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

1. 251 婚 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨13k WordsCompleted Strangers on the Road to Marriage 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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   On the day my father died, the media captured video of my husband, Wei Yanchuan, kneeling down to propose to his sweetheart, Jiang Ling. After handling my father's funeral alone, I called my lawyer and asked him to prepare the divorce papers. After following Wei Yanchuan for so many years, I'm tired! Wei Yanchuan, I'm taking back my love for you! I will never love you again!

2. 252 孕 Pregnant Wife Returns With Their Baby 孕妻携宝归来 Ye Liangchen夜良辰Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted For five years, Ye Zhimeng was a stand-in lover. She hid her sharp edges, acted gentle and obedient, and did everything she could to satisfy Li Xingyuan's every need, yet he never cherished her. Then came the news that Li Xingyuan was marrying the daughter of a financial tycoon. The obedient stand-in stopped playing her part, dumped the scumbag in a flash, and fled, hiding her pregnancy. Five years later, she has transformed into the heiress of a trillion-yuan conglomerate and the investment ban 2.8kReads8.7Score477Shelves

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   These two books are very good.

3. 253 闪 After Our Flash Marriage, Mrs. Song Became a Multimillionaire and Won at Life 闪婚后，宋太太她身价千万躺赢 Ru Su如素Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing When her mother fell gravely ill and urgently needed money, Shen Yian asked her boyfriend for a loan, only to discover that he was waiting for her mother to die so he could take everything she inherited. She broke up with him without hesitation, then married the son of an older friend. She thought her husband, whom she had married on a whim, was a programmer who worked from dawn to dusk without going bald. He was aloof, had a stable job, and would probably keep things cool and distant in their m 523Reads7.5Score101Shelves
4. 254 到 This Is Where It Ends 到此为止 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Angst-heavy story. Read with caution. The male lead is not chaste.] “Ru Yi, when you act like this, it makes me think you still can’t let go of me.” All the pain and torment must have begun with those words. Or perhaps it was “You haven’t been able to forget me, Ru Yi.” Much later, when Ru Yi thought back on her tangled history with Pei Shiyu, that was what she believed. He would remember the scent from deep in his memories, carried on a gentle breeze, but he wouldn’t remember how much he h 4kReads8.5Score189Shelves
5. 255 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score200Shelves
6. 256 当 After the Foolish Substitute Wife Faked Her Death 当替身傻妻假死以后 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed. A deeply angsty novel with a devoted heroine and a scumbag hero who gets what he deserves.) Huo Chenzhou's first love ran away with another man, so when he couldn't marry her, he married her older sister instead. Forced to be Meng Jiao's substitute, Meng Sheng spent two years loving Huo Chenzhou with all her might. In return, he gave her nothing but endless neglect. She lost her child, then her kidney... and was locked up in an asylum, where her hand was severed, leaving her a la 1.9kReads8.5Score105Shelves

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   (Complete, highly angsty novel, both leads are virgins, the female lead suffers while the male lead suffers.) Huo Chenzhou's first love ran off with another man, so instead of marrying her, he married her sister. Meng Sheng was forced to be Meng Jiao's substitute. During their two-year marriage, she poured her heart and soul into loving Huo Chenzhou, only to be met with endless neglect. She lost her child, her kidneys… and was even imprisoned in a mental hospital, losing her hand and becoming a laughingstock, a "little idiot." After two years of marriage, Huo Chenzhou knew better than anyone that Meng Sheng loved him terribly, couldn't live without him, and would never mention divorce. Later, in order to divorce him, Meng Sheng drugged him, dug up a whole yard of tulips, and stabbed him with a knife.

7. 257 这 The Leaves Won’t Fall This Autumn 这个秋天叶不落 Abyss and Fisher渊与渔Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted Two years after their breakup, Ji Hengzhou only wants revenge on her! Tang Suiyu once thought that leaving alone, carrying all her pain, was the best choice. But as her life neared its end, fate brought them together again, and she learned just how much Ji Hengzhou hated her! Only when she was at death’s door did Ji Hengzhou realize how much he owed her: her parents, her child, her eyesight... 574Reads5.5Score103Shelves

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   The female lead has a heart condition. She and the male lead reunite two years after breaking up, but the male lead doesn't realize that she has gone blind... In short, it's very heartbreaking!

8. 258 勾 A Kiss at the Corner of the Lips 勾吻 Painted Peach Mist绘桃雾Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted Jiang Shu kissed a handsome man while she was tipsy. He said to her, “Miss, please show some respect.” When they met again, he said, “Do you often pursue other guys like this, sis?” There was a hint of teasing in his voice. Jiang Shu composed herself. “You’re the only one. I can take responsibility for you.” “No need.” He’d never seen anyone force herself on a man like that before. Jiang Shu didn’t rush to argue. One day, he would make her take responsibility for him. 1.2kReads9.2Score165Shelves

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   Highly recommended! Especially the first three parts, they're the most heart-wrenching! The male lead is deeply in love with the female lead but doesn't realize it, and in the early stages, he hurts her to varying degrees, breaking her heart! Every time the female lead leaves heartbroken, the male lead suddenly realizes his mistake and begs for forgiveness! It's all a classic case of "chasing after your wife" scenario ([Please follow! Thank you for following! You're the best!)

9. 259 虐 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Mr. Luo Went Mad 虐死夫人后，骆先生他疯了 Clever Little Cutie小聪明大漂亮Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted The male lead chases his wife after losing her + Second male lead takes the throne Coercive possessiveness, a rabid male lead, twisted and perverse Captivity, forced love, old-school melodramatic angst Please, if this isn’t your thing, don’t click in just to insult me… Divider Luo Yinghui killed Shen Yunxi’s entire family. He thought the Shen family deserved it. The Shen family’s young lady had been in love with him since childhood. With nowhere else to go, she could only cling to him like a par 1.3kReads6.7Score100Shelves
10. 260 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
11. 261 虐 Tortured Love: Say You Love Me Now! 虐恋：说爱我就现在！ Cool and Auspicious清凉如意Modern Romance696k WordsCompleted He was the young man fostered in her home, and she was the haughty young heiress. Seven years ago, an accident took the lives of their entire family. Seven years later, she appeared before him, perfectly unharmed. But there was already another woman by his side, someone he intended to marry. Gu Chen glared at her. “Do you know how I survived those seven years? Xia Shiguang, I won’t love you again. I’ve fallen for someone else.” Shiguang smiled. “Either you send her away, or I’ll make sure she’s 16Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 我 After I Died, My Whole Family Grieved Themselves Mad 我死后，全家都哭疯了 Gardenia Shadow栀影11k WordsCompleted After I Died, My Whole Family Wept Like Crazy 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, heartbreaking story! On the day I died from overwork, my parents were hosting a banquet for my future sister-in-law. My mother gave her the gold necklace I had given her, smiling as she said, "The money that brat earned will all go to you two!" My brother texted me, ordering, "Work extra days this month to raise enough money for my wedding!" My father smiled and said, "We'll use her dowry money to buy the house; 300,000 yuan is enough for the down payment." No one cared whether something had happened to me. It wasn't until the mortgage was overdue and they had no one to support them that they began to regret and cry, "If only Xiaohui were still alive." But I was already dead. I died in that... Late night when I called them repeatedly for help, only to be rejected again and again.

13. 263 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so cruel, it's heartbreaking.

14. 264 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 686Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 我 I Became My Grandma 我成了我奶奶 Ballad of Falling Blossoms落花谣23k WordsCompleted I Became My Grandma —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm 18, my life revolves around street dance and the college entrance exam. She's 70, her life is filled with Alzheimer's and forgetfulness. I loathe the trouble she brings; she's an inescapable burden from my youth. Until one argument, a broken jade bracelet, and I wake up to find myself trapped in her out-of-control body. My vision is blurred, my limbs ache, and my memories are on the verge of being erased. I've become her. And she, in my young body, is clumsily living in my place. We only have seven days; we must switch back the day before my grandfather's death anniversary. This is a race against forgetting, an embrace 18 years overdue. Only when I'm forced into her world do I understand that there is a kind of love that, even when consumed by disease, never truly disappears.

18. 268 同 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 3kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 姜 Jiang Zaozao 姜早早 Ballad of Falling Blossoms落花谣8k WordsCompleted Jiang Zaozao 12Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 暗 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 73Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 她 After Her Eighth Proposal, I Left to the Sound of Her Singing 她求婚八次后，我在她的歌声中离开 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted After she proposed eight times, I left to the sound of her singing. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 初 My First Love Faces Off Against an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 初恋大战AI美女，我该怎么办啊 The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted My First Love Is Going Head-to-Head with an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 37Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 让 Have Her Pretend to Be a Rich Heiress's Girlfriend? Winning Five Million Is Nothing 让她假扮千金女友，中奖五百万不值一提 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She pretended to be a rich heiress’s boyfriend, and winning five million was no big deal. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 21Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 美 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 美 A Beauty Contacts a Male Listener, but Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 美女联络男倾听师，背后藏着惊天秘密？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Gets in Touch with a Male Listener. Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 29Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 美 The Beauty Turned Down My Confession, Then Showed Up at My Door Two Years Later? 美女拒绝我表白，两年后竟主动找上门？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Turned Down My Confession. Two Years Later, Why Did She Come Looking for Me? 57Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 我 I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself 我太喜欢你了，我控制不了自己 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 富 The Rich Young Master Angered a God in His Dream, So Everyone Gets Wiped Out 富家公子惹恼梦中神，那就团灭吧 The Strategist策略派14k WordsCompleted A Rich Young Master Angers a Dream God, So the Whole Family Gets Wiped Out 27Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 牙 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世，我该如何选择啊 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 九 The Nine-Lived Cat Girl 九命猫女 Herbs药草Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I'm a nine-lived cat woman, and the people of my clan were slaughtered to the last by the Kingdom of Shuo. After being reborn several times, the King of Shuo came to cherish me above all else. But he doesn't know that our love across three lifetimes is all for the sake of settling one lifetime's score. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Giving your heart and soul in love will only result in heartbreak in the end. [Crying][crying][crying]

33. 283 相 Love's Ashes 相思烬 Mo Fei墨非Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, I poisoned the nuptial wine. The Crown Prince drained his cup with a smile, then suddenly grabbed me by the nape. “So even the Shen family's legitimate daughter resorts to such despicable tricks?” I looked at the black blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and smiled. “Your Highness is mistaken. I'm treating the poison. What you have is ‘Love's End,’ from the Western Regions.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 青 My Childhood Sweetheart, the Crown Prince, Was Lured Away by an Enemy Princess 青梅竹马的太子夫君，被敌国公主勾跑了 Clouds Unknown不知雲雲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted My childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince husband Rong Yu, knocked me off my horse with a spear, its sharp tip aimed at my throat. He used that familiar red-tasseled spear to warn me to stay away from the exotic beauty he had just brought back. Only then did I understand the saying from those romance stories: a beautiful beginning can end in heartbreak. But I'm no delicate young lady who'll hide in her room and cry. I'll return the favor with that spear, then go back to the frontier where I belong. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 错 Jade in Error 错玉 A Bu阿布Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book for seven years, I married the second male lead, Pei Yue, and had his child. We lived in perfect harmony, and I thought my life was complete. Then I was kidnapped, and Prince Jun whispered mockingly in my ear, “Do you know it was your beloved husband who sent you to my bed?” I refused to believe him. But when I fought my way home, I found Pei Yue had married my divorced half-sister. His once-cold eyes now brimmed with tenderness, as if a dream he'd cherished for 2Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 芙 Lotus Ashes: Blood on the Emperor's Pillow 芙蓉烬：帝王枕上血 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted That year, the flames of Longhu Stronghold lit up half the sky. He stood amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, clad in a dragon robe stained red. I wore my phoenix crown and bridal robes, only to become a caged bird in his palace. “Have you ever hated me?” he asked, stroking my face, his eyes filled with an obsession that would not fade. I laughed through my tears. I only hated myself. He killed my entire family, yet I couldn't bring myself to take revenge. —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 通 The Maid’s Nightly Wails: I’m Carrying the Master’s Child 通房丫鬟的夜夜哀嚎：我怀了老爷的种 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient RomanceCompleted “The boy who grew up with me has become my own brother.” I am the lowliest maid in the Li household, a bedchamber servant, and the “Yiyi” he has cherished since childhood. He knelt for three days to beg for a proper status for me. Under the moon, we secretly exchanged vows, and he swore that I would be the only woman he would ever take as his wife. But on the eve of our wedding, his father pinned me to the bed. He sneered, “You’re nothing but a servant. You don’t even qualify as my son’s bedcham —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 覆 What's Lost Can't Be Recovered 覆水难收 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨14k WordsCompleted What’s Done Is Done 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was with Ye Xiaohe for eight years, from when he had nothing to when he achieved great success. Three years after our marriage, Ye Xiaohe had a young and beautiful assistant by his side. He accompanied her shopping, dining, and watching movies, doing all the things couples do. Five years of dating, three years of marriage, and Ye Xiaohe still didn't understand me. I, Mu Anran, am a woman of strong emotions, capable of both love and hate. I could abandon my noble status and endure countless hardships for a man who had nothing, just to help him stand up again. But I can also discard a man who has already been tainted, like a rag, without a second thought.

39. 289 枕 Passion on the Pillow: A Trial of Love 枕上欢：情字劫 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Do you believe the person you love most could personally send you plunging into hell? I was once the wildest girl in the mountain stronghold, until that scholar entered my life. He taught me passion and promised to marry me, but on our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire clan. “I can't bring myself to kill you,” he said, then imprisoned me deep in the palace and let his concubines torment me. That night, I faked my death and escaped, only to discover a blood-written letter in his secret pass 9Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 镇 The Duke of Zhen's Divorce Decree Made Me Empress 镇国公一纸休书，我当上了皇后 Meow Meow Meow喵了个喵Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I'm a pomegranate spirit. To repay a debt of gratitude, I married a great hero. He guarded the frontier, while I spent four years as a wife in name only. I never imagined he'd send me a divorce letter for the sake of his love rival. “Help me marry her, or I'll have no choice but to divorce you.” But as soon as he said those words, the green tea schemer turned on him, leaving him disgraced and ruined on his return to the capital. With the blood from my heart in my hand, I smiled as I watched him —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 老 My Husband Faked His Death to See His Mistress, So I Sent Him Straight to the Crematorium 老公诈死找小三，直接送他火葬场 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨10k WordsCompleted My Husband Faked His Death to Be with His Mistress, So I Sent Him Straight to the Crematorium 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My husband went on a business trip to Qincheng Prison and was in a car accident on the way. By the time I arrived at the hospital, he was already dead. I was heartbroken and fainted. When I woke up, my in-laws had already cremated him. Clients from his company came to demand compensation for breach of contract, and I learned that my husband's company had long been insolvent. He had taken 200 million yuan from clients without delivering the goods. My in-laws were old and in poor health, and I, as their wife, became their debtor. To pay off the debts, I worked tirelessly, shouldering the burden of the crumbling company. Then, in another city, I saw my impeccably dressed husband, holding the hand of his young and beautiful secretary, Xiang Weiwei, carefully getting out of a luxury car. Xiang Weiwei was heavily pregnant, clearly about to give birth. I angrily rushed over to confront him, but my husband, Cheng Siyan, pushed me into the surging traffic and died instantly. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my husband had faked his death.

42. 292 骄 The Ashes of Passion: A Calamity of Mortal Life 骄欢烬浮生劫 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted “You once picked a spring blossom for me, then pushed me into the flames with your own hands.” I was the most spoiled legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in the capital. The day we first met, he was dressed in white as pristine as snow, his sword flashing like moonlight as he rescued me from danger in the streets. At his words, “I love you,” I starved myself to resist an arranged marriage, insisting I would marry no one else. But on our wedding night, he coldly left me alone, then gripped my —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 我 I Gave the Demon Lord My Whole Heart, but One Tear from His White Moonlight Means More 我对魔尊掏心掏肺，不如白月光一滴眼泪 Eating Corn Every Day每天吃玉米Xianxia11k WordsCompleted I stood by Xie Yan through the hardest time of his life. Yet he repeatedly disregarded my feelings for the sake of his first love. I endured it because I loved him. Until he cut the vine core from my little brother to save her life. Only when my little brother’s soul was utterly destroyed in my arms did I realize I had been wrong. But I couldn’t avenge him. Because I was dying. —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 重 After Being Reborn, I Ditched My Love-Brained Self 重生后我丢掉了恋爱脑 Fusang扶桑Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted While gathering herbs in the mountains, I saved a handsome young man who was on the brink of death. He said the only way to repay me for saving his life was to give himself to me, so he became my husband. But less than half a month after our wedding, he disappeared. Later, my village was destroyed, and I was imprisoned, tortured, and killed. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the moment just before I was about to leave to gather herbs. I promptly set down my basket, but I never expec 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 重 After Being Reborn, I’m Done Pretending 重生后，我不装了 Ranran冉冉Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted At seventeen, I married Xie Wei, just as I had always wished. But I had stolen this marriage from the woman he loved most. Then, during the palace coup, I was struck down by a rain of arrows. He rushed toward me without a thought for his own safety, as if he wanted to die with me. At last, I was certain: he loved me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 若 If We Meet Again as We Were, We Should Be Strangers 若如初见应不识 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted I am Zhu Qingzhao, the most honored empress of the Great Yin dynasty, and the most ridiculous laughingstock in all the land. My childhood sweetheart, the emperor, treated me like dirt. He personally banished me to the Cold Palace and allowed his new empress to carve out my heart and lungs. Yet the chief minister, the man I called “Elder Brother,” had hidden his feelings for me for twenty years. As I lay dying, he murmured, “Qingzhao, let me take you away.” The world calls me a wicked woman who m —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 冷 The Abandoned Empress of the Cold Palace Is Done 冷宫废后不干了 Pear Blossom Cat梨花猫Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I rose to the height of power, only to be tricked into the Cold Palace, suffer a miscarriage, and lose my memory? When I woke, I discovered that my rival in love was weeping and begging forgiveness, my mother-in-law was kneeling and pleading for mercy, and the scoundrel emperor was sobbing as he admitted his mistakes. I pretend to have amnesia and act fragile, watching them panic and grovel as I carefully plot my every move, all for the day I settle the score! Now that I’ve claimed the throne, w —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 298 我 I Courted the Sixth Prince Nine Times, and Died Tragically Every Time 我攻略六皇子九次，九次惨死 Tree Tree树树Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted To awaken the Seventh Prince, the one I love, I stood atop the highest watchtower in the imperial city. The Sixth Prince told me his shadow guards had secured the area, so I had nothing to worry about. But he didn’t know that moments later, the rebels would set fire to the powder magazine beneath the tower, turning this magnificent palace into a sea of flames... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    These ten books are all angst-filled. The first three are tragic, with bad endings, all completed, and highly rated—the kind that will leave you breathless while reading. The last seven are also tragic, with bad endings—short stories, complete, and extremely highly rated—the kind that will break your heart and soul. Prepare your tissues! Choose whichever you like.

50. 300 愿 May I Caress You Again 愿再轻抚你 South Wind, Late Autumn南风晚秋Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted Zhou Qiyue of West Wu No. 3 High School was a bona fide school bully. He did everything the school rules forbade. Then one day, a new girl joined the class next door. He called her ugly, yet warned his buddies not to chase after her. He wanted to get close to her, but carefully kept his distance. You are a star I can never reach. Later, rumors about the two of them dating reached the teachers’ office, and the teachers were alarmed. The homeroom teacher pointed at him and said, “A social degene 60Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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