Angsty Stories! They’re Killing Me! 虐文啊！要命啊！

1. 1 校 School Beauty, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion 校花别哭了，我的深情你不配 Short-Tempered Little Pumpkin暴躁小南瓜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A good horse doesn't return to old pastures + one heroine + not a BL story] [A light reborn romance with no System or golden finger, just an ordinary, everyday love story. Don't read if that's not your thing.] (Originally titled “Campus Belle, Don't Cry. You Don't Deserve My Devotion.” Note: The campus belle gets more page time early on, and the heroine appears a little late. The sweeter romantic scenes come in the middle and later portions. Please skip if that bothers you.) Everyone knew Gu Ch 14.2kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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   Very good, okay, the first one is currently being updated, and its quality is undeniable. The second one is for those who like darker themes, so read it quickly. The third one, while its world-building gets a bit off later, is really good in the beginning, very angsty, highly recommended.

2. 2 看 Pay Attention to the Heroine! Stop Obsessing Over the Villainess 看看女主吧！别惦记着女反派了 Nameless Ye of Guanghan Tower广寒楼的叶无名Urban436k WordsCompleted Wei Zezhang transmigrates into a novel where the protagonist is put through endless misery, becoming the hapless male lead. In the original story, everyone around him is a ruthless villain. His beloved wife not only cheats on him, but also plans to drain the company’s assets and give them to her lover. The actress he painstakingly helped build up jumps ship to a rival company just as his own business is on the verge of bankruptcy. And then there’s his beloved Aunt Bai Xuan, who treats him like 87Reads8.1Score—14d adds
3. 3 开 I Activated the System from the Start: My Childhood Friend Confesses to Me 开局激活系统：青梅竹马向我忏悔 Moonlit Phantom Eyes月幻瞳Eastern Fantasy504k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he finds himself in the middle of a bullying incident. The three people tormenting him hide behind his childhood sweetheart, swaggering around with impunity. And his childhood sweetheart, unaware of the truth, actually tells him to apologize to them?! Yun Ye laughs. An apology, is it? His way of apologizing has always been to communicate with other people's bodies using his fists! Childhood sweetheart?! Never heard of her! He's not the person he used to be. Now that he's tr 14Reads5.4Score—14d adds
4. 4 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds

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   Each one is quite heart-wrenching.

5. 5 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 865Reads9.5Score19914d adds
6. 6 再 Goodbye, With Tears in Our Eyes 再见只能红着眼 Tavern Keeper Jiu'er酒家玖儿Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [A Tearjerker of the Highest Quality] He was a poor student who fell for a well-behaved girl with perfect grades. To give her a happy life, he worked hard at his studies. He tried, and he struggled, but in the end, the happiness he had fought for was forced into someone else's hands. When the two lovers met again, they should have blushed, but all they could do was look at each other with tear-filled eyes. Standing by the roadside, he cried like a child, more like a madman: “I don't want anythin —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 有 A Breeze Blows By 有风吹过来 Xiao Ji小祭Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The wind began to blow. He said to her, “Yan Li, before I leave, I want to help you like this world just a little. At the very least, I don’t want you to feel so hopeless anymore.” When two equally lonely people, both empty inside, find each other, even the smallest change can be a form of salvation. 168Reads9.4Score—14d adds
8. 8 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds

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   These angst-filled stories are here! Come check them out 👀👀👀, you'll regret it if you don't read them!!!

9. 9 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
10. 10 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
11. 11 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
12. 12 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
13. 13 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
14. 14 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5kReads9.2Score70114d adds

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    The first book was a patriotic novel, a bit angsty. The second book had a male lead who was a complete jerk, utterly disgusting. The third book featured women in the imperial palace who got along very well, like family, but it became angsty later on. The fifth book had a strong aftertaste, though not very angsty. The sixth book, "Mountain City Has More Than Just Young Men, It Also Has My Sister," was very good. I haven't read much of the rest, but they were all very good.

15. 15 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 315Reads8.7Score—14d adds
16. 16 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 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds
17. 17 山 The Boy from the Mountain City 山城少年 Mo Cha墨茶Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted In the mountain city, there are not only young men, but also big sisters. We were once each other's salvation. Watching the young man shine so brightly, I couldn't selfishly keep him trapped by my side. Without Big Sister in this world, that young man would be gone too. 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
18. 18 逗 Just Kidding 逗你玩儿 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted The sky that year. He was the dark cloud that lingered in Yu Ning’s heart, gloomy and oppressive, impossible to escape. Yu Ning was the gentle breeze he longed to chase, impossible to touch and impossible to hold on to. “Yu Ning, did you ever really like me, even just a little?” “Never.” He fell silent, smiling faintly, his heart pierced with pain. If only that summer, he hadn’t been so cruel and hateful, personally pushing her into the abyss and coldly watching her struggle with all her might. 8.9kReads9.0Score85014d adds
19. 19 公 Long Live the Princess: Secretary of State, Come and Flirt 公主万安：尚书大人请开撩 Yu Liuliu余六六Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted The State of Ding has a powerful minister, one who can topple a nation and dazzle all who see him. The people of Ding all hope that one day a goddess will descend from the heavens and claim Yin Li, that demon, so they can enjoy peace and prosperity again. But year after year, no goddess comes. Just as Lord Yin Li, the all-powerful minister who controls the State of Ding with an iron fist, seems destined to grow old alone and answer to no one, the princess who had been forgotten by time returns f 107Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The first book wasn't too angsty; it was just a bit unfair to the female lead for falling for such a person. The second book had a female lead who was reborn; in her previous life, the male lead treated her both well and badly, so she harbored a lot of resentment. The third book was obviously angsty, not between the male and female leads, but between their families. The fourth book was also quite angsty; the male lead didn't know he liked the female lead, and she thought he liked another woman, leading to a series of events. However, this book was definitely much better than *Bone-Deep Love*.

20. 20 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Bei Xin贝芯Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 21kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
21. 21 重 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后，五个哥哥哭着求我回府 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
22. 22 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Be This CEO's Wife 重生后，这个总裁夫人我不当了 Qiao Xuxu乔栩栩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Yan waited until the day she died for Shi Mubai to so much as look at her. Reborn, she decides she’s done being the president’s wife. But her shameless ex-husband refuses to accept it and launches into a no-holds-barred campaign to protect his wife. “My ex-wife is frail and helpless. You’re not allowed to bully her.” Then he sees with his own eyes as his frail, helpless ex-wife knocks the 17.1kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds
23. 23 都 Urban: After I Leave, You Have to Live Well! 都市：我走后，你一定要好好的！ Rest the Mind息心Urban110k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented + urban romance + heartbreak + soul-crushing drama + short story] One month before the college entrance exams. Su Yang goes to the hospital for a checkup, only to be told by the doctor that he has just three months to live. He doesn’t want to worry anyone, and doesn’t even tell his childhood friend, Liu Xue. He just wants to leave this world quietly, all alone. But Su Yang has long been part of Liu Xue’s plans for the future. When she frantically finds him... Su Yang: “Liu Xue, I’ 54Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    This is a pure tearjerker; you deserve to read it. Don't blame me if you cry.

24. 24 我 I’ll Spend My Life with My Seasons 我和我的季节过一生 Ji Xin, Who Loves Ginger Duck爱吃仔姜鸭子的纪欣Urban106k WordsCompleted A life spent with the seasons tells the story of Zhao Xuan’s life. His grandmother once picked cicada shells beside golden rice fields, and her kind smile became eternal. Zhao Xuan takes you into the school days that belonged to him. —Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    I hope you like this book. You can take a look; the best part is yet to come.

25. 25 敖 Ao Guang's Tale: The Love Tribulation of the Rainmaking Sea God 敖光传：司雨镇海之神的情劫 Armor and Fish铠甲和鱼Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted [Not a Nezha story + set after the War of the Witches and Demons + love tribulation + divided divine soul + vast difference in status + bittersweet romance + joy after hardship + rekindled love] Dragon King Ao Guang rules over the Four Seas and the Eight Wastelands, commanding the Four Seas and earning the respect of the Three Realms. Ao Guang's love is the love of a god: powerful, domineering, and eternal. But he always looks down at her from on high, never truly entering her world to understan 89Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    The score is low because it was just released... The writing is delicate yet not childish, the emotions are subtle and natural. A story of Ao Guang with a cultivation background, it's a tale of hardship followed by happiness, a broken mirror mended without heartbreak. The male lead isn't a scumbag; a scumbag wouldn't deserve the female lead's suffering. No one commits evil, yet the heart-wrenching moments are deeply moving. After the tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the Heavenly Court seeks to intervene in the Four Seas, betrothing Princess Honglian Yunji to the son of the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang. Yunlian splits one soul and two spirits to descend to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation. The Book of Fate guides the sword cultivator Qingheng, who is part of Yunlian's tribulation-crossing soul, to meet Ao Guang's son, Ao Longdu. Qingheng unexpectedly spends a thousand years with Ao Guang in the spiritual realm of the Hetu Luoshu, becoming husband and wife. A thousand years within the Hetu Luoshu is equivalent to one day outside. Their relationship appears extremely strange to outsiders after leaving the Hetu Luoshu. Every step Qingheng takes into Ao Guang's world is a process of reshaping herself, reshaping herself to stand beside him. The Heavenly Emperor was furious. "You personally agreed to the marriage, yet you secretly sabotaged it. Now that Qingheng has finished her tribulation and returned to her original form, my daughter will have this memory. How can she marry into the East Sea Dragon Palace? How can she get along with you? Do you expect my daughter to call you husband?" Ao Guang deeply regretted losing Qingheng the day he did. He regretted being too soft-hearted and not hiding her more deeply. He controlled the four seas, yet he let her break through the deep-sea restrictions and escape his jurisdiction without knowing the mechanism of tribulation and ascension.

26. 26 晨 Morning Light, Easy Moon 晨曦易曦月 zhj001Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted Chenxi: My younger sister is named Lin Xiyue. The Xi in her name comes from Xihe, and she is the moon goddess. Xiyue: Li Yi, being unable to protect the woman you love is one of life’s great sorrows, and a lifelong disgrace. The deeper the hatred cuts, the deeper you fall! The road of love is long, and choosing is hard! Li Yi: Ten years, one night; today, one dream. Time turns back, and the woman of my dreams returns. The dream will not end; memories sink into darkness. Dancing in the moonligh 2Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 满 A Feast for the Eyes 满目琳琅 Han Bao翰宝Modern Romance192k WordsOngoing Lin Minglang is cruelly dumped. He returns with a grudge against Han Jilin, only to discover that she already has a child… Just as Lin Minglang is about to give up, he discovers that the child is his own flesh and blood… 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Abusive novels, the kind that's deadly.

28. 28 末 In the Apocalypse, I'm the Only One Zombies Don't Attack 末世之只有我不被丧尸攻击 Uncle Nan Yao南妖叔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted [A completed classic Western fantasy novel] [A new novel from a veteran author, guaranteed quality] Bai Yin is a high school student who secretly works in the criminal underworld. He was planning to visit his younger sister, who had been adopted. Unexpectedly, he transmigrates to a parallel world. The apocalypse arrives, and zombies break out. As humanity becomes zombie food: "Ding! System bound successfully!" "Kill ten zombies to obtain the Zombie Friend ability!" Bai Yin becomes the only human 1.3kReads9.3Score21014d adds

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    Wow, what a sight!

29. 29 所 Solomon's Perjury (Complete in Three Volumes) 所罗门的伪证（全三册） Miyuki Miyabe宫部美雪984k WordsCompleted A timeless classic of Japanese mystery fiction! The wounds hidden by lies will never heal. Only the truth can bring healing. A group of ordinary teenagers face a bizarre death at their school during the summer they turn fourteen. Fearlessly, they challenge the rules of the adult world. In that summer, malice twists human nature, but the truth the teenagers unearth together will ultimately heal their hearts. Part One: The Incident A boy's death is a mirror, reflecting good and evil, falsehood and —Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles 🙃 I'd like to recommend three detective novels that I personally love. The first is a masterpiece by the famous Japanese author Miyuki Miyabu, it's incredibly good. The second is a masterpiece by the famous Western mystery novelist Tyson Chandler, with tight logic. The third is a masterpiece by the famous Japanese mystery novelist Otsuichi, highly recommended, and not a angst novel.

30. 30 在 Days Spent Counting Flowers in the Human World 在人间数花的日子 Bamboo Dregs竹渣Mystery67k WordsOngoing Two stories in this book are complete so far: “Lilac” and “Yearning.” The new story, “Entwined Branches,” is currently in progress... Mystery, romance, and the supernatural, without dramatic twists and turns, just a gentle flow; It seems to show an unreal side of the human world, yet the beauty in people’s hearts shines into reality; In the end, it is still the real side of the human world, and a flower grown from that world. Flower by flower, they weave together this complicated, colorful worl —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This suspenseful romance novel, devoid of dramatic twists and turns, flows gently, seemingly depicting an unreal side of humanity, yet also reflecting the beauty in people's hearts reflected in reality. Ultimately, it is the true rain and dew of human life, the flowers that grow in the human world.

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