Short Stories, Bad Endings, The Kind That Leave You Crying Yourself to Death at Midnight 短篇 be 半夜在床上哭死的那种

1. 451 昭 The Old Grass of Zhaoxi 昭奚旧草 Shuhai Cangsheng书海沧生Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted Across the vast lands of Huangyan, more than a hundred states rose in Huaguo. The feudal lords were enfeoffed, and their domains became the nations of Zhaoming. The archives record more than three million books, each containing the lives of eighty million people. Among those countless lives, each person is little more than a speck. Turn the pages with one hand, and fifty years pass in the blink of an eye, like spring blossoms falling. In one of those books stood a begonia garden. Inside it was a 5kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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   Just you wait and see, they're all completely silent. [Crying][crying][crying]

2. 452 余 The Heat That Lingers 余温炙热 Shi Chang适常Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her; one-on-one romance; both are devoted only to each other] A year into their marriage, Jiang Yunshu discovered she was pregnant. Fu Chengze’s reaction made her feel as though he had not the slightest joy or anticipation about the baby’s arrival. Until one day, during a video call he’d forgotten to hang up, she heard Fu Chengze’s voice, tender beyond words: “Don’t cry, baby. Daddy’s here to hold you.” “Chuchu is the cutest child in the whole worl 19.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   Super heart-wrenching! I'm easily moved to tears, I cried my eyes out! They're all completed stories, you can finish them in one night, mostly short ones. [Crying][crying][crying] Hurry up and start reading!!! [Licking][licking][licking]

3. 453 哥 Brother, the Rain Has Stopped 哥哥，雨停了 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Chi Nian × Jiang Shi] I held a bouquet of roses, wanting to give them to the brother I loved most. Sadly, I never got the chance... In 2007, I saw my brother for the first time. The young man stood by the window, looking relaxed as the bow in his hand played a beautiful melody. In 2010, the rain stopped, and my brother left. In 2012, my brother promised that the following summer he would return to Beicheng and never leave me again. In 2013, the white flower pinned to my chest kept reminding me 320Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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   It's a short story, but I really cried when I got to the end. [Almost crying][Almost crying]

4. 454 服 Giving In 服软 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, sweet-natured actress vs. lovesick, doting CEO who embodies the ideal husband] - To help her older sister find love, Lin Yang's own mother set her up for a night together. Lin Yang got pregnant, and the father was the rumored Qin heir who supposedly had no interest in women. Young Master Qin said they should get married. Lin Yang refused. Qin Jue: “I'll give you a hundred million for signing the marriage papers.” Lin Yang: “Woohoo, sounds great!” - The night their child was born, 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
5. 455 浪 Why Choose a Playboy When You Can Have a Childhood Husband? 浪子哪有童养夫香 Chu Zhibai楮知白Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Reborn + childhood betrothed is her older brother + sweet romance + the second male lead reforms and desperately tries to win her back] Only after dying did Jiang Juyou learn that Shang Muye, who had turned over a new leaf for her and dated her, had merely been playing a game because he lost a bet with his “good buddy,” Zhou Die. Reborn on the day of her twentieth birthday, she turned down Shang Muye’s confession. Then she threw her arms around Pei Zongzhi, who had been quietly keeping watch ov 1.6kReads7.7Score203Shelves
6. 456 青 The Bluebird Flies Over Thorn Island 青鸟飞过荆棘岛 Brocade Years锦年Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted Her life was destined to be bleak, but there was someone willing to offer her his arms and warmth. She bore countless scars in this lifetime, but there was someone willing to hack through every obstacle for her and be her support. Yet would there ever be someone who could peel away her mask and see the cruel truth in her heart? She is an orphan in this beautiful world, a trapped beast in a warm cage. If you met her, would you cherish her? Would you love her? 1.2kReads9.3Score291Shelves

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   These three books aren't long, but they can really make you cry until you're dehydrated; they're incredibly heartbreaking.

7. 457 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

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   It was so short and heartbreaking, I cried for a long time.

8. 458 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 28.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
9. 459 喜 I Loved You for Seven Years. Did You Really Think I Couldn't Live Without You? 喜欢你七年，真以为我非你不可吗 Jing Long惊龙Urban430k WordsCompleted [Romantic slice of life + sweet romance + single heroine + extra sweet + healing + no System] Zhou Ming and Ning Yao dated for seven years, but in all that time, Zhou Ming never even held her hand. Only then did he realize that maybe she really didn’t like him. She only liked... how good he was to her. After breaking up, Zhou Ming found Lu Wanning, a tiny girl who seemed... very silly and very absent-minded. “Class... class monitor, I... I’m not silly.” The girl sniffs and looks up at him, 87Reads6.2Score—Shelves
10. 460 一 In Uniform, Yet Unable to Save the One Beside Me 一身警服，难渡枕边人 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦9k WordsCompleted A police uniform, but he can’t bring the woman beside him to justice. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story has come to an end; there's no turning back, only a dead end—extreme angst + a tragic ending + a wife-chasing-after-the-wisp scenario.

11. 461 我 I Don’t Want Angst Before the Sweetness, I Just Want You 我不要先虐后甜，我只要你 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted I Don't Want Angst Before the Sweetness. I Just Want You 38Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.4kReads9.1Score499Shelves

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    So heart-wrenching! Especially the first dimension; I cried buckets in my dorm room that night, and I didn't dare make a sound. Every dimension ends with the female lead's death! It's so incredibly moving!

13. 463 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 464 残 Even a Broken-Winged Butterfly Wants to Kiss the Sea 残翅蝴蝶也想亲吻大海 A Black Pieceheiqi一颗黑棋heiqiModern Romance104k WordsCompleted “Sunny Boy with a Heart Condition, the Transfer Student × Kind Girl with Depression” [Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending + Willing to Die for Love + Tragedy + Vicious Supporting Female Character] The girl Ruodie suffers from depression. In her black-and-white world, there isn’t a glimmer of light. Her one and only wish is to see the real sea just once. Then transfer student Qi Hai enters her world, bringing her endless warmth and making her feel for the first time that the world has color. He is a boy 984Reads8.2Score330Shelves

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    It was incredibly heart-wrenching. It made me cry so much I was in bed all night.

15. 465 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 466 我 I've Liked You for Years 我喜欢你好多年了 Song Weishi宋蔚时Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted When the trending topics once again announce that superstar He and Shen Chaosui have gotten back together, He family fans can't even be bothered to go after Shen Chaosui anymore. They calmly reassure the newcomers that this happens all the time, it's no big deal, and their idol will soon clear things up. While everyone is watching the drama unfold, He Cinian posts a new Weibo. He Cinian V: It's true. @Shen Chaosui V He family fans and netizens: ????? What happened to clearing things up? He Cini 1.7kReads9.2Score198Shelves

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    These are all incredibly moving, each one more so than the last. Those who love angst absolutely must check out "You Broke Your Promise," "The Sad Little Thing About Unrequited Love," and "I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him"—they're absolutely heart-wrenching!!! You'll cry every time you read them.

17. 467 他 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 974Reads9.3Score194Shelves

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    Friendly reminder: The second book features two female protagonists. If you don't like that, please don't read it. Please respect others' preferences. 😘😘😘

18. 468 原 It Turns Out There’s No Light in the Deep Sea 原来深海没有光 Pian Qian翩浅Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Girls from the south, most of them love the romance of snow drifting through a northern winter night. But what they don't know is that once the snow has fallen, howling winds soon follow. In an instant, they sweep away all the romance, exposing the bone-chilling cold beneath. 193Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    All three are incredibly heart-wrenching. I can't quite remember the first two, but I highly recommend the third; I cried every time I read it. Shen Nian was dragged down and killed by her pain and obsession. Lu Lingchuan was a selfish, cowardly wretch who couldn't be brave enough and kept hurting her. "I stand in the abyss, and no one can save me—Shen Nian."

19. 469 迟 Growing Up, Little by Little 迟迟长大 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼21k WordsCompleted Growing Up at Last 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 626Reads7.0Score119Shelves

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    These 12 books are all incredibly heart-wrenching (I personally recommend reading the 10th book, it's super good, and it's heart-wrenching right from the start).

21. 471 错 Mistaking Stars 错认星星 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼28k WordsCompleted Mistaking the Stars 15.6kReads—Score491Shelves

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    This short story is so moving, I couldn't stop crying in bed last night. [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

22. 472 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 1kReads8.0Score133Shelves
23. 473 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says Being a Substitute Is Bad? 快穿：谁说替身不好当 Salted Fish Who Doesn't Eat Celery不吃芹菜的咸鱼Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [1v1, two male leads, quick transmigration, sweet and angsty, a seemingly innocent but secretly wild bottom] The individual worlds have bad endings, but the overall story has a happy ending. Content warning: The top is a scumbag, and the bottom gets split into multiple versions of him. Some worlds involve the bottom being abused, and in a few worlds there are several versions of the scumbag top. He Ye begins playing the cannon-fodder substitute in each small world. He must stay in character and 90Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a quick transmigration story where the main character is the receiver. Each world has a tragic ending, and each world is short, so you can choose whichever you like. It's angsty, so angsty it'll make your liver hurt and you'll cry your eyes out.

24. 474 离 Divorce Plans Gone Wrong 离婚计划失败中. Yan Fei焉非10k WordsCompleted My Divorce Plan Keeps Failing. 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
25. 475 槐 Locust Tree Breeze 槐风 Sweet Candy暖糖Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Print edition published) [Both leads are each other's first love + happy ending + roguishly handsome boy vs. unruly girl + blunt and direct, with both leads speaking their minds] He first met Tang Yi in Tongcheng. That summer, he had won first place in the physics Olympiad. He was strolling through the streets, idly exploring the unfamiliar city, the medal still warm in his pocket and everything around him feeling fresh and new. His gaze came to rest on a young girl not far ahead. In a pale yel 36.7kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    The first book I read, "My Fifth Year of Liking You," began quietly. My life is always in winter, but his is summer—a summer I've only ever experienced once in my life. Yet, I can't let go. The beginnings all had happy endings, but the end was tragic. That boy seems to have changed, yet he seems to have remained the same.

26. 476 快 Quick Transmigration: There’s Always Someone Reckless Enough to Try to Torment Me 快穿：总有不怕死的想虐我 An Xiaode安小德Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Angsty but satisfying] [A cannon-fodder villain becomes everyone’s darling] Note: “Angsty but satisfying” means angst, confinement, a protagonist who stays clear-headed at heart, a lover’s arduous road to winning them back, and faking one’s death. This story is determined to break your heart. Fans of sweet romances, read at your own risk. Mo Qin has lost all his memories and is pulled into various small worlds to carry out plot missions. The System tells him: Your job is to give the protagonist 315Reads9.4Score—Shelves
27. 477 六 Six Years Later, the Superstar Wants to Protect Me 六年后，大明星要护着我 7:00 in the Morning早上7：00Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted The little maid who had served him for six years thought he was only kind to her out of sympathy and pity, so she never dared hope for anything from him. That night, he tossed her a priceless check and told her they were breaking up. She didn’t complain at all. Her master and benefactor had told her to leave, so she left. The superstar, who was single-mindedly pursuing freedom, simply enjoyed the happiness this utterly obedient girl brought him. He didn’t really care whether she was around. Then —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books will make even the hardest heart shed tears.

28. 478 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.3kReads8.6Score881Shelves
29. 479 将 A General Is No Boy 将军非少年 Jinhu瑾狐Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted If “I love you” is good fortune, then for her, “You’re free” is salvation. “Si Youjin, you can protect these splendid rivers and mountains, you can protect these beautiful years, but can you protect yourself?” She sat atop the city wall and gave no answer… 3.3kReads9.3Score403Shelves

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    Honestly, this is the first novel that made me cry five or six times a night. Please see the video: The young man in Si Youjin's heart said, "I have traversed countless rivers and mountains, wanting to sing of their beauty, but I heard of the people's suffering, and since then, the mountains and rivers have lost their color." "We were born between heaven and earth, and I think that next time I can see a different, magnificent landscape." "Si Youjin, next time, I want to walk with you." "Si Youjin, you are the brocade of this world." After the young man left, Si Youjin left her last wish for the emperor: "A prosperous age begins, the people are at peace, and the land is beautiful." "The widowed, orphaned, and lonely have someone to rely on; the old, weak, sick, and disabled have someone to depend on; dragons and phoenixes vie for glory for generations." --- "South Street Gate, black plaque, the founding emperor's inscription, from this beginning, yet without end, General Si, the founding duke." "Wearing golden armor, fighting on all sides, the founding general's merits are unforgettable, married a virtuous wife, and had four sons, each with their own strengths—four young masters." "Eldest Young Master, Mr. Wen, a brilliant scholar, established schools and strengthened national defense, his sons on the border fragrant with the scent of books. Second Young Master, the Feather Merchant, a master of abacus and mental arithmetic, cleared the national treasury, opened the Feather Merchant business, and sent refugees to roam the land as feathered warriors. Third Young Master, the Great General, with a heart full of chivalry, guarded the border, quelled wars, and nurtured the legendary Ghost Tiger, whose fame still resounds today. Fourth Young Master, the Jade Prince, of excellent character and lofty ambitions, carried the banner, wielded the spear, a young general protecting the nation. These four sons, each different, brought peace to the land, but war broke out, causing suffering to the people, and the aging general remained loyal. Loyal, yet filled with sorrow, time cannot be turned back, from this point on, grief prevails, the path leads nowhere, these sons depart, never to return. Eldest son departs, second son follows, leaving only a cenotaph on the mountain, a white-robed general on the border, sacrificing his life for his country, calling forth the sunlight." "Of the four sons, three have perished. The ancestral hall and memorial tablets stand empty, with no way back. Do not look back, for all four sons were generals." "The General's Mansion, the gate of glory, only the third son remains to uphold the nation's defenses. The world suffers, the gods offer salvation, his life a sacrifice to bless the land." "This lantern is painted to commemorate the loyal souls. May these loyal souls bless our great nation's prosperity. A single lantern, a dim candlelight, hoping it will hang high to guide the souls home." "These are the four sons of the Si family." "As long as the banner stands, the border will not fall. The sons of the Si family, born for the nation! Died for the people! What does death matter?" "They went to the battlefield alongside the soldiers: We fight for dawn, for every family, for happiness. When the first ray of sunlight heralds the start of a prosperous era, we don't know if we will still be standing in the sunlight, feeling the long-awaited warmth of the sun. We rush into the night in the sunset, trying our best to tear the night sky apart. Even if it's like moths to a flame, or ants trying to shake a tree, I hope that after my efforts, you can receive the first warmth of dawn for me. That is the warmth we hope you can feel. It is our secret code of love for you. … "But Father, what if you watch us die on the battlefield?" Father said, "If it really comes to that…" "Father will take you home." Mother said, "No matter what you become, Mother will wait for you to come home." "You are all Mother's most beloved children, Mother will sing you lullabies." The eldest brother said, "If that day really comes, Father will take us home." "Although it's not what I truly wish for, it still has meaning." "Third Brother, don't worry. If I die on the battlefield, then I've fulfilled my dream!" "Even if we're defeated, the enemy will still have to step over my corpse." "Me? I can die! But I cannot lose!" "Besides, Father will take me home." ... "Heroes shouldn't be drowned out by rumors." "Neither should they be forgotten by time." Si Zhong turned to look at "the crowd," "Fearless of the storms, bearing the mission, fighting against the current, regardless of life or death, all for faith." If "I love you" is luck, then for her, "You are free" is salvation. Si Youjin, you can protect the beautiful land, you can protect the splendid years, but can you protect yourself? Si Youjin is me, Jin Xuan is herself.

30. 480 春 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4kShelves

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    1. He's on the other side of life in Yunnan. 2. 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. 3. This was the only way he could see her, yet you all call it delusions. 4. Goodnight, Song Daidai. 5. He risked his life to protect women's safety; may he not suffer so much in his next life. 6. He lost three of his dearest people overnight: his lover, his child, and his sister. How can he escape legal responsibility with a casual "I was drunk"? 7. Be a good person in your next life.

31. 481 热 Kiss Me for Ten Years 热吻我十年 The Crown Prince Seals Your Throat太子封喉Two Male Leads116k WordsCompleted [Mutual pining is the deadliest kind] [School bully ✖ tsundere younger brother] The everyday squabbles of a big bad wolf and his little sweetheart. One was as proud as the blazing sun, the other as bright as the morning sun. After parting ways in the past, they reunited in the present. They had grown up by each other’s side, sharing the same story of youth. A bright flame scorches the twilight fields; tears run dry into the sea. Ten years have passed, and we still haven’t seen each other. We —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who understands the true meaning of "bad ending"?

32. 482 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.7kReads8.8Score662Shelves
33. 483 软 Soft Fishbone 软鱼刺 Half a Lifetime by a Green Lamp半世青灯Modern Romance857k WordsCompleted Yu Wen is the envied Mrs. Sheng, admired by everyone in their social circle. She plays the part of a devoted wife, living in perfect harmony with Sheng Wen. Little do they know, there is someone she has loved all her life but can never have. 2.2kReads8.6Score129Shelves

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    I don't even dare to read this book a second time; the aftereffects are too strong. I cried so much that I couldn't even open my eyes.

34. 484 我 I Don’t Love You That Much 我没那么爱你 Shiluo Niang什洛娘Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Female Cop X Underworld Boss] [Angst] Zhu Wangchuan is a cold-blooded killer, a man whose very name strikes terror into people's hearts. Everyone says he has no heart. But Ye Nan's mission is to make this heartless man fall in love with her. -- [Darling, I want to make you shed even more tears. Only pain can make you remember me forever.] 2.9kReads8.9Score224Shelves
35. 485 我 I Love You, and I’m Guilty 我爱你，我有罪 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoran says: “My feelings run too deep. If I’m alive but can’t hold you, I’ll go mad.” Everyone has something they can’t let go of. For Tang Xiaoran, it’s Shen Muyan. Tang Xiaoran is too single-minded. Her devotion turns into an obsession, and obsession hurts both the person who holds it and the person it’s directed at. … Shen Muyan says: “Good riddance to that woman. Let’s go have a drink to celebrate.” But when he’s drunk, he asks his friend, “Did I miss something really important?” “Yes 1.2kReads7.0Score100Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking 😢😢

36. 486 向 Always Coldhearted, How Could I Ever Speak of Deep Love? 向来凉薄，何言情深 A Little Nutty神经西西Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted The day Lu Yanqian jumped to her death, Huo Jincheng was lost in a world of wine and lights. She loved him, giving everything she had without hesitation. He hated her, destroying everything without hesitation. Later, in a life without her, he grew used to being alone. Through the long years, he had no one but himself to walk beside him. I once thought loving you was only an act, but it turned out I was already incurably ill, loving you to the bone. Lu Yanqian, I regret it. 2.7kReads8.2Score112Shelves
37. 487 被 The Young Man from Miaojiang Has His Eye on Me 被苗疆少年盯上了 Chang Yan Cijiu长言辞九Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted (Content warning: Completely absurd and utterly brainless! The pacing is lightning-fast. If that's not your thing, please check out something else. Thanks!) [Sweet-faced but dark-hearted boy x fragile yet resilient innocent girl] Coercive romance Everyone knows the people of Miaojiang are skilled with Gu, and Sang Sinna is an unrivaled genius among them. He knew all kinds of Gu at the age of five, and was immune to every poison by ten. Now he can wield Gu to its utmost potential, even using it t 2.1kReads8.1Score186Shelves

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    All of them are my [flying kiss] No.1

38. 488 被 The Woman Whose Pride Was Beaten Out of Her 被打断傲骨的她 Ye Yuqing叶语倾Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted The fake heiress returned from hell to take her revenge Once, she was the untouchable princess of Haishi. Then she fell from grace overnight and became the fake heiress everyone loved to hate. Rumor had it that Ye Yiyi bullied and framed the real heiress, nearly leaving her crippled. The truth was that Ye Yanyan was jealous of her for stealing her life and deliberately set her up. Rumor had it that Ye Yiyi drugged and seduced her two older brothers to stay in the Ye family. The truth was that Ye 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    What doesn't kill her makes her stronger. She emerges from the mire and saves herself.

39. 489 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 16.5kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
40. 490 阳 The Boy in the Sun Doesn't Understand the Darkness of Night 阳光下的少年不懂夜的黑 Ye Yuqing叶语倾Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted In a nutshell: the fake young master willingly becomes the real heiress’s dog. The revenge begins. A tender first love. A heartless lie. A kindness that brings sorrow. Twenty years ago, she lost the most important person in her life. The little girl changed, becoming gloomy and cold. Except for those she cared about, no one would ever see her true self. On this day ten years ago, she became a high school sophomore and was forced to embark on the path of revenge. He was a carefree young nobleman —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 491 不 Unlucky Lin Xiaoxiao and Her Four-Leaf Clover 不幸的林小小和她的三叶草 Ye Yuqing叶语倾Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted The obsessive, controlling, dark, and selfish all turn into obedient puppies in front of Lin Xiaoxiao, the sweet-looking girl with a sinister side. Her greatest talent is fooling everyone, herself included. She's a tragic character, and she spends the first half of her life struggling to move forward. At eighteen, she gets into a top university. Her childhood sweetheart is sent to prison, and her dream of going to college is cut short. Her father is badly injured, her stepmother is suffering, he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 第 The Twelfth Second 第十二秒 SunnessMystery274k WordsCompleted Nine years ago, she vanished without a trace while pregnant, leaving him only one clue: an eleven-second phone call to his police station, and a longing she never got to express. Nine years later, a strange warning call and two photographs of her set ablaze the longing he had buried for so long. As the police investigate and he makes inquiries of his own, a flood of astonishing secrets and buried memories comes to light. Through layer upon layer of mist, her face gradually emerges... Once, t 4.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    All are Beta (double love) stories

43. 493 兄 My Brother Draws His Sword to Kill Me, So My Enemy and I Rewrite Fate Through Time 兄长拔剑杀我，仇人同我逆时改结局 He Quanguo何全国Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted My Brother Drew His Sword to Kill Me, While My Enemy and I Turn Back Time to Change Our Fate 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's quite heartbreaking; defying time to change one's fate, one's life is as fragile as paper!

44. 494 我 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 A Cheng MS阿程MSModern Romance119k WordsCompleted Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 156Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Go cry in the middle of the night! There are short stories and novellas, no novels, some set in wealthy families, some in school. There's unrequited love, separation due to illness, and even love-hate relationships. All are completed, highly-rated masterpieces. Very enjoyable. There's bound to be one that will make you cry.

45. 495 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 2.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was incredibly painful to read [crying emoji]

46. 496 碎 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1kReads—Score111Shelves
47. 497 如 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Jiang Qi'er姜婍儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 36Reads5.5Score—Shelves
48. 498 不 We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们 Sea of Flowers Behind the House屋后花海Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness 2.3kReads9.3Score275Shelves
49. 499 宋 Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生，与你难生恨 Ning Chun宁淳Two Male Leads20k WordsCompleted When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself. 448Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Based on a true story, the male protagonist passed away, and his lover got married.

50. 500 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 1.3kReads9.3Score313Shelves

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