There Are Only a Few Books Everyone Keeps Recommending. Are There Really No Good Angsty Novels? 推来推去的书就那么几本，真的没有好看的虐文嘛？

1 老 An Old Man and His Robot Companion 老男人和他的机器人伴侣 Senxia森下Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted #A story about an older man and a killer he mistakes for a robot# Thirty-five-year-old Jiang Ang spends nearly half a lifetime’s savings on a smart robot companion for life, thinking he’ll finally be free from the lonely, day-after-day grind of living alone. But the robot is not only cold toward him and completely disobedient, it even seems to harbor murderous intent toward him at times! The product can’t be returned, and the company that made it has gone bankrupt, so Jiang Ang can only put up w 358Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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This one!!! The writing is very good, but the score is very low. It's super beautiful!!!! The abuse in the middle made me feel uncomfortable, and I hope Xiao Ang can be braver! The characters are all good, check it out

2 中 Five Thousand Years of Chinese History: The Classic Original Edition 中华上下五千年（经典原版） Anonymous佚名Historical418k WordsCompleted This book traces the development of Chinese civilization across five thousand years of history, from Pangu creating the world and Yu the Great controlling the floods, through Qin Shi Huang’s unification of China, to the Ming and Qing dynasties and modern times. It covers key eras such as the contending philosophies of the pre-Qin period and the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties. Concise accounts highlight the connections between historical events and figures, offering a clear overview of the bas 34.7kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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In the name of Mo, it is wonderful "Inexplicable"

4 婚 He Gave the Wedding Ring to a Dog! She Joined a Hate-Fest Show and Punched the Internet in the Face 婚戒送狗！她转头上恨综肘击全网 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance982k WordsOngoing [Super-sweet 1v1 + silly humor and memes + variety show] A variety show called The Haters Rule the World appears out of nowhere. It invites three celebrities hated across the internet, along with their haters, to take part. Any celebrity who fails on the show will be blacklisted for three years. The director calls this test of pure hatred between celebrities and their haters the Hate Show. - Chi Qiuli is the adopted daughter of the wealthy Huo family. Everyone thinks she's a resource-backed 81.6kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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These chapters are beautifully written and have a slight sense of sadness and fate. The heroine behaves strangely and always seems to be different from others. In the third book of Journey to the West, the heroine tries her best for others, but ends up far away from her... She has become a god long ago, but she can't get rid of the knot she has had since childhood. It made me cry bitterly on the bed...

8 男 The Male Lead’s Affection Is Maxed Out? The White Moonlight Faked Her Death and Ran 男主好感值已满？白月光先死遁了 Holding Frost at Dusk暮夜执霜Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + outwardly warm, inwardly cold heroine + no fixed pairing + not fragments of one soul + redemption-focused + every small world ends in tragedy] How do you max out both your targets' love and heartbreak values? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best possible target, become the moonlight in his heart, then fake her death when he loves her most. She edits each conquest into a polished video and earns points from the viewers. She enjoys every minute of it. System: Master, you 13.7kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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[Quick travel + heroine is hot on the outside and cold on the inside + no fixed CP + non-slicing + redemption + all small worlds are] How to maximize the love value and sadistic heart value of the target at the same time? Yue Yuyi's answer is to choose the best target to attack, become his Bai Yueguang, and escape when he loves himself the most. She will edit the strategy process into a beautiful video to earn points from the audience. She never tires of it. System: Master, you really have no heart. Yue Yuyi: You can't say that. After being led by me to the peak of their lives, they all regard me as their only salvation in this life. Her eyes were wandering, passionate and seemingly ruthless. "Alright, who will be the next person who is about to mourn and be crazy about me?"

9 蜗 Snail Rain: How Did I Become a Succubus? 蜗牛雨：我怎么成魅魔了？ Uncultured, zz有辱斯文zzSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No System or Superpowers] [Comedy] [Wild Ideas] [Plot Twists] [Light Novel] [Protagonist Fans, Read at Your Own Risk] [Bizarre and Explosive] [Not for the Straight-Laced] One day, snails poured from the sky in place of rain. Anyone bitten turned into a monster, and resources became scarce… You'll see a protagonist group that is selfish and self-serving, lacking in empathy, hypocritical, vindictive, fake do-gooders, arrogant, two-faced, all pretenses, and downright crazy... Every las 10.9kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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Everyone who has read these books says they are good. The first article is very enjoyable, but beneath the surface humor, you can also feel the despair of the apocalypse if you read it carefully. The second book is very in-depth, has some wits, and is very interesting to watch. Everyone who has read the third book said it was good, and everyone who has read it said it was good.

12 假 Fake Smile Diary 假笑日记 Bad Brain坏脑袋Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted I'm Xu Yiwen. Just as I was about to enter the world, I met Chang Jiayou. He took me in, though he said that wasn't what he was doing. I have no family, and he said he could be my family. So he loved me in the name of family. But love can't be hidden. I discovered that his feelings for me were more than ordinary. Countless times, he wanted to come closer, but in the end he never did. So I decided to confess. I wanted to be his lover. I don't understand what kind of feeling this is. I only know i 34Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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How could a sadistic novel be without this?

13 白 White Moonlight, Don't Run! 白月光，你别跑！ I Love You in My Memories我在回忆里爱你Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted I met his gaze, and my body trembled as I slowly slid downward. Suddenly, his hand closed around my neck and squeezed my throat. I began choking at once! I struggled desperately to pry his hand away, but his grip was so strong that all my efforts were futile. “Let go, let go!...” I strained to force the words out of my throat. Breathing became harder and harder, and my vision began to blur. I could feel my strength slowly fading, too. Tears streamed down my face as I shut my eyes in despair. W 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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The new book is worth reading, and the series is still unfinished.

14 宠 Doting on My Sweet Wife, Tearing My Crazy Ex to Shreds 宠溺小娇妻，手撕疯批前夫 Chubby Little Steamed Bun胖胖小馒头Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted CEO romance + sweet romance + a little angst + business intrigue + plastic surgery + narrow escapes. The plot moves from one twist to the next, each layer revealing more. It begins lighthearted, cheerful, and cozy, then grows tense and heavy, with separation and death. Every moment is worth savoring. After divorcing her ex-husband, Wang Baobao, Lin Meimei thought she could live happily ever after with her second husband, Pei Haoxuan. But she never expected Wang Baobao to keep pestering her. The 2.8kReads9.4Score3kShelves

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Read this, a new book by a newbie. It starts with a divorce. The current husband and his ex-husband fight to the death for the heroine.

15 致 To Our Youth That Will Fade Away 致我们终将逝去的青春 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Zheng Wei told Ruan Ruan, “Who am I? I’m the unrivaled Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon. What could I possibly fail to get?” At twenty-two, she stood on a mountaintop and shouted, “America, you evil capitalist country! I hate you! Give me my man back!” At twenty-six, slightly tipsy, she looked at him and said, “I can’t keep believing you, again and again. I can’t…” Zheng Wei, who calls herself the “Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon,” is brimming with youthful energy and deeply in love 1.9kReads9.6Score331Shelves

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The love and growth in college are mixed with regret and pain.