Looking for a Heartbreaking Short Story, the More Painful the Better 求刀文，要短篇，越刀越好

1. 1 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds

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   The third book, which I think is the most heart-wrenching, is "Just One Step Away from Happiness." "There are spirits in heaven protecting all things; I believe in God, and I believe in you." "There are spirits in heaven protecting all things; may Wanwan be happy forever."

2. 2 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. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8k14d adds
3. 3 三 Renting an Actress for New Year’s for 3,000 a Day, I Got the Cold Campus Beauty 三千一天租个女演员回家过年，租到高冷校花了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMarriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Rented an Actress for 3,000 a Day to Spend New Year's at Home, and Got a Cold Campus Beauty 471Reads—Score—14d adds

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   True story, handwritten, no melodrama, enjoyable.

4. 4 我 I Sneak-Peeked at My Girlfriend's Diary, and Now She Wants to Break Up With Me 我偷看女友的日记，她要跟我分手 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I secretly read my girlfriend's diary. She wants to break up with me. 365Reads—Score314d adds
5. 5 精 The Punk Girl Got Cashback for Buying Me Water? Then I'll Marry Her 精神小妹给我买水返现了？那我把她娶回家 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted A punk girl bought me water and got cashback? Then I'll marry her and bring her home. 113Reads—Score214d adds
6. 6 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Rich Heir's Body, and My Wife Is a Bitch 穿书到富二代身上，妻子是个渣女 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Rich Second-Generation Heir, and My Wife Is a Horrible Woman 61Reads—Score114d adds
7. 7 租 I Rented an Actress for a Trip, but Got a Female Beggar Instead 租个女演员去旅游，租到女乞丐了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I rented an actress to travel with me, but ended up renting a female beggar. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 我 My White Moonlight Is Chasing Me? No Way 我的白月光倒追我？没门 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted My ideal woman is pursuing me? No way. 86Reads—Score214d adds
9. 9 开 From the Start, I Met a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turned Around and Shocked the Punk Girl 开局遇见极品相亲女？我转身震惊精神小妹 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Meet a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turn Around and Shock the Punk Girl 25Reads—Score114d adds
10. 10 弹 Have the Comments Gone Crazy? They Tell Me to Break Up, Then Tell Me to Hug Her 弹幕精分了？劝我分手又劝我抱抱她 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted Have the comments gone crazy? They tell me to break up with her, then tell me to hug her. 8Reads—Score114d adds
11. 11 每 Every Day I Dream That I’m a Young General 每天做一个梦，梦中我是少年将军 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted Every Day I Have a Dream That I'm a Young General 3Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 西 Journey to the West 2026: Did I Beg You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 西游记2026版：我求你救我了？我说了半个求字吗？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMale-Channel Fanfiction9k WordsCompleted Journey to the West, 2026 Edition: Did I Ask You to Save Me? Did I Even Say the Word "Please"? 97Reads—Score114d adds
13. 13 古 An Ancient Imperial Chef Transmigrates to the Modern World? Cooking Without Salt Is a Total Mess 古代御厨穿越现代？做菜不放盐闹麻了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted An ancient imperial chef transmigrates to the modern world? He cooks without adding salt, and it's a total mess. 11Reads—Score114d adds
14. 14 集 I Gathered the Seven Dragon Balls and Summoned Shenron. What Three Wishes Should I Make? 集齐七颗龙珠召唤神龙，我该许三个什么愿望？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted If I gather all seven Dragon Balls, I can summon the dragon. What three wishes should I make? 13Reads—Score114d adds
15. 15 城 The City Has Run Out of Food? But I Can Travel to the Modern World 城中没粮食了？可我能穿梭现代啊 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted The city has run out of food? But I can travel to the modern world. 8Reads—Score114d adds
16. 16 我 I Can Hear Animals' Thoughts, and a Fish Helped Me Solve the Case of a Young Woman's Murder 我能听见动物心声，一条鱼助我破了妙龄少女抛尸案 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted I can hear animals' thoughts. A fish helped me crack the case of a young woman's body being dumped. 10Reads—Score114d adds
17. 17 客 The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 客栈的秘密：店小二柳白之死 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iHistorical10k WordsCompleted The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 15Reads—Score114d adds
18. 18 古 Traveling Between Past and Present, I Play an Extra at a Film Studio. Is the Black-Stockinged Director My Descendant? 古今穿梭我在影城跑龙套，黑丝女导演是我后人？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted I travel between ancient and modern times, playing bit parts at a film studio. Is the director in black stockings my descendant? 6Reads—Score114d adds
19. 19 皇 The Emperor Accused Me of Rebellion? I Slaughtered a Million Enemies With Just a Gun 皇帝说我造反？我一人一枪杀敌百万 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The emperor says I'm rebelling? With just a gun, I can slay a million enemies. 5Reads—Score114d adds
20. 20 4 Love at First Sight at the Dealership: The Gorgeous Car Saleswoman with Comic-Book Legs 4S店一见钟情漫画腿女汽车销售，她太美了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMarriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Love at First Sight at a 4S Dealership: The Car Saleswoman with Gorgeous Long Legs Is Too Beautiful 8Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 剧 A Murder-Mystery Game Binds Me to a Goddess Cashback System, but She Won't Add Me on WeChat. What Do I Do? 剧本杀绑定女神返现，她不加我微信啊怎么办 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted She Binds to a Script-Killing Game and Gets Goddess Cashback. What Should I Do If She Won't Add Me on WeChat? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Star's Personal Bodyguard. Is She Going to Offer Herself to Me? 系统逼我当女明星的贴身保镖，她要对我以身相许？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The System forces me to be a famous actress's personal bodyguard. Is she going to offer herself to me in return? 7Reads—Score114d adds
23. 23 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Treasure-Hunting Mouse 盗墓：寻宝鼠 Lickdog舔dogMystery57k WordsCompleted A child raised like livestock finally meets the benefactor who will change his life after experiencing death. The story mainly follows the Old Nine Gates. Whether the main plot of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles will be included is still undecided, but for now, there is no romance. 228Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I saw this because I couldn't sleep, and I kept crying until the end. Then I checked her social media and found out the girl I had a crush on already had someone else she liked.

24. 24 领 On the Day We Were to Get Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 领证当天，未婚妻跟白月光跑了 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Got Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 990Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The short story is here!

25. 25 当 After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital Went Insane! 当我逃走后，京圈大小姐疯了！ RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital’s Elite Circle Went Crazy! 1kReads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 那 The Father Who Wanted Me to Marry My Stepbrother Was Frozen Solid by My Stepmother 那个让我嫁给继哥的父亲，被继母冻成了冰棍 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY8k WordsCompleted The Father Who Wanted Me to Marry My Stepbrother Was Frozen Solid by My Stepmother —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 我 My Rich Young Lady of the Capital 我的京圈大小姐 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted My Heiress from Beijing’s Elite Circle 314Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 苏 A Love Story in Suzhou 苏州的爱情故事 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTYMarriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted A Love Story in Suzhou 2Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 2.4kReads—Score17214d adds

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    It felt like a fleeting dream, 8 chapters and 20,000 words, the last chapter was so intense it brought me to tears 😢

30. 30 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43.2kReads9.7Score4.6k14d adds
31. 31 爱 Falling for a Tough Girl From the Urban Village 爱上城中村女痞子 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘Urban221k WordsCompleted He's a country boy who made it big; she's a rich second-generation city girl. He's an honest man; she's a tough-talking tomboy. His defining traits are being poor and stubborn. He lives in a tiny room in an urban village, and at twenty-seven, he's still single. She's genuinely tough, with money, looks, and a whole group of young, beautiful bodyguards and girlfriends. They should never have crossed paths. But one chance late-night entanglement brought their fates together, and they fell in l 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She was a notorious female thug in the urban village, young and beautiful, and no one dared to mess with her. Besides that, she was also a rich second-generation heiress who controlled a vast family business, wealthy and beautiful, aloof and arrogant, always followed by a group of equally young and beautiful girlfriends. They went crazy together, played together, and taught those street thugs a lesson (of course, they themselves were thugs). However, on an unusually sweltering night, she was cornered by a group of thugs on the second floor of an internet cafe in the urban village. Then... The male protagonist, who was usually timid and cowardly, surprisingly showed courage and immediately shielded her... And then... Like all the clichéd hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress tropes, the female protagonist, who had never been in love before, although she didn't show gratitude or give the male protagonist much of a warm welcome, quickly made him her man... She pursued him relentlessly. Even after he was later kidnapped by her former best friend, she fought tooth and nail to get him back...

32. 32 他 The Girl He Brought Home Walked into My Room 他带回的女生，走进了我房间 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘17k WordsCompleted The girl he brought home walked into my room 190Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 33 报 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on My Unrequited Love 报复？手术刀划向白月光 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance8k WordsCompleted Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on His One True Love 312Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 他 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingMarriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted His love is tender as steel. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 35 爱 Love, Beyond Control 爱，无法克制 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King13k WordsCompleted Love, Beyond Control 66Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 53Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 我 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance112k WordsCompleted He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
38. 38 总 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 《总裁的灰姑娘不按套路出牌》 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King11k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 28Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 39 失 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Without you, I regret everything. 106Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 40 怎 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance14k WordsCompleted How Could I Bear to Miss You? 49Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 非 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance11k WordsCompleted You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 42 云 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Love Beyond the Clouds 43Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 43 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 14Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 44 内 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance6k WordsCompleted This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 45 飞 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance16k WordsCompleted When Birds and Fish Meet 54Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 雪 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 47 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 515Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1kReads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 不 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃，要做我九天仙 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short, angst-filled stories are good.

50. 50 王 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后，他后悔疯了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 656Reads—Score—14d adds

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