I Rarely Cry and Want Something Tragic, Short, With a Bad Ending and Intelligent Characters 本人泪点高，想要虐，短，be，有脑子的文

1. 1 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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   The first few books were all very heart-wrenching. The first one, about unrequited love where the person she loved ends up with her best friend, and the words they said before jumping off a building were really touching; the second one had a huge plot twist at the end, which made me cry unexpectedly; the third one had the female lead's parents divorced, and she lived with her grandparents until their deaths, which was also very moving; the fourth one is simply amazing, my absolute top pick, the author's writing is superb and incredibly captivating, the beginning is incredibly sweet, and the ending is devastating, highly recommended; the fifth and sixth ones are more of a "wife-chasing-after-the-wife" scenario, suitable for those with a low tear threshold. In short, I highly recommend the fourth one, I cried buckets. I didn't cry at the first three, but it took me several months to recover. I hope this helps some sisters who are experiencing a reading slump~

2. 2 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
3. 3 我 I Request Permanent Account Deletion 我申请永久注销账号 Ming Yuxin明玉心Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted There isn't much of a synopsis. This is simply the story of a life born on the wrong track, reset to zero... Shen Shi'an: "The world is so vast, yet when I look around, there's not a single person who loves me!" There are bonus chapters, so check out the author's notes in Chapter One! #The tags don't match the story. The author didn't choose them (breaks down)# My new work is here! Welcome to read my story. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell 2.9kReads8.1Score398Shelves
4. 4 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
5. 5 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 2.6kReads6.6Score156Shelves
6. 6 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. 13.4kReads8.2Score885Shelves
7. 7 两 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书：帝王囚凰终折颈 The Swallow with Golden Feathers衔金羽的燕Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book was so heartbreaking! [Sad face] In the beginning, the male lead mistook his benefactor for someone else and frequently teased the female lead. Although the female lead was clear-headed, she still fell in love with him. But just as she began to waver and accept him, she inadvertently discovered that the male lead had always harbored feelings for another important woman, and this woman was right beside them, an unnoticed presence. When I read this, my heart ached terribly. [Sad face] And the scene where he had to choose between two women was even more agonizing; I cried so much 😭. For those who enjoy angst, this is definitely worth reading, I'm not kidding! "The Book of Two Realms: The Emperor's Imprisoned Phoenix Finally Breaks Its Neck"

8. 8 我 I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of Your Lawful Wife 我以正妻之名为你证婚 Qingqiu Nanzhu青丘南烛41k WordsCompleted I Bear Witness to Your Wedding in the Name of Your Legal Wife 5.9kReads—Score75.9kShelves

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   [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry] No matter how high my tears are, I can't resist this article

9. 9 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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   Little fish, little fish, swim fast! Freedom in all directions! (Super challenging!)

10. 10 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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    This book really made me cry so much! [Crying][crying] The first book is short but very heartbreaking. The girl returns home after her college entrance exams, only to find her mother murdered by her father. She watches her best friend and her crush kissing at dusk, then jumps off a building. The male lead never knows his name, only that his surname is Zhou. The second book is about mutual unrequited love that doesn't end well. The third book is about the male lead dying while diving because his oxygen supply wasn't properly checked when he's about to confess to the female lead. It's also his 18th birthday. Everyone blames the female lead, saying she killed him, and she develops severe depression. The third and fourth books are also about mutual unrequited love that doesn't end well. [Crying][crying]

11. 11 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
12. 12 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
13. 13 暗 After the Shadow Guard Died, the Emperor Turned White Overnight at the Sight of Her Sachet 暗卫死后，帝王见香囊一夜白头 Qian Jun Duck黔君鸭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After the Shadow Guard Died, the Emperor Turned White Overnight at the Sight of Her Perfume Pouch 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so cruel to watch this

14. 14 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves

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    Both are incredibly moving and make you cry. The first book made you cry every chapter, and the second one started sweetly but then suddenly took a turn at the end, leaving you with a void in your heart. Both are tragic endings.

15. 15 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Short and agonizing. Every single story is so heart-wrenching it'll break your heart. If you're into angst, just read this; there's no limit to how agonizing these stories can get.

16. 16 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book was really good, super heartbreaking, and very short. Wuwu died at 18. Achen was about to confess his love on his birthday, but she passed away [crying]. The second book, about Ahuai and Xiangxiang, was very painful to read [crying]. Ahuai eventually married someone else, Xiangxiang died from COVID-19, and Xiaolinzi didn't go to see her because of her [crying]. The third book was really super short and heartbreaking!! You can finish it in 10 minutes! I cried so much in the notes section, and I cried my eyes out at the end [crying]. The fourth book was a story of unrequited love, eight chapters, eight unrequited love stories. The most heartbreaking part was the fifth chapter about Ye Sheng and Jiang Xuxing [crying]. It's such a pity that the last book, even the extra chapters, made me cry [crying]. It was so heartbreaking that I didn't dare to read it a second time. Xu Nuo died in childbirth, Zhou Yiming died in battle [crying]. Even her uncle, Fu Jinchuan, died from illness [crying].

17. 17 婉 Wanwan Bends the Green Pine 婉婉折青松 Xun Bai荀柏Modern Romance683k WordsOngoing The Cold-Blooded Warlord and His Lovely Wife, a companion novel to Snowy Parasol Tree [Republican-Era Romance + A Love Lost in Bitterness + Love at First Sight] Word has it that Zhou Songyu met with disaster in Beiping. Zhou Songyu was dead. On the day of her wedding, Duan Yiwan was supposed to marry Shen Zhuqing, but her stepmother and older sister, Duan Yibao, switched the marriage and sent her to the Zhou family instead. Unexpectedly, Zhou Songyu returned three years later. It turned out She 100Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 他 He Said, "Don't Love Me, It Won't End Well" 他说别爱我没结果 Faint Tobacco Scent淡淡的烟草香12k WordsCompleted He Said, Don't Fall for Me, It Won't End Well 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a bit sad, but you can watch it.

19. 19 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 374Reads8.6Score—Shelves
20. 20 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 2.1kReads—Score147Shelves

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    Eight chapters, 20,000 words—if I don't kill it off, you're the one who has to! [Crying]

21. 21 我 My Younger Days 我的年少时 Xun Bai荀柏Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the youth I had only once, and which I regret so deeply losing! [Redemption + Unrequited Love + Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending] When you aren't brave enough as a teenager, you grow up with regrets. All these years, fate has always been like this: it has given me so much, but it has also made me lose so much. Sometimes I think, let it be. Life is long, with more sorrow than joy. It's not one particular thing that leaves you gasping for breath. It's the slow realization 43Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But 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. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    It wasn't that he didn't love her anymore, it was clearly that there was no one else, it wasn't like this before, it was clearly... Wen Ci... Was the most unrestrained... But the little Ci who was so afraid of pain ended up committing suicide, and even lost the only tile that belonged to him. That proud, genius violinist will never come back... Zhou Ying, if you could do it all over again, please let Wen Ci go...

23. 23 陪 With You Until Twenty-Nine 陪你到二十九岁 Half a Green Candle青烛半盏31k WordsCompleted By Your Side Until You're Twenty-Nine 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A beautifully crafted short story with stunning writing! A bittersweet tale, sure to make you cry buckets of tears, hidden under the covers at night. Not mindless angst, but heartwarming.

24. 24 云 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 Xun Bai荀柏Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 谁 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ Like a Scene, Like Brocade似景似锦Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score109Shelves

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    So pretty! [Sending a heart emoji]

26. 26 陆 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 Lu Yitang鹿苡糖Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score306Shelves

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    Both are incredibly heart-wrenching. In the first book, I couldn't help but cry when I read the part where Lu Cichuan drowned in his memories. In the second book, I cried when the female lead committed suicide.

27. 27 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    I can't get over the first part of the story [crying]. The first part is a bit long, but you can finish it in three hours. The others are all short and very heart-wrenching.

28. 28 安 An’an Never Grows Up 安安长不大 Yan Xiaojiu盐小玖Modern Romance163k WordsCompleted He was Xu Shuyan, the top student in his year and the school’s untouchable heartthrob. He was naturally aloof, wanted nothing to do with people, and always kept to himself. One day, in a torrential downpour, with lights blazing all around, he sat quietly on a stool outside the door, drenched to the skin. She couldn’t understand why, so she held an umbrella over him and took him somewhere out of the rain. After that day, she began bringing him breakfast, walking to and from school with him, and d 983Reads9.0Score200Shelves

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    These books have a really strong staying power and are very enjoyable. They're already some of my most treasured books, and I highly recommend them!

29. 29 在 Playing the Black Moonlight in a Painful Hong Kong Novel 在疼痛香江文学里当黑月光 residueModern Romance189k WordsCompleted Ensemble cast!!! A hodgepodge of eight couples, ship them however you like. The blurb is about the previous generation, whose story is full of messy, realistic drama! It's only the first eight chapters, so please don't let that put you off. The previous generation's tempestuous love and bitter hatred make it easier to understand how complicated things are for this generation: they want to love but can't, and want to let go but can't. Female lead: Ren Ruyi. Male lead: Xin Xia. If you want to read 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Eight couples, a tale of love and hate, sweet and romantic, you can ship them all, whatever you want. This book tells the story of a group of people—a group who emerged from the rainy nights of Temple Street. Zhong Aixiao squatted behind the counter of the "Xiang Ji" goldfish stall, raising Xin Xia for Xin Tongda. She waited for six years, wrote six letters, the last one containing only five words: "I'm not waiting anymore." Brother Fu sat on a plastic chair by the door, drinking beer for six years, waiting for her to turn around and see him. The day Xin Tongda signed the "protection agreement" determined everyone's fate. He went to the Philippines, accepting a drink from Jiang Meiling in a bar. He didn't know that drink would later become the son of a man named Jiang Che. From the age of three, Xin Xia carried a girl across all the puddles of Temple Street. He kept her photos in a folder called "Weather," facing them alone in a dark room late at night. He loved her, but he dared not let her know the weight of his love. Ren Ruyi had a system living in her mind. She did tasks, she wavered between two people, she thought she was just a player. Until the system crashed, she went to London, playing the piano for strangers in the snow, and met a boy named Xinyue, where she learned for the first time "protection" instead of "being loved." Jiang Che walked out of the tea restaurant kitchen and all the way to the boardroom of the Xin Group. He married Jiang Shuiqing—the woman who knew he had someone else in his heart but still chose him. She died in the delivery room, her last words being, "Where is my daughter?" When Tang Zhenyi was ten, she took a knife for a five-year-old boy. That scar remained on her left palm for twenty years. Later, she had plastic surgery, changed her face, entered the Xin family circle, and at the arrival gate of Charles de Gaulle Airport, was stopped by the now-grown boy by his full name. Song searched for her for twenty years. Everyone was caught in the karma of the previous generation. Everyone was trying to forge their own path. "When I'm sad, I try to be more understanding." But understanding is never a kind of magnanimity. It's a person's name. It's an exile that will never reach its shore. "I'm drawn to girls who laugh, but that girl isn't you." The person who said this sat in the front row of the wedding, a half-empty cup of iced tea in hand, watching the entire event unfold. There isn't a single purely evil character in this book. Nor does anyone live up to their initial aspirations. But they are all still on their journey. Under the neon lights of Temple Street, amidst the sea of ​​lights in Victoria Harbour, in every snowy night and every endless rain. "After all the twists and turns, I still found you." !!

30. 30 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 5.3kReads9.1Score491Shelves

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    I'm easily moved to tears and honestly, I rarely cry. These are some of my absolute favorite novels, and they're incredibly moving. The first one, despite its somewhat... Unpleasant title, is truly heart-wrenching; just one story is enough to make your heart ache. The second story, while not highly rated, is still incredibly moving, and I hope you'll check it out. The third and fourth books are like sister pieces, both with extremely high ratings. They're about unrequited love and striving to become a better person for the one you love; I highly recommend them.

31. 31 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score181Shelves
32. 32 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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    ① It's really heartbreaking. Zhou Tingwan, please don't like him in your next life and love yourself properly. ② (Even after watching it twice, I still drool.) Song Shuangye was never a substitute for Ji Sangqing. She will always be Song Shuangye's unique existence. I hope Song Shuangye and Luo Cang will be happy in their next life. ③ I hope Song Qing will be happy in his next life. ④ I hope Liang Anping won't like Tang in his next life. He doesn't deserve to wish you peace and happiness.

33. 33 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    If you want something angsty in the third book, just read the author's summary at the end. The fourth book is fan fiction; if you're not into that, please skip it.

34. 34 南 A Solitary Goose in the Southern Song: One Wing Crosses Ten Thousand Leagues of Sea 南宋孤鸿影：片翼横渡万重溟 Just to Chronicle My Life聊以纪平生Eastern Fantasy222k WordsOngoing When he was fourteen, he crawled out of a city consumed by flames, carrying half of a broken jade pendant against his chest and gripping his father's old saber. For a hundred years afterward, that saber stood between heaven and earth, between all things and all people. He had the power to save the world. But he couldn't protect the girl he met in the flames, no matter how desperately he tried. “You want to save the world you cannot see,” she said. “I want to save the people right in front of m —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Immortality doesn't grant him any special advantages, only a path with no end in sight. This novel is slow, ruthless, and doesn't leave for a happy ending; it's angsty, but I guarantee it's worth it.

35. 35 城 Pomegranates Bloom Red South of the City, but an Old Friend Is No Longer the Same 城南石榴红，故人已不同 I Don't Talk to Tasteless People不和没品的人说话13k WordsCompleted The pomegranates bloom red south of the city, but the old friend I knew is no more. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, yes, including bets.

36. 36 我 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水10k WordsCompleted I’m a Scout: Zhan De 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Returning from drug rehabilitation, his beautiful wife disappears; their broken relationship is mended, but it all turns out to be just a dream.

37. 37 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    These are mostly super good-looking angst-filled novels, and they're all very short. As someone who's also easily moved to tears, I cried buckets after reading them. Highly recommended!

38. 38 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
39. 39 深 Hidden in Late Winter 深藏晚冬 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Two top students + love that grows over time + youth and school days + angst] Gentle, sweet girl × jealous, cocky boy * At sixteen, he said he wanted to become a police officer and protect the people. She said she wanted to become a doctor and save lives. * At seventeen, he said, “We met in winter, Wen Yu. We'll spend so many more winters together. Take care of this white camellia for me for now.” The wind lifted the hem of the boy's coat, and his eyes shone. So she rem 2.6kReads9.3Score549Shelves

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    Personally, I think "autumn coolness" has a lot to say in this series.

40. 40 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
41. 41 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves

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    I cried so hard that I had two nosebleeds and took nitroglycerin pills three times.

42. 42 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "She bore a son for her enemy, but the son wasn't his biological child." The pinnacle of Republican-era tragic romance, *Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust*, left me heartbroken for three days. Lin Die'er, a daughter of a prestigious family, was sold by her mother-in-law to her husband's half-son. The man imprisoned her in a separate courtyard, torturing her day and night, all to force her to bear a child. He was unaware of her secret. Later, she did indeed give birth to a son for him—but the child wasn't his. She gritted her teeth and survived, just so he would raise her enemy's child for the rest of his life. [Facepalm][Crying][Facepalm] Meanwhile, her husband, Zhang Zhiming, searched the entire country for ten years, his hair turning white overnight. When they met again, she was now a Japanese spy, Chiba Kaoruko. Facing his red eyes and trembling hands, she coldly said, "Sir, you've mistaken me for someone else." This is the pinnacle of heartbreak in Republican-era tragic romance novels. If you want to be moved to tears, calm down and read to the end. [Crying]

43. 43 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Seizes Me by Force 蝶影归尘：丈夫的的仇人对我强娶豪夺 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼15k WordsCompleted Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Forces Me into Marriage 21Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 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 1.6kReads8.4Score146Shelves

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    The story "BE" has just finished. A short story with 16 chapters. A brutal read from beginning to end. Gu Zhen Huai'an, a dream of Huai'an, a fleeting joy. A story of someone who uses another as a substitute and is relentlessly tormented! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

45. 45 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 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    This is so satisfying!

46. 46 忠 Faithful Hound 忠犬 Qing Shisi卿十四Two Male Leads45k WordsCompleted Zhou Qi says he’ll be Qi Tingyao’s dog for the rest of his life, but he can’t bear to stop there. Through countless sleepless nights, he tears at his own soul and cries out with longing. The feelings he has buried deep in his heart for over a decade finally burst forth. Just how much does he love Qi Tingyao? Perhaps it’s shown in the way he finally finds the strength to let go as he lies dying. 3.6kReads8.6Score385Shelves

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    Late at night is perfect for heartbreak, crying, everyone cry your hearts out! 1. Yu An, my heart aches for you! 2. Seventh Brother, sob sob sob!

47. 47 在 The Day He Married His Childhood Sweetheart, His Little Cousin, I Disappeared 在他娶青梅小表妹那天，我消失了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day He Married His Childhood Sweetheart, My Little Cousin, I Disappeared 4.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The "chasing after your wife" trope is both heart-wrenching and exhilarating, and it's incredibly add

48. 48 他 The Day He Made His Side Consort, I Emptied the Prince's Mansion and Ran 他抬侧妃那天，我卷空王府跑路了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Day He Made His Concubine a Princess, I Cleared Out the Prince's Estate and Ran 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 他 He Chose to Save His First Love, and After I Died, He Fell Apart 他选择救白月光，我死后他崩溃了 Lin Feiyue临非月Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted He Chose to Save His Moonlight, and Fell Apart After I Died 684Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 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 8.8kReads9.3Score914Shelves

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    These are all, Your Majesty, please choose.

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