Looking for Heartbreaking Romance, Like That Little Sad Thing Called a Secret Crush 想看虐文。（比如暗恋这件难过的小事）

1. 1 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 25.6kReads9.6Score6.5kShelves

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   They are all written by the same author. They are very sad, especially the first two.

2. 2 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
3. 3 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
4. 4 临 Fishing at the Edge of the Abyss 临渊而鱼 Zhao Ling昭灵Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted On Gu Yuan's thirty-fifth birthday, he received a letter. The cover read: “Meeting you felt as if we had never been apart.” A teenage girl with depression vs. an art school teacher [Unrequited love | Tragic ending | Past and present lives | Bittersweet | Slow burn | Inspired by real people] When Chi Yu was seventeen, she met the man she would never forget, Gu Yuan. He was handsome, funny, and considerate, like a ray of sunlight illuminating her short, painful life. She knew it was a forbidden lo 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The person who trapped my youth has never looked back at me. Meeting is like midsummer, parting is also midsummer, he stayed in that midsummer. The first book "Raining over the abyss" is highly recommended, past and present life, forbidden love

5. 5 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
6. 6 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 26.2kReads9.7Score5.2kShelves
7. 7 我 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 A Cheng MS阿程MSModern Romance119k WordsCompleted Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 170Reads7.3Score—Shelves
8. 8 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 106.4kReads9.6Score19kShelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 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
11. 11 如 If We Had, Back Then 如果那时我们 Li Xia Su离夏苏Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + missed chances + regret + tragic ending] Su Yiran: If I'd been brave enough back then to love you with all my heart, and hadn't lost all those years with you, would we be happier than we are now? Han Niancheng: If I'd realized sooner that you had a crush on me, we wouldn't have wasted all those years out of touch. Maybe we would be the ones who got married and had children in the end. Ever since you left, whenever the wind rises, I think of you and feel as if you're still right h 498Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Loving you is a secret that has never been revealed on campus, but after graduation, seeing you again will still make your heart flutter [making faces] [making faces]. Su Yiran has liked Han Niancheng for a long time, and in the end, the ending of the separation between yin and yang is worthy of the meeting and staying together [almost crying] [almost crying]

12. 12 第 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 Lu Xi卢西Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 22kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    The story is very exciting, from childhood sweethearts to family conflicts, the regret of not being able to love, I was very moved by it.

13. 13 青 Those Three Years of Youth 青春那三年 Just Missed It刚好错过了Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted Sunny, secretly passionate top student × cool, sickly genius with a dark side. Bad ending. Both are alphas, secretly in love with each other, sweet at first and then painful, with psychological bullying at school. A youthful and restrained tragic romance in high school, with cruel, cold bullying in the classroom. Qiu Nan buried himself with his own hands, entrusting himself to that summer... 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is really cruel, holy shit, I still want youth pain literature to torture me! Rush!

14. 14 昨 Yesterday's Love Song 昨日恋歌 Jasmine Star茉莉星星Two Male Leads55k WordsCompleted Xu Jingran, burdened by a painful past, and Chen Youze, an innocent, vulnerable yet resilient young man. At eighteen, Chen Youze thinks he has met the prince of his dreams in Xu Jingran. In truth, Xu Jingran approached him with a hidden agenda, costing him the best years of his youth. After fleeing in haste, Chen Youze is found again years later by the relentless Xu Jingran, who tells him that their old score has not been settled and that their entanglement will continue. But their feelings have —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all about torture, whoever sees it has the final say!

15. 15 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

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    Three-piece set of torture articles, come on, cry

16. 16 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [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. 34.7kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
17. 17 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [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 82.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
18. 18 他 He's More Irresistible Than Spring 他比春色撩人 Yearning to Ride the Wind欲乘风Modern Romance567k WordsOngoing Original titles: When Secrets Burn / It Turns Out We Were All Cowards Everyone gets a bad ending | A touch of ensemble cast | Bittersweet youth Su Qing'an thought that if he hid his love for Mu Xi as best he could, then after he died, she wouldn't grieve or feel sad for him. He also knew full well that he wasn't worthy of her. The only thing he could do was spend the three years he had left quietly by her side as a friend. But when a boy named Xu Yinan appeared beside Mu Xi, he still lost contro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some people don't belong to you, but they are precious when you meet them.

19. 19 望 Longing for Yuhang, Forgetting Yuhang 望余杭，忘余杭 Peach Blossoms Bloom有桃花Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted Xia Li × Chen Sizhuo [First-person narration + everyone gets a tragic ending + mutual healing] Xia Li hated farewells, yet spent her whole life parting from people. As an unwanted child, she was destined for a difficult life. His arrival was like a ray of light, warming her for only a short while. When she fought with a classmate, he arrived before the teacher. He was the one who believed her without question, and in the end, he was still the one who waited quietly, gave her candy, and made 58Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 他 He Lives in Heaven 他住在天堂里 Paper Eighteen纸十八Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [He has loved her in secret for ten years, tragic ending + male lead dies of cancer + tearjerker campus romance] “The girl I’ve loved for ten years got married. I personally placed her hand in her future husband’s. The last time I called her by name was at her wedding.” Jiang Chi 595Reads8.4Score167Shelves
21. 21 晚 Dusk Comes Late 晚晚辞暮 Nan Hua楠婳Modern Romance204k WordsCompleted [A girl with depression and a lonely boy] Bad ending It was both salvation and an abyss. Step by step, she fell into the dust. “They trampled on my dignity as they pleased. Only he stayed by my side.” He said, “Most people who love each other in this world can’t be together.” So that year, one person celebrated a happy new marriage, while another lay in eternal rest. I thought we would always be together, but I forgot about the mountain birds and the road... Years passed, and we never met again 20Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 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 2.2kReads8.9Score430Shelves
23. 23 白 The Secret of the White Camellia 白山茶的秘密 Why Are You Crying, Crying, Crying, Crying?哭哭哭哭什么啊Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted The evil dragon that escaped from the abyss grabbed me, trying to devour me. I ran frantically through the dark corridor, until at last I fell. I was afraid, desperate, and heartbroken, until I gave up the will to live. Inside an ancient castle where sunlight had never reached, I hid, little by little being eaten by the evil dragon... And my knight shattered the glass that symbolized the solemnity of the rules, leaped down from above, and killed the dragon with a swing of his sword. Shi Yu d 13Reads8.3Score—Shelves
24. 24 已 Completed, No Continuation 已完不续 Fish Peeling Mangosteens剥山竹的鱼Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking campus romance you can read in one sitting I am a beast trapped in a castle, waiting for you to save the rose that is about to wither. The second Lu Chiqiu slipped a love letter into Xin Xu’s desk, her mother and his father were carried out of a garage, overcome by carbon monoxide. Neither of them was wearing any clothes. At that moment, a young girl’s secret crush became the most humiliating thing imaginable. Content warning: The male lead dies in the year he loves the female 44Reads8.0Score—Shelves
25. 25 岁 Years of Longing, Never Meeting 岁念不见 Chen Lizhehua陈里者华Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted A 16-chapter contemporary romance about love and hate, with plenty of angst. Dear readers passing by, please leave us your precious ratings~~ [Daring in love and hate × Obsessive redemption] On a winter's day when she was eighteen, she rescued an orange cat and accidentally sent someone tumbling into a mountain ravine. After returning to China, she found herself caught in a conspiracy, and in a world of freedom, deep-seated passion, and obsession. Old grudges and new scores: she was a 17Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 爱 Love Before Midsummer 爱在盛夏以前 Pen Name Wang Xiaohua笔名王小花Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted A youthful love story about three men and three women whose lives are bound together in the city. It begins when Luan Xiaoqi is cheated on and gets her heart broken, and ends with, “Xiaoqi, as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters. I’ll listen to you and do whatever you want.” [A little heartache] [A little angst] 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 匿 Anonymous, Dyed Warm 匿名染温 Tu Chun荼椿Modern Romance67k WordsCompleted A collection of three stories: “Crossing the River Alone,” “Waiting for Winter,” and “The Promise That Came Too Late.” [School Story] + [Bad Ending] Ever since “the clay bodhisattva” showed up, Jiang Ye could tell his standing in the family was on shaky ground. Wen Ni was a “good girl” in everyone else’s eyes, but to him… “…What kind of fairy? She’s more like a bodhisattva.” Bai Lin: Jiang Ye, make sure you look after A-Ni. Jiang Ye: …So I’m just being ignored, huh? Yep, that’s definitely my re —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 讨 I Hate Being Twenty-Three in the Summer 讨厌23岁的夏天 Sd JiuyueSd玖月Modern Romance114k WordsCompleted Gentle girl VS sensitive boy At seventeen, in the innocence of youth, she fell in love with him. At nineteen, in the best years of his life, he died in her arms. At twenty-three, Ye Xi was supposed to attend her high school reunion, but unexpectedly she traveled back to the year she was seventeen. Familiar memories washed over her, along with the chance to meet him again… Ye Xi thought Xing Zhou had forgotten the child who used to cling to her all day, insisting on going with her even to the con 27Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 替 I’ll Go See You in the Moonlight 替月亮去见你 Little Chen Never Sleeps小陈不睡觉Modern Romance123k WordsCompleted [Lin Jiu, a girl wounded by her family, vs. the gentle, brilliant student Jiang Shiyue] [School life + reunion after years apart + healing] If someone asked Lin Jiu whether she regretted falling in love with Jiang Shiyue, her answer would be no. When she was nineteen, the boy came beneath the moonlight, his eyes filled with countless stars. “Lin Jiu, there’s no moon in the sky tonight, but I’m here behind you. From now on, on every dark night, I’ll come to see you in the moon’s place.” Those wor 71Reads8.1Score—Shelves
30. 30 明 Come See the Sea with Me Tomorrow 明天陪我去看海 Pleasure Seeker寻欢客Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted She filled a faraway fantasy into an insubstantial relationship, while he mixed a love close at hand with cold, tangible benefits. Fate finally sent them in opposite directions. “If I could turn back time, I wouldn’t mind traveling ten thousand miles. I’d come see you.” The storm raging out at sea lasted a full forty-one chapters. Fine raindrops beat against the surging waves. Bloodstained white tiles, reeking of earth, pierced his mind like thorns. He remembered. Xiao Yan had left with the shar 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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