Boys’ Love, Short, 10–20 Chapters, Angsty, Extremely Angsty, Absolutely Devastating be，短篇，10到20章之内，虐，很虐，非常虐

1. 651 只 I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情，职业舔狗我最行！ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.9M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 261.1kReads9.5Score18.8kShelves
2. 652 妻 My Wife Chases True Love but Still Refuses to Let Me Go 妻子追真爱，却还要霸占我 Valley of the Kings帝王谷11k WordsCompleted My Wife Pursues Her True Love, Yet Still Wants to Keep Me to Herself 5.8kReads—Score100Shelves
3. 653 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE37k WordsCompleted Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 654 莫 Mo Yan Returns 莫言归 Yuzu2柚2Two Male Leads82k WordsCompleted [Bad ending + melodrama + devoted to each other] He forces her first, then chases after her. Mostly angst. Jiang Chu takes on his responsibilities and infiltrates a criminal organization. Betrayal, understanding, confusion, forgiveness, revenge... A jumble of complicated emotions fills his heart. He spends nearly his entire life walking the road ahead. "I could protect anyone else but you. You're the one person I can't protect." Another late autumn. The ginkgo leaves have turned yellow in great 177Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   The rating isn't high, but it's very good; it's very heart-wrenching, and all the stories end badly

5. 655 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 261Reads7.2Score—Shelves
6. 656 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.8kReads—Score108Shelves

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   Slightly angsty, very short, a short story that can be read in just a few minutes.

7. 657 再 On the Day of My Remarriage, My Ex-Wife's Older Sister Nearly Flipped the Table 再婚这天，前妻姐差点掀桌子 Valley of the Kings帝王谷12k WordsCompleted On the Day of His Remarriage, His Ex’s Older Sister Almost Flips the Table 22.8kReads—Score129Shelves
8. 658 丝 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 White Prism LEE白棱镜LEE34k WordsCompleted Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 659 这 This Is a Forced-Love Story 这是一篇强制爱文 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads409k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so it'll gradually rise] The appeal of forced-love stories lies in seeing those who hold high status in society bow down to those beneath them. Even the most powerful person becomes lowly when they fall in love. The cold, composed Emperor Zhu Zaiji never imagined that one day he would bow down and submit to a little eunuch. 17.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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   The first book really pitied Yangyang, everyone was blaming him [almost crying]. In the second book, when he said, "Ayan, I will never let you down," the dream ended, but Ayan couldn't come back [crying]. The rest need no further explanation, just read them, they're all classics [almost crying].

10. 660 亲 Hey, Your Wife Is Gone! 亲亲，你老婆没咯 Thirteen Envious十三羡Two Male Leads365k WordsOngoing A new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 921Reads8.0Score102Shelves

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    Reading chapter 51 directly is incredibly heart-wrenching, especially for anime fans; it might be devastating. I read it yesterday and I'm still not over it today.

11. 661 老 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 662 妻 After My Wife Left, the 150 Million Yuan Demolition Payout Arrived 妻子走后，1.5亿拆迁款到账 Valley of the Kings帝王谷10k WordsCompleted After My Wife Left, the 150 Million in Demolition Compensation Hit My Account 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 663 藏 The Sword Hidden Away: Mortal Melody 藏剑记凡音 The Heart-Stealing Young Marshal盗心少帅Male-Channel Fanfiction62k WordsCompleted The Sword Keeper: Fanyin 265Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Becoming a monster isn't scary; what's scary is becoming a monster and still remembering that you're human.

14. 664 4 At 43, I Awakened After Being Fired! 43岁，被开除后觉醒了！ Jing Jiuzhe荆九折8k WordsCompleted At 43, I Awakened After Getting Fired! 5.1kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 665 做 After Three Years as His Emotional Dumping Ground, I Deleted Him with Five Videos 做他情绪垃圾桶的第三年，我用五条视频删了他 Nan Zhi Yiyu南枝一萸8k WordsCompleted After Three Years as His Emotional Trash Can, I Deleted Him with Five Videos 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely short, angsty romance novel; you can finish it in eight minutes. The female lead was once the male lead's emotional dumping ground, but three years later she resolutely leaves him, leaving him filled with regret and unable to win her back.

16. 666 蓦 One Fleeting Glance, and I Knew Love Had Faded 蓦然一顾知阑珊 Xian Zhou Chai羡舟钗Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted She married him without hesitation in the prime of her life, but couldn't escape the seven-year itch. As her life entered its final countdown, she could no longer find the young man who had once loved her so deeply. She devoted her entire life to him, and only at the very end did he finally realize what he had lost... 59Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    This is so heartbreaking! Even I, who rarely cries while reading, cried. The story is so short, it's like a thick fog, I just couldn't see clearly... 😭😭

17. 667 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5.1kReads—Score101Shelves
18. 668 妻 After My Wife Cheated, I Asked for a Divorce. She Said, “You’re Just a Substitute” 妻子出轨后我提出离婚，她竟说：你只是替身 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Wife Cheated, I Asked for a Divorce. She Actually Said, “You’re Just a Stand-In” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all hidden gems, incredibly angsty and thrilling, definitely worth watching! [Admiration][Thumbs up][Send a heart][Cool]

19. 669 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
20. 670 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 671 渣 My Scumbag Boyfriend and Best Friend Conned Me Out of Money? Now I’m His Boss 渣男联合闺蜜骗我钱？我成他顶头上司 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕7k WordsCompleted My Scumbag Ex and Best Friend Conspired to Cheat Me Out of My Money? Now I’m His Boss —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 672 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 70.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
23. 673 谁EN Who Says I Have It All? Forced to Love a Top E from the Start 谁有哥带派！开局就被顶E强制爱 Glutinous Rice and Pineapple Rice糯米菠萝饭Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance / Enigma-Alpha romance / forced love / both leads are devoted and powerful] [Wild, fiery, stuttering beauty of an Alpha ✖️ cruel, hard-of-hearing rich Enigma with a bad-dog streak] [Content warning: The receiving partner stutters; the pursuing partner has hearing loss and wears hearing aids every day] [No moral compass! No moral compass! No moral compass! Don't apply real-world values to this story. Readers with strong moral convictions should proceed with caution] Li Mao wil 27.2kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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    Sadomasochistic stories

24. 674 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angst-filled story, very short

25. 675 结 He Called Me Filthy After Three Years of Marriage, Until I Slapped the DNA Report in His Face 结婚三年他嫌我脏，直到DNA报告甩他脸上 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕15k WordsCompleted He Thought I Was Dirty Throughout Our Three Years of Marriage, Until I Threw the DNA Test Results in His Face 2Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 676 替 The Substitute Toppled the White Moonlight 替身掀了白月光 You Have a Master君有主Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted [Soul Painter × Heaven’s Favorite] [Two Powerhouses · Forbidden Redemption] A soul painter scarred by fate, with the twin personalities of a genius and a madman lurking beneath his refined exterior... Top galleries go wild bidding millions for his frenzied creations, while a spoiled heir from Beijing’s elite brands the label “ugly freak” onto his back. He Chen stands above the world with capital in hand. Everyone says an unforgettable first love still holds a place in his heart, yet no one kno 4.7kReads9.0Score441Shelves

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    The entire series can be summed up in one word: torture.

27. 677 傅 Lawyer Fu, Stop Hurting Her. Dr. Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 傅律师别虐了，温医生不要你了 Moonstone月光石Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, wolfish lawyer x stern, devoted, beautiful but tragic doctor] [Two male leads + both are virgins + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + younger man/older man + angsty romance + happy ending] [Two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] When he ended things, Fu Zhiyue grabbed Wen Chuhuai by the throat and mocked him for being heartless and mercenary. “Every day I spent with you made me sick to my stomach.” “Wen Chuhuai, seeing you half-dead like this, do you know how satisf 4.4kReads8.9Score493Shelves

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    Two male leads, characters are alive but slightly dead, and the corpses have a warm feeling to them…

28. 678 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 679 以 I Thought My Wife Had Been Violated and Flew into a Rage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind 以为老婆被辱我怒冲云霄，才发现她是幕后黑手 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕20k WordsCompleted I Thought My Wife Had Been Assaulted, So I Went on a Rampage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 680 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.5kReads8.9Score219Shelves

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    All of them are under twenty chapters, super angsty, and super short. Go read them now, you'll cry your eyes out! (´;;`)

31. 681 安 An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大 Yan Xiaojiu盐小玖Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d 978Reads9.0Score208Shelves

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    Listen to me! Go for it! These books are seriously heart-wrenching, and seriously good! Books 2, 3, 5, and 6 are definitely sweet at first, then agonizing!!! You'll cry buckets after reading them! And the 7th book, with its dual male leads, is something special!

32. 682 赝 The Counterfeit 赝品 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 51Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    These five books have relatively low ratings, but they are truly heart-wrenching. My eyes were swollen from crying after reading them. I've never read angst before, but I tried it, and these books really made me cry a lot. O(╥╥)o

33. 683 这 The Leaves Won’t Fall This Autumn 这个秋天叶不落 Abyss and Fisher渊与渔Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted Two years after their breakup, Ji Hengzhou only wants revenge on her! Tang Suiyu once thought that leaving alone, carrying all her pain, was the best choice. But as her life neared its end, fate brought them together again, and she learned just how much Ji Hengzhou hated her! Only when she was at death’s door did Ji Hengzhou realize how much he owed her: her parents, her child, her eyesight... 581Reads5.5Score103Shelves

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    Whoever misses out is doomed.

34. 684 同 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 3kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 685 总 After Being Assaulted, the CEO’s Ex-Wife Returns Reborn 总裁前妻被侵犯后，涅槃归来 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕7k WordsCompleted After Her Ex-Husband’s CEO Wife Was Assaulted, She Returned Reborn —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 686 夜 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 Autumn Unseen不见秋Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.7kReads8.3Score164Shelves
37. 687 景 Beautiful Years 景年 Yun Huohuo云火火Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted [Angst! Angst! Angst! Angst!] My name is Jiang Nian. I was born in the height of summer and died in the depths of winter. Fate was always fleeting, and even meeting you was a blessing. We were destined to meet in this life, but not to be together. May we continue our bond in the next. The debts of this life must be repaid in this life. On the road to the afterlife, don’t look back. May we have a better fate and grow old together in the next life! I still remember the words Lin Anjing said to 507Reads8.1Score—Shelves
38. 688 痴 A Love So Deep 痴痴情深 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted The naive Su Cheng had a heart as pure as snow, and thought only of the prince. But the prince felt nothing for him. Again and again, he called him by the wrong name, let go of his hand, and wounded his devoted heart. Did the prince know that even a naive boy could understand love, and that even he could be heartbroken? 149Reads8.4Score—Shelves
39. 689 原 It Turns Out There’s No Light in the Deep Sea 原来深海没有光 Pian Qian翩浅Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Girls from the south, most of them love the romance of snow drifting through a northern winter night. But what they don't know is that once the snow has fallen, howling winds soon follow. In an instant, they sweep away all the romance, exposing the bone-chilling cold beneath. 193Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    I cried so hard I didn't have any tissues! I suggest you don't watch this; I've been feeling so depressed for so long. I recommended it to all my friends, and not one of them said it was bad. [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

40. 690 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 691 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.7kReads9.4Score570Shelves
42. 692 妻 My Wife’s Betrayal Built My Business Empire 妻子的背叛，却成就了我的商业帝国 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕14k WordsCompleted My Wife's Betrayal Built My Business Empire —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 693 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life 蚀骨虐情，夫人已自尽 Ling Yu Ye铃语夜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Angst and heartbreak + no reconciliation after the breakup + the male lead gets a tragic ending] If there is a next life, I never want to fall in love with you again... Lin Shuyue married the man she loved most in this life, but on their wedding night, a basin of cold water drenched her from head to toe: he loved her older sister. He hated scheming people more than anything. So he tormented her, imprisoned her, and hated her. Again and again, he hurt her. Until, in the end, she lost their child 3.7kReads—Score129Shelves

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    Imprisoned, forced to have her child surgically dissected, beaten, and witnessing the male protagonist murder her mother and throw her ashes in the trash, the female protagonist's twisted possessiveness destroys her only salvation at the moment the truth is revealed. Ultimately, she becomes corrupted and turns to the dark side. This story is incredibly angsty, and the male protagonist suffers even more in the end. Interested readers can check it out!

44. 694 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 720Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 695 老 The Day My Wife Cheated, My Company Went Public in the US 老婆出轨那天，我的公司在美国上市 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day My Wife Cheated, My Company Went Public in the US —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 696 终 I Finally Became Like Him, But I Don’t Want to Repeat the Past 终于活成他的样子，但我不想重蹈覆辙 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted I finally became just like him, but I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. 711Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 697 离 Only After Our Divorce Did I Learn Her Betrayal Was a Business Deal 离婚后才发现，她的背叛是场交易 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕24k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did I Discover Her Betrayal Was a Deal —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 698 她 The Night She Cheated, I Saw Another Me on the Security Footage 她出轨那夜，我在监控里看见另一个我 Lazy Little Wife's Favorite小懒婆稀罕14k WordsCompleted The Night She Cheated, I Saw Another Me on the Security Footage —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 699 女 After My Girlfriend Broke Up with Me, She Introduced Me to Her Best Friend 女友提出分手后，竟介绍闺蜜给我 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After my girlfriend breaks up with me, she actually introduces me to her best friend. 672Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 700 我 I Slaughtered All My Enemies, Only to Fall into the Hands of a Fool 我屠尽仇敌，却栽在个傻子手里 Purple Demon Loves Yogurt紫妖爱喝酸奶Two Male Leads64k WordsCompleted Si Yue was born with the purest bloodline of the ancient Nine-Tailed Fox clan. With his formidable cultivation, he had once roamed freely between heaven and earth. But fate had other plans. Rather than bringing him blessings, his rare gift led to the extermination of the entire Nine-Tailed Fox clan. As he watched his people die one after another before his eyes, grief and hatred carved themselves deep into his soul. After that, he devoted himself to closed-door cultivation. Through a thousan 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story!!!,,, He has a very bad temper and is very irritable, but he is also very easy to coax. Because it is a short story, I only wrote it around the two protagonists in a sweet and plain style. It is not an industrial saccharine, but there is a little abuse in the middle.

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