Unresolved Heartache + Bad Ending + So Tragic I Wake Up Crying at Midnight + Love Unrequited 意难平+be+虐到半夜哭醒+爱而不得

1. 51 他 He Said Elves with Pointed Ears Are Selfish and Unfaithful, So I Deserve to Die? 他说精灵耳自私多情，所以我该死？ Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted He Said Elf Ears Were Selfish and Promiscuous, So I Deserve to Die? 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 哭 The Weepy Minister Fakes His Death, and the Emperor Goes Mad 哭包尚书死遁，皇帝疯了 Hong Ao弘骜7k WordsCompleted The Weepy Minister Faked His Death, and the Emperor Went Mad 577Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 重 Reborn, I’m No Longer My Twin Brother’s Stepping Stone 重生后，我不再是双胞胎弟弟的垫脚石 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I will no longer be the stepping stone for my twin brother 234Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 气 Fate Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 气运转移，他却以为是我薄情 Hong Ao弘骜10k WordsCompleted My Luck Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 八 My Eight-Year Crush Gave Me 11,000 as a Wedding Gift on My Wedding Day 八年暗恋对象，我结婚那天他上了一万一的礼金 Hong Ao弘骜6k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush of Eight Years Gave Me 11,000 Yuan as a Wedding Gift on My Wedding Day 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 被 After He Threw Me Off a Cliff, I Became the Progenitor Vampire He Could Never Have 被他扔下悬崖后，我成了他求而不得的始祖血族 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After he threw me off a cliff, I became the Progenitor Vampire he could never have 783Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 我 I Died, and He Held My Corpse, Begging Me to Speak 我死了，他抱着我的尸体求我说话 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted I died, and he held my corpse, begging me to speak 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 小 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6kReads—Score101Shelves
9. 59 小 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 奴 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Hong Ao弘骜15k WordsCompleted Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 重 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, I Don't Want You Anymore. Why Are You in Such a Hurry? 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 我 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 Hong Ao弘骜Two Male Leads187k WordsCompleted [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 314Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score153Shelves

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    Babies, this book made me cry so much! I'm a very sensitive person, and it was really heartbreaking to finish. I highly recommend it!!!

14. 64 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Physical edition now available] Sang You transmigrated, landing back on the first day of her freshman year of high school. The three years of high school she'd finally made it through had suddenly been reset to square one. Thinking about going back to a high school life where she had nothing, not even a full head of hair, made her want to die. Later, she stopped wanting to die, but everyone else said she was crazy. She was a freshman, yet not long after the term began, she skipped ahead to seni 67.5kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    So touching! [Crying]

15. 65 乔 Bridge and Harmony 乔和 Li Yonghe李庸和Urban111k WordsCompleted I came into this world alone, yet I could not escape falling secretly in love. Qieqie never imagined a boy would burst into her life and become an indispensable part of her growing years. The boy she loved was exceptionally talented, pure and untainted. But in the blink of an eye, fate toyed with him, and he fell into an abyss. He suffered torment, and she stayed by his side. Neither of them was the other's cure, but they became each other's lifeline. The clown became a warrior, and the princess 574Reads9.4Score111Shelves
16. 66 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score773Shelves
17. 67 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 824Reads8.6Score156Shelves
18. 68 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

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    The ultimate in tragic love aesthetics! Every single one of them left me heartbroken! They have a powerful aftertaste! I lost ten pounds immediately after reading them!

19. 69 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 944Reads9.5Score210Shelves

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    These books are truly the most heart-wrenching I've ever read; I can cry myself to death just thinking about them at night. The first three are medium-length or long novels, and the last one is a short story. These books aren't melodramatic at all. If they're too angsty, some netizens have written happy endings for the final chapters. The happy endings they've written will make you smile like a doting aunt.

20. 70 亡 A Fallen Kingdom's Princess and an Enemy Prince: Sweet and Heartbreaking 亡国公主和敌国皇子又甜又虐 May All Your Wishes Come True愿你所愿Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Angsty + BE Ending] When they first met, his army was at her gates, and her country had fallen. Her mother, the empress, leapt from the city wall and gave her life for her country before her eyes. Her final words were a plea for her daughter to live, for the sake of their people. As a princess of a fallen kingdom, she arrives in a foreign land and is granted in marriage as the consort of the man who destroyed her country. It was all part of her plan. He destroyed her kingdom, so she w 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists, destined for a tragic ending from their very first meeting, witness the male protagonist destroy the female protagonist's kingdom. The female protagonist's mother jumps off the city wall in desperation for the sake of her people. The female protagonist schemes to make the male protagonist fall in love, using him entirely, while the male protagonist, blinded by love, willingly submits. However, she doesn't love him; she loves the young man who died in battle.

21. 71 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
22. 72 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.7kReads8.8Score662Shelves
23. 73 比 Her Fragrance Reached Me Before Her Slap Did 比姐姐巴掌先来的，是姐姐的香气 M-Surname ExplosionM姓大爆发Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted 6.4kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    I recommend these four books.

24. 74 他 He Defies Everyone but Bows to Her 他一身反骨，只为她低头 Soft Strawberry Cub酥软的草莓崽Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Extra-Sweet, Heart-Fluttering Flirting + Mutual Healing + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other] [Wild, Arrogant Bad Boy × Sweet, Gentle Little Angel] Everyone in Lincheng knew the school bully Jiang Chi: red hair, a black motorcycle, ruthless and sparing with words, with hard fists and plenty of connections. No one dared to mess with him. On her first day after transferring schools, Shen You witnessed the terrifying guy getting into a fight. A well-behaved girl since childhood, she 2.1kReads8.9Score301Shelves
25. 75 疯 Mad Cage 疯狂囚笼 Lilies in the Study书斋里的百合Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Forced love | Extreme control | No redemption | Dark Southeast Asian aesthetic | Post-traumatic trauma] A rainy night on the Chao Phraya River marks the beginning of Su Wan's descent into the abyss. What she thinks is a miraculous escape from danger is merely a hunting ground carefully laid by Lu Zhuo. This man, who rules the roost across Southeast Asia, binds her to him with fabricated debts, puts a diamond-studded electronic collar around her neck, chains her ankles, and burns the word “Priso 56Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 谁 Who Still Cares Whether Their Ex Lives or Dies After a Breakup? 谁家分手后还管前男友死活啊 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive, treacherous shou + devoted, fatherly gong + rekindled romance + a groveling pursuit] The biggest mistakes Song Qingyan ever made were acting on his own, making the first move, exposing their relationship, breaking up, and then trying to get back together without asking! He successfully drove himself to the brink of death over and over. The first time, his heart stopped for five minutes. The second time, his heart stopped for ten minutes. The third time, he nearly die 8.5kReads9.3Score671Shelves

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    Just finished reading it, it was so tear-jerking! [Crying][almost crying] I often see this author recommended in angst-filled novels, and today I saw it, and it's true. It almost made me cry my eyes out. The beginning was quite light and ambiguous, the later part was sweet, and I cried from beginning to end throughout the middle, I even used up all the tissues. The relationship between Youyou (Yan Yan) and Cheng Yu was so bumpy. Yan Yan took the initiative to approach him, and Yu Ge was willing too. But the misunderstanding that led to an irreversible situation really hurt me. Later on, Yu Ge's family doted on Yan Yan, and finally, Yan Yan's relatives came looking for her. "I was so engrossed in the sweet story when I suddenly saw the ending." [Heart emoji] If you want to read more, I recommend the author's other novels, it's part of a series. But I haven't read them yet, everyone's recommending them, and the ratings are quite high. [Heart emoji]

27. 77 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 was so moving, I cried buckets. They loved each other, but were separated by societal prejudices and unaccepting families, making their lives so miserable.

28. 78 风 Is the Wind Still Blowing? 风还在吹吗 T Steals Sesame BunsT偷麻头Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Bisexual, Mutual Secret Crush] [Male Lead Dies/Female Lead Dies for Love] Their similar names were a red thread secretly tied by the Matchmaker. Chen Shuye often felt secretly delighted by how much her name resembled Cheng Shuye's. Their similar names seemed to draw them closer and deepen their bond. In their senior year of high school, he said, “Chen Shuye, I’ve helped you so many times. So, can I copy your college application form?” Chen Shuye smiled. “Sure.” But after she called the police 3.5kReads9.2Score854Shelves

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    Every single one of these is a super sweet romance novel; highly recommended: 2, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, etc.

29. 79 下 Summer in Xiachuan Town 下川镇的夏天 Taro Ball Candy Jar芋圆糖罐Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Summer in Xiachuan Town was a passionate, heartfelt regret. I never had him, yet it felt as if I’d lost him a thousand times over. A bus approached from afar. Jiang Yihuan couldn’t tell if it was the right one. She looked up through the window and saw Li Chengze’s face. He was standing by the bus door. As soon as the bus stopped and the doors opened, he rushed down and pulled Jiang Yihuan into his arms. “Jiang Yihuan, I’ve missed you so much.” Li Chengze rested his head on her shoulder and spoke 81Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 你 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 236Reads8.8Score111Shelves
31. 81 最 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 1.6kReads9.2Score478Shelves
32. 82 于 Yu Dongbie 于冬别 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] Yu Zhe said he'd wait for her, and he would keep waiting. But Shi Taoning had no way out. She couldn't go back. 939Reads9.2Score255Shelves
33. 83 蓝 The Blue Gum Tree Waits in Vain for the Mistletoe Bird 蓝桉等不到释槐鸟 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance133k WordsCompleted “If I loved you a little less, would I be able to say a little more to you?” The girl, Ru An, had a secret crush on Lin Fu, the brightest star in school. She loved writing in her diary. Over her three years of high school, she filled five diaries. Not once did she mention Lin Fu by name, yet every line was about him. She described Lin Fu as full of life and spirit, but couldn't find a single word that suited herself. She had always lived by the rules, following the same routine. The only courage 17kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
34. 84 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves

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    These are people destined to be together but not to stay together, whose love was deep but whose fate was shallow.

35. 85 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves
36. 86 一 A Small-Town Girl's Ten-Year Secret Crush 一个小镇女孩暗恋的十年 The Orange Mountain Has A Spirit桔山有灵Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Ten years of secret love × running away while pregnant × groveling to win her back × reunion after years apart × powerful man finally bows his head × both are each other’s first and only] This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story!! The heroine is not love-brained!!! This is not a pampered-wife story!! People will die, so if you only want happy endings, this isn’t for you! No rebirth, no golden finger, no evil female rival, no women competing against each other, and no putting the heroine th 4.4kReads8.2Score341Shelves

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    No one can escape Chapter 29! You'll cry until your own mother doesn't recognize you.

37. 87 她 She Was Like the Wind, Staying by My Side for Only One Journey 她像风，只陪我一程 Warm Peach暖桃桃Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted [Redemption + realistic + tragic ending + heartbreaking school romance] “Gu Yan, if the wind ever stops, remember to look at the sea for me.” Seventeen-year-old Su Wan has a secret: her heart is slowly failing. She's used to swallowing pills in secluded corners, sitting out PE, and enduring her classmates' pitying looks. Until Gu Yan discovers her secret “Su Wan,” he says, snatching her pill bottle, his gaze sharp. “What are you hiding?” He's the brightest star on the basketball court, yet he's 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 宫 Willows Behind the Palace Walls 宫墙柳 Wu Yu吾玉Ancient Romance146k WordsCompleted Lonely in an empty courtyard, spring is drawing to a close; pear blossoms carpet the ground, yet the door remains shut. With her most moving prose and wondrously clever ideas, the new queen of historical romance, Wu Yu, weaves one heartbreaking tale of palace love after another. From the heavens to the depths below, love alone endures! 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Anything that can be compared to "Palace Wall Willow" is definitely not filler. I'm easily moved to tears; the first book made me cry my eyes out. The sweeter the beginning, the more heartbreaking the ending. In the last book, the heroine's white moonlight dies at the very beginning, and the heroine is truly a villain.

39. 89 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 2.1kReads8.2Score532Shelves
40. 90 争 Jealousy, Jealousy 争妒争妒 She Xia舍下Ancient Romance135k WordsCompleted He kept making the wrong choice; she gave her heart to the wrong man!!! Everyone in the capital knew the decade-long joke! Su Shu, the legitimate daughter of the Xiang family, pursued Mu Chengxuan, the Great General Who Protects the Nation, for ten years! Then one day, he actually married her!!! Their wedding stunned the entire capital! A decade of love should have been the envy of all, yet less than a year later, the Chancellor’s residence was raided and Su Shu died of an illness. This shocked 322Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book. The female lead isn't a traditional heroine; she's spoiled and willful, with a personality like a supporting female character, and even her ending fits that description. But from her perspective, her life is truly tragic.

41. 91 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 690Reads8.4Score188Shelves
42. 92 也 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 Ding Huaijin丁怀瑾Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 546Reads9.3Score138Shelves
43. 93 盛 A Youthful Plum-Rain Season in Midsummer 盛夏青涩的梅雨季 Hua Xiaoqi花晓祺Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted [School Romance + Secret Crush + Bittersweet] [Good Girl VS “Bad” Boy] The summer she was fifteen, a long spell of plum rains fell over Wen Yiyao's world. She was the good girl in the eyes of teachers and parents, and thought of herself as an unremarkable, dull person. He was a dazzling “bad” boy, a young man chasing the wind on the basketball court. He treated her like his best “bro,” asking her to pass along love letters and give him advice. She hid all her heartache and watched him fall 3.1kReads8.1Score737Shelves
44. 94 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Dies After Maxing Out Affection 快穿：白月光她刷满好感就死遁 Holding Frost at Dusk暮夜执霜Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + outwardly warm, inwardly cold heroine + no fixed pairing + not fragments of one soul + redemption-focused + every small world ends in tragedy] How do you max out both your targets' love and heartbreak values? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best possible target, become the moonlight in his heart, then fake her death when he loves her most. She edits each conquest into a polished video and earns points from the viewers. She enjoys every minute of it. System: Master, you 12.3kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    Every couple is heartbreaking. The female lead dies when the male lead loves her most. Every universe has a tragic ending. A cold, pure, and insecure assassin x a naturally gentle, straightforward, and cunning healer: "Why is it that someone like me survives in the end..." A gentle, shy, and unrequitedly infatuated dragon emperor x a ruthless and decisive phoenix goddess: "There will never be another phoenix in my world." A rebellious, stubborn, and arrogant rich second-generation heir x a cunning, sharp-tongued, and powerful actress: "The whole world is shedding tears for you. I'm not the most special anymore. Will you still see me?" A rebellious and eccentric noble swordsman x an upright and unyielding female ghost warrior: "I will dedicate my life to protecting the world you love. My soul will never perish, this vow will never be broken."

45. 95 京 Tales of Northern Beijing 京北往事 Here Comes a Big White One一只大白来了Modern Romance580k WordsCompleted [Entertainment-industry socialite x top power player x ensemble cast of the capital’s elite x a touch of angst] On the first day Fang Ci arrived in Jingbei, a friend warned her not to get lost in Shengjing’s glittering, hedonistic world. The rich young heirs played rough, and no one could come away unscathed. Fang Ci had been clever from childhood and possessed a face capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin. She prized freedom and spontaneity, considered herself above it all, and had thought she an 2kReads6.8Score211Shelves

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    Both of these books feature unrequited love. The male lead is a wealthy heir in Beijing's elite circles, and the female lead meets him in college, but his future has already been decided by his parents.

46. 96 你 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Beneath the Koi Pond锦鲤池下Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.2kReads8.1Score107Shelves
47. 97 双 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向：终生误 Clouds and Mist Drifting By云来雾绕Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 674Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    I highly recommend these four books, they'll make you cry buckets! The first one is about Jiang Qiao and Xu Si. She says, "Ah Si, I hope you live as freely and unrestrainedly as your name suggests, without being bound by anyone." She says, "Xu Si, I can't wait for you anymore." He says, "Little teacher, you're lying. I ate so much candy, why am I still not happy?" He says, "She's 18 years old. If she were still here, she'd be 21, just like me." He says, "I miss you, little teacher." "Meeting was in the height of summer, parting was in the height of summer, his little rose will forever remain in that summer." "Qiao sleeps in peace, Si will always remember." The fourth book, *Eight Thousand Springs*, by Shen Yunyi and Jiang Huaiyu, features Jiang Huaiyu, a spirited and passionate young man who suffers torture and is forever frozen at the age of 17 for the corrupt court and country; Shen Baozhu, an innocent and carefree girl who will never see her beloved; Qi Yao, the princess of Hefeng who dies in Beili after a marriage alliance, never seeing her beloved Jiuwan; Huai'an, who sends hundreds of letters home but never receives them; and Yizhen Huai'an, a woman devoted to her love. Qi Jinhua, who only wanted to roam freely in nature but was forced to impersonate the crown prince and ascend the throne; Qi Heng, who was obsessed with traveling the martial arts world but was eventually trapped in the palace; Qi Yan, who walked alone for twenty years for the throne but only reigned as emperor for a year; He Bi, who made a promise with Qi Yan in their youth to govern the world together but left the capital with the sentiment of "We were once wanderers at the ends of the earth, why should we need to have known each other before?"; The Jiang family, who guarded the Jingguo for generations but were all tragically killed; and the peaceful and prosperous Jingguo that Qi Yan brought after twenty years. Jiang Huaiyu: "As long as Shen Baozhu marries Jiang Huaiyu, Jiang Huaiyu can marry into the Shen family." "Shen Baozhu, I love you." "Baozhu, let's not get engaged." "Baozhu, if I die, don't wait for me." Shen Yunyi: "The moon doesn't know what's in my heart. Oh, moon, I was just talking nonsense. Jiang Huaiyu isn't the one left over; he's my favorite young man. Marrying him is my greatest luck." "Jiang Huaiyu, you've found me." "My Jiang Huaiyu, he will always be unrestrained and passionate; in my heart, he is the most radiant and flamboyant young man in the capital."

48. 98 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5kReads9.1Score357Shelves

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    The most heartbreaking female lead ever! Knowing she was dying, she still meticulously planned every step of the way! No one believed her, and the male lead made things difficult for her at every turn, yet she persisted in her plans. In the end, she left this world all alone… [sad][sad][sad]

49. 99 大 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 Purple Desire紫欲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This book starts sweet but turns heartbreaking; the story is far more agonizing than the title suggests. It's a high-stakes tragic ending, so get your tissues ready—you won't be able to get over it! [Crying]

50. 100 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.” 61Reads5.0Score—Shelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, I cried in the middle of the night while watching it...

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