Books That Hurt to the Bone, Hurt So Much You Can't Breathe 痛到骨髓，痛到无法呼吸的书。

1. 401 我 After I Kicked My Scumbag Ex to the Curb, I Told You All to Get Together Already 我脚踹渣男后，请你们快快锁死 King Revolver左轮王8k WordsCompleted After I Kicked My Scumbag Ex to the Curb, I Told You All to Stay Together 5Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 997Reads—Score107Shelves

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   The pinnacle of tragic romance novels, a lifelong struggle for unresolved emotions, a profound sense of loss and powerlessness. The desire to change the ending lingers, an inability to find peace!

3. 403 禁 No Secret Affairs Allowed 禁止偷欢 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing 🔥 Powerful-family taboo romance | Heart-wrenching angst with a thrilling reversal Fu Siyan, the crown prince of the capital, wields power over the entire court. Noble and aloof, he is a god no one dares profane. Only I know how twisted he is beneath that icy exterior. Three years ago, he personally sent me to prison on charges of "suspected disclosure of trade secrets." The night before I was locked up, he gripped my chin, his gaze colder than ice. "Shen Rao, how dare you lay a hand on someone 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Admiration][Sending heart]

4. 404 双 Twin Sins: I Expose My Brother's Conspiracy in the Morgue 双生孽：我在停尸房揭穿哥哥的阴谋 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Twin Sins: I Expose My Brother's Conspiracy in the Morgue 20Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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   The male lead's extreme restraint is heartbreaking. The plot's angst is quite novel, perhaps different from the usual tropes, and the pacing of the angst is fast. However, the way the angst is portrayed is cleverly crafted; it's not angst for the sake of angst.

6. 406 不 An Imperfect Crime 不完美作案 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted An Imperfect Crime 5Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 我 My 23-Year-Old Northeastern Chinese CEO 我的23岁东北女总裁 Old Jiu's Records of History老九史记Urban809k WordsCompleted Multiple heroines, wish fulfillment. A true top-tier hunter always appears to be the prey. Who’s the real prey? After his girlfriend cheats on him, he plans to get revenge on the rival who stole both his patent and his girlfriend. His target is Su Qing, a university professor. But the professor turns the tables and “gets revenge” on him instead. His phone rings. It’s the woman who treated him like a pawn and sacrificed him at the negotiating table just that afternoon, Lin Zhixia. “Come work with 11.3kReads8.5Score927Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book, [Adoration].

8. 408 以 Love as Vengeance: The CEO's Sweet Wife Seeking Redemption 以恨为名，总裁的赎罪娇妻 King Revolver左轮王11k WordsCompleted A Wife's Love as Atonement, the CEO's Captive Darling 5Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 白 Cursed by His White Moonlight, I'm Just a Replacement 白月光的诅咒，我是他的替代品 King Revolver左轮王15k WordsCompleted The Curse of the White Moonlight: I'm His Substitute 4Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 魔 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pain so bad it's hard to breathe

11. 411 我 I'm a Night-Shift Nurse Hunting Down the Supernatural in the Mirror 我，夜班护士，在镜中追杀诡异 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted I'm a Night-Shift Nurse, Hunting the Uncanny in the Mirror 5Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 宗 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 10Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 总 The CEO's Ex-Wife Has the Whole World in Her Palm 总裁前妻她只手遮天 King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted The CEO's Ex-Wife Is a Force to Be Reckoned With 9Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 异 The Divine Mage of Another World 异世法神 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy98k WordsCompleted The protagonist's soul transmigrates into a world of magic and battle qi, only to find himself possessing a corpse that has been dead for three days… Many people know that the body is dead, so someone immediately informs on him… News that the dead body of the Farah family's genius young master has come back to life quickly spreads across the world… The protagonist, possessing this corpse, must keep the truth hidden. Otherwise, his family, his country, and the Church will all burn him alive as a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 校 Summer Confession on Campus 校园青上之夏日告白 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted A Summer Confession on Campus 6Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 相 My Childhood Sweetheart of Seven Years Is Marrying My Best Friend 相恋七年的青梅，她要嫁给我的好兄弟 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted My childhood sweetheart of seven years is going to marry my good friend. 204Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 白 The White Moonlight Is Great, but I'm Taking the Baby and Running! 白月光虽好，但我会带球跑！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Moonlight Is Lovely, but I'm Taking the Baby and Running! 51Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 雾 Farewell to Moonlight Among the Pines, Once the Mist Clears 雾尽松间别风月 Quan Xin荃昕15k WordsCompleted Where the Mist Fades, Beyond the Pines and Moonlight 9Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 第 The Seventeenth Night 第十七夜 King Revolver左轮王Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Seventeenth Night 8Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 当 She Read Her Ex's Message Aloud in Public, So I Gave Her a Divorce 当众念前任，我送她一场离婚 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted I Read My Ex’s Words Aloud in Public, Then Gave Her a Divorce 97Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 重 Reborn as a Concubine in the Su Household 重生之我在苏府当小妾 Shangguan Loves to Drink Water上官爱喝水Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted Nontraditional rebirth + women's self-rescue + psychological healing + original poetry + metafiction Don't let the title fool you. The original title was Dawn's Clear Light. Rebirth is the ultimate act of self-rescue. A profound story that is both heartbreaking and healing. Zheng Ming awoke after transmigrating, only to become the concubine of a powerful minister. She navigated the storms of political rivalries and stirred the winds of change across the realm, believing she was carefully plan 228Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The most heartbreaking female protagonist, bar none. Not a formulaic story, with excellent literary quality and profound depth.

22. 422 试 A Trial Romance with My Contract Husband 试爱我的合约老公 King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Try Falling in Love with My Contract Husband 61Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 再 Smile When We Say Goodbye 再见也要微笑 Jiu Ziyue玖紫璃月Modern Romance870k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing + reunion after a long separation + both reaching for each other + revenge] [Xu Nuo: A seemingly fragile, beloved girl, but secretly a formidable woman bent on revenge. She has a secret identity as a gaming genius, Win.] [Cheng Xu: A seemingly frivolous playboy, but actually a devoted and loyal young tycoon.] No one knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first… An accident six years ago changed Xu Nuo’s life beyond recognition. She went from being adored by everyone 324Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It began with regret and ended with regret.

24. 424 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Light He Could Never Reach 离婚后，我成了他高攀不起的光 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Light He Could Never Hope to Reach 5Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.5kReads6.5Score191Shelves

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    Long, angsty, heart-wrenching, bittersweet, and painful stories—come and read them, princesses!

26. 426 八 Eight Lives of Tormented Love: Missing Each Other in Every Life 八世虐恋：世世错过 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Eight lifetimes of heartbreaking love, meeting only to miss each other time and again! Separated by the divide between immortals and demons and set against each other by their nations, they are left with a lifetime of regrets thanks to schemes and prejudice. In their eighth life, Su Qingyan, reborn to take revenge, joins forces with Xiao Che, a powerful regent, to break through the traps and bring corrupt officials to justice. Their story turns from a devastatingly tragic ending to a happy one, 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sad sad sad

27. 427 替 The Legitimate Daughter Took the Fall and Served Three Years in Prison. After She Cut Ties, Her Family Begged for Forgiveness 替罪嫡女入狱三年，断亲后全家跪求原谅 Fan Xiaoshu范小舒Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted [Angsty historical romance + physical and emotional torment + household intrigue + true and fake heiresses + second male lead gets the girl + both leads are sexually inexperienced + groveling chase] Lu Qingyan was the marquis’s most cherished legitimate daughter. Her parents and brothers doted on her, making her the most pampered young woman in the capital. But everything changed after their adopted daughter, Lu Wanwan, joined the household. First, the parents and brothers who had once cherished 18.9kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    The female lead was originally the most favored legitimate daughter of a marquis's family, but everything changed after the arrival of her adopted daughter. She was forced to take the blame and imprisoned; her fingernails were brutally plucked from her hands, which she used to play the zither, and her dancing feet were cruelly broken. Upon her return from prison, she was handed over to a perverted eunuch. 😭😭😭

28. 428 愿 May I Caress You Again 愿再轻抚你 South Wind, Late Autumn南风晚秋Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted Zhou Qiyue of West Wu No. 3 High School was a bona fide school bully. He did everything the school rules forbade. Then one day, a new girl joined the class next door. He called her ugly, yet warned his buddies not to chase after her. He wanted to get close to her, but carefully kept his distance. You are a star I can never reach. Later, rumors about the two of them dating reached the teachers’ office, and the teachers were alarmed. The homeroom teacher pointed at him and said, “A social degene 65Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Everyone, Zhou Qiyue's love cannot be buried; it's up to you all.

29. 429 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves
30. 430 苔 A Poem of Moss and Railway Tracks 苔痕与铁轨的诗 Lu Li Wenzhao陆离文昭Modern Romance147k WordsCompleted After weathering countless trials, Taozi gradually awakens to the truth: real love isn’t a perfectly preserved specimen, but something that grows resiliently alongside you through ordinary life, like moss. In the end, she returns to the person she was with at the beginning. They run a café together and raise a son and a daughter, finding peace and happiness in their unremarkable life. 4Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    If you don't feel the pain is intense enough, you can take a look at this book.

31. 431 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 270Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 重 Reborn, I Became an Enslaved Robot with No Freedom 重生后，我变成无自由的程序奴隶机器人 Light Shines Everywhere 9光明遍照9Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Became an Unfree Robot Slave to Programming 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Humans are transformed into robots, leading to heart-wrenching emotional entanglements.

33. 433 疯 Prequel to the Mad Scientist: A Cybernetic Experimental Monster and His Obsession with Reviving His Girlfriend 疯魔科技博士前传：复生女友的执念，赛博实验体怪物 Light Shines Everywhere 9光明遍照930k WordsCompleted The Mad Scientist's Origin Story: An Obsession with Resurrecting His Girlfriend, and a Cybernetic Experimental Monster 186Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 与 Time with My Robot Girlfriend 与机器人女友的时光 Light Shines Everywhere 9光明遍照9Modern Romance637k WordsOngoing Love Outshines the Human Form in a Metal Shell When the soul of human girl Ling Yin enters the metal body of robot Shi Ya, not even three or four hundred pounds of titanium alloy, cold programming, or the ever-present threat of being scrapped can stand in the way of her profound love for Dong Yi, a love that transcends life and death. She fears she is merely a copy of code, a shadow of Ling Yin, a machine unworthy of him. But he gives everything he has to tell her: You were never a substitute. Y 12Reads7.7Score—Shelves
35. 435 暗 A Dark Obsession Turns to Madness 暗瘾成狂 Heavenly Fire, Flowing Glaze天火流琉璃Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Each volume is a completely new, standalone story. Volume One: Love Under the Stars: After Chen Guang was in a car accident, he lost the use of his legs. Bai Weixing cared for him for three years, enduring his insults and being driven away countless times. At last, his legs recovered, but she had no reason to stay by his side anymore. So she sensibly left. Chen Guang, however, couldn’t get used to her absence. Over the course of those more than a thousand days and nights, he had grown accustomed 384Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love is calculation, deception, and possession, and so is the absence of love. Then what's the difference between loving and not loving?

36. 436 封 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 May You Stay Curious and Hopeful你有趣有盼Modern Romance553k WordsOngoing Powerful, ruthless military, political, and business tycoon + delicate beauty in frail health + both partners are each other's first and only Jiang Qingwu was born with a rare constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and well-behaved, yet she alone refused to get close to him. The mighty Gu Yunzhou held power over the military, politics, and business, yet after marrying his little wife, all they could manage was icy politeness. At last, pushed to his limit, he made arrangements 25.6kReads5.5Score1.2kShelves

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    A powerful, ambitious older man in the military, politics, and business world // A poor, frail, and beautiful woman! Jiang Qingwu followed Gu Yunzhou back to Z City from her small town. Due to her sensitive body, the two were unable to consummate their marriage. The man then arranged for her to move to another city. The next time she saw him was when he came to her door with divorce papers...

37. 437 爱 My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 爱是真的，想杀你也是真的 Tai Moshen太末生Marriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's worth a look!

38. 438 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 烬 Jinli: The Gardenias Haven't Fallen Asleep 烬璃：栀子未眠 Tai Moshen太末生30k WordsCompleted Jin Li: The Gardenia Has Yet to Sleep 28Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 440 雪 A Long Winter in the Snowlands 雪域长冬 North of the Nanling Mountains南岭以北Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted Eight years ago, after a night of passion, Sheng Yiqing fled in a panic. Eight years later, they meet again. He is a Buddhist monk seated on his sacred pedestal; she is a cool-headed, capable architect. Then, on a night under a dazzling sky, he stops her. “Sheng Yiqing, let me buy you a cup of tea.” The butter tea cools, then boils again. Prayer flags ripple in the wind like an omen: the monk has fallen in love… 4.6kReads8.9Score538Shelves
41. 441 禁 The Ascetic Heartthrob Doesn’t Play Innocent, and I Laughed 禁欲系男神他不吃素，我笑了 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Chaste Male God Doesn't Do Vegetables. I Laughed. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 惟 I Only Wish I’d Never Met You in This Life 惟愿此生不曾遇见你 Boundless Mortal Heart凡心无垠Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted I Only Wish I’d Never Met You in This Life 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It hurts so much you can't even cry. Try immersing yourself in that pain; it'll definitely hurt more. You should try it.

43. 443 被 Trapped in My Boss’s Office... 被困上司办公室后…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After Getting Trapped in My Boss's Office... 509Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 妈 My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I’m the Illegitimate Daughter 妈妈是追妻文里的小三，我是私生女 Palace Master Yichen逸晨宫主22k WordsCompleted My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I'm an Illegitimate Daughter 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I felt like crying while watching it.

45. 445 宝 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲，假千金被强制爱！ A Wandering Little Cat辗转小猫Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    When I saw the title, I thought it would be incredibly heart-wrenching, but alas, I was fooled by the opening; it's this heart-wrenching!

46. 446 从 From Nothing to a Business Empire 从一无所有到商业帝国 Naturally Formed Chaos混沌天成Urban498k WordsCompleted “The company went bankrupt, I’m a million in debt, and even my girlfriend of seven years is riding around in my rival’s luxury car.” When Lin Shen woke up in a damp basement, faced with debt-collection texts and a life in ruins, he thought he had hit rock bottom. Then his father fell seriously ill, making matters even worse. Starting from nothing, with stone as his foundation In Qingshi Town, he started from scratch, building a team one step at a time. Chaotic computing power, rewriting the rule 65Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Please recommend stories of ordinary people who never give up.

47. 447 智 Outsmarting My Wife's First Love: Father and Son Join Forces 智斗老婆白月光，我们父子齐上阵 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Outsmarting My Wife's First Love: Father and Son Join Forces 239Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌿I loved her with all my heart, but she only saw me as a backup plan; her heart belonged to the unattainable ideal woman. After realizing this, I no longer wanted her. 🌿[Salute][Salute]

48. 448 如 I Wish I Could Die in a Dream in Tokyo 如果能在东京的梦中死去就好了 Buckwheat Noodles in a Bowl碗子荞麦面11k WordsCompleted I Wish I Could Die in a Dream of Tokyo 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

49. 449 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves
50. 450 她 She Used My Money to Keep Him, So I'll Make Her Repay Me for the Rest of Her Life 她用我的钱养他，我让她用余生还债 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted She used my money to support him. I'll make her spend the rest of her life paying me back. 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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