BE Aesthetics: The Kind of Story That Makes Me Cry Until I Can't Breathe and My Liver Hurts Be美学，能哭到缺氧，哭到肝疼，能虐死我的那种

1. 401 美 The Tragic, Powerful Villainess Refuses to Follow the Plot 美惨强反派拒绝走剧情 The Moment Parallel Lines Intersect平行线交汇的瞬间Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented, dual male leads + entertainment industry + plot clashes / face-slapping revenge + band / fanfiction + ensemble cast] In his previous life, Jiang Donglin followed his father's orders and brought home his adoptive younger sister, Jiang Yunduo, from the countryside. He learned that Jiang Yunduo was the heroine of a harem-style entertainment-industry novel, adored by everyone, while he was the perverted adoptive brother who lavished resources on her, loved her without reciprocation 19.8kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves

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   "The Other Shore Flower in the No Man's Land" is a quick transmigration story featuring two strong, clean-living, and mad male protagonists. He's incredibly mad, a rational kind of madness. He was only four years old when he witnessed mountains of corpses and seas of blood, yet his heart remained unmoved; at fourteen, he was abandoned, his world losing all sense of right and wrong; at seventeen, he faced death without any attachments, for it was merely a choice… Fate truly plays cruel tricks, giving him another chance to see him. He could kill anyone in the world who stood in his way, but that person just happened to be him…

2. 402 入 Addicted After Dark! The Elite Abstinent Doctor from a Wealthy Family Falls Hard 入夜上瘾！豪门禁欲医生顶级沦陷 Lan Mengxi岚梦晞Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Seductive, Sweet and Alluring Heroine VS Cool, Chaste Surgeon] [Elite Family + Heroine Pursues Him at First + Hero Falls Deeply in Love and Devotes Himself to Her Later + Both Leads’ First Love] Everyone knows that Gu Jinyi, the second young master of the prestigious Gu family, has no worldly desires and keeps his distance from women. He is the moon in the heavens, hanging high above the world. “Dr. Gu, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you.” His hand tightened gently, drawing her closer. His 767Reads—Score107Shelves

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   The first book gets a bit angsty towards the end; the male and female leads have an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The second book has a rather heart-wrenching family storyline, and there's one couple I really like: Xi Mengyin and Shen Yuhan.

3. 403 羲 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 Lord Lingchun翎春君Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 32.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
4. 404 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical724k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.6kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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   This one is good.

5. 405 强 Possessed by Force, I Can’t Escape the Devil 强势占有，遇上恶魔逃不掉 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The twin sisters, who had only just come into the world, should have been born to lives of privilege. But a malicious plot abruptly changed the course of their fate. The younger sister was abandoned at the hospital, and from then on her life took a completely different path. The elder sister was like a beautiful flower in a greenhouse, basking in her parents’ love as she grew into a young heiress admired by all. But the younger sister was taken back to the countryside by a woman who worked as a 17.8kReads7.2Score773Shelves

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   These two books are incredibly exciting and thought-provoking! They're mind-blowing and will shatter your worldview. Suitable only for adults; you'll definitely gain knowledge and insights after reading them. [Strong][Strong][Strong][Learned something new]

6. 406 夜 Neon Night Hunt: The Elite Heirs Soar Across the Sky 夜狩霓虹，豪门天团龙凤跃天穹 Lan Mengxi岚梦晞Modern Romance759k WordsCompleted The Forbidden CEO Falls: My Deep Love for Ji Yanzhi [Two powerful leads + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + wealthy families + domineering CEO + multiple couples + ...] Shanghai is in an uproar! Ji Yanzhi, the abstinent CEO of a wealthy family, treats Lu Wanning, the Lu family heiress, like royalty! She’s a dazzling heiress with a trove of secret identities, never afraid to show her sharp edge; He’s a powerful CEO who holds the reins of the business world and has countless cards up his s 428Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 朕 My Setting Is That I Love Her 朕的设定是爱她 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance71k WordsCompleted [System transmigration into a book + mutual healing + winning over a lovesick obsessive] A new historical romance from Zhier, author of one of Zhihu’s three great tragic novels, Late Departure. The main story is lighthearted and funny, but the extras will break your heart. She is his nightmare, and also his cure! He is written to love her, so no matter what she does, he will never blame her. “Yan Yu, I truly and sincerely love you. Don’t forget me, I beg you.” “Don’t be afraid. Your elder sister 398Reads8.6Score113Shelves
8. 408 恶 Demon War God, Stop Playing with Me 恶魔战少别玩我 A Dreamlike Yellow Millet黄粱一萌Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted The new book’s rating is very low at first, but it will gradually rise. To get revenge on Su Qingqiu, Zhan Tingxiao forced himself on Zhan Wan, then handed her over to his archenemy, Li Jintian. The man seemed gentle and considerate toward Zhan Wan, but he was hiding an even greater scheme. He deliberately tricked Zhan Wan into thinking she was pregnant. Before the baby was full term, he forced a doctor to take it out. The premature infant drove Zhan Wan to a mental breakdown. Her intelligence r 15.3kReads6.2Score547Shelves
9. 409 良 A Worthy Minister Is Hard to Find 良臣难为 Drunk on Gold纸醉金靡Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Love + Fateful Misunderstandings + Imperial Court and Nobility + Love of Country and Family + Tearjerker + Bad Ending] I am the empress of a nation. Everyone who sees me bows respectfully and greets me with, “May the Empress be well.” Because my surname is Shen. My father, Shen Nian, died on the battlefield, his body never found. My mother died by suicide after him. My eldest brother held Yumen Pass for forty-five days against a hundredfold enemy forc 385Reads9.4Score100Shelves
10. 410 快 Quick Transmigration: The Eighteen Ways of a Supporting Female Character 快穿之女配十八式 Meisheng魅生Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A car accident claimed her life, and a System from nowhere forcibly bound itself to her. She had no choice but to enter novels and fulfill the wishes of various supporting female characters in exchange for being reborn. “System binding successful. Failure to complete a mission will deduct double the points. Once your points reach zero, the Host will be forcibly erased. Beginning the first mission...” 1.3kReads8.3Score187Shelves

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    I cried until I could barely breathe, it was so heartbreaking. 1. Even knowing it was all played by the female lead, I still cried uncontrollably. It was so tragic, the female lead was tormented in the beginning, and the male lead was tormented in the end. 2. The chapter about the princess of a fallen kingdom, I cried until I could barely breathe, tears just wouldn't stop flowing. The themes of national duty and family ties were so vividly portrayed in the female lead, even though she was just a princess. 3. Watching the scenes recalling the female lead's past was truly heartbreaking.

11. 411 穿 Book Transmigration: Becoming an Evil Senior Brother 穿书：做个邪恶的大师兄 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Two Male Leads737k WordsCompleted This novel has two male leads!!! They're both men! Make sure you know that before you start reading! [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + unhinged + a husband chasing his spouse to the crematorium] When Su Qingbei discovers that he has transmigrated into a book as a villainous cannon-fodder character, he doesn't panic. As a man who knows the plot, he believes he can prevent the male lead from turning evil. When he senses that the male lead's feelings for him have changed, he still 4.5kReads9.2Score498Shelves

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    Don't watch it at night, or you'll cry so much you'll question your existence, and even after you finish watching it, you'll still feel sad.

12. 412 清 A Qing-Era Consort Who Captured Kangxi's Heart 清穿康熙心上妃 Oh Ah Wei哦啊喂Ancient Romance48k WordsOngoing A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 64Reads—Score103Shelves

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    BeAesthetics, so heartbreaking it's suffocating [crying]

13. 413 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.7kReads9.4Score570Shelves

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    Several of these books are so bad I wouldn't dare reread them. "Time Flies By" and "Nobody's Like You" – everyone's moved on, but I haven't! 😢😢 Meng Zhiwan's writing is also superb. The beginning is a gentle happiness, the ending a regretful separation – everyone's moved on except me 🥺🥺

14. 414 栖 The God Who Dwells in the Wild 栖野神明 The Dramatic Genius Girl天才少女抓马Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside True Heiress × Charming Male Siren, Happy Puppy] [Campus Ensemble Cast | Healing Each Other | About More Than Romance] [Two Endings | Check the Content Warnings | The Extra Chapters and Main Story Complement Each Other] - Zhou Qiye first saw Chen Suiyi when they brushed past each other at the elevator. At first glance, he thought she was beautiful. At second glance, she looked like a little nun. Everyone noticed the string of prayer beads on her left han 5.4kReads9.3Score682Shelves

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    Personally, I think these are quite angsty, and the writing is very good; they're worth getting into. My honest feeling after reading them was that they were very painful, I couldn't even cry, but they were very good. Several of them are by Meng Zhiwan; her writing is truly excellent, with a very delicate style.

15. 415 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
16. 416 漂 The Beautiful Young Master Is Targeted by a Mad Dog 漂亮小少爷被疯批恶狗盯上了 The Moon Is No Match月不如Two Male Leads124k WordsCompleted (Dual male leads + faking his death + a harem of male admirers fighting over him) With a father who runs a publicly traded company worth hundreds of billions, a mother who is the eldest daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon, and five exceptionally gifted older brothers who dote on him, Yun Liang was born with the role of the family darling. He thought he could coast through life without a care. Who could have guessed that one day a madman would kidnap him, blindfold him, chain his ankles, and lock him 14.2kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves

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    The third book, although titled "Forced Love," can be considered one of them, in my personal opinion. You can check it out.

17. 417 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 457Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I want to recommend this book written by my upstairs neighbor, Brother Wang.

18. 418 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    The first one has a happy ending, but I still highly recommend it; it's a very bittersweet book. The rest are bad endings, and I'll accept them even if they're not good—I have the confidence to read them for over 10,000 hours.

19. 419 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.3kReads9.1Score491Shelves

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    So heart-wrenching! Especially the first dimension; I cried buckets in my dorm room that night, and I didn't dare make a sound. Every dimension ends with the female lead's death! It's so incredibly moving!!

20. 420 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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    Each one of them is an absolute tragedy, with an incredibly powerful aftertaste and a strong sense of immersion. They all have withdrawal symptoms after reading them, requiring a long recovery period after each reading. They also share some commonalities: after finishing one, I would reread another, endlessly cycling through them, each time bursting into tears. Happy moments always foreshadow a tragic ending, which is the biggest pain point. 😢😢😢

21. 421 我 My Best Friend Is Such a Stud, and She Hits So Hard 我闺蜜超man，她打人老疼了 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Urban619k WordsOngoing [Man transmigrates into a woman] [Strong heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Gender-bending romance] An ace agent's soul transmigrates into a young girl. She doesn't shrink back or lose heart, but calmly accepts reality. Let's stick to one principle: The strong never complain about their circumstances. Even if I've become a woman, I'm going to be the female lead of a male-oriented power fantasy! When it's time to be decisive, she's decisive. When it's time to take down scum, she does so without me 245Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 422 走 Through the Trials 走过劫难 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Disaster strikes a once-happy family of five. After suffering a heartbreak so piercing it feels like ten thousand arrows, how will a mother who has only just reached middle age, and is already frail and sickly, lead her three underage children through hardship and toward the future...? 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Stories that make you cry

23. 423 陛 Your Majesty, I Request to Be Stripped of My Title as Empress 陛下，臣妾自请废后 Second Uncle二舅爷Ancient Romance545k WordsCompleted What kind of person was Nan Shanyi? The apple of the Nan family's eye, with the 700,000-strong Nanrong army behind her. She enjoyed a life of luxury, finer than that of the princesses in the palace. The Marquis of Wu'an had raised her well. She was a proper young lady, well-read and scholarly, gentle and composed, graceful and dignified. Like an orchid in a valley or a spring in the mountains, she was refined and proud. A noblewoman like her was born only once in a century. But Heaven was me 7.5kReads9.2Score753Shelves

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    I'd call this a top-tier tragic ending, on par with "Zhou Sheng Ru Gu." Most of the recommendations seem to be for modern romance novels, but this historical romance made me cry buckets 😭

24. 424 沉 Years of Quiet Reflection 沉淀的岁月 Li Xinxin李馨欣Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted The story follows the lives of three high school girls from rural backgrounds. In the fall of 1964, the confident, ambitious “top student” Yu Hongying, the warmhearted and forthright “knight-errant” Li Chunfen, and the reserved, introspective lady Yue Shuqian unexpectedly meet in their first-year dormitory, along with the “campus belle” Yang Yuhuan and the “fake Marxist-Leninist” Wu Lihong. This sets off a series of stories, some serious, some amusing, some bizarre, and some full of joy and sorr 544Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 杳 The Far-Off Path 杳途 Unidirectional Receptor单向受体Fantastical Romance104k WordsOngoing At the end of the Yellow Springs Road lies a stretch a hundred miles long, with no lamps. Once the dead reach this place, they can no longer find the road to reincarnation. Every hundred years, the Underworld sends one person to walk this road carrying a hundred soul-guiding lanterns, lighting them along the way to show the dead where to go. The current lamplighter is called Fu You. She thought her duty was simply to guide souls onward. Until the first lantern was lit, and beneath it stood not a 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried through every chapter. I'm amazed at myself; I can't control my tears at all. [Smile]

26. 426 天 From Unexpected Visitor to Childhood Sweetheart: The Tycoon CEO Has a Clever Way to Win Her Back 天降变竹马，首富霸总追妻有妙招 Flowers and Moonlight花兼有月Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Male lead is reborn to make amends + childhood sweethearts + devoted husband + healing + adorable child] Everyone knows that the eldest young master of the Sheng family, the most prominent family in Nancheng, has a little girl he cherishes and holds close to his heart. She has little going for her besides her looks, with neither family status nor connections, yet Sheng Chengyang has treasured her since childhood. No one knows that Sheng Chengyang has been reborn. In his previous life, he wronge 12.9kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    The male lead, believing the female lead didn't love him, arranged everything for her before leaving the country. Five years later, at a class reunion, he learned she had died four years prior. And she had been waiting for his return all along. [Crying] The last message was sent at 4 PM on July 15, 2014, containing only a few words: "I might not be able to wait for you to come back." After that, there was no further news.

27. 427 风 He Came Back Before the Wind Stopped 风停之前，他回来了 Happy King Guo开心郭大王Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Seventeen years ago, Zhou Yubai left Lin Wan when he loved her most. He said, “Lin Wan, I don’t want you anymore.” Seventeen years later, Lin Wan is in charge of an urban renewal project in the old district. She personally signs the demolition order for Building Seventeen. It was their secret hideaway when they were seventeen. And the place where they last saw each other. On the day they reunite, Zhou Yubai returns as a documentary filmmaker to capture the old district’s final night. She h 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's such a shame!! It's upsetting!

28. 428 废 After the Deposed Crown Prince Leapt to His Death, the Emperor Regretted It 废太子一跃而下后，陛下他后悔了 Chang'an Through the Ages古今长安45k WordsCompleted From the moment I was born, my father had told me more than once that my existence was a disgrace, a mistake, and the reason future generations would criticize him. Well, he can rest easy this time. Because I’m going to die. 15.9kReads—Score342Shelves
29. 429 囚 Caged Sparrow 囚雀、 Meeting Someone Who Isn't Strange遇人不殊10k WordsCompleted Caged Sparrow, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very short, angsty story; a subtle sadness.

30. 430 开 From the Start, Chestnuts Cure Athlete's Foot, Villains Weep, and Gods Kneel 开局板栗治脚气，反派哭，神明跪 My March Breeze我的三月清风Eastern Fantasy510k WordsOngoing Rong Yimo has a unique constitution. He can turn the poisonous fumes produced when members of the Xiao family fall ill into divine-grade spiritual power, allowing him to cultivate supreme abilities. The more he absorbs, the stronger he gets. He can just lie back and let success come to him! Unbelievable! He used this divine spiritual power to roast chestnuts, and the whole thing blew up! Absurdly, a rain of chestnuts fell from the sky. The whole village scrambled to eat them, then got diarrhea. 72Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This novel is both funny and entertaining.

31. 431 传 Passing on Longing 传思慕 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + two male leads + sweet romance + complete + a story within a story + entirely fictional + no real-life inspiration] World-weary, sickly beauty Jiang Qi (bottom) × carefree, moon-bright gentleman Chu Huaizhi (top). One day. Jiang Qi asked, “I thought you couldn't fight?” Chu Huaizhi carefully wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief, answering rather casually. “Who started that rumor?” “Me,” Jiang Qi said. “You look so delicate and frail.” Chu Huaizhi: “...” 36.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    These three books really made me cry. They were all written by Wen Daidai. It's so sad that Daidai passed away before she finished writing the first book. It was so sudden. Her boyfriend found someone with excellent writing skills from high school to ghostwrite it. "The World is her will, and you are her keepsake."

32. 432 死 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 He Yuyi鹤羽依Two Male Leads25k WordsCompleted I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score656Shelves

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    I think these three books...

33. 433 她 She Knows Just How to Play Cute 她惯会撒娇 Wen Daidai文黛黛Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + entirely fictional + a story within a story + complete + no real-life basis] Delicate, frail sweetheart × cool, gentle older boy “Shen Yannan.” Jiang Tian took a deep breath. “Do you like someone, and, ” “Hmm?” Jiang Tian asked, “Is it someone I know?” Shen Yannan chuckled softly. “Yes. Why don’t you ask her for me, Jiang Tiantian?” “I suppose I could.” Jiang Tian lowered her head, the tips of her ears turning red. “But will you always, a 59.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
34. 434 穿 After Becoming a Scummy Alpha, She Gave Everything to Atone 穿成渣A后她为了赎罪倾尽所有 Love Bitter Peppers爱苦辣椒Two Female Leads436k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen wakes up to find herself in a book, inhabiting the body of a notorious scumbag Alpha. She is the expendable villain who forcefully marks Lin Wanzhi, a top Omega star, abuses her in body and mind, and eventually gets killed in revenge, her glands destroyed. Facing the reborn heroine, whose beauty is breathtaking but whose eyes are frozen over, Jiang Chen has only one thought: survive and atone for her sins! She nervously turns over a new leaf: Resources? She offers them all up! Trou 2kReads7.4Score160Shelves

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    I'll eat my words if you dare watch the whole thing without crying!!!

35. 435 黑 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery241k WordsCompleted Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    I cried all night

36. 436 钓 The Flirtatious Beauty Always Crosses the Line 钓系美人总在犯规 Pen Falls, Startled by Jingzhe笔落惊蛰Two Female Leads317k WordsCompleted [Print edition deal signed] [Originally titled The Bird That Came Home Late: Two Female Leads + Pure Love + Two Endings + Younger Woman and Older Sister (Dotingly Protective) + Healing + Romantic Tension + Enchanting Beauty + Aloof, Mature Woman by Day, Soft Little Cat by Night] [Historic-Site Restorer and Secondhand Bookshop Owner VS “Renowned Ancient Architecture Photographer”] “How long do you plan to stay here, Miss Han?” “Three months. I’ll leave in spring.” The burning sunset is passionate 11.6kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
37. 437 告 After My Confession Was Rejected, I Died Right in Front of the Campus Beauty 告白失败，我反手死在校花面前 Luo Jia Xiaomo落家小沫Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The main story is complete, so dive in without worry] [Yandere Protagonist] + [Plot-Driven] + [Mastermind] + [One Female Lead] + [No Marriage] + [One-on-One Pure Romance] Chi Xiaocheng could hardly believe that she had transmigrated into a melodramatic romance novel aimed at female readers. Worse, she had become a cannon-fodder villainess! Faced with a death ending from the start, Chi Xiaocheng decisively transformed into a yandere little girl and confessed to the female lead. “Taotao, you’re t 112.5kReads9.7Score11.1kShelves
38. 438 穿 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery151k WordsCompleted Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 11kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
39. 439 有 I Have a Romance I'd Like to Share with You 有个恋爱想和你谈 Watermelon Plays DJ西瓜打DJModern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Campus + Reborn + Redemption + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] [Biker School Bully × Contrasting Desk Mate] • Jiang Jinfeng, the school bully at No. 4 High School. Handsome and tough, he’s best known for the pure-black wings tattooed on his hand, giving him an utterly intimidating look. School bully Jiang has a set of rules all his own. School Bully Rule No. 1: [If you like someone, be direct. Mute guys don’t deserve girlfriends.] School Bully Rule No. 2: [Take good care of the things your gi 11.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    These are all really good. I personally found them quite angsty and very tear-jerking; they're all tragic love stories set in youth.

40. 440 皇 The Empress Doesn't Love the Emperor, and Now He Regrets It Too Late 皇后娘娘不爱陛下，陛下追悔莫及 Mr. Fanyang范阳先生Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, emperor and empress couple, not a mutually devoted romance] The young emperor Xiao Chenyuan had just ascended the throne when he met Luo Qingning, the daughter of a military family, at a palace banquet. He fell in love at first sight and, despite her existing engagement, appointed her empress on the spot. Luo Qingning was a clear-headed university student born in the 2000s. After unexpectedly transmigrating to an unfamiliar world, she remained a committed opponent of marriage an 4.8kReads8.0Score106Shelves

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    Aesthetics is about so many unfulfilled desires in the world.

41. 441 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Days of Being Everyone’s Favorite 盗墓：当团宠的日子 Jin Jiuyue金九月Mystery167k WordsCompleted [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Series + Everyone's Darling + Heartthrob + No Female Lead + No System + Everyday-Life “Sweet Little Story”] Wu Yu is an orphan in name only. Why do I say that? Although he has no mom or dad, he was actually raised for over a decade by “two dads” and “an uncle.” All three men insisted on calling themselves his older brothers, and together they raised him until he was thirteen. One dad is Zhang Qiling, the other is Hei Xiazi, and the uncle is Xie Yuchen. Since these 4.7kReads9.3Score775Shelves
42. 442 重 Reborn a Hundred Times, I Tortured the Proud Phoenix Girl Until She Lost Her Mind 重生一百次，凤傲天被我虐傻了 Half a Palace Chief半只宫长Urban690k WordsCompleted Also known as "The Villainess Wants Me" [Two heroines, yuri, angsty story, nothing but heartbreak, the whole novel is heartbreaking. Love is only here to make the heartbreak worse. Please don't complain if it's not your thing.] Some parts early on may seem frustrating, so please bear with them. The loose ends will be tied up later. [Xia Qingchun's birth] Su Xiaojiu, a college student sent to another world by a car accident, unexpectedly meets a System. The System tells her that if she does her u 2.1kReads7.0Score198Shelves
43. 443 长 Changhua Hall 长华殿 Yan Xixi晏西西Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted [Two unhinged leads + ruthless pursuit + regretful pursuit + no getting back together] Everyone said Sheng Zhaoning was the most loyal dog at Wei Yi's side. She came when summoned and left when dismissed, as lowly as the mud beneath his feet. One night, after drinking, someone asked Wei Yi, “Do you really not like her?” Wei Yi looked as if he'd heard a joke. “She's just a dog. What makes her think I'd like her?” Everyone laughed. Outside the door, Sheng Zhaoning lowered her eyes and finally gave 13.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    The female lead is a bodyguard in the male lead's household, secretly in love with him, but he remains oblivious. Years later, she encounters her beloved crown prince, but he dies because of her love for him. Any sliver of news about the crown prince becomes the only thing keeping her alive.

44. 444 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Walnut Seller 盗墓：那个卖核桃的 Xue Yin薛喑Two Male Leads174k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] + [Angst] + [Severe Protagonist Suffering, Not for the Faint of Heart] 2026 editor’s note: Please read the author’s statement in the book’s discussion section. Thank you, everyone. The protagonist is completely love-struck, extremely so, and there will be no switching love interests. If you can’t accept that, feel free to leave using the top-right corner. Li Cu × Qian Heng After spending seven or eight years out in the dirt, Qian Heng had thoroughly wrecked his health. With now 2.9kReads9.3Score566Shelves
45. 445 星 No More Fireworks Beneath the Stars 星辰下再无烟火 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted "Rekindled love + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + devoted 1v1 romance + angst" After Xu Yan was abandoned by her birth mother, she became Xiang Xingchen's adoptive sister, though they shared no blood. From then on, the seeds of his secret love for her began to sprout. The back seat of his bicycle was hers alone. While she slept, he secretly asked her, “You're the girl I liked at first sight. When we grow up, will you be a good girl and marry me?” He told her she had never bee 493Reads7.3Score103Shelves

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    Both books are so heartbreaking. In the first one, the girl the male protagonist protected for 13 years ultimately left him. Fireworks fly towards the stars, but wishes may not come true; I cried so much. In the second book, the female protagonist is reborn in both her past and present lives to atone for her sins by killing the male protagonist and donating her heart to him. All the unspoken love ultimately becomes regret.

46. 446 永 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 519Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    All five of these are tragic endings (BE), and they're incredibly heart-wrenching. Personally, I think the first one is the best; I cried from the second chapter onwards, and my heart was pounding the whole time.

47. 447 重 Reborn: Heartache Is Proof That I Love You 重生心痛是爱你的证明 Loves to Laugh, Play, and Be Cuddled爱笑爱闹爱撒娇Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted Both Reborn + Past and Present Lives + Both Pure (The heroine seeks atonement, and the hero pursues his wife through hell) This world is a mix of truth and lies, but heartache never lies. The two nations went to war, destroying families and killing loved ones. Lin Qian went from the ninth princess of Dongzhou, innocent of worldly affairs, to an orphan. To take revenge, she approached Prince Huo Yunshen, second only to the ruler of Xiliang, under the guise of a songstress. On their wedding day, s 154Reads8.1Score—Shelves
48. 448 死 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 Frostblade Fish霜刀鱼Two Male Leads99k WordsCompleted [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 831Reads8.7Score110Shelves
49. 449 再 Goodbye, Forensic Investigator Brother 再见，法医哥哥 Shi Xie时邪12k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Forensic Doctor Brother 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all quite heart-wrenching; my heart ached while reading them, and I cried easily.

50. 450 永 The Boy I Will Always Love 永远挚爱的少年 Liu Fengxiao柳风笑10k WordsCompleted The world would never accept my love for Shen Yu. He was the one who held my hand with unwavering resolve, weathering the gossip and hardship with me until we made it to where we are today. On my 30th birthday, I discovered that he had betrayed me. While Shen Yu was away choosing to spend time with someone else, an unexpected guest appeared in our home. It was Shen Yu, at 18. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these; they're all top-notch! The first one is well-written, short, and moderately angsty, with a happy ending. It's perfect for beginners who want to read angst but are hesitant to read anything too intense. The second one is pure angst; although short, the content is precise, highlighting every angst-inducing moment. Masochists will love it!

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