Brothers, Any Angsty Stories? I Really Need Some Pain Lately! 兄弟萌，有没有刀子文呀，最近兄弟我欠刀子！

1. 1 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 57.3kReads9.5Score7.4kShelves

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   Little fish, little fish, swim quickly, free in all directions. Little fish, little fish, walk on the shore, where all the lights are out. Little fish, little fish, can't swim away, trapped in a cage in all directions.

2. 2 假 I Disguised Myself as a Female Cultivator and Lured a Demon Dragon. Now This Fish Has Exploded 假扮女修钓了魔龙后，这条鱼炸了 May All Wishes Come True Today今朝如愿Two Male Leads779k WordsOngoing [Fantasy Dragon Clan + Two Powerful Leads] Ruthless, cold-blooded beauty shou X carefree, spirited young gong (later becomes obsessive and unhinged) A clear growth arc, with a plot-driven story and a romantic focus. Fu Shuang was the child of the former White Dragon clan saintess, who had been cast out and left to wander. From the moment he came into this world, he was already a pawn. A human woman found him and raised him. As a boy, he killed his father. Later, the White Dragon clan brought him 6.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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   The first book isn't particularly angsty; the world owes them a wedding, and the misunderstandings haven't been resolved yet as the story continues. The second book starts off sweet and happy, but then it gets really angsty; I no longer believe that double death equals a happy ending. The third book is angsty with a touch of humor, featuring a beagle and an evil cow-and-cat. The fourth book isn't extremely angsty, mostly with a bittersweet feeling. My overall impression: 3124 (This is just my personal opinion, for reference only; they're all incredibly good! (≧∇≦)/)

3. 3 震 Shocking! The Genius Senior Brother Is Actually Everyone's Enemy 震惊，天才师兄竟是公敌 Xie Nanqiang谢南墙Two Male Leads507k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. The rating has only just been posted. It’ll go up. [Dual male leads + younger love interest + public enemy + tsundere puppy] [A tragic, beautiful love that lasts until death] A powerful man who pretends to be meek × a tsundere puppy Righteous sect prodigy Pei Yan × public enemy of the Three Realms Shen Ruo Shen Ruo, senior disciple of Qingxiao Sect, is nothing like his name suggests. His name sounds delicate and gentle, but he’s a brilliant, emotionally unflappable fi 1.1kReads7.6Score166Shelves
4. 4 弃 Abandoning the Blackened Dragon-Prince, Only to Be Brutally... 弃养黑化龙傲天，死遁是要被狠狠 Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + transmigrate into a book + Cultivation + younger love interest + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted to each other + two powerful leads] Evil black-and-white cat villain bottom Ning Henshui, with questionable mental health, x prickly, leveling-up-school overpowered male lead top Xie Zhizui In his hundredth year of struggling his way through the cultivation world and rising to the top of the demon realm, Ning Henshui transmigrated into a book, and the long-offline Villain Comeba 39.2kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves
5. 5 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
6. 6 前 My Ex Is a Top-Tier Star, So I’ll Ride His Coattails, Hard! 前男友是顶流，我蹭，我硬蹭！ Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads267k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rebirth + entertainment industry + rekindled romance] A beautiful, strong, tragic, sickly bottom-tier actor. A superstar idol top. The day Lin Ran was diagnosed with cancer, he held his final livestream. He thought it was goodbye, but never expected to receive an invitation to appear on a variety show. When they meet again, his ex-boyfriend has become a top-tier star with tens of millions of followers. He says, “Lin Ran, you're so shameless!” He says, “Lin Ran, are you sick?” H 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   All of these books are by the same author, and I cried while reading them all. I didn't realize it was the same author until I got to the fourth one 🤦. Readers with weak hearts should be cautious; they're truly heart-wrenching and will leave you breathless with tears.

7. 7 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 10.9kReads9.3Score847Shelves
8. 8 万 The Most Hated Guy Is Seriously Fierce 万人嫌他超凶的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + everyone faces their comeuppance + happy ending] A sickly, universally disliked bottom, a top who’s an esports superstar. After receiving a diagnosis, Shen Ning cruelly abandoned Qin Jiu, the only person he had to rely on. Two years later, they met again. The penniless boy from back then had become a rising esports superstar. Shen Ning tried to explain, but a single stab ended all hope. Dragging his battered body along, he watched his beloved take the stage 7.9kReads9.2Score647Shelves
9. 9 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score745Shelves
11. 11 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

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    These are heart-wrenching stories, featuring two male protagonists, short and completed. My tear threshold isn't particularly high, but it's not low either, yet I still felt very sad while reading these books.

12. 12 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4kReads8.1Score650Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves

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    1: It's a dual male lead story. The top and bottom have a misunderstanding, and the bottom is constantly sick and near death, but the top doesn't know, leading to the bottom being abused. It's super heartbreaking 😢😢 2: It's a male and female lead story. The female lead has cancer, and the male lead, after being married to her for many years, gets tired of her and has an affair, constantly hurting the already fragile female lead's heart. It's also very good, go check it out! [Top][Top][Top] 😢😢😢

15. 15 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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    💕In the first book, just as the male and female leads were about to get married, the female lead disappeared. The male lead waited for her to return, and when she did, they overcame their age difference and got together. Later, it turned out that the male lead had been dreaming all along; he had already lost her. I cried so much 🥺🥺🥺 It was so heartbreaking! 💕In the second book, the female lead went diving with a male friend. They didn't check their equipment, and the friend died. The female lead felt guilty and blamed everyone. The male lead initially felt the same way, but later, he felt a pang of compassion. When he realized something was wrong, the female lead chose to sink into the deep sea just like him. 😢😢😢

16. 16 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
17. 17 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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    "I can't go home, Xie Chenzhou." Her face was filled with despair: "I can't... Go home." Xie Chenzhou's pupils contracted, still bewildered. The sky was a cold, metallic white, always reminding one of the blade of a longsword. Looking up at it seemed like it would cut one's eyes. Sang Nian gazed at the sky, tears sliding down her cheeks and disappearing. Suddenly, she laughed: "I miss my mother." Without warning, she grabbed the blade in front of her and forcefully plunged it into her heart. Her natal sword whimpered, desperately trying to pull back. Blood dripped from her withered fingers as she whispered: "Be good." The natal sword's struggle lessened, still whimpering like a sob. Then, in the next moment, the longsword smoothly pierced her heart. Clean and swift. Not even a single word was left for him. Wei Yueyan nestled close to it. As intimate as its master had been in life. In her ears, the girl's clear voice rang out again and again. "Xie Chenzhou, I'll treat you better from now on, I won't make you angry, and I'll coax you more." "Xie Chenzhou, I'm giving you thirty million." "Xie Chenzhou, you're the most, most, most powerful person I've ever met." "But, to become that powerful, you must have suffered a lot, right?" "His name is Xie Chenzhou, he has a name and a surname, he's not the immortal you speak of." "He's not a monster." "Xie Chenzhou is Xie Chenzhou, he doesn't need to become anyone else." "He climbed up from purgatory, I won't let him fall back down." "I will catch him, I will always catch him." "Gods and Buddhas won't tolerate him, but I will." ... Xie Chenzhou knelt on the ground, clutching his head, a hoarse growl escaping his throat, large tears welling in his eyes. Tears of blood.

18. 18 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

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    The fourth book is truly heart-wrenching; I cried after reading just a few dozen chapters.

19. 19 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.2kReads7.8Score144Shelves
20. 20 原 Genshin Impact: The Vision Shines Again 原神：神之眼再度亮起 What Do You Call a Story?你说故事是什么Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Mu Xian Gunnhildr, eldest son of Mondstadt’s ancient knightly family. His natural gentleness led Mu Xian to treat everyone around him with kindness, and his resolve to save others crystallized into a brilliant Vision. But the world’s rejection soon followed. Indifference, malice, and exploitation for ulterior motives: it seemed no one cared about Mu Xian. The erosion wore away his gentleness, and his Vision grew completely dim. The moment his soul merged with the ley lines, the contract he had s 4kReads8.8Score358Shelves
21. 21 原EN Genshin Impact: Nine Lifetimes of Endless Erosion 原神：九世轮回，我经历无数磨损 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Anime Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Teyvat, Xiuyuan learns that the System requires him to experience nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In his first life, he becomes Hu Tao's grandfather. He teaches her manners, responsibility, and how to write limericks. “Once Grandpa is gone... remember to eat well... and sleep in your coffin less... Coffins are cold, and you'll catch a chill...” “Be good... Xiao Tao, smile more. When you smile... you really are beautiful...” In his second life, he awakens the se 8.2kReads9.7Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.8kReads8.9Score780Shelves

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    Wrapped knife 😢

23. 23 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
24. 24 只 I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情，职业舔狗我最行！ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.9M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 262.2kReads9.5Score19.2kShelves

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    The first book, "God of Stars," needs no introduction. The second book is also a masterpiece of the same genre. It features themes of a substitute, chasing after a husband, and regret.

25. 25 替 Why Are They All Crying After She Ran Away, Leaving Her Substitute Behind? 替身跑路后她们怎么都哭了？ Jin Bei金北Urban375k WordsCompleted (Leaves early, then the love interests chase after him and face their comeuppance; true and fake young masters; substitute romance; lighthearted, funny, and sweet; no NTR!) Jiang Rong only cared about making money and saving for retirement, so he was taken aback when one day he was told... that he was a young master? Jiang Rong, pointing at himself: “Me?” Ah, it turned out he was just a substitute. Professional jobs called for professional people, and as a seasoned stand-in, he had to meet the c 1.2kReads7.2Score102Shelves
26. 26 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves
27. 27 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.4kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves
28. 28 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    Just looking at the title tells me it's going to be angsty! 👍👍👍 If you finish reading it all, I'll admire you—you're a Thanos! 😎👍 Highly recommended! 😘😘

29. 29 起 Rise and Fall of the Spirit: I’m Even More Withdrawn Than My Brother! 起落有灵：我比我哥更自闭！ Lucky Jerry招财杰瑞Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted A cold moonlight in the human world, mutual salvation, and Qiling Luo and a blind man In my previous life, I was a quiet, withdrawn child star. Everyone called it autism. After I transmigrated, a useless System that could spoil the plot appeared in my mind. It wanted me to be a little ray of sunshine, and its spoilers revolved around our nine families. I had no idea how to make an autistic child more cheerful. Then the System forced me to... The girl pinched Zhang Luoling’s cheek as he smiled br 5.2kReads8.9Score986Shelves

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    This book is full of heart-wrenching moments; tears just started flowing for no apparent reason.

30. 30 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 30.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    These two 😢😢😢😢

31. 31 快 Quick Transmigration: Passerby A Goes with the Flow in an Angsty Novel 快穿之路人甲在虐文里随遇而安 A Little Rabbit Who Loves to Daydream喜欢幻想的小兔子Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing + a touch of harem-protagonist vibes] Top’s perspective The homeless Lin Qing was bound to System Xiao Ba just as he died of illness on a bright spring morning. “Host, I’m Interstellar Transmigration-into-a-Book System 008. Our mission is to enter angsty danmei novels as a passerby, record the story from a close-up perspective, and upload the footage to enrich the reading experience of interstellar readers.” Lin Qing had no idea what Xiao Ba meant, but he obediently replied, 9.4kReads9.1Score678Shelves

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    A tragic romance novel with a quick transmigration theme. The main character is very well-developed, and the author's writing is excellent. Highly recommended!

32. 32 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

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    I cried so much, I can't get over it.

33. 33 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
34. 34 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
35. 35 渣 After I Played the Miaojiang Boy, He Planted a Love Gu in Me 渣了苗疆少年后，我被种情蛊了 Cloud Crane Crossing云鹤渡Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Complete + Miaojiang seme + Two male leads + Obsessive love + Alternate-universe supernatural setting + Happy ending] [Pure-hearted, aloof, unhinged, possessive Miaojiang seme x researcher with an emotional disorder] Everyone said the people of Miaojiang were skilled in gu, but Shen Jue refused to believe it. To uncover the secret behind the villagers of Jiteng Village’s longevity, Shen Jue, a researcher at the Tower, disguised himself as part of a documentary crew and entered the Miao village 21.7kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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    The sweetness after the cut is undeniable; it's incredibly good.

36. 36 美 After the Tragic Beauty Catches the Eye of a Younger Obsessive Tycoon 美强惨被年下偏执大佬盯上后 Child with Autism自闭症儿童Two Male Leads357k WordsCompleted [The chase to win his wife back is underway~] Yan Qingming was lofty and peerlessly beautiful, like a tempting rose, gorgeous yet dangerous, someone everyone could only admire from afar. Everyone secretly hoped they could pull him down from his pedestal and watch him fall into the mud, where he would be theirs alone to admire... That is, until he took a frail young man home from the roadside and cared for him devotedly. In the end, that boy turned his life completely upside down! Qi Xiaolin had 446Reads6.2Score—Shelves
37. 37 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

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    Well, let's just cry.

38. 38 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
39. 39 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
40. 40 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

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    These are all heart-wrenching stories, featuring youth campus romance, unrequited love, missed opportunities, and tragic endings; some are sweet at the beginning with a resilient female lead (who is ill) and a protective male lead; the mix of sweetness and heartbreak makes the story even more poignant.

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
42. 42 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
43. 43 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
44. 44 高 High Martial: After His Memories Were Revealed, the Whole Country Wept for Him 高武：记忆曝光后，全国为他流泪 Leisurely Evening Breeze晚风悠人Urban488k WordsCompleted [No System + Passionate + No Female Lead + Fast-Paced and Straightforward + No Forced Showing Off and Face-Slapping + Genius] He was once Daxia's top prodigy, with countless military achievements to his name. But during one mission, he defected to the foreign races and turned his blade on his own people. When the footage was released, everyone condemned him. The entire country wanted to tear the flesh from his bones and peel off his skin. But after one memory was revealed, everyone learned what 3kReads8.9Score274Shelves

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    The first book goes without saying. The second book features a high-level martial artist who, for some reason, defectes to a foreign race, is captured, and then uses a device to recreate his memories. The third book is filled with lingering resentment towards China.

45. 45 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.5kReads9.7Score44.8kShelves
46. 46 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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    The first book is highly recommended, it's very good but quite angsty.

47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿：宿主太疯球，系统拦不住 Yan Shuqing宴殊青Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set 4.7kReads9.3Score446Shelves
48. 48 他 He Is a Rose in the Wasteland 他是荒芜的玫瑰 Hai Yunling海韫翎Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted [Gentle, devoted male lead + groveling-to-win-her-back arc + he never wins her back, a true groveling arc] Top male escort vs. healing female doctor (new heroine takes the lead) (If you only read stories where both leads are each other's first, please proceed with caution.) Wen Chun mistakenly believes Rong Sijue is a heartless scumbag who abandoned her when she was gravely ill. When they meet again, all she wants is to make him pay. Rong Sijue loved Wen Chun until he was covered in wounds, giv 497Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    1. A gentle and affectionate male lead who experiences a true "chasing-the-husband-to-the-crematorium" scenario (but fails to win him over). 2. The male lead is tortured in the early stages, and the female lead is tortured later (who is actually a substitute for whom?). 3. A tragic story, especially the male lead's suffering; he loves but is unaware of his feelings. 4. Two identities; the male lead is tortured; the female lead pursues the male lead.

49. 49 赘 The Live-In Son-in-Law: The Whole World Thinks I Love You 赘婿：全世界以为我爱你 Million-Dollar Salary百万年薪Urban401k WordsCompleted [Urban romance + one heroine + live-in son-in-law. This is not a wish-fulfillment story: the male lead suffers early on, and the female lead suffers later. Not a wish-fulfillment story, not a wish-fulfillment story!] Everyone in Yuncheng knew the Jiang family had a live-in son-in-law who was a lovesick doormat. He’d spent years fawning over their daughter, Jiang Yiwei, always at her beck and call... But everyone in Yuncheng also knew that the Jiang family’s eldest daughter had loved Song Qingche 4.9kReads8.5Score234Shelves
50. 50 公 Your Highness, You Dug Out the Male Lead’s Pride with Your Own Hands 公主殿下，男主被你亲手挖去傲骨 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + heroine mistreats hero + both are pure + low-status hero] Three years ago, Ninth Princess Xiao Yue snatched Jiang Cheng, the young master of the Jiang family, from the general's residence. Three years later, he loves her with all his heart. Now she plans to take the zither player from Zuifeng House as her secondary consort. Her every thought is on her new favorite, and she grows colder toward him by the day. The zither player, innocent and kind in public, smiles maliciousl 2.8kReads7.3Score133Shelves

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