Super Short! An Angsty Story of Around Ten Chapters! Make It Suffocatingly Painful! The Kind That Makes You Cry Your Eyes Out 巨短！10章左右的虐文！要虐的窒息的！巨好哭那种

1. 251 虐 A Collection of Tragic Endings 虐文集Be Murong Moran慕容漠然Two Male Leads348k WordsOngoing A collection of angsty stories with various male and female leads, mostly with bad endings. Some have happy endings, too. All kinds of tearjerkers, guaranteed to make you cry until you can't breathe. I'm not that cruel, so I'll include a few happy endings, too. What is the greatest regret in life? Is it, “You were born before I was, and I was born after you had grown old. You lament that I came too late, and I lament that you came too soon”? Or, “There is a loquat tree in the courtyard, planted 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here it comes! 🍬🍬 A series of super short and incredibly heart-wrenching stories ✨✨🥹🥹 They're so moving, every single one is heartbreaking. The stories are short and exquisite, each with its own unique characteristics... Truly heart-wrenching.

2. 252 阿 A Yin, the Peach Blossoms Are Blooming. I’ll Take You Home. Please Wake up, Won’t You? 阿吟，桃花开了，朕带你回家，你醒醒好不好？ Cao Weiwei曹维维Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted A Yin, the peach blossoms are blooming. I’ll take you home. Please wake up, won’t you? 21Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 长 Eternal Life Without End 长生无期 Cao Weiwei曹维维Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted Eternal life without end —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 身 Worth Billions, Back at Eighteen, and Trapped in This Day 身价亿万重回十八，我被困在了这一天 Cao Weiwei曹维维12k WordsCompleted Worth billions and back at eighteen, I'm trapped in this day —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 落 [Falling Blossoms Know My Heart] 【落花知我意】 LycheeMQ荔枝MQAncient Romance73k WordsCompleted [Devoted prince ✖️ noble family princess] [Power struggles and tragic romance ➕ slow start, strong finish ➕ bad ending] That day in Weiyang Palace, Song Jingzhao's words still rang in her ears: “If you don't want your aunt's secret exposed, then marry me without complaint.” Shen Wan grew up surrounded by love and affection, and thought she would live out her life in peace. But life is unpredictable. When she is framed and demoted, he trades his military power to protect her with unwavering since 113Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is amazing! I've read so many books where the male and female leads end up seizing the throne or gaining supreme power, but in this one, the bad guys win! [Crying emoji]

6. 256 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. 3.6kReads8.6Score396Shelves
7. 257 女 The Empress Reborn: Her Passionate, Devoted Attendant 女帝重生：纯情侍君火辣辣 User32278059用户32278059Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Empress Reborn: Her Purehearted Attendant Is Burning Hot 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so heart-wrenching it's suffocating! It's especially cruel to the male lead!

8. 258 未 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪，没想到我才是真千金 Eighty-Eight八拾捌9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 293Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short angst stories, tragic ending aesthetics

10. 260 藏 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 Jian Qingzi见清子Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 543Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    I cried until my eyes were red and swollen, and most importantly, the author said it was based on a real person. [Crying][crying]

11. 261 还 Returning the Bones: Three Lifetimes 还骨三世 Wang Xue Miao旺雪喵18k WordsCompleted Reclaiming the Bones Across Three Lifetimes —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely cruel and tragic, a wife-chasing-after-the-wisp scenario, a bad ending.

12. 262 余 The Warmth Remains, the Longing Lives On 余温尚存，思念永存 Wang Xue Miao旺雪喵20k WordsCompleted The warmth lingers, and the longing endures. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 浕 Jinwan 浕晚 Wang Xue Miao旺雪喵16k WordsCompleted Jin Wan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out these two stories, they're guaranteed to be heart-wrenching!

15. 265 短 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 Nian Taoxi念桃夕Ancient Romance84k WordsOngoing “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of short, angsty historical romance stories, with a few chapters per story, and also includes fanfiction featuring tragic endings.

16. 266 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 病 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Xi Niu悉牛Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 116Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    🔔Ding dong~ Your heart-wrenching story is here~🥳 ☘️: This one is really heartbreaking. Nian Nian was 18 when she first got pregnant, but she miscarried because of the male lead. The second time she was pregnant, she suffered a severe miscarriage and hemorrhage. The male lead called 120 (emergency services) and then disappeared for a month. Nian Nian was seriously ill several times afterward, and it was the second male lead who took care of her. Even after she died, it was the second male lead who handled her funeral arrangements. ☘️: At 17, Song Huaishi took 99 steps towards Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu couldn't take the last step. Due to a misunderstanding, they separated and reunited repeatedly. In the end, Song Huaishi found peace and had a happy family, while Xu Xuanlin remained unmarried his entire life. Xu Xuanlin's passionate love for Xiang Yu was known to everyone. These books are really heartbreaking, so heartbreaking that I couldn't breathe and cried uncontrollably~ It took me several days to recover😭😭😭 Love transcends mountains and rivers, please follow and like [Please follow]

18. 268 佛 Before the Buddha Lamp Goes Out, Let Past Ties End; In Flames, I Bury My Beloved! 佛灯灭尽前缘，烈焰葬我红颜！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Buddhist lamp snuffs out our past-life ties, and the flames bury my beloved! 70Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very short angst stories

19. 269 我 My Husband Is a Yandere, and So Is My Brother-in-Law 我的老公是病娇，我的小叔也是 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Yandere, and So Is My Younger Brother-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 地 I Gave Up My Seat on the Subway and Found My Missing Best Friend 地铁让座，竟让我找回失联的闺蜜 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted I Gave Up My Seat on the Subway and Found My Long-Lost Best Friend 30Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 她 She Put Her Jerk Ex in Her Thesis 她把渣男写进了毕业论文 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀13k WordsCompleted She Wrote the Scumbag Into Her Graduation Thesis 17Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 租 Boyfriend for Rent! 租来的男友！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Boyfriend for Rent! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 273 孙 Operation Grandson! 孙子计划！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Operation Grandson! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 百 The Hundred Ghosts Night Parade Dungeon: My Wife Plays for Me 百鬼夜行副本，老婆代打 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀14k WordsCompleted Night Parade of a Hundred Demons Dungeon, My Wife Plays for Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 刺 After My Assassination Failed, the Tyrant Insisted on Calling Me Mother 刺杀失败后，暴君非要认我当娘 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted After My Assassination Failed, the Tyrant Insisted on Claiming Me as His Mother 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 我 At Nine, I Started Drugging My Zombie King Dad 我九岁时，开始给丧尸王爸爸下药 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted When I Was Nine, I Started Drugging My Zombie King Dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 金 The Canary Is Poisonous 金丝雀有毒 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Canary Is Poisonous 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 278 投 Investment Banking VP Reborn as a Long-Suffering Wife 投行VP穿成受气小媳妇 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted An Investment Banking VP Transmigrates into a Timid Little Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 六 At Sixty-Two, I Ran Away from Home 六十二岁，我离家出走了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted At Sixty-Two, I Ran Away From Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 每 Every Day, I Wake Up as Someone Nearby for a Random Day 每天醒来会随机变成身边的人一天 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Every day when I wake up, I randomly become someone nearby for a day —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 我 I Don’t Deserve a Room 我不配分房 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I Don't Deserve a Room —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 社 The Socially Anxious Person’s Truth Vs. The Social Butterfly’s Lies 社恐的真话VS社牛的假话 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted An introvert's honest words VS an extrovert's lies —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 283 重 Reborn, I’m Marrying My Mom Off to a Yandere Villain 重生后，我要把我妈嫁给病娇反派 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Reborn, I'm Going to Marry My Mom Off to a Yandere Villain 28Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 284 二 After Our Second Child Was Born, People in My Family Started Dying One After Another 二胎出生后，我家开始不断死人 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted After Our Second Child Was Born, People in My Family Started Dying One After Another —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 285 阴 Compensation for a Ghost Marriage 阴婚赔偿 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Compensation for a Ghost Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 退 The Retired Grim Reaper Doesn’t Want to Work Overtime 退休死神不想加班 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Urban14k WordsCompleted A Retired Reaper Doesn't Want to Work Overtime —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 我 I Want to See Her 【我想见见她】 Half a Cup of Tea and Books半盏书茶Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted BE / angst / modern romance / campus / pure love “Xu Guannan x Xia Ying” Before I leave, I want to see her... She likes blue. She likes Fulilian. I want to... take her to Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan. I hear it's covered in nemophila, a sea of blue flowers. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is only 20,000 words long, and it's the kind of story about a youthful romance that ends with everyone going their separate ways.

38. 288 恨 Who Can I Tell My Grudge To? 恨谁诉？ Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads122k WordsCompleted Each chapter is a standalone tragic love story with an open ending, so use your imagination. Some stories are set in ancient times and others in the modern day, but they're all tragic. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip them. 686Reads8.7Score137Shelves
39. 289 小 The Kitten Chases Butterflies [Summer Lost Its Warmth] 小猫抓蝴蝶【拾夏失温】 Immortal Fujii Itsuki神仙藤井树Modern Romance29k WordsCompleted | Campus Romance | Secret Crush | Tragic Ending | Mutual Redemption | One-on-One First Love, Both Inexperienced | Youth | Time Reversal and Rebirth | Angsty Romance | Mystery | [Lu Yubei & Qiao Anhao] [Lonely, unloved, and pitiful X Depressed, sunny-hearted prodigy] Qiao Anhao grew up in an orphanage. Her only goal in life was to bury herself in her studies, get into college, find a job, and live a peaceful life. At seventeen, everything was awful. Relentless school bullying clung to her. Mig 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This person is almost crying.

40. 290 重 Reborn, I Turned My Green Tea Best Friend Over to the Authorities 重生后，我把绿茶闺蜜上交国家了 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁15k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Turned My Green-Tea Best Friend Over to the State 295Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an incredibly good, wildly popular, and super satisfying completed short story. It's been recommended by Douyin and Toutiao and has been read by hundreds of thousands of people. It's so wonderful that you don't usually know about it!

41. 291 举 A Joke Report: I Got the Police to Raid My In-Laws’ Home 举报的玩笑：我让警察查抄了娘家 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁10k WordsCompleted A Joke Report: I Had the Police Raid My In-Laws’ Home 872Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 爸 Dad Gave Me 500 to Deliver Maotai, and I Finally Snapped 爸爸给五百让我送茅台，我不忍了 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁10k WordsCompleted Dad Gave Me 500 to Deliver Moutai, and I’ve Had Enough 70Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 替 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后，摄政王疯了 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱32k WordsCompleted After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 5.9kReads—Score107Shelves
44. 294 蓝 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱Historical16k WordsCompleted The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 囚 Captive Love, Ashes of the Past: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 囚宠归烬：偏执总裁追妻无门 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱49k WordsCompleted Prisoner, Returned to Ashes: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 928Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 终 I Finally Became Like Him, But I Don’t Want to Repeat the Past 终于活成他的样子，但我不想重蹈覆辙 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted I finally became just like him, but I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. 711Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty story, so heart-wrenching it'll make your heart race, a tragic ending.

47. 297 我 I Sent My Girlfriend to Prison Myself, Then Brought 997 Withered Jasmine Flowers When I Visited 我亲手送女友入狱，探监带上九百九十七朵枯茉莉 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I sent my girlfriend to prison with my own hands. When I visited her, I brought 997 withered jasmine flowers. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 298 气 I Drove Away My Dutiful Wife to Win Over a Beauty, but the Ending Was Beyond My Expectations 气走老实原配讨好美人，最终下场远超预料 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted She drove away her honest, devoted wife to curry favor with a beauty, only to meet an ending far worse than anyone expected. 61Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely sad short stories

50. 300 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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