Any Angsty Stories to Recommend? Ideally, the Male Lead Gets Left Behind After Chasing His Wife Too Late 有没有比较虐的书推荐！最好是男主最后追妻火葬场

1. 1 碾 Crush the Prayer Beads 碾碎佛珠 Twelve Fires十二火Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [A Buddhist prince who breaks his vows to win his wife back ✖ a beautiful, frail woman with a cold heart] [CEO + wealthy family + abstinent Buddhist prince + frail beauty + both leads have no past relationships] Zhou Wanli and Huo Yucheng have been married for three years, yet they’re more like strangers than a married couple. She loves him passionately, but he remains as cold as a block of ice, constantly turning the black prayer beads in his hand as if he really were a monk. She thought she co 3.8kReads7.6Score25514d adds
2. 2 签 He Signed the Agreement and Sneered! You'll Be Crawling Back in Three Months 签完协议他冷笑！不出三月爬回来 Phoenix Song at Dawn朝凤鸣Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted "Short drama now available" (Ambitious Heir x Arrogant, High-Maintenance Heiress) (Rebirth, 1v1, “Not angsty at all, very sweet,” possessive love, stealing someone’s beloved, groveling redemption, romance and marriage, both leads devoted only to each other) This is Jiang Hua’s ninety-ninth call to Pei Zhan. But every time, a little boy of about four or five answers. “…Daddy says you shouldn’t call anymore.” “Mommy’s angry, and Daddy’s trying to make her feel better.” After hearing those words, J 11.9kReads7.2Score1.2k14d adds

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   ① Jiang Hua had a congenital heart condition. As Pei Zhan's wife, she never received a shred of warmth from him. The eldest daughter of the Jiang family was so proud, why couldn't she even get a single bit of genuine affection before she died? Pei Zhan, you really love Song Qingran so much, it seems... You wish you could offer her all the beautiful things in the world. Then who am I to you? ② "Shen Zhan, am I the one who's anxious to die, or are you the one who's anxious for me to die!" "Lu Xi, the sins of the father are visited upon the son. I kept you alive so you could watch how your Lu family declines." Lu Xi fell in love with her bodyguard Shen Zhan without hesitation, never expecting that raising a tiger would backfire and lead to the destruction of her family.

3. 3 炙 Burning Bones, Stirring Desire 炙骨撩思 Drunk Little Lemon醉小柠Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted Lu Xi was always a good girl. The only time she ever went against the grain was when she fell in love with her own bodyguard, Shen Zhan, and married him without hesitation. She had thought it would be a story of redemption rooted in their youthful past. Instead, she found herself caught in a vast web of lies and revenge... Shen Zhan once told her, “A debt owed by the father must be paid by the son. I kept you around so you could watch the Lu family fall into ruin.” With hatred clouding his eyes, 5.1kReads6.2Score14914d adds
4. 4 离 After the Divorce, My Bodyguard Ex-Husband Became a Tycoon 离婚后，保镖前夫他成了财阀大佬 Pei Ruoyun裴若云Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted [A spoiled heiress with nothing but money and beauty vs. an exceptionally capable bodyguard bent on revenge who gets tangled up in her instead (angsty romance, both leads have no other partners)] “I’m bleeding… Can you see? I’m bleeding.” He spent four years lying low by her side under the guise of her personal bodyguard. On the day his long-awaited revenge was complete, she collapsed, staining the snow white with blood. He hated her. From the very first day he came to work for her, he had wante 15.1kReads8.0Score85214d adds
5. 5 我 I Request Permanent Account Deletion 我申请永久注销账号 Ming Yuxin明玉心Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted There isn't much of a synopsis. This is simply the story of a life born on the wrong track, reset to zero... Shen Shi'an: "The world is so vast, yet when I look around, there's not a single person who loves me!" There are bonus chapters, so check out the author's notes in Chapter One! #The tags don't match the story. The author didn't choose them (breaks down)# My new work is here! Welcome to read my story. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell 2.8kReads8.1Score39114d adds

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   The male lead was the only light left in her life, but she overheard that he was only with her because of a bet. In the end, the female lead committed suicide, and the male lead's pursuit of her became a hellish ordeal...

6. 6 我 After I Died on My Wedding Night, My Scumbag Husband Went Mad 我死在新婚夜后，渣男疯了 Li Tingchen厉霆琛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted At our wedding, Lu Shiyan abandoned me, making me the laughingstock of the whole city. On our wedding night, I was on the verge of death and begged him to save me. He sneered and told me to hurry up and die, saying that then no one would make his little sister unhappy. Later, when Lu Shiyan saw my corpse, he went mad. When I opened my eyes again, I was married to the iron-fisted CEO of the Lu Group. Lu Shiyan knelt at my feet, his eyes red and his hands trembling as he held out a cup of tea. “Au 3.5kReads9.0Score89914d adds

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   These are all relatively tragic stories. In the first book, the second male lead is with the female lead but doesn't cherish her. When the female lead faces danger, he stays by the side of the second female lead, leading to her death. Later, he repents, and the female lead leaves him to be with the male lead. In the second book, the male lead hates the female lead to the extreme, forcing her to donate part of his liver, participate in drug trials, and even kill her child. After her death, he regrets his actions, and the female lead ends up with someone who loves her. In the third book, the male lead deeply hates the female lead, repeatedly hurting her, distrusting her, and stabbing her. Heartbroken, the female lead decides to leave him. The male lead regrets his actions after realizing what he did, but the female lead has already left him. In the fourth book, the male protagonist did many hurtful things to the female protagonist because of his "white moonlight" (his first love/unrequited love). He slapped her, pushed her to take a knife for him, and forced her to donate skin without anesthesia. In a life-or-death situation, he had to choose between his "white moonlight" and the female protagonist's daughter. Later, when the truth came out, the male protagonist regretted it and begged the female protagonist, but she refused to forgive him and got together with the second male lead.

7. 7 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score47414d adds
8. 8 虐 After Torturing His Wife, Young Master Ye Goes Mad 虐完夫人后叶少他疯了 North City Snow北城雪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Angst] + [The Heroine Chasing Her Husband to the Crematorium] Sheng Lingxue loved Ye Mohan with every fiber of her being. Then a conspiracy struck, and he was the one who pushed her into the abyss. “Sheng Lingxue, you’re vicious and ruthless. I wish you were dead!” Ye Mohan stabbed her with a fatal blow. Her heart died, and she decided to let go. When the truth came out, Ye Mohan pursued her relentlessly. “You’re my fiancée. You have to come back to me!” Sheng Lingxue smiled brightly. “So you c 78Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 夫 After His Wife Dies in a Fire With Their Child in Her Arms, Mr. Lu Goes Mad 夫人抱崽葬身火海后，陆总他疯了 Love Poem memory情诗memoryModern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance] + [win-her-back-at-all-costs] + [never forgive] + [no getting back together] + [obsessive] + [second male lead wins] Lu Hengnian hates Fu Xingran so much that he forces her to donate skin without anesthesia, slaps her, pushes her in front of a knife, and makes her give birth prematurely… When he has to choose between two lives at death’s door, he doesn’t hesitate to save his first love, abandoning her and their child to die. At last, he drives her to the brink. Yet through the v 1.1kReads8.5Score10114d adds
10. 10 脸 Forget Your Dignity! Come Home with Your Husband, Sweetheart 脸，不要了！乖，跟老公回家 An Xiaotutu Ya安小兔兔吖Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [The husband chases his wife to the crematorium + devoted to each other + angst first, then affection] [The heroine is sensitive and meek at first, then takes down scumbags and repays every grievance] [There is no first love, aaaaaah] In three years of marriage, Jiang Sheng had been dutiful, obedient, and accommodating, yet she still couldn’t warm his heart. He was a ray of light in her life! But in Lu Qichen’s eyes, she was a scheming woman who cared only about money and power. Everyone knew th 2.3kReads7.7Score18214d adds

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    YYDS is super good, highly recommended! The male and female leads both have happy endings, but the second male and female leads don't, though the author's epilogue does. In short, you'll want to read more after finishing YYDS!

11. 11 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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    The female lead undergoes a complete transformation after her prison sentence, only to fall from grace. The first half of the story is quite heart-wrenching, but the ending is relatively satisfying.

12. 12 我 I Want Us to Be Together 我想和你好好的 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted On the day Yun Rumeng is sentenced to six years in prison, Lu He'an has a grand wedding. The husband she was married to for five years finally gets the divorce he wanted and marries the woman he has always cherished. Afraid of the dark, she enters a prison where the sun never shines. He visits her for six years. She only sees him once. "Lu He'an, if I survive these six years, I'll make sure you and her never know another peaceful day!" Later, he writes a letter to his wife in prison every week a 694Reads8.2Score13214d adds

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    The female lead is heartbroken from love, the male lead suffers a heart-wrenching chase to win her back, and in the end, the female lead dies while the male lead dies to atone for his love.

13. 13 虐 After Tormenting Me, the CEO Won't Leave Me Alone and Begs to Get Back Together 虐完我后，总裁死缠烂打求复合 Tang Yue糖悦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Male lead suffers + both angst and sweetness + extreme possessiveness + coercive romance) Three years ago, Su Wu, the most celebrated socialite in Nan City, lost her family and everything she had. The reason: she was accused of causing Si Mulin’s sister’s death. Three years later, Si Mulin sees her with a child who looks just like a miniature version of him, but there is no longer any love for him in her eyes. “Si Mulin, I never want to see you again!” He hears Su Wu tell him, “I loved the wron 353Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    So good it's heartbreaking!!!

14. 14 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
15. 15 离 On the Day We Divorced, the Tycoon Regretted Everything 离婚当天，霸总他悔不当初 Su Jingzhe苏惊蛰Modern Romance3.1M WordsOngoing Tang Qiao’er spent three years as Shen Jingjue’s cast-off wife, believing that her deep devotion would eventually melt his heart of stone. But when the three years were up, he handed her divorce papers and welcomed his first love into their home. Heartbroken, she resolutely divorced him, then revealed herself as the heiress of the Tang family, richer than anyone could imagine. From then on, she was a trillion-yuan tycoon, a miracle-working doctor, a top hacker, and even a fencing champion! Her e 2.2kReads8.9Score89614d adds

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    The first book is highly recommended, it's so good! The beginning is a typical story: she has a crush on him, he doesn't appreciate it, and then after they break up, he starts his mad pursuit. 😏 The worst part is that after they finally get together and are deeply in love, he plays the amnesiac card again. 😢 Right now, it's very bittersweet and frustrating, but the author updates a bit slowly. 🥲 I suggest waiting about six months before reading it, or finishing the second book before reading the first. 😏 While reading, I felt the male lead deserved some of his fate, and sometimes I even disliked him, but after understanding his personality and experiences, it all seems normal. Our female lead really suffers terribly, Zhou Yanjing, you better treat Yu Xi better! 😠 In short, it's a very bittersweet novel, and the male lead's brother's love life is also very good. 🥰

16. 16 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds
17. 17 太 His Wife Wants a Divorce, and President Shen Is Panicking 太太要离婚，沈总他急了 Jiang Fei江菲Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Contract Marriage + Wealthy Family Romance + The Ex-Wife Chase] A family alliance bound He Xinning and Shen Yitang together. Though they were officially engaged, they had to pretend not to know each other in public. To Shen Yitang, the greatest benefit of this marriage was having a diligent, free housekeeper at home, as well as a woman to warm his bed at night. But Xinning thought she had to end the marriage. Wasn’t Shen Yitang still pining for his first love? I, He 5.2kReads8.0Score19514d adds
18. 18 离 After the Divorce, the Capital’s Golden Heir Crumpled to His Knees in Tears 离婚后，京圈太子爷哭着跪下了 Little Sprite小妖灵Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + playing the pig to eat the tiger + she pursues him at first + he has to win her back later + hidden identity] [Beautiful, cunning, little-known actress + unruly young master of a prominent Beijing family] Qian Yunli was the second daughter of the Qian family. The year she was born, a master said she had brought misfortune into the world and would eventually bring the entire Qian family crashing down. Without hesitation, her biological parents threw her into a trash 392Reads6.3Score—14d adds
19. 19 冷 After Two Years of Cold War, Master Fu Is Groveling to Win His Wife Back 冷战两年，傅爷追妻膝盖都跪烂了 Super Rich Adorable Lucky Carp超级暴富可爱大锦鲤Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted After her husband divorced her for being dull and boring, he went mad, crying and begging her to take him back. [Marriage first, love later; groveling husband; 1v1; both pure] [Sharp-tongued, cool, stunning lawyer vs. refined, cruel young heir] Su Qingya used to think Fu Tingchen was just cold and slow to warm up in relationships. It was only after they married that she learned what a heartless jerk he could be. “I hear Young Master Fu has barely been home at all these past two years. I suppose 453Reads6.7Score—14d adds
20. 20 再 Keep Torturing Me! One More Time and I'm Running Away! 再虐！再虐我就跑了！ Fallen Wood in March三月落木Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Win her back at any cost + reunion after years apart + sweet and angsty + happy ending] Jiang Chen had loved Xu Jingnian for more than a decade, but she had always known that he felt only familial affection and friendship for her, never love. She had asked him countless times, “Do you like me?” His answer was always, “Jiang Chen, stop dreaming.” “Jiang Chen, I’ll never love you in this lifetime.” Yeah, right. All talk. When their parting finally came, the man who had always been proud and aloof 1.9kReads8.4Score10314d adds
21. 21 今 Has Miss Shi Changed Her Mind Today? 今天时小姐回心转意了吗 Diving Black Plum潜水乌梅Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted [Two formidable leads; career-focused heroine, incredibly clever and no pushover] [Deeply calculating, scheming heir to a powerful family × beautiful, brilliant industrial designer] [The male lead pursues his wife through hell and back + domineering CEO washes his own underwear with a stony face] Can love born of deception really be called love? After a wager is made, the heir to a wealthy family carefully plots to get close to a genius designer suffering from amnesia. He says, “Stoke her gre 20Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 全 Global Hunt for a Wife! The Little Madam Has Nowhere to Hide 全球追妻令！小夫人她无处藏身啦 Yan Jiujiu颜久久Modern Romance970k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance | Obsessive and powerful male lead | Unhinged | A deep bag of tricks for winning her back | Coercive possessive love] That night, she was forced to cling to him to save her life... One fateful mistake, and she could never escape him again! Li Yuye, son of the richest man in the country: refined, domineering, arrogant, and obsessive. He gave her all his love and affection. But she still escaped from his “Wellington Dream Castle.” He flew into a rage. “She dared to elope with anothe 8.4kReads9.1Score81814d adds
23. 23 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.4kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds
24. 24 魂 Haunted by Longing and Desire 魂牵梦撩 Yaoyao Can't Carry Anything瑶瑶一下也不扛Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + sweet, flirtatious Beijing elite circle] Fair-skinned, gorgeous little troublemaker VS scheming, devoted, abstinent madman of a powerful man “She is my rose, and my princess.” The Ji family is the most famous of all the prominent families in Kyoto, with a fortune worth billions and wealth rivaling a nation’s. But one sudden upheaval nearly ruined the Ji family’s reputation. After lying low for ten years, Ji Yuchen returns to Kyoto. In no time, 19kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
25. 25 处 Addicted at Every Turn 处处瘾 Sweet Woodruff繁缕花Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Original title: Addicted at Every Turn [Powerful Hong Kong elite + heiress from a top Beijing family × semi-raising × fatherly boyfriend × groveling pursuit × age gap × both virgins] [One-line summary: Making an untouchable heartthrob break his rules] At a coffee shop, Jian Wanyin wore a sexy swimsuit and a sultry, mature makeup look so bold even her own father wouldn’t recognize her. She sat beside a cool, refined man with a sharp presence and said coyly, “Hey, handsome, are you here alone?” As 5.9kReads9.2Score68214d adds
26. 26 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 48.6kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
27. 27 白 Daytime Passion 白日缠欢 Red Radish Umbrella红萝伞Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Print edition published] [Age Gap + Possessive Male Lead + Intense Push and Pull + Domineering Pursuit + Coercive Love] A ruthless, powerful ruler × a seemingly delicate, willful young woman That year, Ye Ning disguised herself as a pushover to infiltrate the wealthy Xie family of North City and make ends meet. Who could have guessed that the luxurious mansion would become her prison, and she its caged bird, left for one man to toy with as he pleased? One night, the man, reeking of alcohol, pu 11kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
28. 28 别 Stop Smoking and Hold Me 别吸烟了，抱抱我 Quan Xun权寻Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Print edition coming soon] Sweet, soft-hearted girl x wild bad boy who's all talk Zhou Zhi is a notorious playboy in the capital, yet He Ru falls for him. Outside a bar, the man has a cigarette between his lips and a teasing look on his face. “I'm never going to like you.” After pursuing him for so long with no success, He Ru decides to stop liking this playboy. Who would have thought this scoundrel would come chasing after her? “I want to give us a try.” He Ru blinks. “Hmm? Try what?” Zhou Zhi 7.6kReads9.3Score83914d adds
29. 29 虐 Tortured Love: His Love Is Suffocating 虐恋：他的爱很窒息 The Utterly Genuine Totora千真万确的托托拉Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted After the chairman of Longcheng Group dies in an accident, eldest son Li Sijue inherits the position of CEO. He keeps Mu Qingwan, the daughter of the suspected culprit, imprisoned at his side and abuses her relentlessly to satisfy his hatred. But as time passes and the truth slowly comes to light, he realizes he has been tormenting the wrong person. When he finally lets her go, he discovers that he has fallen deeply in love with her. Faced with Li Sijue’s suffocating love, will Mu Qingwan stay, 1.5kReads6.7Score11014d adds
30. 30 薄 Goodbye Forever, Brother Bo 薄哥哥，再也不见了 Bunny Pillow兔兔抱枕Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking] When she learned she had only a year to live, Bo Qingyuan fled, escaping the hell Bo Muchao had kept her in for six years. She was an unwanted extra, taken in when the Bo family adopted Bo Yinyin. For five years, she served as a bone marrow donor for Bo Yinyin. After Yinyin died, everyone called her a murderer and said she had to atone. Six years imprisoned, six years tormented. Surely she had paid for even the gravest sin by now? At the end of her life, she said, “Brother Bo, le 3.1kReads6.7Score27214d adds

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