Dual Male Leads! Bad Ending! Absolutely Heartbreaking! Make It Hurt! 双男！BE！！虐死人！！！！！虐！！！

1. 101 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 507Reads—Score117Shelves
2. 102 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
3. 103 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
4. 104 这 This Is a Tragic Love Story 这是一篇be文 Not a Fox不是颗狸8k WordsCompleted This is a tragic ending story. —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 她 She Tortured Me Into a Woman, Then Asked If I Enjoyed It 她却把我虐成女人，还问我爽不爽 Tragic Poet悲情诗人16k WordsCompleted She turned me into a woman and tortured me, then asked if I was enjoying it. —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 再 There’s No Going Back Ever Again 再也回不去了】 Fireworks and Sparks花火火花Two Female Leads241k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking throughout | No redemption | No getting back together after a breakup | The perpetrator’s remorse, from their perspective] There are no hysterical accusations, no shouting matches. All of Su Nian’s pain has become involuntary physical reactions. Convulsions, vomiting, screaming, fainting. This is her cruelest and most helpless accusation against Lin Xi. Lin Xi remembered the last words Su Nian said to her until the day she died. She said, “Lin Xi, go. Seeing you hurts.” 1.9kReads—Score154Shelves
7. 107 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
8. 108 妈 Mom, I Really Did What You Wanted and Went to Die 妈妈，我如你的愿真的去死了 Ruan Sijing阮思鲸9k WordsCompleted During a bout of depression, I stood on the rooftop, wanting to jump. The firefighters finally managed to talk me down. My mother arrived late and rushed over to slap me: "All you do is embarrass me! Why didn't you actually jump? You keep trying to scare people every day, threatening to jump! I wish you'd hurry up and die, so I wouldn't have to see you and get annoyed!" Later, when I really did die, she went to my grave every day and wept her heart out. 1.8kReads—Score147Shelves
9. 109 夏 Summer Delusions (Tragic Ending) 夏日妄想（be） Blue Tropical Fish蓝色热带鱼12k WordsCompleted Summer Daydreams (Tragic Ending) 102Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 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—Shelves
11. 111 姐 My Sister Is a Saint. I'm Drowning, but She Orders Me to Comfort a Poor Viper 姐姐是圣母，我要淹死了，她命我去温暖可怜的毒蛇 Summer Fruit Tea夏日果茶11k WordsCompleted My sister is a saint. Even as I was drowning, she ordered me to go comfort a poor venomous snake. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 我 I Died in the Fifth Year of Her Revenge 我死在了被她报复的第五年 Chilly Wind in the Rain雨里泠泠风Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The fifth year of my marriage to Jiang Yin, I killed myself. I couldn't take her torment anymore, so I chose to leap from the building. Like a moth that had lost its wings, I plummeted to the ground. When Jiang Yin heard the news of my death, she hugged her beloved's memorial portrait and laughed until her eyes turned red. “Zhao, I've finally avenged you.” But later, when the woman learned the whole truth, she knelt before my grave and kowtowed as she begged for forgiveness. 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 在 I Found a Beauty in the Trash 在垃圾桶里捡到尤物 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Yandere + Younger Top + Possessiveness + Captivity + Unhinged] On a rainy night, icy rain washed over the city’s concrete jungle, scrubbing at the filth hidden away in its dark corners. Lu Jiuyuan sat in the back of a warm, luxurious car, gazing indifferently at the neon lights streaming past the fogged-up window. The driver was steady at the wheel. Inside the car, only the lilting notes of classical music and the low hum of the air conditioner could be heard. Flawless appearan 13Reads6.9Score—Shelves
14. 114 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 5.9kReads9.2Score507Shelves

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15. 115 何 What Brings Joy to Life 何生欢喜 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads136k WordsCompleted Two male leads + body-double romance + BE aesthetic “So, Xu Linxun, what am I to you? A tool you summon whenever you want and discard whenever you're done?” “Say something!” Xu Linxun's eyes were just as cold, their depths impossible to fathom, as if the feelings they had shared over the past three years had never meant a thing to him. “Say something... Tell me, even if you have to lie...” Yu Chensheng dug his fingernails into his palms, the pain cutting to the bone. Still, he forced a smile and 630Reads8.8Score100Shelves
16. 116 无 You Don't Have to Save Me 无需救我 August Isn't Coming Back八月不来了Two Male Leads51k WordsCompleted [Two male leads · tragic ending] I once begged to live, but the world's judgment told me there was no point. Now that I'm on the verge of death again, there's no need to save me. A sane person seeking death × a sick person fighting to live Let's fall together. Let's step into death together. We are pitiable souls forgotten by the savior. Our fates were set from the day we were born. Since we can't change them, my dear, let's go together. Let's enter the hollow hell the world could never find a w 20Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 十 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads85k WordsCompleted (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 66Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    It's so beautiful! [Crying emoji]

18. 118 旻 As Minhua Fades, the Gentle Breeze Arrives 旻华渐暗，清风徐来 A Psyduck一只可达嘎Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends + angsty romance + mending a broken relationship + tragic ending] At first, Zhou Min was a bastard son in the Prince of Annan’s household, treated worse than a dog. Shen Qingfeng was a homeless boy who had survived by begging on the streets with his little sister. Later, the empress adopted Zhou Min, transforming him into the most honored eldest legitimate prince of the Great Zhou. Shen Qingfeng snuck into the palace to find his sister, only to be taken away b 18Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 掠 Steal His Heart 掠夺他的心 You Have a Master君有主Two Male Leads135k WordsCompleted A school-days story, and eight years of pain... But... the campus heartthrob really is straight. A scumbag seme barged into his world, turned it upside down, then told him it had all been a joke. Many years later, the scumbag saw him on a street in a foreign country. He was walking step by step through the thin snow of early spring beside a stranger... Every expression, every smile, every word and action came rushing back to mind... He couldn't forget the way he used to sit elegantly in the dark 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I really hope the author writes about rebirth.

20. 120 大 A Bromance in the Great Tang 大唐基友记 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Historical459k WordsCompleted In the Tianbao era, Chang’an was a city of dazzling splendor, with undercurrents churning beneath the surface. Forty-year-old Pei Yuanshao was a renowned spice merchant in the Eastern Market. He was tall and powerfully built, with a resolute face, silver at his temples, and a pair of broad, strong hands. His whole bearing spoke of a steady, bold man who had seen much of the world. Thirty-eight-year-old Qin Huaiyuan was a constable in Chang’an County. Broad-backed and burly, he had a square face, 48Reads—Score100Shelves

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    These are all good books and worth recommending.

21. 121 禁 Forbidden Embrace 禁忌的拥抱 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban587k WordsCompleted Forty-five-year-old Lu Zhenhai is the city’s quietest “giant”: weighing 320 jin, with a broad back and shoulders like a wall. Once a dockworker, he now runs an auto repair shop beside the secondhand market that nobody ever visits. His life is like a scrapped engine: heavy, greasy, and forgotten by everyone. Twenty-five-year-old Shen Du is the city’s brightest “lie.” A graduate of a prestigious university’s architecture program, he was disgraced by a plagiarism scandal and blacklisted by the enti 1.9kReads—Score102Shelves
22. 122 硬 A Tough Man’s Weakness 硬汉的软肋 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban369k WordsCompleted On the rainy night I was scammed while trying to rent a room, I had nowhere else to go. I was shoved into an old alley, an aging house, and the life of a strange man. Xiong Yue was thirty-eight, built like a mountain, quiet, and as punctual as a clock. I thought living under someone else’s roof would be hard to bear. But he left a light on when I came home late from overtime, came to pick me up with his umbrella tilted against the rain, and would sigh alone in the middle of the night, silentl 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
23. 123 被 After I Was Bullied, the Gang Boss Treated Me Like His Own Child 被霸凌后黑社会大哥待我视如己出 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 撒 Tell a Little Lie 撒个谎吧 Ask Me Again in Three Years问下三年Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted Obsessive forced love | Rekindled romance | Husband desperately tries to win her back | Heart and body tormented “I'm keeping you around just to get revenge on you!” Chu Yu says. “I'm staying only to repay my debt!” Yue Xingshu says. “Chu Yu, Yue Xingcan isn't dead.” “Yue Xingshu, your brother isn't dead.” He's alive. So will Chu Yu keep taking revenge? He's alive. So will Yue Xingshu keep repaying her debt? There's no need anymore. There's no need anymore. Then let's part ways… “Yue Xingshu! Wa 456Reads8.4Score—Shelves
25. 125 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves
26. 126 原 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Happy Little Penguin开森小企鹅Two Male Leads26k WordsCompleted Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score193Shelves
27. 127 周 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 I Have a Lamp我有灯Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2.1kReads8.1Score415Shelves
28. 128 求 A Guide to Getting Your Husband Killed 求丈夫去世教程 Poisoned by a Devil Mushroom魔鬼蘑菇中毒Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic love and bitter hatred + adversaries turned lovers + happy ending + imprisonment and coercion + both reborn + both villains + both devoted to each other] Original title: The Barren Sea of Happiness In the year when their hatred was at its fiercest, Li Quegui floored the accelerator and sent his husband and sworn enemy to his death, then took his own life. When he opened his eyes again, Lin Xianqiu was sitting by the bed, looking at him with concern. He was seven years y 10kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
29. 129 我 I Refuse to Farm Favorability 我是不会刷好感度的 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] Nobody's Collecting Affection Points in This Tragic Romance A laid-back, sharp-tongued beauty with a flirtatious streak, the bottom X a cold, nasty, high-status top * Transmigrated into an old-school tragic romance as a disposable male supporting character. An abusive father, a biased mother, a scheming younger brother, and a deeply conservative family. Xu Ruoti: You don't have to drive me to my death. I'll do it myself. * His violent father attacks his spineless mo 30.1kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
30. 130 他 The Musclebound Gym Bro Fell First 他一个健身猛男先动心了 Ji Yu姬雩Two Male Leads666k WordsCompleted Yang Shuheng has lived for eighteen years and has never doubted that he is straight as an arrow. He has had girlfriends, is obsessed with working out, and has built a nicely defined body with a layer of soft muscle. His life has always been mapped out: Go to college, date, graduate, get a job, and follow the usual path through life. That is, until the first day of school. Outside the dorm building, he runs into Bao Yuhuai, wearing a white tank top. Sunlight falls across his firm, graceful muscle 1.5kReads8.5Score157Shelves

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    It's a heart-wrenching book, but it's really good.

31. 131 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score267Shelves

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    A bone-chilling cold filled Ji Nanqiao's nostrils; each breath felt like a sharp blade scraping her throat, causing excruciating pain. But she didn't mind, because pain meant she was still alive. After enduring inhuman beatings and torture, she stubbornly survived… [crying][crying] Footsteps approached, and Ji Nanqiao instinctively trembled. She crawled forward with difficulty, trying to hide in a cold, dark corner. But this was an abandoned building, and she was on high ground. There were no walls around, let alone places to hide. Her legs had already been broken, and every movement was excruciatingly painful. [Crying][crying][crying]

32. 132 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
33. 133 蝴 Butterflies Can’t Cross the Border 蝴蝶飞不过边境线 Watching the Stars and Singing看繁星吟游Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Golden Triangle + Master and Servant + Underworld + Young Lady + Bodyguard + Myanmar] One of the people you absolutely must not provoke in the Golden Triangle is the little princess of the Sang family. She has a six-foot-seven bodyguard by her side who looks like a mountain. The Sang family does everything except traffic drugs. That's the family's rule and bottom line. Sang Ye has great ambitions. She wants the entire Golden Triangle, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar, all under her control. “How 1.6kReads8.6Score137Shelves
34. 134 北 North of Beicheng, the Sea Has Yet to Sleep 北城以北海未眠 Meet Lianshan遇见连山Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Ever since she was twelve, she had followed him around, always calling him “Brother Beicheng.” There was no turning back time. All the years had left her with were coldness and cruelty. She lost a kidney, and she lost her child. In the midst of that terrible fire, she watched the man she loved most carry another woman away. As she closed her eyes, she thought, Gu Beicheng, if I could turn back time, I would never have met you. 522Reads6.1Score—Shelves
35. 135 我 I Forgot You, and Learned to Let Myself Go 我忘了你，也放过我自己 Jin Xi Is He Xi金兮是何夕6k WordsCompleted I forgot you, and let myself move on. 655Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Double male tragic ending, angst, read with caution

36. 136 天 A Match Made in Heaven, Rain in the Forest 天定良缘，森林有雨 Rain in the Forest森林有雨Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted {BL}{Melancholy Song Zesen, Top ✕ Lonely Lin Yu, Bottom} [Pure Love] Song Zesen: “Xiao Yu, will you love me forever?” Lin Yu: “What do you think, bro?” Love is a step above liking someone. And Song Zesen is a head taller than Lin Yu. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It ended before reaching 80,000 words. I can only try to promote it myself. It's probably a sad ending, but not angsty. The writing is decent; you might want to check it out.

37. 137 他 While He Was Getting Married, I Was Surviving in a Conversion Camp 他结婚时，我在戒同所度日 His Baby's Breath他的满天星Two Male Leads120k WordsCompleted Novel Synopsis My name is Lin Chu, and I’m an orphan. The summer I turned twenty-four, I was preparing to jump into the river. A man named Shen Ci stopped me. He was the heir to an illustrious family, a child of fortune, yet he said to me, “Stay alive. I’ll be with you.” We fell in love. Those were the warmest seven months of my life. Then his mother found out. She sent me to a conversion therapy center and told Shen Ci that I’d only been playing around and had already left. Shen Ci believed her 492Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This article is exceptionally well-written.

38. 138 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    I cried so much, it broke my heart. It's all finished, so you can watch it without worry.

39. 139 那 Let's Leave It Here 那就到这里 Yishui Zhaozhao一水昭昭6k WordsCompleted That's where it ends. 498Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After watching, I no longer believe in love.

40. 140 为 Making Longing Difficult 为难思念长长 Yu Yun Ye雨云野Two Male Leads42k WordsCompleted Two male leads + pure love + mutual devotion + sweet and angsty + tragic ending Su Sishen holds the boy in his arms tightly, unable to hide the love in his eyes. Duan Yuji gazes up at his beloved with shining eyes, nestled in his arms and utterly blissful. “Duan Yuji, do you like the glass box I gave you?” Su Sishen reaches out and strokes Duan Yuji’s head. Duan Yuji smiles in reply. “Of course I do! I’ll treasure it.” “You don’t have to.” “Why not?” Duan Yuji turns and cups Su Sishen’s face in 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending my own book; it's a sad ending, a mix of sweet and angsty moments.

41. 141 初 The Sixth Day of the Sixth Month in Ninth Grade 初三的六一儿童节 Viper Dot蛇蝎点点Two Male Leads779k WordsCompleted A chaotic pure-love story about a finance whiz and a gang boss. A younger, reserved-but-sensual elite dom, and a fierce, tyrannical gang boss sub. Mostly lighthearted, with just a little angst for spice. 3.5kReads8.3Score743Shelves

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    Just look!

42. 142 亲 The Wife I Raised with My Own Hands 亲手养大的老婆 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈010k WordsCompleted The Wife I Raised Myself 870Reads—Score103Shelves
43. 143 将 The General's Beloved Little Fox 将军宠爱小狐狸 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈010k WordsCompleted The General’s Beloved Little Fox 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 糙 My Rough-and-Ready Husband: Song Spoils Sweet Qiao 糙汉老攻：宋宠甜乔 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈017k WordsCompleted My Rough-Hewn Husband: Song Spoils Sweet Qiao 149Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 童 The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 童话死在前一夜 A Lazy Little Taba一只懒塔塔19k WordsCompleted The Fairy Tale Died the Night Before 292Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Older man/older woman relationship + forced marriage + tragic ending 2. Unrequited love + tragic ending

46. 146 南 The Southern Wind Betrays the Dawn and Dusk 南风负朝暮 A Lazy Little Taba一只懒塔塔13k WordsCompleted The Southern Wind Betrays the Dawn and Dusk 192Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 痞 The Rake Who Couldn’t Be Tamed 痞夫难驯 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads413k WordsOngoing ★ A torture chamber in the name of love, a life-or-death game so cruel it makes your heart tremble ★ [Angst + melodrama + physical abuse + real and fake young masters + everyone gets a bad ending] Three years ago, Gong Mingyou was forced to marry Shen Zhiyu. Everyone said Shen Zhiyu had schemed to make that night happen. Once the rumor spread, Shen Zhiyu’s reputation was ruined. The Lin family’s stock, the company owned by Shen Zhiyu’s biological parents, plummeted. To save their company, Shen Z 1.5kReads7.1Score366Shelves
48. 148 被 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后，摄政王黑化了 Tomato Who Loves Tomatoes爱吃番番茄的西红柿Two Male Leads390k WordsOngoing (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3.1kReads8.2Score358Shelves

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    This book has a happy ending, but it's angsty at first and then sweet. The angsty parts at the beginning were heartbreaking to read!

49. 149 他 He’s Lost Control 他已失控 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads591k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + love and hate + winning back his wife after driving her away + punishing scumbags] Gu Yanchi: The more starved for love someone is, the more likely they are to convince themselves that giving everything is what they should do. Lin Du: So, do you still love me? You don't anymore, do you... 3.7kReads8.9Score319Shelves

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    The plot was very good, but it was a tragic ending.

50. 150 王 Quick Transmigration: The King's Curtain Call 【快穿】王的落幕 Qi Lin绮琳Two Male Leads212k WordsCompleted Short Version Mo Li, a walking bundle of misery, is sent away by his only family member on his birthday. From then on, the System takes him through different worlds, where people save one another. Well, they save each other, right? Yeah, exactly, it's just... Actually, it's only a dream, a dream of setting out toward a “new life.” In dreams or out of them, it's all the same... Full Version Fleeting images, a life like a dream. You are salvation, hope, and... a treasure. They wait and yearn, y 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so heart-wrenching, how could it not be? I was afraid you hadn't seen it!

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