Looking for a Tragic Story with Two Female Leads: They Don’t End Up Together, and the Ending Is Bad. Make It as Heartbreaking as Possible 求双女主 不结 结局be 往死里虐的文

1. 1 系 The Department Beauty Can't Win Over the Campus Queen 系花追不上校花 Tang Yanli糖言礼Two Female Leads367k WordsCompleted Dual female leads: Gu Weixi, an innocent college girl, × Bai Qingwan, an elegant older woman with high emotional intelligence. Law student Gu Weixi pursues campus beauty Bai Qingwan. Expect plenty of push and pull, sweetness and angst, and a deeply painful romance. Read with caution if you’re sensitive. This is a sad ending. Even after a year of pretending to be a couple, Gu Weixi still couldn’t win Bai Qingwan over. The two only crossed paths because Bai Qingwan urgently needed money... 741Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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   I read it on my knees, and the last book was even worse—the main characters were all gone. It was truly heart-wrenching.

2. 2 和 After I Met You 和你相遇后 Not in the Present不在当下Two Female Leads248k WordsCompleted You are the brightest star in the galaxy of my life, forever shining. I draw back the curtain on a dream and wish for a lifetime of breathtaking beauty. Most lives are simple. In my simple life, meeting you made everything incredibly complicated. “Long time no see,” Xu Qingmeng said. “Y-yeah, long time no see.” It was such a simple sentence, yet Chen Xinghe still stumbled over it, unsure whether she was shocked or excited. Only later did she understand. “Maybe I should let the stars fall and s 106Reads6.5Score—Shelves
3. 3 长 Upon the Evergreen Bough 长青枝上 Three Seven Minus One三七减一Two Female Leads95k WordsCompleted A powerhouse duo with a bitter history. Older, rational, and domineering VS younger, sensitive, and aloof Because our bodies are alike, love becomes all the more pure. Have you read To the Oak Tree? 62Reads8.1Score—Shelves
4. 4 你 Hello, Officer! 你好，警官小姐！ Si Si嗣姒Two Female Leads42k WordsCompleted Officer He, from a family of distinguished service, is injured and meets Dr. Lin, who’s fed up with work. “Officer He, I’m straight.” “Got it. A girl I can kiss directly.” … “Dr. Lin the Straight, what are you doing?” “Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m examining you.” “Oh, I heard there’s an exam in gynecology that involves a finger. Why don’t you teach me, Dr. Lin?” “…That wouldn’t be appropriate.” 767Reads8.2Score110Shelves
5. 5 律 Miss Lawyer, I Can’t Hold Myself Back Around You 【律师小姐，我对你克制不住】 Pen Falls, Startled by Jingzhe笔落惊蛰Two Female Leads248k WordsCompleted [BE!!! The tag is wrong] A restrained, tempting bottom lawyer × a cool, seductive, teasing CEO Song Yuxue: restrained, aloof, two-faced Lu Mingran: insatiable, alluring, devoted An accident sparks a connection between two women who had nothing to do with each other. Song Yuxue says, “Miss Lu, everything you say can be used as evidence in court. Please behave yourself.” The woman deliberately lets her bewitching side show. “Lawyer Song, I'm about to commit a crime~” 1.7kReads9.1Score219Shelves

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   The first book is sweet at first, then angsty; the second is angsty until the end; the third is angsty but comfortably so.

6. 6 疯 The Mad Empress Has Schemed for Years, but the Cool Imperial Tutor Is Too Seductive 疯批女帝蓄谋久，清冷帝师太撩人 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads303k WordsCompleted [A harrowing portrait of humanity, all characters are villains. Two mad leads, two heroines, no moral restraints, political power, and a tragic BE. Don’t be fooled by the title or opening.] There is no right or wrong in this world. Everyone is simply doing what they must in their own position. She had fallen for her once, but it was only that: she had fallen for her… She spent her life plotting revenge, only to die with her deepest hatred unavenged. She was never loved, and lost her freedom fore 3.4kReads9.3Score389Shelves

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   Come on, are you ready to be stabbed to death?

7. 7 克 Restraint 2 【克制2】 Pen Falls, Startled by Jingzhe笔落惊蛰Two Female Leads217k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + reborn + System + finding their way to each other + healing + devoted to each other] [Sultry, scheming fox CEO X cool, chaste bunny lawyer] At first, she's a coward who runs away; later, a wicked fox with an insatiable appetite. At first, Song Boldly pursues love head-on; later, she begs for mercy and calls her “Sis.” Shh... “Lawyer Song, the motion-sensor light is still on~” You look back from winter, while I wait in summer. Let us meet in autumn... Song Yuxue: Back then, yo 242Reads8.6Score—Shelves
8. 8 误 I Rescued a Madman, and the Female General Locked Me on Her Bed, Weeping 误救疯批，我被女将军锁在榻上哭 Don't Eat the Grass by Your Burrow不吃窝边草呢Two Female Leads484k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] + [Bad ending] + [Angst] + [Heartbreaking] + [Imprisonment] + [Coercion] + [Unhinged/yandere] + [Physical and emotional torment] + [Cruelty that strikes at the heart] During a heavy snowfall that year, the healer Lin Qian kindly saved a woman who had been gravely wounded. She thought she had rescued a good person. Little did she know she had provoked a venomous snake named Xiao Moran. Xiao Moran was an unhinged female general with power over the court, blood on her hands, a 6.8kReads8.6Score667Shelves

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   These three "BE"s, my group title is "Torture for the sake of torture," I won't say more, duration verification.

9. 9 穿 After Becoming a Scummy Alpha, She Gave Everything to Atone 穿成渣A后她为了赎罪倾尽所有 Love Bitter Peppers爱苦辣椒Two Female Leads436k WordsCompleted Jiang Chen wakes up to find herself in a book, inhabiting the body of a notorious scumbag Alpha. She is the expendable villain who forcefully marks Lin Wanzhi, a top Omega star, abuses her in body and mind, and eventually gets killed in revenge, her glands destroyed. Facing the reborn heroine, whose beauty is breathtaking but whose eyes are frozen over, Jiang Chen has only one thought: survive and atone for her sins! She nervously turns over a new leaf: Resources? She offers them all up! Trou 2kReads7.4Score160Shelves
10. 10 拜 After Becoming His Disciple, I Was Imprisoned by My Sickly, Obsessive Master 拜师后，我被病娇师尊囚禁了 Don't Eat the Grass by Your Burrow不吃窝边草呢Two Female Leads543k WordsCompleted [The Main Story Is Complete; Ongoing Updates Are for the IF Storyline] [Two Female Leads] + [Yandere] + [Tragedy] + [Protagonist Suffering] + [Physical Abuse] + [Bad Ending] + [Imprisonment] + [Coercion] + [Angst] The road to ascension opens once every hundred years. Among the countless people gathered, Venerable Xuanqing Feng Xuanqing chooses only Long Xiyue, a mortal girl with the bloodline of the dragon clan. Everyone believes it is a blessing from heaven. Only Long Xiyue knows just how craz 6.9kReads7.7Score641Shelves
11. 11 被 Taken by Force by a Mad Princess 被疯批长公主强取豪夺 The Reclusive Yun Xiaoye孤僻的云小夜Two Female Leads282k WordsCompleted [Angst + Dual Female Leads + Unhinged + Obsessive] An unhinged, obsessive, extremely controlling princess and a simple, timid palace maid who drops to her knees at the slightest provocation. The princess caught the palace maid in bed with her husband and locked her in the torture chamber. The maid was lucky enough to survive thanks to a general amnesty, but then the princess set her sights on her again. She thought she was doomed, only for the princess to pull her into her arms and confess her f 1.4kReads8.0Score109Shelves

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    It's mostly angst with very little sweetness [laughs]. If you're looking for a clean break, don't read it. Yes, the ending is a happy one, but the beginning is really angsty.

12. 12 公 Your Highness, It's Been a Long Time 公主殿下，别来无恙啊 Yuan Gu垣故Two Female Leads281k WordsCompleted Unhinged × yandere Gu Yan was assigned as a companion to an unloved little princess, and personally raised her into a ruthless woman. Gu Yan thought that if the emperor hadn't killed the princess's entire family, she might have stayed by her side forever. But from now on, the royal family were all her enemies. Ye Hui couldn't understand. She had done exactly what her little companion wanted, so why was the girl leaving her? Four years later, she watched the returning general curl her lips into a 88Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Although it only has a 6.6 Rating, it's still so heart-wrenching [crying]. Don't be fooled by the title.

13. 13 穿 Transmigrated as a Short-Lived, Fainthearted Emperor, I Can't Resist the Wicked Beauty 穿成早死昏君，对恶毒美人真香了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads704k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + transmigration + reborn + alternate history + a ruler steals his subject’s wife + original worldbuilding + devoted to one another] Other people transmigrate with a System at their side, free to bully men and take women, living lives with cheats enabled. But when Mi Yan transmigrates, a short blade pierces her heart, leaving her at death’s door. Mi Yan lowers her eyelids and looks at the blade lodged in her heart. Memories surge back like a tide. When she looks up, she sees a 8.9kReads9.3Score988Shelves

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    Finding sweetness amidst shards of glass is a heart-wrenching process, full of tears—but the ending is happy.

14. 14 为 To Marry the Prime Minister's Daughter, This Playboy Rose to the Highest Office 为娶丞相之女，纨绔她位极人臣了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads742k WordsCompleted In Shengjing, he was a notorious playboy who, in both of his lives, forced himself on Wen Xiang’s daughter, a woman famed for her breathtaking beauty. A goddess had descended to earth, making everyone else seethe with envy. Before rebirth: Seeing Nan Xun constantly visit the Fragrant Blossoms Pavilion, Wen Sheng said considerately, “If you like them, you can bring any of them back to the manor.” Go to any woman you like. Just don’t come to me. After rebirth: Wen Sheng tugged at Nan Xun’s clothes 19.9kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
15. 15 薄 Mist Clinging to Dead Branches 薄雾缠枯枝 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads429k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, possessive top × reserved, gentle bottom] The British writer Jeanette Winterson once wrote: “I long for someone to love me fiercely until death, to understand that love is as powerful as death, and to stand by my side forever.” Shi Xu has always held this as her creed about love. Yet she knows better than anyone that no one in this world could love someone as sensitive and insecure as she is, someone who seems diseased to the very core. Until... she met Li Chu. That pitiable, tragic 5.3kReads9.4Score753Shelves
16. 16 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Senior Sister and I Had a Tragic Ending 穿书后我和大反派师姐狠狠be了 Ling Buzhi凌不执Two Female Leads670k WordsCompleted A cold-blooded, lovesick senior sister who gets hooked VS a drama-queen, white-lotus junior sister who reels her in (Dual female leads, System, angst + comedy. The heroine seems resilient and pure on the surface, but in reality she’s shameless and a master actress.) Ling Yin stayed up all night reading and died suddenly. She transmigrated into a character with the same name in the book: a vicious, white-lotus junior sister who was jealous of the heroine because she loved the male lead, and repea 4.9kReads8.8Score502Shelves

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    Look... Tomato only has one tragic ending (BE) novel, which everyone has probably already read. This one isn't finished yet and is also planned to be a tragic ending. I wonder if it can withstand everyone's resistance. To be honest, Tomato is too childish; all his stories are sweet and fluffy [smile]. It's so rare for him to release another one...

17. 17 疤 Where Scars Grow Thick 疤痕丛生处 Gui Yu硅屿Two Female Leads653k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + captivity + happy ending] During a flower delivery, florist Wen Ruan offended Lin Yanqiu. To her shock, this powerful figure forcibly kept her by her side, leaving her no way to escape. 2.4kReads5.8Score189Shelves

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    The first and last ones were the most heartbreaking, and the others were also very heartbreaking. [Crying][crying][crying]

18. 18 病 A Pathological Cage 病态牢笼 Feng Ku封苦Two Female Leads137k WordsCompleted Warning: Extreme content!!! Warning: a high concentration of various yandere types!! (If you find yourself feeling speechless, confused, angry, or wanting to curse while reading this novel,) please stop reading immediately!!! If your symptoms show no sign of easing after you stop, seek help from your friends or family at once. [Unhinged]➕ [Yandere]➕ [Possessiveness]➕ [Innocent on the outside, dark within]➕ [Two female leads]➕ [Forced love]➕ [Younger partner] Who hasn't dreamed, in their youth, o 4.5kReads8.9Score394Shelves
19. 19 别 Don't Love Me, I'm Too Unhinged! 别爱我，太疯癫！ Nai Yu He奈于何Two Female Leads409k WordsOngoing [Dual female leads]+ [No System, no transmigration]+ [Illness + imprisonment + madness + angst]+ [Fast-paced, no dragging] [This is a story about suffocating love] [In high school, Su Zhinian helped Zhou Yanzi when she was being bullied, and the two became best friends. Zhou Yanzi always saw her as her guiding light, but one confession changed everything. Zhou Yanzi wasn’t straight. When she confessed, she pushed that light away with her own hands…] I thought we’d never see each other again in 551Reads7.3Score106Shelves
20. 20 颓 Chronicles of Decadence 颓靡录 Water Boiled Three Times温水三沸Two Female Leads289k WordsCompleted "Dual female leads + confinement + yandere + pure angst + heartbreaking + both leads are each other's first and only + an antagonistic couple" No morals. If you have a problem with that, move along. As a kept canary, I have a sense of professional ethics. So why is my sugar daddy taking our act for real? 9.6kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
21. 21 金 After Her Sugar Daddy Lost His Memory, She Clung to Me and Wouldn’t Stop Cuddling 金主失忆后，黏糊缠着我要贴贴 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads448k WordsCompleted A sickly, stubborn, aloof heiress VS a sharp-tongued illegitimate son who needs putting in his place (A substitute who's given up on love VS an obsessive secret admirer) [Double female leads + Substitute + Melodrama + Everyone is awful + No moral restraints + Wall-writing + Caged songbird + Fake amnesia + Love and hate + Read with caution if these themes bother you!] Five years in prison can wear a person's temperament down until they're meek and mild. Su Anwan has always known she's a substitut 2.9kReads8.9Score299Shelves
22. 22 想 Trying to Run? Keep Dreaming! 想逃？她做梦！ Yupo雨破Two Female Leads477k WordsCompleted Dual heroines + yandere protagonist + coercion + escape + wuxia slice of life + pure 1v1 romance (The rating just opened, so it’ll go up later. Enjoy without worry.) Shen Lingwei has power within her grasp and is riding high, yet she lets her guard down completely around Song Jingyun, the loyal servant she has kept under her thumb for years. Just as she is about to reach the pinnacle of power, a flash of cold steel appears! The “dog” she trusted most, and had even begun to fall for, plunges a po 246Reads7.3Score120Shelves

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    Of course, it's these four books, especially the first one, which is the kind that involves brutal torture like cutting off limbs and causing death—it has elements of ancient times, cultivation, modern times, and school life.

23. 23 她 Her Dissociative Disorder 她的解离症 Snow Line雪平线Two Female Leads398k WordsCompleted [A cunning, alluring, sickly beauty × a cool, brilliant psychologist | She loves her until the end of her life] [Two formidable leads / GL with two female leads / intense push and pull / tragic beauty] Everyone says Lan Zhiyao, a newly risen top-tier star, is a pretty airhead with nothing going for her but her strikingly aggressive beauty. The secret therapy she's forced to undergo is the only breathing space in her out-of-control life. Shen Qingwu, one of the industry's top psychologists, is co 262Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This article is very well-written and it really tormented me [sad]. After reading it, I almost had no chance of surviving.

24. 24 亲 My Dear Zhu Xiaoli 亲爱的祝小黎 Flying Bull Straight Hero飞牛直侠Two Female Leads80k WordsCompleted Dual female leads Xie Zhaozhao would remember that day until her dying breath: Zhu Xiaoli walked into the classroom in a pale yellow dress under the blazing midsummer sun. After introducing herself, Zhu Xiaoli pointed to the empty seat beside Xie Zhaozhao. “Teacher, I want to sit there.” “My name is Zhu Xiaoli. The Li is the one in ‘dawn.’ What's your name?” “Xie Zhaozhao.” “Which ‘zhao’?” “The ‘zhao’ in ‘living from day to day.’” 204Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    It's really a shame. When I first started reading the first book, it was quite sweet to me, with some foreshadowing, but it turned out to be heartbreaking later on, and I cried for a long time [crying]. As for the second book, the regret wasn't just that it had a bad ending, but also that it was based on a true story. I was already crying so hard about the bad ending [almost crying], but when I found out it was based on a true story, I cried even harder [crying]. (The above are all personal feelings)

25. 25 一 Love at First Sight with Qingxin 一见清忻 The Xin from the North北方的XinTwo Female Leads48k WordsCompleted A quiet, invisible girl x a sweet, sociable girl After being placed in different classes in high school, two girls with very different personalities had no reason to cross paths. Then, one day, a change of seats brought them together, and they began talking for the first time… Bai Xinxin and Ji Qingqing came up with the ship name “Love at First Qingxin.” Bai Xinxin: I’ll walk you to the school gate. I’ll walk you home. Ji Qingqing: My wish is to stay by Bai Xinxin’s side for many years to co 94Reads8.1Score—Shelves
26. 26 溺 Drowned in the Sea 溺死于海 All-You-Can-Eat Seafood Hot Pot自助餐海鲜自助火锅Two Female Leads137k WordsCompleted [Nonhuman + Two Female Leads + ABO + Forced Love + Imprisonment + Redemption + Happy Ending] A shipwreck washes He Yanlai onto a deserted island, setting off a story of forced love. 6.1kReads8.7Score647Shelves

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    Hehehe [I've learned something!] "Drowning at Sea" is perfect for broadening your perspective. After reading it, I feel much clearer-headed. Seeing the realities of life, and knowing the protagonist still loves despite such an ordeal, what can't I face? Super sweet!!! (Guess if it's true or not!) Don't miss it if you want to try something new!

27. 27 死 After Faking My Death, I Was Forced to Relive the Past, and My Nemesis Kneels and Begs for a Hug 死遁后被迫回溯，宿敌跪着要抱抱 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Rivals + fellow disciples + faked death + comedy + dual Systems + one-on-one romance + constantly courting disaster + extremely vengeful + dual transmigration] A theatrical, hilarious transmigrated-into-a-book senior sister VS a sharp-tongued, lunatic junior sister with a cheat System and a vicious grudge Liao Sichou transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and got bound to a villainess System. She opposed the heroine at every turn, raising the heroine's hatred toward her. Once it h 11.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
28. 28 水 Crystal Cage 水晶囚笼 Tang Yanli糖言礼Two Female Leads287k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + Forced love + Unhinged + Yandere + Atonement arc + Both leads are each other's first and only] Overbearing, controlling CEO x gentle on the outside, strong-willed within Bankrupt heiress Ji Xuemian falls into debt and becomes Xue Wanning's "exclusive work of art," undergoing a complete makeover inside a luxurious gilded cage. Only when she discovers the truth behind the deal does she realize just how cruel Xue Wanning is. The taming game begins to spiral out of control. Th 1.2kReads8.4Score103Shelves
29. 29 求 Please, Let Me Go 求你，放过我 Seeking Perched Birds求栖鸟Two Female Leads203k WordsCompleted (Dual female leads, dual female leads. The top is a pathetic simp early on, then gradually turns twisted later, resorting to taking what she wants by force…) Zhuang Meng is moody and unpredictable, while Shen Die is a big puppy who wags her tail like crazy whenever Zhuang Meng gives her even the tiniest bit of affection. The one thing she absolutely cannot stand is Shen Die looking at anyone else. She’ll go crazy, and often do something completely unhinged. Shen Die is aloof, world-weary, and di 1.6kReads8.7Score114Shelves
30. 30 远 I Keep My Distance from the Beloved Junior Sister: This Cannon Fodder Only Wants to Save Her Senior Sister 远离团宠小师妹，炮灰只想救师姐 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads994k WordsCompleted [Two female leads; the protagonist only wants to slack off, survive, and save her senior sister; both are domineering; angsty setup early on, both become powerful later, neither outshines the other] This isn't a feel-good power fantasy. If that's not for you, move along. The focus is on the romance. [Gentle, cultured, icy beauty with a soft exterior and a sharp edge x fiery, world-weary, frank and passionate woman who transmigrated into a book] Ji Banxi transmigrates into a book, ending up in a 9.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    It was so heartbreaking, I cried so much, but it has a happy ending, and all of this author's books are really good.

31. 31 下 Next Chapter 下一章 Wan Fusu畹扶苏Two Female Leads32k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + short story + final rally before death + mutual salvation + not a rebirth story + based on real events + tragic ending] Ni Sisi: “I don’t care what other people think. I only care how you feel.” Zuo Qingshu: “I’ve always been happy, and it’s all because of you.” Those who don’t love each other torment one another, while those who do are separated by life and death. They overcame every obstacle and should have made it to the altar. But on the eve of their wedding, a mentally 1.1kReads8.8Score269Shelves

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    Both of these books are incredibly emotionally intense, and they're by the same author. The first book contains real-life examples, and the second is based on the author's own experiences.

32. 32 莫 Could It Be Ten Years 莫非十年 Wan Fusu畹扶苏Two Female Leads35k WordsCompleted [Short story + two female leads + based on real people + BE] ㅤ Zhen Yufei: “My sister and I really are a match made in heaven~” Wan Miao: “Take the betrothal gifts. Just think of it as me having married you in this lifetime.” ㅤ Sometimes, parting and love are not necessarily at odds. If anything, it’s precisely because I love you too much. That’s why I don’t want to see you troubled, in tears, or suffering because of me. I choose to keep loving you, while letting you go and freeing myself, too. 91Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 我 I Became the Wicked Female Lead's Little Sidekick 我穿成恶毒女配的小跟班 Tofu Peddler贩子豆花Two Female Leads322k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads + Pure Love + Dual Transmigration into a Book + System + Past and Present Lives + Redemption] Three people transmigrate into a book with Systems. The protagonist, Li Wen, transmigrates into the body of a minor sidekick in a wish-fulfillment novel. Her System is a low-end one that only hands out money. Her mission is to make the villainess, Song Enyi, cry. Every time Song Enyi cries, Li Wen gets 10,000 yuan. But whenever the villainess feels wronged, Li Wen tells her jokes to 100Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    I can't cry

34. 34 不 I'm Afraid to Fall in Love with You 不敢爱上你 Tofu Peddler贩子豆花Two Female Leads622k WordsCompleted Yan Mu, an ordinary office drone, has had a crush on a guy for years. Then, at a party, she unexpectedly meets female CEO Yan Manyun, opening the door to a whole new world. Yan Mu was initially resistant to this kind of relationship, but gradually falls for Yan Manyun under her ardent pursuit, and the two begin a passionate romance. But their sweet days are cut short by an accident. Yan Manyun dies trying to atone for her, and Yan Mu soon takes her own life as well. When Yan Mu wakes up, she 998Reads9.2Score119Shelves

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    A straight woman is turned gay, but the story ends tragically, full of angst. She barely gets a taste of happiness before being stabbed to death.

35. 35 斥 Dreambane 斥梦 Ji Chuan迹川Two Female Leads157k WordsCompleted [Coming of Age + Dreams] [Detached and obsessive, with a sensitive heart × Gentle on the surface, smiling for everyone] She said they would journey through time together, fall together, and seek together. In the end, all they could do was forget together. Later, the pages curled at the corners, the blazing sun melted the snow, everyone who should have stayed left, and the dream she clung to could no longer be changed. Even if time crushes her life to pieces, she must remember her dream. 92Reads8.8Score—Shelves
36. 36 棠 Tangli Kisses the Snow 棠梨吻雪 Junshan Is Unwell君山有恙Two Female Leads298k WordsCompleted Dual female leads The modern version is out: A Story Written in Her Features What do you do when you steal your childhood sweetheart’s beloved? [A sickly, cross-dressing heir who coughs every few steps & the gentle, virtuous eldest daughter of the Chancellor] Synopsis: One snowfall and one chance encounter brought four people together in love and hate. “I heard that Young General Huo returned from the frontier a few days ago.” “Then the marriage between the Huo family and the Jiang household 5.9kReads9.4Score593Shelves

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    This is a heart-wrenching story! It's really good; the second book is a second life after the first, and there are so many regrets!

37. 37 鉴 Jian Hansong 鉴寒松 Ji Chuan迹川Two Female Leads130k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + historical romance + alternate history + light romance + a touch of ensemble cast] A heads-up: a transmigrator appears later in the story. [Graceful beauty with a hidden obsessive streak × born a puppet, unable to understand human feelings] She is the youngest daughter of a general’s household, yet spends twenty years training so she can don armor and bring glory to her family. She is the legitimate daughter of a chancellor’s household, yet devotes herself to becoming a Confucia 13Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 去 Today Last Year, Inside This Very Gate 去年今日此门中 Zhang Jiulang张九郎Two Female Leads30k WordsCompleted Though the one I love is gone, the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. [Dual female leads + heartbreaking angst + unrequited love] Tragic ending Heaven granted us the chance to meet, but not the chance to stay together forever. How could someone who lives in darkness dare to hope for sunlight? I secretly touched you once, never expecting you to scatter like a dandelion. After you drifted away, your shadow was everywhere. Lin Weihan could no longer hold back her tears. Her face was d 47Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 憾 Love's Regret 憾情挽 Truly a Rotten Log实乃朽木Two Female Leads386k WordsCompleted [Two heroines + transmigrate into a book + yandere + devoted 1v1 + happy ending (It's been changed, no more bad ending, though that makes the plot a little odd. Proceed with caution if that bothers you.)] You think you're the author, but you're actually part of the story. You think you're the one moving the pieces, but you're just a pawn on the board. After years of reading without ever leaving a comment, Shen Shutong couldn't help posting, “This romance-obsessed idiot is ruining things for he 462Reads8.4Score—Shelves
40. 40 抱 After Clinging to the Empress's Coattails, I Was Driven Mad 抱上女帝大腿后，我被逼成了疯批 Ning Qinglan柠卿岚Two Female Leads363k WordsCompleted [Smiling, frivolous, and hypocritical general who is a wolf in sheep's clothing ✖️ moody, cruel, and deranged empress] [Two female leads / both are yandere / 1v1 / dominant lead] No System, no secondary couples. Female-dominated setting, fictional world. One day, Yao Zhu, an artist, transmigrated into an unfinished novel. Even worse, she hadn't become the protagonist or even a supporting character. She had become someone the author had written to die. To stay alive, Yao Zhu had no choice but to 3.9kReads9.3Score558Shelves

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    The second half is slightly angsty, but it's a happy ending. The author's writing is excellent.

41. 41 疯 The Mad Tyrant CEO Takes His Sickly Rose by Force 疯批霸总，强折病娇玫瑰 A Koi Fairy一尾锦鲤仙Two Female Leads70k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + unhinged + coercive love + lovesick obsession + enemies who don't fall in love + taking by force + possessive] Yu Runan was drawn to Xia Jinhe the first time they met. So Yu Runan resorted to any means necessary to claim her, wanting to keep Xia Jinhe trapped by her side for the rest of their lives. When Xia Jinhe's escape attempt failed, Yu Runan only became more ruthless. 1.3kReads8.0Score101Shelves

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    The first two books had tragic endings, the last one wasn't so bad.

42. 42 豪 The Noblewoman Chancellor Wants to Rebel 豪门女相要造反 Cai Cai Liu菜菜刘Two Female Leads202k WordsCompleted System: “The task you need to complete is helping the male lead ascend the throne...” You: “What? Kill the male lead and take the throne myself?” System: “...” You: “Can I start a rebellion?” System: “Do you want to die?” You: “Then never mind...” What? The Emperor has arranged a marriage? Marrying her isn’t out of the question, but he’d better prepare a hundred and eight loads of dowry. What? Someone is spreading rumors that I’m greedy for money? Greedy for money? I’m worth every penny! What? T 31Reads7.3Score—Shelves
43. 43 病 A Twisted Little Project! Sis, Please Behave Yourself 病态养成系！姐姐，还请自重 Unworthy Jin不才瑾Two Female Leads731k WordsCompleted [Both are each other's first and only + yandere + forced love + wealthy-family angst + unhinged career-minded woman VS long-suffering fake heiress Ning Yuechen spent more than a decade in the Bai family, living under the identity of a rich heiress. At last, she managed to leave, bearing a body covered in wounds. But after a kidnapping, she crossed paths once more with Bai Yi, the Bai family's new head. The woman was cold and indifferent to the core. Ning Yuechen felt nothing toward her but unfam 5.9kReads8.7Score446Shelves
44. 44 疯 The Crazy Top-Tier Star Actress Turns Out to Be a Soft, Sweet Little Darling 疯批顶流影后竟是软萌小甜豆 Rain Breaks in a Dream梦中断雨Two Female Leads723k WordsCompleted Showbiz, two female leads | Older woman and younger woman | Unhinged queen of the screen × sweet, soft little darling | Love and hate | Mutual salvation | Happy ending, sweet with angst They had secretly fallen for each other when they were young. But the grudges of the previous generation tore them apart. Years later, they met again and failed to recognize each other, leaving them to pull at and hurt one another. When the truth finally came to light, they let go of their resentment and unde 3.9kReads8.2Score344Shelves

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    It's physically and emotionally abusive, with various scenes; it's just too cruel and heartbreaking to watch.

45. 45 眉 A Life Written in Her Features 眉目成书 Junshan Is Unwell君山有恙Two Female Leads349k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] Past and present lives + a slow-burn romance + mutual devotion + the one and only Chinese teacher x bookstore owner After finishing her studies, Jiang Zhijun returned home and took a teaching job at a high school near her house. Her childhood friend, Xiao Shi, opened a bookstore near the school, and Jiang Zhijun sometimes stayed there. One day, while grading papers, Jiang Zhijun suddenly found a letter tucked beneath a book. Her name was written on it. In a daze, Jiang Zhijun 962Reads8.9Score147Shelves
46. 46 追 The Ex-Wife Chase Turns Into a Battlefield! Sis, Let’s Try a Different Game 追妻修罗场！姐姐，我们换个玩法 Unworthy Jin不才瑾Two Female Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Obsessive rich heiress VS cold, proud orphan Jiang Tinglan’s first impression of Sheng Huairou was that she was a parasite with nothing but a pretty face. Holding on to that contempt, she let the low-class guests her family had invited slap Sheng Huairou whenever they pleased. But the lofty Miss Jiang had planned for every possibility except one: that she, who had nearly cut herself off from love, would fall for Sheng Huairou. Jiang Tinglan knew that someone as proud as Sheng Huairou would neve 4.3kReads8.8Score358Shelves

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    They are all about two female leads, pure love, and one of them has a happy ending.

47. 47 强 Spoiled Rotten! The Sickly-Sweet, Super-A, Beautiful, Tragic, Wild One Needs Wooing 强宠！病娇超A美惨狂又野，得撩 Unworthy Jin不才瑾Two Female Leads411k WordsCompleted [One-on-One + Mutual Firsts + Yandere + Wealthy Family Drama + Obsessive Control + Marriage Before Love + Regretful Pursuit] Nan Xi returned to the Nan family as their biological daughter, then ultimately fled with a body covered in wounds and disappeared under a false name. But after a photo of her went viral online, she crossed paths once more with Lin Sining, the new head of the Nan family, who was also her wife. The woman Nan Xi had once loved so deeply she was willing to give everything for 3.6kReads8.4Score320Shelves
48. 48 拐 Sneaking the Empress Out of the Palace 拐个皇后出宫 A Bundle of Longing一团相思Two Female Leads417k WordsCompleted The palace walls are deep, and treachery lurks at every turn. Xiao Yunchen resolutely enters the palace, not for the emperor, but to take the woman she loved and lost three years ago away from there, so they can be together again. But what's lost is lost. Her path through the palace is fraught with hardship, and she must endure every punishment in pursuit of her wife. When she can bear it no longer, Xiao Yunchen decides to take Mu Qingyan out of the palace by force. But with imperial power loomi 741Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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    Because it doesn't end in a romantic relationship. The rating isn't high. The author's writing is far better than many highly-rated yuri (lesbian) novels. Just look at the table of contents.

49. 49 时 The Future of Time 时光的未来 Seven Easy Seventeen七易十七Two Female Leads139k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + sweet and angsty romance + campus novel + university] Rebellious girl Wei Lai vs. aloof Wu Nian How long can you love someone? One year? Two years? Three? I have a secret I’ve never told anyone: I love someone, and I can’t forget her. “My name is Wei Lai. Do you think I still have a future?” “Of course. You’re my future.” “I’ve never thought of myself as a good person, and I’ve never loved this world. But after meeting you, I realized that you are my world.” [New writer. Enti 55Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I'm so sad! [Crying]

50. 50 回 I Came Back for Revenge, So How Did I End Up Pinned to the Bed and Turned into His Wife? 回来复仇怎么被压在床上变老婆了 Terminal Lazybones with a Cultivation Bent修仙系懒癌晚期患者Two Female Leads471k WordsOngoing A Decisive Business Queen with a Love-Sick Heart 1 x A Gentle, Resilient, Vengeful, and Patient Lover 0 Shen Zhihan, a ruthless and decisive business queen, gives her complete trust and love to Su Wantang, who is living under the assumed name Jiang Nianwei. But then her lover betrays her, and her company collapses overnight. After seven years in prison, an old case finally comes to light, revealing that their love began with a blood feud. The proud queen bows her head in atonement. Amid tangled 1.8kReads—Score112Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking, sweet at first but bitter later.

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