Angsty Novels From Douyin and Kuaishou 抖音／快手虐文小说

1. 101 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
2. 102 爱 A Testament to Love 爱的遗嘱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted A Will of Love 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Top-tier angst short stories on Douyin and Kuaishou

3. 103 妈 Mom Hired Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Suspicion, But They Panicked When I Audited Them Without Mercy 妈妈为避嫌只录取闺蜜女儿，我铁面审计时她们却慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mom Hired Only Her Best Friend’s Daughter to Avoid Favoritism. But When I Started Auditing Them Without Mercy, They Panicked 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 订 My Future Mother-in-Law Slapped Me at Our Engagement Party, So I Canceled the Wedding and Made Her Whole Family Kneel to Repay Me 订婚宴婆婆当众扇我耳光，我取消婚礼让她全家跪着还钱 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Slapped Me at the Engagement Banquet, So I Called Off the Wedding and Made Her Whole Family Get on Their Knees to Pay Me Back 597Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 男 My Boyfriend Has a Female Best Friend, and I Have a Male Best Friend 男朋友有女兄弟，我有男闺蜜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted My boyfriend has a girl best friend, so I have a guy best friend. 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 重 Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family’s Fortune 重生后，我夺了赵家全部家产 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Took All of the Zhao Family's Property 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 竹 My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Firm’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Both Fired 竹马和闺蜜替我拒了巨头offer，我反手让他们被开除 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend and Bestie Turned Down a Top Company’s Offer for Me, So I Got Them Fired Instead 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 我 After I Was Ordered to Divorce, My Ex-Husband Regretted It 我奉旨和离后，前夫悔不当初 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance36k WordsCompleted After I received the imperial decree to divorce, my ex-husband regretted it too late. 11.2kReads—Score229Shelves
10. 110 看 After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, I Dumped the Brother-Obsessed Leech 看见弹幕后，我甩了扶弟魔 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, I Dumped My Brother-Enabling Ex 96Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 看 After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, I Started a Livestream to Do Absolutely Nothing 看见弹幕后，我开直播摆烂 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, I Started Livestreaming and Giving Up 288Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 昼 Jade by Day, Heng by Night 昼如玉，夜如珩 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Jade by Day, Heng by Night 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first few books are angst-filled novels from Douyin and Kuaishou.

14. 114 儿 My Son Called Me Old-Fashioned, So I Kicked His Whole Family Out of My House 儿子嫌我土，我反手让他一家滚出我的房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Son Says I'm Unsophisticated, So I Turn Around and Kick His Whole Family Out of My House 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 顶 The Top-Tier Star Doesn't Recognize Me After I Turn Human 顶流他认不出变成人的我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The top-tier star doesn’t recognize me when I turn into a human 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 我 After the CEO and I Swapped Bodies 我和霸总互换身体后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭26k WordsCompleted After My CEO Rival and I Swapped Bodies 15Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 高 What Should I Do When My Handsome, Rich Boss Shows Up at My House Wanting to Become a Live-In Son-in-Law? 高富帅老板追到我家要当上门女婿怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted What should I do when my rich, handsome boss shows up at my house, determined to marry into my family? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 我 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet They Want Me to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 我请假缺席，却要平摊3100元团建费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet I’m Expected to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 23Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 颁 After the Awards, My Rival, the Movie Star, Asked Me to Get a Marriage License 颁奖礼后，宿敌影帝叫我去领证 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted After the Awards Ceremony, My Nemesis, the Best Actor, Asked Me to Get a Marriage License 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 如 How to “Kidnap” an Ice-Cold Dreamboat with a Cup of Milk Tea 如何用一杯奶茶，“绑架”禁欲系男神？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted How Do You “Kidnap” an Abstinent Heartthrob with a Cup of Milk Tea? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 第 The Third-Encounter Rule 第三次偶遇法则 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Rule of the Third Chance Encounter —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 顶 The Top-Tier Movie Star Is Kneeling on the Washboard 顶流影帝他跪搓衣板了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Top-Tier Star Best Actor Got Down on His Knees to Scrub the Floor 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 卷 The Wicked Woman Who Ran Off with the Money and a Baby on the Way 卷款带球跑的坏女人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted The Wicked Woman Who Ran Off with the Money and a Baby on the Way —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 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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    These books are truly the pinnacle of angst-filled fiction! [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

25. 125 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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    Short Stories of Tragedy

26. 126 长 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 Eighty-Eight八拾捌19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 863Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 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 250Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 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 388Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 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 279Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 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 656Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 131 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? 98Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

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    [Crying] *With My Deepest Affection, I Sacrifice the Years* is an underrated tragic novel. Don't read it when someone is around, or you'll cry from beginning to end. I consider myself quite sensitive to tears, but my eyes were swollen for two days. [Crying] *Willow by the Palace Wall* isn't a tragic novel, but one that will move you to tears. The best Liu'er loved for three days but lost her entire life within the palace walls. This book is short but captivating. Highly recommended! [Crying] *Three Years Later, the Clingy Young Master Li's Back Aches* This kind of mutual redemption is truly heartbreaking. A girl from the slums and a madman changed a country. These two are truly great. It's an absolutely wonderful book, but the title doesn't do it justice. You absolutely must read it!

33. 133 总 The CEO Can’t Keep His Young Wife in Line Anymore 总裁镇不住少奶奶了 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted When Chu Mian was picked up from the slums by the powerful CEO Li, she had nothing. Later, he pampered her to the heavens. “That Chu Mian? She’s a foundling, and she looks so poor.” The speaker then ran into Chu Mian signing dozens of property agreements, nodding off as she went. “That Chu Mian? She has no connections. I don’t know what she’s so smug about.” The speaker then saw Li Tianque, the tycoon at the top of A Nation’s financial world, publicly announce that they were married. “That Chu M 46.3kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves
34. 134 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves

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    I'd rather torture myself to death.

35. 135 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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    Unrequited love is too difficult. They were once so in love, but Ji Jing'an cheated on her. Shen Ange knew that love could break her, but without love, she would become a walking corpse. She stubbornly believed that life was long enough to wait for him to come back, but in the end, she couldn't hold on any longer...

36. 136 爱 Love Is Colder Than Death 爱比死更冷 Summer Glow盛夏微光Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Her father ruined his family for the sake of profit. Years later, he returned for revenge, and she was sold to him to pay off the debt. She thought he hated her to the core, never knowing he loved her with all his heart. When their child died in an accident, she lost the only reason she had to keep living. Like a fluttering butterfly, she leapt into the abyss. “Li Wenyi, do you like... this... ending...?” 446Reads6.5Score—Shelves
37. 137 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score161Shelves
38. 138 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    These two books are highly recommended on Douyin (TikTok) for their angst-filled nature. They're extremely heart-wrenching and have a strong aftertaste; be sure to have tissues ready when you read them, as they'll leave you feeling deeply saddened.

39. 139 萧 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 A Common Fool凢夫俗子Two Female Leads20k WordsCompleted I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A heart-wrenching story I found on Douyin! It's so sad I cried! [Crying][crying]

40. 140 周 Mr. Zhou’s Love Is as Cheap as Grass 周先生的爱，如草般轻贱 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [A tragic short story. The heroine is dead from the start. No resurrection, no rebirth.] [Melodramatic and clichéd] In the kidnapping case where he had to choose between two people, Zhou Yansheng saved his first love and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake, but his wife could never come back… 37.7kReads5.4Score1.5kShelves

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    [Short, angsty story. The female lead is already dead at the beginning [almost crying], no resurrection, no rebirth.] In that kidnapping case where he had to choose between two options, Zhou Yansheng saved his "white moonlight" [crying] and abandoned his wife. Later, he realized his mistake [vomiting], but his wife would never come back...

41. 141 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
42. 142 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 41.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    All are absolutely amazing. Genre: Angst/Tragedy.

43. 143 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves
44. 144 向 Always Coldhearted, How Could I Ever Speak of Deep Love? 向来凉薄，何言情深 A Little Nutty神经西西Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted The day Lu Yanqian jumped to her death, Huo Jincheng was lost in a world of wine and lights. She loved him, giving everything she had without hesitation. He hated her, destroying everything without hesitation. Later, in a life without her, he grew used to being alone. Through the long years, he had no one but himself to walk beside him. I once thought loving you was only an act, but it turned out I was already incurably ill, loving you to the bone. Lu Yanqian, I regret it. 2.7kReads8.2Score114Shelves

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    This is something I'm good at; I love watching cheesy, melodramatic novels on Douyin [facepalm]. I've watched so many. These are some I think are pretty good. For these kinds of cheesy novels, never trust the ratings [facepalm].

45. 145 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.4kReads8.2Score885Shelves
46. 146 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score181Shelves
47. 147 风 The Wind Knows I Love You 风知道我爱你 Alone Among the Stars独步星华Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted The Wind Knows I Love You —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are really heart-wrenching. Those who like this kind of thing should check them out! The male and female leads are such wonderful people! [Crying][crying]

48. 148 长 A Long Farewell 长辞 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + tragic romance + both leads reborn] Another heartbreaking historical romance from Zhihu’s popular author Zhier, following An Ending at Dusk! Through a haze of consciousness, she relived her entire life, finally pausing on that sunny afternoon. He stood beneath a tree, his eyes covered with white cloth, smiling as he asked what she wanted. A young gentleman, handsome and refined as jade. One glance was enough to stay in her memory for years. If only she had known that meeting h 1.7kReads8.4Score213Shelves
49. 149 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    Be Wen cried so hard she couldn't hold back.

50. 150 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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