Short, Brutal, Heartbreaking: The Kind That Keeps You Crying the Whole Time! 短、狠、虐，要虐到全程都在哭的那种！

1. 601 未 My Fiancée Went on a Month-Long Business Trip with Her Male Assistant, So I Let Her Go 未婚妻和男助理出差一个月，我选择放手 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Went on a Month-Long Business Trip with Her Male Assistant, So I Let Her Go 8.8kReads—Score121Shelves
2. 602 凤 My Phoenix Wife Slaughtered My Entire Clan for Her Childhood Sweetheart. After I Was Reborn and Fell to the Demonic Path, She Regretted It Like Crazy 凤凰妻子为竹马屠我全族，我重生入魔后，她却悔疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机9k WordsCompleted My phoenix wife slaughtered my entire clan for her childhood sweetheart. After I was reborn and fell into demonic cultivation, she regretted it so desperately that she went mad. 70Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 603 玩 After Losing a Game, My Girlfriend Registered Her Marriage to Someone Else 玩游戏输了后，女友和别人领了证 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted After losing a game, my girlfriend got married to someone else. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 604 妻 My Wife Neglected Me for Three Years for Her Attendant. After I Chose to Divorce Her, She Went Mad 妻子为侍君而冷落我三年，我选择和离后，她却疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机Historical10k WordsCompleted My wife neglected me for three years for the sake of her favored consort. When I chose to divorce her, she went mad. 257Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 605 借 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 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [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 12.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   Abuse, absolutely invincible

6. 606 妻 My Wife Said She'd Stay by My Side Forever, Yet Secretly Got Pregnant by Someone Else 妻子说此生只伴我，却背着我怀上了别人的孩子 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机Historical12k WordsCompleted My wife said she would stay by my side for the rest of her life, yet she secretly got pregnant with another man's child 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 养 My Adopted Son Stole My Top Gaokao Score. After the System Sentenced Me to Death, My Family Went Mad with Regret 养子顶替我的高考状元，我被系统判死后，全家却悔疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted My adopted son took my place as the top scorer on the college entrance exam. After the System sentenced me to death, my whole family was driven mad with regret 534Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 608 误 I Wandered into a Forbidden Zone and Caught the Eye of a Top Criminal 误入禁区，被顶级暴徒盯上后 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted Tragic romance, aching bitterness, extreme emotional push and pull, violent beauty [Northern Myanmar] [Extreme angst] [A cage] [The depths of hell] (PS: If you don't want this to hurt your liver, stay away!!) /Foreign top-tier thug vs. delicate Chinese-descended palanquin bearer for a Buddha statue/ Male lead: unhinged thug + born bad + cold-blooded + coercive love + relentless entanglement Female lead: cool exterior + resilient heart + self-redemption + descent into ruin In a private shrine 45Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 609 偏 My Possessive Uncle's Stayover Trap: He Loses Control and Begs Me to Stay 偏执小舅借住陷阱：失控求我留下 Lily Rain百合雨Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [12-year age gap + forbidden romance]+ [Groveling pursuit]+ [Tortured love] [Underworld kingpin + scheming + unhinged + coercive love] [Cool beauty + playing dumb to catch the tiger + striking at the root] (The full story is slow-paced and warm, not melodramatic: 70% angst, 30% sweetness.) On a rainy night, the entire Xia family was slaughtered. Following her grandfather's instructions, 15-year-old Xia Chu was sent to the Fu family in Beicheng. When she first met Fu Zhanting, his gaze was cold, 215Reads6.8Score—Shelves
10. 610 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.5kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
11. 611 他 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Sadistic short stories

12. 612 王 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 593Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 613 瞎 The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 瞎子少爷要娶我 Eighty-Eight八拾捌14k WordsCompleted The Blind Young Master Wants to Marry Me 365Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 614 深 Collarbones Locked Away: A Republican-Era Woman's Confession 深宅锁骨—一个民国女人的自白 Xi Fengyue西枫月Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted A Locked Collarbone: The Confession of a Woman from Republican-Era China 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here come some angst-filled short stories!

15. 615 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 268Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 616 王 Wang Baochuan Reborn: She Tosses the Embroidered Ball, This Time Sending Xue Pinggui to Hell 王宝钏重生：抛绣球招亲，这次送薛平贵下地狱 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Wang Baochuan Reborn: She Tosses the Embroidered Ball to Find a Husband, This Time Sending Xue Pinggui to Hell 10Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 617 被 After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 被逐出宗门后，妖王喊我做娘子 Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted After Being Cast Out of the Sect, the Demon King Asked Me to Be His Wife 271Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short tragic stories

18. 618 花 The Flowers Bloomed 花，开了 AhriiiTwo Male Leads55k WordsCompleted If not for that glass of “Glacier,” he would never have inexplicably walked toward him. If he had never met Chen Ji, he would probably still be shrouded in darkness, unable to believe that anyone in this world could truly love him. An Yi is the top seller in this part of town, a butterfly dancing on the edge of taboo, dazzling yet elusive. Chen Ji, a spotless top student, is like a little deer lost in forbidden territory. He has stepped into more than this absurd place: he has also entered An Y —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 619 剥 After I Gave Up My Five Senses to Save Him, the Mad Regent Cried Himself Blind 剥离五感救他后，疯批摄政王哭瞎了眼 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted He gave up his five senses to save the man he loved, and the mad regent wept himself blind. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 620 零 Pain at Minus 7 Degrees Celsius 零下7摄氏度的疼痛 The Crane Dances in the Clear Shadow鹤舞弄清影Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted He missed him, then missed him again. He was a flirt who couldn't stay away from beautiful women. Their meeting was accidental, yet tinged with a sense of fate. A love that isn't accepted always runs into endless obstacles in real life. Is he willing to open his heart and love again? Can he let go of the heartbreak and the person he left behind? The pain of seven degrees below zero: may brighter days come after it. 881Reads8.9Score134Shelves
21. 621 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 622 将 General, I Won’t Protect This Golden Age Anymore 将军，这盛世江山，我不守了 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted General, I Won't Defend This Prosperous Empire Anymore 8Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 623 掏 I Gave You My Heart, and You Left Me with Empty Joy 掏心于你，赠我一场空欢喜 Nan Jin南靳Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted When Shi Yi was by his side, Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when that wicked man would die. Later, Shi Yi really did die, and Qiao Ran returned to his side. Yet Huo Zhanting spent every day wondering when Shi Yi would come back. 82Reads6.2Score—Shelves
24. 624 妹 My Sister Is Boy-Crazy, So Why Is Everything My Fault? 妹妹恋爱脑，怎么都是我这个姐姐的错？ Eighty-Eight八拾捌11k WordsCompleted My sister is hopelessly lovesick. How is everything somehow my fault as her older sister? 89Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 625 虐 Brutal!!! On My Wedding Day, My Ex Sent Me His Ashes 虐！！！结婚当天，前任寄来他的骨灰 Xi Fengyue西枫月5k WordsCompleted Angst!!! On their wedding day, her ex sent over his ashes. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 626 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 837Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 627 藏 The Hidden Terminal Illness Medical Record 藏起的绝症病历 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted The Hidden Medical Record of a Terminal Illness 56Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 628 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 30Reads6.4Score—Shelves
29. 629 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score133Shelves
30. 630 荨 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Ancient Romance132k WordsCompleted “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.5kReads8.1Score218Shelves

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    Before reading this book, I thought angst novels were only about romantic love, but this book truly made me cry with its portrayal of love, friendship, family, and the ensemble cast! At first, I thought the main couple was just a melodramatic mix—the male lead becomes the female lead's brother, and then you tell me that just because of this false identity, he has to die, and they both truly reach a dead end. The female lead's motto is "I love you, but I still have to kill you." Before dying, the male lead doesn't beg for mercy or cry foul; he only asks the Empress to hate him because hate lasts longer than love! I'm the male lead, and I had nothing from beginning to end, I did nothing wrong! Who understands? Even for a fleeting thought, he only dares to ask for hate, not love. He has an incredibly romantic mind, and it blossoms, only to be pierced through by the Empress's hairpin. The female lead is either undergoing tribulation or on her way to one. After reading the ending, I understood. This book isn't about love; it's about fate. I thought the female lead would just live a good life after the male lead died, but the female lead also has her own destiny. It's not about "I'll live well after you die" that makes someone a great female lead; it's about having your own destiny, accepting it with a smile, single-handedly destroying the patriarchal royal shrine, and then bravely walking into the flames to complete her life's mission!

31. 631 婚 The Wedding Became a Funeral, and the Ruthless CEO Went Gray Overnight 婚礼变葬礼，疯批霸总一夜白头 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted A wedding turns into a funeral, and the ruthless CEO goes gray overnight. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 632 你 You Are the Sunshine of My World 你是我世界的骄阳 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads89k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking + Bad Ending] Blurb One: Shi Fan was born on Children's Day, yet grew up in the mire. He longed for a glimmer of light, for someone to free him from the shackles of fate, for someone to heal his shattered heart. Blurb Two: Would you let me carve out the cinnabar mole in your heart and take its place? ----- Jiang Chenrui When a sunny school bully meets a boy whose heart is in pieces, can he lead him out of the abyss? 74Reads8.5Score—Shelves
33. 633 平 The Phoenix's Call 平凰引 Qi Yingjia齐楹嘉Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Empress]+[Female-Centered]+[Both Die, but a Happy Ending!]+[Feel-Good and Angst]+[Devoted Male Love Interest]+[Pure Romance] Heartbreaking angst, the kind that leaves you sobbing and torn to pieces! Good news! There’s a little sweetness among the shards of glass. Bad news! Once you understand that sweetness, it hurts even more. Packed with foreshadowing and hints, this may be a romance, but it has real depth. Since she’s an empress, expect a woman tormenting a man! Female awakening, an all-fema 34Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 634 抽 The Day They Drained My Marrow, Mr. Jiang’s Stand-In Died 抽干骨髓那天，江总的替身死了 Xi Fengyue西枫月Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted The day his bone marrow was drained, General Manager Jiang’s stand-in died 61Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 635 烬 Embers Meet Zhiwei 烬火遇知微 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Bold, direct flirting from the start · Daring · Dazzling] Top heiress × cold, tough soldier, two highly intelligent and equally powerful leads #WomanPursuesMan #IcyBigShot #SweetRomanticPushAndPull Lu Jin is a retired special forces soldier who operates in both the underworld and the legitimate world, and a top bodyguard who moves through the shadows. He is ruthless and violent. Everyone respects and fears him, and no one dares get close! Except Ye Zhiwei. A top heiress, chairwoman of the Ye Gr 19.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The male lead is decisive, tough, and ruthless, a tough guy with a tender heart and explosive fighting power [thumbs up]. The female lead is a rich heiress who flirts with, abuses, steals, and demands from the male lead, full of sexual tension [kiss]. The female lead tortures the tough male lead to the point that he has to fight for his life in Africa [crying]. The male lead dies, creating a strong sense of tension between the two.

36. 636 摸 I Touched a Stranger's Chest and Heard My Late Husband's Heartbeat 摸着陌生人的胸口，我听到了亡夫心跳 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted With My Hand on a Stranger’s Chest, I Heard My Late Husband’s Heartbeat 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 637 清 The Demon Venerable Captured His Cold and Distant Senior Brother 清冷师兄被魔尊师弟抓捕了 Jian Xiaonuo简小诺Two Male Leads52k WordsCompleted A hundred years ago, Ling Yu was stabbed through the chest by the senior brother he loved deeply. He fell into madness and became a demon. A hundred years later, he had become a powerful Demon Lord, and personally captured his senior brother, locking him in his bedchamber to torment him as he pleased. He believed his senior brother had tried to kill him back then to win the martial arts competition, claim the sect’s most treasured artifact, the Feather Spirit Stone, and become the next sect lead 293Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Su Qing, eight months pregnant, was pushed down the stairs by Lu Anbei. She lay bleeding and on the verge of death, while Lu Anbei coldly smoked. Su Qing's cautious love for Lu Anbei turned into hatred; Lu Anbei's hatred for Su Qing eventually gave way to a sudden realization.

38. 638 痴 A Love So Deep 痴痴情深 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted The naive Su Cheng had a heart as pure as snow, and thought only of the prince. But the prince felt nothing for him. Again and again, he called him by the wrong name, let go of his hand, and wounded his devoted heart. Did the prince know that even a naive boy could understand love, and that even he could be heartbroken? 149Reads8.4Score—Shelves
39. 639 婚 The Avenger at the Wedding: I Love You from Hell 婚礼上的复仇者：我在地狱爱你 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted The Avenger at the Wedding: I Love You in Hell 56Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 640 徒 After His Disciple Changed His Mind, the Proud Master Couldn’t Keep His Cool 徒弟反悔后，傲娇师尊绷不住了 Not a Speck of Dust Burns一尘不燃Two Male Leads435k WordsCompleted Li Mo had been in love with his master for years. When he finally confessed his feelings, his furious master nearly beat him to death. To rid him of his wicked thoughts, his master handed him over to his junior apprentice for discipline. A year later, when master and disciple met again, Li Mo was no longer the cheerful, smiling boy he'd once been. His master thought he'd grown sensible and mature, but when he saw the disciple's spiritual roots, tortured and ravaged beyond recognition, he went co 3.7kReads7.9Score333Shelves
41. 641 赝 The Counterfeit 赝品 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 51Reads6.3Score—Shelves
42. 642 重 Reborn: If I Had Never Met the Light 重生：如果不曾遇见光 Xi Fengyue西枫月11k WordsCompleted Reborn: If We Had Never Found the Light 5Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 643 误 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.9kReads9.1Score325Shelves
44. 644 全 The Top Student in School Swapped My Lifesaving Medicine, Then Jumped Off a Building a Week Later 全校第一的哥哥换掉我的救命药，一周后他却跳楼了 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted My Top-of-the-Class Brother Switched My Lifesaving Medicine. A Week Later, He Jumped Off a Building 5Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 645 爱 Loving You Like the First Day 爱你如初 I'll Diet After I Eat My Fill吃饱了再减肥Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Five years ago, he had no choice but to leave, drifting through foreign streets, alone and destitute. Five years later, he returned home, only to find that the other man was already married. Since you won’t let me go, I’ll spend the little time I have left by your side, until the very end. I love you, just as I did back then. 5Reads8.0Score—Shelves
46. 646 沦 Reduced to My Childhood Friend’s Canary 沦为竹马的金丝雀 Hua Qianshu花仟树Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted To keep his childhood sweetheart alive, Lin Qianmo “betrayed” Xiao Yuan and chose to stay by the enemy emperor's side, enduring humiliation and hardship. At last, Xiao Yuan became emperor and conquered the enemy capital. Lin Qianmo thought his savior had finally arrived, but what came instead was Xiao Yuan's merciless revenge. Xiao Yuan had long been consumed by hatred over his former lover's betrayal. So Lin Qianmo was imprisoned deep in the palace like a caged songbird, humiliated and tortured 2.5kReads7.1Score159Shelves
47. 647 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 261Reads7.2Score—Shelves
48. 648 小 Little Madman 小疯子 Shen Yubai沈郁白Ancient Romance89k WordsCompleted [A pitiful, tragic little rabbit of a princess × a deranged, pathological killer from the martial world, 1v1, both virgins, historical romance, love by force, an unhinged male lead, sweet on the outside but dark within] On her way back to her hometown, Li Anyao’s heart softened, and she rescued a boy with exceptionally beautiful eyes. He said he had no parents, had grown up on the mountains and rivers, and was a vagabond. Anyao believed him. She gave him most of the money she had on her, hoping 9.3kReads9.2Score885Shelves

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49. 649 我 After I Faked My Death, My Cold Fiancé Went Mad 我死遁后，那个冷漠的未婚夫疯了 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted After I Faked My Death, My Cold Fiancé Went Mad 5Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 650 博 The Year I Got My PhD, I Sent My Advisor to a Psychiatric Hospital 博六那年，我送导师进了精神病院 Xi Fengyue西枫月7k WordsCompleted In my sixth year of doctoral studies, I sent my advisor to a psychiatric hospital. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, tragic stories where all endings are bad.

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