I’m in a Reading Slump, Besties. Give Me Some Sophisticated Tragedy!!! 书荒了宝宝们，求高级be美学！！！
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- 1 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
- 2 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
- 3 Late in the Day 行止晚 [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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
- 4 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 993Reads8.4Score34314d adds
- 5 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 [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 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
- 6 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
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A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集
I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take
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- 8 Bad Ending: Fireworks Be：烟火 Lotiya's BE Series Those farewells and lifelong secret loves all turn to fireworks in the end. They're all short stories, and every one has a tragic ending. Some are modern romances, and some are historical romances. Every story has an extra chapter and an ending, even if it's not a happy one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 854Reads9.2Score11414d adds
- 10 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 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 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
- 11 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 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 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
- 12 Laughter Across the Land 江山笑 A calamity brought by a beauty, a song that made all beneath heaven weep, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a legendary love spanning mortals, immortals, gods, and demons. Zhao Huaiyan was a princess of Zhao. When her father gave her that name, he meant for her to cherish the wild geese. He often said, “I have no son. You are my prince, the future heir to Zhao.” Huaiyan listened and devoted herself to the arts of power and the way of emperors. At fifteen, she was the most beautiful woman in the 45Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 13 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 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? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 14 Help! Which Hero Is the Alluring Beauty Going to Wreak Havoc on This Time? 哭！万人迷她又去祸害哪位英雄了 [Lighthearted] [Not historically accurate!] [Out-of-character portrayals] [Different worlds] Among her many targets, Yun Xi falls for Li Bai at first sight. After all, there’s something almost godlike about him. “Li Bai, would you kill me?” A cold jade sword rests against her slender neck. Beneath her veil, her beautiful eyes glimmer with curiosity. “Take a guess.” The jade-faced young man wears an inscrutable smile, his eyes fixed on her in deep scrutiny. Later... The aloof beauty is finally wo 1.1kReads8.9Score12414d adds
- 15 Roses Hidden in a Corpse 玫瑰藏在尸体里 [Kindhearted forensic pathologist × shy flower shop owner] [Marriage first, love later * both virgins * heartwarming * sweet romance] At the start of summer, Nan Zhi meets Wen Zheliu. Like a reunion that turns into a farewell, one touch makes it forever. When they first meet, he seems like a courteous gentleman, gentle as jade. Who could have guessed that his true nature would emerge, revealing a sly, flirtatious side! Scene 1 “May I speak to Mr. Wen Zheliu?” The man smiles and corrects her. “My 86Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 16 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: A Thousand Butterflies Circle the Flute, the Gu Unseen 莲花楼：千蝶绕笛蛊无形 A drama-version Lotus Tower fanfic, featuring the original female lead Yu Linling x Li Lianhua Snakes for companions, spiders for neighbors; a thousand butterflies circle the flute, their poison invisible. The world fears things that break the heart, yet fails to see that the most poisonous thing is the human heart. A well-behaved young woman fresh out of the ivory tower gets hit by an object from beyond the heavens while out and about. She carries her Jianxia Wudu skills into the world of Jia 1.2kReads8.8Score12614d adds
- 17 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 [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 19.3kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
- 18 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 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 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds
- 19 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
- 20 Surrendering to Summer 夏日沦陷 [Signed and soon to be published] [Elegant, gentle illustrator × bold, spirited puppy] In the summer when she was twenty-two, Gu Wanqing met a young man. He was flirtatious and wild, with a pair of captivating, peach-blossom eyes that always seemed to smile. Every so often, he would lean close to her ear and murmur, “Sis.” It was a long time before she realized that she had fallen for him that summer because of a silent crush he’d harbored since he was young. “When you happen to meet someone as 816Reads9.4Score17914d adds
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The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人
(The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person
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Mr. Tang, Your Wife Secretly Had a Baby 唐总，夫人偷偷生崽了
[The print edition of The Tenderness at the Heart of Time goes on sale June 5. Stay tuned!] (Story complete) Sweet romance + multiple couples On the day Lin Shu discovered she was pregnant, before she could tell Tang Yichen, she received divorce papers. She endured the pain in her heart and walked away with her head held high. Three years had done nothing to change the outcome. It was her fault she couldn't change his heart. Later, carrying the secret she had never managed to tell him, she chose
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Underwear Flying Everywhere! What’s Wrong with a Doting-Wife Romance? 苦茶子乱飞！娇妻文学怎么了
[Quick Transmigration + BE + No Fixed Pairing + The Female Lead Stands Alone] [The male lead is a pervert, but he's still a virgin!] [Please read the reading guide in Chapter One before deciding whether to continue. The title has been changed to Spoiled Wife Fiction. At its core, this is a spoiled-wife story. We read novels for fun, so don't waste your precious time reading to the end just to come back and curse the author.] They are criminals through and through, but not purely evil, just as ev
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- 24 Quick Transmigration Heartthrob: The Cannon Fodder Host Has Suitors Galore 快穿万人迷：炮灰宿主他桃花不断 [Everyone’s darling + everyone’s punching bag! Regret-and-redemption arcs + intense rivalries! One-on-one with a split-protagonist love interest + sweet and angsty!] Xu Lai is dragged into a mission world to play a disposable character and follow the plot. The System thinks his mission is simple, and so does he. He follows the plot to the letter. When the protagonist tells him to go west, he never goes east; if they tell him to climb a mountain of blades, he won’t dive into a sea of fire. At las 626Reads9.1Score10314d adds
- 25 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to the Soft and Lovely Beauty's Bad Ends 快穿万人迷：娇软美人be指南 [White Lotus Everyone Adores + Delicate Beauty + Utterly Gentle Heartbreaker + Number-One Beauty, So Much Swoon, Everyone Falls for Her at First Sight] A thousand years ago, a little white lotus fairy who had broken the Heavenly Dao’s heart was reborn. She saved a cannon-fodder System that had failed to kill itself, and from then on, she never looked back on the road to punishing scumbags. World One: Romantic, idealistic little fairy VS materialistic tycoon (substitute romance) World Two: Blind 992Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 26 Quick Transmigration: The Seductress Gets the White Moonlight's Script 快穿：妖艳贱货拿了白月光剧本后 Xu Zhuqing has a naturally sickly beauty buff: the sicker she gets, the more beautiful she becomes. She’s a wicked, seductive temptress with a nasty personality, and she loves thrills. Using her beauty to get away with murder is her favorite pastime, until one day the System dumps her into all sorts of bizarre, melodramatic abuse-romance worlds full of scummy men and villainous male leads. If she completes each world’s missions, she can earn a healthy body, so she agrees without hesitation. 1. T —Reads—Score—14d adds
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I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子
[Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange.
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- 28 The Trouble with Keeping Pets 养宠为患 [Two male leads + unhinged + yandere + angst for the bottom + satisfying read] = The ex regrets it and chases his love at the crematorium After his secret was exposed, Bai Feicheng was brutally beaten and tortured for two whole years. Unable to bear the humiliation, he fled with a broken heart. Only then did Bai Chenghao realize he had fallen in love with him. But he pursued him the wrong way, deepening the misunderstanding between them once again. Angst, bad ending or happy ending: I’ll let y 492Reads8.7Score10014d adds
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Good Morning, Shanghai 早安，上海
She changes jobs three times in a year and thinks it must all be her fault. The repeated blows of the workplace sharpen her mind, the struggle between ideals and reality helps her grow up, and the push and pull of love shows her what her soul truly needs. Does the ugly duckling finally become a beautiful swan? No, no. Dou Dou thinks she might, at best, become an ugly swan. Because the ultimate winner doesn’t necessarily get flowers, fine wine, applause, fame, or the warm embrace of a loved one.
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- 30 Are You Crazy? She’s a Max-Level Expert, and You Had to Provoke Her? 疯了吧？她满级大佬，你非惹她？ [Short drama now streaming; satisfying revenge and face-slapping + ultra-confident heroine + secret identities + everyone’s darling + sickly Buddhist male lead + adorable child] “One hundred million. Stay.” After being reborn, Shang Wanxing unexpectedly saves a little boy, only to be taken to a private island by his deranged and violent uncle. Just as everyone laughs and waits to watch the unloved, uncared-for her get tossed aside once they’re tired of playing with her… Top-tier star: “She’s my 59.1kReads9.5Score6.2k14d adds
- 31 A Rich Family's Mom Goes Viral for Her Cooking on a Parenting Reality Show 豪门亲妈在带娃综艺靠美食爆火 [Adorable child / Sweet romance / Parenting reality show livestream] What’s it like to wake up and find you’ve been married to the male lead for five years? I thought it was ridiculous, but it turned out to be even more ridiculous than I imagined. Jiang Nuan had been diligently completing her missions with a script that cast her as the male lead’s one true love. Unexpectedly, things went wrong midway. When she woke up again, her mission was complete, but she was married to that guy Gu Beici, and 810Reads6.9Score10314d adds
- 32 The Trillionaire CEO Is Impossible to Handle 千亿总裁太难缠 The heroine, Yun Chuxue, is a wealthy young woman who was lost to the common world and raised by a woman who swept the streets. When her adoptive mother later fell gravely ill, Yun Chuxue sold her first time for five million to Mu Yuxuan, who had been poisoned and needed rare RH-negative panda blood to neutralize the toxin. 37Reads7.9Score—14d adds
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Harmed While Pregnant, Mrs. Zhan Returns with Her Child and Goes on a Rampage 孕期被害，战太太带娃回归杀疯了
Rumor has it that Miss Lin got pregnant by a beggar under a bridge seven years ago and was condemned by everyone. Young Master Zhan was right there, mocking her along with the crowd, never realizing he was the “beggar” everyone was talking about. Seven years later, two miniature genius heirs show up and call him Daddy. One is a top hacker, the other is a medical prodigy. They're clever and adorable, and everyone wants to steal them away. “Mommy, you got pregnant with both of us by accident and w
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- 34 Five Little Treasures from Heaven: The CEO Dotes on His Wife 天降五宝：总裁宠妻超甜蜜 Ten years ago, Lai Ruyi was framed by her jealous stepsister. She lost her virginity and became pregnant with quintuplets. Not knowing who the man responsible was, and determined to give birth to the five little lives inside her, she was driven out of the country by her furious father, who disowned her. Ten years later, her eldest son secretly sneaks back home, forcing Lai Ruyi to follow him. At last, she reunites with the man fate brought into her life ten years ago. CEO + babies + pampered by 666Reads9.0Score18614d adds
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A Solo Performance in My Youth 青春里的独角戏
[Reunion after a long separation + from schooldays to the wedding aisle + secret crush + mutual devotion] Transfer student Ye Yiyi meets Xi Chenhao on a spring outing, setting off a series of sparks between them. Nothing ever goes as it should: he goes abroad, he loses contact, and then… he gets a girlfriend. She always thought her secret crush was a one-sided story, but then a miracle happens… Life is full of setbacks. He dies, but unbelievably, he comes back to life? Their long-awaited reunion
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