“I Don’t Need Saving. I Never Will.” Now I Suddenly Want to Read a Tragic Romance. “不需要救赎，永远不需要”孩子我突然想看虐文了

1. 751 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 119Reads—Score—Shelves

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   ①②③ I haven't finished watching it yet, ④⑥ I almost finished watching it, ⑤ The female lead dies at the beginning, ⑦ The unrequited love part, ⑧ The female lead..., ⑨ Betrayal after betrayal, ⑩ Abandonment by family, betrayal by friends, the cruelty of the truth.

2. 752 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   It's super good. There's a bit of angst at the beginning, but it gets sweet later on. It's especially good, but the beginning is really heartbreaking.

3. 753 非 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.6kReads8.8Score276Shelves
4. 754 穿 After Entering a Comic, I Became Everyone's Moonlight 穿进漫画后我成了所有人的白月光 Jing Yan惊燕Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Main story complete] [Bonus chapters updating regularly] [No romance, no romance, not even for the key characters! The only tags are no romance, happy ending, System! A wish-fulfillment story!] The talkative, chuuni, drama-loving male protagonist, Zheng Guanqi (known as Yazhou in the comic) The Dungeon Guidebook became a huge hit thanks to its breathtaking art and merciless plot. But as the story progressed, readers realized that one after another, the main characters seemed to be dying, and t 45kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves

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   If you're looking for angst-filled stories, these two are my top recommendations.

5. 755 和 After Breaking Up with the Movie Star, I Hid My Pregnancy and Thrived on My Own 和影帝分手后我藏起孕肚独美了 Lotus Root Slices藕片Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Leads' First Love + Bittersweet and Sweet Romance, Breaking Free and Growing Strong, Proud Hero Chases His Wife, Mutual Redemption, Rekindled Romance, Adorable Child] Cui Tang once loved Gu Qiaoxi to the point of obsession. She faked a pregnancy to trick him into marriage and even threatened to die, but still couldn't make him stay. On the night before they broke up, they made love until they were spent. At dawn, Gu Qiaoxi said, “Cui Tang, you're disgusting!” That day, Cui Tang lay in the 13.2kReads8.6Score957Shelves

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   Wen Ci was already in the late stage of stomach cancer. According to the doctor's judgment, he had at most thirty days left to live. However, Wen Ci only survived for twenty-seven days before passing away. After Wen Ci left, he left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a broken red maple leaf.

6. 756 崩 Honkai: I Really Didn’t Mean to Save the World 崩坏，我真的没想救世 Just a Type-Moon Cook只是一个式厨Anime Fanfiction202k WordsOngoing (The rating just opened, so it'll go up.) [Clone-focused] [Secret identities] [One soul, many bodies] [No romance] System forcibly binds Bai Xiao, who transmigrates to a Honkai-ravaged world just to live a peaceful life. The good news: surviving until the End is victory. The bad news: in the Previous Era, survival is completely hopeless. The even worse news: transmigrating has left Bai Xiao with a huge debt. Bai Xiao: I'm carrying loans and debts. I can't lose! When everything has settled, Bai X 219Reads5.6Score108Shelves

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   What else is there to say? It's yours, brother. The author already stated in the book review that it's a pure bad ending.

7. 757 送 After Sending Me to Prison, I Drove My Jerk Ex-Husband Insane 送我入狱后，我把渣总虐疯了 Flowers Falling in Misty Rain烟雨花落Two Male Leads247k WordsCompleted This is the story of a CEO who wanted to force someone to love him, but was sent to prison and eventually gave up hope. A heartbroken, hopeless bottom × an oblivious top who doesn’t realize he’s in love Two years ago, Gu Jinbei personally sent Chi Mo to prison for illegal confinement, turning him from the powerful CEO of the Chi Group into a convict. Two years later, when they met again, Chi Mo was a convict with nothing, while Gu Jinbei had become the powerful heir apparent of the capital. Desp 3.3kReads8.4Score282Shelves

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   He personally sent him to prison. On the day of his imprisonment, he only asked three words, "Why?" The answer he received was, "This is what happens when you mess with me."

8. 758 杳 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Dreaming Night Owl夜猫梦梦Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 319Reads—Score125Shelves

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   This is super good. The female lead disguises herself as a man to infiltrate a drug cartel, and the male lead is a narcotics officer. It's a tragic ending for everyone, but everyone is very clear-headed.

9. 759 我EN I, Laying Low from the Primordial World to Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 35.2kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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   This is a long novel; it's quite funny at the beginning, but it gets really angsty later on. The author uses a very simple, descriptive style [crying], truly disregarding the reader's well-being! "The Great Dao is supreme; to walk with you is my greatest fortune," Guang Chengzi truly lived up to his words. "This is a great and awe-inspiring era." "This era is called the Primordial Era." The author wrote this part exceptionally well!! It really made me feel terrible. "Erlang Manifests as a True Lord, Yang Jian here seeks death!" Yang Jian's words really sent chills down my spine. Everyone thought he would live, but only he knew that his home was gone, and living had no meaning [crying].

10. 760 脏 Dirty Rose 脏玫瑰 Beijing Sauce Rose京酱露丝Mystery411k WordsCompleted A murder case eight years ago cost Wen Li everything, but with crucial evidence missing, the real culprit is still at large. Years later, she meticulously lays her plans, determined to make the killer and the accomplices who turned a blind eye pay for what they did. Xu Changchuan of the criminal investigation squad never imagined he’d end up on a blind date at a breakfast shop, only for his date to become a suspect at a case analysis meeting the very next moment. Using his position to get close 1.2kReads8.9Score159Shelves

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    There is no redemption; at most, there might be a pleasant experience, but that won't change the opposing ending. The ending is that the female lead is sentenced to death, and the male lead's hair turns white overnight. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

11. 761 盗 Tomb Raiding: Danger? Great! I Was Worried I Couldn't Die 盗墓：危险？太好了！正愁死不了 Hair Pinned Up青丝已挽Mystery189k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic Heroine + Reluctantly Doted on by All + Eccentric and Unpredictable + Immortal Body + Mutual Salvation] The CP is up to reader interpretation at first; the official pairing is undecided. [The vote for the official pairing is in, and the result is all. If that's not your thing, feel free to move along~] My name is Qin Yi. Oh, I have another name, but I don't want to mention it. I was trying to die when I fell off a cliff and accidentally ended up in the world of a 783Reads—Score117Shelves

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    They're all quite heart-wrenching, and although some have lower ratings, they're all exceptionally good. They're not without romance, though. I felt the third book was the most heart-wrenching [crying]. But everyone's perception of how heart-wrenching it is is different; I'm judging by my own standards [awkward laugh].

12. 762 假 The Fake Heiress Becomes the Villain Squad’s Beloved, So Of Course She Takes It Easy 假千金成反派团宠了当然要摆烂啊 Yi Sir易SirModern Romance287k WordsCompleted Yuan Luoyi thinks of herself as a little hamster in a nest of venomous snakes. Everyone in her family is a lunatic villain, while she, the fake heiress, is the only one focused on doing nothing. Her father is an arms mogul, and her mother is a top assassin. Her eldest brother is a business-world killing machine with factitious disorder imposed on another. Her second brother is a cold-blooded lawyer with no sense of morality. Her third brother is a born sociopath with a bloodlust. Her fourth brot 18.5kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
13. 763 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 4.8kReads9.2Score493Shelves

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    The writing is absolutely excellent! Awkwardness is impossible. 1. Who needs a couple?! I would call this the number one no-couple quick transmigration angst novel. Every story is for the greater good, opening up a whole new perspective. 2. Heng still died, but, beyyds!!! He'll regret it for the rest of his life!!! 3. Based on a true story, the real story is even more tragic. 4. People's hearts will eventually change. The boy who once chased his dreams became a mistress, and the person who loved you for a lifetime became a cheating scumbag. 5. The Nanjing Massacre. People really couldn't hold back their tears when they died. The protagonist's sense of powerlessness is truly amazing. Looking up, it's a glorious history; looking down, it's a history of shame. 6. His Highness the Crown Prince left a way out for everyone except himself.

14. 764 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was really angst-worthy.

15. 765 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Centenarian Doesn't Want to Talk 盗墓：百岁老人不想说话 Zhi Nanzhi Zhi芝南至知Mystery284k WordsCompleted [One heroine with multiple love interests + heroine at the absolute peak of martial prowess + everyone’s favorite, tomb raiding, OOC] The Young Five (except Zhang Qiling) chattered away at length. The girl: ... Everyone was sure Xiaoge/the Mute must have led her astray! Zhang Qiling: ...? Faced with a girl who had somehow surpassed even Zhang Qiling, everyone was grinding their teeth so hard their gums nearly shattered. Hei/Hua/Xie/Pang complained that at least the Mute/Xiaoge would answer you w 4.8kReads8.2Score497Shelves
16. 766 碎 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score114Shelves
17. 767 盗 Grave Robbers' Chronicles: From the Start, the Zhang and Wang Families Were Both Tail­ing Me 盗笔，开局被张汪两家联合跟踪 Shanyun Bujì山云不计Mystery743k WordsCompleted [It starts at the Golmud Sanatorium, then later moves on to other timelines. The first world is a little bittersweet, with everyone doting on the protagonist; the later worlds are intense angst. If you don't like tragic stories, steer clear. Beautiful, strong, and doomed.] How to show off in front of the tender, beefy protagonist group. [I really am a member of the Zhang family, just not the Northeastern Zhang family.] [I don't have the Excavation Finger, can't shrink my bones, and haven't even 2.8kReads7.4Score339Shelves
18. 768 我 I've Only Seen My Moonlight Seven Times 我只见过我的白月光七次 Yue Chang Song月长松Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted Originally titled Blue and White Porcelain [First person + realistic fiction + secret crush + reunion after years apart + bittersweet beauty] “I spent my whole life learning how to say goodbye to you properly.” On January 21, 2000, twelve-year-old Yan Qiu met a boy just as lonely as she was in a drafty hospital corridor. From then on, she secretly called him her “Friend Number One.” Over the years, her life seemed to repeat the same exercise: she kept drawing closer to the sun named Wang Jing 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of restrained tragedy. It possesses the moralistic qualities of traditional literature. I bet this book will be a huge hit. How many 25-year periods are there in a lifetime! The destinies of two people can intertwine for so long. 🥺🥺🥺 Trust is the greatest love.

19. 769 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.7kReads8.8Score662Shelves

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    This book is seriously angsty and heart-wrenching! The male lead bullies the female lead for 4-5 years while also harboring feelings for her for the same period (because they're online friends, and neither of them knows this before they meet). The female lead comes from a poor family, while the male lead is a wealthy tycoon. He forces his love on her, and later uses every means to marry her. The female lead tries to escape several times but is always found by him. The middle part is incredibly angsty and guaranteed to make you cry! Later on, the second male lead takes over, though he appears less frequently. The female lead is initially innocent and naive, but later she becomes a powerful and independent woman! (Friendly reminder: have tissues ready when you reach the middle of the story!) Read it now! It's guaranteed to be angsty! 😭😭

20. 770 顶 You Took the Top Gaokao Score? The Nation Reveals My First-Class Merit 顶替高考状元？国家曝光我一等功 Wind, Flowers, and Falling Rain风花落雨Urban185k WordsOngoing Su Li transmigrates into a parallel high-martial world and awakens the [Great Dream Across the Ages] System. In his dreams, he takes part in every tragic chapter of Daxia’s history. In reality, he had hoped to change his fate by becoming the top scorer on the college entrance exam. But someone else took his place. As he watches the fake top scorer gloating during a televised enrollment broadcast, the System takes over every livestream across the country and launches [Memory Reveal]! [First Life: 309Reads8.1Score102Shelves
21. 771 一 A Small-Town Girl's Ten-Year Secret Crush 一个小镇女孩暗恋的十年 The Orange Mountain Has A Spirit桔山有灵Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Ten years of secret love × running away while pregnant × groveling to win her back × reunion after years apart × powerful man finally bows his head × both are each other’s first and only] This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story!! The heroine is not love-brained!!! This is not a pampered-wife story!! People will die, so if you only want happy endings, this isn’t for you! No rebirth, no golden finger, no evil female rival, no women competing against each other, and no putting the heroine th 4.4kReads8.2Score341Shelves

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    Who understands?! Just read it! I cried until 5 a. M. The female lead's whole family died, and she finally reconciled with the male lead, but then, in chapter 100, the male lead died.

22. 772 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.4kReads8.5Score295Shelves

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    They're all quite abusive.

23. 773 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Turned Himself into Everyone's Favorite 快穿：反派把自己玩成了万人迷 What an Amazing Man好绝一男的Two Male Leads279k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 127Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a quick transmigration novel I've been reading recently. The protagonist in the first world has a heart condition and is eventually stabbed to death, resulting in a tragic ending. The protagonist in the second world has a stomach ailment, and that one isn't finished yet. The protagonist is a complete villain, needing neither redemption nor love, and is constantly tormented. [Crying][crying]

24. 774 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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    Anyway, in the end, the male lead developed delusions and the female lead's child died, which was pretty good, except he was a bit physically weak.

25. 775 每 I Die Young in Every World 每个世界我都英年早逝 Wu Lanzi Ye无斓孜叶Two Male Leads566k WordsCompleted Mo Yinglan happened to read an old-school, melodramatic tragic romance novel and watched helplessly as the various male leads who ticked all his boxes were brutally tormented from start to finish. Most infuriating of all, it ended with a brainless happy ending for everyone. “...” “What kind of century-old joke is this?” “Is this guy right in the head? No, wait, he doesn't have a brain at all!” “If it were me, I'd absolutely die the moment that scumbag surnamed Jiang ‘came to his senses.’ If I co 1.9kReads8.5Score107Shelves

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    After searching for a while, I realized this book wasn't available. So, I'll definitely recommend it. Every little world has a tragic ending; everyone deserves to experience it.

26. 776 模EN Simulating the Star Dome: The Epitaph Is Too Short, This Life Is Too Long 模拟星穹：墓志铭太短，此生太长 White Chocolate Bread白巧克力面包Anime Fanfiction507k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] [Not a harem novel] Through a life simulator, Bai Heng became Ruan Mei's childhood playmate. They were born together in a land blessed by the Abundance, childhood friends who grew up together, innocent and inseparable. But when Bai Heng confessed his admiration for her, she gave him no answer. She did not understand what love was, and had no way to respond to his feelings. It was only after Bai Heng and her parents all died in that accident that Ruan Mei began to feel the fai 4.8kReads9.5Score452Shelves

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    A touch of angst, but it's super good!

27. 777 流 Coldhearted After a Miscarriage, Ms. Xu Will Never Make Up with You 流产后心冷，许总想和好不可能 Little White Gets Whiter小白了又白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The year Ye Muling loved Xu Fuang most, she got her wish and married him. Throughout their three years of marriage, she thought Xu Fuang was cold and indifferent toward everyone, and told herself it was only natural that he treated her the same way. That was until she learned about An Yurong. It turned out Xu Fuang could look at someone with tenderness. That someone simply wasn't her. On a rainy night when she was twenty-five, Ye Muling heard An Yurong's tearful, tender voice with her own ears a 10.1kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    It's heartbreaking! The male lead doesn't cherish her, and the female lead doesn't look back.

28. 778 孕 Abandoned in a Sea of Flames While Pregnant? General Li Regrets It After the Divorce 孕期火海被弃？离婚后厉总悔疯了 Little White Gets Whiter小白了又白Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted Shen Tangyue often told herself that Li Yanchi must love her. When he got drunk, he would say to her over and over, “I’m sorry. You’ve suffered so much because you’re with me...” People say that love often makes you feel indebted to someone. He must love her, then, to feel that he owes her. But in three years of marriage, Li Yanchi had never once told her he loved her. Not once. Until that person returned to the country. For the second time, Shen Tangyue saw the man who should have been unflappa 6.4kReads7.0Score529Shelves
29. 779 祁 Mr. Qi, May We Never Meet Again! 祁先生，后会无期！ Broad-Minded and Strong心宽体棒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 8.1kReads8.8Score548Shelves

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    The first one is all bad, the second one has a small happy ending.

30. 780 离 Let's Divorce! You Really Think I'm Some Kind of Toad? 离婚吧！真当我是癞蛤蟆？ Lu Qiu Feng鹿秋枫Urban949k WordsCompleted Not a power fantasy. Please read with caution if that bothers you. Chu Yuxuan has been married to Xia Zhu for two years. He thought there was no heart in the world that couldn’t be warmed, until her old flame returns and Xia Zhu rushes to him without a second thought… After the divorce, Chu Yuxuan returns to the Chu family and transforms into a wealthy, spoiled playboy. At his family’s arrangement, he marries the icy beauty Zhao Yanan. On the surface, he’s a good-for-nothing wastrel, but behind 48.5kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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    🔥🔥Highly recommended!! Extremely heart-wrenching! Full of knives and bullets, I'll cry my eyes out! [Crying] His parents' marriage failed, and he became their punching bag. His sister resented him, and his childhood sweetheart betrayed him. When they finally realized their mistakes and wanted to atone, [almost crying] he had already lost the will to live.

31. 781 被 After My Sect Tore Out My Heart and Drained My Blood, I Became a Demon on the Spot 被师门掏心放血后，我原地成魔 Watching the Girls from the Wall坐在壁上观姑娘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Angst + Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Cultivation + A Chain of Cause and Effect] The soul-nourishing jade shattered, and out came a “me” who had stolen someone else's place? Luo Li returned with half a broken jade pendant and tore away Ye Qingqing's mask. You stole my royal status and my place in the sect. You even killed the person who saved my life and harmed my loyal servant of ten thousand years! When the brand of “monster” was seared into her heart, and a contract of “until death do us pa 404Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend some angst-filled novels!

32. 782 我 I've Secretly Loved Him, Year After Year 我偷偷喜欢他，一年又一年 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Jiang Yuze will never know That a girl named Xiao Xi secretly loved him for seven years. Xiao Xi: a desolate hope. Just like her unrequited love, it would never see the light of day. She said, “I once loved someone with all my heart, too. But he never knew how I felt.” Reader's note: Based on a true story 2kReads8.6Score217Shelves

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    It's so abusive, just watch it and you'll see no one makes a sound.

33. 783 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted 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 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
34. 784 抗 War of Resistance: I Really Am One of Us! 抗日：我真的是自己人！ Whose Red Furnace Holds the Snow谁家红炉雪Urban397k WordsOngoing Lin Fang was an unlucky college student. After dragging himself through evening study, he stepped into a sewer and, when he opened his eyes again, had transmigrated to the Long March. He’d become a poor little kid rescued by the soldiers, and he’d even gotten bound to a System. Kill one Japanese soldier: 20 points! Great! Save one soldier: 40 points! Marvelous! As he geared up to build a beautiful homeland and looked forward to the future, he gradually unlocked his original body’s memories: 3.6kReads9.3Score329Shelves
35. 785 凤 The Phoenix-Tortoise-Borne City 凤凰龟驮城 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Eastern Fantasy415k WordsCompleted The story of a heavenly brat coming down to the mortal world, and my life as a top-tier star among humans: I ruined Jiang Ziya's retirement, stole the Thunder God's hammer, and smashed the Jade Emperor's palace... In short, I stirred up everyone's wrath, so they sent me to the mortal world for a little experience. But I never expected the dazzling world of mortals to be so captivating. I got involved, I ran away, I tried it all, and I endured every kind of hardship! I thought I could make a name 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At this moment, I empathize with Jiang Ziya!

36. 786 风 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance3k WordsCompleted He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 205Reads8.0Score—Shelves
37. 787 盗 Tomb Raider: I'm Just a Delivery Guy 盗墓之我就是个送快递的 I Want to Go Herd Sheep我想去放羊Mystery387k WordsCompleted [The female lead is unambitious and destined to toil, but she’s an exceptionally capable courier + Partly Set in an Alternate World + No Couple in the Main Story, but there’s an extra, hehe] I’m an emotionless courier. I love getting off work, holidays, my paycheck, good food, and hitting people, but I don’t love delivering packages. Sometimes I wonder if there would be fewer people making me angry if I hadn’t delivered a package addressed to “Wu Xie.” Ever since meeting Song You, Wu Xie and 4.6kReads9.2Score683Shelves

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    [OK][OK][OK][OK]

38. 788 鬼 Demon Slayer: The Twelve Kizuki Defect as One 鬼灭：十二鬼月，集体叛逃 Chen Yi忱一Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted 1v1 redemption romances, the main story is complete and ready to read~ First romance: Upper Rank Six x Miao Miao. [Complete] Key question! What do I do if my boyfriend keeps wanting to gouge out my eyeballs?! Second romance: Lower Rank One x Ting Daomei. [Complete] Mugen Train, endless resets. Third romance: Lower Rank Five x Xing Yun. [Complete] He said he’d never love anyone more than ninety-nine percent, but his actions showed he gave one hundred percent. Fourth romance: Upper Rank Four x Gu 880Reads8.8Score110Shelves

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    You might like these [shy][follow me]: I recommend redemption literature, but they're incredibly heart-wrenching [crying]: ① One system with multiple female protagonists, each pursuing a different one of the Twelve Demon Moons. The timelines eventually merge, and the Twelve Demon Moons collectively become love-obsessed [thinking] ② The protagonist cosplays as Dazai Osamu, traversing different Bungo Stray Dogs worlds in search of his true self [sending hearts] ③ The female protagonist transmigrates to the Cursed Return world, initially eager to join the main characters, but gradually changes her perspective as she learns about this world. Ultimately, she becomes darkness herself to defeat it, becoming a villain opposing the main characters [laughing and crying] ④ The female protagonist transmigrates into Dazai Osamu's sister, depicting Dazai's oppressive life in a large family before joining the Port Mafia. The entire story is filled with a poignant sense of melancholy, and the psychological transformations of Dazai and the female protagonist are particularly well-written. A family-oriented story [sending hearts]: Books two and three are already completed, so feel free to add them to your bookshelf [sending hearts][follow me]

39. 789 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Karma 盗笔：因果 No Freedom in the Wind任风无自由Two Male Leads146k WordsCompleted (Two male leads, two male leads!!! Don’t read if that’s not what you’re looking for.) Xie Yuchen vs. Fang Yan (original male lead) Fang Yan and his younger brother depended on each other to survive. The rope always seems to get cut at its thinnest point, and he lived a truly miserable life... After he died, he became an underworld employee, the kind who works 24 hours a day without a break. He thought he’d spend the rest of his days in the same old routine, but as the saying goes, if nothing goe 112Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    I personally prefer tomb raiding, so most of my reading consists of angst-filled stories about it, but the others are also very good.

40. 790 媚 Enchanting Niangniang 媚娘倾倾 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted Take a prince as his apprentice, form a joint male-and-female logistics team, build a nationwide logistics network, create the most advanced war chariots, turn a cute child into a lucky charm, and help his divorced mother rise again. She’s dominating the ancient world of commerce! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 791 向 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 146Reads8.8Score—Shelves
42. 792 阴 After the Gloomy Outcast’s Thoughts Were Read 阴沉万人嫌被读心后 Cha Li Chai猹狸柴Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted Cultivation, no CP, no male lead, no romance, possibly multiple love interests, a gloomy and deranged female lead, crazy but not completely crazy, the inner monologue of a darkened INFP The female lead is truly despised by everyone: a gloomy cynic through and through, with a deeply concerning mental state. Prepare for a little taste of darkness that’ll shake any well-adjusted person to their core. After narrowly escaping death in a secret realm, Pei Wang has no idea that her fellow disciples c 765Reads8.8Score100Shelves
43. 793 每 Someone Worries I’ll Kill Myself Every Day 每天都有人担心我会自杀 Alice's Forest Cottage爱丽丝的森林小屋Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Lin Qingran died in the cold seawater, her life ending forever at the age of twenty-four. Afterward, the family members closest to her were consumed with regret and got the chance to start over. Can they change her fate this time? And what about the person she couldn’t stop thinking of, even as she died? Will they find their happy ending? Lin Qingran noticed that her family had started acting a little differently. Their annual family meeting had become a quarterly one. Her usually stern grandfa 5.1kReads9.0Score371Shelves
44. 794 发 Detective Conan: A Few Things About Discovering Your Lover Is Gin 【柯南】发现恋人是琴酒的二三事 Plague-Stricken Young Germ瘟疫青年小病菌Two Male Leads816k WordsOngoing [Two male leads] + [Pure red faction] + [Gin pairing] + [Reborn] + [Mutual pampering] + [Saving the police academy group] When he opens his eyes, Yuan Changlu, a self-proclaimed ordinary assistant police inspector, discovers that he's gone back in time?! The Organization has yet to be destroyed, and Gin is still just his beautiful, if somewhat distant, lover. But for some reason, the immortality drug he was only supposed to take in the future has also come back with him! Watching his lover slee 445Reads8.4Score105Shelves

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    He made only a few mistakes in his life, but each one came at a terrible price. In elementary school, he merely showed off his literary talent, which led to the deaths of innocent classmates, while he, the culprit, survived only because he was ill. Once, he angered his grandparents and was forbidden from burning charcoal for heating; his grandparents died of carbon monoxide poisoning. ... Every step he took was like walking on thin ice. [Crying][crying][crying]

45. 795 难 The Difficult Homeowner Became My Beloved Wife 难缠女业主终成我娇妻 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Urban69k WordsCompleted A no-nonsense man meets an elite woman. When these “enemies” meet, they can’t stop arguing. A twist of fate leads to a hilarious, heart-wrenching romance full of playful banter, and they ultimately become the perfect couple! The ordinary guy’s spring comes on a little too strong!!! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 796 c Cosplaying as Dazai Osamu in a Bungo Stray Dogs Fanfiction World Without Dazai cos太宰治到没有太宰治的文野同人世界 I Am Yu Yuming我是玉雨明Anime Fanfiction420k WordsCompleted Cosplaying as Osamu Dazai in a Yokohama where Dazai doesn't exist: this is bad! The second story about cosplaying as Osamu Dazai. The protagonist is rational and cold, but has a heart of gold. Max intelligence, a top-tier strategist, and an unbeatable mind. Since the protagonist is cosplaying as Osamu Dazai, they have the script in hand. An utterly ordinary cosplayer begins a journey of self-rescue as they pursue the truth. Dazai-all direction, a quest to prove they aren't Osamu Dazai. They have 18Reads7.4Score—Shelves
47. 797 在 Maxing Out Cursed Energy Resistance in Jujutsu Kaisen Is So Cool 在咒回点满咒力免伤超酷的 Sleepy A Zhou困倦的阿周Anime Fanfiction297k WordsCompleted Nagashima Chisawa has finally transmigrated. More precisely, she was reincarnated into the JJK cast, where the mortality rate is sky-high. On her first day after learning she'd arrived in the JJK world, Nagashima Chisawa thought: This is great! I have such a cool technique! Let me join the main cast! After starting middle school, Nagashima Chisawa thought: Why hasn't that shady white-haired teacher come to take me away yet? Hurry up and get me into Jujutsu High! After not only failing to get an 4.4kReads9.1Score506Shelves
48. 798 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score153Shelves
49. 799 命 Fate's Lock, A Love Letter in the Palm of My Hand 命锁，掌心情书 Good Night, Misty Galaxy晚安雾星河Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Powerful CEO, sweet and angsty mind-reading romance, the long road to winning his wife back] She has been able to see death since the day she was born. A string of numbers hangs above everyone’s head, ticking like a countdown that never ends. When the numbers reach zero, that person dies. She watched them for twenty-three years and never told anyone. Because she can’t speak. She thought she would quietly live out the remaining 712 days of her life, then sink away without a sound, like a pe 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From the sweet innocence of childhood friendship to the heart-wrenching estrangement, "Fate Locks, Love Letters" perfectly captures the shattering of a childhood sweetheart relationship. "I gave you my heart, but you returned it with a lock." That sense of powerless fate is so piercing!

50. 800 唯 Only the Fragrance of Orchids 唯蜜兰香 Meiniang Qingqing媚娘倾倾Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted Some people, once you miss your chance with them, there’s no going back. So what if she’s a doctor? You didn’t cherish her when she was devoted to you. Now she’s walked away, and you’re crying your eyes out as you search for her… If you knew this would happen, why didn’t you treasure her from the start? 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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