Are There Any Novels Full of Angst? I’m Heartbroken and Want to Suffer, Thanks, Everyone 有没有满是刀子的书，失恋了求虐，谢谢大哥们了。

1. 351 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5k14d adds

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   Brothers, I'm speechless. You'll understand after reading this! I'm going to grab one now [crying emoji]

2. 352 八 The Eldest Sister of the Eighties Is Fierce! 八零长姐猛如虎呀！ Gravity万有引力9k WordsCompleted The Eldest Sister of the Eighties Is Fierce as a Tiger! —Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 353 负 The Negative-Equity Lovers 负资产恋人 Wuchuan Wind五川风Urban171k WordsOngoing (A work of realism. The story starts slowly, but its impact builds.) A middle-class man in his thirties is hit by the property bubble’s collapse. With his assets shrinking and his marriage all but over, I had planned to give up and lie flat in this city. Until one day, Lin Shu, a fragile-looking college girl full of contradictions, barged into my chaotic life under the guise of a mysterious tenant. She’s sensitive and vulnerable, yet has an instinct for influencer culture that runs deep. To put 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Read the second book first; it'll be so heart-wrenching it'll hurt your liver. Then read the first book, and you'll never believe in love again.

4. 354 万 The Vast Kingdom Is Mine, 万里江山入我怀、 A Beauty Seated Among the Clouds美人如花坐云端9k WordsCompleted Ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains, embraced by me. 15Reads—Score214d adds
5. 355 两 Two Critical Condition Notices, One Boat Ticket, and an Elopement with No Tomorrow! 两张病危通知书，一张船票，和一场没有明天的私奔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Two critical condition notices, one boat ticket, and an elopement with no tomorrow! 727Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's so heartbreaking.

6. 356 有 One Day, My Little Brother Went to the Underworld and Saw His Sister Working as King Yama?! 有一天弟弟入了地府，看见姐姐在当阎王？！ Gravity万有引力12k WordsCompleted One day, my younger brother entered the Underworld and saw his older sister working as King of Hell?! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 357 我 I Trafficked Hell Bank Notes in 1934 我在1934年倒卖冥钞 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀16k WordsCompleted I Sold Hell Money in 1934 13Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 358 十 Ten-Year Tribulation @ 十年劫@ Gravity万有引力Mystery10k WordsCompleted Ten-Year Calamity@ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 359 雪 Snow Falls, Soundlessly! 雪落，无声！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Snow falls, soundlessly! 98Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 360 十 Ten Days to the End: Xiao Ran Says Cutting Out My Heart Is How He'll Help Me Survive My Tribulation 十日终焉：肖冉说挖心是为我渡劫 Gravity万有引力11k WordsCompleted Ten Days to the End: Xiao Ran Says Cutting Out My Heart Is to Help Me Survive My Tribulation —Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 361 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.7kReads8.9Score76914d adds

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    Uh... I personally don't think it's particularly angsty; some parts are not only not angsty, but also kind of sweet. [Smirk]

12. 362 我 I’m His Third Substitute 我是他的第三个替身 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I’m His Third Replacement 124Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 363 念 Words of Love @ I Have Sheep 念念有词@俺有羊 Gravity万有引力11k WordsCompleted Murmuring to Myself @I Have a Sheep —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 364 待 By the Time She Came to Her Senses and Turned Back, My Heart Had Gone Cold 待她醒悟回头，我已心冷不在 The Salted Fish Has No Tears咸鱼没有眼泪Urban318k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Everyday Romance + Not for Everyone] Ten years of pursuit brought him a five-year failed marriage. At last, before he died, Su Chen understood: love that goes unanswered, love given one-sidedly, never ends well. He thought he had come to this realization too late. But when he opened his eyes, Su Chen discovered he had been reborn ten years in the past. In this life, he wouldn't pursue her again. He didn't want that marriage to happen all over. One day, Gu Yixin, his childhood sweet 1.6kReads8.9Score12414d adds
15. 365 他 He Traded Heart for Heart 他以心换心 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted He Repays Heart with Heart 804Reads—Score1214d adds
16. 366 当 When Love Arrives 当爱抵达时/ Gravity万有引力14k WordsCompleted When Love Arrives/ —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 367 被 After My Red-Whiskered Plum Blossom Dumped Me, I Found My Moonlight 被朱砂痣扔了后，我捡到了白月光 Chen Yuan.陈渊.Urban326k WordsCompleted “We grew up together, but we’re not joined at the hip. Could you please give me some space?” His childhood sweetheart had always been so willful. But Xiao Hongli, no one actually dies just because someone else leaves. Qin Yang was gone for a long time, and she forgot him for a long time too, until fate led him to a girl named Shen Yu'er: timid, gentle, and kind. The girl he once cherished had become a regret. Now, she was the one who lit up his life. … Xiao Hongli naively believed that, just lik 5.2kReads7.7Score34914d adds
18. 368 靛 Indigo Butterfly Bones 靛青蝶骨 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Indigo Butterfly Bones 298Reads—Score214d adds
19. 369 朕 My Palace Maid Is a Wild One 朕的宫女相当野 Gravity万有引力Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Emperor's Palace Maid Is Quite the Wild One —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 370 消 My Missing Mother, My Silent Grandfather, and the “Take Care of It” I Heard That Night 消失的母亲，沉默的爷爷，和那夜我听见的“处理” A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A mother who vanished, a grandfather who stayed silent, and the word “dispose of” that I heard that night 234Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 371 夜 Mr. Ye's Poor Little Darling Is Spoiled 夜先生的小可怜被娇宠了、 Gravity万有引力Mystery10k WordsCompleted Mr. Ye's Poor Little Darling Is Pampered —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 372 心 A Steadfast Heart, An Unfading Wind 心实，风不散 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Heart, an Unfading Wind 68Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 373 今 I Return Today to Repay Your Kindness 今朝归来谢君恩. Gravity万有引力12k WordsCompleted I Have Returned Today to Repay Your Kindness. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 374 去 Seven Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 去柬埔寨七大问？？？？？？？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Seven Big Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 225Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 375 没 It's Okay, We're Family: 没关系是家人啊： Gravity万有引力Mystery13k WordsCompleted It's Okay, We're Family: 1Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 376 仙 The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 仙界八卦周刊 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 44Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 377 雾 Misty Harbor Manor! 雾港庄园！ Gravity万有引力13k WordsCompleted Misty Harbor Manor! —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 378 盗 Tomb Raiding: Wu Xiaofoye Has Decided to Die 盗墓：吴小佛爷决定去死 Sun, Moon, and You日月与卿灬Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [South Blind, North Mute, East Rogue, West Flower, and the Fat Master in the Middle + Li Cu + no female lead] After being reborn, Wu Xiaofoye isn’t the only one who’s gone crazy. His crooked ways have gone crazy too. “When the innocent one stops being innocent, all that’s left is quiet malice.” What can soothe regret isn’t Thunder City, but his obsession. The day they went down into the Seven-Star Lu Palace, Zhang Qiling had made a deal with Wu Sansheng to protect his eldest nephew. Watching 9.8kReads9.5Score1k14d adds
29. 379 师 Abbess, I’m Here! 师太，我来了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Abbess, Here I Come! 554Reads—Score114d adds
30. 380 天 The Genius Doctor Returns? 天才医生归来？ A Beauty Seated Among the Clouds美人如花坐云端Mystery15k WordsCompleted The Genius Doctor Returns? —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 381 胰 Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer: The Truth Comes Out, and They Regret It Too Late 胰脏病晚期，真相曝光他们追悔莫 I Leave My Keys at Home, But Take You Along出门不带钥匙带你Urban260k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Regret + BE + Healing (Heartbreaking) + Pure Urban Drama!!] No one wants to die. It’s just that I’ve stopped caring about the world. Shortly before his twenty-first birthday, Sang Yan learned that he had late-stage pancreatic cancer. “Have your family spend more time with you. You might make it through the winter.” The doctor’s words plunged him into despair… The creator is merciless. Simply being alive has always been painful enough for Sang Yan. Since childhood, he had done everyth 93Reads5.6Score—14d adds

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    Okay, okay, if you play like this, you'll all cry.

32. 382 阿 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 383 月 Moonlight in a Haze: 月色靡靡： A Beauty Seated Among the Clouds美人如花坐云端Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Languid Moonlight: —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 384 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 78Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 385 有 With a Lucky-Koi Dad on My Side, I’m Ready to Make a Comeback! 有锦鲤撑腰，亲选爹地要逆袭了！ A Beauty Seated Among the Clouds美人如花坐云端9k WordsCompleted With a lucky koi backing her, she’s picked her dad and is ready to turn her life around! —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 386 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 387 危 Dangerous Rescue: Trust Me, I'll Get You Out 危险救援：请相信我，我带你出去 Ten Thousand Words a Day, Anyone?日更一万吗Urban379k WordsCompleted [Plot-Focused Story] Firefighters are the profession with the highest number of deaths in peacetime. Li Yang transmigrates to another world and becomes a proud firefighter. I will obey orders without hesitation, fulfill my duties, and fear no sacrifice. Whenever and wherever I am, even when facing mountains of blades and seas of fire, I will never retreat. Chemical plant explosions, building fires, dam collapses, mine cave-ins... When danger strikes, he is always the first to rush in, saving peo 72Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    It's incredibly tear-jerking, you'll see for yourself when you see it.

38. 388 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 791Reads—Score414d adds
39. 389 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 734Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 390 身 As a Priest, Is It Really So Wrong to Carry a Hammer? 身为牧师，带把锤子不过分吧? Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Jiu is a high school student who secretly works in a shady line of business. During a school-organized spring outing, he is caught in a horrific car accident, and his entire class transmigrates to another world teeming with monsters. There, the “goddess” bestows upon the newcomers the title of “heroes,” tasking them with saving the human world. While all his classmates test as having powerful aptitudes, Bai Jiu is stuck with the weakest aptitude of all: the Priest class. An unappreciated cla 823Reads8.9Score10414d adds

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    You could try Yao Shu's books, they're pretty good, with a lot of angst.

41. 391 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 212Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 392 一 One Man, One Dog, One Zombie 一人一狗一丧尸 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No superpowers + no System + plot-focused + no harem] Huang Jin, a young man who secretly worked in a specialized line of business, received a call from his boss at the beginning of the zombie outbreak. His boss ordered him to stay put in C City and wait for the organization to rescue him. But time passed, and after waiting for two whole years, Huang Jin still saw no sign of anyone from the organization. He decided to head to Z City, where his boss was, on his own. Along the way, he came across 35.5kReads9.4Score3.4k14d adds

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    The first book is a short segment where a knife occasionally stabs back and forth. The second book is more about intense, action-packed swordplay, where the death of a vividly portrayed supporting character is hardly a big deal, as the main characters all accept it. The third book simply shows that Nan Yaoshu continues his consistent performance.

43. 393 合 Contract Expired: Young Ladies, Please Stop Bothering Me 合约到期：大小姐们请别在打扰我 Little Bear Is Really Trying Hard小熊真的在努力Urban231k WordsCompleted [The ex regrets it too late + a battlefield of regret + daily life + multiple heroines + a touch of yandere] After accidentally angering a wealthy young lady, Ling Qing is ordered to care for three heiresses around the clock for years. During those three years, Ling Qing gives his all, providing the young ladies with the best service and emotional support. But they don’t appreciate it, maintaining their haughty attitudes and refusing to let him relax for even a moment, right up to the final week 3.5kReads6.8Score19014d adds

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    🔥A single contract trapped the male lead for three years. Three years later, all the young ladies regretted leaving and wanted to find him again, but the male lead's heart had already turned cold. Don't bother me anymore 🌿🥶.

44. 394 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 691Reads—Score614d adds
45. 395 异 The Lone Wanderer in Another World 异世界的独行者 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Eastern Fantasy603k WordsCompleted Black Jiu, an introverted high school student who secretly works in the underworld, gets into a car accident during a school-organized spring outing. The entire group transmigrates to another world crawling with monsters. There, he meets his younger sister, whom their parents sold when she was little. Now a slave of the demon race, she is trying to kill herself... “If justice has its heroes, then darkness deserves its own savior, too. But saviors always like to keep clean. So people like us, the 2.2kReads9.0Score20314d adds
46. 396 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 222Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 397 多 Being a Flirt Is Just My Persona, So Don't Call Me Your Grandmaster 多情只是我人设，请别叫我祖师爷 Mo Bai's Dove墨白的鸽Urban164k WordsOngoing 2Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 398 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 366Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 399 乌 Crow Office 乌鸦事务所 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Urban147k WordsCompleted The story takes place in a modern city in a parallel world. Eighteen years ago, an old ghost cultivator found an abandoned baby boy of unknown origins. Since he was all alone, he figured he might as well raise the child to look after him in his old age. Eighteen years later, the boy had grown up, but the old man had died. Before his death, the old man had opened an agency, spending nearly all his savings on it. With no prospects in sight, the young man had no choice but to drop out of school and 845Reads8.9Score13114d adds
50. 400 圣 Every Sacred Land Is Full of My Ex-Girlfriends. How Am I Supposed to Cultivate Like This? 圣地都是前女友，这仙能修？ Three Strands Of Hair三根毛Urban152k WordsOngoing [National Destiny Cultivation] + [Love Rivalry] + [The Cultivator's Guide to Romance] Lin Fei is a blogger who enjoys beating dating-sim games. One day, he suddenly receives a mysterious cultivation game called The World of Immortal Journeys. It even claims that no one can beat it? As if he could let that stand! Lin Fei grinds away at it for a whole month. But then he unlocks the naturally perfect brow bone and the romantic master talents. To gain cultivation and extend his life, he must suffer —Reads—Score—14d adds

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