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. 201 种 Growing Fruit, Reaping Nothing 种果无瓜 He Writes of the Tianshan Mountains, He Writes of Cangzhou他写天山他写沧州Two Male Leads222k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + sweet and angsty romance + faux brothers + mutual unrequited love + wealthy-family power struggles + happy ending] The restrained, long-suffering elder brother who is like a father (Yan Yifang) × the cool, stubborn younger brother who grows into a lone wolf (Yan Heng) In a household ruled by strict family laws and the pursuit of family interests above all else, live two “brothers” with an unusually close bond. Yan Heng has been scorned, ostracized, and locked in the attic sinc —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [I'm almost crying] She said she only writes angst stories ahhhhhh, I really can't get out once I get into it...

2. 202 大 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 Purple Desire紫欲Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Judging from the title, I thought it would be just average angst, a revenge story with a satisfying twist after the initial angst. Who knew it would be angst that only intensifies after the initial angst? This author is too good at plot twists! Don't write like this again; I don't have many lives left to read your work.

3. 203 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.9kReads9.6Score5.3kShelves
4. 204 二 My Second Uncle Stole My Brother, So I Fell into the Arms of His Archrival 二叔抢我兄弟，我栽他死对头怀里 Reckless Moon Embers妄月烬Two Male Leads519k WordsCompleted Completed! [Love-at-First-Sight Top + Handsome Straight Bottom + Both Pure + 1v1] [Forced-Love Top + Clumsy but Adventurous Straight Bottom + Neither Pure + 1v1] [Fast Pace + Both Speak Their Minds + Equally Matched + Two Endings + Main Story BE + If-Line HE Bonus Chapters] Gu Qingyan never dreamed that his good buddy Qi Xiao would sell him out, all for a hundred million yuan, packing him off to his cold-faced, terrifying uncle! Qi Xiao: "Bro, sacrifice your ass for a hundred million!" Gu Qingy 13.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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   At first, I thought it was a happy ending story, but... I almost cried my eyes out!!!

5. 205 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.8kReads8.9Score780Shelves

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   It's really complicated, I'll cry so much at the beginning 😭

6. 206 校 The School Bully’s Young Alpha Master Has Been Won Over 校霸小少爷alpha被攻略了 Bu Zhizhi步知知Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + EABO + Original Worldbuilding + Two Powerful Leads + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Proud Schoolyard Alpha King VS Scheming, Green-Tea Enigma] An EA romance, super sweet with no angst or contrived drama, and they dote on each other. Ye Chengwei, the sole heir to the Ye Group, was an alpha. He had never doubted that he would differentiate into a powerful alpha. When Ye Chengwei met Ning Xingzhi as a child, he thought he was a cute little girl. When they met again as adults, 5.4kReads9.4Score980Shelves
7. 207 绝 After I Gave Up Hope of Surviving My Terminal Illness, They Begged Me to Live 绝症死心后，他们求我活下去 A Gentle Breeze from the South南方有清风Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + angst + groveling pursuit + ancient-style ABO] A love-starved, suspicious scum gong vs. a cold, heartbroken, frail shou The Chu family had two sons: the elder was stunningly handsome, while the younger knew both the past and the present. Rong Yong once thought he would grow old hand in hand with the elder Chu son, and become a peerless ruler and subject with the younger. But a marriage substitution shattered everything. The one he loved most became his younger brother’s fiancée 2.3kReads8.5Score265Shelves
8. 208 孤 My First Love Was the Brothel's Most Famous Courtesan 孤的初恋是青楼名倌 Buddha Wei佛为Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted Shiyan has many secret identities: a male courtesan, the Seventh Prince of Yanbei, the owner of the Lexian Pavilion… But he never imagined that one day he would become the Crown Princess of the Great Ying Dynasty. However, this Crown Prince is a bit of an idiot, completely wrapped up in romance. Why don’t you seize the throne, kill your father, and take out the emperor? You’re a hopeless wreck. What good are you? As it turns out, behind every man who builds an empire is a capable, virtuous 79Reads8.1Score—Shelves
9. 209 迟 Chi Chenjin 迟尘烬 Feng Zechi疯则池Two Male Leads77k WordsOngoing Top (Pei Jingchen, a jianghu assassin): ruthless and hard-hearted, sharp-tongued and blind to others’ feelings. Bottom (Shen Chixi, a eunuch): seemingly aloof, stoic, and perceptive, with little desire to live. No clean romance, irregular updates, average writing, and the author’s brain isn’t much bigger. Suggestions welcome. A fictional dynasty, mostly everyday life, with 40% angst and a bad ending. An assassin is ordered to kill a powerful eunuch, only to reunite with someone from his past. On —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm the author, I know. It's a tragic ending. It's angsty. It's not a clean break story. It's full of resentment.

10. 210 清 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 74Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    It's very angsty; the last book only has one chapter, and the rest are quite short.

11. 211 盛 Peace in a Flourishing Age 盛世有太平 Lord Ninghan凝寒君Two Male Leads431k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Mutual Healing] After losing his job, he takes in a boy. After he leaves, the scheming boy makes his mark on the world. The boy's life is the only move that can save this game from certain defeat. With only two years left to live, imperial physician Du Taiping wants nothing more than to pass away in peace. On the night he leaves the palace, he finds a boy who can see the colors of people's souls, and discovers the deepe 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book; each storyline addresses a different pain point.

12. 212 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    It's really beautiful!

13. 213 盛 Madness Reigns in This Golden Age, and I'm the Only One Saving People 盛世疯批，只有我在救人 Lord Ninghan凝寒君259k WordsOngoing [Everyone Is Unhinged | High-Quality Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Intense Emotional Push and Pull] In a dynasty where the princes and the emperor are bound by a blood feud, I, Du Taiping, became the only normal person. The Crown Prince is a lone wolf bent on revenge, my senior brother is a madman devoted to order, and my disciple can see the colors of people's souls. I wanted nothing more than to die in peace, but was dragged into another high-stakes gamble over this so-called “golden 20Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 8.2kReads8.6Score868Shelves
15. 215 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
16. 216 血 Bloodstained, a Wild Rose with an Unyielding Spirit 血染，傲骨野玫瑰 Jun Luo Qing君落轻Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Women's Fiction] Important note: The heroine is not actually Xi Lianyue. This will be explained later. Because she looked like someone else, she was made to take the blame. Four years in prison were not enough. Even after her release, she still couldn't escape the mire of reality. She was forced into a pond of piranhas, used as a live test subject, made to fight Tibetan mastiffs, and had both legs broken. After all the persecution, the truth was finally revealed piece by piece. The men who had 4.7kReads9.0Score438Shelves
17. 217 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 18.1kReads9.1Score2kShelves
18. 218 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
19. 219 契 Sworn Younger Brother 契弟 Warm Sunshine煦阳Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted A contract signed in ink, and as a boy, he was sold into servitude in the Jin household. Master and servant: as far apart as heaven and earth, clouds and mud. But somehow, the clouds became rain and soaked the mud. One roof, one bed… 539Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is set in the Republican era, angst, and has a bad ending. The second book is slightly angst, sweet, and has an ending.

20. 220 偏 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 Flying Peacock会飞的孔雀Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 91Reads8.4Score—Shelves
21. 221 我 I'm Dying, Yet the Paranoid Young Marshal Begs Every God and Buddha with Red Eyes 我快死了，偏执少帅红眼求遍神佛 A Sword Drawn, Wind Rises引剑风生Two Male Leads293k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Warlord + Devoted Love + Angsty and Satisfying + Regret and Redemption + Both Pure] [Obsessive, Violent, Devoted Warlord Top x Resilient, Gentle, Kind Beggar Bottom] Jiang Yushu was a fraud who had carefully plotted his way into the governor’s mansion in disguise. Shen Changye had always known that the fraud pretending to be his younger brother was a lowly beggar. At first, he treated the beggar like a puppet on strings, tormenting him at will. But when Jiang Yushu truly gave u 4.9kReads9.4Score547Shelves
22. 222 清 The Breeze Never Reaches Mozi Mountain 清风不至莫子山 LiuqibaZz六七八ZzModern Romance155k WordsOngoing Between father and son, and between master and disciple, there is physical and emotional torment, as well as sternness and tenderness. The conflicts between Meng Buzhi and his son, Meng Xubai, and the mutual salvation between Meng Buzhi and his disciple, Mo Zishan, make this a story about food, growing up, and love~ The breeze may be gone, but it lives on. 3kReads—Score236Shelves

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    He he he he he he he he

23. 223 九 Nine-Tailed Fox Slave: The Fox Demon Is Being Tortured to Death by the Demon Lord 九尾成奴：狐妖快被魔尊虐死了 Only Wushan唯巫山Two Male Leads427k WordsOngoing [Newly rated] [Angst, physical and emotional torment, two male leads, and mutual devotion] [Cruel, violent Demon Lord seme x lowly, wretched fox demon uke] [Content warning: extremely cruel, with no limits. The seme is genuinely violent!] A hundred years ago, Su Zongchen slaughtered the entire village where Yan Jinqi lived. Hunted by the Kunlun Mountains, he eventually destroyed his own demon core and became a demon slave. (There was a misunderstanding.) Consumed by hatred, Yan Jinqi used forbid 485Reads7.3Score101Shelves

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    It was emotionally and physically abusive; I cried.

24. 224 尘 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Scent of Dust, Like You 513Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 强 The Deposed Emperor, Spoiled Rotten 强宠废帝 Xuan Lan轩岚Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted [Complete, 1v1, both pure, groveling pursuit, both reborn] Before rebirth, it was all tragedy. After rebirth, it all ends happily. If you love tragic endings, you can read only the part before the rebirth. He was a young general in red, his cloak snapping as he made ruthless decisions on the battlefield. He was the dazzling, brilliant Crown Prince of the Mu Kingdom, the pride of the court. He was also a young emperor who could calm the realm with a stroke of his brush and secure it from horsebac 2.6kReads8.6Score345Shelves
26. 226 囚 I Imprisoned Him in My Heart and Broke His Wings, but This Mad Tycoon Is Too Possessive 囚他入骨折他羽，疯批大佬太偏执 Heaven's Dao Physique天之道体Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted "Shen Yu, I bought your life back. Even if you die, you'll die in my arms." That was what the powerful tycoon Li Xiao growled as he gripped Shen Yu's chin in a luxurious prison cell. Shen Yu had once been the dashing young heir of the Shen family, but a carefully orchestrated misunderstanding over his father's murder had led Li Xiao to push him into the abyss with his own hands. Li Xiao squeezed his throat and whispered the cruelest words of affection in his ear: "Since you owe me, you'll spend 389Reads6.6Score100Shelves

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    I almost cried while watching this today.

27. 227 不 You Say You Hate Me? You'll Behave Once Your Master Dies 不是恨吗？师尊死了就老实了 Mu Yao Qian暮遥千Two Male Leads283k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just came out. [Angst] [Imprisonment] [Regret and Redemption] [Faked Death] Wen Shiyan transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainous master in a BL harem novel. After he arrives, the System binds itself to him and orders him to reform the novel's sickly, possessive second male lead: his disciple, Ling Xianyuan. Ling Xianyuan was originally a gloomy, obsessive boy. In the original story, his unrequited love drives him to turn evil and become a Demon Lord. He im 6.1kReads6.9Score891Shelves
28. 228 初 Newlyweds 初婚 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Newlywed 135Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Night after night, I yearn for you as the night deepens; the bright moon shines sadly on my balustrade, and I think of you, my brocade quilt grows cold.

29. 229 我 I, the Most Hated One, Died. What Are You Crying For? 我一个万人嫌死了，你们哭什么？ Flowers Falling in Misty Rain烟雨花落Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Angsty, Over-the-Top Romance + Everyone’s Least Favorite + Everyone Gets Their Redemption] Ye Sui knew from childhood that he was an illegitimate son, and that illegitimate sons were guilty by nature. So his father treated him like he didn’t exist. His mother sold him off to pay her debts. His eldest brother hated him because his mother had indirectly caused the death of his brother’s mother, who had been his father’s mistress. His second brother had been the demon in his nigh 6.4kReads7.9Score508Shelves

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    Although the ending was good, I was really heartbroken and cried during the beginning.

30. 230 摘 Take His Moon, Destroy His White Moonlight 摘他月亮，废他白月光 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance26k WordsCompleted Take His Moon, Destroy His White Moonlight 191Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 扎 A Bitter Pill for the Heart 扎心良药 Some Big Chen某大陈Two Male Leads167k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Redemption + Sweet Romance with a Little Angst] Xu Lingzhi and Song Qing were once in love, but in the end, they broke up for good. Five years later, Song Qing reappears and won’t take no for an answer, insisting they get back together! Xu Lingzhi (raising his middle finger): “You f***ing think you can come back and take another half of my life? Get lost!” [This is my first book. The plot, setting, and characters are all pretty good, though some scen 88Reads8.7Score—Shelves
32. 232 他 He Fell in Love with Me at First Sight 他对我一见钟情 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted He fell in love with me at first sight. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 宝 Baby, I'll Love You Again in My Next Life 宝宝，妈妈来生再来爱你 Quan Xin荃昕Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Baby, Mommy will love you again in our next life. 212Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 替 The Stand-In Returns with a New Identity, and Her Ex Is Out of His League 替身换身份归来，渣男他高攀不起 Candy Loves Meat糖果爱吃肉Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted Angst for the bottom first, then angst for the top: a groveling pursuit to win back his wife. That year, Yan Xiaoyu was surrounded and attacked by a gang of thugs on the street. Suddenly, a man descended before him like a god, rescuing him from danger. Chi Nanfeng: From now on, I can protect you. Yan Xiaoyu: Brother Nan, I’m the little fish in your pond. Wherever you are is home to me. Chi Nanfeng: Xiaoyu, Gu Yan has come back to me. As for you, I can only entrust you to someone else’s ca 32Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 他 Whatever He Gave Her, I'll Rip Out by the Roots 他给过她的，我要连根拔起 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted Whatever he gave her, I'll tear out by the roots 25Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 最 The Last Red Apple 最后的红苹果 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted The Last Red Apple 270Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 和 After Breaking Up With My Jerk Boyfriend, I Had a Flash Marriage With His Uncle 和渣男分手后，我和他小叔闪婚了 Spring Breeze Greens the South Again an春风又绿江南anTwo Male Leads305k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + winning back his lover + the second male lead takes the crown + tragic romance] Cheng Xiaoxiao’s boyfriend married his younger brother. Cheng Xiaoxiao was emo for a few seconds, then turned around and threw himself into the arms of his boyfriend’s uncle. As the saying goes, when you’re young, you don’t appreciate an older man’s charms. He’s got money, looks, and social security. Older men are great, older men are wonderful: they talk little, have plenty of money, and even after 393Reads8.0Score100Shelves
38. 238 我 I Was the Perfect Wife and Never Refused My Husband, Until I Found That Bracelet 我是完美妻子，从不拒绝丈夫，直到发现那条手链 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted I Was the Perfect Wife and Never Refused My Husband, Until I Found That Bracelet 74Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 他 He Risked His Life to Protect Me, and Gave Her His Heart 他以命护我，以心予她 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted He Protected Me with His Life and Gave Her His Heart 397Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 迟 Love Came Too Late and Too Strong, but I Can Never Have It Again 迟来的爱太深重，可惜再也要不了 Bright and Spirited意气明绕Two Male Leads115k WordsCompleted (Two male leads + angsty story + heartbreaking + urban) How could you fall in love with me? “I tried to hold myself back.” (It wasn't that I fell in love with you. You were the one who put an end to my reason.) When I realized you loved me, it was already too late. I could no longer accept it. The person you love most is right beside you, yet you can't feel his love for you. What you thought was devotion is actually separated by an intangible, impassable chasm. 571Reads—Score101Shelves
41. 241 禁 Forbidden Surrender: Monday Through Thursday, I Belong to Him 禁忌沉沦：周一到周四，我是他的 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊7k WordsCompleted Forbidden Descent: Monday to Thursday, I Belong to Him 304Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 在 I Had a Child in an Infinite Game 在无限游戏里生了个孩子 Qing Sijin卿丝锦Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted “Lin Shen, I won't be here this time, but he's coming. Don't cry!” I'm Lin Shen, a death-row inmate. After I died, I was thrown into the Reincarnation Prison. Every time I die, my memories are wiped. I'm the only exception. Gu Yezhou is Prisoner No. 0. He's been reset 1,347 times and remembers nothing. But there's a line tattooed on the back of his neck: “Only memory retained: Lin Shen.” Nine trials, each a brush with death. On the seventh level, I watched our child being born. I thought the Sy 1.2kReads—Score165Shelves

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    This is the one that won't cry 👍

43. 243 他 The Bunny in His Phone Calls Me Big Sister 他手机里的兔子叫我姐姐 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted The rabbit on his phone calls me Big Sister. 323Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score267Shelves

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    The first book is a happy ending, but it's really heartbreaking. Although it ends happily, there's a sense of things being different now. The second and third books are both tragic endings (BE). The second book is a "wife-chasing-after-the-crime" story where the female lead ends up alone, and the third book is also very heartbreaking. The fourth book has two timelines: the ancient timeline is very heartbreaking and ends tragically, while the modern timeline is a happy ending. The fifth book has multiple endings: the main story ends happily, but the epilogue is heartbreaking. There are two epilogue endings, one tragic and the other happy, but the happy ending in the epilogue is just a hypothetical scenario, meaning the main story has a happy ending while the epilogue has a tragic ending. The last book is particularly heartbreaking, definitely a tragic ending, but the epilogue has a slight twist, which is actually a tragic ending in some way.

45. 245 他 He Kissed Her Tears and Ankles, but Never Got to Kiss Her for the Rest of Their Lives 他亲过她的眼泪和脚踝，却没能亲到她的余生 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted He kissed her tears and her ankles, but never got to kiss the rest of her life away. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
47. 247 逃 100 Days on the Run from My Wedding, and the CEO Became My Dance Partner 逃婚100天，霸总给我当舞伴 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊17k WordsCompleted A Hundred Days on the Run from My Wedding, and the CEO Became My Dance Partner 16Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    BE, angst, completed.

49. 249 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Physical edition now available] Sang You transmigrated, landing back on the first day of her freshman year of high school. The three years of high school she'd finally made it through had suddenly been reset to square one. Thinking about going back to a high school life where she had nothing, not even a full head of hair, made her want to die. Later, she stopped wanting to die, but everyone else said she was crazy. She was a freshman, yet not long after the term began, she skipped ahead to seni 67.5kReads9.6Score10kShelves
50. 250 婚 On My Wedding Day, He Came to Drink One Last Cup of Farewell Tea 婚礼那天，他来喝了最后一杯伯牙绝弦 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted On his wedding day, he came to drink one last cup of Boya Juexian. 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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