Looking for Super Short, Super Angsty Stories, Preferably About Secret Crushes or School Life 求超短、超虐的文（最好是暗恋、校园）

1. 1 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 123.8kReads9.7Score19.8kShelves
2. 2 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 92.1kReads9.7Score16.7kShelves
3. 3 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 23kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves
4. 4 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 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 107kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves
5. 5 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 18.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
6. 6 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. 34.7kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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   These books are so cruel 😭😭

7. 7 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 75.8kReads9.5Score14.5kShelves
8. 8 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... 2.9kReads6.6Score388Shelves
9. 9 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 27kReads9.7Score5.3kShelves
10. 10 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang You transmigrates back to the first day of her senior year of high school. The three years she struggled so hard to get through have been reset to square one. Thinking about those high school days, when she had nothing and even lost her hair, makes her want to die. Later, she stops wanting to die, but everyone says she’s gone crazy because, as a first-year student, she skips straight to her senior year not long after the school year begins. Why skip grades? To 31.1kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    I think that after reading so many campus novels, this one really touched my heart. I even had the same experience as me, but I was not as brave as Sang You. We still missed it [crying]

11. 11 对 A Bet on Love 对赌爱情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, love can't be found, meaning can't be calmed down. Well written and of high quality. [Cry]

12. 12 忘 All the Love in My Heart Is Gone 忘尽心中情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + unrequited love + secret crush + playboy turns over a new leaf] This is the sequel to my work, A Longing Beyond Sorrow. Xu Shijie visits Jintai Temple to pray for Chen Miaohan’s departed soul. There, he meets Lin Mengying again, now recovered from depression, and also runs into Chen Miaohan’s younger sister, Chen Miaoying. Their story will continue… Lin Mengying is still hopelessly in love with Xu Shijie, but her love remains unreturned. Xu Zhi wanders through one relationship 22Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 相 Longing Cannot Dispel Sorrow 相思不解愁 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [College campus + unrequited love + love that can’t be returned + depression] Xu Shijie secretly loved Lin Mengying, but when she didn’t return his feelings, he transferred his affections to Chen Miaohan. Treated as a stand-in, Chen Miaohan grew despondent and took her own life for love. Xu Zhi styled himself a ladies’ man, falling for one person after another, but ended up all alone. Beware of thieves, fires, and best friends: Li Meiqi specialized in stealing her friends’ love interests, and en 34Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 无 A Silent Kindness 无声恩 Ke En刻恩Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, two endings, mute and unhinged, twists, two strong leads, second male lead takes the lead, school, suspense, childhood sweethearts, campus heartthrob and beauty] “I like you. Even if you really are crazy, I still like you!” “I was born in the depths of misery. I can't drag you down with me.” “She isn't just my little sister!” “Tell me, do two people count as a ‘rabble’?” “Yan Qianlin, you owe me an explanation!” “What do I owe you?” “Xiaoyi, I... love you.” 285Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 青 Green Youth 青涩青春 When Ye Knows Flowers Bloom叶知花开Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted A song, "I Want to Understand You Better," takes Xia Xian back to those days filled with sunshine and soaring spirits: the anticipation on the fifth-floor balcony, the joy on the sports field, the lonely flutter of a heart in the dorm, radiant smiles, beautiful youth, memories still fresh, little moments of happiness, faint sadness, and heartache etched into memory. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not all crushes have an ending

16. 16 暗 Secretly in Love 暗恋 Coconut Milk, No Sugar椰奶不加糖Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [School-life crush] + [mutual devotion] Mu An’s secret crush was a long thread running through her student years. The star in her eyes reappeared by her side three years later, but she still didn’t dare reach for it. A secret crush is bitter. She kept chasing the possibility she hoped for, but never found the courage to move forward. Yet it is sweet, too. Her youthful years with Jiang Luo became Mu An’s cherished dream for seven years. This time, she finally found the courage to let the flower h 1.3kReads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Secret love is the melody of youth and the secret garden in the heart. In the course of time, it will become an eternal memory.

17. 17 暗 Secret Crush 暗恋 Shuimu Qianqian水木浅浅Completed Secret Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 暗 Secretly in Love 暗恋 A Sui阿随Completed Li Jianyi likes Yan Zhun. She argues and fights with people for him, eagerly waiting for the day he comes to school. But when that day finally arrives, she finds him holding hands with someone else. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 暗 Secret Love Turns to Bliss: Don’t Even Think of Escaping, Woman 暗恋成欢，女人休想逃 Autumn Drifts On秋漫漫Modern Romance4.7M WordsOngoing The financial papers say Mr. Ji is cold and ruthless, proud and unyielding, standing at the top of the pyramid, richer than a nation and wielding immense power. Yet he keeps his distance from women, so perhaps he prefers men. Bai Xi scoffed. Was the Mr. Ji who'd been with her last night a fake? Mr. Ji wrapped his arms around her from behind. “What are you thinking about? I've run your bath.” Bai Xi politely refused. “Um, you were drunk last night. You don't have to take responsibility for me.” M 540Reads8.6Score976Shelves
20. 20 别 Don’t Keep Your Crush on Me a Secret 别暗恋我呀 Ming Zhijiu明之九Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted The print edition goes on sale September 27 at 7:30 p.m.!! [College campus + Rekindled love + A mix of sweet and angsty + The male lead isn't a jerk] In that hopeless, dark crush, Yu Xia always saw herself as plain and unworthy. She had seen Chen Wang stride across the court, carefree and cocky. She had also seen his distant, indifferent smile when he received love letters. And she'd seen the string of girls in his arms, one after another. Every version of Chen Wang she'd seen was someone she co 4.7kReads9.1Score449Shelves
21. 21 周 Team Leader Zhou Is Secretly in Love with Me 周队竟然暗恋我 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [A tough, rugged firefighter and a sweet, gentle university lecturer] [His perspective: unrequited love comes true x her perspective: marriage first, love later] [Everyday life + both leads are each other’s first and only + slow-burn romance + short story] Fan Xing registered her marriage to a firefighter. Then she got trapped at the top of a ten-meter-tall tree. Zhou Ran never imagined that his first meeting with his wife after their wedding would be in a tree. After rescuing her, the firefight 6.9kReads9.3Score881Shelves
22. 22 野 Desire Unleashed! The Campus Hottie’s Rival Is Secretly in Love with Me 野欲！校草死对头竟然暗恋我 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads173k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Campus + academic rivals + mutual pining + intense romantic tension] As one of the country’s top universities, Lan University livestreamed its opening ceremony. Jiang Yu, the freshman representative, took the stage in a tie to give a speech. The young man stood tall in a perfectly crisp white shirt, his features refined. He casually adjusted the microphone, prompting shrieks from the girls below. Sitting in the audience, Shi Jing let out a scornful laugh. After the ceremo 55kReads9.5Score11.4kShelves
23. 23 我 I Want Love to Surround You 我愿爱意围绕你 Dull Pear呆头梨Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release; a short drama adaptation of the same name is now available on Tomato] Reunion after years apart + mutual pining comes true + marriage first, love later + both leads’ first relationship Radiant violinist × devoted, steadfast rising business magnate Everyone in Haicheng knew that Xu Mei, the eldest daughter of the Xu family, pursued Lu Zhiyan, the eldest son of the Lu family, but her love went unrequited. Eventually, Xu Mei got her wish, only to receive 41.1kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves

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