Anything Even More Depressing and Heartbreaking Than Burn? I’m Invincible Now 有没有比《烧》还压抑还虐的，朕现在强的可怕

1. 51 病 A Pathological Cage 病态牢笼 Feng Ku封苦Two Female Leads137k WordsCompleted Warning: Extreme content!!! Warning: a high concentration of various yandere types!! (If you find yourself feeling speechless, confused, angry, or wanting to curse while reading this novel,) please stop reading immediately!!! If your symptoms show no sign of easing after you stop, seek help from your friends or family at once. [Unhinged]➕ [Yandere]➕ [Possessiveness]➕ [Innocent on the outside, dark within]➕ [Two female leads]➕ [Forced love]➕ [Younger partner] Who hasn't dreamed, in their youth, o 4.5kReads8.9Score394Shelves

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   Don't let the low rating fool you, it's still pretty good overall. (◕ˇ∀ˇ◕)

2. 52 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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   The previous few stories all featured two female protagonists.

3. 53 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

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   Personally, I think these books are all quite heart-wrenching. I highly recommend "The Willow Trees by the Palace Walls," as every character in it leaves a lingering sense of injustice.

4. 54 他 He Loved Me When He Was Nineteen 他早在十九岁爱过我 Eating History Until It Sticks to Your Teeth吃史粘牙Two Male Leads119k WordsOngoing [No Weak Bottom + Quiet Angst + Ensemble Cast, Bad Ending + Not Too Angsty + Understated Family Bonds] Dr. Wen went into medicine for his wife, but still couldn’t save her. Lin Yijing watched the person he loved smash through his ribs and grind a blunt instrument through his heart. Yi Pinglan spent decades keeping watch at his beloved’s grave. “My love, he loved me when he was nineteen.” Shen Qingci stood beneath a clear blue sky, wrapped in a warm, gentle breeze, smiling as he resolutely wen 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A quiet yet poignant story: Dr. Wen, who became a doctor to save his wife but still couldn't; Lin Yijing, who watched his beloved's ribs shatter and her heart pierced with a blunt instrument; Yi Pinglan, who has stood guard at her lover's grave for decades; and a wedding held at a funeral.

5. 55 他 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 Eating History Until It Sticks to Your Teeth吃史粘牙Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 芜 Mugwort Fragrance 芜香 Zi Ye Emily9紫烨Emily9Two Female Leads156k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + childhood friends + a touch of healing + a little angst] Originally titled: Who Says Immortals Have No Desires? The General Successfully Piqued Her Interest This is... a story about two girls. One is called Jiang Yunyao, and the other is called An Wu. Is Wuming Fragrance a sacred incense or an evil artifact? It can make someone unimaginably powerful, but it can also send her plunging into hell. History has a way of repeating itself. The world comes together, then splits apar 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Terrifyingly powerful? While it can't compare to burning, reading these books will definitely turn you into a water tap in an instant [Got it][Got it] The second book, just by looking at the tags, you can tell it's pure torture.

7. 57 亲 Dear Miss Gu 亲爱的顾小姐 Wind Song, Cloud Mist风歌云雾Two Female Leads107k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Both Pure + Mutual Devotion + Unwavering Love + CEO + Showbiz] Gu Qingyun was kept under strict control by her grandfather from a young age, which made her cold and aloof. Before meeting Lin Zhiyu, she thought she would spend her whole life following her grandfather's arrangements. But after meeting her, Gu was willing to defy him, even using the Ouzhu Group, the company her grandfather was so proud of, to threaten him. One meeting, then another rescue. They fall in love, on 390Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   3 There are bonus chapters, don't be afraid.

8. 58 疯 Madman's Wine 疯子酒 Walking the Hillside行山坡Two Female Leads187k WordsCompleted [Modern romance + quality fiction + young adult literature + two heroines + younger woman/older woman + love at first sight + alternate setting + elites] [Brilliant computer science researcher Chen Ruo'an X captivating dance troupe lead Song Ci] Everyone casts a shadow as they walk through life. Chen Ruo'an is a meticulous master of computer science, yet she pours all her wildness into the early hours, the mountaintop, and the night. Song Ci is a reckless dancer who loses herself onstage, only t 1.4kReads9.4Score240Shelves

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   Both of these books have exceptionally good writing; I just died here in a flash (they're sister books) [crying][crying]

9. 59 难 One Woman, No Escape 难逃一女 All-You-Can-Eat Seafood Hot Pot自助餐海鲜自助火锅Two Female Leads640k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + coercive love + obsessive love + female ghost love interest + confinement + groveling pursuit + redemption + ABO] While saving a beautiful woman, Chen Jingchu rescued a venomous snake. After that, the snake clung to her for all eternity, never letting her find release. 2.4kReads7.3Score164Shelves

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   It's pretty good [laughs]. I almost cracked after watching it, emmm, no, it already cracked... Hahaha, after watching them I'm not the same person I used to be anymore, -)

10. 60 穿 I Got Trapped in a Fanfic About the Screen Queen's Rival 穿进与影后对家的同人文 The Moon Hides in the Mist月亮藏雾Two Female Leads312k WordsCompleted Sheng Mingluo is a D-list celebrity whom everyone online loves to hate. Netizens despise her wildly inconsistent acting and scandal-ridden reputation, yet they can't help loving her fair skin and stunning looks. Qin Zhi, meanwhile, is the aloof, untouchable Best Actress of the entertainment industry. Every story about her says she's the daughter of an aristocratic family. In her few years since debuting, she's had no scandals and no bad reviews, and she's won so many awards she's lost count. One 1.7kReads9.2Score208Shelves
11. 61 木 The Wood Is Dancing 木头在起舞 Remembering the Boat Again再忆舟Two Female Leads38k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines] Carpenter × apprentice It was an ordinary day in the small town of the Yu family. Yang Qianfeng went to the market to shop and came across a girl being beaten and scolded by her mother at a stall. On a whim, Yang Qianfeng stepped in and brought the girl back to her family's carpentry shop as an apprentice. The girl loved to dance and often tried to get Yang Qianfeng to dance with her, but Yang Qianfeng always refused. The stage in their small town was too small, so Yang Qianfeng 79Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    It was abusive, but not in a way that caused burns.

12. 62 安 Quietly Facing South 安静朝南 Drifting on the Moon流浪在月球Two Female Leads89k WordsCompleted [Lesbian romance + bittersweet coming-of-age fiction + two female leads + healing] An Jing, Jiang Chaonan This is a story about two girls. I never imagined my life would change because of you. You made my heart pound like I was on a roller coaster, planted roses all over my barren land, then set them all on fire. (Note: This story is told from An Jing's perspective. Their relationship has a sad ending, but their love does not!) 30Reads8.1Score—Shelves
13. 63 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    Shocking! No one has ever said that a writer who doesn't eat meat isn't a sweet romance author.

14. 64 时 The Future of Time 时光的未来 Seven Easy Seventeen七易十七Two Female Leads139k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + sweet and angsty romance + campus novel + university] Rebellious girl Wei Lai vs. aloof Wu Nian How long can you love someone? One year? Two years? Three? I have a secret I’ve never told anyone: I love someone, and I can’t forget her. “My name is Wei Lai. Do you think I still have a future?” “Of course. You’re my future.” “I’ve never thought of myself as a good person, and I’ve never loved this world. But after meeting you, I realized that you are my world.” [New writer. Enti 55Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I kept thinking about it, but there was no response. Personally, I think it's quite... [Unclear - possibly a typo or incomplete sentence]

15. 65 追 The Ex-Wife Chase Turns Into a Battlefield! Sis, Let’s Try a Different Game 追妻修罗场！姐姐，我们换个玩法 Unworthy Jin不才瑾Two Female Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Obsessive rich heiress VS cold, proud orphan Jiang Tinglan’s first impression of Sheng Huairou was that she was a parasite with nothing but a pretty face. Holding on to that contempt, she let the low-class guests her family had invited slap Sheng Huairou whenever they pleased. But the lofty Miss Jiang had planned for every possibility except one: that she, who had nearly cut herself off from love, would fall for Sheng Huairou. Jiang Tinglan knew that someone as proud as Sheng Huairou would neve 4.3kReads8.8Score358Shelves

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    All three books were heart-wrenching. I wanted a tragic ending, but they still lived together, though their hearts might not have been truly in it. I really liked the second book, but it was also very tragic and ended tragically, which was a pity.

16. 66 哑 The Mute Princess's Consort 哑驸 Lan Ge蘭歌Two Female Leads239k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + no male lead + everyday life + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + emotional and physical angst] In a nutshell: a kindhearted, softhearted, foolish princess and a scheming, mute consort Biluol has an ugly princess whom no one dares marry, even two years after coming of age. Then, a refined and distinguished mute top scholar suddenly appears, and the ruler of Biluol waves a hand and arranges their marriage. Only after the wedding does the princess discover that 617Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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    It's truly heartbreaking to see those left behind and their beautiful dreams.

17. 67 筝 Zheng Zheng Will Not Break 筝筝不折 Jinxuan Who Loves Char Siu Pastries爱吃叉烧酥的瑾萱Two Female Leads516k WordsCompleted [Angst! Happy ending!!! One-on-one! Two heroines + angst + older obsessive, coercive love + groveling pursuit + both leads inexperienced] Fragile, sensitive, well-behaved top student vs. arrogant, cold young heiress At nineteen, Xie Zheng secretly fell in love with someone. She would stand up for her whenever someone bullied her. That year, at nineteen, Xie Zheng received a birthday present for the first time. Right after that, she saw her mother with Qi Ning's father. Qi Ning's mother couldn't 49.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    This is pretty good, but I just can't accept the happy ending.

18. 68 烧 Burning 烧， Limited Edition限定Two Female Leads231k WordsCompleted “All beautiful things in this world are fragile: rosy clouds disperse, and glass can shatter.” But I still want to do my best to hold on to this bond. Meeting was hard enough, and the happiness and sorrow, struggles and dreams we shared will sparkle in the river of time. “My name is Xu You, and I'm a woman...” “I'm Zhou Yi...” “Are you sure you want to sit here? Aren't you afraid I'll rip you off?” “Can't live without a man, can you?” “Zhou Yi, have you eaten?” “Zhou Yi.” “It's okay, I'll comfor 800Reads—Score109Shelves

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    Teacher, teacher!!! Are you a reader of "Burning"? "I'm mired in the mud looking at the stars, the stars are so far away" -- Xiao Zhou from "Burning," sob sob sob. "Burning" is really good. Lan Shan said, "Zhouzhou, you really can't save me..." I really cried.

19. 69 余 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） Mottled Garment斑衣Two Male Leads790k WordsCompleted [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 24.8kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
20. 70 曾 I Once Wanted to Spend My Life with Her 曾想与她一生 Manman Girl漫漫girlTwo Female Leads145k WordsCompleted [Two female leads · top student ice queen vs. sweet, mischievous little bully · youth and school life · love grows over time · tragic romance · unhappy ending] If I’d known we would end up like this, I wouldn’t have become a good girl back then... 92Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    See? [Smirk]

21. 71 疯 After the Mad Queen Seized the Throne, She Imprisoned Me in the Imperial Palace 疯批女君夺位后将我囚困皇宫 Rotten Wood Can't Be Funny朽木不可笑Two Female Leads221k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Yandere + Bad Ending + Not Both Virgins] “Nan Qing, I am the ruler of Li now. You can't escape me!” “Will this only end when one of us dies?” During the Lantern Festival, Nan Qing's father sent her to the emperor's bed with a cup of medicinal wine, and she became Consort Wan of the imperial palace. At a palace banquet, a princess who had lived in the Qingshui Palace for thirteen years set a trap for Nan Qing, the emperor's most favored consort. As the torment went on day afte 783Reads8.4Score102Shelves
22. 72 糟 Oh No! The Wolf Cub I Took In Has Won Me Over 糟糕！被捡到的狼崽子攻略了 A Qi An阿祈安Two Female Leads182k WordsCompleted A lonely witch who has spent years in the city meets a little wolf. She grants nearly every wish of the wolf cub she raised herself. The cub says the witch is the light that saved her. But the witch thinks: You’re my moon. Chu Yi: Haunted by fear of her identity since childhood, she deliberately keeps people at a distance. Yet she longs for someone to keep her company. Once she has someone, she refuses to let go. Torn up inside and possessive by nature. Shi Wu: A werewolf whose identity is a m 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are tragic love stories with two female leads. I haven't had time to read the first two yet, and the latter two are a bit short.

23. 73 系 The Department Beauty Can't Win Over the Campus Queen 系花追不上校花 Tang Yanli糖言礼Two Female Leads367k WordsCompleted Dual female leads: Gu Weixi, an innocent college girl, × Bai Qingwan, an elegant older woman with high emotional intelligence. Law student Gu Weixi pursues campus beauty Bai Qingwan. Expect plenty of push and pull, sweetness and angst, and a deeply painful romance. Read with caution if you’re sensitive. This is a sad ending. Even after a year of pretending to be a couple, Gu Weixi still couldn’t win Bai Qingwan over. The two only crossed paths because Bai Qingwan urgently needed money... 741Reads8.1Score100Shelves
24. 74 下 In My Next Life, I'll Still Love You 下辈子，我还爱你 Ice Shards冰茬儿Two Female Leads111k WordsCompleted [Dual Heroines, Tragic Ending, Short Story, Skip if that's not for you] If Zuo Nan hadn't left Ye Xingxu alone that night, if Zuo Nan hadn't opened the diary, could their story have started over? The wind on the rooftop buffeted them until they could barely keep their footing. Carrying the red spider lilies Xingxu had left behind, Zuo Nan finally reached the moment when they could cast off the world's conventions and the rumors, and stay together forever. 289Reads8.2Score111Shelves
25. 75 它 It Came from the Snow 它从雪中来 Marvelous Melon惊奇之瓜Two Female Leads280k WordsCompleted [Girls' Love + nonhuman + strange tales + mild horror] The White Mountain Village ghost story “Snow Ghost” × the seemingly sweet and obedient “good girl” Ji Xueci After receiving word that her grandfather had died, Ji Xueci returned to her hometown of White Mountain Village with her parents. On the way, she watched the snow-covered scenery outside the window and fell asleep. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying inside her old family home, while her parents had suddenly disappeared with 13.3kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    This is depressing, but there's a side story, and it has a happy ending (have you seen the TV series "The Message"? It's not the novel, but I felt terrible after watching it).

26. 76 我 I'll Forget You When the Next Dawn Comes 我会忘记你，在下一个天明 The Cabinet Has Molded柜子发霉了Two Female Leads161k WordsCompleted Angst. Qi Jin × Yu Luo'an, who has depression. Two female leads. At the beginning of the story, the gears of fate began to turn. Qi Jin was irritable and sharp-tongued: “My intolerance for stupidity is acting up. You really are an idiot.” But the longer she spent with this quiet, fragile-looking girl, the less she could control where she looked. And so Qi Jin glimpsed the young woman’s secret and couldn’t help being kind to her, hoping she would be safe and happy. At the end of the story, Qi Jin 157Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Hello, how's this?

27. 77 蛟 The Serpent's Desire 蛟蛇之欲 Like a Green Mountain Embraced如同青山入怀Two Female Leads289k WordsCompleted [Note: A 1v1 story with two female leads] [Kind, quiet college student VS wicked, arrogant, cunning dragon woman] (Dragon woman = twisted + arrogant + devious + coercive love) Warning: Chong Zhiyu is a little twisted. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thank you. When Chun Yao was fifteen, she went back to the countryside for a visit. By the time she returned to the city, she had lost some of her memories. She didn’t notice anything amiss until a part-time job in her sophomore year bro 2.8kReads9.2Score392Shelves
28. 78 影 The Screen Queen Is Hard to Woo 影后难撩 Ben Zhijie本止戒Two Female Leads210k WordsCompleted Showbiz has two scourges: Xu Zhaoyan, who wreaks havoc in movies, and Shi Yuqing, who wreaks havoc on television. Netizens fondly call them the Two Scourges. Netizen A: “But seriously, why is it so fun to ship these two when they’re together?” Netizen B: “Exactly! My OTP is only one introduction away from getting married. And since they’re both flops, there’s no question of one clout-chasing off the other.” Xu Zhaoyan: “...” Shi Yuqing: “Haha, then we should get to know each other.” Before long, 790Reads9.2Score107Shelves
29. 79 有 You Are My Reason to Keep Living 有你，是我活下去的理由 Xiao Yanyan晓言言Two Female Leads139k WordsCompleted Their birthdays both fall on September 9. Mu Xue's life of poverty and Li Huan's gilded cage became the sharpest ache of their youth. They first connected through a simple “Thank you” on Weibo, and became each other's faint light amid the gloom of depression. They thought holding on to each other would free them from fate's shackles, yet at twenty-five, dressed in wedding gowns, they embraced and leapt from a high-rise into eternity. The hundred thousand yuan left behind was Mu Xue's final accou 2Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 她 She and Her, Locked in a Fight to the Death 她与她不死不休 Chopping Rain, Drizzling斫雨霏霏Two Female Leads175k WordsCompleted [Girls' Love]+ [Coercive Love]+ [Clear-Headed]+ [Dual Female Leads] When Xu Qiuyan was seventeen, a blind fortune-teller told her that she would spend her life entangled with a woman, until death. Xu Qiuyan scoffed. Years later, she suddenly realized the fortune-teller had been telling the truth… (This is a fictional novel set in an imaginary world. Any real-world place names that appear are used only as setting references and have no connection to real life. ಥ⌣ಥಥ⌣ಥ The plot is melodramatic, s 1.8kReads—Score192Shelves

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    How about trying this?

31. 81 原EN Genshin Impact: Nine Lifetimes of Endless Erosion 原神：九世轮回，我经历无数磨损 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Anime Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Teyvat, Xiuyuan learns that the System requires him to experience nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In his first life, he becomes Hu Tao's grandfather. He teaches her manners, responsibility, and how to write limericks. “Once Grandpa is gone... remember to eat well... and sleep in your coffin less... Coffins are cold, and you'll catch a chill...” “Be good... Xiao Tao, smile more. When you smile... you really are beautiful...” In his second life, he awakens the se 8.2kReads9.7Score1.1kShelves

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    Come on, brave young man!

32. 82 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.6kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
33. 83 影 The Making of a Movie Queen 影后缔造之路 Odysseus奥德修斯Two Female Leads214k WordsCompleted [A coming-of-age story at its core] [Sweet and angsty × Both Pure] What role should you take in loving someone? What kind of happy ending could make up for all the hardships along the way? Song Jun: Deeply calculating, cold, and unpredictable, she is a ray of light in the darkness, protecting a small corner of peace. Lian Jing: Proud and strong-willed, though secretly afraid and insecure, she is an aloof beauty who works hard to grow stronger, one step at a time. Beneath the spotlight, Lian Jing 107Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Two endings; Song's love is profound and the process is also very heart-wrenching.

34. 84 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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    This is so heartbreaking: "That year, the gathering of heroes produced seven first-place winners."

35. 85 六 That Summer Six Years Ago 六年那一夏 Mo Wuen莫无蒽Two Female Leads123k WordsCompleted (In a world where same-sex marriage is legal. If that bothers you, leave now and don't read.) [Cold, aloof ice sculpture with iced water] × [Warm sunshine with sweet coffee] Mo Siyuan parted ways with the twelve-year-old Tong Xuwang when she was fifteen. Tong Xuwang didn't come back for six whole years. That summer, six years later, Mo Siyuan was sent to B High School for an internship as required by her school, only to run into the kid from six years ago. But that's life: people come togeth 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books are all angst-inducing, but very short.

36. 86 禁 Forbidden Spoils 禁宠 Cangshan Fuxue蒼山負雪Two Female Leads259k WordsCompleted GL, women with women. I couldn't find a yuri tag, sorry. Baili Jichun × Li Youbai A seemingly honest but secretly cunning maid × a spoiled princess consumed by lust [Content warnings] 1. The leads are sexually involved only with each other, but both have kept male and female lovers. 2. The top was kissed by a male villain. This will be revised later. 3. The bottom likes beautiful people and is rather flirtatious at first, probably. 4. Contains coercion and imprisonment. 4. The story is angsty, b 174Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 不 The Wretched One Who Doesn't Want to Be Saved 不想被救赎的小可怜 NPCLiTwo Female Leads646k WordsCompleted Girls’ Love + Yandere + The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium A Fragile, Depressed Spirit-Clan Loli x A Dominant, Forceful Vampire Queen The snow in the frost-covered woods melted as soon as it fell, just like their love: when it burned hot, it could melt the vampires’ icy hearts; when it turned cold, it could freeze the spirit clan’s petals until they cracked. You Sui was once Song Yan’s lily of the valley, silver-white hair twined around her fingertips as she promised she would always breathe in the 280Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Um, maybe a little bit angst?

38. 88 告 Thirty-Three Confessions 告白三十三篇 Si Si嗣姒Two Female Leads62k WordsOngoing These are thirty-three love letters written for one person. In different parallel worlds, different versions of us meet. How many different endings will there be? I've imagined every way we might meet and how things might turn out, good or bad. I've accounted for it all, but I still like you so much. Across countless worlds, countless versions of us meet. In every parallel world, I will fall for the you who lives there. 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book, still being serialized, is in the form of short stories; the first story is already finished. The second book is a story about a doctor and a policewoman.

39. 89 陈 Chen's King 陈的王 Like a Green Mountain Embraced如同青山入怀Two Female Leads299k WordsCompleted [Two female leads! No male lead! 1v1 contemporary romance] [A gloomy, adorable country girl who doesn't realize how cute she is, sensible with everyone else but adorably clueless only around T + an aloof heiress CEO, an unknown yandere and a monster T who seduces P every chance she gets] [Both T and P fall in love at first sight, and one look decides their fate] Excerpt “What are you doing?” Her voice was perfectly calm, without a trace of emotion, yet seemed to hold back an intense fury that ha 1.4kReads9.4Score168Shelves

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    This is quite heart-wrenching. Wang Yisheng is a madman, and Chen Qingqing is like an innocent, naive girl. Read it for yourself.

40. 90 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 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
41. 91 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 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
42. 92 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
43. 93 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
44. 94 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
45. 95 厉 President Li, Your Wife Doesn’t Deserve to Die 厉总，夫人她罪不至死 The Music Never Ceases笙笙不息Modern Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Shen Zhichu had given him her whole heart for sixteen years, only to be told to leave with nothing, just so he could make room for the woman he had always loved. Li Jingshen thought he would be happy once that woman was gone, until he received her diagnosis... He rushed over in a panic, only to find her holding someone else’s hand. “Why didn’t you tell me you had stomach cancer?” “Weren’t you hoping I’d die sooner?” Shen Zhichu laughed scornfully. “Li Jingshen, I don’t want to spend the last of 8.9kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
46. 96 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 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
47. 97 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 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
48. 98 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 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
49. 99 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves
50. 100 夏 Summer Warmth 夏暖 Unworthy Jin不才瑾Two Female Leads571k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + sweet romance + tragic love + wealthy families] Wen Yiqian went from an untouchable beauty admired by all to someone who fell from her pedestal. All it took was Xia Wennuan. “I won’t be so overbearing anymore. You can do whatever you want. Please, won’t you stay with me?” Born into a powerful family, Wen Yiqian had always been refined and aloof. Now, she set aside all her pride and dignity just to keep the person before her. Xia Wennuan turned away, refusing to look at her. Her v 163Reads9.1Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all good.

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