Angst Stories, Seeking the Ultimate Bad-End Aesthetic, Painful Enough to Break Your Heart 虐文，求极致be美学，虐到肝疼。

1. 101 心 Heartbreak 心裂 Mango Tea o芒果茶oTwo Male Leads177k WordsCompleted *Would you be willing to die for me? *Of course. I'd be willing to go to hell for you ten thousand times. [Dark, slightly suspenseful + two male leads + twisted love + major plot twists] [Psychopathic, antisocial pursuer × aloof, darkened pursued] “Ah Xian, do you like your doll?” “You can't leave Ah Xian, okay? Because Ah Xian is everything to me. Ah Xian is my life.” Nightmares, struggle, tears, madness, surrender. Shen Xian fell step by step into the web that man had spun. Then one day, swept 536Reads8.9Score108Shelves
2. 102 怨 Haunted by a Vengeful Ghost 怨鬼疯缠 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted A deadpan, top-of-the-class, gloomy ghost of a man, top vs. a two-faced, wicked lunatic, bottom College campus / forced guiding relationship / happy ending / both inexperienced / marriage before love / mildly scary and supernatural / two strong leads / intersex / older man / combative couple Whenever Chen Shen was around, Xie Weizhi was always second. He hated coming second, and he hated Chen Shen even more. You could call it jealousy, the kind that made him want to kill him. He schemed to make 3.5kReads9.1Score584Shelves
3. 103 强 Imprisoned Against My Will: Master, You Can't Escape 强制囚禁，师尊你逃不掉的 Falling in a Frenzy疯疯疯落Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted "The rating just came out low, but it’ll go up."“Master, you’ve been naughty. You’ll have to be punished~” [Two male leads / forced love / yandere / younger love interest / mutually devoted / redemption] Mu Chenyuan transmigrates into a forced-love novel, becoming the vicious master who mistreated his disciple and forced him to fall into demonic cultivation. The original owner did the damage, but he has to pay for it. From the start, he’s imprisoned by his disciple. Luckily, the System tells him 7.3kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
4. 104 阴 The Brooding Psycho Wants to Keep Me All to Himself 阴郁疯批总想独占掌控我 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads268k WordsCompleted 8.2kReads9.3Score935Shelves
5. 105 从 After Disappearing from the True Young Master's Body, He Went Mad! 从真少爷身体里消失后，他疯了！ Zhao Jiujiu昭九玖Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [A true young master who gets accused of having schizophrenia, infuriates everyone, and really does become ill later + a sunny, cheerful recipient who pretends to be his second personality] [Contains pseudo-selfcest elements] [Main story and bonus chapters are complete] [Dedicated to two lovers reunited across time and space] Wen Jiaran had a secret. Every time he fell asleep, he would enter the body of a major villain in some novel he had read. The villain, Lu Yanze, was the true young master. 23.5kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
6. 106 人 The Mermaid Hunter 人鱼猎手 Xiao Xiao Le鸮鸮乐Two Male Leads209k WordsCompleted [Mermaid Hunter Bottom x Mermaid Monster Top] Forced love, medieval Europe, Western fantasy, fictional setting, all characters are villains [Hypocritical, narcissistic bottom x madman top] *Setting: Merfolk disguise themselves as humans and hide in human society. They are emotionless monsters who can imitate everything humans do, including their language. These monsters have an extraordinary capacity for learning. Only mermaid hunters with an absolute sense of smell can pick them out from a cro 5.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
7. 107 渣 The Scumbag Wants Me to Leave Every Day 渣男每天都想让我离开 A Meng Who Loves to Dream爱做梦的阿梦Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted HE, both leads are each other’s first and only. A sharp-tongued, cold-hearted gong who loves without realizing it x an insecure, substitute-wife shou. The day Shen Zhiheng was in a car accident, Jiang Yunzhou hated Shi Qi so much that he cursed him to die a terrible death, his eyes bloodshot. At the moment he closed his eyes, Shi Qi thought: Azhou, congratulations. You got what you wanted. The shou suffers first, then the gong. Sweet and angsty, with a mandatory wife-chasing-to-the-crematorium a 2.4kReads8.0Score155Shelves
8. 108 小 Has the Little Troublemaker Made Up with Her Ex Today? 小作精今天哄好前男友了吗 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled romance + chasing his husband + some angst + melodrama] The thing Pei Heng regretted most in his life was taking Shi Jin's drunken words seriously. Shi Jin said they should break up, and Pei Heng left without a second thought. Shi Jin wanted to get back together, but Pei Heng blocked him, deleted him, and cut off every way back. Shi Jin wouldn't stop pursuing him, but Pei Heng ignored him and rejected him time and again. Only when the Pei family announced his engageme 10.8kReads8.4Score752Shelves
9. 109 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score181Shelves
10. 110 亲 Kissing the Moon Beneath the Sea 亲吻海底月亮 In Gentle Years温柔岁月里Two Male Leads333k WordsCompleted [Two male leads × two top students × switching roles in the relationship × reunion after years apart × healing each other] Jiang Wanger: He thinks he’s cold-hearted, but is actually deeply devoted, sensitive, and strong. Ji Ran: Gentle, powerful, and resilient, with a clear-eyed understanding of the world. Neither of them has a particularly good temper, but they save their gentleness for each other. Before they even realize how special they are to one another, their hearts have already chosen. A 182Reads8.2Score102Shelves
11. 111 七 My Dearest, on the Seventh Day of the Seventh Month 七月七日卿 Wan Cheng绾橙Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Huo Shaoqing hated Qiyue and wanted nothing more than for her to disappear from his world. Qiyue loved Huo Shaoqing. After loving him for seven years, she finally understood that some kinds of love mean letting go. When death came calling, Huo Shaoqing finally realized that he had fallen deeply in love with her long ago. 281Reads6.7Score—Shelves
12. 112 予 You Gave Me Deep Love and Turned My Life Upside Down 予你情深，乱我一生 Su Ziyao苏子遥Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Eighteen years ago, Wen Ziyu was the person He Jingyang promised to stay with forever. Eighteen years later, Wen Ziyu was locked in an attic by He Jingyang and cruelly abused. He Jingyang always said Wen Ziyu owed him and that he'd make him pay little by little. But in the end, it was He Jingyang who owed Wen Ziyu a pair of eyes, a life, and a lifetime of love and devotion. 294Reads6.8Score100Shelves
13. 113 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 27.2kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
14. 114 盲 The Blind Consort 盲妃 Egret Jiuzhou白鹭九州Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted On the wedding day of Li Wenxing, the notorious and merciless general, and Jiang Yan, the beautiful blind young master of the Jiang family, every citizen in the city kept their doors shut and dared not step outside. The streets were empty and lifeless. Jiang Yan had loved Li Wenxing for thirteen years. He had thought Li’s promise to love him faithfully was sincere, never imagining that Li not only didn’t love him, but had long since given his heart to someone else and hated Jiang to the bone. Af 374Reads6.9Score100Shelves
15. 115 刑 After Being Released from Prison, the Paranormal Claims to Be My Ex 刑满释放后，诡异自称前男友 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Rekindled Romance + Not Invincible + Twists + Foreshadowing + Happy Ending] [A beautiful but hot-tempered bottom who’s always flirting with death, paired with a seemingly innocent, calculating, vindictive green-tea top.] Gu Wei is a lowly F-rank criminal in the live-stream performance system. After blowing an entire instance sky-high along with his little assistant, he is exiled by the System to a punishment instance. The players thought Gu Wei would 26.8kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
16. 116 在 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Green Lamp Through the Years青灯度流年Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score153Shelves
17. 117 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 989Reads8.8Score103Shelves
18. 118 何 What Brings Joy to Life 何生欢喜 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads136k WordsCompleted Two male leads + body-double romance + BE aesthetic “So, Xu Linxun, what am I to you? A tool you summon whenever you want and discard whenever you're done?” “Say something!” Xu Linxun's eyes were just as cold, their depths impossible to fathom, as if the feelings they had shared over the past three years had never meant a thing to him. “Say something... Tell me, even if you have to lie...” Yu Chensheng dug his fingernails into his palms, the pain cutting to the bone. Still, he forced a smile and 630Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    See? This is really heartbreaking.

19. 119 死 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 Frostblade Fish霜刀鱼Two Male Leads99k WordsCompleted [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 831Reads8.7Score110Shelves

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    The first book is good.

20. 120 左 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 Young Master of the Zhu Family竹家少爷Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.7kReads9.2Score248Shelves

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    If you like angst, you can try this one. The cover looks ordinary, but you'll be heartbroken after reading it.

21. 121 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    "It's so cruel," Miss Huang said, "Erjiu made me cry for half an hour with just three words."

22. 122 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

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    All are tragic love stories

23. 123 小 [Quick Transmigration] The Pitiful One's Guide to Crushing Scumbags 【快穿】小可怜虐渣指南 Soft Rice Ball糯糯饭团Two Male Leads299k WordsOngoing 112Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][Crying] Waaaaah, the first book was incredibly heart-wrenching, the second was too, and the fourth was especially painful because it tore at family bonds, romantic relationships, and friendships. It was so moving, with the theme "Human interests above all else."

24. 124 周 Zhou Jingchuan, You're Too Late 周敬川，你来迟了 A Li Le阿黎勒Two Male Leads112k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + terminal illness + chasing your husband back + angsty romance] The thing Pei You regretted most in his life was following someone into an alley that night. He lost the prayer beads his older brother had given him, saved a girl, and then caught the attention of her brother, Zhou Jingchuan. Zhou Jingchuan was gentle and considerate, maneuvering closer one step at a time. Pei You thought it was love, until he saw the prayer beads bearing his own name fall from Zhou Jingchuan. 7.2kReads8.3Score583Shelves

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    Heartbreaking novels often revolve around themes of unrequited love and separation by death, using delicate strokes to depict despair, pain, and longing, allowing readers to feel the excruciating pain and deep affection between the lines.

25. 125 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 6kReads9.1Score407Shelves
26. 126 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.7kReads9.6Score5kShelves

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    So touching, I cried so much 😭 The writing is excellent.

27. 127 躲 No Escape! No Forgetting! My Ex Forces Me into His Arms 躲不过！忘不掉！前男友强宠入怀 Wen Shushu温舒舒Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Reunion after years apart + Rekindled romance + Intense devotion and push-and-pull + Wealthy CEO + Deeply devoted romantic + Both are each other’s only one + Happy ending] “I can make him obey.” “You can have me or him. Choose one.” Shen Que was being held down in a dimly lit private room at a bar when he came face-to-face with the ex-boyfriend he’d been apart from for five years. He’d imagined their reunion countless times, but never thought he’d be in such a sorry state. “Sh 7.5kReads9.2Score670Shelves
28. 128 临 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 Crimson Jiangnan江南绯色Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.1kReads6.6Score101Shelves

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    Book 1: In the cold villa, only it kept Shen Pei'an company. But Shen Pei'an still felt lonely. A loneliness that made him want to die. Realizing he was contemplating suicide again, he took out his medication from the bedside table and took two pills. The doctor said he needed to take the medication on time for his depression to improve. He knew the doctor meant well and was taking the medication on time, but he felt he wouldn't get better. Puff kept nudging his hand with its round head. At first, he didn't understand, but later he did. Puff was hungry. To control its size, Shen Pei'an only fed Puff twice a day, once at eight in the morning and once at five in the afternoon. He fainted at five in the afternoon, so naturally no one fed Puff. He couldn't let the large Samoyed go hungry all the time, or it would make a fuss. Shen Pei'an went to the cabinet to look for something, and suddenly...

29. 129 声 The Infamous Omega 声明狼藉的OMEGA Four-Eyed Cat Head四眼猫头Two Male Leads248k WordsCompleted [ABO + Younger Man + Coercion + Misunderstandings + No Blood Relation + Winning Back His Love + Rekindled Romance] Two-faced, scheming, cold-blooded alpha × insecure, gentle, ill-fated omega When the magnolias bloomed, Shi Mo first met Chen Xiaowen, who asked him with a bright smile, “Am I handsome?” Shi Mo thought he had found someone who loved him. Only after discovering that Chen Xiaowen had gotten engaged behind his back did he realize he was nothing but a plaything. When he tried to get awa 120Reads—Score105Shelves
30. 130 花 Flower Years 花岁 Loves Cauliflowerz爱吃花菜zModern Romance68k WordsOngoing The past has come to nothing, as if it were all a dream. Of the three thousand rivers, I drink from only one. Now the waters are stilled and the pearl lies sunk. What can I do? Year after year, the flowers are never quite the same; year after year, neither are the people. be —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead commits suicide, the male lead goes insane, the second female lead is forced into prostitution, and commits suicide after discovering she is pregnant. The second male lead is a leading anti-Japanese sympathizer, a gentle rich young man, but he is killed by the third male lead who forced the second female lead into prostitution. The third male lead is a traitor who, in order to surrender to the Japanese, beheads the second male lead with the dullest knife.

31. 131 被 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.4kReads9.4Score699Shelves

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    Super, super good! The first one was also angsty, but it had a happy ending; the others are mostly sad endings. The plot doesn't drag, and the setting is novel. As a lover of angst, I have to say this! 😋😋😋

32. 132 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 14.9kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves

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    Show them to me, everyone!

33. 133 泛 Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted #He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie 269Reads9.4Score106Shelves
34. 134 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    The author's writing is superb, the lifespan theory, and the nine disciples tormenting me ten times over [crying].

35. 135 丧 Stray Dog 丧家犬 A Bite of Coconut Jelly吃一口椰冻Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted [Reader advisory: A cruel lover faces retribution in this angst-heavy story. First person, bad ending.] [Contracted for publication] [Cold, elite, callous top x rough, middle-aged bottom] Zhou Xian was reborn. In his previous life, he died like a stray dog on the day his former lover Shen Wen married the man he had always loved. This time, he was reborn three months before his death. To get revenge, he asked Shen Wen to date him for one last three months. * Successful in his career, Shen Wen had 494Reads9.3Score105Shelves

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    These are all quite heart-wrenching, I recommend them to everyone. The second one, "Flash," has a low rating, but I think it's pretty good 👌🏻. "Hate Who Can Tell" is also good.

36. 136 我 My Scumbag Emperor Was Reborn 我的渣皇帝重生了 Pear Blossom White zz梨花白zzTwo Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Prince Ning Yin Luanting, whose power dominates the court, falls under the emperor's suspicion. Sick in body and weary in heart, he resigns and leaves the capital, his illness weighing him down. Three years later, the sole guard he took with him gallops into the imperial city bearing Yin Luanting's ashes and keepsake, announcing his death and delivering his final words: Yin Luanting is dead. He has no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty can rest easy. The emperor is overcome with grief. His old 16.3kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    There are 16 books. If you've already finished reading them, you can take a break while reading this. None of them are very angsty. Trust me, you really can take a break while reading this. They're all very minor angst.

37. 137 重 Reborn, I'm Still the Hated Cannon-Fodder Villain 重生后依旧是万人嫌炮灰反派 Improvisational Aesthetics即兴美学Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + neither is a virgin + two endings + villainous antagonist + truly hated by everyone + angst + groveling redemption + lovers reunited + extremely, extremely, extremely melodramatic] Both the top's and the bottom's perspectives are included, with more from the bottom. The bottom's personality changes considerably over the story, and he's very spineless at first. Li Shuoyue had a miserable life in his previous existence. His greed led to his untimely death, and no one was even th 45Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    I think this is super good, you should check it out, it's also good.

38. 138 重 I Was Dying of a Terminal Illness, and My Coldhearted Family Regretted Everything 重病将死，冷血家人们都后悔了 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Urban51k WordsCompleted Pure author-going-off-the-rails fiction. Give it a try, it’s really good. Think of it as surviving a trial by fire~ The day Yuan An is given a terminal diagnosis, he learns that he isn’t his parents’ biological child and is kicked out of the house. And yet… why are they all begging him to forgive them, crying, before he dies? 360Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the book I've been reading recently.

39. 139 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Character, the Whole World Is Enchanted by Me 穿成炮灰后全世界为我神魂颠倒 Frost Pavilion寒霜榭Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Male leads] [Stunning protagonist] [Quick transmigration] [Fragmented personalities] [Everyone loves him, with rivals battling for his attention] A gorgeous, sleepy dimwit with a wildly unconventional way of thinking. After Qiao Yu died, the System recruited him into the Quick Transmigration Department as a member of the cannon-fodder team. Faced with plots full of face-slapping and physical and emotional abuse, Qiao Yu, who was too sick to go on living, flatly refused: “No.” System: “Stick clo 16.1kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    I've watched it several times, but I still can't help but cry every time.

40. 140 斯 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉13k WordsCompleted A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 971Reads—Score128Shelves

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    These novels are super angsty.

41. 141 堕 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted Falling from the Azure Heavens 490Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 兰 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉10k WordsCompleted The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 193Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 无 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted A Sparrow Without Blessings 601Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 指 Finger Bone 指骨 Flying Bull Straight Hero飞牛直侠Two Male Leads84k WordsCompleted [Warning: questionable values] I have no name. As far back as I can remember, I've been a dog. Because my sense of smell and hearing are naturally sharp, a human trafficker kept me by his side. No one cared how old I was. I was probably a little older than Song Junlan when I met him. He had been sold to a wealthy family to live as their young master. We met again because I was given a job and offered a huge sum of money: Song Junlan's sister had hired someone to kill him. 43Reads8.5Score—Shelves
45. 145 深 Deep Captivity 深囚 Crackle Pop, Nothing噼里啪没啦Two Male Leads109k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Historical romance] [Bad ending] [Possessive, domineering, devoted top × cool, gentle, scheming bottom] Ling Wang has nothing and no one. The only thing he wants is his senior brother, Baili Heng. He gives it everything he has and pours out his heart, yet still cannot win his love. Through endless cycles of reincarnation, this remains his sole goal. Ling Wang believes that if he keeps reviewing what happened and avoids every turning point, he’ll finally be able to have him. 116Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 梨 Watching Pear Blossoms Fall with a Smile 梨花笑看梨花落 Cui Yingying崔莺莺Two Male Leads271k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, no female lead, equally matched, loving and fighting each other] Blurb: With blue-black brows and a flower-shaped forehead ornament, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” With his hair bound by a silver crown and dressed in fine robes, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” With a long sword in hand and silver armor stained with blood, he told him, “That doesn’t suit you.” He asked him, “What do you have to look like to be your true self?” He smiled. By the time the flames of war 23Reads8.1Score—Shelves
47. 147 情 Our Love Was Deep, Yet Never Reached Forever 情深未可到白头 Pu Yang Su Sheng普杬蘇生Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted [Two male leads | Bad ending] They met in the prime of their youth. Both hid their feelings, each thinking their love would last forever. It wasn't until Kong Huan met Lin Zhaonan that he believed the saying: “The first person you fall for is the one you'll love for your whole life!” He did just that. Sadly, his whole life lasted only a couple of decades... Lin Zhaonan cried as he told Kong Huan, “You have to come on my wedding day, promise me! I can only feel safe if you're there!” Kong Huan pl 59Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; who understands that feeling of a slow, drawn-out affair ending tragically?

48. 148 一 One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache! 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Honey! I can't guarantee anything else, but I guarantee that once you start watching, it'll make you cry in no time. If you don't cry by the end, I'll salute you as a true hero! 😢😢😢😢

49. 149 厉 The Young Lady of the Li Family Is Reborn! 厉爷家的小祖宗重生了！ Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Dominant, overbearing, possessive top x spoiled, willful, dramatic bottom] Reborn + flirting and pampering + devoted to each other + sweet and angsty + happy ending Duan Zhining wanted nothing more than to escape from the man with obsessive tendencies, but the man refused to let him go. He even confined him to a villa, forbidding him from stepping outside. Later, Duan Zhining pressed a knife to his own throat and threatened to take his life. Only then did the man let him go. Duan Zhining though 26kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    When this book was over a hundred chapters in, I thought things would get sweet after the person who harmed him in his past life was dealt with. But I never expected that was just the beginning of the heartbreaking part!

50. 150 一 A Final Act for the Land 一折戏终付山河 Miao Bei喵北Two Male Leads520k WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, so it'll go up later~ [Possessive Love + Anguished Romance + Too Late for Regrets + The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending] Shen Le, the famed performer who had taken the capital by storm, caught the eye of the young Emperor Yin Junluo at first sight. The emperor had come to hear him sing while concealing his identity. 210Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Heartbreaking and emotionally devastating, ultimately ending in tragedy.

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