In a Reading Slump: Short, Angsty Bad-End Stories Where the Leads Are Separated by Death, With No Misunderstandings 书荒，不要误会，要男女主阴阳相隔的be短篇虐文
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Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临
At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi
2.1kReads9.5Score477Shelves
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He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南
When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went
27kReads9.7Score5.3kShelves
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You Broke Your Promise 你失信了
The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily
83.2kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves
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Watching the Moon Alone: How Many Lifetimes Until We Find Fulfillment? 独望月：要过几世才能圆满
[Both leads are faithful + alternate setting + reincarnation + male lead’s personality is a mystery box] [This story spans two lifetimes] First life: an insecure male lead and a gentle female lead. Second life: an ambitious ruler and a princess of a fallen kingdom. The woman he loved all his life accidentally killed him. To bring him back to life, she landed herself the lead role in a tragic romance spanning twelve lifetimes. (Misery for both leads, with sweet moments. Extremely sweet, but a bad
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Fourteen Sentences 十四句
[The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis
4.6kReads8.9Score473Shelves
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I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼
During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli
18.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
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I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Waiting for You 余生只待你
In high school, Bai Zhi and Lin Yu became classmates. Back then, Bai Zhi was rebellious and willful, a troublesome student who gave her teachers headaches. After an encounter in a downpour, Lin Yu saw through her pain, and the two became close friends. They were accepted into the same university and promised to start there together. Before they could enroll, Lin Yu learned that Bai Zhi was the daughter of the mastermind behind a kidnapping case that had once shocked the entire city. He had been
2.5kReads9.6Score342Shelves
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Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠
She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back.
1.3kReads8.6Score223Shelves
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Bone-Chilling 刺骨
Han Zhen is a thorn in Nan Qiao’s throat: pull it out and she bleeds; swallow it and she dies. When they were young, he deceived her. She thought he simply didn’t know how to love. Only later did she understand that when he loved deeply, he was more devoted than anyone. He simply didn’t want to love her. Later, she was stripped to the bone, lost everything, and painfully came back reborn, becoming someone who no longer loved him.
5.2kReads8.2Score351Shelves
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I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你
At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov
1kReads9.5Score225Shelves
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The Healer 治愈者
Scene One: Su Weian stuffed the thing she had stolen straight into her mouth, then smiled at him innocently. Gu Yunzheng raised an eyebrow and murmured in her ear, “You eat mine, I’ll eat you.” His breath was warm against her ear. Her earlobes instantly turned red, and she whispered, “You pervert!” Scene Two: Gu Yunzheng said sternly, “Bring your computer to work tomorrow. Get here ten minutes early every day. I’ll dock ten yuan for every minute you’re late. You must finish each day’s work that
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The Scent of Smoke, the Love of My Life 烟味，至爱
In the most secret of places, there are the most desperate yearnings and the most sincere love. She can play along with a situation yet loves with all her heart. Clever and perceptive, she is also sharp-edged and fearless. Her arrival brings the sweetest feelings to the darkest of places! He is wealthy beyond measure, yet guilty beyond forgiveness. Long since disillusioned with the world, he has lost all hope. But she shines like a brilliant sun, piercing the despair at the bottom of his heart a
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A Moment of Splendor, a Moment of Ashes 一念繁华一念灰
Seven years ago, he was a favored son of heaven, while she was an utterly ordinary girl. The two should never have crossed paths, but his stubbornness ruined her life. After seven years in prison, he became the person she hated most. She would spend the rest of her life making him regret it!
345Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香
Lan Xiaodie: “What? I'm the female supporting character?” Someone: “And in a steamy novel, no less.” Lan Xiaodie: “What? I'm about to die?” Someone: “And the heroine will step on your ashes to rise to the top.” Lan Xiaodie: “That's brutal! Then make sure my son and daughter avenge me.” Someone: “Sorry, you won't even have a man when you die.” Lan Xiaodie was sure she'd die with regrets. So she decided to rise up and become the heroine... And if she couldn't, she'd at least be the female supporti
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Early Morning, I Deliberately Forgot You 初晨，是我故意忘记你（孙怡、白敬亭主演《与晨同光》原著）
The original novel behind the TV series With the Dawn, starring Sun Yi and Bai Jingting! Li Luoshu grew up unloved and was drawn to the warmth and kindness of Chuyao, the eldest daughter of the Li family. When Chuyao's younger brother, Chuchen, died unexpectedly, Li Luoshu moved in with the family as her nominal younger brother to comfort her. Many years later, just as he finally realized that he had loved her deeply for a long time, he had already lost the right to love her...
955Reads9.4Score159Shelves
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I Transmigrated into a Pregnant Crown Princess 穿越成了带球太子妃
She transmigrated into the body of a crown princess-to-be. Before she could even finish celebrating, she discovered that the original owner had died of shame after becoming pregnant. The strangest part was that her chastity mark was still intact, and she had no memories of sharing a bed with anyone. So how had she gotten pregnant? The original owner couldn't understand it, and neither could the woman who'd taken her place. She'd planned to end the pregnancy with a bowl of medicine, but as a mode
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City of Farewells 诀别之城
Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time
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