Looking for Something Heartbreaking Enough to Make My Heart Ache. I Need an Emotional Release 有没有虐的，心肝儿疼的那种，最近缺少情绪

1. 51 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.3kReads9.6Score9.1k14d adds
2. 52 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 124.8kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
3. 53 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 15.1kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds

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   Both fit quite well, especially the second book, which is also very famous. Although the first book has two male protagonists, the plot is novel and includes a knife.

4. 54 蘑 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 I Am Ten Yuan吾乃十元钱Male-Channel Fanfiction179k WordsCompleted Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.7kReads9.1Score31814d adds
5. 55 短 A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories 短篇be虐文合集 J Le JiangJ乐姜Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted I originally wanted to write a collection of angsty stories, but in the end I decided to write just one and bring it to a close. I can't change the title now, so come on in and have a look. Legend has it that the Demon God was gravely wounded by the Divine Clan and suffers excruciating pain every night, teetering on the brink of death. Only one thing can ease his suffering: the inner core of a Divine Fox. For hundreds of years, the Demon God has repeated the same words in his mind: I must take 622Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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   Don't cry anymore after reading it. Everyone can take a look, don't forget to pray to die.

6. 56 顾 Mr. Gu, Stop Tormenting Me! Your Wife Drank the Potion of Forgetfulness! 顾总别虐了，夫人喝了忘情水！ Zi Ling梓翎Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Gu Lancheng adopted a very obedient little thing. If he told her to go east, she wouldn't dare go west. She saw him as her whole world and loved him with all her heart. But for the sake of his moonlight, he took one of her kidneys. Years later, she stood at the top and met him again at the height of his success. He said, “I regret letting you leave me!” She said, “I’ve never regretted leaving you!” 1.7kReads7.4Score32714d adds
7. 57 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, 5.7kReads8.9Score59914d adds
8. 58 虞 Yu Zhao Reborn: Cutting Ties and Settling Scores 虞昭重生断恩仇 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original novel of the short drama "After Switching to the Heartless Path, My Senior Brothers Wept and Begged for Forgiveness" In her previous life, Yu Zhao spent her whole life fighting Ye Congxin to win back the affection of her master and five senior brothers. In the end, she became a traitor despised by everyone and was killed by the very master she loved. Reborn, she gave up trying to mend her relationship with her master and senior brothers, and took the initiative to cultivate the Heartles 15.8kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
9. 59 傅 Mr. Fu, There Will Be No More Us 傅先生，余生不见 Short Short短短Modern Romance862k WordsCompleted Yu Wei loved Fu Beihuai deeply. To stay by his side, she gave up her family, her friends, her career... In the end, none of it could compete with his first love coming back. Fu Beihuai had always looked down on her. Not until she left, not until he heard from someone else that she was close to death... He found her, but she treated him like a stranger, with another man standing by her side. “Can we start over?” “No. I don't want to give you the little strength and warmth I have left.” Yu Wei pau 1.2kReads5.2Score—14d adds
10. 60 我 After I Handed Myself Over to the Nation, the Young Officer Regretted It 我把自己上交国家后，军少后悔了 Shi Tu Jiu Jiu师荼九九11k WordsCompleted After I Turned Myself Over to the Country, the Young Military Officer Regretted It 381Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 风 Is the Wind Still Blowing? 风还在吹吗 T Steals Sesame BunsT偷麻头Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Bisexual, Mutual Secret Crush] [Male Lead Dies/Female Lead Dies for Love] Their similar names were a red thread secretly tied by the Matchmaker. Chen Shuye often felt secretly delighted by how much her name resembled Cheng Shuye's. Their similar names seemed to draw them closer and deepen their bond. In their senior year of high school, he said, “Chen Shuye, I’ve helped you so many times. So, can I copy your college application form?” Chen Shuye smiled. “Sure.” But after she called the police 3.6kReads9.2Score84314d adds

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    The rating isn't high, but it's truly heart-wrenching! Chen Shuye and Cheng Shuye 💖💗 The female lead, Chen Shuye, once kindly helped someone who had been bullied, and ended up reporting them to the police 👮🏻‍♀️. Unexpectedly, this led her to get involved with the most notorious thug in the small town. Two months later, the thug, released from prison, came to the school seeking revenge. Cheng Shuye stepped forward, "I am Chen Shuye, what do you want with me?" Later, when he lay on the ground covered in blood after being beaten, the boy closed his eyes and only said, "Little Chen, I'm sorry, I have to break my promise." The story ends with the boy breaking his promise, and she never saw the boy who had once captivated her youth again 🍒🍎

12. 62 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 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
13. 63 初 Early Morning, I Deliberately Forgot You 初晨，是我故意忘记你（孙怡、白敬亭主演《与晨同光》原著） Ziyue籽月Male-Channel Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the TV series With the Dawn, starring Sun Yi and Bai Jingting! Li Luoshu grew up unloved and was drawn to the warmth and kindness of Chuyao, the eldest daughter of the Li family. When Chuyao's younger brother, Chuchen, died unexpectedly, Li Luoshu moved in with the family as her nominal younger brother to comfort her. Many years later, just as he finally realized that he had loved her deeply for a long time, he had already lost the right to love her... 1.5kReads9.4Score36214d adds
14. 64 虐 A Love of Torment (Ziyue and Xiamu's Bestselling Collection) 虐恋情深（籽月夏木畅销作品集） Ziyue籽月Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A heartrending romance! A deeply moving story! This classic collection of tearjerking romance novels by Zi Yue has touched hundreds of millions of readers over seven consecutive years. It includes the Summer’s Desire trilogy, the series adapted as A Love So Beautiful, starring Bai Jingting and Sun Yi, Zi Yue’s autobiographical novel The Seventh Star Living in Time, The Adorable Guard, and three other books, for a total of seven. 773Reads9.3Score13114d adds
15. 65 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds
16. 66 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.] 1.1kReads8.9Score18314d adds
17. 67 妈 Mom Says: Having a Son Like Me Is a Total Failure 妈妈说：有我这种儿子，真失败 The One Chasing Shooting Stars追赶流星的人Urban403k WordsCompleted Rising star Li Chulu appears on the show Little Lu's Appointment and openly admits that she failed as a parent. She says her son has loved fighting since he was little, hates reading and studying, likes going out to fool around, and comes home late every night. “Having a son like that is a failure!” But when the production crew gets in touch with Li Chulu's son and projects his memories onto the big screen, everyone discovers that things aren't quite as Li Chulu described... He fought from a you 1.1kReads7.8Score14314d adds
18. 68 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
19. 69 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
20. 70 斩 Slay the Gods: From the Start, I Suppress Nine Deities in the Peerless Demon Pagoda 斩神开局镇压九位神明之不世妖塔 Dream of Last Night's Stars昨夜星辰梦Male-Channel Fanfiction123k WordsCompleted Night falls over the bustling city as a sudden, mysterious disaster sweeps across it. Amid chaos and despair, the young Su Ran unexpectedly awakens an ancient, mysterious tower of unparalleled power within himself. When he discovers that it seals nine gods, each capable of destroying heaven and earth, his fate is changed forever. To survive in a world thrown into turmoil by divine power, Su Ran must learn to wield the tower, draw upon the gods’ abilities, and enslave them. The gods are no longer 10Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 我 After I Moved in Next Door to My Ex 我搬到前男友隔壁后 Zheng Muhao郑沐好Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted (Second-generation official, devoted male lead, independent female lead, both leads have no prior romantic entanglements, intensely angsty, happy ending) With a casual glance, he saw the woman who had once made his heart ache as if it were being cut by a knife. He despised himself a little. Why was he still looking after her? Why was he still standing here... “The moment you walk out that door, we’ll be over forever.” He hoped she would turn back, even just once, so she could see the unbearable 225Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥The male lead, a son of a high-ranking official, deeply loves the female lead, but a misunderstanding leads to their separation. The female lead insists on marrying someone else. Nine years later, they reunite, resolve the misunderstanding, and finally become a couple. 😃A heart-wrenching story with a beautiful ending. Both leads are virgins, and the interactions between the male and female leads are incredibly sweet.

22. 72 仙 Jade Radiance of the Immortal Path 仙道玲珑 Flowerfall Night Whispers漫花夜语Eastern Fantasy607k WordsCompleted (Xianxia novel, no System, no brainless power-ups) (Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Illumination Realm, Heartbeat Realm, and Immortal Realm) Everyone says the path to immortality means refining qi, building a foundation, forming a golden core, reaching illumination, stirring the heart, and entering the immortal realm! But my master told me that these so-called cultivation stages are nothing but a scam invented by self-proclaimed cultivators to inflate thei 147Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Whether it's good or not, you'll know after you see it!

23. 73 我 I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Xiao Tong小峒7k WordsCompleted The day I tried on wedding dresses with my boyfriend of ten years, he suddenly disappeared halfway through. When we met again, he had somehow become someone else’s husband and father. I left in anger, but he never tried to stop me. It wasn’t until my wedding day that a woman showed up with a child and found me, 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥Highly recommended! [Heartbreaking] This book is agonizing from beginning to end, depicting the psychological journey of an AIDS patient, a brave girl and her steadfast love. The AIDS boy never told her "I love you," but he left a message on the title page, saying he would say "I love you" to her from heaven.

24. 74 求 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 36.4kReads9.5Score4.8k14d adds
25. 75 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 87.6kReads9.5Score12k14d adds
26. 76 穿 I Became the Junior Sister of the Seven Deadly Sins and Gave Up Trying 穿成七大罪的小师妹后我摆烂了 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + Strong heroine + Everyone has a one-sided crush + Seven Deadly Sins theme + Not a cultivation novel] Puran was a spiritual stone in a temple, but her tribulation ended in failure. A thunderbolt shattered her to pieces, and she transmigrated. Puran: “...Buddha, am I allowed to swear?” The good news: She gained seven senior brothers after transmigrating. The bad news: Every one of them is handsome, powerful, and tragic. But don't worry, your savior is here! The aloof and fallen Pride 7.3kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
27. 77 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 254.1kReads9.7Score29.8k14d adds
28. 78 浮 Prisoners of Worldly Passion 浮世囚欢 Gu Changan顾长安Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Republican-era tragic romance + obsessive, unhinged characters + love by force] How can two madmen not be a perfect match? The infamous, unhinged Governor’s daughter VS the obsessive opera star whose fame resounds throughout Donghua. The latest Republican-era masterpiece from Gu Chang’an, author of "My Heart Shines Bright" and "Mist Locks the Long River"! She once pulled him out of the mire, and she also pushed him into the abyss. His love became a cage that confined her and sealed him away, to 1.3kReads9.3Score17214d adds
29. 79 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
30. 80 鬼 The Ghost-Eyed Diviner 鬼瞳女卦师 July Wife七月妻Mystery535k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + mildly scary + ghost hunting + fortune-telling + strong female lead’s growth + supporting romance] When I was seven, an evil sorcerer attacked me. I lost my eyes, and my family was destroyed. Just as I’d reached a dead end, my master came to my rescue and taught me how to tell fortunes. To cure my eyes, my master took me every night to keep watch at the entrance to the road of the dead. Whenever a ghost set off on its journey, my master would shake a white banner and chant loudly 806Reads9.2Score10914d adds
31. 81 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 72.1kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds
32. 82 出 After Prison: The Movie Star's Wife Became the Haters' Number One 出狱后：影帝夫人成了黑粉头头 Silver Brocade银锦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After spending thirteen years in prison, she was reborn. When she opened her eyes, she was back at the time when the entire internet hated her. If you can’t beat them, join them. Before she knew it, she’d become the head of the antis. Antis Group One: “Boss, Yu Yuan’s causing trouble again. Should we go after her?” Yu Yuan: “Go after her for what? Did we get paid this time? Even antis have professional standards. We’re not working for free!” Antis Group Two: “Boss, the CP fans are shipping Yu Yu 14.4kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
33. 83 逃 Fleeing Famine with Trillions in Supplies, She Brings Prosperity to the Whole Village and Becomes Their Darling 逃荒：带万亿物资旺全村被团宠啦 Little Bunny Watching the Snow看雪的小兔子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fleeing famine + farming + portable space + business success + doted-on heroine + fictional setting The rating has only just come in. It’ll go up later! Su Yao opened her eyes to find she had transmigrated into a fictional world as a five-year-old farm girl. As it happened, a drought struck just as she was fleeing famine. Worse still, the original owner had been beaten to death by her own mother. The moment she opened her eyes, she became a lamb for slaughter, about to be eaten. Luckily, kindhea 1.3kReads8.9Score20314d adds
34. 84 穿 A Couple of Fake Partners' Everyday Gossip After They Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies 穿书七零塑料夫妻的吃瓜日常 Good Fortune and Good Luck福气满满好运来Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing (A sharp-tongued heroine with eight hundred schemes, queen of the courtyard and village, who loves watching the drama unfold × a male lead who seems aloof and untouchable but is really a childish boy who gets bullied by her and tries to fight back) Jiang Nuan transmigrates into a book. In this 1970s romance, she, Jiang Nuan, is a hopelessly lovesick fool who pines for the male lead, gets face-slapped again and again, and still keeps throwing herself at him. She’s nothing but a disposable side ch 11.8kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
35. 85 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds

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