Any Top-Tier Tragedies With Bad Endings? I Just Finished Reading Something Sweet and Now I Want Something Bittersweet 😭 有没有be的顶级虐文，我看完甜的想看酸的了😭

1. 1 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.2kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
2. 2 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 70.9kReads9.7Score12.8kShelves
3. 3 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 89.5kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
4. 4 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 71.8kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves
5. 5 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 63.3kReads9.5Score12kShelves
6. 6 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 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves
7. 7 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5kReads8.9Score539Shelves

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   You can give it a try. It's really hard for me to come out.

8. 8 她 She Said She Loved the Sea 她说喜欢海 Half-Island Iron Box by半岛铁盒byModern Romance336k WordsCompleted Lin Chiyu, the fish in a pond that longs for its old depths, a caged bird yearning for its old forest. She suffers from depression, and her mother favors boys over girls. Her mother only cares about whether her younger brother likes or needs something, never considering Lin Chiyu at all. Just like this ordinary bowl of egg noodles. Someone enveloped in darkness doesn't yearn for the light. [Contains a relationship between two men. Read with caution.] 1.2kReads8.9Score241Shelves
9. 9 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.3kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves
10. 10 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 10.4kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
11. 11 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 19.1kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
12. 12 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 20.8kReads9.6Score5.5kShelves
13. 13 我 I Only Took a Peek 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 15kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
14. 14 限 Eight Years to Make Good 限期八年 Wenye's Cat问也的猫Two Male Leads31k WordsCompleted “I’m sorry. I love you very much.” “I hope that in your next life, you can treat me right.” Their eight-year affair, hidden in the shadows, was riddled with misunderstanding and hurt. Ji Nan thought they would spend the rest of their lives together, only to hear Zhang Hui say, “I can’t go on anymore.” 162Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Give it a try. Every book is very sad and a bit short, for both men and boys. Some of them are for men and women. The sadism is sweet, I have high requirements for sadism, and the stamina is very strong. I can finish reading one or two books in one night without any problem.

15. 15 他 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
16. 16 傅 Lawyer Fu, Stop Hurting Her. Dr. Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 傅律师别虐了，温医生不要你了 Moonstone月光石Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, wolfish lawyer x stern, devoted, beautiful but tragic doctor] [Two male leads + both are virgins + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + younger man/older man + angsty romance + happy ending] [Two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] When he ended things, Fu Zhiyue grabbed Wen Chuhuai by the throat and mocked him for being heartless and mercenary. “Every day I spent with you made me sick to my stomach.” “Wen Chuhuai, seeing you half-dead like this, do you know how satisf 4.7kReads8.9Score592Shelves
17. 17 赝 The Counterfeit 赝品 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 52Reads6.3Score—Shelves
18. 18 红 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 AyeAyeCaptainTwo Male Leads186k WordsCompleted [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 52.1kReads9.7Score12.8kShelves
19. 19 你 Could You Give Me a Hug? 你能不能抱我一下 Weixiao Mo微小末Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Strong + Pure Love + Happy Ending + Light, Sweet-and-Sour Tone] Self-Deluding Master Bottom VS Meticulous Powerhouse Top After an absurd arranged marriage, Jiang Feng was forced into a relationship with someone else. His partner, whom he hadn't seen in three years, suddenly appeared beside his bed. Half-conscious, he called him “ex-hubby,” and successfully made him furious. As if his luck couldn't get any worse, Jiang Feng learned that he had a rare skin hunger condition a 3kReads9.4Score384Shelves
20. 20 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 1.3kReads8.8Score103Shelves
21. 21 最 The Year I Loved You Most 最爱你的那一年 Luo Qinghuan络清欢Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted A short childhood-sweethearts campus tragedy Song Xiyuan has been sickly since childhood, but she takes life in stride and sees things clearly. Then one day, she, who has never worn makeup, starts learning how. Duan Jingchen has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had: smart, hardworking, and good at school. Then one day, the person who has always been by his side disappears. The sun was shining brightly that day, yet Song Xiyuan said something completely out of the blue: “Duan —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 非 Neither Moon nor Me 非月非我 Water Primrose水芫花Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Everyone suffers in love + possessive, emotionally needy male lead + clear-eyed, resilient female lead) The grudges and tangled relationships of the previous generation ensnare this generation in heartbreaking turmoil. He plotted for a long time, then took her by force. She observed propriety and had no choice but to marry him because she was pregnant. Raised in a loveless, dark home, he longed to know what it felt like to be loved. He drew her into the abyss, thinking of her as his salvation. 7.5kReads6.2Score270Shelves

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    Several pairs of CPs are all BE, and all the characters are written in a sadistic way. They plundered by force, shot and forced into marriage, imprisoned and threatened, and married with their sons. Marriage first, love later, everything you want to see is there.

23. 23 迟 Late, but Not Yet Here 迟而未到 Tong Yituo铜一驼Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted That summer, when he was fifteen, Chen Yu first met Liu Tianyin. He was dragging a woman toward the hospital stairwell, his face full of rage. Later, Chen Yu learned that the woman was the other woman who had broken up Liu Tianyin’s family, and the true culprit behind his mother’s death. A gentle, optimistic girl fell in love with a cold, lonely boy, driving the darkness from his world with her warm smile. Now, the person I met will find happiness in the end, and my story with him will fade away 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two, add one and it will be spring. Personally, I prefer the style of writing that sees the spring, and the style of writing that has not arrived yet is more like the style of seeing the spring.

24. 24 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 35.4kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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    The most awesome work, a masterpiece on the face-slapping platform. It is not a cool novel but has a great plot. The business battle becomes a god, the love between two powerful people is very touching, and the author is very unique. The background is also great, and the supporting characters are all outstanding. I really want a meal replacement.

25. 25 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 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Today when I was in the examination room, I missed you so much that I wrote your name all over, but when I handed out the paper, it was all wrong. It turns out that loving someone is really wrong.

26. 26 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
27. 27 再 Smile When We Say Goodbye 再见也要微笑 Jiu Ziyue玖紫璃月Modern Romance870k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing + reunion after a long separation + both reaching for each other + revenge] [Xu Nuo: A seemingly fragile, beloved girl, but secretly a formidable woman bent on revenge. She has a secret identity as a gaming genius, Win.] [Cheng Xu: A seemingly frivolous playboy, but actually a devoted and loyal young tycoon.] No one knows whether an accident or tomorrow will come first… An accident six years ago changed Xu Nuo’s life beyond recognition. She went from being adored by everyone 378Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then I'll give you a mix that's sweet first and then cruel.

28. 28 偏 Favorite or Exception 偏爱还是例外 Su Ting'er苏婷儿Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted When she was five, she met a boy who would change her life, but fate played one cruel joke after another on her. The moment Mu Qiqi watched Du Ze jump down with her... “Maybe he’s the reason I’m alive in this world?” Her birth mother abandoned her. The orphanage caught fire, and the director who had cared for her like a mother died. Her adoptive parents died in a car accident on the first day of school. All the love she had ever been shown vanished overnight. In the end, even the person she love 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you are drowning in the abyss, I am willing to fade away the light and go to the darkness alone to find you. This is a short sad story, the male and female protagonists go in both directions, first be, then sweet, then be, it is a fifteen-year secret love story in campus society. The article was very short, but Mu Qiqi's secret love was very long, so long that she thought she had waited fifteen years to stay with him forever. She was tired of this world, and he ran toward her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to accompany you." From the beginning to the end, he never lied to her. She really imagined that they could go from campus to wedding dress like Xiao Ran and Ouyang Qianqian, but what she didn't expect was that their ending was destined to be a tragedy.

29. 29 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 6.5kReads9.2Score729Shelves

    Reader note

    The first and third books are the same, but listening to them makes you feel better than reading them.

30. 30 爬 I Climbed Eighteen Floors to Save Someone, and the Spring Festival Gala Put Me on Blast 爬十八楼救人的我，被春晚曝光了 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban191k WordsCompleted Chen Fan: I’m a firefighter. Today, I have to climb to the eighteenth floor to rescue someone trapped inside! Even though I have a System, I’m still scared out of my wits. But as a firefighter, this is my duty. Even if I know my life is in danger, I have to go! Famous host Bingbing: I’m a presenter, filming a preview program for the Spring Festival Gala. Today, I filmed a firefighter climbing to the eighteenth floor to rescue someone trapped inside. I was deeply shocked. Later, I ran into him se 389Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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