The Kind of Story That Twists Your Heart in Agony, Yet You Can't Stop Reading 刀的心窝子一抽抽的疼，但还是忍不住往后看的文

1. 251 A A Misbehaving Alpha Gets Disciplined by an Epsilon Alpha不乖是会被E管教的 Northern Mountain Wasteland北山荒Two Male Leads600k WordsCompleted [ABO · Two Male Leads · Older Top · 1v1 · Both Pure · Enigma-Alpha Romance] Cool and passionate, powerful Enigma top × gloomy, rebellious puppy-like Alpha bottom My name is Zhang Yuansheng. The “yuan” in my name means resentment. From the moment I was born, I was an unwanted child. For the first twelve years of my life, I never had enough to eat. At twelve, my life took a turn: my father sold me to Yan Yun for 120,000. Mr. Yan was wonderful in every way, except that he never really saw me. To g 32.3kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves

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   These two books are acceptable

2. 252 美 A Guide to Self-Rescue Across Worlds for the Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable 美强惨的位面自救指南 Searching for the C-Spot in the Crowd众里寻C位Two Male Leads588k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + 1v1 quick transmigration + bottom's POV + coercive love + unhinged top + aloof beauty bottom + angst] Ji Mingyue is like the moon, cool and luminous. But he died. To return to the world of the living, this beautiful, aloof, and distant man, unaware of his own beauty, embarks on a journey through other worlds. However, Ji Mingyue soon discovers that the greatest challenge in each small world isn't the mission itself, but the unhinged man who follows him around like a dog. Cur 683Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   In the first book, the protagonist was truly incapable of acting, treating everyone he tried to woo with genuine sincerity, only to be abandoned by them all. The latter, presumably the last world, merged with the third book. The protagonist, because he liked his adopted (or perhaps younger) brother, was sent to a rehab center. Later, he dared not love him again, only to be betrayed when a girl tried to take advantage of his brother (but his brother only had eyes for her). So, a scheme was devised. The fourth book, which I, as someone with a uke-centric personality, couldn't bear to read, even though it doesn't fit the description, I still wanted to mention it.

3. 253 重 Reborn, I Spent My Aunt's Million-Dollar Savings 重生后，我把小姨的百万存款花掉了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢13k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Spent My Aunt's Million in Savings 428Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They're all pretty well written, take a look.

4. 254 我 After I Died, They All Regretted It 我死后，他们都悔疯了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢9k WordsCompleted After I died, they all went mad with regret. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 离 After the Divorce, My Husband Regretted It 离婚后，丈夫悔了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢7k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, Her Husband Regretted It 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 异 A Different Ming Dynasty: I Became a Saint with a Hundred Lives 异世大明：我用一百条命成圣 Zi Yang紫炀Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Alternate-history Ming Dynasty / Fighting for the People / The Art of Toppling Dragons / Loyal Ministers Who Risk Their Lives to Remonstrate / Rules Horror Lately, the atmosphere at court in the Fengtian Hall has grown rather grim. For several days in a row, officials from one particular residence have been risking their lives to remonstrate, and they really do die on the spot. “I stake my life on this remonstrance!” Here we go again. But Emperor Zhu Chongba has changed his approach, too. “Do yo 9.9kReads9.2Score755Shelves

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   Every time I die, it is for the peace and tranquility of the people.

7. 257 高 The Day After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Going to Confess, but He Said He’d Fallen for My Sister 高考完第二天准备告白，他说爱上我妹妹了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted The day after the college entrance exams, I was going to confess to him, but he said he had fallen in love with my younger sister. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 三 We Reunited Three Years Later, But He Hated Me to the Bone 三年后重逢，他却恨我入骨 Spring Breeze, Fusu, and the Last Snow春风扶苏残雪Two Male Leads166k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Younger Top + Rekindled Romance + Shadow Guard] Ruthless, love-hating Emperor Luo Mingchuan, Top × Patient Shadow Guard Pei Xuan, devoted to one man, Bottom “Pei Xuan, I hate you so much.” “Want to live? Do you think you deserve to…” “Three years, and this is how you’ve let yourself end up…” Luo Mingchuan met Pei Xuan when he was fifteen. Back then, everyone in the realm knew that the Third Prince loved his own shadow guard. He was even willing to give up his chance at the th 5kReads8.9Score571Shelves

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   This is incredibly heart-wrenching. A bodyguard stabbed his beloved for a clue, and afterwards, the lover harbored deep hatred for him. [I'm crying][I'm crying][I'm crying] What's the truth?

9. 259 错 Reborn After Being Tortured to Death in a Wrongful Marriage 错嫁被磨磋死后，我重生了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted I Died After Being Worn Down by a Mistaken Marriage, Then I Was Reborn 6Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 3kReads—Score192Shelves

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    In those desolate years, Su Yuhe was the only one willing to reach out and embrace Jiang Zui's darkness! A bittersweet tale, the female lead is the male lead's little sun.

11. 261 老 My Husband Told Me to Get Lost, Then Regretted It When I Left 老公让我滚，我走了他又后悔了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢10k WordsCompleted My husband told me to get lost. I left, and now he regrets it. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 女 The Empress's Eunuch Bodyguard 女帝的近身假太监 Lin Baixian林柏闲Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Who improved papermaking and helped preserve human civilization? Answer: Cai Lun, a eunuch! One of the eunuch faction! Who expanded the borders in the northwest and governed Youzhou and Yan? Answer: Tong Guan, a eunuch, one of the eunuch faction! Who sailed across the seas and spread the nation's prestige thousands of miles away? Answer: Zheng He, a eunuch! One of the eunuch faction! Who supported the empress and saved the empire from collapse? Answer: Xia Zhixin, a eunuch, one of the eunuch fac 1.1kReads7.1Score101Shelves

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    The knife was clearly stabbing them, so why did they still tell people not to cry?

13. 263 明 Knowing the Powerful One Won't Stay, I Still Lower My Eyes and Yearn for Him 明知大攻留不住，低眉仍做痴人慕 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads579k WordsOngoing [Power imbalance + revenge + angst before sweetness] [Content warning: Angsty story, and the bottom is love-brained. Bottom fans, stay away.] [Revenge-driven, ruthless top x obedient, insecure bottom] [Lu Jingyuan x Shen Yan] As the illegitimate son the Shen family looked down on, Shen Yan's days were spent either working or carrying out missions. Fail, and punishment was waiting for him. He thought he would rot in the mud until Lu Jingyuan forcefully entered his world. Not only did Lu Jingyua 14kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    The first book features a deep-seated blood feud between the protagonist and the love interest. The love interest suffers terribly, constantly abused and used as a tool by his family. The only warmth he experiences comes from the protagonist, but he doesn't know that he was involved in wiping out the protagonist's entire family, and that he was forced into it. The protagonist deliberately approaches him, and all the tenderness he shows is a facade. However, the ending is a happy one (which is reasonable, but saying more would be a spoiler).

14. 264 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5.1kReads9.2Score707Shelves
15. 265 成 After Becoming the Real Young Master, My Archrival Begged Me to Take Him In 成为真少爷后，死对头跪求我收留 Diligent Workhorse勤恳牛马Two Male Leads303k WordsOngoing [Top. Modern ultra-feudal society. Status gap. The pursuer grovels to win him back. Cold on the outside, warm on the inside top. Devoted, humble bottom. Wealthy-family revenge wish fulfillment.] The Shen family raised him as a blood slave for seventeen years. They humiliated, abused, and hurt him. When he earned a recommendation for university, one word from the eldest young master was enough to have him tossed off like a stray dog to attend a lousy college in a remote, impoverished country. T 18.7kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
16. 266 快 Quick Transmigration: Playing the Beloved Character 快穿：万人迷人设扮演中 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance236k WordsCompleted “The Host’s mission is to play various roles and transmigrate into different novels to collect [emotional points] from their readers.” Gu Jinyang looked as if she understood, but wasn’t quite sure. “What are emotional points?” The System replied, “There are many kinds, and the emotions you need to collect vary each time. Anger, guilt, affection, disgust…” “Got it!” - - In World 1, Gu Jinyang transmigrated into the younger sister of the female lead in a historical romance novel. [The emotion you 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    I recommend these two books on the Tomato app, which have a reading time of 4000+ words. Part 1's first world is superb; the male and female leads are very vividly portrayed. The last few chapters are very moving, especially the line, "Sister, it's a pity we can't wait for winter." Shi Wuqing is the best younger sister in the world, and this praise is well-deserved. What I regret most is the romantic relationship between the male and female leads; the day the male lead ascends the throne is the day his beloved is brutally murdered.

17. 267 关 On Falling in Love With My Divorced Nanny 关于我爱上离异保姆这件事 Xiao Yang Doesn't Do the Dishes小漾不洗碗Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted Xu Yao, the biggest playboy in Haicheng, has dated countless women. One by one, his brothers have become henpecked husbands, but he takes their examples as a warning and swears to enjoy countless women without ever giving his heart to one. Then a painfully unsophisticated housemaid named Tao Pandi joins his household. She is poorly educated, has narrow horizons, and is divorced. Yet she dares to fall in love with him. Xu Yao sneers, crushing all her hopes: “Tao Pandi, what’s wrong with your head 4.2kReads8.3Score448Shelves

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    The most captivating contemporary romance I've read recently! The male lead is an expert at spotting gold diggers, yet he fails to recognize the good qualities of his maid, only realizing it after losing her. His journey to win her back is incredibly satisfying to watch!

18. 268 危 Dangerous Rescue: Trust Me, I'll Get You Out 危险救援：请相信我，我带你出去 Ten Thousand Words a Day, Anyone?日更一万吗Urban379k WordsCompleted [Plot-Focused Story] Firefighters are the profession with the highest number of deaths in peacetime. Li Yang transmigrates to another world and becomes a proud firefighter. I will obey orders without hesitation, fulfill my duties, and fear no sacrifice. Whenever and wherever I am, even when facing mountains of blades and seas of fire, I will never retreat. Chemical plant explosions, building fires, dam collapses, mine cave-ins... When danger strikes, he is always the first to rush in, saving peo 69Reads9.1Score—Shelves
19. 269 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.8kReads8.1Score442Shelves

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    The first 60 chapters were truly heart-wrenching. Young Master Gu's mother died, his father left for distant lands, his brother abandoned him, and he was hurt by the one he loved. Reading them felt like a knife was being stabbed into my heart. From chapter 60 onwards, it's about his rebirth.

20. 270 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
21. 271 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4.1kReads8.1Score657Shelves

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    See? I made you cry until you couldn't breathe.

22. 272 被 Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three 21.9kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The first one is something I really can't help; I feel so sorry for her, but...

23. 273 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Their Shadows 盗笔：他们的影子 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery666k WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + no romance + female-oriented + beautiful, strong, and tragic + mild angst + apologies for OOC] Wu Sheng spent nineteen years traveling around and enjoying himself in a new world after transmigrating there. Then one day, someone told him to his face that this was a novel’s world. And not just any novel: The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, a book he had never read in his previous life! Wu Sheng eagerly rubbed his hands together, ready to go on one last adventure. Huh? That handsome guy 2.1kReads8.7Score326Shelves
24. 274 清 My Aloof Roommate Gets Drunk and Begs for a Hug! The Ferocious Dog Can’t Hide His Grin 清冷室友醉酒求抱！恶犬他爽翘嘴 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Enemies-to-Lovers + A Straight Guy Winning Himself Over + Livestreaming] [Cool, Self-Destructive, Depressed Beauty with a Tragic Past × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Rebellious Rich Kid; Healing Sweet Romance, 1v1] Everyone at A University knew Wen Ling was an untouchable beauty, with cool silver hair and a face as cold and flawless as ice and jade. Even when he smiled, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes. In truth, he was falling apart. His younger sister died in a c 14.1kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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    ① The protagonist (shou) believes his negligence caused his sister's death, and coupled with his mother's accusations, he experiences immense psychological pressure. He frequently self-harms, trying to inflict more pain and suffering to atone for his sins. ② Both the protagonist and the antagonist suffer terribly. The protagonist was originally a true young master, but his life was switched, he was kicked out of his home, and abused (beaten, fed spoiled food, etc.). Finally, he was even nailed to a coffin with four nails and sank to the ground, becoming a stepping stone for a fake young master. The antagonist is the winner among twins, hated by his family from birth. Later, he and his younger brother, two years his junior, are in a car accident. His brother risks his life to save him and entrusts him with taking care of their mother, which becomes a shackle for him. Even his father wants to swap his exceptionally good fate for his own. 😢

25. 275 甜 Too Sweet: President Fu's Guide to Raising His Little Rascal 甜翻，傅总的小鬼喂养指南 A Fish Swimming Thirty Thousand Miles游鱼三万里Two Male Leads388k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + pure love + devoted to each other + age gap + domineering CEO + sweet romance + a touch of fantasy + a touch of past lives and present] Lin Yan, whose nature gradually changes × Fu Yuchen, mature and steady Adorable Yanbao early on, cool and dashing later × Fu Yuchen, who spoils him beyond measure When Lin Yan was thirteen, it was exposed that he was the Shen family’s fake young master. After returning to the Lin family, he was abused, and on his eighteenth birthday, he was fr 5.7kReads9.3Score901Shelves

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    ① The protagonist (shou) believes his negligence caused his sister's death, and coupled with his mother's accusations, he experiences immense psychological pressure. He frequently self-harms, trying to inflict more pain and suffering to atone for his sins. ② Both the protagonist and the antagonist suffer terribly. The protagonist was originally a true young master, but his life was switched, he was kicked out of his home, and abused (beaten, fed spoiled food, etc.). Finally, he was even nailed to a coffin with four nails and sunk to the ground, becoming a stepping stone for the fake young master. The antagonist is the winner among twins, hated by his family from birth. Later, he and his younger brother, two years his junior, were in a car accident. His brother risked his life to save him and entrusted him with taking care of their mother, which became his burden. Even his father wanted to swap his exceptionally good fate for his own [crying emoji].

26. 276 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    13. Two books. I probably don't need to tell you who 29 is. 2. There's a major plot twist. 4. This book has a sequel. 5. The ending is happy.

27. 277 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
28. 278 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves
29. 279 蘑 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 I Am Ten Yuan吾乃十元钱Male-Channel Fanfiction179k WordsCompleted Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.5kReads9.1Score290Shelves
30. 280 绝 Quick Transmigration: The Stunning Villain Becomes Everyone's Favorite 【快穿】绝美反派成为团宠后 Young Master Wenbai公子温白Two Male Leads836k WordsCompleted #I Was Supposed to Be a Stunning, Evil, Cool Villain, but They All Treat Me Like a Beloved Little Crybaby# The Jiang family's young master was shoved into a full-dive game. Unless he redeemed the original character and completed the game perfectly, he couldn't return to reality. In the game, he was an evil, unloved outcast from a wealthy family, a despised wallflower, a vicious and unscrupulous genius... System: Why are they all villains? How am I supposed to complete this mission? QAQ Jiang Xin 1.8kReads9.0Score233Shelves

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    This is a quick transmigration novel; the first world was absolutely brutal!

31. 281 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Mess with the Villain, or He'll Really Die 快穿：别惹反派，惹急了他真死 Feasting with the Bears 666大宴群熊666Two Male Leads891k WordsOngoing [Angst and catharsis, with a bleak start and an uplifting finish; includes faked deaths and happy endings. The gong's personality determines the story: soul fragments, scumbag gongs, jokester gongs, devoted gongs, wooden gongs…] (The first six instances are complete. Dive in without worry.) On a replay of the instance, an all-powerful villain falls into the protagonist's hands, reduced to a prisoner. The once aloof villain is now at death's door. "Let me go." "Want to die?" "Yes." "Hah. Dream on 5.2kReads9.3Score589Shelves

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    The plot is good, the low rating is because the author previously stopped updating and disappeared. (The loudest cry comes from the hellish dimension.) Personally, I think the only downside, besides being a bit tear-jerking, is the author's low output.

32. 282 病 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Two Male Leads + Poor Health Wen Xiaoqi’s life is a fall from blazing warmth into desolation. When he is gravely ill, he sleeps with Dai Yichen, severs his attachment, and runs away. He returns to the “home” he had longed for, only to discover that this so-called home is not as simple as it appears; He fights his way out, with nowhere to go, and is taken in like a stray cat by the lover he once had. He thinks he has found salvation, but it turns out to be another abyss. His health is spent, his 2.2kReads6.3Score304Shelves

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    So what are you hesitating for? Take a look at these two books. The first one is about a serious stomach ailment, and the second is about heart disease. It's a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario.

33. 283 他 They Carved My Tombstone 他们为我刻好了墓碑 Rising Higher and Higher升升火火Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Angst before the payoff + real and fake heiresses + no forgiveness + the whole family pays dearly] Lin Qian is an orphan. Then one day, her wealthy parents find her and tell her she’s their biological daughter, the true heiress. She thinks she can finally enjoy a happy life with loving parents, but when she returns home, she discovers there’s also a fake heiress who is doted on by the family. To protect the fake heiress, her biological parents send Lin Qian to prison to take the blame. Five yea 20.7kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves

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    If I don't torture you, I'll eat you up.

34. 284 过 Archived Embrace, Past Its Expiration 过期拥抱存档 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted The score was just posted and will go up later. Don’t let it scare you away. Two male leads, frail protagonist, mutually devoted, a little unhinged, doted on by one person. Song Chengyi: “Don’t talk nonsense. You’re a little menace. It’s just a fever. Why would the King of Hell come for you?” … The thing Song Chengyi regretted most in his life was not believing Shen Tang when he came clean and said he was really ill, thinking he was just talking nonsense, until he saw Shen Tang coughing up bloo 1.3kReads6.5Score102Shelves
35. 285 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Tortured to the point of questioning life

36. 286 变 Now That I'm a Girl, Keep Your Distance, Bro 变成女生后，兄弟你离我远点 Takeoff Feifei起飞feifeiModern Romance421k WordsCompleted (Beloved by everyone, school life, everyday moments, gender transformation, little-girl protagonist, very sweet, maybe a little angsty! There’s a bit of angst for the protagonist.) After Zhang Yi’an went through a change of gender, was abandoned by her parents, and suffered emotional trauma, she nearly decided to end it all. But with the help of her friends, best friend, and the male lead, Lu Fei, she emerged from the darkness. (I’m done pretending, it’s an angst novel that puts the protagonist 1.1kReads6.0Score171Shelves
37. 287 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.9kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    These two books are both hilarious and heart-wrenching! [Admiring] The beginning is all smiles, but the ending is so painful you'll be crying buckets! [Crying] The first one has a romantic pairing; the female lead transmigrates into the book to redeem the male lead. It's sweet at first, but really angsty later on! [Almost crying] Thankfully, it has a happy ending, otherwise I would have cried my eyes out! [Crying] The second one doesn't have a romantic pairing; the female lead keeps rewinding time, whether forced or voluntary, it's so heartbreaking! [Almost crying]

38. 288 身 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban442k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 9.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    The first one, guess whether it's a knife or not.

39. 289 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 994Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    This book is really heartbreaking [crying][crying]

40. 290 向 To the Little Moon of the Criminal Police 向刑警的小月亮 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted A handsome but tragic, sickly, obsessive detective & a cool-headed, resilient doctor Mutual healing + secret love turning real + fleeing while pregnant + tragic love through life and death “Xiang Yuhao, you stayed by my side as I grew up. Let me heal you for the rest of your life.” “Little Moon, you and our child... are the only reason I’m still alive.” 158Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is sickly yet handsome and tragically strong; every chapter is filled with physical abuse. The writing is delicate and nuanced. If you're not afraid of angst, give this a try! [Almost crying][heart]

41. 291 陆 Lawyer Lu, Where the Starlight Falls, Kiss Your Prosthetic Limb 陆律师，星光落处吻你义肢 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [A Frail, Brilliant, Tragic Legendary Lawyer & A Resilient, Sunny Orphaned Intern] [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Workplace Mentorship + Mutual Healing + Hero’s Suffering + Frail Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] When we met again, he was a legendary lawyer above the clouds, while I was an errand-running intern in the dust. He pretended not to know me and assigned me to his team, where he was relentlessly strict. Everyone said Lu Chen was calm, perfect, and impossi 940Reads8.1Score103Shelves
42. 292 我 My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 我的暗恋不算话 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 381Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unrequited love is a double-edged sword, even family ties are fraught with danger. Three people harbor unrequited feelings, each unknowingly hiding their love. Without this concealment, their relationship cannot function normally. A desperate struggle ensues, a battleground of pursuing their lovers, a fierce competition.

43. 293 晴 Qingchuan, Ferry Me Across 晴川渡我 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Qingchuan Ferry, Carry Me Across 387Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 轮 A Wheelchair Proposal: My Bodyguard Is a Dying Hero 轮椅求婚，我的保镖竟是濒死英雄 Tiramisu De Mi提拉的米苏Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Broken, beautiful, tragic bodyguard & lonely top-tier star heiress] [Mutual salvation, reunion after years apart, protecting a frail loved one, wealthy family and entertainment industry, age gap, heart-wrenching sweetness, HE] He was a hero in the war on drugs, and a broken protector. A bullet lodged deep in his skull, his family was gone, and all he had left was a lifetime of atonement and pain that gnawed to the bone. She was a lonely heiress who hid her yearning to be loved behind a rebelli 825Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 169.3kReads9.6Score38.2kShelves

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    Come on, come on, one or two, come on in, three or four, don't miss them, five or six, don't swipe past them, in short, just click in and you're done, this collection of grotesque male ghost stories is good! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] If you don't like it, just leave and leave to criticize me.

46. 296 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Identity Is Exposed, and Now I'm the Group's Punching Bag 盗墓之身份暴露的我是团欺 Kong Fangmo孔方墨Mystery433k WordsOngoing [Bullied by the Group Early On + Male Lead Has No CP (One-Sided Crushes) + Secret Identity + Fake Villain + A Little Ping Xie and Hei Hua] (The rating is low because it just came out. The typos are due to copyright issues.) Male protagonist, the Wang Family’s favorite, a teasing dog trainer, beautiful and tragic, but powerful in the later stages. Wan Zhou transmigrated into the world of Daomu Biji. From the start, he had a single-player System. After ten years of seclusion, the Dragon King retu 2.6kReads8.9Score320Shelves

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    Due to a system error, the timeline of his travels was advanced. Under the simple conditions provided by the system, he had painstakingly lived in the Wang family for decades, only to have the dead system reappear and force him to approach Nen Niu Wu Fang under these circumstances, disrupting his plans.

47. 297 说 They Promised a Dating Sim, So Why Is Everyone in Tears Over a Desperate Last Stand? 说好恋爱游戏，血战孤城全网泪崩 Green Wind Inkstone Guest青风砚客Urban717k WordsCompleted “Guys, trust me! Chen Jin's Heartstrings 1937 is absolutely the best Republican-era romance game of the year!” Awei, the top streamer in the pure-love (LSP) category with tens of millions of followers, drooled on stream with a VR headset on. “He said there'd be dozens of stunning women with different personalities for me to win over!” “He said I could change outfits with more than a thousand gorgeous qipaos and Western dresses!” “He said reaching max affection would unlock hidden scenes!” But th 3.3kReads6.5Score336Shelves

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    Under the guise of a romance game, it's actually a desperate battle for a lone city. Ambiguous feelings clash with the chaos of war, and all tenderness becomes exceptionally fragile in the face of life and death. Every character is fully fleshed out; many scenes brought tears to my eyes, and the ending was heartbreaking. It took me a long time to recover after finishing it. A must-read for those looking for something to read!

48. 298 求 A Guide to Getting Your Husband Killed 求丈夫去世教程 Poisoned by a Devil Mushroom魔鬼蘑菇中毒Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic love and bitter hatred + adversaries turned lovers + happy ending + imprisonment and coercion + both reborn + both villains + both devoted to each other] Original title: The Barren Sea of Happiness In the year when their hatred was at its fiercest, Li Quegui floored the accelerator and sent his husband and sworn enemy to his death, then took his own life. When he opened his eyes again, Lin Xianqiu was sitting by the bed, looking at him with concern. He was seven years y 10.1kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    Same author, all are extremely angsty.

49. 299 古 Memoirs of an Antique Dealer 古玩贩子回忆录 Square and Round, Straight and Crooked方圆直间Urban315k WordsCompleted An unknown nobody who likes to spend his time around the antiques trade. He’s never made a fortune or found a priceless hidden treasure. He just buys and sells, and goes looking for treasures, living an ordinary life that keeps food on the table. He loves collecting, especially ancient coins. He’s seen all the tricks of the market and all the cold realities of society. Let me tell you, in detail, about my years as a collector... 639Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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50. 300 庸 A Vile, Vulgar Thing 庸俗卑劣物 Poisoned by a Devil Mushroom魔鬼蘑菇中毒Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted (An audio drama featuring the original cast is out!) [Locked-room confinement + obsessive love + male ghost + unhinged + melodrama + wall-papering + both leads sexually and romantically inexperienced] Original title: The Vulgar, Vile Creature Obsessive, clingy, gloomy “male ghost” top × short-tempered, arrogant, max-strength bottom (He's not actually a ghost. It's just a figure of speech.) A year into his relationship with Wei Xianyu, Ning Tiao decides to clean up his act and dump the rich secon 22.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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