I'm in a Reading Slump and Want Something Tragic 文荒了想看点悲剧向的

1. 1 娘 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 28.8kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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   In these books, the heroine travels through ancient times, she doesn't want to be assimilated, she just wants to go home. The heroine is super sober, and the hero is a crazy and coercive type! More sad [crying]

2. 2 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 6.8kReads9.3Score563Shelves
3. 3 美 Three Escapes by a Beauty 美人三逃 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted (Possessive love + unhinged male lead + transmigrated female lead) Mad dog male lead × female lead he gradually drives mad Jiang Yuan ran away three times. The first time was when she learned that Pei Jing only intended to take her as a concubine. The second was after she pretended to be docile and obedient, successfully earning Pei Jing’s trust. The third was on the eve of their wedding. Unfortunately, fate played cruel tricks on her. She failed all three times, and Pei Jing grew more and more 10.2kReads8.2Score539Shelves
4. 4 晋 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 Feng He楓和Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 3kReads6.7Score135Shelves
5. 5 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 59.4kReads9.8Score8.8kShelves
6. 6 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 18kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
7. 7 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 91kReads9.7Score16.7kShelves
8. 8 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
9. 9 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 122.8kReads9.7Score19.8kShelves
10. 10 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 105.1kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 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 19.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
13. 13 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    Both books feel sorry for the heroine!

14. 14 弃 Has the Abandoned Consort Admitted Her Mistake? No, She's Back in the Modern World 弃妃肯认错了吗？不，她回现代了 Emperor皇帝Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Awakening of Women in Ancient Times + Passionate Sense of Justice + No Female Rivalry] After failing to win over the emperor, the System punishes me by making me livestream modern life to people of the past. The man I personally helped ascend the throne sees me in a sleeveless crop top and miniskirt, dancing at a lavish party full of lights and drink. He flies into a rage and scolds me for being unchaste. I smile calmly, point the camera at a modern street, and 11kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    🍁① Once she traveled to ancient times, she had to gain the tyrant's favorability points before she could return home, so she became a gentle and generous queen. When he accepted his concubine, she smiled and congratulated him. He brought him repellent medicine and she obeyed it obediently. When he suffered from an old illness and had an unbearable headache, she used her heart blood as a guide to relieve his pain... ☘️☘️Until the rebels attacked the city, she jumped from a tall building and died in the city to put down the rebellion. However, the tyrant held her body and cried with red eyes...

15. 15 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... 3kReads6.6Score384Shelves

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    They are all b-stories. The best ones are "The Sound of Rain is Late" and "If There Were Fairy Tales in the Forest". "I Promised You a Happy Life" is also very good. I cried to death. I felt bad after watching it.

16. 16 致 Deadly Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Female Supporting Character Always Crashes and Burns 致命快穿：恶毒女配她总是在翻车 Flying Fish Is No Fish飞鱼非鱼Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted [A nontraditional take on a villainess's comeback story. Read with caution if that's not your thing. The male lead is not normal: he's a deranged, darkened obsessive!] [This is NOT a story about a strong female lead!!] [Quick Transmigration]+ [Yandere]+ [Corruption]+ [Everyone's Favorite]+ [No Romance]+ [Love at First Sight]+ [Angst] The heroine is Wei Jiaojiao. She was once bound to a villainess-role-playing System, serving as a mere backdrop for all the beloved white-moonlight heroines across 2.6kReads8.9Score155Shelves

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    It's a tragic ending for the male protagonists

17. 17 无 Beyond Control: Yuan Yue's Loneliness and Redemption 无法克制：袁月孤寂与救赎 Chi Wu Ganye池雾绀野Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted This is a war and a sacrifice in the name of love. It is the art world's queen trying to claim a pure genius for herself through a possessive love, and the light itself attempting to conquer darkness in the name of salvation. Yuan Yue's very existence is a challenge to the cold world Chi Yi has built. —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 重 Reborn as a Concubine in the Su Household 重生之我在苏府当小妾 Shangguan Loves to Drink Water上官爱喝水Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted Nontraditional rebirth + women's self-rescue + psychological healing + original poetry + metafiction Don't let the title fool you. The original title was Dawn's Clear Light. Rebirth is the ultimate act of self-rescue. A profound story that is both heartbreaking and healing. Zheng Ming awoke after transmigrating, only to become the concubine of a powerful minister. She navigated the storms of political rivalries and stirred the winds of change across the realm, believing she was carefully plan 114Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    If you are tired of the same cool articles, you can try this one. The title of the book may sound like a routine house fight, but inside it is an unexpectedly solid Machiavellian psychological drama. The author builds a rigorous fictional world based on the Northern Song Dynasty, with interlocking plot lines. The writing is concise and the original poems are deeply integrated into the plot without any violation. The portraits of the characters are wonderful and the core of the thoughts is profound. The shocking twist in the later period gave the whole story a completely new look, and the fatalistic sense of tragedy is full of stamina. A niche product that can make people calm down and think.

19. 19 时 Silent Films in the Flow of Time 时序里的默片 Silent TUT无声TUT8k WordsCompleted Silent Films in the Flow of Time —Reads—Score—Shelves

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20. 20 她 After She Died, Our Family Was Finally Reunited 她死后，终于一家团聚。 Twenty-Two Hours And Thirty-Three Minutes二十二時三十三分22k WordsCompleted After she died, the family was finally reunited. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zombies, tragic ending. In the zombie apocalypse, can the divorced heroine Lu Zhijun travel thousands of miles to save her daughter?

21. 21 悲 The Tragic Prince 悲剧王子 A Sword Slashes the Stardust一剑斩星尘Urban101k WordsOngoing [This is a story about breaking a curse. A life destined to be tragic from birth: a useless nobody in this world, or a king in another?] [Lovely sunset at the quiet pavilion Fingers pluck the strings, drifting softly into the still autumn Fallen leaves float across the lake A silent heart Ripples rise Listen The sky is bright She strokes her back as she falls asleep The long, endless night A lilting lullaby echoes across the stars A parallel voice slowly sings In this quiet, secluded corner Who —Reads—Score—Shelves

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