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1. 351 他 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 8.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   They are all set in youth and school.

2. 352 跟 After I Divorced Her, My Ex-Wife Went Crazy with Regret 跟我离婚后，前妻后悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted After Divorcing Me, My Ex-Wife Went Crazy with Regret 484Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 313Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 354 离 Only After Our Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 离婚后，他才想起他爱我 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Only After the Divorce Did He Remember That He Loved Me 57Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 学 Behave Yourself! 学乖！ Bu Xue'er步雪儿Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted School Life | Healing | Family of Origin | Bittersweet Romance | BE “That person stumbled into your lightless corner and stood before you, backlit, holding out a hand. It was salvation, and it was a god.” Gentle and sensitive × Cold on the outside, warm within He had always been the center of attention, born into a prominent family and exceptional in every way. She was as insignificant as a speck of dust. To everyone else, they were like parallel lines that could never meet, destined never to cr 1.7kReads8.9Score307Shelves

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   The first two books were both quite good; the second one was especially sweet, and that was the third. The fourth one was incredibly heart-wrenching; it kept me up all night, and I cried buckets after finishing it, losing three pounds in the process. I highly recommend it!

6. 356 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 270Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Extremely cruel!

8. 358 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Ran Into My First Love, Who Fled from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 离婚当天，意外撞见逃婚五年的初恋情人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Accidentally Run Into the First Love Who Ran Away from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 462Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 我 I Am His Vermilion Mole for All Eternity 我是他永生永世的朱砂痣 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing [Age gap | Devastating BE | Fate across two lifetimes | Realistic angsty romance | Ye-Tai relationship | Male Ye, female Tai | Love grows over time | School life | Former girlfriends] Falling in love with someone you can't spend your life with is perfectly ordinary in this world. If you've fallen for someone like that too, leave the ending to fate. What belongs to you won't escape you, and reaching for what isn't yours is needless. I, Wu Xile, am eighteen and grew up in a broken single-parent f 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel; it's a pot of bitter soup simmered to its fullest during the Republic of China era. There are no triumphant comebacks, no reconciliations, only love crushed in the chaos of war. The heroine, Lin Die'er, changes her identity six times in her life: a noblewoman, a young married woman, a prisoner with a wicked brother, a courtesan, a Japanese spy, and a victim killed in disguise. The male lead, Zhang Zhiming, does only one thing in his life: wait for her. He buys a garden of gardenias, builds a swing, and his hair turns white overnight. The most striking plot points: • She bears his son, but the son calls another man "father" to his enemy. • Ten years later, they meet again; he kneels before the court to confess his misunderstanding, while she painfully impersonates a Japanese spy. • Before she dies, she says, "In the next life, let's be an ordinary couple," but her mind is filled with the river where he jumped in to save her when they first met. If you appreciate extreme tragic endings, *Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust* is an unavoidable source of heartbreak on your 2026 wish list. Read it calmly; it deserves your tears.

11. 361 十 Ten Years of Devotion, Reduced to Ashes 十年深情，终成灰烬 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Ten Years of Devotion, Reduced to Ashes 168Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 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—Shelves
13. 363 妻 My Wife's Revenge Diary 妻子的复仇日记 Calm Breeze冷静的风儿Modern Romance396k WordsOngoing She endured a man’s schemes to frame her, his transfer of their assets, his mistress’s demands, being treated like a free nanny by her mother-in-law, and even the man taking out an exorbitantly expensive insurance policy on her! She could take no more and decided to reclaim everything that belonged to her! Faced with the youth she had lost, she decided to take up arms, fight back, and find the happiness that was hers! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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14. 364 驯 Taming Him: He Plucks Roses in the Abyss 驯养：他于深渊折玫瑰 Long-Wave Wanderer好长浪人Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing Just started collecting ratings, so the score will rise. [The Underworld Boss Falls for Her, Step by Step x The Hothouse Rose Fights Back Against All Odds] + [All Characters Are Chaste] (Content warning: The male lead is genuinely unhinged at first, with lots of coercive scenes!!!) In Boler City, money paves the way, and desire is addictive. Everyone here knows that Ruan Mian is a rare, delicate flower, cherished by Fu Jingshen for fourteen years. Then the Fu family falls, and a deal puts her 15.2kReads6.6Score1.4kShelves

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    Heartbreaking! A transnational gangster story, not just mindless wallpaper love! It's absolutely gorgeous!!

15. 365 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.3kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Not suitable for young children or those with a "feel-good" mentality; this is absolutely textbook-level contemporary romance. The business intrigue and romance are both sophisticated, and every character is incredibly captivating. The male lead is extremely devoted, the female lead is quite compelling, the premise is unique, and it's truly excellent.

16. 366 诀 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a poignant love story set against the backdrop of the difficult lives of real estate professionals. It tells the tale of Yang Jie, a real estate worker, and her growth through love and career. It's not a typical rebirth or time-travel fantasy novel; rather, it's a story that requires time and careful reading to fully appreciate.

17. 367 未 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 予 An Orange Summer for You 予你橙夏 Er Lili洱梨梨Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted [Sunny, lively hero vs. aloof, cold heroine + Mutual Secret Crush + Devoted Love + Tragedy (Bad Ending) + Love That Goes Unreturned] In 2006, during a hot, damp summer that seemed to stretch on without end. Yuan Man and her mother, Wang Xiaozhi, moved from Yancheng to Wutuo Town. The first time Yuan Man met Xu Jiayi, his mother was yanking him by the ear and scolding him. He was covered in mud and filthy from head to toe, and he clearly wasn't one for keeping clean. Yuan Man didn't like him much 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried the whole time I watched it.

20. 370 原 It Turns Out There’s No Light in the Deep Sea 原来深海没有光 Pian Qian翩浅Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Girls from the south, most of them love the romance of snow drifting through a northern winter night. But what they don't know is that once the snow has fallen, howling winds soon follow. In an instant, they sweep away all the romance, exposing the bone-chilling cold beneath. 195Reads8.5Score—Shelves
21. 371 山 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 95Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look how heart-wrenching these are! I was completely hooked after just the first one [facepalm]

22. 372 授 Hand Him the Reins 授他以柄 Zhou Fuyao周扶妖Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted With the city about to fall and the kingdom on the brink of ruin, Pei Qing wrote a letter asking that man for help. For seven whole days, there was no reply. But just when all hope seemed lost, he arrived. His peerlessly handsome face was full of disdain and contempt. Xiao Yuan walked into the imperial bedchamber with blood dripping from his blade and lazily called out, “Elder Brother.” Having earned merit by rushing to the emperor’s defense, he naturally expected a reward. “I have plenty of gol 24.9kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    This is heartbreaking, so incredibly heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying]

23. 373 再 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Become the Crown Princess Again 132Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 374 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 65Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 你 Did You Become an Adult on the Night You Cried the Hardest? 你哭得最伤心的那个晚上变成大人了吗？ Little Flower Reading小花阅读Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted When was the last time you had a good cry? That night, embrace your disappointment and face your sadness. Looking back after time has passed, perhaps it was a gift that helped you grow. Don't be afraid. Take a big step forward. We don't always have to play the adults. The way you charge headlong into things, the way you are so childlike, can be just as adorable. 140Reads9.3Score—Shelves
26. 376 青 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Qian Kongzi浅空子Modern Romance31k WordsCompleted Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One person isn't enough heartbreak? Check out all the tragic endings (BEs) involving five people! Tired of reading the old stories? Check out these new heartbreaking ones!

27. 377 七 A Seven-Year Dream, Ending Here 七年一梦，到此为止 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Seven Years, a Dream, Now at an End 22Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 脱 Out of Control 脱离掌控 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫17k WordsCompleted Breaking free from control 17Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 肖 Xiao Er’s Boat (Two-Book Set) 肖洱的船（全二册） Zhou Xiaojiu粥小九Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted They first met in the height of summer. The innocent, lively Xiao Er became someone Nie Kai could never forget, quite by chance. When they met again, she had transformed from the sunflower-bright “Little Ears” into the aloof, cold “Phantom Asura” her classmates talked about. With a secret purpose of her own, she quietly drew close to Nie Kai, the dazzling transfer student at the center of everyone’s attention. He had a fiery temper but a soft heart, with a focused, bright gaze. She was cold by n 99Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Torture! Torture to the point of causing angina.

30. 380 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves

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    🎉🌟🥳🎉🌟🥳 Wow! This book is amazing! I read it almost non-stop, not a single dull moment, and the suspense was perfectly crafted. It's heavenly among Tomato's works, the author is a god! For a suspenseful, mind-bending novel to be so popular with men, women, young and old, I feel as insignificant as an ant compared to it, but I still have great taste!

31. 381 非 Neither Family nor Stranger 非亲非故非陌生 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted For thirteen years, Song Li endured He Qian’s torment and humiliation, walking on eggshells every single day. The truth finally came to light in the year He Qian loved her most, but by then, nothing could change Song Li’s resolve to die... Only when He Qian held the blood-soaked woman in his arms did he truly understand what despair meant. 6.8kReads8.8Score290Shelves
32. 382 青 The Bluebird Flies Over Thorn Island 青鸟飞过荆棘岛 Brocade Years锦年Modern Romance80k WordsCompleted Her life was destined to be bleak, but there was someone willing to offer her his arms and warmth. She bore countless scars in this lifetime, but there was someone willing to hack through every obstacle for her and be her support. Yet would there ever be someone who could peel away her mask and see the cruel truth in her heart? She is an orphan in this beautiful world, a trapped beast in a warm cage. If you met her, would you cherish her? Would you love her? 1.2kReads9.3Score291Shelves

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    🥀🥀🥀What is the ultimate aesthetic of a tragic ending? These are 💔💔💔short, high-scoring, heart-wrenching stories that will make you cry your eyes out [crying][crying] So angsty!

33. 383 去 Go Find Your White Moonlight. I Don't Want You Anymore 去找你的白月光吧，我不要你了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫7k WordsCompleted Go Find Your Moonlight, I Don't Want You Anymore 12Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
35. 385 死 Having Died Once, I Am Reborn 死过一次，便是重生 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫24k WordsCompleted Having died once means being reborn. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 陆 Mr. Lu, You're Overacting 陆总，戏过了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted President Lu, That's Taking It Too Far 20Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 12.5kReads8.1Score602Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!!!

38. 388 师 Abbess, I’m Here! 师太，我来了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Abbess, Here I Come! 513Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.6kReads8.9Score630Shelves
42. 392 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 阿 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 735Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 217Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 207Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 216Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 148Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 494Reads—Score—Shelves

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