What Are Some Stories with Truly Heartbreaking Angst? 虐到极致的有哪些
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Big Sis! The Heated Brick Bed! The Woodpile! 姐姐！土炕！柴禾垛！
[Rural life in a famine year | Heart-wrenching romance | The male lead grovels to win her back] During the famine of the 1960s, orphan Su Guilan meets Jiang Jiayuan by chance. With a dirt bed as their home and coarse grain to fill their stomachs, she does everything she can to raise him. To save Jiang Jiayuan from the brink of death, she sacrifices her reputation and trades her innocence for food that will keep him alive. In the end, Jiang Jiayuan despises her. As the years pass, life wears Jian
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情
Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again
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I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月
[The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian
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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
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The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事
Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing
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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
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
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The Ultimate Sacrifice 终极献祭
[A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa
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Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢
I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy
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My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你
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.
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She Tried to Escape the Palace, but the Cruel Tyrant Kept Her Close 出宫失败，被狠戾暴君囚在掌心宠
After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the
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A Dark Obsession Turns to Madness 暗瘾成狂
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
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You Can’t Let Go of Your First Love, Yet You’ve Become My Downfall 你放不下白月光，却成为我的劫
She guarded the memory of the man she had lost seven years ago, locking her heart away with it. He was a retired mercenary covered in scars, and she was the only light in his darkness. He weathered every storm for her, giving all he had left, yet still couldn't overcome the dead man in her heart. The dead man's younger brother was obsessed with her, closing in at every turn. She couldn't let go of the past, and he couldn't let go of her. In the end, she became the tribulation he could never over
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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
My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I'm an Illegitimate Daughter
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Staying at My Best Friend’s Place, I Catch Her Underworld Uncle’s Eye 借住闺蜜家，被她的黑道小叔看上
[Forbidden love] [Age gap] [Domineering CEO] [Obsessive] She was a quiet, guarded child who endured far too much at an age when she should have had no worries. Perhaps her fate had been marked by sorrow from the very moment she was born. An impoverished family, a belief that boys mattered more than girls, and a broken childhood. She should never have met Lu Siyao. Then she would never have become entangled with her uncle. The age gap of more than ten years, the gossip, and society’s judgment wer
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I Gave You My Heart and My Life, Then I Left You 心给你，命给你，然后不要你了
I Gave You My Heart and My Life, Then I Stopped Wanting You
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One Fleeting Glance, and I Knew Love Had Faded 蓦然一顾知阑珊
She married him without hesitation in the prime of her life, but couldn't escape the seven-year itch. As her life entered its final countdown, she could no longer find the young man who had once loved her so deeply. She devoted her entire life to him, and only at the very end did he finally realize what he had lost...
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The Blossoms Have Yet to Fall, but the Songs Have Ended 繁花未落笙歌尽
“Did you ever truly love me?” she asked. “Never...” he replied. She smiled. So the love she had longed for had all been a beautiful dream, and all it brought her was utter ruin...
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A Secret Marriage, Burned to Ashes 藏婚予烬
[Short drama now streaming] Guan Min died saving Guan Hua. Gentle and kind, Guan Min made rebellious Guan Hua look like a complete delinquent. Guan Hua, with her terrible reputation, made Qi Zhanzhi, who loved Guan Min, marry her. Gripping her by the throat, Qi Zhanzhi snarled, “Why couldn’t it have been you who died!” But later, Qi Zhanzhi climbed the mountain on his knees, bowing at every step until he reached Qiyuan Palace. Before the statue of the Buddha Tathagata of the Three Treasures, he
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My Ex-Husband Is Irresistible After Our Divorce 离婚后我的前夫真香了
[The print edition of Crossing the Moon to Find the Rose is coming soon] [Ex-wife-chasing redemption arc, unconventional + reconciliation after a breakup] [Cold on the outside, warm within, rational beauty * sharp-tongued but sincere, awkward big puppy who learns to change] “, His rose garden was still barren.” “, If love were a field of study, you would be my one and only subject for life.” After five years of marriage, Bai Luo'an leaves Huo Ling a folder containing a divorce agreement she has
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It’s Just a Substitute Marriage, Lord Fu, So Why Are You Spoiling Me? 替嫁而已，傅爷你怎么宠上了
Her father disappeared when she was little, and her mother remarried. She grew up in the countryside with her grandmother, skipping class, getting into fights, and drinking like it was second nature. In everyone else's eyes, she was a no-good delinquent. At nineteen, her mother brought her back to live with her stepfather's family. “Bai Ling, being made to marry the eldest young master of the Fu family in your sister's place is a blessing. You'd better make the most of this opportunity.” In her
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You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚
Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t
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The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟
Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred
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The Marriage We Missed 错过的婚姻
The wave of educated youths returning to the cities tore two people in love apart. Liu Yumei, a country girl, became pregnant before marriage and tried to hang herself, but survived. Her sister-in-law then sold her to human traffickers, who married her off to a man in the mountains. The educated youth Fang Shengqiang lost his memory in a car accident and missed his chance to be with Yumei. He married a rich woman and, with his wife’s support, became a corporate highflier. Liu Yumei became the w
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Wei Qisu 惟七溯
She was born with the Heart of Ten Thousand Blossoms, the most precious secret of the Se Xian Clan. The Celestial Emperor imprisoned her in the Ninth Heaven, binding her with the Milky Way and caging her in clouds and rosy mists. Then War God Zhan Qi cleaved open the gates of heaven with his giant axe. At the sight of his resolute gaze, she turned into a rain of countless blossoms and scattered across the world. A hundred years passed. She awoke once more at the Source of Life, but had forgotten
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Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年
The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years
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The Tearless Orphan 弃儿无泪
Abandoned by her family at birth, she was passed from place to place before being adopted by her current parents. Her adoptive mother, determined to support the household, always tries to control her life. Her future is in danger of being ruined, she has no say in whom she marries, and even after starting a family, she will still be under their control. Though she is only a little girl and has already reached the lowest point in her life, she possesses a powerful soul. See how she uses her unyie
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The Tearless Orphan II 弃儿无泪二
From the day she was born, she was abandoned by her family. After many twists and turns, she was finally taken in with compassion by her current adoptive parents. But life still had no smiles for her. For the sake of the family’s livelihood, her adoptive mother often tried to set her life on a predetermined path. Trapped by layer upon layer of restrictions, her future seemed shrouded in gloom. She had no say in her marriage, and even after starting a family and building a career, she could not e
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A Love Below Her Station: Chief of Staff Shen’s Secret Lover 卑恋：沈参谋长的小情人
[Republican Era] [The husband’s long road to winning her back] When Liu Ruyu was still a singer at the Paramount, Master Shen came and went as he pleased. Every time, he took what he wanted, then tossed her a few silver dollars and left. He even claimed that a real man would never be swayed by beauty, and that he was determined to cut all ties with her! But fortunes change. Now he’s pretending to be drunk so Liu Ruyu can steal his seal and set someone free right under his nose. Liu Ruyu used
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The One Beneath the Skirt 裙下臣
Li Meiwu entered the palace at fifteen, and her greatest wish was to become Feng Gonggong’s partner. Feng Chu was brilliant but cold and sinister, with countless lackeys and unchecked power. He was kind only to little Wu. One day, Consort Wei fell from favor and sent the maid Li Meiwu to the emperor’s bed to regain his favor. After one night together, she became Lady Li, the emperor’s concubine. She thought she and Feng Chu had no future together... But when she was sent to the Cold Palace, he s
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The Flower-Seeking Scholar’s Princess-Consort Remarries 探花郎驸马的原配娇娘改嫁了
[Everyone Is a Native of This World; Neither Lead Has Transmigrated or Been Reborn] Liang Xuntang supported Yang Qingyi's studies for five years and was willing to help him succeed, never expecting that after passing the imperial exam at the top of the list, his first act would be to kill his beloved. Literally. As the wife who stood in the way of her third-place scholar husband's romantic prospects, Liang Xuntang is trembling with fear. She travels to the capital to ask for a divorce, but her h
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Let's Go, Captain! 冲啊，我的机长大人
Gong Xue thought there was no home in this world that could ever be hers, until Wen Zhengrong appeared. Before Gong Xue had even considered becoming Wen Zhengrong's wife, he had spoiled her for ten whole years. He said, “For ten years, you've called me Captain Wen, you've called me Lord Wen. Do you know what I've wanted to hear most?” Later, he said, “Xiaoxue, if we don't fall in love soon, I'll be old.” So she became his wife. But just one year after they married, she handed him a divorce agree
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Fragrance of Silk, Dew of Rain 衣香沾雨露
Liang Yueying is a wife beyond reproach. She never gets jealous, doesn’t need the marshal’s family’s vast fortune, and doesn’t even mind him taking concubines. She’s perfect in every way. She just doesn’t see him. Then one day, an actress comes to the marshal’s residence. Only then does Marshal Song Shishan belatedly realize that this woman can smile, blush, and care about someone. Her virtue as a good wife and mother, her thoughtfulness and understanding, are all because she simply doesn’t love
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Who Says the Moon Doesn't Shine in a Foreign Land? 怎知他乡无月明
One is a celebrated Peking opera star, famous throughout Beijing. The other is a powerful minister, second only to The Outcast, who reigns supreme over the foreign concessions. These two men belong to different worlds, yet because of one woman, they are drawn together against their will in a fierce entanglement. Onstage, he is a peerless star of Beiping, radiant beyond compare. Offstage, he is the uncle she can’t stop thinking about. She says, “Uncle, I want to be your second wife.” But in the e
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Love Blossoms on a Spring Night 春夜喜你
Traditional-style singer Jiang Shiyi shot to fame, captivating fans with his melodious, graceful opera-style singing. Just as he was enjoying both fame and fortune, traditional Peking opera fans criticized him: “Neither one thing nor the other. You’re insulting our national treasure.” Then one day, Fu Yanqing, the Peking opera world’s resident heartthrob, sang an opera-style passage in one of Jiang Shiyi’s traditional-style songs. The devotees on both sides immediately started attacking each oth
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The Usurping General’s One True Love 篡位将军的朱砂痣
By imperial decree, Dong Hou was ordered to purge the court and execute Chancellor Qi, the treacherous minister beside the child emperor. But the chancellor struck first and killed him. The Dong family was destroyed, and its orphan, Dong Qingzhi, was captured and brought to the chancellor’s residence, where she became a prisoner. The chancellor’s fourth son, Qi Zhuofeng, protected her. He went off to fight on the battlefield while she kept their home for him at the residence. Who could have imag
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The First Spring at Fu Garden 傅园第一春
Qiao Henqiu, the youngest daughter of Beiping’s richest family, is a thoroughly modern young lady with impeccable style. Independent and free, she refuses to bind her feet or be trapped in an arranged marriage. She even dares to dump her young marshal fiancé. Everyone in the capital feels sorry for her. Why turn down a perfectly good life as an official’s wife? She’s bound to regret it one day. But who would have guessed she’d turn around and marry a leading stage star? Everyone waits to see her
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Rouge Beyond the Pass 塞上胭脂
Naren Tuoya became the Xiongnu's only queen. What did misfortune look like? The Great Chanyu Mandulatu brought home another Han princess, and he and his queen were estranged despite appearances. Naren Tuoya sneered. “There are countless men in this world. If one doesn't measure up, I'll find another.” When he realized he'd truly lost her, he went completely mad. (The Chanyu gets put through the wringer, with no mercy. He spends the whole story trying to win her back and failing.)
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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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