappointment, the protagonist's heart has long since turned cold, and he no longer has any expectations 😭

43. 493 追 The Immortal Maiden Begs Me Not to Leave at Her Regretful Ex’s Funeral 追夫火葬场：仙子跪求我别走 Loves Eating Water and Electric Fish爱吃水电鱼Eastern Fantasy291k WordsCompleted Keywords: chasing her husband to win him back, corruption, yandere violence, obsessive love, multiple worlds, tearjerker, bittersweet, happy ending. (A lot of readers may not like quick transmigration, but I still hope you’ll give this book a try. Some arcs are long and some are short, but they all revolve around chasing her husband to win him back. I’m sure readers who enjoy this trope will like this book too.) Because of a promise he made to her, Xu Cheng travels between worlds to complete mis 2.2kReads7.2Score10314d adds

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    The first book is a quick transmigration type of angst novel with a very interesting premise. I recommend starting with the second story. The second book features a male lead who silently suffers in the beginning, while the female lead pursues him later, leading to more suffering for her. The third book is a memory-exposure type, but I personally didn't find the writing very good.

44. 494 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score34114d adds

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45. 495 恨 A Sea of Hate, a Sky of Love: Forced to Surrender 恨海情天，强制沦陷 Autumn Winds Rise风起深秋Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted (Two male leads + unhinged + imprisonment + love at first sight + forced love + melodrama) Quan Jiuzhou, the ruler of Beihai City's business empire, falls in love at first sight with Lin Feng, who picked him up and took him home in the middle of the night. Lin Feng never imagined that, despite always keeping himself chaste, he would be imprisoned and forced into a relationship by an unhinged man, then severely punished every time he tried to escape and was caught. The plot is unhinged and suffoc 12.2kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    It's very good, especially the most heart-wrenching part!

46. 496 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    This contemporary romance novel is one I've reread several times this year. It's truly captivating, with both sweet and heart-wrenching moments, excellent writing, and intelligent main and supporting characters. The romance is sophisticated, making it perfect for readers with high intelligence and delicate sensibilities. It has a grand scope. Highly recommended.

47. 497 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds
48. 498 我 I Died Ten Meters Away from Him 我死在距离他十米的地方 xersModern Romance150k WordsCompleted [Adoptive Siblings + Tragedy + Soap-Opera Drama + Misunderstandings and Push-Pull + Irreversible Loss] Li Tangluo is gravely ill. She drives her adoptive brother, who loves her, out of the house. He begs her to let him stay, but she coldly refuses. Four years later, they meet again. He has risen to the top and is no longer the poor, down-and-out young man he once was. He uses every means at his disposal to keep her by his side, tormenting and humiliating her, and making her suffer. “Li Tangluo, 263Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is incredibly heart-wrenching! The male lead is so pitiful, and the female lead is even more so. Even God doesn't want to let them go and cruelly separates them.

49. 499 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Maid, the Sickly Young Lady Wants Me All to Herself 穿越成丫鬟后病娇大小姐想独占我 I Am in Jincheng我在金城Two Female Leads521k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + heiress + yandere] Beneath the moonlight trapped behind intricately carved windows, she became the perfect keepsake of her former mistress’s twisted obsession. Lin Shuying, a delicate woman with a tear mole that lent her a touch of heartbreak, was once an unremarkable maid in the Gu household. Now she is locked to a brocade bed, a dainty iron chain around her ankle, transformed into the “caged songbird” meticulously fashioned by the heiress, Gu Qingyan. Gu Qingyan is as gracef 278Reads7.5Score—14d adds

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    Tell me, were the first 120 chapters angst-inducing or not?

50. 500 猫 Rain Falls in the Cat's World 猫的世界下起了雨 Kaka the Great Immortal卡卡大仙Urban265k WordsCompleted After his mother died of illness, Yu Zhou always believed he was the one who had killed her. His world was shrouded in thick fog, and he couldn't see a future. Then, on the day he went looking for a way to die, he unexpectedly turned into a cat and met a girl whose fate was shadowed by rain. In this world, some people make rain in the clouds, while others bloom in the mud. Life is about finding joy amid suffering, and only love offers salvation that lasts forever. 3.1kReads9.4Score54814d adds

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    I swear on over 1,800 hours of reading time, this book is truly excellent.

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