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

1. 251 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 21.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
2. 252 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
3. 253 游 Quick Transmigration: My Target Is a Scumbag 【快穿】游戏目标是个渣 Bu Zhifujin不知芙锦Two Male Leads547k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Quick Transmigration] [No CP] [Conquest] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Chen Xuan is an acting major and a young man who loves games about tormenting scumbags! [Idol Route]: Eight years of training and three years after debut, yet he was treated as a stepping stone for someone else's rise. Reporters exposed the truth, and black trending topics were everywhere. Then he suddenly learned he had a hereditary disease and only one month to live! (Scumbag celebrity) [Monster Route]: H 1.5kReads8.9Score169Shelves

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   They're all dead [crying].

4. 254 锁 Locking Tang in as Empress 锁棠为后 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted On the third day after Yan fell, Princess Lu Tang knelt before her father's spirit tablet in mourning clothes, weeping until she could barely stand. Footsteps sounded behind her. It was the boy who had once been held hostage in Yan for three years, now the Emperor of Qin, Shen Mo. He crouched down and brushed her cheek with his fingertips. “Five years ago, when you were fourteen, I watched you dance. I've never forgotten it.” He took her by the wrist and pulled her away from the spirit tablet 1.9kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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   This story is quite heart-wrenching, especially the emotional ones. It's about a princess from a fallen kingdom and a king who destroys it. It's really good, you should check it out.

5. 255 致 A Deadly Relationship 致命关系 KurlyModern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Angst all the way; searching for sweetness among the heartbreak] The moment Mu Yunqi abandoned Ye Nan, his punishment began. He knew how cruel the experiments on “Patient Zero” were, but when he saw her tortured until she was barely human, it felt as if his heart and guts were being torn out. He regretted it. “Give her back to me.” “Give her back? Mr. Mu, you gave her away with your own hands. You can’t just take her back.” Forced to become a test subject, she was powerless to protect herself, 614Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   They're all so heart-wrenching and beautiful! [Crying][crying] The female leads all died from illness. The first one had been poisoned for six years, her heart and other organs failing. Her family was miserable; both her parents were dead, and her relatives didn't like her. They had an arranged marriage that blossomed into love, but it was too late. [Crying]

6. 256 穿 I Became the Beloved Child Who Died Young 穿成早夭的团宠 June Flying Flames六月飞火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No main CP, side CPs + everyone’s darling + doomed early-death white moonlight] At the Main God’s request, the System Zhaozhao travels to different worlds as a quick transmigrator, completing missions. His journey through life begins, and one legend after another unfolds. He is the exceptionally gifted divine son of the solemn God Realm. He is the beloved little prince of the lonely Underworld. He is the Black-Bellied Immortal Venerable’s one and only sword spirit. He is the Buddhist son, older 24.9kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
7. 257 新 Tortured Love on Our Wedding Night: His Wife Deserves No Such Fate 新婚虐爱：夫人她罪不至死 Chu Ran初燃Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Li Zhihan was convinced Wen Ke had killed someone, and tormented her day and night. Kneeling in the rain, Wen Ke sobbed until her voice was raw. “Li Zhihan, I didn’t do it!” The only answer was a slap across her face. “Shut up, murderer. You deserve to die on your knees here and atone for Xiao Luo.” Five years later, when Li Zhihan saw her again, her eyes were lifeless and her body was gaunt. She could only kowtow frantically. “I killed someone. I’m guilty. Please spare me...” “W 1.7kReads8.0Score100Shelves

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   Every single one I watch is heartbreaking 🥺

8. 258 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 38.2kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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   These two novels I recently stayed up all night reading were so heart-wrenching. The first one had a happy ending, but the "what if" scenario at the end made me cry uncontrollably; it was really well-written. The second one had a tragic ending (read at your own risk if you don't like tragic stories). Of all the angst I've read, this was the one I hoped would have a happy ending, but the tragic ending made it even more memorable.

9. 259 穿 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery151k WordsCompleted Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 11kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
10. 260 幸 A Blessed Pregnancy, A Guilty Wife: Mr. Fu’s Love Turns Cruel 幸孕罪妻：傅先生虐爱成瘾 Xu Mocheng许墨城Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Fu Tingye’s fiancée was drugged and sexually assaulted. Though innocent, Gu Qingyu was made the scapegoat and sent to prison for two years. After she was released, Fu Tingye took her straight to register their marriage and told her, “Gu Qingyu, you don’t deserve a fresh start. For the rest of your life, you can only live in darkness.” Her nightmare truly began then. Fu Tingye tormented and humiliated her again and again. Until one day, his fiancée, who had vanished without a trace, suddenly show 35.3kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
11. 261 黑 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery241k WordsCompleted Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
12. 262 隐 Secretly Married, Guilty Wife: I Set His Heart Ablaze Night After Night 隐婚罪妻，夜夜在他心尖撩火 Mo Ruyue墨如玥Modern Romance721k WordsCompleted Yin Shimo deeply loved Feng Xiao, but during an operation, she caused the death of his fiancée, Jiang Wan. Convinced she had killed Jiang Wan on purpose, Feng Xiao secretly forced her into a psychiatric hospital and subjected her to cruel abuse. Two years later, suspecting she had cancer, Yin Shimo wanted to spend whatever time she had left living in the sunshine. She offered herself to Feng Xiao as a candidate for a marriage of convenience. Feng Xiao agreed to her proposal to fulfill his grandf 159Reads6.7Score—Shelves
13. 263 目 You Are All I See 目光所至都是你 Mu Han慕寒Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage, Huo Mingxuan repeatedly hurt Qin Qianmo, the woman who truly loved him, for the sake of the woman he held dear in his heart. It wasn't until someone cut out her heart that he suddenly realized his own heart had gone empty too. Years after their separation, at a grand banquet hosted by the He family of the imperial capital, the woman he couldn't bear to see even in his dreams arrives beneath the starlight. Huo Mingxuan loses control on the spot and rushes to her lik 324Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The first book, just from the title, tells you how heart-wrenching it is. 82 Chapters, every single one is agonizing—a truly agonizing read, physically and emotionally devastating, enough to make your liver ache. You'll feel so sorry for the female lead; all the main characters die, and you can't forgive the tragic ending. He and she were childhood sweethearts, and she was his cherished princess. Yuan Xi was threatened and forced to confess to harming Nian Shuhuai's younger sister, potentially leaving her in a vegetative state. She discovered for the first time how cold and cruel he could be to her, personally sending her to prison for three years, "telling the prison staff to take good care of her," drawing blood, beating and verbally abusing her, torturing her until she was speechless, even her younger brother couldn't bear the torture and committed suicide. He even personally ordered the prison staff to abort the child she had conceived. Later, the truth came out. Even though he repeatedly stabbed himself with a dagger until he bled to death, Nian Shuhuai could never find his little princess again. He had personally killed his lover step by step; Yuan Xi died at the age of twenty-one.

14. 264 婆 A Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law's Feud 婆媳仇 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law is a champion at double standards. When her own daughter sleeps until midmorning, she's "blessed." When I get up ten minutes late, I'm a "lazy daughter-in-law." My husband is the ultimate "dutiful son," and his catchphrase is always, "My mom has it so hard." 5.4kReads—Score243Shelves

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    "You still have the nerve to talk back?" Old Mrs. Zhao jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed), pointing her finger at her nose. "If you can't cook, what kind of man are you going to marry? In the Zhao family, we marry women to live a practical life, not to worship ancestors! If you can't handle the food, get out!"

15. 265 傅 Stop Tormenting Her, Mr. Fu: Your Wife Has Been Dead for Three Days and Nights 傅少别虐了，夫人死三天三夜了 Worry-Free Other Shore彼岸无忧Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Obsessive love + doting and angst + adorable child + ex-husband’s desperate pursuit] Lu Yanyu loved Fu Yiyun with all the caution in the world, while in Fu Yiyun’s eyes, she was a vicious, scheming woman. After marrying Fu Yiyun, Lu Yanyu thought that if she simply fulfilled her duties as his wife, she would eventually earn his love. Instead, he personally sent her to prison. A raging fire turned the hopeless love she had buried deep in her heart to ashes. After narrowly escaping death, she saw 3.1kReads7.6Score331Shelves
16. 266 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Ex Is Forced to Reform 快穿：恶毒前任他被迫洗白 Luo Luo Ying洛洛嘤Two Male Leads471k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9.3kReads8.8Score595Shelves
17. 267 别 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急，我在等 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Sweetheart's Conquest Chronicles 快穿之白切黑的攻略史 Socially Anxious and Brain-Dead脑残的社恐Two Male Leads551k WordsCompleted Original title: Quick Transmigration: The History of Winning Over the Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Current title: Help! My Host Sells His Sad Story in Every World This is a romance between two male leads! I have no idea why Tomato tagged it as heterosexual romance, and I can't change it either, sob. (You can skip the foreword and go straight to the stories in each little world.) Content warnings: ① The first world was written in a fit of passion! The author's wording gets pretty wild 5.6kReads9.3Score483Shelves
19. 269 他 He Burns Brighter Than the Sun 他比骄阳热烈 Only for You独予卿Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Love at first sight + possessive pursuit + loyal, rugged hero + devoted husband Arrogant, pampered heiress vs. fierce, rough-edged military officer from northern Myanmar She was the heiress of the most powerful family in Yuncheng, Huaguo. He was a lone, wandering young dragon. She was a sheltered darling who knew nothing of life's hardships. He was the nocturnal king of the forests of northern Myanmar. When he was eighteen, he sat on a street corner in the middle of the night, bandaging his 29.7kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    Both are incredibly angsty, with characters constantly chasing after their wives in heartbreak. The first book features a female protagonist who, after being saved, is betrayed and suffers the destruction of her family. The second book is equally angsty, with a male protagonist who is also deeply abused. Highly recommended.

20. 270 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    ②[Crying][Crying][Crying] Wen Ci had late-stage stomach cancer. The doctor said she had at most thirty days left, and she could live for Zhou Ying for those thirty days. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After her death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf.

21. 271 缚 Bound by Cruelty, With No Escape 缚虐难逃 Mi Ge's Little Sidekick米哥的小跟班Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance] He tortured her for two whole years, all because of one plea. She went from someone hidden away from daylight in this villa to a canary in a gilded cage, glamorous on the surface. Later, he came to his senses, but it was too late to undo the damage. She could not forget, yet pretended she had moved on. They were each other’s salvation, but monsters in the eyes of the world. She was at her best back then. He was at his best later. But a whole youth lay between the best versions o 820Reads8.5Score—Shelves
22. 272 我 After I Decided to Stop Loving Him, He Regretted It 我决定不再爱他后，他后悔了 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣11k WordsCompleted Five years after I married Ye Nanchen, Tang Ning, the unattainable woman Ye Nanchen had always loved, came back. Our marriage slowly began to crack. Ye Nanchen started standing me up from time to time. The first time was the day I won a design award. Ye Nanchen said he wanted to celebrate with me. But the moment Tang Ning called, he left to see her. The second time was on my birthday. The candles were lit, but I hadn't made a wish yet. Tang Ning called again, and off he went. The third time was 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When my husband abandoned me again for his first love, I resolutely went into the operating room and aborted our child. I withdrew my love for Ye Nanchen. Ye Nanchen, I love you, and that's why you can hurt me so recklessly. I don't love you; you are nothing to me.

23. 273 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is incredibly heart-wrenching, it really made me cry my eyes out. The female lead is so pitiful.

24. 274 综 Western Crossover: The Tragic Beauty Is Everyone's Beloved White Moonlight 综英美：美强惨是团宠白月光 Sea-Sleep Bubbles海眠泡泡Two Male Leads455k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + big shot pretending to be a poor little thing + fake tragic beauty + adored by everyone][Two male leads, with one-sided crushes along the way; one-on-one ending, pairing with Batman] Sariel is a fallen angel under a curse. Every so often, he is forced to come down with all sorts of strange illnesses. Then a System claiming it can help him comes knocking. System: [As long as you collect enough emotional points, I can help you break this curse.] Just as Sariel finally gathers 1.5kReads9.2Score178Shelves
25. 275 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Host Fakes Their Death, the Male Lead Is Grief-Stricken 快穿：宿主死遁后，男主悲痛欲绝 J Le JiangJ乐姜Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Torturing Scumbags + Faking His Death to Escape + Love Rivals + Pretending to Be Universally Hated + Scheming to Win Hearts Poor Little Drama King × Blackened, Unhinged Ex-Lover Ye Rong has successfully earned the "Hundred-Man Slayer" achievement in the System. He only needs to complete two more high-difficulty worlds to claim a generous bonus. But once he enters, he discovers that he and the protagonist are sworn enemies who want each other dead! How is that fair?! An enemy is an enemy. How c 1.6kReads8.5Score104Shelves
26. 276 蚀 Wounds That Cut to the Bone 蚀骨伤痕 It's A Le'er是阿乐儿Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Tragic romance + tangled love and hate + salvation in the abyss] A tangle of family secrets that begins with a lie changes a boy’s entire life. Once an innocent child sheltered beneath his mother’s wings, he offered warmth to a girl in the abyss when he was ten. That warmth became the only light in her bleak years. Fifteen years later, Chen Qile receives his first major assignment: capture Bai Zhengqing, a criminal guilty of countless atrocities. With good and evil opposed and love and hate sti 16Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 757Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In Tingfeng Tower, everyone stood behind others, while behind themselves, there was no one. A lonely figure, a solitary soul, laughed through tears of sorrow, everything was regrettable, yet everything was worthwhile.

28. 278 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 69.5kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
29. 279 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 26.9kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
30. 280 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 快 Quick Transmigration: She Dies Again After a Successful Conquest 快穿：攻略成功后她又挂了 Wind Meets the Upstream Current风临遇溯Ancient Romance907k WordsOngoing [Both leads are devoted to each other, 1v1, an unfeeling god VS a forgetful, adorably airheaded girl] After a great battle, the Celestial Emperor fell into a deep slumber, his soul plunging into the cycle of reincarnation. To awaken him, Gu Sui Nuan made a deal with the Book of Fate. Gu Sui Nuan went to the Emperor's reincarnations, fell in love with him, then ruthlessly tormented him, hoping to jolt the Emperor awake. Gu Sui Nuan's method of torment: dying at any moment, anywhere. A prince born 2.9kReads8.8Score274Shelves

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    Oh my god, [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry] It's so heartbreaking, it's agonizing from beginning to end. I really shouldn't have watched it in the middle of the night. [Crying] I cried so hard. The first one was also very heartbreaking and tearful at the end. [I'm about to cry] But the second one made me cry from beginning to end. 😭 The female lead is really, really good. She's a very gentle and wonderful person. I really cried so much. [Crying][crying]

32. 282 沈 Mr. Shen, Stop Tormenting Me. Please Let Me Go! 沈先生别虐了，请放我走！ Ran Ran Qing Qian染染清浅Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted A car accident changed both their fates. After humiliating her in every possible way, he finally realized that he was the biggest joke of all! Miss Qiao, is it too late for me to pursue you now? Mr. Shen, please let me go! 998Reads7.2Score101Shelves
33. 283 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.3kReads8.6Score881Shelves
34. 284 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Reserved Tycoon Keeps Me Up All Night 闪婚后，禁欲大佬夜夜缠宠 The Tree That Vines Cling To女萝依托的乔木Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted couple; his perspective: he planned it all along. Her perspective: married first, fell in love later] Wen Nian was weak all over from his kisses and could no longer hold back. Soft moans slipped unconsciously through her lips, mingling with her ragged breathing. “Nian, who are you with?” Dong Yu'an instantly sensed something was wrong on the other end of the phone, his voice suddenly turning urgent. Li Sinan lifted his eyes. Possessiveness and displeasure churned 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's bittersweet; the male and female leads are both really conflicted.

35. 285 厉 Mr. Li Returns After Ten Years in Prison 厉先生坐牢十年回来了 Sister Xian Dai籼黛姐姐Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted His fiancée was murdered, and he was framed and sent to prison for ten years. After getting out, he insulted her in front of her family, cold and cruel, and raised the knife of revenge. But when she said, “I didn’t kill her. I was trying to save her...” it was already too late. Her family had been destroyed, and there was no forgiveness between them. There never would be. At the end of her rope, she pointed a knife at him. It was despair, collapse, and an end... When the truth came out, he was a 613Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The female lead personally sent the male lead to prison, where he served 10 years. The male lead was innocent, and after his release, he sought revenge on the female lead—the consequences are predictable.

36. 286 南 Mr. Nan, I Hope You Exist Only in My Memories 南先生，希望你只存在回忆里 Rotten Big Flower腐大花Modern Romance351k WordsOngoing [Forced Love | Selective Amnesia | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Both Pure] After her family is destroyed and she suffers endless humiliation, Yu Suyang is dragged into hell by Nan Sili himself. Whether she lives or dies is unknown. Three years later, when she returns to the capital, she chooses to forget everything about Nan Sili. But fate brings them together again. As they get to know each other all over again, Nan Sili falls in love with her without realizing it, then goes to great lengt 832Reads—Score111Shelves

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    [Forced Love | Wife-Chasing Hell | Both Pure] After her family was destroyed and she suffered endless humiliation, Yu Suyang was dragged into hell by Nan Sili, her fate unknown. Three years later, she returned to Beijing, selectively forgetting everything about Nan Sili. But fate brought their paths together again, and in the process of "getting to know" each other anew, Nan Sili unknowingly fell in love with her and went to great lengths to marry her. On the day her memories returned, she fled in the dead of night, only to fall into hell once more. "Nan Sili, let me go. We can never go back to the past. You put on a show of loving me, but I will never believe it again." "Yangyang, falling in love with you is the cruelest punishment fate has ever given me. Without you, I will die. I will never let you go again."

37. 287 他 They Carved My Tombstone 他们为我刻好了墓碑 Rising Higher and Higher升升火火Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Angst before the payoff + real and fake heiresses + no forgiveness + the whole family pays dearly] Lin Qian is an orphan. Then one day, her wealthy parents find her and tell her she’s their biological daughter, the true heiress. She thinks she can finally enjoy a happy life with loving parents, but when she returns home, she discovers there’s also a fake heiress who is doted on by the family. To protect the fake heiress, her biological parents send Lin Qian to prison to take the blame. Five yea 20.7kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended!!! It's incredibly good and incredibly heart-wrenching!!!

38. 288 残 Blood-Red Sunset 残阳似血 Yao Qingxue妖清雪Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier vs. heir to a financial empire] [Love and hate] [Suspenseful tragic romance] [Tragic ending] He commanded a vast business empire, and money and women were the things he had most of. They were also the things he loved most. He loved lots and lots of money, and women who were very, very special. She was the strongest special forces soldier, bar none. She had no desires and stood alone in the world. Watching her, he couldn’t help saying, “I think I’ve really fallen in 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book's style is very fitting.

39. 289 虐 After Torturing Me, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 虐完我，霸总追妻火葬场 Oh, Fruit果子啊Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Angst first, then sweetness + mutual unrequited love + devoted one-on-one romance + possessive yandere] He was born into a wealthy family, but fell on hard times as a child. He became her personal bodyguard and stayed by her side for six years, yet he could never warm her heart. When his mother became gravely ill, she stood by and did nothing. Does he hate her, or love her? She was the spoiled, willful heiress to the richest family, who thought herself above everyone. To her, everything in the 126Reads8.3Score—Shelves
40. 290 白 The White Moonlight Is Pregnant, So I’m Done Being Mrs. Huo! 白月光怀孕，这霍太太她不当了！ Xi Xiaoran兮小然Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [The husband regrets it too late + secret identities + tangled attraction + heroine's rise] Wen Ning always thought that if she behaved well enough, Huo Zheng would eventually come to love her. Throughout their three years of marriage, Wen Ning was almost impossibly obedient. There was no wedding, so she packed her own bags and moved into the Huo family home. He didn't want their relationship made public, so she kept her identity secret and stayed by his side in the shadows. He didn't want child 2.3kReads7.8Score371Shelves

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    These books are really heart-wrenching. The first one, about the white moonlight getting pregnant and the woman giving up her job as Mrs. Huo, I didn't finish it. I initially thought it was very tragic, but I didn't know why. Then there's the one about the whole family begging for forgiveness after five years in prison—the beginning is very tragic, but it gets quite good after the Lin Qian epilogue. I highly recommend it.

41. 291 偿 Repaying Pleasure 偿欢 Oh, Fruit果子啊Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted After Ling An is released from prison, she becomes the plaything of the empire's richest man. He gradually forces her into his cage, protecting her in public and caring for her in private until she mistakes it for love blossoming over time. But it is nothing more than a carefully orchestrated deception, a means to use and take revenge on her. Her parents' deaths, her miscarriage, her loss of everything: it turns out he was behind it all. The day she finally gives up on him, Xiao Ji pursues her a 2.8kReads6.6Score251Shelves
42. 292 归 Love Vanished with the Wind, Leaving No Trace! 归爱随风，无觅处！ World of Blossoms繁花世界27k WordsCompleted Love returns with the wind, but there's nowhere to find it! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 293 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
44. 294 忘 Twin Lotuses on the Wangchuan River (Part One) 忘川河上并蒂莲（上） World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance25k WordsCompleted Twin Lotuses on the River of Forgetfulness (Part 1) 101Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 他 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 974Reads9.3Score194Shelves

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    Just read these two. They're both so quiet, the campus romance is so pure. I won't spoil it, just read them! You can check my reading time on my profile; they're all classics. I don't want to skip a single page of these two! [Almost crying][Almost crying]

46. 296 叹 Alas, the Present! 叹今朝！ A Wisp of Dandelion一缕蒲公英Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Historical Fiction Only + No System or Golden Finger + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Court Conflicts + Inspirational Strong Female Lead’s Growth] Key point: The heroine suffers terribly, and the story is very angsty. Read with caution! Mu Zhaozhao is the eldest daughter of the Chancellor’s household, but no one has cared about her since she was little. Her birth parents consider her a bringer of bad luck and leave her to fend for herself in the most remote courtyard of the residence. 452Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If it doesn't kill you, then torture you to death. Prepare your tissues; I'm afraid you'll cry uncontrollably. No book has ever made me cry before, but this one will.

47. 297 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: Mr. Bo, Your Wife Deserves No Death Sentence 蚀骨情深：薄总，夫人罪不至死 Mo Qian Yan墨浅烟Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted “Xiao Ning, Bo Yunshen isn’t someone you should love.” Three years ago, she defied her family and stubbornly married Bo Yunshen, the man she loved deeply. She thought they were in love and that their marriage would be the happy ending she’d dreamed of. She never imagined he married her only to get revenge on her… At last, she can’t take it anymore and asks for a divorce. But the man only sneers, gripping her chin. “Xu Ning, this marriage is a cage I built for you with my own hands! Divorce? Don’ 186Reads5.7Score104Shelves
48. 298 忘 Twin Lotuses on the Wangchuan River (Part Two) 忘川河上并蒂莲（下） World of Blossoms繁花世界Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted Twin Lotuses on the River of Forgetfulness (Part 2) 30Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score462Shelves
50. 300 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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