Angst! More Angst!! The Kind That Makes You Lose Ten Pounds Just From Reading!!! 虐文！虐文！！看了暴瘦十斤的那种！！！

1. 301 哑 The Mute Little Daoist Has Caught the Eye of a Top Big Shot 哑巴小道士被顶级大佬盯上 With You, Moon与卿月Two Male Leads422k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Mind Reading] [Both Chaste, 1v1] [Sweet Everyday Moments] [Soft-Spoken, Gentle Bottom VS Powerful, Fatherly Top] The mute young Taoist had just come down from the mountain when the ruthless CEO of the Song family took him home. He even tricked him into agreeing to a marriage alliance. Shen Bai wanted to run back to his Taoist temple, but someone always heard his thoughts, and he didn't know the way, either. The poor little Taoist could only get caught and dragged back again and 5kReads9.3Score71214d adds

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   These are heart-wrenching stories! Each one is a short story, but every single one is guaranteed to bring you to tears. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

2. 302 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 597Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 303 三 Third Sister 三姐 Li Sitong李肆瞳Urban5.5M WordsOngoing “If you don't talk about the world's troubles to everyone you meet, then you're someone who lives free of the world's troubles.” Never think too highly of people's hearts, and never underestimate human nature. Nothing is colder than human nature, nothing more chilling than people's hearts. Be a little kinder to yourself. A life in this world is hard-won, and every tribulation is fate. This is the strange coming-of-age journey of an innocent young man. Ordinary people dream of becoming immortals, 118.9kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this novel! 💥💥 I was so engrossed in reading it that I only slept 8 hours a night for three days and three nights. I kept flipping through the book to see if the author had any other works, but unfortunately, this was the only one. Don't miss it! 😍😍

4. 304 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.8kReads8.2Score97414d adds

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   The third book is particularly heart-wrenching; it's about a school romance where the male lead dies of cancer and the female lead commits suicide for him. It's very poignant and a great read.

5. 305 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 936Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 306 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 993Reads8.4Score34314d adds

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   I don't know if she lost weight or not, but I definitely cried! There are short stories and novellas, no long ones; some are set in wealthy families, some in school. There are stories of unrequited love, of separation due to illness. There are also stories of love and hate. All are completed, highly-rated masterpieces. Very good. There's bound to be one that will make you cry. [Crying][crying][crying]

7. 307 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 844Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 308 炙 A Fire That Won't Die Down 炙火难熄 The Fairy Is a Bit Dim仙子很呆Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Sheng Yan VS Zhou Ruochu [Childhood friends + arranged marriage to true love + love grows over time + chasing his wife to win her back] Their families arranged their marriage. Sheng Yan loved someone else, and Ruochu knew it perfectly well. In the first year of their marriage, he left her behind to work abroad. They only saw each other a few times all year. In the second year, she heard he was having a wild time overseas. She followed him abroad and saw for herself as he got involved with a gorg 2kReads6.7Score13114d adds

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   I couldn't stop crying

9. 309 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 608Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 310 奈 Alas, the Years Have Wasted My Love 奈何流年枉情深 A Ying阿影Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted “Manman, Jin Liang isn’t someone you can afford to love.” Three years ago, Xia Man ignored her father’s advice and stubbornly fell in love with Jin Liang. From then on, she flew straight into the flames, doomed to ruin. She endured humiliation and went to prison just to protect the person he held dearest. His heartlessness left her utterly despairing. After she was left battered and bruised, she stopped loving him. But he searched the ends of the earth for her, arriving before her, weary fro 551Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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    These are all short and very good. I used to really love reading angst-filled stories.

11. 311 出 After Her Release from Prison, the Powerful Men of the Capital Make Her Suffer in Body and Soul 出狱后，她被京圈大佬虐身又虐心 From South to North南往北来Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted Jian Zishu had a very public crush on Qi Jingchen. Everyone in their social circle knew she was a toad lusting after a swan, shamelessly chasing Second Master Qi for three whole years. Second Master Qi was thoroughly annoyed and repulsed by her. He only refrained from making things ugly out of consideration for the Wen family’s reputation. Until Jian Zishu finally went too far and touched the man’s most forbidden sore spot. He personally sent her to prison... - After she got out, she didn’t dare 1.5kReads6.6Score10114d adds

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    Don't be scared off by the ratings, it's quite good. Jian Zishu openly loves Qi Jingchen. Everyone in the circle knows she's a toad trying to eat swan meat, shamelessly chasing after Second Master Qi for three whole years. Second Master Qi is extremely annoyed and disgusted by her. He only cares about his reputation with the Wen family to avoid making things too ugly. Until Jian Zishu finally recklessly touches the man's sore spot and is personally sent to prison by him... - After being released from prison. She no longer dares to pester him to go shopping with her, no longer dares to act coquettishly in front of him, and no longer dares to cry in front of him when she's hurt. She can only hide in a corner and heal alone. She no longer chases him. She doesn't dare to chase him anymore. She doesn't want to chase him anymore either. Three years of chasing, three years in prison. She has paid back everything she owed. - Everyone is waiting to attend the wedding of the century between Qi Jingchen and the Lin Group's heiress. However, when another man appears and says that he will protect Jian Zishu for the rest of her life, Qi Jingchen goes crazy. The man, his eyes bloodshot, pinned her beneath him. "I'll be good to you, Zishu, look at me, please look at me one more time..." But she didn't have long to live. In her remaining days, she only wanted to spend the rest of her life alone.

12. 312 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.5kReads8.4Score14014d adds

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    Two male leads. Extremely angsty, tragic ending, short story of 16 chapters. Heartbreaking from beginning to end. A story about someone who uses another as a substitute and is then relentlessly tormented! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags.

13. 313 青 The Green Hills Can’t Match the Length of Your Brows 青山不及你眉长 Nangong Jin南宫锦Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Five years of marriage, five years of coldness. Yan Shuya loved completely and loved humbly. She never regretted loving a man named Han Chenyang, not even in the final second of her life... 30Reads8.1Score—14d adds
14. 314 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Only Wants to Desecrate the Gods 快穿：疯批美人只想亵渎神明 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + psycho vs. yandere + genuine groveling and reconciliation + all the scumbag men die] They are gods, high above all others. They trample on the women’s sincere feelings at will, treating them as nothing more than ants. So she came. She dragged them down from their pedestals, watched them fall into ruin, and made them kneel before her, begging her to come back again and again. [1] The monk called her a princess who would bring ruin to the kingdom, and said she must be sac 2.3kReads9.3Score24814d adds

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    This is good; you'll cry your eyes out at the end. It'll make the scumbag guy suffer terribly. The female lead transmigrates and takes revenge on everyone who hurt the original owner. Winning hearts and minds is the key.

15. 315 余 The Rest of My Life Is You 余生皆是你 Xia Xiaosu夏小苏Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted It wasn’t until the moment she was shoved in front of a bullet meant for the woman he loved that Yan Xi finally believed she truly meant nothing to him… She had risked everything and given him all she had, but all he gave her in return was endless pain. He used her as a human shield for that woman and trampled all over her feelings. He even used her, pregnant with his child, to trade for his kidnapped fiancée. As she hung beneath the blazing sun, waiting for the organization to execute her, he w 275Reads6.1Score—14d adds
16. 316 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.1kReads8.2Score86314d adds
17. 317 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Endings of a Cannon Fodder Side Character 快穿：炮灰女配be之旅 Black Hair, White Snow青丝白雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Fake death + angst + bad ending + conquest + regretful pursuit + heroine never falls in love + different character settings for the heroine in each world + male leads die in every world] Jialuo, a cannon-fodder villainess, awakens to her own consciousness, binds herself to a System, and travels through fictional worlds to turn the tables on her fate. At first, the villainess is just a test of the protagonists’ love, hated by everyone around her. After Jialuo arrives, she becomes the heroine the 3.1kReads8.6Score21114d adds
18. 318 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, He Regrets Our Divorce 冷战三年，离婚后他却后悔了 A Soft Persimmon in This World人间软柿子Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a sacrificial pawn. She was dumped right after losing her virginity. She fought his first love for seven years to win him, only to fail in the end. Not only did she develop severe breast cancer, but she also suffered from major depression. In the end, she died in a gas explosion. After being reborn, she readily agreed to divorce, gave up trying, and never dared to love again. She didn’t care at all about having lost her virginity, either. But the man became insecure 12.7kReads7.8Score75214d adds

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    Not only did she suffer from severe breast cancer, but she also developed severe depression, which ultimately led to her tragic death in a gas explosion. Shen Ruoyao, on the other hand, was Gu Beixiao's unrequited love. She was also the woman who tormented Su Nian for seven years in her previous life. For three years of marriage, Su Nian spent every night in tears.

19. 319 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.5kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds

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    These books are so heart-wrenching! So good! I highly recommend you read them! I cried on practically every single page while reading them; I almost cried myself blind. If you want to toughen up your tolerance for angst, I highly recommend this one!!!!!!!! 1 !! 1 1 !!!!!!!

20. 320 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
21. 321 墨 Young Master Mo, Stop Tormenting Her. This Time, Your Wife Is Really Dead 墨少别虐了，夫人这次真死了 Eight Purple Lanterns八紫灯笼Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually pure + angsty love + obsessive possessiveness] Jiang Yue endures a lame leg, jumping from a building, fighting vicious dogs, and injections for an artificial heart until the truth finally comes to light. In the end, the obsessive Mo Chen strokes the diamond ring on his hand and murmurs to himself, “We’ll be together forever!” 59Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    Someone, here you go! These are seriously torture-like; I'll have to rely on them to lose weight...

22. 322 原EN Genshin Impact: Nine Lifetimes of Endless Erosion 原神：九世轮回，我经历无数磨损 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Anime Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Teyvat, Xiuyuan learns that the System requires him to experience nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In his first life, he becomes Hu Tao's grandfather. He teaches her manners, responsibility, and how to write limericks. “Once Grandpa is gone... remember to eat well... and sleep in your coffin less... Coffins are cold, and you'll catch a chill...” “Be good... Xiao Tao, smile more. When you smile... you really are beautiful...” In his second life, he awakens the se 8.2kReads9.7Score1.1k14d adds
23. 323 夫 After His Wife Dies in a Fire With Their Child in Her Arms, Mr. Lu Goes Mad 夫人抱崽葬身火海后，陆总他疯了 Love Poem memory情诗memoryModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance] + [win-her-back-at-all-costs] + [never forgive] + [no getting back together] + [obsessive] + [second male lead wins] Lu Hengnian hates Fu Xingran so much that he forces her to donate skin without anesthesia, slaps her, pushes her in front of a knife, and makes her give birth prematurely… When he has to choose between two lives at death’s door, he doesn’t hesitate to save his first love, abandoning her and their child to die. At last, he drives her to the brink. Yet through the v 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds

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    [Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying][Almost crying] This is the correct way to read a tragic novel. Why should you be forgiven for just one mistake?! Lu Hengnian hated Fu Xingran so much that he forced her to donate skin without anesthesia, slapped her, pushed her to take a knife for him, and forced her to have a premature birth... [Crying][Crying][Facepalm] When faced with a life-or-death choice, he chose his white moonlight without hesitation, sacrificing her and their child's lives. Finally, he drove her to the brink of despair, but he knelt down across a vast sea of ​​fire, pleading and regretting his actions. "Ranran, I was wrong. I was blind and made a mistake, taking the wrong revenge. The person I love has always been you. Look, I've become the person you like the most again. Don't do anything foolish. Come home with me, okay?" Her answer was a desperate smile, a resolute turn, and she perished in the flames. He finally went completely mad.

24. 324 他 He Became a Scumbag on His Own Merits 他凭本事做人渣 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted A year ago, she went from being the apple of his eye to the traitor he hated most. With red-rimmed eyes, she had told him, "Li Mochi, I would never do anything to hurt you." But he didn't believe her. He even scoffed at her. So she stopped trying to explain, and the two of them drifted farther and farther apart. When she was kidnapped and called him for help, desperate and struggling for the sake of their child, her voice trembled. "I... I'm pregnant. Please, save us..." He replied coldly, "You 15Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 325 等 When You Finally Look Up 等到你抬起头时 The Cat in the Lake湖里的猫Urban374k WordsCompleted [School life + no System + cozy daily life + healing + one heroine + sweet romance] “Why is your voice so flat?” “Why is your fringe so long? I can't even see your eyes.” “Can you be a little smarter? Don't believe everything I tell you.” Shen Yuerou finally reacted and raised her head. “I can't.” “Then, do you like me?” “I do.” Shen Yuerou's voice was still as flat as ever. The person in front of her was about to lose their mind! This is a story about redemption and healing. There a 17kReads9.6Score1.7k14d adds
26. 326 平 The Greatest Sorrow in Life Is Unrequited Love 平生最苦是相思 Shattered Ice碎碎冰Ancient Romance31k WordsCompleted On her wedding day, she thought it marked the beginning of happiness. Little did she know it was the beginning of his revenge... 180Reads8.0Score—14d adds
27. 327 辞 Ci Ci Like Dust 辞辞如尘 Ru Su如素Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted What I owe Cen Ci, I will repay with my whole life, even if I must humble myself to the dust... 98Reads8.2Score—14d adds
28. 328 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
29. 329 从 I Missed You in Your World 从你的世界错过 Bai Zhuojun白濯君Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted Xia Qianya has blood cancer and doesn't have long to live, so Sheng Tingmo takes all his resentment out on An Yuexi. If An Yuexi hadn't driven Qianya away through underhanded means four years ago, Qianya would already be his wife. She stole the happiness that should have belonged to Qianya, leaving her to die with regrets, so Sheng Tingmo hates her! So he embarked on a series of acts of revenge: bankrupting her family, sending her father to prison, and tormenting her both physically and emotiona 56Reads8.2Score3814d adds
30. 330 他 He Is an Obsession Beyond This World 他是人间妄想 Tan Qi谈栖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted A bewitching heroine from the mortal world VS a gentle, scheming hero Three years later, she returned to Jincheng with a prestigious family background, a devoted lover, and a pair of adorable twins. Carrying a glass of wine, she smiled radiantly as she mingled at the banquet. But the moment she turned around, he pinned her behind an empty pillar. He was a dim star in the night sky, once the unattainable fantasy she could only gaze at from afar. Now he spoke fiercely in her ear: “You finally came 1.6kReads8.5Score19314d adds
31. 331 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.1kReads8.9Score57714d adds
32. 332 我 I Won't Pluck the Moon 我不摘月亮 The Dramatic Genius Girl天才少女抓马Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Years of Secret Love Finally Fulfilled] [Mutual Devotion] [Healing Each Other] [School Romance, Happy Ending] [Independent, Levelheaded Puppy-Type Girl ❌ Love-Struck Cat-Type Bad Boy] If unrequited love had a voice, Chen Jian would have already screamed herself hoarse. - She had seen Yang Qingyue in many different lights. At the opening ceremony, one fleeting glance showed him as a dazzling young prodigy, brimming with confidence on the stage. With that one look, a bright moon rose in her worl 689Reads9.0Score13214d adds

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    A highly-rated, tragic ending novel; after reading it, I felt as thin as a withered flower.

33. 333 博 A Doctor's Tortured Love 博士医生的虐恋情深 Laughing at Misty Waters烟水笑Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted Reunion after years apart + chases his wife to the crematorium + neither has been with anyone else Six years ago, she cruelly broke up with him and secretly aborted their month-old baby. He hated her cruelty. For six years, he threw himself into his studies, believing that if he stopped thinking about her, he could forget her. Six years later, he saw her at the hospital and discovered that she had a daughter. Who was he? He was the cold and handsome Doctor Jiang! He was going to repay this woman 156Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    This is so heartbreaking! The male lead's mother plotted to break him up with the female lead, causing them to misunderstand and break up. Six years later, the male lead still couldn't forget the female lead. When they met again, she had a five-year-old child...

34. 334 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
35. 335 替 The Stand-In's Guide to Winning Themself Over 替身的自我攻略 Er Li二厘Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male substitute + obsessive love + male lead suffers + second chance at love + later, possessive pursuit by force. The male lead is arrogant, domineering, obsessive, and calculating, with extremely strong controlling and possessive tendencies] Delicate, frail female lead X obsessive, calculating male lead At Jingbei High School, Wen Li met a boy who looked a lot like Pei Yang. One glance was all it took for her to be drawn to him. He’d look even more like Pei Yang if he had a mole at the corner 7.7kReads8.4Score45114d adds

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    The first book is about a substitute, the second is about aesthetics and a tragic ending. All (yandere + forceful acquisition).

36. 336 再 Goodbye, Hansheng 再见，寒生 Ziyue籽月Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted A homeless boy falls in love with a stubborn rose covered in thorns. Though he knows he’ll be left bleeding, he throws himself into saving, embracing, and protecting her. The road to fame in show business is fraught with danger, and the jungle of fame and fortune is full of peril. Fans, idols, unspoken rules... Temptations lie everywhere, and only love can see through them. He is Han Sheng, an orphan who scrapes by with Bai Xiaoqi, his half sister in all but blood. He gives her his hope for a br 987Reads9.3Score26714d adds
37. 337 年 Year After Year, May We Always Be Safe and Sound 年年岁岁，岁岁平安 The Gentle Blade温柔的刀Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts + Love Triangle + Long-Planned Scheme + Tragic Romance + Mutual Salvation + Coercive Love Triangle] Warning: Angst! Not for fans of the female lead! Jiang Niánsui and Jiang Yian were childhood sweethearts, close as could be, until the arrival of the Song family’s young master forced them apart. Behind his gloomy, scheming exterior lay a deep love for her. Song Jinian’s exclusive devotion and affection gradually drew Jiang Niánsui into his tender embrace. Her childhood swee 604Reads8.7Score—14d adds
38. 338 北 North of Beicheng, the Sea Has Yet to Sleep 北城以北海未眠 Meet Lianshan遇见连山Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Ever since she was twelve, she had followed him around, always calling him “Brother Beicheng.” There was no turning back time. All the years had left her with were coldness and cruelty. She lost a kidney, and she lost her child. In the midst of that terrible fire, she watched the man she loved most carry another woman away. As she closed her eyes, she thought, Gu Beicheng, if I could turn back time, I would never have met you. 505Reads6.1Score—14d adds
39. 339 蓦 One Fleeting Glance, and I Knew Love Had Faded 蓦然一顾知阑珊 Xian Zhou Chai羡舟钗Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted She married him without hesitation in the prime of her life, but couldn't escape the seven-year itch. As her life entered its final countdown, she could no longer find the young man who had once loved her so deeply. She devoted her entire life to him, and only at the very end did he finally realize what he had lost... 57Reads5.6Score—14d adds
40. 340 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 30.4kReads9.6Score4k14d adds

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    These books are all incredibly heart-wrenching. I read them based on recommendations, especially "Palace Wall Willow." The last scene, where the female lead couldn't even recognize herself, made me cry uncontrollably in bed.

41. 341 如 If We Meet Again in the Next Life, Remember to Stay Away from Me 如果下辈子还能相遇，记得远离我 Unaware of Warmth or Cold不知冷暖Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Yu Muxi and Lu Heng’an grew up under the same roof. He cherished her more than life itself... She said, “Be my brother for the rest of my life, okay?” He said, “I love her. I want to marry her and make her the mother of my children.” For her, he had one of his kidneys removed. For him, she caused her grandmother’s death. She said, “Goodbye, Brother. Goodbye forever!” Years later, after they had gone their separate ways, they met again. At last, they confessed their love for each other an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 342 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 14.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
43. 343 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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    🌸🌸🌸A heart-wrenching story that will make you cry buckets❣️ The first one really made me cry my eyes out. I genuinely thought she was back, but the ending suddenly ripped me off💔. I thought it was going to be a sweet story, but the last chapter's stabbing came out of nowhere, cutting so deeply, right into my heart. I cried until I couldn't breathe.

44. 344 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.” 59Reads5.0Score—14d adds
45. 345 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 1.1kReads7.0Score10014d adds
46. 346 他 He Can't Stop Thinking About Me 他对我，念念不忘 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [1v1] [Both Pure] [Reunited After Years Apart] [Childhood Sweethearts] (Comic adaptation signed) "The Long Road to Winning Her Back" "Arrogant, Headstrong Heiress x Scheming, Devoted Childhood Sweetheart, Lord Qiao" The owner of Xiyu Design Studio is a beauty. Proud and high-profile, she makes no effort to hide her confidence. She has offended plenty of people over the years, but still lives her life freely and on her own terms. She has no shortage of suitors, but she always gives them the same 14.5kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
47. 347 尹 After Miss Yin Left, the CEO Regretted It Too Late 尹小姐离开后，总裁他追悔莫及 Sheng Yuan盛源Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted In her sophomore year of college, Yin Qian's father, Yin Zhihui, faces a company bankruptcy crisis and tries to use his young, beautiful daughter as leverage to secure investment! Qi Mochen tosses a contract in front of Yin Qian! “Sign it, and your father's company will be saved!” With her father threatening to kill himself and her grandmother receiving treatment in the hospital, Yin Qian has no choice but to sign a one-year contract to be his “secret lover”! In a transaction of flesh and money, 2.2kReads9.2Score27414d adds

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    These are all heart-wrenching stories; you'll cry non-stop, perfect for reading at night. 👀

48. 348 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.6kReads6.6Score15714d adds
49. 349 赠 I Give You the Bittersweet Pain of Parting 赠君人间苦别离 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Ancient Romance43k WordsCompleted Xie Jingsheng hated Hua Zhezhi. When he was at his lowest, she not only kicked him while he was down, but nearly got him killed. The first thing he did after returning victorious was marry her, then drive her slowly insane. Hua Zhezhi was left with a crippled leg and suffered endless humiliation. When she was near death, she asked with red-rimmed eyes, “I never betrayed you. Why have you treated me this way?” “Keep making things up,” he said viciously, squeezing her throat. “Let’s see if you can 651Reads6.0Score—14d adds
50. 350 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 15.1kReads8.0Score85214d adds

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