Angst, Short and Painful 虐文，短，痛

1. 1 替 The Substitute 替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted Substitute 803Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super sadistic, the heroine is really miserable

2. 2 傅 I Am President Fu's Long-Dead Beloved 傅总死掉的白月光就是我 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted I Am Mr. Fu's Dead White Moonlight 50Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 重 Reborn, I Chose to Bring My Husband and Best Friend Together 重生后，我选择成全丈夫和闺蜜 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢7k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Chose to Let My Husband and Best Friend Be Together 44Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 替 After Serving Time for His Sister, I Refused to Marry Him 替他妹坐牢后，我不嫁了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After Serving Time in Prison for His Sister, I Won't Marry Him 120Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 丈 After My Husband Cheated, I Chose to Divorce Him 丈夫出轨后，我选择离婚 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Chose Divorce 35Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 他 He Stole My Fortune, So I Ruined His Reputation 他拿我财产，我送他身败名裂 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢10k WordsCompleted He took my fortune, so I ruined his reputation. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 救 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 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior. 117Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 孩 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 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The day my child died, my brother was keeping watch for the murderer again. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 我 After I Died, They All Went Mad with Regret 我死后，他们全悔疯了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted After I Died, They All Regretted It 205Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 离 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 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I divorced my husband to reunite him with his first love, but he refused to go along with it. 105Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 抛 After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became Worth Tens of Millions 抛弃前男友后，他身家千万 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢7k WordsCompleted After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became Worth Tens of Millions 363Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 我 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 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After I died, my forensic pathologist husband dissected me with his own hands 589Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 竹 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 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Ancient Romance121k WordsCompleted [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 98Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 未 After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 未婚夫失忆后，我不爱他了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Fiancé Lost His Memory, I Stopped Loving Him 54Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 嫁 After Marrying My Childhood Sweetheart, I Turned My Life Around with My Archenemy's Child 嫁给竹马后，我靠死对头的孩子逆袭了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢6k WordsCompleted After Marrying My Childhood Friend, I Turned My Life Around with My Nemesis's Child 48Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 I Served Ten Years in Prison, Then Got Out and Learned I Was Dead 我坐了十年牢，出来发现我死了 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子34k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Years in Prison, Only to Find Out I Was Dead When I Got Out 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Bookshelf plus one][bookshelf plus one][bookshelf plus one][stunned]

17. 17 娘 The Day Mother Left, Her Seven Dutiful Children Knelt Before Her Coffin 娘走那天七个孝子跪在灵前 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子26k WordsCompleted The Day Mother Left, Her Seven Dutiful Sons Knelt Before Her Coffin 18Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 他 The Day He Got Engaged to the Dean's Daughter, I Lost Our Baby 他和院长女儿订婚那天，我流掉了孩子 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子20k WordsCompleted The Day He Got Engaged to the Dean's Daughter, I Lost Our Baby 567Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 老 My Boss Fired Me, So I Bought the Company 老板开除我我买了公司 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子25k WordsCompleted My Boss Fired Me, So I Bought the Company 110Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 我 I Asked for a Divorce, and He Signed Without a Second Thought 我提离婚，他想都没想就签了 Little Lou Who Likes Shuangqing喜欢双清的小娄子29k WordsCompleted I asked for a divorce, and he signed without a second thought 131Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 16kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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    There is always unexpected warmth and endless hope in life - Gao Ning

22. 22 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 72kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
23. 23 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... 2.6kReads6.6Score346Shelves
24. 24 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 11.7kReads8.2Score718Shelves
25. 25 他 His Little Fool Doesn't Cry Anymore 他的小傻子不爱哭了 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [BL + both pure + angst + just rated] In a corner of Shengying Noble High School, there was always a figure named Su Nian. As the illegitimate son the Su family kept hidden from the world, he had suffered a childhood accident that left him with a brain injury. He was always half a beat slower than everyone else, and his clear eyes were often filled with timid confusion. When classmates mocked and shoved him, all he could do was tear up, like a little beast nobody wanted. In the hallway, Su Nian 7.2kReads9.3Score568Shelves

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    It's very sad. It starts from the first chapter. It's all sugar-free. Please be patient and read on. It's so sad that it will explode. . . . . . .

26. 26 离 After the Divorce, My Lover from a Past Life Found Me 离婚后，前世的爱人找到了我 A Thousand Dreams, No Regrets千梦亦无悔Marriage & Romance32k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Beloved from a Past Life Found Me 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Since you asked the question sincerely, I will mercifully recommend it to you!

27. 27 虐 Tragedy!!! The Kidney Debt 虐！！！肾债 Xi Fengyue西枫月8k WordsCompleted Heartbreaking!!! A kidney debt 92Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 死 On the Seventh Day After My Death, He Dug Up My Grave 死后第七天，他刨开了我的坟 Xi Fengyue西枫月Female-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted On the seventh day after my death, he dug up my grave. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 救 I Saved the Whole Village, Only to Become Their Plaything? My Dead Husband Returned and Slaughtered the Ungrateful 救全村却沦为玩物？亡夫归来杀光白眼狼 Xi Fengyue西枫月Ancient Romance5k WordsCompleted She saved the whole village, only to become their plaything? Her dead husband returns and slaughters every ungrateful traitor. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 虐 Tragic! She Died the Day His One True Love Returned Home 虐！她死在了他白月光回国的当天 Xi Fengyue西枫月6k WordsCompleted Heartbreaking! She died the day his beloved returned from abroad. 370Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 老 After My Wife Drove Me Mad, She Learned the Truth 老婆将我虐疯后，她发现真相了 Singing of Spring Mountains吟春山9k WordsCompleted In our sixth year of marriage, my wife and I finally welcomed the fruit of our love. When I got the news, I was overjoyed and drove straight home, only to be met by a cold urn of ashes. My wife stared at me with icy eyes. “I love you so much, and you secretly had an affair with your sister-in-law behind my back. How am I, Lin Qian, supposed to face anyone now?” I tried to explain, but the bodyguards held me down and expertly dislocated all my limbs. Just as I lay battered and bruised, Lin Qian’s —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 错 The Love We Missed 错过的深爱 Tian Keji天科技11k WordsCompleted The Love We Lost 5.2kReads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 I Was Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer, but My Husband Abandoned Me to Pick Up His First Love 我确诊胃癌，老公抛下我去接白月光 Dong Jin Zhouzhou冬锦周周Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted His first love kept texting him, telling him to hurry up and divorce me. At first, even though we were married by contract, we were deeply in love. But after his first love returned to the country, he abandoned me again and again. I was already in the final stages of cancer, and when I died, he still didn’t make it in time to see me. I never expected the System to give me another chance at life. Given another chance, I made a different choice. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 我 She Went Mad With Regret After I Was Diagnosed With Late-Stage Stomach Cancer 我胃癌晚期后，她悔疯了 Qiuqiu球球Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend said she wanted to know what it felt like to be a female boss. Without a second thought, I transferred the company into her name. A reporter asked who she was most grateful to on her journey, but she nestled in the arms of a sweet-talking man and smiled coyly. “Big sister, of course I had to help you. It hurts my heart to see you struggle~” I curled up in my hospital bed, the diagnosis of stomach cancer glaring in my hands. Only later did I learn that the sweet-talking man had appr 8Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 追 I Tracked My Wife’s Location. The Address Was My Best Buddy’s House 追踪妻子定位，地址是我好哥们家 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Tracked My Wife’s Location. It Led to My Best Friend’s House 314Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here comes the short abuse story

36. 36 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 共 Shared Location Exposed My Wife’s Secret, So I Ruined Her and Left Her With Nothing 共享定位暴露妻子秘密，我让她身败名裂净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Secret Was Exposed by Location Sharing. I Ruined Her Reputation and Kicked Her Out With Nothing 798Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 婆婆逼我喝下生子汤后，我让她断子绝孙 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 171Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 听 Hearing My Wife’s Secrets 听见妻子的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Heard My Wife's Secret 270Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 怀 Suspecting My Wife of Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 怀疑妻子出轨，我躲在纸箱里三天三夜 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Suspecting My Wife Was Cheating, I Hid in a Cardboard Box for Three Days and Nights 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 我 After I Took the Fall for My Girlfriend, She Married My Brother 我替女友顶罪后，她嫁给了我的兄弟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After I Took the Blame for My Girlfriend, She Married My Brother 29Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter’s Death 重生在女儿死前半小时 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter's Death 254Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 我 I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 我让噪音婆婆去上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 42Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 好 My Best Bro Ran Off on the Eve of His Wedding. What Should I Do? 好兄弟婚礼前夜跑路了，我该怎么办 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Ran Away on the Eve of His Wedding. What Should I Do? 49Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 以 A Life of Sin, Atonement for the Rest of Mine 以罪之身，赎我余生 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Redeeming the Rest of My Life with a Life of Sin 23Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 兄 Bro, You Have to Drink to the Newlyweds 兄弟，这杯喜酒你得喝 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted Bro, You Have to Drink to the Happy Couple 27Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 我 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 我不是妇产科死神 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 210Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 倒 After My Live-In Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 倒插门海归老公出轨后，小三让他喜当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After My Live-In Son-in-Law Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 832Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 和 After a Blind Date with a Stunning Beauty, I Became a Dad Without Any Pain 和大美女相亲后，我无痛当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After a Blind Date with a Gorgeous Woman, I Became a Dad Without the Pain 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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