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. 701 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 8.8kReads9.3Score909Shelves

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   I read the first two books a long time ago, but they still made me feel a bit sad when I read them. The female lead in the third book was very forgiving, and her experiences made me feel very sad. The fourth book was really, really good!!! It had a strong aftertaste. The fifth book was also very good! It was very sweet when it was sweet, but the angst was really heartbreaking.

2. 702 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 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves

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   Family, these three books are absolutely heartbreaking, especially "I Say I Love You in Heaven." I'm going to stop crying now; I've already been crying for two hours, and the aftereffects are still so strong.

3. 703 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 5.7kReads9.3Score532Shelves

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   It's super angsty, but quite enjoyable. The little fox and his master are incredibly sweet. It's a quick transmigration story, and the short clips inside are all pretty good. I recommend watching it. [Learned something]

4. 704 下 In My Next Life, I'll Still Love You 下辈子，我还爱你 Ice Shards冰茬儿Two Female Leads111k WordsCompleted [Dual Heroines, Tragic Ending, Short Story, Skip if that's not for you] If Zuo Nan hadn't left Ye Xingxu alone that night, if Zuo Nan hadn't opened the diary, could their story have started over? The wind on the rooftop buffeted them until they could barely keep their footing. Carrying the red spider lilies Xingxu had left behind, Zuo Nan finally reached the moment when they could cast off the world's conventions and the rumors, and stay together forever. 287Reads8.2Score111Shelves

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   Super tear-jerking short angst romance novels with tragic endings (BE) aesthetics

5. 705 云 The Clouds Set the Fire 云烧了火 Don't Run别跑Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted As a boy, Yan Huo happened to meet Yun Bian at the home of his classmate, Yun Duan. The moment he first saw Yun Bian, a seed of secret love took root in his heart. He waited four years for her to come of age, then began his pursuit without hesitation. They were a perfect match, and everything went smoothly. He thought they would live happily ever after, but then Yan Huo suddenly grew tired of the relationship and asked to break up. They parted ways, and six years later, they met again. In a smal 567Reads9.4Score106Shelves

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   These are all incredibly abusive videos. I collected them from Kuaishou. Trust me.

6. 706 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 22kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
7. 707 等 Waiting for You 等一个你 Ji Tian寄湉Modern Romance167k WordsCompleted Short story / bittersweet ending Secret love + reunion after a long separation + the one who got away “A Chuan, what are you smiling about?” “You're smiling, so I'm smiling too.” If there are gods in this world, I want to make a wish. I wish to love you all my life and keep you safe from worry. —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 708 第 The Eighth Winter 第八年冬 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance68k WordsCompleted The first time the sensitive Li Xiting fell in love, it was with Chen Nian, the boy who seemed to glow as he stood in the crowd. She carefully held on to every interest they shared, and eventually turned those interests into a goal: getting into Nan University and being with him. But life is always cruel. She got into Nan University, but she didn't get him. She was like Cinderella in a fairy tale, except she didn't have the right glass slipper. Without that slipper, she could never enter his wor 210Reads8.3Score101Shelves
9. 709 裂 A Heart Torn Without a Trace, an Endless Farewell 裂心无痕，终无期 Xia Nannan夏南楠Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted She plunged a knife into her own heart and smiled with heartbreaking sadness. “If I cut out this heart that loves you, it won't hurt anymore.” Only then did Qi Liangnian understand what it meant to have your heart torn apart. It hurt so much... 389Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   I don't know how to describe this book; it's quite angsty. The downside is that the female lead is incredibly naive. She's tortured by the male lead to the point of having her heart ripped out and jumping off a building. After faking her death and returning, she doesn't choose the second male lead, who has been by her side for so long, but instead immediately reconciles with the male lead. And the second male lead ends up with the third female lead, which is very sudden and without any warning. Overall, it feels rather weak and unconvincing.

10. 710 炮 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder: The Female Lead Gives Up Fighting Back 炮灰重生：女配放弃挣扎以后 Really, Really Sleepy超想睡觉觉Ancient Romance742k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Qingluo had been a textbook cannon-fodder supporting female character, always serving as a foil to her legitimate older sister. Her older sister was graceful and accomplished, beautiful and talented. Shen Qingluo was quiet, timid, and useless. Her older sister was loved by everyone, while Shen Qingluo was always ignored and overlooked. Her father treated her older sister like the apple of his eye, while even sparing Shen Qingluo a glance seemed like too much trouble. T 4.4kReads8.6Score275Shelves

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    When the poisoned wine was placed before her, she was eerily quiet, without a sound of crying or fuss. How could she not know that her heartless husband would never come to her rescue? His heart and soul were only for her elder sister. This cup of poison that would take her life—wasn't he also one of the culprits?

11. 711 男 My Boyfriend Is Emotionally Blind, and I’m Blind 男友心盲，我眼瞎 Golden White Explosion金白爆炸Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My boyfriend is emotionally blind, and I’m literally blind. 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! I cried so much in the middle of the night when I read it a few days ago that I woke my mom up! Forget the cover, just look at it! It's got that old-fashioned feel to it! The male lead isn't just heartless, he's blind to everything! He believed the evidence, and the female lead killed his sister (even though he carefully checked the evidence beforehand and there was nothing wrong with it, but!!! How could the female lead possibly do that!?). It's good that it ended badly! But I cried even harder because of that parallel storyline at the end, ahhh!

12. 712 第 The Snow and Ice Melt in the Fifteenth Year 第十五年冰雪融 Nan Du Muxi南渡木兮Modern Romance29k WordsCompleted "Just Right, Time to Say Goodbye": The younger generation's story What's it like to date a man ten years older than you? Li Jinxing: I poured all my reckless courage into loving you. Even at the end of my life, even when I'm nothing but bones beneath the earth, you'll still be a thorn lodged in my heart. I'll pull you out, little by little... Mu Niansheng, aren't you a thorn in my heart, too? We've both reached the end of the road with each other... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If it's over 30,000, you can kill me! I still have books on my shelf with no more than 50,000 that you can check out if you need them.

13. 713 每 What's It Like to Wake Up in a New Wedding Night Every Evening? 每天晚上穿到新婚夜是什么体验 Lu Zhizhi鹿知之Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama Looping Secret Crush is now streaming [Sweet romance + dual transmigration + mutual salvation] Who could stand waking up every night and transmigrating to their wedding night with their crush ten years in the future? Song Beibei clutched her waist and glared at the aloof, abstinent godlike man she saw during the day. She sprang to her feet in a huff. “We’re breaking up! We absolutely have to!” Everyone around her scoffed. What kind of lunatic was this? How could God Yu possibly b 3.1kReads9.2Score264Shelves

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    It's not a tragic ending, but it's like one. It's so sweet in the beginning, but agonizingly tragic later. Just watch! Chapter 92 is where the angst begins. The author has a wild imagination.

14. 714 去 Today Last Year, Inside This Very Gate 去年今日此门中 Zhang Jiulang张九郎Two Female Leads30k WordsCompleted Though the one I love is gone, the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. [Dual female leads + heartbreaking angst + unrequited love] Tragic ending Heaven granted us the chance to meet, but not the chance to stay together forever. How could someone who lives in darkness dare to hope for sunlight? I secretly touched you once, never expecting you to scatter like a dandelion. After you drifted away, your shadow was everywhere. Lin Weihan could no longer hold back her tears. Her face was d 47Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 715 乐 The Musician’s Love Letter to Xue 乐女雪情书 Hong Jian Yu Ling鸿渐于陵Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted “If I accidentally make you ugly, I’ll marry you.” Fourteen years later, the Heir of the Prince of Lu married another girl. Zhen Lianxue, the only daughter of Zhen Quan, a low-ranking seventh-rank official, happened to become engaged to the heir of the Prince of Lu, who lived next door. Little did she know that this would be the start of a calamity... A short side story from "Queen, Don’t Run: Three Lifetimes of Searching for You". —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 716 也 I Once Loved the Stars Above 也曾属意漫天星辰 I Just Want to Eat Dried Fish我就要吃小鱼干Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted He led his troops into battle and returned victorious, but came back with a woman in his arms. She never fought back or fought for attention, yet people kept framing her at every turn. “We promised to be each other's only one for life, but you broke your word.” “I don't love you anymore. Let me go.” 66Reads5.0Score—Shelves
17. 717 二 A Midsummer That Lasted Twenty Years 二十年盛夏 Jia Yin Is Not a Tangerine嘉茵不是桔子Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted [Gentle, reserved English teacher x considerate, tender-hearted soldier who’s a hopeless romantic] That summer before the start of her first year of high school, Su Mu met Shen Yi, who was two grades ahead of her. Shen Yi was always kinder to her than to anyone else, and he was always grinning foolishly at her. He was like a ray of light shining into Su Mu’s world, and he remained part of her life all the way through. “Baby, will you marry me?” “Baby, I won’t be coming to your wedding with him.” 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Soldier x Teacher: Sweet Love, Deeply Heartbreaking. "My whole life belongs to you and my country." "They are forever frozen in that summer."

18. 718 今 Tonight, the Crescent Moon 今晚，是上弦月 Swiftwind Across the Field全场疾风步Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Nontraditional Historical Romance + Two Strong Leads + No Damsel-in-Distress Heroine + Tragedy + Bad Ending] The main story is complete; bonus chapters are in progress. When she was ten, a noble and beautiful young woman brought her into the hidden guards’ camp at the prince’s manor. She became the only one among those children to survive. When he was fourteen, he saw her for the first time in the hidden guards’ camp. Leopard’s blood dripped down her face, yet she smiled, a smile as eerie as a 71Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The first, sixth, twelfth, and thirteenth books are excellent.

19. 719 雪 Snowgrass 雪草 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Without a beginning, there can be no ending. Heaven's kindness to Su Mo was, in its own way, cruelty to Xuecao. —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
20. 720 苏 Su Wan's Secret Crush 苏绾的暗恋 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Modern Romance4k WordsCompleted She Has a Secret Crush on Someone —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
21. 721 和 I Divorced After Swapping Souls with My Daughter 和女儿灵魂互换后我离婚了 Piebalan苤蓝蓝6k WordsCompleted I Divorced After Switching Souls with My Daughter 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first short story involves a daughter and mother whose souls are swapped. The daughter dies, and the mother goes insane because the daughter died because of the mother. They never switch back. The second and third stories are by the same author. I read the third one first; it beautifully depicted the bittersweetness of unrequited love, so I read the other one. The two books are related, but perhaps because I cried so much reading the third one, similar stories didn't resonate with me. Those who like stories about unrequited love might want to check it out; it has a tragic ending.

22. 722 情 The Lover's Guide to Self-Improvement 情人的自我修养 Ren Pingsheng任平生Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted Ni Jing and Dai Shengting first meet in a bar late at night. Through countless days and nights of passionate entanglement, they talk about pleasure, never love. Ni Jing thinks Dai Shengting is gentle, considerate, and attentive to her needs. Dai Shengting thinks Ni Jing is gorgeous, well-proportioned, and not clingy. They are perfectly compatible, in both mind and body. The city is a glittering sea of nightlife, and people drift past one another in dazzling yet distant crowds. But in this game o 1.7kReads9.2Score133Shelves

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    Ren Pingsheng's Modern Romance Novel: Please Close Your Eyes and Charge

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