Any Stories Where the Protagonist Overcomes Every Hardship, Only to Leave in the End with a Heavy Heart? 有没有什么主角历经艰难最后，黯然离场！

1. 1 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

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   The male and female protagonists were once the envy of everyone, but just when everyone thought they would always be together, an accident occurred. Afterwards, neither of them could let go of their obsessions, remaining in love but unable to express it, tormenting each other. The male protagonist finally managed to let go of his obsessions, but the female protagonist passed away from illness…

2. 2 从 Becoming a Buddha, Starting with The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber 从倚天开始成佛 Code Name: Old Wolf代号老狼Male-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsOngoing I’m bald, a fake monk from the 21st century. After an unexpected transmigration, I became an abandoned baby and was found by the newly blinded San Du. From then on, Shaolin had a little monk named Kong Hai. 1.6kReads6.3Score101Shelves
3. 3 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

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   The protagonist leaves gracefully, an invincible ending.

4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Host Is Unhinged, Yet Impossibly Gorgeous 快穿：钓系宿主疯癫，但过分美艳 Yang Ziyou杨子柚Two Male Leads489k WordsOngoing [Two male leads. Quick transmigration. Both virgins. One-on-one. Everyone loves the protagonist] Men usually fall into four types: Daddy, first love, green tea, and bad boy. For example The appeal of the green tea type: “Everyone loves Zhizhi. Wherever we go, we run into a rival. Being your boyfriend is so stressful.” (Yan Sichen) The dependability of the Daddy type: “All done. My precious, pampered wife, let’s go home.” (Fu Sichen) The sincerity and tenderness of the first-love type: “I told yo 1.2kReads9.1Score125Shelves
5. 5 古 A Guide to Surviving as a Lowborn Son in Ancient Times 古代庶子生存指南 Ms. Cabbage包菜女士Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [The male lead transmigrates without a golden finger; domestic family life; studying for the imperial examinations; the female lead appears late; fictional historical setting] After transmigrating as the concubine-born son of a civil official in an unknown dynasty, Huaize planned to take life easy and be a contented freeloader in the ancient world. But Huaize had hoped to keep to himself, only to discover that in an age when collective punishment was common, everyone in a prominent family had 7.8kReads8.4Score594Shelves

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   No extraordinary abilities, it's a civil service exam novel where the protagonist ultimately faces foreign invasion and chooses to live and die alongside the people.

6. 6 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
7. 7 佣 The World of Mercenaries (Complete Five-Volume Edition) 佣兵天下（全五册） Master Can't Say说不得大师Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted One of the ten greatest fantasy works of the past twenty years of online literature! The complete 2.4-million-word commemorative edition! Mercenaries, magic, famed generals, dragons, gods… Does history make heroes, or do heroes make history? Beginning in the year 200 of the Red Moon calendar, the first year of the Magic Era, on this fantastical continent of magic and knights, Amy Haber started out as a lowly mercenary and went on to write a sweeping, epic legend! Mercenaries, magic, famed genera 26kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves

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   Three teenagers created legend after legend, and their final fate was both moving and tragic (the Holy Dragon Knight, Da Qingshan, sacrificed himself to save his companions). Mercenaries emerge, and the world is left without books.

8. 8 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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   Is it okay if it ends up looking like ✨✨? 🍉

9. 9 都 Everyone Looks Down on the Heroine for Being in a Vegetative State? Fine, I’ll Marry Her 都嫌弃女主是植物人？那我娶走了 Please Call Me Your Highness请叫我太子殿下Urban2.2M WordsOngoing Lin Xuan transmigrates into an urban novel as a short-tempered villain. From the start, his scumbag father, who favors his illegitimate son, forces him to take the place of a comatose supporting character with a fear of men in a marriage meant to bring her good luck. Fortunately, the [Crazy Cuddling] System comes online. As long as he makes physical contact with someone who has high fortune points, he can earn points to buy all kinds of products and skills. So Lin Xuan acts decisively and choose 5.6kReads8.9Score654Shelves

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   Swallow, how can I live without you! Swallow, oh swallow!

10. 10 长 The Long Night Has Arrived, and I Was Chosen by a Goddess While Sleeping in Class 长夜终临，上课睡觉被女神选中 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Passionate god-slaying + one heroine + growth + supernatural ability sequences + protecting Great Xia) Also known as: "Vast Great Xia Fears Not the Dead. Follow Me, and We Shall Face Them Together!" Do you believe that the so-called gods are mass-produced? The creatures plotting to overthrow this world are hiding in every corner. They might be the old man repairing cars by the roadside, or the girl sipping milk tea on the street. The Lantern Bearers will guide you through the apocalypse of a va 14.1kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The protagonist speaks out against injustice for all living beings, endures hardships, and finally leaves the stage in sorrow.

11. 11 逃 On the Run: Is It Really Okay to Empty the National Treasury? 逃亡：搬空国库合适吗 A Furnace of Absurdity一炉荒唐Historical1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, “A Fallen Nation, a Slain Family: A Life of Passion on the Road to Restoration,” is now streaming. Chu Tian has just transmigrated into the body of the Seventh Prince when rebels storm the palace and slaughter the imperial family. As the only surviving male member of the royal family, Chu Tian is ordered to escape through a secret passage. At that very moment, he awakens an invincible sign-in System. His first sign-in rewards him with an infinite storage space. He emp 2.5kReads8.3Score280Shelves

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    I thought these two books were good; the emotions they portrayed were very realistic.

12. 12 东 Miscellaneous Notes from the Southeast 东南杂记 Qian Ruyi钱如意328k WordsCompleted A collection of diary entries and miscellaneous notes about ordinary people and the rambling details of all sorts of people and events. Mostly personal diaries and musings. New Year's gifts and greetings, writing practice, a personal confessional, and a hiding place from the world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 念 Records of Buddhist Prayer and Miraculous Responses 念佛感应录 A Mayfly's Life, Shaped by Fate and Fortune蜉蝣一生机遇造化Urban20k WordsCompleted A carefully selected collection of compelling, persuasive accounts Among the many accounts of spiritual responses from ancient and modern times, Master Huijing has shown exceptional insight and ingenuity. Using three criteria, “devotion to Amitabha, practitioners of limited capacity, and immediate results,” he has specially selected and categorized more than 150 accounts as irrefutable proof that chanting the Buddha’s name can bring benefits both in this life and the next. Because they focus sol 148Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Abstaining from sexual activity is the fastest way to change your destiny. You must persist in abstaining from sexual activity. Only by conserving your essence through moderation and avoiding illicit sexual activity can you nourish your internal organs with kidney essence, allowing your body to function properly. When your internal organs are healthy, you are less likely to get sick. Why are people so prone to illness? It's because the essence at the bottom of the body is depleted, resulting in a loss of resistance. To cure illness, you must treat the root cause to completely solve the problem. Abstaining from sexual activity will improve many conditions, with particularly good results. For example, your skin will become smoother, your hair thicker, your eyesight will improve, your energy and spirit will be abundant, and your mobility will be stronger. Persist in doing the right thing day after day; even dripping water can wear away a stone. Slow and steady wins the race.

14. 14 大 The Great General's Bookish Lad 1 大将军的读书郎1 Ye Miaoyu叶淼欲Two Male Leads2.4M WordsCompleted Wen Run transmigrated. Others transmigrated, so he did too. In his previous life, he did good deeds, and his soul transmigrated straight into another world, earning him the title of a licentiate. The only problem was that he transmigrated while on his way to get married, and his bridegroom was a foot soldier. Well, a soldier who doesn’t want to become a general isn’t a good soldier, so he decided to make this man a general! Wang Jun joined the army. For most, it was compulsory service, but his o 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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