Short, Tragic-End Angsty Novels That’ll Make You Ugly-Cry and Help You Lose Weight 虐文短，BE，巨好哭，能够减肥

1. 301 风 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance3k WordsCompleted He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 205Reads8.0Score—14d adds
2. 302 他 He Regrets It, but I Don't Love Him Anymore 他后悔了，可我也不爱了 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨13k WordsCompleted He regretted it, but I didn't love him anymore. 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds

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   A short, heart-wrenching story about Fu Chengzhou and Zhou Niannian, so touching it'll make you cry 😭 Sisters who like this kind of story, go for it! So, is the continuation of our lives so casual in his heart? I knew he didn't love me, but I never imagined he would despise me so much. But my leg became lame because of him. And it's not hereditary. If it weren't for that night, when I went to that dark, shadowy alley for him, how could I have ended up like this… My heart aches so much that even breathing hurts. Just as I was lost in thought, I accidentally saw a message posted by Su Yanran on her WeChat Moments. "I knew it, no matter what, you would always be waiting for me." The accompanying picture showed Su Yanran wearing a diamond ring. Niannian is gone and won't come back. Fu Chengzhou, you'll be alone forever, with no time for regret. [Eye roll][Eye roll][Eye roll]

3. 303 向 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 Clouds and Smoke with You云烟与卿Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 146Reads8.8Score—14d adds
4. 304 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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   These two books are really super good.

5. 305 我 I’ll Wait for You at the Finish Line, Loving Me 我在终点等你爱我 Mu Qiqi慕七七Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted During her three years in a psychiatric hospital, Lin Wan endured a living hell every day, reduced to something barely human. Every month, Ye Nanchen came to test whether she was truly insane. Then one day, while no one was watching, she leapt from the windowsill and found her final release. Later, everyone in Jiangcheng said Ye Nanchen had gone mad. His beloved wife was clearly dead, her body right in front of him, yet every day he came up with new ways to force her to appear. “Lin Wan hated me 535Reads5.5Score10214d adds
6. 306 下 In My Next Life, I Don't Want to Be Just Classmate A 下辈子，我不想只是同学甲 Be a Cat with Dreams做一只有理想的猫Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Youthful school life, top student girl vs. underachieving boy, both untouched, healing, tragic ending] (Cool, high-achieving beauty vs. cocky, rebellious underachiever) After what happened, Jian Ning’s parents decided to have another child. From then on, she became the kid her dad didn’t care for and her mom didn’t love. But she made them proud, earning the highest score in the county and getting into Jiangcheng No. 7 High School! Just when she thought she would get through high school in peace 23Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   I feel so regretful after watching it! I can't even eat!

7. 307 沉 Sinking 沉坠 Ms. Gold金子女士Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted poor girl from the slums vs. wild, world-weary boy] [Healing + Campus Life + Breaking Up and Getting Back Together + Reunion After Years Apart] [Each other’s first love, happy ending] When Lin Qiye was young, the words she heard most often were, “Stay away from that Lu boy.” She refused to listen. She secretly kept an eye on him behind everyone’s back, and when she was bullied at school, she openly asked him for help. Lu Chen did everything a person should do when they love someon 3kReads9.3Score40314d adds

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   Extremely angsty, everyone go watch it!

8. 308 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—14d adds

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   This part is a pity that Tomato doesn't have "See Spring" or "If the Forest Has a Fairy Tale". Have you ever seen the deep sea? Do you like the forest? If you are afraid of the ocean, then come with me to the forest. "The Fifteenth Year of Ice and Snow Melting" by Li Jinxing: I used all my courage to like you. At the end of my life, I will pull out the thorns in my heart one by one. Mu Niansheng, aren't you also a thorn in my heart? "Reading the Letter Again" "If I could live to 22, I want to marry her." In his next life, Fang Zhengyang must marry Tan Qing. "Wutong Lane" The bright and kind-hearted girl Ning Wan × the gentle and talented boy Song Qingyan. Song Qingyan said they would have a happy future. Their future was destroyed in the same season they met. Song Qingyan was 19 when they met, and Ning Wan was 19 when they parted. "She Is Also a Relic" The aloof girl Fang Xieyang × the unrestrained boy Xia Qianli. "Ayang, hate me. I'm sorry I couldn't be with you until the end." "Xia Qianli, I don't hate you. Come see me in my dreams." "Xia Qianli, we met in my dreams. I miss you so much." "This Grand-Scale Pantomime of Unrequited Love" The lonely girl Chen Ji × the bright boy Lin Jingye. This one-woman show of unrequited love is just a pantomime performed by me alone. The bright boy she cherished in her heart for over ten years was ultimately demanded back by another girl. "You Broke Your Promise" Sensitive girl Xiang Yu × Prodigy Song Huaishi's unrequited love story must be completed, so I like him year after year. She wants to hug him, to hug the Song Huaishi who belongs to seventeen-year-old Xiang Yu. "Qing Qing" Shen Bingqing × Xie Zeyang He can only attend her wedding in a suit and formal attire, fulfilling their childhood promise. "I wish to bless your love in the name of friendship." "Unrequited Love: A Sad Little Thing" Time and space intersect and separate them, they board trains on different tracks, never to meet again. This heavy rain in their youth will eventually stop. "The Sound of Rain" They never liked each other, that's the biggest rumor. "I want to cry because of lingering feelings, or because we should have been a perfect couple." "White Paper and Love" contains several short stories. "If you were given a chance to start over, would you still like him?" "No, one unforgettable love is enough." "Lost Winter" "Rose used to be my favorite flower." "Has it changed now?" "Now my favorite is lisianthus." "She Doesn't Coax Him Anymore" Our meeting was in the height of summer, and so was our parting. His little rose is forever hidden in that summer. (From "He Is in the South of the Clouds") "I am Shen Xun, I came from the far north to the south of the clouds to meet my love." "Cheng Li, will you come back and marry me? A pull tab from a soda can is enough for a proposal." "In the darkest time of my life, there was a woman who loved me so obsessively." (From "The Last Diary") Under the guise of looking at flowers, I just wanted to see you one last time. (From "When Dawn Breaks, You'll Be Back") Did you ever wait for me? Can love really disappear?

9. 309 她 She, Too, Is a Memento 她也是遗物 Changchuan Jinen长川仅恩Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Cool, aloof girl × carefree boy “He didn’t leave behind much. I was one of the few things he did.”, Source: the internet I gave everything I had to live this life, only for it to end in regret. Cicadas sing without pause, and we meet again in the height of summer. … Fang Xieyang thought her life was over, that she would spend the rest of it “following the rules” just as she always had. But then Xia Qianli came along and upended everything she thought she knew. He was so gentle, so good to her, 7.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
10. 310 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
11. 311 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

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    Every single one of them is so heart-wrenching [I'm almost crying][I'm almost crying] They're short stories, so good. I cried until my eyes were swollen like walnuts. The next morning, my mom even thought something was wrong with me.

12. 312 青 Youth Burns So Bright 青春如此的热烈 Sui Zhizhi岁之之Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted [The full text has been revised. Thank you for reading!] In 2018, that summer was when Li Zheng first met Meng Qian. In 2023, Li Zheng received the last letter of Meng Qian’s life. It wasn’t youth that burned so brightly It was us A story about young people growing up and chasing their dreams. To passion, to freedom, to life. Dedicated to everyone in the world who loves their dreams. - *Introverted girl (Meng Qian) x free-spirited boy (Li Zheng) *Ensemble cast, realistic fiction 58Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    These few extremely angst-filled books

13. 313 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

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    Two male leads 💐💐 Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said Wen Ci had at most thirty days left, enough for Zhou Yingyu. However, Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf.

14. 314 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.7kReads9.4Score57014d adds
15. 315 我 When I Loved You, You Loved Her 我爱你时，你爱她 Kong Jiujiu空九九Modern Romance45k WordsCompleted That year, as the flowers bloomed, someone once told Mu Chuchu, "When we get out of here, I'm going to marry you." Mu Chuchu thought marrying Chen Jingdong was only a matter of time. Later, she learned that some mistakes, once made, could lead to utter ruin... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 316 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
17. 317 恨 I Hate You to the Bone, Yet Love You Madly 恨你入骨，为爱痴狂 Mi Su米苏Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted After three years of marriage and ten years of knowing each other, he personally sent her father to prison. Not long afterward came the devastating news that her father had taken his own life. She hated him to the bone, yet loved him with all her heart. When he pinned her against the bathroom wall, he was so furious he wanted to torment her to death. “Luo Qingcheng, in this life, the next life, and every life after that, don’t expect me to ever fall in love with you!” Only when Luo Qingcheng fin 26Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 318 渣 After I Played the Miaojiang Boy, He Planted a Love Gu in Me 渣了苗疆少年后，我被种情蛊了 Cloud Crane Crossing云鹤渡Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Complete + Miaojiang seme + Two male leads + Obsessive love + Alternate-universe supernatural setting + Happy ending] [Pure-hearted, aloof, unhinged, possessive Miaojiang seme x researcher with an emotional disorder] Everyone said the people of Miaojiang were skilled in gu, but Shen Jue refused to believe it. To uncover the secret behind the villagers of Jiteng Village’s longevity, Shen Jue, a researcher at the Tower, disguised himself as part of a documentary crew and entered the Miao village 22kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
19. 319 他 Where the Light Fades 他在阑珊处 Yan Qi燕七Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted The year they first met, she asked him, “Lawyer Jiang, if there is another life, what kind of person would you want to be?” He remained silent for a long time, but had no answer. Later, they met again after years apart. Time had turned everything upside down. She had lost her voice and no longer fit into his world. Many years later, when someone asked him that question again, he smiled faintly and answered without hesitation: “Someone without ambitions, staying by her side as we grow old togethe 43Reads9.1Score—14d adds
20. 320 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.4kReads8.1Score41114d adds
21. 321 故 We’re All Supporting Characters in This Story 故事里面的我们都是配角 A Little Deer一只鹿儿Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted The first time she noticed him, his eyes were lowered, a smile playing on his lips as he said in a low voice, “Little girl.” The second time, he gave her a note that read, “A full stomach leads to lust.” He gave her a knowing smile and asked what she thought of the phrase. “Sounds good,” she said. … And what happened next? Well, her secret crush came true, and they rekindled their love, but in the end, it still couldn’t withstand the cruel joke fate played on them… A short angst story about un 59Reads8.9Score—14d adds
22. 322 病 Sick Obsession 病态痴迷 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted After three years with Jiang Qichuan, Wen Mian became pregnant. Her heart was full of joy, but all she got from him was: “She’s back.” She left without a word, hiding her pregnancy. But he refused to let her go. He drove her family to their deaths and clipped her wings, turning her into a canary in a cage once more, kept from the light of day. Jiang Qichuan said, “You were the one who started dreaming above your station.” Only later, after a fire claimed two lives, did he finally see her pregnan 517Reads6.9Score10014d adds

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    It's angsty, but incredibly good.

23. 323 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score50114d adds
24. 324 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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    I really like those tragic endings with a touch of regret, where something just missed, a single fate, makes the story more enduring and the love more poignant. These are all pretty good novels; you might want to check them out.

25. 325 丧 Stray Dog 丧家犬 A Bite of Coconut Jelly吃一口椰冻Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted [Reader advisory: A cruel lover faces retribution in this angst-heavy story. First person, bad ending.] [Contracted for publication] [Cold, elite, callous top x rough, middle-aged bottom] Zhou Xian was reborn. In his previous life, he died like a stray dog on the day his former lover Shen Wen married the man he had always loved. This time, he was reborn three months before his death. To get revenge, he asked Shen Wen to date him for one last three months. * Successful in his career, Shen Wen had 494Reads9.3Score10514d adds
26. 326 盛 Midsummer Is Eternal 盛夏是永恒 Chi Yu Moran池鱼沫染Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted A girl with heart failure × a cold, short-tempered boy Mutual salvation [School-life tragedy] An eternal, unchanging love, yet it was in the brief span of my life that an eternal love was created... The little sun warmed everyone, but in the end, she couldn't escape the endless cycle of summer. Under the stars, she made a wish: "May my Luoluo have peace year after year." Little scenes: "Hey, would you be interested in dating?" "Why are you such a stick-in-the-mud?" "Why is my darling so cute?" " 309Reads8.4Score10114d adds

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    💙These books all revolve around a theme of unresolved regret. They're not very long, but they're all very tear-jerking [almost crying]... 💙①She said: "I hope you can live freely and unrestrainedly, just like your name suggests, without being bound by anyone. Don't be sad about my departure; people always have to part ways. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all experiences we must go through, sooner or later. I'm conflicted; I hope you remember me, yet I also hope you don't. If we're destined to be together, let's meet again in the next life." —Jiang Qiao 💙②"Thank you for letting me meet you. Thank you for appearing in the most beautiful years of my life. Thank you for giving me all your love. The sun never sets, and life goes on. Don't be sad; I will always be with you. Qi An, I love you." —Shi Yinan 💙③"I don't want you to remember me. Forget me. Meet someone better in the future, someone who loves you more, and love her well." "Ayan, I wish you peace and joy for the rest of your life." — Xiang An 💙④ "It's such a pity I only took you to see one sea. I should have taken you to see more places. You said you like beautiful scenery." "Baby, perhaps the luckiest thing in this life is that the worst thing Luo Qi'an ever did was meet a little angel, a little sun." — Luo Qi'an

27. 327 他 He's Just a Fool 他只是个傻子 Salted Fish with Soybean Paste咸鱼蘸大酱Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted [Boys' Love / melodrama / happy ending / modern / angst / win-back romance / silly fool fiction] Qin Yun was deemed a failure and sent to a remote mountain village to oversee the management of a mine. There he met a fool. Though dim-witted, the fool was good at taking care of others. In this impoverished backwater, Qin Yun made a move on the only little fool he found tolerable to look at. But after hurting him recklessly again and again, Qin Yun never expected the fool to say he didn't love him 62Reads8.7Score—14d adds
28. 328 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

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    It was an unforgettable part of my youth. It leaves me with a lingering sense of regret. Sigh.

29. 329 暗 The Echo of a Secret Crush, and Then It Ends Badly 暗恋回声又be Chirp Chirp Doesn't Know g吱吱不知gModern Romance138k WordsCompleted [A reckless, carefree young man vs. a sensitive, insecure girl] (Bad ending) One woman remains unmarried, trapped in the past. The other has a happy marriage and shines brightly. Zhao Huaili is a notorious playboy in Beicheng. He has an impossibly upright-looking face, yet lives a wild life. He may not be the darling of heaven, but he is surrounded by admirers. Lu Zhinan is the Lu family’s shameful illegitimate daughter. Bright-eyed and kind, she always gives people the impression of a girl with 661Reads8.7Score12414d adds
30. 330 非 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.4kReads8.8Score26914d adds

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    The female lead was misunderstood for 13 years. On the day the male lead discovered the truth, she didn't even have time to know anything before she committed suicide by poisoning herself in front of him, killing herself and her unborn child! [Crying][crying][crying]

31. 331 为 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Xiao Lu was held hostage for ten years. I stayed by his side, living as if we were husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most shameful kind of person at his side: a slave from the State of Chu. A maid, insignificant and easily overlooked. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince, watched him bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my wedding, I heard that he had burned his boats and 5.1kReads8.7Score53514d adds

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    Just twenty chapters, and they were so angsty they made my liver hurt.

32. 332 一 One Heartbreaking Story Per Chapter 一章一个虐心故事 Huangfu Ziqi皇甫梓琪Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Regrets + tragic ending + angst + short story + complete] So many regrets become stories that can never be mended, destined to exist only in our minds. A love too difficult to put into words is life's greatest sorrow. 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Every single one of them is heart-wrenching! So many tears! Most are about unrequited love! Absolutely amazing! I lost 10 pounds after reading them!

33. 333 那 That Little Alley 那条小巷子 Chi Yuan迟远Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted [Redemption + mutual pining + school life + angst + tragic ending] [One longs for the warmth of a home × one hopes to escape the control of her family] In the autumn of 2010, Xu Mo dragged her suitcase into that narrow alley. It was long and deep, and that year she was lost in its shadows. In the alley, she met Jiang Jiahe feeding the cats. That day, Jiang Jiahe helped her find a home. Secret love is a privilege reserved for cowards, and Xu Mo was a coward! She clung to that privilege until th 838Reads8.5Score19914d adds
34. 334 暗 Unrequited Love Is an Inner Monologue 暗恋是一场内心的独白 Xi Muqing汐慕青Modern Romance938k WordsCompleted [Schoolyard secret crush + win-her-back redemption arc] Happy ending. A story about me secretly loving someone who falls for my best friend. The heroine suffers first, then the hero. Because of the wounds left by her family, she has been sensitive and insecure since childhood. He, meanwhile, is outstanding in every way, a talented and popular figure at school. Little by little, she is drawn to him, and by the time she realizes it, she has fallen deeply in love. In high school, she secretly lov 4.2kReads7.0Score15914d adds
35. 335 悲 A Sorrowful Secret Crush 悲伤暗恋 Beimu Liuguang北木流光Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted Redemption + Unrequited Love + Campus Tragedy + Bad Ending Inferiority-complex underachiever Su Xiaoyu vs. top student and campus prince Xiao Ruiyang His sunshine and warmth helped a girl who had fallen to the very bottom gradually find meaning in life. She worked hard to become a better person, just so she could be worthy of being his friend. They met in early summer and parted in early autumn. Years later, she would think back on that youth, when the flowers never bloomed and the sun had alrea 14Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 336 他 He Lives in Heaven 他住在天堂里 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [He has loved her in secret for ten years, tragic ending + male lead dies of cancer + tearjerker campus romance] “The girl I’ve loved for ten years got married. I personally placed her hand in her future husband’s. The last time I called her by name was at her wedding.” Jiang Chi 692Reads8.4Score18714d adds
37. 337 等 Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临 Zhou Wanyu周晚欲Anime Fanfiction209k WordsCompleted At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi 1.9kReads9.5Score36314d adds

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    🌸Be is the first one that's amazing

38. 338 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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    I found it extremely agonizing, the kind that can leave lasting effects. I'm a coward when I'm in unrequited love, and unrequited love is a grand, silent drama.

39. 339 暗 I’m the One Who’s Secretly in Love with You 暗恋你的人是我 Little Yue Cake小悦饼Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted This book is based on my own life. Once I finish writing it, I can finally let go. Su Xiaoxiao is insecure, sensitive, timid, a poor student, and painfully meek. When she meets He Chi, she does her best to get closer to him, but all she can do is run after him from behind. Why does Su Xiaoxiao work so hard to get into First High School, only to transfer out later? Su Xiaoxiao will never measure up to Xia Mo, and she can never catch up to He Chi. But Wang Bo is always behind her, and she forget 126Reads8.8Score—14d adds
40. 340 绽 Blossoming in Midsummer 绽放与盛夏 Cat Xiaoxi猫小西Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [Redemption × Mutual Secret Crushes × Angsty School Romance] A sweet, soft top student with a surprising side × a roguishly handsome, jealous boy The sun and the moon can never share the same parallel line. Ji Yu’s little moon stayed forever at sixteen. Cicadas buzzed incessantly, the wobbly fan creaked, and the stuffy classroom reeked of sweat. Every summer seemed to be the same, but this year was different, because there was someone in his heart he wanted to protect. Ji Yu: “Chi Sui, I’m sorry 5Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 341 偷 Crying in Secret 偷偷哭泣 Yan Zhou雁舟Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted A little story with a bittersweet ending. [Angst, mutual healing, secret love, two male leads, bad ending] That summer, Xin Chen was saved by a boy through a twist of fate. The boy smiled and asked him, “Don’t you remember me?” Xin Chen stared at him, bewildered. “Have we... met?” Later, Xin Chen found out on the school confession page that the boy was called Chi Chuan. From then on, checking the page every day for news about him became part of Xin Chen’s routine. He hoped more than anything tha 504Reads—Score11714d adds
42. 342 慕 Drawn to Mu Ming 慕铭而来 Single-Character Yixian单字抑仙Modern Romance95k WordsCompleted She should have been at the brightest age of her life, yet she was covered in scars. “I’m afraid to fall for someone...” Lu Qi stood barefoot on the beach, dressed in red bridal finery. “Mu Ming, I’ve come to marry you.” Across the endless sea, “I came to the ocean where you are, but I can’t see you anywhere.” 2Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    I can only recommend 20 books; check my bookshelf for the rest.

43. 343 白 Even in Death, She Is a Beautiful White Moonlight 白月光她连死都美 Grape Tea葡萄茶茶Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted Ending: Bad Ending | No CP | Read with caution | Everyone has had a moonlight that belonged to them alone, lighting the path ahead. The scholar was adrift and disheartened; the prince was despondent and had given up on himself; the senior brother was down on his luck and had no one to rely on... Only after meeting her did they learn what true love and deep devotion meant. Wen Qing committed suicide, and the System found her because she could neither obtain a utopian love as everlasting as the fl 4.1kReads8.8Score25314d adds
44. 344 剩 One Letter Left Behind 剩下一封信 Xixi, Be Good希希要乖Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Angst] [School-life tragedy] [Two top students] [One-on-one + childhood sweethearts] [Slight ensemble cast] Golden boy Shen Yuchuan vs. gentle girl Qiu Suian [Suisi, will you stay with me forever?] [I will.] . [Qiu Suian, may you live a long life.] [Shen Yuchuan, may you be safe and well year after year.] That summer was as lively as ever. Cicadas buzzed noisily, and the summer breeze brought nothing but heat. But to Shen Yuchuan, it felt like the depths of winter. He sta 697Reads6.6Score19314d adds
45. 345 祭 Sacrifice to Spring 祭春天 A Yuan Upstairs阿媛在楼上Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted In the first spring after the college entrance exams, Yu Xiaoxiao is sitting in the library at Peking University when it suddenly dawns on her: that pitch-black night when he laughed until he couldn’t breathe, he was crying. [Love at first sight + mutual healing + angsty campus romance, tragic ending] Gentle boy who pretends to be a school bully × girl who pretends to be aloof but is really a top student [Boy pursues girl + devoted one-on-one romance + the clear-headed one falls hard + equal par 937Reads8.9Score19014d adds
46. 346 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
47. 347 风 The Wind Kisses the White Rose 风吻白玫瑰 Qitao Zhizhi柒桃枝枝Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted A cheerful girl with depression vs. a lonely, gentle top student Chen Yan meets a strange person at the hospital. That day, he sees many sides of her. One moment she is chatting away, the next she is silently crying. Since high school, she has called herself “Young Master Xiao Jiang” and become everyone’s mood-maker. Everyone thinks that is just who she is, but Chen Yan is the only one who has seen the side she keeps hidden. So he says, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you.” He has seen her at 79Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    It's really heart-wrenching. Most of the characters are familiar, so it's quite mainstream, especially the first six books. "I Only Stole a Glance at Him" ​​and "Brother, the Rain Has Stopped" really tore me apart. Actually, most of these are stories about unrequited love in youth, which is so touching for someone like me who has experienced unrequited love. It's like looking in a mirror, reminding me of my own three disastrous years.

48. 348 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.”] 981Reads9.3Score18814d adds
49. 349 暗 Secret Love Is Like a Green Plum 暗恋好似一颗青梅果 Xiaoxiang Qimin潇湘祈敏Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking BE that will make you cry your eyes out: youthful angst, unrequited love, and bittersweet longing Xia Xi's youth was shrouded in gray. Her parents' endless arguments, her classmates' distance, and the chains of social anxiety left her like a shadow in the corner, silent and invisible. That changed in her first year of high school, when the sunny Shen Yiqing became her desk mate. Cheerful and kind, he was a ray of light piercing her gloomy world. He taught her to be brave and help 5.9kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
50. 350 冬 A Winter’s Last Letter 冬日遗书 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Mutual Secret Crush + Angst + Youth and School Life + Both Leads Die | Slow-Burn Style | Hero's Secret-Crush Diary] When Fang Li was sixteen, her mother remarried, and she transferred to Nanshi No. 1 High School. There she met Jiang Zheng, the “bad boy” everyone talked about. As she got to know him, she realized this quiet boy wasn't as bad as everyone said. On the contrary, he was wonderful. So wonderful that Fang Li would never forget him for the rest of her life. The boy wasn't a savior, but 2.1kReads8.2Score54714d adds

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