Tragic-End Stories of Any Genre, Just No Mindless Angst Be文，什么类型都可，不要无脑虐

1. 1 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

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   All three are campus romance novels. The first one is very sweet in the middle, but from the beginning, Jiang Qiao and Xu Si are destined for a tragic ending because Jiang Qiao only has three years. Their meeting was in the height of summer, and their parting was also in the height of summer; his little rose will forever remain hidden in that summer. In the second book, the female lead also falls ill and is in poor health. In the end, Song Xiyuan still passes away, and Duan Jingchen still cannot keep the girl who was with him. In the first two books, the female lead dies, and the male lead spends his life remembering her. In the third book, the male lead finds peace and gets married, but the female lead dies on the day he finds peace—all tragic endings; I cried so much. Recommendation rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

2. 2 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 3 吻 Kiss the Breeze 吻清风 Pluck a Star揪一颗星星Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted The boy standing against the light: Tang Qingxu. I used to write about you. Now, at last, I can write about us. My greatest delusion in this life was that I could try to hold back the wind. *Content warning: This is a tragic ending. The male lead moves on and gets married; the female lead dies the day he lets go. If you can’t handle that ending, feel free to skip this one. 101Reads8.9Score—14d adds
4. 4 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 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds

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   Unrequited love is like this: in my eyes, beauty and you are inextricably linked. For Lin Xu, Ye Feng is like summer itself, illuminating every season of her life, which is why she can't forget him, even though there's no response.

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Waiting to Be Wooed, Boss, Hit Me Up 快穿：反派在线等撩，大佬滴滴 Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form空空空空即是色Two Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Unhinged and Irresistible] [The Powerful One Has Issues] [Top POV] System: Our motto is to become the person behind the villainous BOSS! Turn the villain's bad ending into a happy ending! A few days later System: “Host, the script is all written. Can you follow the plot?” Gu Zheng: “Can you give me a healthy body?” System: “...” Gu Zheng wore a cold expression. In the first world, he had issues... When his mania flared up, he couldn't stop himself from pulling the fallen villa 100Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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   The first four are transmigration novels with dual protagonists and angst; the fourth follows a melodramatic trope. The fifth and sixth are romance novels with tragic elements. The last three are by Zhang Jiajia; they resonated with me deeply, bringing tears to my eyes.

6. 6 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 27.4kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds
7. 7 恶 A Handbook for the Vicious Male Supporting Character 恶毒男配修养手册 The Crane Returns, Farewell鹤归辞Two Male Leads775k WordsCompleted Tan Jiao, a federal criminal guilty of the seven deadly sins of pride, lust, greed, wrath, gluttony, sloth, and envy, is subjected to a spiritual sentence and sent into a world of the mind to atone. But no matter how viciously he acts or how dutifully he completes each world's missions, the plot still goes off the rails, and the protagonists' romances all take a wrong turn. There are seven deadly sins, but love is the one and only. “You're talking about love to someone like me?” “I know you' 552Reads9.4Score10014d adds
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.3kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
9. 9 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 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds

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   These are truly heartbreaking, I'm so sad I could cry, but the tragic ending is the most realistic. Two cowardly lovers in unrequited love. Shen Nian: the "Nian" in "Nian Nian Bu Wang" (unforgettable) and the "Nian" in "Mian Nian" (memorial). That girl remained forever in the deep sea, never entering the forest. Mutual redemption, may there be fewer sick people in the world.

10. 10 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. 11 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
12. 12 全 How Can an Entire Cast of Villains Save Themselves? 全员反派如何自救 A Cheap Shot Pierces the Clouds一支穿云贱Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Coercion + Over-the-Top Drama + Angsty Romance] Warnings: The author isn’t good at writing, and Chapter One may put you off. I recommend starting with Chapter Two or Three. This is an old-school story, full of melodrama, with multiple side couples, coercion, and plenty of heart-fluttering moments. (Not suitable for younger readers. Please don’t read if any of this bothers you.) A lowly transmigrated-into-a-book survivor bottom VS a highly intelligen 77Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Really, any genre is fine? Wait, I don't think I have any stories with completely tragic endings!!! Can I have some angst? Not the happy ending kind though. If not, then don't read it, haha. The last book has at least one or two worlds, and the first half is quite angsty.

13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Male Lead Keeps Forcing His Love on Me 快穿：又双叒被病娇男主强制爱了 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads293k WordsCompleted Xiang Yang binds himself to a System after he dies. Who would have thought the target would be... a man?!!! Xiang Yang: ...Well, I guess I could go for that. On his first mission, Xiang Yang watches a burly man walk through the door and silently swallows. The man advances step by step. “Big bro may not be educated, but Big bro loves you!” On his second mission, a top Alpha grips his chin. “I don't want anyone else. It has to be you.” At last, he meets a “pure and kind” little boy. The moment the 1.2kReads8.9Score10914d adds
14. 14 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 24.1kReads9.7Score4.6k14d adds

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    I've always read sweet romance novels with a little bit of angst, but last summer I suddenly wanted to read some tragic love stories, and I fell in love with them! 😢 The first one – I can't spoil it, but I really want to say something: you think it's a sweet novel, but it's actually incredibly angsty. Don't open the comments section while reading, because spoilers will ruin the fun and immediately kill the mood. The second one – this was the first tragic novel I read. Personally, I liked the writing style; even though the heroine was on the verge of a happy ending, she still died. The third one – this one left a lasting impression on me. While reading, I discovered it was about national and familial love, and I couldn't stand the idea of sacrificing one's family for the greater good. Maybe I'm selfish 😢 And the white moonlight is a good person, which made me very sad (twisting, yes, I just like reading about villainous female supporting characters, I'm so corny!). It had an open ending (I think it's a tragic one). Right after finishing it, I didn't really like it and even managed to dissuade my friend… but I apologize for my foolishness. A few months later, sometimes when I think back on it, it's really so good! 😢

15. 15 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 28.9kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    I highly recommend books 1 and 3. The first one was so moving, I cried nonstop. There are many more completed modern novels in my group; you can find them there.

16. 16 快 Quick Transmigration: The Charming BOSS Is Loading His Dark Side 快穿：万人迷BOSS黑化加载中 Feng Junjun逢君君Two Male Leads803k WordsCompleted Su Xi was an editor, but was unexpectedly bound to a System and pulled into a novel she'd rejected. One cannon-fodder male supporting character after another made their appearance. After several worlds, she finally led her own sub-System in a rebellion. Face-slap the illegitimate daughter, rule the cultivation world, and become a carefree young prince who lives off others. But... Su Xi: “...” I just want to play the male supporting character and live a peaceful life. Can this one person please s 899Reads9.3Score11114d adds

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    It's a tragic ending, but the plot is logical and not mindless.

17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crazy Male Leads I Saved Have All Gone Off the Rails 快穿：拯救的疯批男主全翻车了 Little Cicada一只小蝉蝉Two Male Leads716k WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + mutual devotion + sweet, satisfying romance) As a quick transmigration troubleshooter, Tang Tu's job is to clean up the messes left behind by quick transmigrators who fail their missions. To that end, he's played countless roles. After every mission, he follows the principle that if he dies fast enough, the crazed male lead can't hurt him, and manages to dodge one disaster after another. But one day, he wakes up to find the System gone and the crazed 7.1kReads9.4Score60114d adds
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration Guide: Dear Yandere Villain, Please Stay Calm 快穿攻略：病娇反派请冷静 Yun Yanjiu云宴九Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted As a CEO, Hua Yan loves nothing more than money. He dreams of becoming the hero of a romance novel one day and meeting a pure, unpretentious heroine. But life is unpredictable, and before he even gets the chance to enjoy himself, his life as a straight-as-an-arrow man comes to an end. 666: “Host, hurry! The villain has turned evil again.” Hua Yan: “Get lost! No way. I’m going to be the male lead! Let him turn evil for all I care!” #What do you do when the villain has too many tricks up his sleev 140Reads8.9Score—14d adds
19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Heartthrob Who Only Wants to Build a Career 快穿之万人迷宿主他只想搞事业 Chen Damiao0陈大喵0Two Male Leads779k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet, satisfying doting] Lin Yan mistakes the target villain, and after his mission fails, he is exiled to become various villainous cannon-fodder characters and random passersby. To fulfill their long-held wishes, he decides to take his career seriously and starts a cheat-powered life of fighting monsters and leveling up. Later, when he returns to reality, he discovers that every character he inhabited is connected to his own world. Then someone corners him against a wall 1.4kReads9.4Score16014d adds
20. 20 每 I Die Young in Every World 每个世界我都英年早逝 Wu Lanzi Ye无斓孜叶Two Male Leads566k WordsCompleted Mo Yinglan happened to read an old-school, melodramatic tragic romance novel and watched helplessly as the various male leads who ticked all his boxes were brutally tormented from start to finish. Most infuriating of all, it ended with a brainless happy ending for everyone. “...” “What kind of century-old joke is this?” “Is this guy right in the head? No, wait, he doesn't have a brain at all!” “If it were me, I'd absolutely die the moment that scumbag surnamed Jiang ‘came to his senses.’ If I co 1.9kReads8.5Score10614d adds
21. 21 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds

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    So beautiful!!! The red crystal shoes and Chang'an Qu from "Quick Transmigration: The Host is Really Arrogant" are really gorgeous!

22. 22 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: The Crown Prince Torments You Again 快穿之太子再虐你一遍 The Mysterious Me谜一样的我Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Xianxia romance + play the pig to eat the tiger + quick transmigration + one-on-one devotion] The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm was born a flirt, always chasing after women. In a fit of rage, the Heavenly Emperor banished him to the mortal realm, where he would undergo many lifetimes of reincarnation and suffer the pain of losing love and desire. The Left Star Diviner had this to say: “Writing the Crown Prince’s fate book... is hard!” The poor little Spirit Clerk was pushed forward as a sc 3kReads9.3Score27614d adds
24. 24 我 I'm Trying My Best to Die in This Torture Novel 我在虐文里努力求死 A Useless Woman一枚没用的女子Ancient Romance914k WordsCompleted A Lan is a newcomer to the White Moonlight Group for quick-transmigration angst novels. Her task each time is to die by the end of the story so the male and female leads can live happily together. She has always thought she did a great job, and every rating from her System, Qi Wu, has been above SSS rank. But maybe she did too good a job: after she dies, the male and female leads end up either strangers or acquaintances. That's not right. A Lan can't figure it out, but she still has to carry out 1.7kReads8.7Score10214d adds
25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Really So Flighty 快穿：宿主她真的很飘 Parakeet Islet in Lush Reeds萋萋鹦鹉洲Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted A year ago, Xue Zhi was an emotionless doctor. Her boyfriend had cheated on her, and her colleagues complained that she was a stone-faced woman who never smiled. A year later, a stunning man in a perfectly tailored suit appeared at the hospital. He tapped his long, pale fingers lightly on the desk. “Do you have someone named Xue Zhi here? Get her for me.” Her colleagues all said, “Handsome, trust us. No matter how good-looking you are, our emotionless Dr. Xue won't smile at you!” Even Xue Zhi's 2kReads8.8Score22114d adds
26. 26 恰 Like a Cold Moon Turning Toward the Sun 恰似寒月向骄阳 Crossing the Stars渡星辰Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Original title: And Let the Breeze Carry Us Toward the Sun] Everyone knows Song Kexin is the younger sister being fostered by the Lu family. When they first met, she said, “Brother”; he replied, “Sister-in-law?” · He was the darling of heaven, a blazing sun high above the clouds. To Song Kexin, he was the passionate beginning of her youth... the place where the light came in... . Lu Yubai: “You're too young to date.” Song Kexin: “So I can once I'm an adult?” · Song Kexin dreamed of turning eigh 2.4kReads9.1Score18314d adds
27. 27 我 I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢 Paint a Touch of Wood and Fire画点木火Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for 4kReads8.5Score29714d adds
28. 28 薄 Mint Candy Soda 薄荷糖汽水 Ran Chuan苒川Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted As heirs to four great families, the three children from the Lu, Bo, and Shen families grew up together. The Jiang family’s child, however, was rarely part of their childhood memories. Among the four families, one always took the lead, and unsurprisingly, that responsibility fell to the Jiang family. A Jiang girl hiding her true self and a scheming young master from the Lu family meet at school… 1.8kReads8.3Score21414d adds
29. 29 暮 Mu Sinan 暮思南 Fish of the Cabbage白菜的鱼Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Blurb drafted on 2022.10.6. [At last, dawn arrives, and she lies buried in the earth as it breaks.] On her barren, cracked land, he planted sunflowers for her with his own hands. She had been in the dark for so long that she had forgotten what it felt like to be bathed in light. Then one day, she finally found the sun. It shone on her for so long that she foolishly began to think she could make it her own. But she forgot: the sun and she belonged to different worlds. When she was eighteen, s 1.2kReads9.3Score31414d adds
30. 30 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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
31. 31 白 The White Zone 白色禁区 Flowers Don't Forsake the Trees花不辞树Modern Romance326k WordsCompleted [Two equally powerful leads + both inexperienced + one-on-one romance + heroine with multiple secret identities] Sharp-tongued, straight-shooting criminal investigation captain x wealthy heiress and undercover agent with two faces For revenge, she was willing to sell her soul, setting a trap to win his trust. She thought she could throw him away once she had used him, but a kiss unsettled her heart. She fell for him. They fell in love and naturally became a couple. But how could a love born of 8.5kReads9.3Score88014d adds
32. 32 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds
33. 33 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
34. 34 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
35. 35 犹 I Still Remember That Startling Glance 犹记惊鸿照影 Wind Gathers, Snow Dances风凝雪舞Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted Beneath the bridge of sorrow, spring waves run green; once, a startled swan’s reflection shimmered there. Her younger sister’s unexpected flight from her wedding left her no choice but to marry into the imperial family. From spending her wedding night alone to learning of the husband’s unforgettable past, she faced it all with calm acceptance. Marrying a prince meant love was never part of the bargain. All she cared about was keeping her family safe and at peace. She stood by his side as he clim 952Reads9.0Score11914d adds

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    This is truly heart-wrenching, not your average substitute marriage story. The female lead is the male lead's childhood sweetheart, but they never meet again due to an accident. The male lead then mistakes the female lead's younger sister for his beloved (the sister looks very much like the female lead when they were young). The sister elopes, and the female lead marries into her sister's family. The male lead then tortures the female lead in various ways, and later the female lead tortures the male lead, who then regrets his actions.

36. 36 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds
37. 37 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.1kReads7.8Score14314d adds

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    I think they're both pretty good. The first two are campus-themed, which are my favorites, and I even bought physical copies. The last two are also okay.

38. 38 快 Quick Transmigration Host: Clearing Bad Endings Online 快穿宿主在线BE通关 Mr. A FoxA狐狸先生Two Male Leads864k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + mutual devotion + both pure + faked death + tragic endings in the small worlds] Shi Tian binds himself to a System that makes him torment and win over villains, but things are far from as simple as he imagined. This villain is rich, handsome, and knows how to treat someone well. He hardly seems like a villain from any normal world. So Shi Tian decides to soften him with love and prepare for a dramatic romance of love and hate with the villain. But then! 1.6kReads8.9Score12414d adds

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    Just a quick recommendation, you can give it a try [OK]. It's quite angsty, but there might be a non-bad ending 💕

39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: Livestreaming Every Day 快穿之每天都在直播 I Really Don't Know How to Do This Problem我真的不会做这题Modern Romance220k WordsOngoing One-line summary: After I died, everyone started loving me. Shen Fengqian died. But not completely. He was bound to a System of unknown origin. The System told him to livestream as he helped those who had offered up their souls clear their names. “Because of interference from outsiders and outside forces, many small worlds have developed abnormally. People who should have had happy endings have died unjustly in all sorts of ways, replaced by those who never deserved their success.” “Misundersto 4.8kReads9.5Score45614d adds
40. 40 大 The General Claims Illness at Home, Yet the Emperor Visits in the Dead of Night 大将军告病在家，皇帝却连夜出宫拜访 Read a Little Story Every Day每天读点故事17k WordsCompleted Xiao Yunji wore a simple blue robe of gauzy silk, soft as mist, which made his figure look graceful and composed. His starry eyes shimmered like clear pools, and everything he saw seemed to soften. No wonder that old Minister of Rites had repeatedly thrown himself against the pillars in court, crying and begging to marry his daughter to him. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 我 My Scumbag Emperor Was Reborn 我的渣皇帝重生了 Pear Blossom White zz梨花白zzTwo Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Prince Ning Yin Luanting, whose power dominates the court, falls under the emperor's suspicion. Sick in body and weary in heart, he resigns and leaves the capital, his illness weighing him down. Three years later, the sole guard he took with him gallops into the imperial city bearing Yin Luanting's ashes and keepsake, announcing his death and delivering his final words: Yin Luanting is dead. He has no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty can rest easy. The emperor is overcome with grief. His old 16.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Wins Hearts After Becoming a Green Tea Beauty 快穿白月光：变身绿茶后撩拨人心 Wei Zhi谓止Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [White moonlight, adored by everyone, love rivals, strong heroine with a satisfying rise, no fixed pairing, actress heroine, revenge-driven conquest, enter at your own risk if this isn't your thing] (The Host is gorgeous, bold, and a master of playing along and flirting / I make the male leads suffer a thousand times over, yet they treat me like their first love.) They were all white moonlights with impeccable family backgrounds and beauty, yet they ultimately met tragic deaths aft 9.7kReads9.3Score81714d adds
43. 43 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 11.8kReads9.1Score82014d adds
44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
45. 45 穿 Book Transmigration: Becoming an Evil Senior Brother 穿书：做个邪恶的大师兄 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Two Male Leads737k WordsCompleted This novel has two male leads!!! They're both men! Make sure you know that before you start reading! [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + unhinged + a husband chasing his spouse to the crematorium] When Su Qingbei discovers that he has transmigrated into a book as a villainous cannon-fodder character, he doesn't panic. As a man who knows the plot, he believes he can prevent the male lead from turning evil. When he senses that the male lead's feelings for him have changed, he still 4.5kReads9.2Score47214d adds
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Beauty Has Been Brokenhearted Again 快穿之钓系美人又be了 One Seven Two Nine一七二九Two Male Leads481k WordsOngoing [1v1, top is the gong, both are virgins, angst early on, sweetness later] To gather material for his writing, Yan Qingning, a master of melodramatic angst novels, binds himself to the System Xiaobai and transmigrates through various worlds, determined to rewrite every ending as a bad ending. In the first world, he slowly insinuates himself into the life of a cool and aloof Immortal Venerable as a disciple of the Demon Clan. But once the Immortal Venerable falls for him, he throws himself into th 39Reads8.9Score—14d adds
47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: Ding! Your Crematorium Has Arrived. Please Pick It Up 快穿，叮，火葬场到货请查收 Just Ink就墨Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Quick Transmigration + Putting scumbags in their place + Feel-good story + Regret and redemption] After finally avenging his great grudge, Gu Yao is left all alone. Cancer takes him naturally, and he becomes bound to a System. To keep the world's storylines running, he conscientiously fulfills his role as a supporting character. But why has he become the white moonlight of every Child of Fortune?! The emperor he admired as a boy uses him as a stepping stone to the throne. G 5.5kReads9.3Score50914d adds
48. 48 我 I Became Famous Across Blue Star Through Livestreaming 我靠直播火遍蓝星 Baijiu250白酒250Two Male Leads926k WordsOngoing After Bai Yi dies a gruesome death, a clueless System comes knocking. The System says, "Earn energy and you can keep living. Don't earn any, and I'll find someone else." Bai Yi, who killed himself: "...Find someone else." I killed myself, and now you want me to come back to life? What kind of nonsense is this?! Who knew the System would be so adorable that it went from business partner to wife? Bai Yi ponders for a long while, then waves a hand. "How do you want to do this?" The System's eyes sp 5.7kReads9.4Score36114d adds
49. 49 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds
50. 50 泛 Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted #He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie 287Reads9.4Score5514d adds

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