Looking for a Book That's Nothing but Angst “求全是刀子的书”

1. 1 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 2.2kReads7.2Score103Shelves

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   These three books will definitely suit your taste (the last one is hard to say). The first three are full of hidden daggers, one in every chapter, they might even make you cry 🍉 The last one is more of a pure romance, with one male lead and one female lead, but it's still quite angsty. If you ignore the single female lead, it's barely readable 😏

2. 2 命 With Two Years Left to Live, My Seven Sisters Beg Me to Forgive Them 命剩下两年，七个姐姐跪求我原谅 Orange, You’ll Never Get Enough橙子你爱不完Urban641k WordsCompleted [One heroine][Entrepreneurship][Regret and redemption][Romance] Chu Yan once thought he was the happiest man in the world. He had seven stunning older sisters who doted on him. Everything changed when the Chu family found their real son. It turned out… he was only a substitute. Before Chu Yan could tell his family he had been diagnosed with brain cancer, they kicked him out of the Chu household. Then his real family came looking for him and took him in. With only two years left to live, Chu Yan 1.2kReads8.8Score158Shelves
3. 3 开 From the Start: Escaping Inazuma 开局：从逃离稻妻开始 White and Gray白灰Anime Fanfiction806k WordsOngoing She transmigrates into the world of Genshin Impact, is adopted by the Raiden Shogun, takes Zhongli as her big brother, and drinks with Barbatos. Ei: “Now comes the moment of utter stillness.” Jiutian: “Sis, don't come any closer!” This book is also called Genshin Impact: Starting with an Escape from Inazuma. 1.4kReads9.3Score196Shelves
4. 4 重 The Reborn Jiang Shao’s Unforgettable First Love 重生偏执江少的白月光 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Healing + Obsessive Love] She was the goddess everyone admired. He was the gloomy boy everyone avoided. She was a wealthy heiress. He was a penniless orphan. She was sunny and gentle. He was dark and obsessive. He lived in a mire, while she lived like a fairy, cherished by everyone around her. Jiang Yan never imagined that the girl everyone thought was impossibly out of his league would come to him with all the warmth in the world. She gave him everything she had and spoiled him 9.8kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
5. 5 我 Simulating Life in a Female-Dominated Cultivation World 我在女尊修仙界模拟人生 Have a Radish吃个萝卜Eastern Fantasy671k WordsCompleted Su Quan, who studied media and acting in his previous life in Huaguo, unexpectedly transmigrates into a matriarchal world. From the start, his vicious, snobbish mother is forcing him to marry the old hag who rules as the current female emperor of the ancient Xia Kingdom. Luckily, he awakens the “Matriarchal Life Simulator” System in time. In his first life, he is the husband of a female war god. When she returns from battle, she discovers that her husband and son are living in a doghouse. In his 22.6kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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   Don't get fooled by the knife 😘

6. 6 女 Matriarchal Republic of China: The Violent Tycoon's Little Nightingale 女尊民国：暴戾财阀的小夜莺 Bai Youyou白油油Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Toxic melodrama, female pursuer, angst, one-on-one and mutually faithful. Don't talk to me about morals. I'm shallow, and if you don't like it, move along. Zhu Mingzhi always knew his place: a quiet ornament who was expected to be obedient. Once, Young Master Zhu was the light of a powerful financial family. Everything changed when the once-gentle, thoughtful heiress viciously tore apart the congratulatory gift he'd prepared with such care and demanded that he pay for a life with his own. Simply 808Reads8.7Score100Shelves
7. 7 只 Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久，就没人是我对手 The Day I Ascended to Godhood成神这天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What 9.7kReads9.0Score797Shelves
8. 8 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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   Why am I crying?

9. 9 救 Help! The Tragic, Powerful Villain Awakens and Slaughters His Way Through the Cultivation World 救命！美强惨反派觉醒杀穿修真界 This Kitty Wants Fish本喵要吃鱼Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + livestream + two powerful leads + gentle senior disciple who hides a dark side + scheming, sweet-looking, madcap villain] As the deranged villain who does every imaginable evil in an old-fashioned romance novel, Gong Yu suddenly awakens after accidentally hearing a voice from the sky screen. When he learns that in the future he'll compete with a crowd of simps for the heroine's affections, even gouging out his own sword bone just to make her smile, he raises his middle finger 202Reads8.8Score113Shelves

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   Both of these are really angsty! The first one is a calmly angsty one, but the second one is a tumultuous one, full of twists and turns, stabbing you in the face all at once. It catches you completely off guard. 😢😢😢😢😢😢

10. 10 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Become an Obsessive Man's KPI 穿书后我成了偏执男的KPI The Melodious Sound of Night Rain夜雨声澜Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted Also known as: Help! This System escaped from a mental hospital! Xu Ningjing transmigrated into a melodramatic Mary Sue and Gary Stu novel, becoming a cannon-fodder side character who shared her name. The original Xu Ningjing caused trouble at every turn and went crazy for love. In the end, the obsessive male side character, He Qilin, slowly killed her, step by step: sending her dead rats, psychologically terrorizing her, and gently describing how cold the water would feel when she drowned. Ca 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning was quite funny, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this later.

11. 11 等 Those Who Await Immortality 等仙之辈 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing “Fellow Daoist, have we met somewhere before?” “Son, who are you?” “I seem to remember having a disciple I was very fond of. Why can’t I remember who it was?” “Who exactly owes this venerable one spirit stones?” “Who was it that hit this demon yesterday?” Jiang Yang was the sort of forgettable nobody no one ever noticed, and no one could remember him either. Once he set foot on the path of immortality, he began a cultivation journey unlike anyone else’s. Want revenge? Sorry, you’ll have to remem 47.6kReads8.6Score4.4kShelves
12. 12 原 Genshin Impact: Storytelling in Liyue Harbor Leaves Hu Tao in Tears 原神：璃月港说书，胡桃泪目 Ten Thousand Words a Day万字更新Anime Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted [A hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, bringing Hu Tao to tears] There were no twin [Raiden sisters]. It was only a cliched story made up by the dying Thunder Demon. There was no free-spirited [bards]. It was merely the wind becoming a boy's eyes, seeing the world beyond the tower for him. There was no immortal [zombie Qiqi]. It was just the dying old man's humble plea, heard by a god. Li Mo had lived a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation in Genshin Impact. He only had one final life's task left 6.2kReads9.5Score888Shelves

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    The first and second books are about Genshin Impact and are extremely heart-wrenching, enough to make you cry. Many people have probably heard of the third book, even if they haven't read it.

13. 13 原 Genshin Impact: I Hid the Truth for Ten Years, and the Poor Little Thing Broke Down in Tears 原神：隐瞒真相十年，小可怜泪崩 The Melon Who Believes in the Light!相信光的瓜！Anime Fanfiction303k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Feng. I transmigrated to Teyvat. I met a poor, pitiful girl who was still down on her luck in Liyue Harbor. I decided to help her. I taught her the business skills I’d learned in my previous life. And helped her earn her first fortune. But then I thought I’d discovered I had a serious illness, and didn’t know how long I had left to live. Seeing the poor girl grow more and more dependent on me, I wondered if she’d be able to carry on without me. So I staged a deception and decided 570Reads5.1Score103Shelves
14. 14 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
15. 15 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    I was stabbed from start to finish, sob sob 😭

16. 16 反 Villain: You Asked to Break Off the Engagement, So Why Are You Crying Now? 反派：退婚你提的，现在你哭什么 A Fleeting Life Like Sand浮生若沙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The hottest high-martial-arts villain novel of 2026! Collected by millions! A smash-hit completed book with as many as 2.47 million readers at its peak!] Heir to one of the world’s top martial sage families! His father is the Dragon Kingdom’s strongest fighter, a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster! His grandfather is one of Blue Star’s transcendent martial sages! Su Yu transmigrates into an urban fantasy novel. But instead of becoming the protagonist, he ends up as the female lead’s villainous, groveling c 31.4kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    I have to say, the more I read "The Scholar," the more heartbreaking it became. As a grown man, I was sobbing uncontrollably.

17. 17 蘑 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 I Am Ten Yuan吾乃十元钱Male-Channel Fanfiction179k WordsCompleted Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves
18. 18 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    It has to be a angst book! Of these, my favorite is the one by Xianyu; it's really good and very poignant. Synopsis: Character traits: Main character relationships: Genre: Recommendation rating:

19. 19 这 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 31.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
20. 20 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 2.1kReads—Score147Shelves

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    It felt like a fleeting dream, and the last chapter was absolutely brutally ruthless 😢

21. 21 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.2kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves
22. 22 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... 3.3kReads9.1Score219Shelves

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    There's no knife. The so-called knife is just an excuse for some people's cowardice and incompetence. Forget it, I'm going to go find Jiangnan to resurrect Erii.

23. 23 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves

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    Knives for sale.

24. 24 原EN Genshin Impact: Nine Lifetimes of Endless Erosion 原神：九世轮回，我经历无数磨损 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Anime Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Teyvat, Xiuyuan learns that the System requires him to experience nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In his first life, he becomes Hu Tao's grandfather. He teaches her manners, responsibility, and how to write limericks. “Once Grandpa is gone... remember to eat well... and sleep in your coffin less... Coffins are cold, and you'll catch a chill...” “Be good... Xiao Tao, smile more. When you smile... you really are beautiful...” In his second life, he awakens the se 8.2kReads9.7Score1.1kShelves
25. 25 原 Genshin Impact: Starting Out as Kazuha's Closest Friend 原神：从万叶挚友开始 Ordinary Eggplant普通茄子Anime Fanfiction192k WordsOngoing Chosen by the Planner System, Bai Fan is forced to play characters from Genshin Impact. Complete story missions to earn rewards. His first role is the close friend of Kaedehara Kazuha. His final mission is to send himself straight into the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi and help Kazuha escape Inazuma. Dying is easy, but figuring out how to save the living when you're already dead is a difficult problem. “Kazuha, if you ever see fireworks shaped like maple leaves, you'll know they came from m 545Reads9.3Score104Shelves
26. 26 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves

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    The author, a cunning old fox, misled readers by labeling the story as "no angst," but the real angst is hidden in the everyday life depicted later in the narrative—small angst, or rather, the very essence of the longevity story is a angst. If you're looking for angst, I recommend Chapter 151, "The Gradual Passing of Old Friends," which is currently the biggest angst in the entire story, and the author has done a great job of creating atmosphere. A lot of people were stunned by the angst.

27. 27 他 His Little Fool Doesn't Cry Anymore 他的小傻子不爱哭了 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [BL + both pure + angst + just rated] In a corner of Shengying Noble High School, there was always a figure named Su Nian. As the illegitimate son the Su family kept hidden from the world, he had suffered a childhood accident that left him with a brain injury. He was always half a beat slower than everyone else, and his clear eyes were often filled with timid confusion. When classmates mocked and shoved him, all he could do was tear up, like a little beast nobody wanted. In the hallway, Su Nian 9.2kReads9.3Score692Shelves

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    It's heart-wrenching, but also very good!

28. 28 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 11.8kReads9.1Score814Shelves

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    This book is full of heart-wrenching scenes! It's so agonizing, you'll cry until you're breathless, especially the male lead! 1️⃣ World One: He had someone do it, only to discover she was the one he was looking for. When he tried to win her back, she had already been… So she wanted Bo Yang to see her die in front of him, to make him pay for his actions! Ah, I'm crying so much! Please be gentle with the angst!

29. 29 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crown Prince Torments You Again 快穿之太子再虐你一遍 The Mysterious Me谜一样的我Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Xianxia romance + play the pig to eat the tiger + quick transmigration + one-on-one devotion] The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm was born a flirt, always chasing after women. In a fit of rage, the Heavenly Emperor banished him to the mortal realm, where he would undergo many lifetimes of reincarnation and suffer the pain of losing love and desire. The Left Star Diviner had this to say: “Writing the Crown Prince’s fate book... is hard!” The poor little Spirit Clerk was pushed forward as a sc 3kReads9.3Score278Shelves
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
31. 31 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Severing the Ties of the Past with My Sword 狐妖小红娘：剑斩前缘 Amo Xilin the Wounded Wanderer殇客阿莫西林Anime Fanfiction166k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Showing Off + Shameless + Wildly Rewritten + Arrogant] [Timeline: Begins before Dongfang Yuechu is elected Alliance Leader.] Boom! A thunderous crash rang through the sky, and a total nobody made a dazzling entrance! The chuuni nobody boy Li Ran suddenly finds himself in the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker! What changes will someone who was never supposed to exist bring to the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker? Allow me to tell you all about it! 50Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    The first fox spirit fanfiction is "very sweet"; the second urban romance novel has no "bitterness".

32. 32 都 Urban Survival: From the Start, I Bury My Yandere Girlfriend 都市求生：开局埋葬病娇女友 Wang Xiaoming王小明Urban282k WordsCompleted After Su Qi transmigrates and obtains the Urban Survival System, he must survive in the city for 365 days. He can also save and reload as many times as he wants. At first, Su Qi thinks this will be a piece of cake, but he never expects to have a yandere girlfriend who keeps trying to stab him and drag him down with her. With no other choice, Su Qi can only bury her. But it turns out his girlfriend is no ordinary person. 198Reads7.5Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves

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    Don't doubt it, just ask and you'll find it's a classic.

34. 34 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.2kReads7.8Score144Shelves
35. 35 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    My book is very angsty, purely angsty. It's a complete tragedy; the tragic ending of Wu Xing, which began forty years ago, was already destined, irreversible, and beyond redemption.

36. 36 柯 Detective Conan: Forced to Save the Day, I Just Want to Fake My Death and Get Away 柯南：被迫拯救后只想赶快死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Anime Fanfiction554k WordsOngoing [No romance + everyone adores the protagonist + beautiful yet tragic + madman literature 3 + ambiguous factions] Chiyahara Nozomu was the most useless codename operative in the organization. He couldn’t lift a finger to carry anything or fight, and he was out of breath every other step. Even climbing a flight of stairs could kill him. He also wore a device to monitor his heartbeat, various tracking devices, and even a collar around his neck that dispensed sedatives. Everyone else in the organiza 1.4kReads9.2Score206Shelves

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    I cried from beginning to end, and my mom suspected something was wrong. My eyes were swollen like apples after two days of crying.

37. 37 虚 My Vain Wife Cheated, So I Turned Around and Made Her Untouchable 虚荣妻子出轨我转身让她高不可攀 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban858k WordsCompleted Ye Chen never imagined that his wife of more than ten years would cheat on him. When he saw her get out of a BMW and act intimately with the man behind the wheel, he was so shocked he could barely think. Even less did Ye Chen expect his second wife to still be pining for the one who got away, or that, worst of all, that man would come back. Ye Chen, an ordinary wage earner, had always thought his life was happy and complete. He had a beautiful, capable wife and a clever, sweet, adorable daughter 16.2kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
38. 38 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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    A special knife...?

39. 39 原 Genshin Impact: Welcome to the Age of the Archon War 原神：欢迎来到魔神战争时代 A Thousand Years in the Mortal World红尘千年Anime Fanfiction252k WordsCompleted Carrying a System, You Ming draws a new identity at random and appears in different timelines during the Archon War in the seven nations of Genshin Impact. What kind of being will he become in each nation? Contains many original characters and storylines. Don't read if that's not your thing. In Mondstadt, he is the Nether Knight, raising the banner of rebellion against Decarabian alongside Barbatos! In Liyue, he is the sixth Guardian Yaksha, fighting alongside Morax and the other immortals! In I 44Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It was all knives.

40. 40 原 Genshin Impact: The Fool 原神：愚者 The Fool of the Dark Sky暗天的愚者Anime Fanfiction461k WordsCompleted (Volumes one and two make up the main story; volume three is a collection of extra stories.) (The novel was written just after Sumeru opened, so many details are the author's own inventions.) “We are the ones who bring calamity. Despised by all, rejected by heaven and earth, we cling to life for the sake of a single goal.” A transmigration brings him to Teyvat five hundred years in the past. He is the only “Qixing” in Liyue's history ever to be exiled. He wanders Teyvat like a ghost. After witne 1.4kReads8.1Score138Shelves

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41. 41 原 Genshin Impact: A Ten-Thousand-Word Love Letter to Her 原神：写给她的万字情书 Crimson Cherry Blossoms赤染樱Anime Fanfiction194k WordsOngoing You can tell from the title that this is an absolutely sweet story, so feel free to read without worry. After accidentally making a deal with the unknown, Lin Yi is inexplicably sent to the world of Teyvat. After living peacefully for a year, he thinks he might not have to pay the price after all and begins planning for a quiet retirement. But things never go as hoped. A year later, the mastermind who sent him to this world comes looking for him again, demanding the price that was due a year 29Reads7.5Score—Shelves
42. 42 玄 Xuanhuan: I Became a Cauldron, So I Started My Life Over 玄幻：成为炉鼎的我，重启人生 Gu Zhengqing from Jiumu Alley九牧巷的顾正清Eastern Fantasy390k WordsOngoing [Villain + Fantasy + Empress] After an accident, Jiang Ming transmigrates into the world of a fantasy novel. Despite having no talent whatsoever, he turns out to be a peerless cultivation vessel! Empress Ling Yue Xianji takes a liking to him and makes him her cultivation vessel. He is treated unfairly and stripped of his freedom and dignity. As he lies on the verge of death, the System, five years late, finally arrives. Jiang Ming resets his life and returns to five years earlier. “Alright, let 50Reads7.4Score—Shelves
43. 43 职 Career Challenge: From the Start, I'm a Firefighter, and I Move the Entire Internet 职业挑战：开局消防员，感动全网 Pop Pop Bubble Gum哒哒泡泡糖Urban1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating from the start, Su Bai takes part in the show Career Inheritance. He awakens the Strongest Career Master System. He chooses the most dangerous profession: firefighter! He charges into blazing infernos and climbs skyscrapers with his bare hands. His red-clad figure stuns the entire internet! Every profession deserves our respect. In a world where no one wants to choose a dangerous profession, Su Bai will use his actions to make an announcement to everyone! There is no such th 2.4kReads9.5Score374Shelves

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    This book isn't all angst, but it's truly amazing. I laughed and cried throughout. However, the ending is a bit rushed. I believe that if the ending were different, this book would definitely be a 9.9999999 point book, a masterpiece!

44. 44 拿 I Wrote Songs with My Life, and Now the Whole Internet Is in Tears, Begging Me Not to Die 拿命写歌，全网泪崩跪求我别死 A Zhi阿枝Urban168k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Feng was diagnosed with a terminal illness from the start. Bound to a life-extending System, he had to write songs to stay alive. In an instant, countless classic songs shook the world! This was Lin Feng's era! An accident revealed his terminal illness. Doctor: “Stop writing, Lin Feng! You have to stay alive.” Nurse: “Writing and composing each song causes him so much pain.” The entire internet burst into tears. “Big brother, stop writing! You need t 271Reads6.0Score105Shelves

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    Mainly the first and second to last books; the last one was to heal the sadness I felt after reading them.

45. 45 娱 Showbiz: I Risk My Life to Write, and the Whole Internet Begs Me to Stop Updating 娱乐：拿命写书，全网求我断更 Little Bai Zang小白藏Urban533k WordsCompleted Transmigrate to a parallel world, suffer from a terminal illness, and have only a short time left to live? Bind to the “Entertainment Redemption” System: one book and a million readers buys you ten more days of life? The book “Ghost Blows Out the Light” establishes the foundations of tomb-raiding adventures. The work “The Story of Wukong” sparks a wave of Chinese-inspired literature. The poem “Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms” moves countless young women across the world. Bai Cang, a writer 367Reads8.8Score107Shelves
46. 46 拿 I Risked My Life for Science, and When It Came to Light, the Whole Nation Wept! 拿命搞科研，曝光后，全民泪崩！ Ryujinmaru Storming Mount Creation打上创界山的龙神丸Urban525k WordsCompleted Chu Fei is terminally ill. At death's door, he activates the System That Trades His Life for Scientific Research. Whenever one of his research breakthroughs is released to the world, he earns Health Points that prolong his life. So a young man wearing an oxygen mask, with tubes running all over his body, struggles to sit up in his hospital bed and declares resolutely: “I'm going to do scientific research!!” Aerospace planes, holographic virtual technology, controlled nuclear fusion, antigravity 4kReads9.0Score351Shelves
47. 47 拿 I Risk My Life to Kill the Enemy, and the World Begs Me to Stop 拿命杀敌，全球哭求我别上了 Nine Five Two Eight九五二八Urban279k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a high-martial world where countless races have arrived, Luo Yuan becomes an ordinary soldier stationed at the frontier. But he discovers that he is gravely wounded and has only one day left to live. Just as he falls into despair, he binds himself to the “Risk Your Life to Kill Enemies” System. Every enemy he kills earns him a certain amount of life force, letting him live a little longer! So from the start, he drags his gravely wounded body onto the battlefield and slaug 2kReads8.4Score202Shelves
48. 48 最 The Most Miserable Top-Tier Star Risks His Life to Invent, Bringing the Entire Internet to Tears 最惨顶流，拿命搞发明泪崩全网 Endless Critical Hits无尽暴击Urban619k WordsCompleted Cancer, and diagnosed as dead right from the start? When Ye Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in a morgue, he panics like crazy. [Ding! Host’s life is in critical danger. Requirements for binding met. The Life-for-Tech System is now bound!] He designs mechanical prosthetics, benefiting disabled people all over the world. Then... Controlled nuclear fusion! High-precision lithography machines! Miniature solar batteries! Exoskeleton armor! One world-shaking scientific breakthrough after another 663Reads7.8Score—Shelves
49. 49 拿 I Risk My Life to Kill the Enemy: The Internet Breaks Down in Tears After the General Exposes Me 拿命杀敌：被将军曝光后全网泪崩 Two and a Half Jin of Fish大鱼两斤半Urban129k WordsOngoing Luo Hou transmigrates to a parallel high-martial world and faces death from the start. At the brink of life and death, he binds to the "Kill Enemies at Any Cost System." Like a bloodsucking blade, it lets him absorb every enemy he kills and turn their strength to his own. By chance, footage of Luo Hou fighting bravely against the enemy is exposed to the public. But even so, he can't change the fate of Yanluo Pass, doomed to be slaughtered. "Kid, if I die, this Yanluo Pass..." "Can you hold the p —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 女 Matriarchy: The Enemy General’s Canary 女尊：敌城将军的金丝雀 Bai Youyou白油油Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Read with caution: angst; strong female lead, weak male lead] They say the Crown Prince Rong of Nanzhao is peerlessly beautiful, a beauty who could topple kingdoms. Yuanzhou is a barbarous land where the people defy the natural order and exalt women. One day, its army invaded, Nanzhao fell, and the Crown Prince became the female general's caged bird. “My little nightingale, your stubbornness is breaking the hearts of Nanzhao's people.” 100Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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