Looking for High-Quality Short Novels Under 200,000 Words, Preferably Angsty 求高质量短文20万字及以下，最好是虐

1. 1 我 I Was Twenty-Eight When I Died 我死的时候二十八岁 Yi Mo Yao以沫瑶Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted At twenty, Song Jiniao was hailed by the entertainment world as the “Nation's Goddess,” while Lin Ti died unexpectedly at an awards ceremony. She would never forget what happened that day, or the bone-chillingly cold look in that man's eyes. From then on, Shen Jiulin dragged her from her pedestal and plunged her into the abyss. The Nation's Goddess fell from grace overnight, her fame as fleeting as a flower that blooms for one day. At twenty-one, forced to choose between her mother and stepfathe 956Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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   What exactly does love bring that makes it extremely painful and hurts both sides?

2. 2 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 77.5kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
3. 3 护 The Sword That Protects the Nation: I Shall Guard These Lands for All My Life 护国神剑：此生永镇山河 Haisi嗨丝Urban1.5M WordsCompleted That year, snow blanketed the city. The young man headed north to enlist. After years on the battlefield, he had climbed halfway to the heavens and become a king among men. That year, enemies beyond the frontier ambushed her, and word spread throughout the mortal world that the goddess was dying. Li Qingque stepped down from his throne and returned to the mortal realm, all to protect her. A beautiful tale was passed down through the generations: he went gray overnight for her… 2.9kReads7.1Score149Shelves
4. 4 不 Wait, Bro, How Did You Become a Succubus Everyone Loves? 不是，哥们？你是咋成魅魔万人迷 A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.8M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 274.4kReads9.5Score17.6kShelves

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   This one is quite sad, the second half

5. 5 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 74.9kReads9.5Score14.3kShelves

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   "You Broken Promises" is a book written by a very good author. The first part is relatively relaxed, but the second part is very sadistic and has great stamina. It is a two-way secret love, love cannot be achieved, and broken mirrors cannot be reunited. Be

6. 6 福 Blessed with Endless Luck, the Beloved Little Imperial Aunt 福运绵绵，团宠小皇姑 I'm Brother Monkey我叫猴哥Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The little toddler, Mianmian, was rejected by her own parents and sent back to Great Qin. Though she was tiny, her rank in the family was extraordinarily high: the princes had to call her Great-Aunt, and even the emperor respectfully addressed her as Little Imperial Aunt. She was the Taishang Emperor’s sister. Who in the whole capital would dare offend this formidable aunt? They must be tired of living. The three-and-a-half-year-old was small but gifted, skilled at catching ghosts, fortune-tell 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   "The Little Princess" - The seniority ceiling of three and a half years old, the favorite of the metaphysics group swept the capital! 👑 The lingering little breasts that were "returned" by her parents became the most popular figure in the whole court as soon as she entered the Daqin Palace - the prince hugged his legs and called his aunt, the emperor bent down and handed over candied haws, and even the Supreme Emperor tremblingly took out his private money: "My dear sister, don't ask the Ministry of Household Reimbursement for buying candied haws!" During the day, she shook her hands and gave the Taifu an injection: "Your heart hurts? You secretly threw away the bitter medicine and were punished by the God of Medicine~" At night, she carried a mahogany sword and filled the palace to catch little ghosts. The cold-faced general was so frightened that he hid behind a pillar: "Little ancestor, this ghost is my deputy general who died in battle... Be gentle!" Is the treasury empty? She counted with her fingers and squatted in the imperial garden with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue: "There is a golden toad tick from the former dynasty buried in the southeast corner. If you dig it out, you can buy ten sugar mills!" From then on, the GDP of the Qin Dynasty skyrocketed, and the envoys of the enemy countries knelt down to ask for their signatures: "Please ask the little fairy to calculate when is the right time for our country to surrender?" The most amazing thing is that one day, the little dumpling stood on tiptoe to check the tyrant's pulse, and made a diagnosis with a milky voice: "The emperor's brother has cancer of the missing sister, and he needs to be hugged every day to recover!" The civil and military officials in the court suppressed their laughter until they were internally injured, but they saw the tyrant solemnly preparing the decree: "From now on, the morning court will be called morning hug, and all the ministers remember to line up to get the number to masturbate the baby." Is this a cute article about metaphysics? It is clearly a healing scene for the big guys collectively suffering from "aunt addiction"! 🍭

7. 7 长 Eldest Son: My Siblings Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 18.4kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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8. 8 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 59.4kReads9.7Score8.8kShelves

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   This book is really great, I recommend reading it

9. 9 风 The Dashing Immortal Doctor 风流仙医 Emperor Master皇师父Urban3.4M WordsCompleted By a stroke of luck, poor young Qin Xiaolong obtained an immortal’s legacy. From then on, he rose against the odds, trampled prodigies beneath his feet, and conquered the world. In the end, he merged with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, transcended to the Other Shore, and became the master of all creation! 107.1kReads9.3Score11.6kShelves

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   By chance, a poor boy received the immortal inheritance and rose up against the will of heaven.

10. 10 裂 Sunlight Through the Cracks 裂缝里的阳光 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 124.6kReads9.8Score14.7kShelves
11. 11 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.6kReads9.4Score959Shelves

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    ## There once was a young man in Chang'an: a battle between scheming and sincerity. She was the daughter of the richest man in Zizhou, and she became an orphan overnight. The hatred of her family being massacred made her embark on the road of revenge. He is a loyal young general who is willing to fight for her and become the sharpest knife in her hand. He was a gentle and affectionate emperor who held the world in front of her just to make her smile. The love-hate entanglement between the three people, the battle between tactics and sincerity, is so cruel that it is difficult to calm down. She tried her best and worked every step of the way, just to ascend to the supreme position. He devoted everything he had to doting on her, but he could never get into her heart. He guarded her silently, going through fire and water for her, but he could only watch her drift away. When the hatred dissipated and the dust settled, she suddenly realized that she had been deeply involved in it and could not extricate herself. Many years later, the sound of the piano was lingering on the stage, singing the lamentable excerpts from the play. There was once a young man in Chang'an who studied hard for decades in a cold window, seeking fame, disturbing the court, winning power, and occupying a high position. Anyone seeking matchmaking was turned away. Later, he was discharged and returned to his fields. He died in a foreign country and never married. This is a story about revenge, machinations and sincerity. The sadomasochistic love is deep and difficult to let go of. If you like ancient Chinese abuse novels, don't miss "There Was a Young Man in Chang'an"!

12. 12 又 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 Tan Qingzhu檀青竹Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Coming soon in print] Devoted, unhinged tycoon × cool, down-and-out heiress [Original title: A Night of Desire on the Capital’s Branches. The elite circle of the capital + breakup and reconciliation + groveling redemption + older, guiding lover + falling in love through self-persuasion] Jiang Wanzhi came from a prominent family and was known throughout Kyoto as an innocent, well-behaved young lady. Few knew that she was secretly dating Ximen Lichen, the heir to a prestigious research family. Th 129.2kReads9.4Score153.6kShelves
13. 13 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 82.4kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
14. 14 超 Super Student 超级学生 Orange Tornado橙色龙卷风Urban3.5M WordsOngoing After an accident, Lin Feng obtains a treasure box called the “Yueguang Box,” sent from three thousand years in the future. It contains countless supernatural abilities, including strength, intelligence, and X-ray vision, as well as invisibility. The Yueguang Box changes Lin Feng’s fate, turning him from a student notorious throughout the school for his poor grades into an excellent all-rounder, and winning him the favor of the campus belle. 696Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 永 The Sin of Immortality 永生罪 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Proud, phoenix-like beauty Liao Yue x carefree, nonchalant Ji Wuyi] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + equally matched leads + happy ending + Eastern fantasy + melodrama + plot-driven + supernatural beings] Ji Wuyi stays forever young, and forever loses his head over beautiful women. Ten thousand years ago, Ji Wuyi saved a young woman. The next day, her brother showed up, saying he wanted to repay Ji Wuyi on his sister's behalf. In a moment of impulse, Ji Wuyi married him. Te 4.3kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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16. 16 我 The True Story of My Love with Mr. Shen 我和沈先生的恋爱实录 A Jiu0921阿九0921Two Male Leads124k WordsCompleted Pei Ran: I met, understood, and fell in love with Mr. Shen when we were young. From then on, we held hands and stayed together until our hair turned white. Shen Zhixing: I liked Pei Ran. It was a secret I kept when I was young, one I never told anyone. I love Pei Ran. That is a truth that will never change, from now into forever, and I'm willing to tell the whole world. 25.5kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
17. 17 遗 The Bucket List 遗愿清单 Qin Sanjian秦三见Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [Modern setting + polished novel + two male leads + urban life + healing + redemption + literary + romance + final wishes + reconciliation with family] Twenty-eight-year-old Ding Er is diagnosed with cancer. His doctor says treatment is not entirely hopeless, but Ding Er does not want surgery. He would rather cherish the time he has left and try many things he has never done before, so he decides to write himself a bucket list. While carrying out his wishes, he meets Li Cheng, and the two share 650Reads9.5Score168Shelves
18. 18 春 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4kShelves
19. 19 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. 127.1kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves

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20. 20 我 My Qingdao Girl 我的青岛姑娘 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Celebrities] + [Female TV host] + [First love] + [Tenant] + [Older sister] + [Bad man] + [Super Big Tank Kobe] “I seriously can’t figure it out. With all these gorgeous women around, why do they have to like a guy like you?” My buddies are always asking me that. They all think I’m one of those men who believe women love a bad boy, but I’m really not a bad man! The truth is simple: we see women differently. They see a current starlet, the most beautiful woman in the entertainment industry. I see 31.8kReads9.4Score4kShelves
21. 21 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Would I Still Be a Hopeless Romantic? 都重生了谁还当恋爱脑啊 Chang'an, Thinking of Home长安思故乡Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Li Chen is reborn, and this time he swears he'll focus on making money and never be blinded by love again. Before the college entrance exam in his previous life, he confessed to the campus belle he'd loved throughout his youth. She turned him down, saying, “School's so hectic right now. How about we talk after we start college?” But after they started college, she walked out of a hotel with a rich second-generation heir. In that moment, Li Chen finally understood, and from then on, he shut his h 20kReads7.9Score1.6kShelves
22. 22 转 Transferring to Kyoto No. 1 High School: Why Is It So Hard to Keep a Low Profile? 转学京都一中，想低调点这么难？ Distilled Dream蒸馏梦Urban224k WordsOngoing (Lighthearted + School Life + Playing Dumb While Hiding Your Strength + Feel-Good Read + Multiple Heroines + No System, No Rebirth) Jiang Feng transferred to the legendary elite school, Kyoto No. 1 High School, hoping to quietly enjoy his high school life. But on his very first day, he somehow managed to outshine everyone else. After stealing the spotlight, I wanted to keep my head down and behave myself. But who knew the pretty girls around me wouldn't let me? What? The aloof campus belle is in 23Reads8.4Score—Shelves
23. 23 重 Back to Senior Year: This Time, I Want It All 重回高三，这一次我全都要 A Brushstone of Green Ink一砚青墨Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Slice of life + One heroine + High school romance + Top student + Career + Positive and uplifting] After a life spent going nowhere, Lu Xiangyang is reborn 103 days before the college entrance exam. Standing once more at the crossroads of his life, he looks back on all the regrets of his previous life. Lu Xiangyang can’t help but grin! If you run out of money, you can earn more. But if you lose your conscience... you can earn even more. “This time, I want it all: education, career, love, a 45.1kReads8.7Score3kShelves
24. 24 大 Day One of College: I Start Running with the Underworld! 大学第一天，从混黑道开始！ Xiao Bai106小白106Urban806k WordsOngoing A powerful underworld boss is reborn as a college student. With the System’s help, he rises once more to the pinnacle of the underworld. [Feel-Good Revenge + Urban + Underworld + Boss + School] Starting out as a college student, the male lead Lin Ao works his way to the top of the underworld, dominating both the criminal and legitimate worlds. He has powerful backing and influence that reaches everywhere. Dear readers, please be patient as you read. The story starts off ordinary, but the excitin 691Reads6.9Score102Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn After a Failed Confession, the Campus Belle Panics 重生表白失败，校花急了 Fruit Dumplings水果饺子Urban2.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhou Chen wrote a love letter to the school belle and read it aloud in front of the whole class, only to be rejected by her and become the class joke. Reborn in his high school years, Zhou Chen decides he will never be a simp again. But now that she has lost her devoted simp, the school belle starts to panic. No matter how hard she tries, Zhou Chen remains unmoved. 14kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
26. 26 被 My Husband, Whom I Mistreated, Turns His Life Around, and I'm in Trouble 被我作践的老公翻身后，我惨了 Worry-Free Other Shore彼岸无忧Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing “I've been wanting you for so long...” In the darkness of night, the man kisses me without restraint. He's my live-in husband. One drunken night, I slept with him, and the scandal caused a huge stir. So I, a pampered heiress, had no choice but to make this down-and-out young man marry into my family and become my husband. Bitterly resentful, I repeatedly humiliated and abused him, beating and berating him at every turn. But he never got angry, always behaving like a gentle, virtuous man. Just as 12.3kReads8.0Score861Shelves

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    It's highly recommended, but they finally reconciled and are getting ready for the wedding. Why did they turn around and torture me later?!!

27. 27 爱 Falling for a Tough Girl From the Urban Village 爱上城中村女痞子 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘Urban221k WordsCompleted He's a country boy who made it big; she's a rich second-generation city girl. He's an honest man; she's a tough-talking tomboy. His defining traits are being poor and stubborn. He lives in a tiny room in an urban village, and at twenty-seven, he's still single. She's genuinely tough, with money, looks, and a whole group of young, beautiful bodyguards and girlfriends. They should never have crossed paths. But one chance late-night entanglement brought their fates together, and they fell in l 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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