Angst Novels with Extreme, Brutal Suffering! 虐文，大虐，特虐，往死里虐的那种！

1. 801 蚀 A Bone-Deep Crisis: Ex-Wife, Don't Even Think About Running 蚀骨危情：前妻，休想逃 The One and Only Lost Butterfly唯一的迷蝶Modern Romance898k WordsCompleted Yan Muxin loved him more than life itself, but he destroyed her family, forced her to divorce him, and married someone else. After the divorce, she carefully planned each step, all to escape this man. “Be my woman. No one but me will ever hurt you!” From then on, he repaid anyone who hurt her a hundredfold, and sent anyone who harmed her straight to hell. But just as he fell for her, she walked away without a second thought. “Gu Hanting, I don't love you anymore. What we had was just a transacti 293Reads7.1Score116Shelves
2. 802 那 The Limited-Edition Jersey Was on the Male Intern 那件绝版球衣，穿在了男实习生身上 Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔12k WordsCompleted That Limited-Edition Jersey Was on the Male Intern 68Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 803 她 The Two-Person Takeout She Ordered Had a Note: “No Scallions” 她点的双人外卖，备注是“不要葱” Little Fish in a Bowl of Juice一汁小小渔14k WordsCompleted She Ordered Takeout for Two, with a Note Saying, “No Scallions” 15Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 804 望 Looking Toward Jiangnan 望江南 Only When You Know How to Let Go Do You Know It's Too Late知挽才知晚Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Healing / Campus Romance / Bittersweet Ending] Dedicated to a brief, blazing youth! Ji Mengnan only remembered that night’s heavy rain and the river behind her, churning like boiling water. Is loving someone a lifelong thing? Everything Ji Mengnan did afterward, all the ways she tried to keep living, was because of that love. If it weren’t for Jiang Qing, she would have died at seventeen. The boy was the only ray of light in the darkness, but light never stays forever, and it doesn’t shine on h 397Reads9.1Score108Shelves

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   These are truly the pinnacle of tragic love stories for me. They're all coming-of-age angst literature, many featuring unrequited love in school that never ends, followed by the protagonists finding peace. The last one involves a body swap, where one of them dies. I can't commit suicide because this is your body, and I can't love you either because the other person loves your body but my soul. I was devastated, so much unrequited love! [Crying][crying]

5. 805 亡 The Exiled Princess’s Escape 亡国公主逃亡史 Zhi Xia织夏Ancient Romance189k WordsCompleted Content warnings: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, an angst-filled historical romance, and the heroine suffers from the start. (Romance doesn't mean the heroine has to be love-struck.) [Scheming, unhinged tyrant emperor vs. radiant, spirited princess of a fallen kingdom + love and hate + sweet and angsty + both virgins] The Great Zhou Dynasty fell overnight, and Li Leyou became a princess of a conquered nation. She never imagined that her own husband would ascend the throne and force 183Reads8.2Score—Shelves
6. 806 一 I Accidentally Became the Tsundere Employer's White Moonlight 一不小心成了傲娇雇主的白月光 Little Words, No Worries小字无忧Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic romance + the one who was left behind pursues his lover through hell + equally matched leads] [Two male leads + warmth] [Dark imprisonment, brutal torture, memory control, stealing someone's lover] Volume One: First Meeting in the Jungle focuses on daily life as they struggle to survive in the jungle, with scenes of being shot, poisoned, treated for injuries, and fed. It's a bittersweet but lighthearted read. Volume Two: The Ordeal of Captivity includes deception, dark i 1.4kReads8.1Score108Shelves

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   Ji Ying, a top assassin, was betrayed and, after the torture in Volume Two, became a helpless cripple... Volume Two: Imprisoned in a secret room, tortured to the brink of death; imprisoned in a manor, humiliated and sexually assaulted (attempted), framed, and forced to drown until he had no breath or pulse; imprisoned elsewhere, driven to madness... Wei Yihang was determined to die, which Li Yin only thought was a ploy, when in reality Wei Yihang had been tortured to the point of no return... Volume One was slow-paced, with sweet and sour daily life; shot in the jungle, still having to scout, find food, and take care of his employer... In the end, he was almost killed by a "quack doctor," falling into a coma, fever, vomiting blood, and even drinking water and taking medicine became problems...

7. 807 她 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Faked Her Death, Leaving the CEO Gray Overnight 她隐藏孕肚假死，总裁一夜白头 October Is Not Cold Yet十月未凉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Pure angst, physical and emotional torment. Not for the faint of heart. Complete] The day Wen Qing received her pregnancy test results, the doctor told her that her heart was in severe failure and she was near death. At the same time, she received intimate photos of her husband, Zhou Gu, with another woman. The two were even expecting a child together. Only then did she finally understand: Zhou Gu had never forgotten his first love, keeping her in his heart all these years. And Wen Qing had mis 13.1kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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   Who knew such a tiny tomato could be such a beauty? [Admiration]

8. 808 陆 Mr. Lu, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Getting Married 陆总别虐了，夫人要嫁人了 Little White Gets Whiter小白了又白Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted “Shen Muqing, if you want the title of Mrs. Lu, it's yours. I don't care. But if you want my heart...” “Maybe in your next life.” Throughout her three-year marriage to Lu Jingshen, Shen Muqing kept giving in, kept getting hurt, and kept loving him. Lu Jingshen thought he had never loved Shen Muqing. Lu Jingshen thought Shen Muqing loved him so much that she could never bear to leave. Lu Jingshen didn't know that at the end of humility comes acceptance. No matter how deep the love, it will eventu 335Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 809 若 If Only I Could See You Once More 若能再见你一面 Little Ai Is Gone小愛不在Modern Romance109k WordsCompleted Short angst novel + BE + Read with caution + Life isn’t always HE, so when a BE comes, face it bravely... [Goodbye, or goodbye forever?] An ending is both love and her fate... Jiang Yinsheng, I used to think I was the one who owned this heart, but then I realized it was you... Su Sheng, life goes on and all things grow. Just like her name, she represented growth and hope, but she broke her promise... 102Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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   "You Broke Your Promise" ___ "Ah Huai, could you set off fireworks for me one more time?" "I'll watch as many times as I want." This time she didn't want to break her promise again, but clearly, you guys broke your promise. 😭😭😭

10. 810 前 Winning Back My Ex-Wife Is Hard, So the CEO Turns Over a New Leaf 前妻难追，霸总他洗心革面 Hu Xiaopang Ya胡小胖呀Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted [An early work from when the author was young and reckless. If you can't handle the potential triggers, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it, don't read it. Guixia apologizes. Everyone, please don't read it.] “I'm yours.” “Even death can't make me let go.” Every night before falling asleep, Su Mu can vaguely hear these words. To outsiders, Lu Yang is the very embodiment of a cold-faced CEO: richer than a kingdom, wielding immense power, decisive and ruthless. To Su Mu, he's a big, schemin 40Reads8.4Score—Shelves
11. 811 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 9.3kReads9.3Score695Shelves

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    Come out and walk around!

12. 812 妳 You've Regretted It? I've Taken the Heartless Path! 妳们后悔了？我修无情道了！ Lonely Moonlight浪月孤寂Urban211k WordsOngoing [The tables turn on the man who pursued her + yearning for what you can’t have + regret + redemption + the merciless path + original worlds across the heavens!] Chen Xiao finds himself in a high-martial world invaded by stellar beasts! With no talent and no resources, he obtains the System of Redemption Across the Heavens! It lets him transmigrate to other worlds and complete redemption missions! (PS: All the worlds are original, so everyone can read without worry!) Every person of destiny he re 631Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A little bit of angst, handled perfectly~ [OK]

13. 813 假 Pretending to Be Lovers, Falling in Love for Real 假装情侣变真爱 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Male Leads174k WordsCompleted The tags can’t be changed for now. There’s no esports content, though the protagonist does play a little bit of video games early on. This is not an esports novel, not an esports novel, not an esports novel! (The side couple appears in My Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him, on my profile.) Mo Jia X Mu Qingzhou [Two male leads + modern setting + angst + tragic ending (happy ending in the extras)] The aloof young master who’s secretly softhearted (Mo Lie) X the poor soul who seems composed but is 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty novels featuring two male and two female leads. The first, *His Mr. Diary*, features Mo Jia and Mu Qingzhou as the main characters. It's a tragic ending (BE), a 1v1 unrequited love story, 30,000 words long, and already completed. The second, *Pretending to be Couples Turns into True Love*, features Mo Lie and Bai Ren (Mo Lie is Mo Jia's younger brother). It's a tragic ending (BE), a 1v1 mutual love story, leaning towards slice-of-life, a medium-length (around 100,000 words) ongoing story featuring two female leads. The third, *I Want to Love You, You Need Immense Courage*, has a happy ending (HE), a 1v1 school setting, a first-person short story, mutual redemption, and is already completed. All of them contain heartbreak, but each one is different.

14. 814 你 You Chose Your Guy Best Friend, So Why Are You Crying Now That I've Let Go? 你选男闺蜜，我放手后你哭什么 Autumn Comes Like Fire秋来似火Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Never Looking Back]+ [Farming]+ [Career] He gave everything for his girlfriend, like a moth rushing into a flame, only for her to run away on their wedding day. She even took the hard-earned money he’d worked himself to the bone for and used it to pay off her male best friend’s debts. Given another chance, Gu Zhe decides to save all his love for someone who deserves it. Watching Gu Zhe and the campus belle together, Song Yihan’s eyes turn red. “Gu Zhe, didn’t you used 2.2kReads7.6Score123Shelves
15. 815 离 After the Divorce, She Became the Apple of His Eye 离婚后，她成了心尖宠 The Paulownia Blossoms梧桐花开Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Scheming CEO + Obsessive Possessiveness + Physical and Emotional Torment + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Adorable Baby] He loved her but could never have her, then took her for granted once she was his. When he lost her, his regret went far beyond anything he could bear! They should have shared the affection of childhood sweethearts, but he hurt her for another woman, wearing away all her love until he even forced her to abort their child! After the divorce, she vanished without a trace. When they 164Reads7.9Score—Shelves
16. 816 与 Sinking into a Beautiful Dream with Her 与她沉溺美梦 The Light Shines In光照进来Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted Jaded, aloof wild rose × sharp-tongued, straight-laced math genius | Rekindled love × angst and sweetness × yandere × mutual salvation × devoted couple, happy ending In just five years, Zhou Shuci went from a math genius to the founder of the Wanshi Group, ruling over a six-hundred-billion commercial empire and controlling half of Jingzhou City. Yet all he wanted to know was whether she regretted leaving him for twenty million. When they met again after years apart, her mere presence brought 5.1kReads8.4Score331Shelves

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    A broken mirror is mended. Initially, due to a misunderstanding, the female lead humiliated the male lead and broke off their engagement. After their reunion, the male lead wanted revenge, believing she was with someone else. He broke down and wanted to reconcile, becoming a third party in her relationship and acting like a possessive, obsessive woman. The female lead, suffering from depression, couldn't understand and didn't want to reconcile. After discovering her depression, the male lead redeemed her. Later, they opened their hearts to each other, achieving mutual redemption and moving towards each other.

17. 817 我 I Think It Takes Immense Courage to Love You 我想，爱你需要巨大的勇气 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Female Leads25k WordsCompleted [First person, short story, school life, mutual salvation] Beneath the shell of friendship, my love for Jiang Ke'er grew day by day. When we met again, I had only one thought: To get close to her, to kiss her. To hold on to her. Just like before. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 818 开 A Vicious Male Lead from the Start, the Empress Weeps Until Her Heart Breaks for Me 开局恶毒男配，女帝为我哭断肠 Have a Radish吃个萝卜Eastern Fantasy677k WordsOngoing Su Quan, who studied acting in his previous life, accidentally transmigrates to another world where female cultivators are powerful and male cultivators are frail. Born with the fate of a vicious male villain, he is on the verge of a tragic death when he fortunately awakens the “Ultimate Regret System.” To stay alive, Su Quan has no choice but to embark on a path of self-redemption. The Supreme Female Emperor, decisive and ruthless, who controls the lives of countless millions, drops trembling t 4.9kReads8.8Score450Shelves
19. 819 江 Mr. Jiang, Stop Tormenting Me or You'll Regret It 江总别虐了，不然你会后悔的 Bei Tangjin北棠锦Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking angst, groveling to win her back, forced possession] A car accident three years ago tied together the fates of two strangers. Jiang Jingyao had only one thing on his mind: revenge. He thought of every way he could to torment Chu Jianing, until in the end even he could no longer tell whether he hurt her to avenge himself or because he was jealous. He had stolen her from another man, but Chu Jianing didn’t love him. No matter how humble he became, even if he humbled himself into the 63Reads6.6Score—Shelves
20. 820 属 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 Ci Nengsu赐能素Two Male Leads35k WordsCompleted (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 243Reads8.0Score100Shelves
21. 821 死 The Year I Died Was the Year I Loved You Most 死在了最爱你的那一年 Sui Sui, That's Me是穗碎呀Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted The most carefree young lady in Qinghe falls for an obscure transfer student, and from that moment on, she's smitten. ❤️ She, Yun Nanmian, was meant to be a pampered young lady. Her beloved parents gave their lives to save an obscure nobody, who had promised to be her lifelong support. It was all a lie. Every bit of it. He, Chi Shengrui, is the illegitimate son of the Chi family, cast aside by his clan and transferred to Qinghe. He should have fallen into the mire and spent his life in darkne 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    💦①Her sister's death and his betrayal fueled his hatred for her, leading him to torment her both physically and emotionally.💫Her eyes lost their color, and finally, she went to her heaven.💦②Her parents died trying to save her, and he promised to be her support for life. Unfortunately, he was blinded by the outside world.

22. 822 我 After I Died on My Wedding Night, My Scumbag Husband Went Mad 我死在新婚夜后，渣男疯了 Li Tingchen厉霆琛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted At our wedding, Lu Shiyan abandoned me, making me the laughingstock of the whole city. On our wedding night, I was on the verge of death and begged him to save me. He sneered and told me to hurry up and die, saying that then no one would make his little sister unhappy. Later, when Lu Shiyan saw my corpse, he went mad. When I opened my eyes again, I was married to the iron-fisted CEO of the Lu Group. Lu Shiyan knelt at my feet, his eyes red and his hands trembling as he held out a cup of tea. “Au 3.6kReads9.0Score899Shelves

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    This wave of heart-wrenching stories is insane! The person who waited until dawn but never returned, the unresolved feelings of Yun Zhinan—who can understand the tears that left me breathless after reading them?

23. 823 心 After Her Heart Dies and She Leaves Home, They Regret It 心死离家后，她们却后悔了 Nine Heavens Bright Moon九天明月Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] + [Gentle, understanding big sister] + [Regret] + [Redemption] + [A remorseful family chasing after the younger brother] In his previous life, Qin Yi was the lost child of a prominent family. He endured years of abuse outside the family, but after being found, he was still unwanted by his relatives. A replacement mercilessly stole the life that should have been his. In the end, he died a lonely and tragic death after undergoing surgery. In this life, Qin Yi no longer expects anyt 3.2kReads8.8Score197Shelves
24. 824 历 Mr. Li, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 历总，夫人她又逃了 Cold Moon, Desolate冷月萧瑟Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted After Jiang Li was in a car accident, Li Juechen insisted that Shen Wanyao was responsible. To get revenge, he shut her love out, subjecting her to endless neglect and torment. Shen Wanyao loved him in vain. Then, three days later, she learned that her father had died in prison and her mother had died despite the doctors’ efforts. Shen Wanyao’s heart turned completely cold. Three years of devoted marriage came to a final end in a raging fire. Once, she had begged Li Juechen to give her even 21Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 825 我 I'm Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? 我都癌症晚期了，疯一点怎么了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted Original title: I’m Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What’s Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? Lin Qian, hailed as the most eligible young lady in the capital, was gentle, refined, elegant, and proper. She could read at three, write poetry at five, was exceptionally well-read, and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Everyone who met her praised her without end. Lin Qian had been raised from childhood on the principle: “At home, obey your father; after marriage, obey your 21.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
26. 826 被 After Being Abused, the CEO Became a Wife-Doting Fiend 被虐后，总裁他成了宠妻狂魔 Hua Muzhi花慕之Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Five years ago, he abandoned her. Five years later, he returned in triumph and claimed her as his own. “CEO, your wife is trending again!” “Buy the trending searches. Keep her in the spotlight for a year!” “CEO, your wife has another rumored boyfriend.” “Put out a headline and let the whole world know I’m the only man in her life!” “CEO, your wife says she doesn’t want to have children.” He roared, “Shut down every obstetrics department in the country until she agrees to have a baby!” She had th 169Reads8.7Score—Shelves
27. 827 嫡 The Legitimate Princess Consort Died Tragically, Then Returned Reborn and Turned to the Dark Side 嫡妃惨死，重生归来黑化了 Jiang Damo姜大沫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She was the daughter of a century-old military family, noble in status, yet she was cruelly betrayed by her fiancé and half-sister. Her face was flayed, her identity stolen, and she died miserably, only to be reborn and awaken as the princess consort of her former fiancé's sworn enemy: Qin Wan, a legitimate daughter who had been raised in a mountain village since childhood, timid, weak, and afraid of trouble? Ha! The noble daughter of a military family, reborn with peerless medical skills and ma 66kReads8.6Score5.5kShelves
28. 828 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.5kReads9.3Score373Shelves

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    Exquisite beauty, irretrievable loss, a sliver of hope... A heart-wrenching collection to satisfy your cravings!

29. 829 虐 Tortured Love 虐恋 Miao Miao淼淼Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted As she teetered between life and death, Wen Xingyi wanted to tell the girl she had been at eighteen: Don’t secretly draw that man. Don’t write so many diary entries about him. And above all, don’t fall in love with him. Because that man was a demon all along. 229Reads5.3Score—Shelves
30. 830 被 After Being Abused and Left for Dead, the Real Heiress Stuns the World! 被虐假死后，真千金惊艳全世界！ Three Thousand Pear Snowflakes三千梨雪Modern Romance188k WordsOngoing [Winning back his wife / the whole family gets their comeuppance + true and fake heiresses + emotional and physical torment + angst before catharsis!!!] The first thing a blind man does when his sight returns is throw away his cane. Pei Che's childhood sweetheart came back to the country. Shen Tangxia went from a devoted wife who cared for her blind husband in every way to a wicked woman who could do no good. The husband she'd loved for seven years insulted her: "Shen Tangxia, you're vicious and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ "Shen Tangxia was sent to prison by her husband, had her hand severed and had an abortion, and finally faked her death to escape. Three years later, she stepped onto the international stage, stepping over those who hated her, while the former tyrant knelt at her feet, crying and begging for reconciliation—belated affection is worth less than grass!" 💔😭🌪️ (Modern wealthy family/real and fake heiress/wife-chasing crematorium, the heroine's counterattack and revenge is super satisfying!) 2️⃣ "Wen Zhi was choked by Nie You, who had a split personality: 'Nie Xiao is dead!' But the gentle man who once said 'Azhi, I like you so much,' is truly..." Has she disappeared? When the truth is revealed, she is the one who was framed and trapped…"💔🎭💥 (Wealthy CEO/Dual Personality/Imprisonment Play, the male lead is insane to the extreme!) 3️⃣ "Su Huaizhi was criticized by readers as a simp. After awakening, he slaughtered all the villains, only to find that the female lead had already taken a fatal blow for him. 'Take this throne, I just want her to live!' But the person in his arms had already stopped beating…"💔⚔️🔥 (High-level martial arts competition/Anti-cliché angst/Male lead turns evil, passion and heartbreak fly together!)

31. 831 现 Modern Tragic Romance: A Split Personality 现代虐恋之双重人格 YissfModern Romance211k WordsCompleted {Wen Zhi vs. Nie You, a cool, quiet, taciturn female lead and a ruthless, scheming, unhinged male lead} 1 Wen Zhi waited quietly for him to speak. She had already guessed what he was about to say. Now she was only waiting for him to deliver his verdict in person. “Let's break up.” At last, he said it. 2 Let the past stay in the past. Let Nie Xiao stay in the past, too. Wen Zhi smiled, her eyes glinting. She said nothing, leaning in to give him a gentle kiss on the lips. “The answer.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 832 遭 Schemed Against by a Transmigrator? The Heir Goes on a Rampage 遭穿越女算计？世子杀疯了 Pear Mushroom Girl梨菇娘Historical609k WordsOngoing A low rating for a new book is normal. It’ll rise later, so come on in, my dear readers! (One heroine, high martial arts, dynasties, conquest, passion, war, fantasy elements) One day, Su Huaizhi suddenly hears a strange voice in his mind. According to this voice, he’s a total simp. When the heroine is enjoying romantic moments with another man, Su Huaizhi is busy making plans for her. When the heroine is making love to another man, Su Huaizhi is fighting for her. He sacrificed his entire clan, o 178Reads7.4Score—Shelves
33. 833 穿 Three Years After I Transmigrated, the City Lord Became My Prisoner 穿越3年后，城主成我阶下囚 Ziyushi紫语石Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is a revenge story with a tragic romance. The male lead seeks redemption. It includes injury, imprisonment, and whipping, so proceed with caution. The leads are bitter enemies bound by fate, in both this life and their past lives. Angst and heartbreak, both leads are strong and devoted to each other, happy ending Proud, aloof Emperor Star VS revenge-driven Seven Killings queen In her first life, Yun Shuyue fell blindly in love with Huo Chenfeng. Little did she know the ma 1.1kReads8.1Score103Shelves

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    The entire story is filled with torment for the male lead! The male lead is a handsome, strong, and tragic figure! He's incredibly powerful! He falls in love with the female lead after her death! The female lead transmigrates to seek revenge, getting involved in the scheme herself, her goal being to make the male lead follow in her footsteps! The male lead knows from the beginning that the female lead is there to kill him, and he cooperates completely throughout, especially after chapter 28, when the entire story is almost entirely filled with torture.

34. 834 爱 I Can't Bear the Price of Loving You 爱上你的代价让我承受不起 Herb of the Apricot Grove杏林之草Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Su Yichen, courtesy name Youxian and childhood nickname Mo'er, is called Su Mo by his family. Ever since he was little, he has loved the older boy who once saved him, Prince De, Xiao Yixuan. When he grows up, he uses his own abilities to help Xiao Yixuan ascend the throne, only to see his mother forced off a cliff. Left crippled, he throws himself into the moat... 530Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    "Brother Stone, no, you can't, no..." Su Mo hadn't finished speaking...

35. 835 风 The Wind Comes from Lijiang 风从丽江来 One Page to See All the World一页阅尽红尘Urban557k WordsCompleted #A Breeze from Lijiang #Pure Love, Heartbreaking Romance #Winning Back Your Ex After the Breakup #Underdog Comeback #Realistic Fiction Buried under 300,000 yuan in debt, he tricked a girl who owned a flower shop in Lijiang. She told him, “The most romantic story is one about starting over.” He left, and his phone service was cut off for three months. She sent 127 messages and called 58 times, but he never received a single one. She went to Chengdu to find him and sat all afternoon outside the r 295Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's angsty at first, then sweet; I stayed up all night watching it.

36. 836 我 Your Shanghai, My Westside 我的城西，你的上海 One Page to See All the World一页阅尽红尘Urban414k WordsCompleted #Tearjerker Fiction #Realistic Fiction #Urban Romance #Heartbreak and Healing #Stories from the Margins He's a delivery driver living in a subdivided room in the western part of the city. She's a designer in an office tower in the Guomao district. One glance on a rooftop, and she bends down to step into his world, but his insecurity makes him push her away again and again. She quietly submits his work to publishers and draws up plans for a bookstore. In Suzhou, she writes to tell him, “I've wai 87Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 837 为 I Went Blind for Him for Three Years, but He Was with His One True Love 为他瞎三年，他却在陪他白月光 One Page to See All the World一页阅尽红尘Modern Romance292k WordsOngoing #Angst #ChasingHisWife #FleeingWhilePregnant #Amnesia #FirstLove #RekindledRomance Five years ago, on the Yangtze River Bridge, she threw herself in front of him, using her body to stop an out-of-control truck. He survived, but held his first love’s hand and said, “Thank you for saving me.” Meanwhile, her eyeballs had ruptured and she was bleeding inside her skull, lying on the operating table and signing the consent form alone. In the darkness, she traced Braille, writing his name over and ov —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 838 暴 The Tyrant Is Reborn, and the Regent Kneels by His Bed Night After Night, Begging to Be Killed 暴君重生，摄政王夜夜跪床头求杀 A Guest Who Awakens the World醒世客Two Male Leads754k WordsCompleted [Bottom’s POV + Reborn + Groveling Chase + Heartbreaking Angst] Overbearing, unhinged, frail emperor as the bottom vs. obsessive, brooding prince as the top, whose mind was addled by love in their previous life In his previous life, the tyrant Hua Jiuyao is reborn in a good-for-nothing’s body and receives a mission to assassinate his own empress. He thinks the world has finally gone mad, but then… Huo Qingci, who once stabbed him on their wedding night, now sits alone every night, clutching his 2.1kReads8.1Score205Shelves

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    The story gets increasingly heart-wrenching as it progresses. There's no "white moonlight" figure or deep-seated hatred; it's purely a misunderstanding between the two across two lifetimes.

39. 839 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The angst-filled novel is so good!

40. 840 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 494Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 841 偏 After Obsessive President Fu Mistakes Her for His One True Love 偏执傅总认错白月光后 Peach Blossom Paper桃花笺Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Love and hate each other / forced love / fake replacement / both leads are sexually inexperienced / he’ll grovel to win her back later] [Violent, unhinged CEO x beautiful, tragic revenge-seeking actress] Sang Baili only cares about two things in this life: Curing the orphanage director’s illness, And waiting for the boy who stood by her side through life and death in a terrible fire to come back for her. For money, she sells herself to Fu Yuwei, the man in charge of the Fu family. He makes her 117Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ratings aren't the only criterion [Got it], a captivating and engaging storyline is the top priority [Thumbs up]. Guaranteed to be absolutely thrilling [Heart], deeply moving, and not to be missed [Kiss]~

42. 842 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 843 相 There's Nothing Wrong with Loving Each Other 相爱本无错 Meeting and Reuniting相逢相聚Two Male Leads61k WordsCompleted This is a dual-male-lead story with a little angst. If you can’t handle tearjerkers, don’t read it. It’s not extremely angsty, but it does have a few sad moments. The story is told through flashbacks, because I think that makes it even more heartbreaking. I’m not a fan of giving my protagonists an overpowered main-character aura, so there won’t be that many cheat powers. So hurry up and give it a read! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning was angsty, that's what I wrote.

44. 844 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 996Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 845 雪 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 846 离 Divorced and Doted On! Daddy Regrets It Now 离婚被偏爱！爹地他后悔了 Mo Xiaoqi墨小柒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [The Short Drama Adaptation of the Same Name Is Now Streaming] After five years of marriage, Jiang Ruan never imagined that her husband would ask her to “share him” with another woman. He said, “She means a lot to me. I want you to accept that she’s part of my life.” He also said, “As long as you agree, you’ll always be Mrs. Huo. No one can take your place.” She met him at her lowest point. He married her, cherished her, and indulged her in every way. She had always thought no one could love her 327Reads6.5Score102Shelves
47. 847 从 From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns, But I Don't Want to Marry You Anymore 从校服到婚纱，可我不想嫁你了 Jin Ai金艾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yun Ning loved Gu Sili for seven years and was his secret lover for three. But all she got in return was his contempt and humiliation. He said, "I could never love a vicious woman like you, not in a million years." Heartbroken, Yun Ning chose to leave. Later, the proud, distinguished man knelt in the rain, eyes red. "Yun Ning, I was wrong." Yun Ning looked at him coolly. "Who are you?" The decisive CEO lowered himself to beg: "Give me either the title of husband or lover. I don't care which, jus 46Reads6.6Score—Shelves
48. 848 未 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 849 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 850 我 I Died Ten Meters Away from Him 我死在距离他十米的地方 xersModern Romance150k WordsCompleted [Adoptive Siblings + Tragedy + Soap-Opera Drama + Misunderstandings and Push-Pull + Irreversible Loss] Li Tangluo is gravely ill. She drives her adoptive brother, who loves her, out of the house. He begs her to let him stay, but she coldly refuses. Four years later, they meet again. He has risen to the top and is no longer the poor, down-and-out young man he once was. He uses every means at his disposal to keep her by his side, tormenting and humiliating her, and making her suffer. “Li Tangluo, 269Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    When Li Tangluo was seriously ill, she cruelly drove away her adoptive brother who loved her. Four years later, they met again, but her adoptive brother had turned the tables. The once affectionate young man was now filled with hatred, and he humiliated and tormented her in every way. Those dialogues, filled with love and hate, such as "Li Tangluo, why don't you just die?" And "Would you really be happy if I died?", Were heart-wrenching.

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