Looking for Gut-Wrenching Angst. No Saintly Leads, the More Painful the Better 求虐的肝疼的那种，没有圣母，越虐越好
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The Substitute 替身
Substitute
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He Stole My Fortune, So I Ruined His Reputation 他拿我财产，我送他身败名裂
He took my fortune, so I ruined his reputation.
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I Saved Him from a Fire, but He Mistook Someone Else for His Savior 救他火场重伤，他却错认恩人
I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior.
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The Day My Child Died, My Brother Kept Watch for the Killer 孩子去世那天，哥哥再给凶手放哨
The day my child died, my brother was keeping watch for the murderer again.
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After I Died, They All Went Mad with Regret 我死后，他们全悔疯了
After I Died, They All Regretted It
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I Divorced My Husband to Set Him Free for His First Love, but He Refused 离婚成全丈夫和白月光，他却不干了
I divorced my husband to reunite him with his first love, but he refused to go along with it.
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After I Died, My Forensic Pathologist Husband Dissected Me with His Own Hands 我死后，法医丈夫亲手解剖了我
After I died, my forensic pathologist husband dissected me with his own hands
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My Childhood Sweetheart Died in Battle, and the Enemy Prince Forced Me to Bear His Child 竹马战死，敌国王爷逼我生子
[Female general + God of War prince + Powerful rivals + Imprisonment and torment + Angsty romance + Subjugation and counterattack + Revenge and corruption + Silver dragon awakening + Childbirth] “Chu Yuan, if you don’t kill me, one day I’ll kill you!” Jiang Li is a battle-hardened female general of Liang, but after her fiancé dies in battle, she becomes a prisoner of Chu Yuan, the enemy nation’s God of War. He breaks her proud spirit, shackles her hands and feet in iron chains, and even erases h
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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
82.4kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
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Eight Lives of Tormented Love: Missing Each Other in Every Life 八世虐恋：世世错过
Eight lifetimes of heartbreaking love, meeting only to miss each other time and again! Separated by the divide between immortals and demons and set against each other by their nations, they are left with a lifetime of regrets thanks to schemes and prejudice. In their eighth life, Su Qingyan, reborn to take revenge, joins forces with Xiao Che, a powerful regent, to break through the traps and bring corrupt officials to justice. Their story turns from a devastatingly tragic ending to a happy one,
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One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事
A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache!
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Snow on the Stamen: The Emperor Keeps His Beauty Captive 蕊上雪：帝王锁娇
[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
8kReads8.1Score368Shelves
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My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I’m the Illegitimate Daughter 妈妈是追妻文里的小三，我是私生女
My Mom Is the Other Woman in a Wife-Chasing Romance, and I'm an Illegitimate Daughter
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Divine-Grade 神品
Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms!
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The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情
A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body
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Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥
Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥
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Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！
Invisible Tenderness!
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The Nine Bestowments 九锡
Nine Bestowments
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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
The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command
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I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的
I Read the Actress’s Fate
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In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！
In this life, I just want to treat you even better!
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In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？
In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me?
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My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了
My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped
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The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报
The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot
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Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记
Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar
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He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书
He Found My Suicide Note
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The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗
The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting
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He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体
He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body
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The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家
The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country
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A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录
A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm
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The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后
Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager
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The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。
The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.”
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The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋
The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg
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The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑
[Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer
1.1kReads9.2Score143Shelves
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The Red Sleeve’s Tribulation 红袖劫
She has always been by his side. · The thousand-year-old curse of the red wedding gown · A body-double pact spanning reincarnations · Everyday paranormal encounters that grow more terrifying the more you think about them · A truth revealed that will send chills down your spine This time, can you still tell who’s alive?
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Dawn Within the Cage 樊笼内的破晓
Some people are born trapped in a cage. Invisible barriers, woven from the soil of one’s upbringing, the path laid out in advance, the constraints of one’s surroundings, the cocoon of one’s perceptions, and the shackles of morality, build a cold, solid cage that holds her captive. She is raised within it, as if this were all life could ever be. If she does not awaken, if she does not save herself, the ending is clear: the cage will silently devour her, and she will vanish in a slow death. Yet de
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Wei Qisu 惟七溯
She was born with the Heart of Ten Thousand Blossoms, the most precious secret of the Se Xian Clan. The Celestial Emperor imprisoned her in the Ninth Heaven, binding her with the Milky Way and caging her in clouds and rosy mists. Then War God Zhan Qi cleaved open the gates of heaven with his giant axe. At the sight of his resolute gaze, she turned into a rain of countless blossoms and scattered across the world. A hundred years passed. She awoke once more at the Source of Life, but had forgotten
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Ashes Beneath Clear Skies 余烬晴空
The abrupt breakup five years ago left a wound in Lin Xi's heart that never healed. Qin Yu returned in force as a rising star in tech, and she built an icy wall to keep him out. She couldn't understand the reunion he had carefully arranged, or why he disappeared again. Qin Yu burned through his life to pave her way, even personally entrusting her to Wen Yan, who had guarded her for years. When his final letter revealed the promise beneath the camphor tree, Lin Xi finally understood the depth of
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