Angst!!! The More Heartbreaking, the Better! Preferably Someone Who Dies for Their Country! 虐文！！越虐越好！最好是为国捐躯的！

1. 51 摘 The Child Who Couldn’t Reach the Stars 摘不到星星的孩子 Stars Fall Across the Nine Provinces星落九州Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Once upon a time, there was a small city called Xinghai. In the city lived a child named Luo Xi. He had a wish: to have a “star” of his very own. For him, getting this star was difficult. For you, getting this star is easy. This star is called home. —Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 52 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7k14d adds
3. 53 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 47.9kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
4. 54 黑EN The Black Fog Descends: I Am the Taboo 黑雾降临：我为禁忌 A Little Lump of Chenchen一坨小臣臣Urban733k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Cthulhu] [Slow burn] [No female lead] Sixteen years ago, a blood-red meteor tore across the dawn and descended upon the world. No one knew how terrifyingly strange the world humans knew would become because of its arrival. From that day on, a black fog that engulfed the entire world descended. Among humanity, people with immensely powerful abilities known as Sequence holders began to appear. With a wave of their hands, they could destroy cities and mountains, but the world had alrea 5.9kReads8.9Score79914d adds
5. 55 子 The One Who Never Returns at Midnight 子夜不归人 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban403k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to change history + supernatural ability rankings + passionate defense of the nation + slay gods + 39 will make you cry + quality certified by Deng Deng] Return to the Great Xia of history and rewrite its regrets: Yue Fei, Yu Qian, 81192, and more. Hey, everyone, want to see Sanjiu Yinyu transmigrate back in time to steal national treasures? Want to see a black-bladed sword atop the roof of the Sihang Warehouse, killing the enemy? Want to see Xu Er’s cat slay Qin Hui and bring the 1.4kReads9.3Score18614d adds
6. 56 永 The Eternal Night’s Long Song 永夜长歌 Committed to the Long Night执于长夜Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted A demon crawling out of the depths of hell lets out a furious roar at the gods enthroned above. People piled high like livestock twist, collapse, go mad, and vanish in the darkness... Someone opens their eyes in the eternal night, kindling a lamp with their life and writing an epic in blood. 3kReads9.1Score28414d adds
7. 57 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 64.3kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
8. 58 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
9. 59 最 The Most Miserable Top-Tier Star Risks His Life to Invent, Bringing the Entire Internet to Tears 最惨顶流，拿命搞发明泪崩全网 Endless Critical Hits无尽暴击Urban619k WordsCompleted Cancer, and diagnosed as dead right from the start? When Ye Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in a morgue, he panics like crazy. [Ding! Host’s life is in critical danger. Requirements for binding met. The Life-for-Tech System is now bound!] He designs mechanical prosthetics, benefiting disabled people all over the world. Then... Controlled nuclear fusion! High-precision lithography machines! Miniature solar batteries! Exoskeleton armor! One world-shaking scientific breakthrough after another 645Reads7.8Score—14d adds

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10. 60 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 865Reads9.5Score19914d adds
11. 61 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.2kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
12. 62 制 Making Charity Games: The Whole Internet Weeps as They Donate 制作公益游戏：全网哭着来捐款 The Greatest, Handsomest, Most Invincible Author最牛最帅最无敌的作者Urban1.6M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the owner of a charitable foundation! What do you do when no one cares about charity? Qin Feng’s solution is to make games to spread the word! With the System at his side, he creates a VR version of the blind-player game Seeing from the start, letting players take on the role of blind people! Before trying it: “You simulate being blind in this game? Was there any point in making it?” After trying it: “Damn, I’m crying my eyes out. It’s so hard for 149Reads7.9Score—14d adds
13. 63 娱 Showbiz: I Played a Villain and Became Hated, Then My Charity Work Was Exposed! 娱乐：演反派遭人恨，慈善曝光！ Tang Dynasty Genius大唐天才Urban559k WordsCompleted He is An Jiahe, who gave viewers childhood nightmares in Don’t Talk to Strangers. He is Su Mingcheng, the “scumbag” from All Is Well. He is Zhang Dongsheng, the man who went hiking in The Bad Kids… Lin Feng transmigrates to a parallel world, becomes an actor, and activates the [Movie Emperor Training System]. But the System has one requirement: all the money he earns from acting must go to charity, which he can exchange for acting skill points… With no connections and no backing, Lin Feng can on 14.1kReads8.8Score91814d adds
14. 64 过 I’m Such a Blunt Guy, I Became One of Showbiz’s Seven Deadly Sins 过于直男的我成了娱乐圈七宗罪 Protein Powder with Rice蛋白粉拌饭Urban548k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the body of an over-the-hill celebrity who's despised across the internet, and he has terminal cancer too. The kind where he could kick the bucket at any moment. With such a disastrous start, Qin Tian was ready to throw in the towel. Luckily, his System activates just in time. As long as he stands up and fights back, he can earn all kinds of rewards. He publicly exposes a rising star for mouthing the words instead of memorizing her lines. He calls out a certain veteran acto 2.9kReads9.1Score30314d adds
15. 65 娱 Showbiz: The Washed-Up Top-Tier Star Is Revealed to Have Depression from the Start 娱乐：已糊顶流开局被爆出抑郁症 Building Blocks Under the Sea海底的积木Urban434k WordsCompleted Cheng Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a top-tier star, except the kind whose career has completely tanked. He offends an industry bigwig, who vows to blacklist him for three years. Rumors that he’s a diva, a time-management expert, and a lip-syncer follow him everywhere. It’s a disastrous start. He appears on a variety show, and news breaks that he has depression. His fans weep, he gains a million followers overnight, and he’s back to being a top-tier star. He becomes the mu 3.1kReads8.6Score29114d adds
16. 66 拿 I Write Songs with My Life, and Everyone Begs Me Not to Die 拿命写歌，众人求我别死 Just Take a Kidney就嘎腰子Urban562k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. After binding to a Reputation System, every action he takes that has an impact on society is converted into reputation points. So he decides to start by writing songs for others. He writes “Ease Your Worries” for Wang Mao Xiaoyi, and she becomes an overnight sensation, rising to stardom as a new-generation diva! He writes “Painting” for Deng Ziqi, and the folk song strikes a chord wit 238Reads—Score10514d adds
17. 67 娱 Showbiz: I Became a Healing Professor in the Music Scene 娱乐：我在音乐圈混成治愈系教授 The Crab Who Eats Ice Cream吃雪糕的螃蟹Urban1.0M WordsCompleted In the second year after Lin Yao awakened a System and entered the music industry, major hospitals named him their number-one “healing” spokesperson. Whether you have heart disease or high blood pressure, after listening to Lin Yao’s songs, you’ll pat your chest and say, “That’s so healing!” Lin Yao: “Our chart-topping song for this month’s season is a healing song: ‘Decent.’” Netizens: “Wasn’t it supposed to be healing music?” “I feel depressed after listening to it, sob, sob~” “This is so damn 24.6kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
18. 68 傅 Mr. Fu, Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is the One You Truly Love 傅总别虐了，夫人才是白月光 A Glimpse of the Galaxy一览星河Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted Five years of marriage, ten years of unrequited love. Cheng An'an thought she could win Fu Jingchen's heart with love alone. She never imagined that, because another woman had died, he would personally drive her to the brink of despair. Until the final moments of her life, when she saw the man trembling as he knelt beside her hospital bed. “An'an, I was wrong. Why didn't you tell me the truth sooner?” “If I had, would you have believed me? Fu Jingchen, I'd rather die than love you again.” Cheng 16Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 快 Quick Transmigration: The Powerhouses Wept When the White Moonlight Faked Her Death 快穿：白月光死遁后大佬们哭疯了 Qionghua琼花Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite, Love Triangle Chaos, Quick Transmigration] The newly bound god looks innocent and guileless, but keeps earning an S for every mission! The CEO who gave him a surveillance doll gives in: “As long as you stay alive, I'll let you go.” After his first fake death fails, Ruomu is frantic: “Your destined partner is right behind you!” The difficult-to-please actor, secretly haughty and clingy: “Even if I die, you're taking me with you!” After his second fake death fails, Ruomu is b 1.2kReads9.1Score11314d adds
20. 70 我 After I Stepped Aside for His White Moonlight, Everyone Faced Their Day of Reckoning 我给白月光让位后，全员火葬场了 Gentle Breeze风款款Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Five years into their marriage, Lu Zhihuai's first love returned. Jiang Chiyu knew there was no place for her in the Lu family anymore. So when he asked for a divorce, she left without hesitation, her heart breaking but her back straight. After leaving, Jiang Chiyu shut herself off from love and devoted herself to her career. Before long, she became a rising star in the world of jade carving! With admirers constantly appearing around her, the man who had once dumped her began to regret it and 61Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 我 I Want a Complete Family 我想要个完整的家 Chuan Shenyan川慎言18k WordsCompleted I Want a Complete Family 62Reads—Score—14d adds

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22. 72 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 5kReads9.2Score70114d adds
23. 73 前 My Past Life Exposed: The Entire Nation Weeps 前世曝光：举国泪奔 A Little Little Turtle一只小小的乌龟Urban173k WordsCompleted VR technology advances by leaps and bounds, and the particle soul detector is invented. Humanity rebuilds civilization amid the ruins. Some were merchants in their previous lives, with fortunes vast enough to rival entire nations, and can return to the places where they hid their treasures to dig them up again. Others were scientists, able to rekindle the flames of civilization by watching their memories. A show called Past and Present takes the world by storm. It becomes a ladder to a new desti 516Reads8.5Score—14d adds
24. 74 被 After Huo Yan Tormented Her, She Ran Away 被霍闫虐惨后，她逃跑了 Little Fenfen小芬芬Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Angst + awful male lead + wife-chasing crematorium + fighting back + revenge + tragic romance] On their engagement day, Huo Yan abandoned Cheng Yuru and sent her to a mental hospital. Her parents died tragically, and the company changed hands. Every bit of it was part of Huo Yan's scheme. Her wonderful fiancé had not only killed her entire family, but seized their company and left her blind in one eye. Though she was pitiful and miserable, he showed no mercy. With a wave of his hand, he made he 542Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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25. 75 雪 Snow-Stained Longing 雪染为念 First Bud 1984初蕾1984Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [A reunion only to say goodbye? A star-crossed love blooms in the snowy borderlands] [Battle-hardened border guard and aid-work doctor + reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + defending the borderlands] A friendly note: This story moves between two periods of time, told in alternating sections. “The border is too harsh. Don't come after me...” “Wei Yunzhou, if you dare marry me, I'll dare say yes!” Jiang Zhiyue said, her eyes red with tears. Two years later, she found him again at th 2.8kReads9.3Score26614d adds

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    After I recommended it to my neighbor, she told me, "After reading this, I will never read any more angst-filled novels again," because it was too heartbreaking and too painful!

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