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1. 1 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 23.1kReads—Score993Shelves

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   For a while, I really wanted to read angst-filled novels; they made me cry so much 😭. Even at night, my roommates would ask me what was wrong. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, and just thinking about a particular scene or a single sentence could bring me to tears.

2. 2 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 21.9kReads—Score656Shelves
3. 3 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
4. 4 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 2.9kReads8.1Score400Shelves
5. 5 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 6.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
6. 6 陆 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 Lu Yitang鹿苡糖Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score306Shelves
7. 7 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 70.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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   Family, does anyone understand?! After finishing "A Heart-wrenching Love," I felt like my heart was being gripped by an invisible hand, and I haven't recovered for days 😭 The story of Shen Xiujin and Jian Tong is truly the most heart-wrenching and tragic love story I've read this year. If you also enjoy tragic love stories, and love that feeling of loving to the extreme and hurting to the bone, you absolutely cannot miss "A Heart-wrenching Love"! Get your tissues ready, and let's immerse ourselves in the love-hate relationship between Shen Xiujin and Jian Tong together. #AHeartWrenchingLove #TragicLoveRecommendation #ShenXiujinJianTong

8. 8 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   [🔥Forbidden Code × Crazy Undercurrents|Dr. Zhou x Wen Ci's Extreme Tug-of-War in Orthopedics] "The rabbit... Needs to be fed..." Wen Ci curled up like a dying butterfly on the examination bed. The bruises on his neck reeked of lust, yet he stubbornly remembered the carrot in the second compartment of the refrigerator—the only clean temperature he could grasp. 🩸 [Domestic Master and Prey in Distortion] While everyone else scorned his festering back, only Zhou Yanbai saw the misaligned coccyx on the X-ray. The lop-eared rabbit boy lost ten years ago was now shattered under his surgical light. Deep inside the examination cabinet, a faded photograph perfectly overlapped with the butterfly bones of the person before him. 🔒 [December 24th Christmas Eve Key] Wen Ci didn't know that the door lock code he cried out was shattering Dr. Zhou's ten-year-old inner demons. At this moment, his knuckles, full of rabbit food, knocked on the old, dilapidated iron door—it was the redeemer coming in shackles to claim the evidence. "Dr. Zhou... My bones hurt so much." "Shh." The shadow of the white coat loomed over the examination bed. "Now it's my turn to feed you." (The door to the orthopedic clinic slammed shut behind him.)

9. 9 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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   [Suffocating angst + 1v1 with clean leads + bad ending + extreme submissiveness - please do not read] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said Wen Ci had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live for Zhou Ying for thirty days. However, Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After her death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf.

10. 10 忘 Forget Longing, Forget You 忘了相思忘了你 Jun Jue君绝Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted Qian Rong's love for Jin Hengbei is a conviction that even illness cannot destroy. 115Reads6.2Score—Shelves
11. 11 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
12. 12 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 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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    It was truly heartbreaking. In the first book, despite their mutual love, they didn't end up together; the female lead died, and the male lead married someone else. In the second book, the female lead died in a car accident right after their marriage, and the entire story turned out to be the male lead's fantasy.

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 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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    Super worth reading! 😢 The first book is shorter, but it's so moving I cried so much. The second book is about unrequited love, the timid and insecure person who has a crush, the unspoken words, and the regrets of youth.

14. 14 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves

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    This made me want to cry. Although it's a happy ending, everyone is gone, so it's basically a sad ending disguised as a happy one.

15. 15 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    "Most hated person: Ruan Yusheng" "Most favorite person: Still Ruan Yusheng, only Ruan Yusheng" "The biggest lie is that they never liked each other" "She spent 15 years waiting for him, waiting for the rain to stop" "Ruan Yusheng, I've found freedom."

16. 16 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 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    People with blocked tear ducts are bound to burst into tears 😢

17. 17 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
18. 18 相 On Our Blind Date, the Heir to a Wealthy Family Took Me to Register Our Marriage 相亲当天，豪门继承人拉着我领证 Gu Lingfei古凌菲Modern Romance5.9M WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + Marriage Before Love + male lead pretends to be a pig to eat the tiger] On the day of her blind date, Hai Tong impulsively married a stranger. She thought married life would be ordinary and built on mutual respect. Instead, her new husband turned out to be a clingy human piece of glue. What surprised her most was that whenever she ran into trouble, he would step in and resolve everything with ease. Whenever she asked about it, he always said he was just lucky, until one day she 173.9kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves

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    Today is the day I met Shen Helin, and the day I fell in love with him. I got into Shen Helin's class. She flipped through her slightly yellowed diary, the dates clearly documenting their meeting. First entry: "Today I met a boy. He's different from everyone else. He didn't mind tying his clean school uniform around my waist." "His name is Shen Helin." —April 6, 2010 "Look, look, ugh—what's that on her pants? It's disgusting!" They were girls too, but instead of pulling her out of the abyss, they pushed her in. Zhou Tingwan knew it was blood. Shame made her bury her head low, tears welling in her eyes. She desperately tried to pull her clothes down. But they didn't let her go. A girl pushed her out of the restroom, exposing her to the light of day. Her ponytail was pulled haphazardly. This was bullying, but she was powerless to resist. The boys would treat it as some huge disgrace, pointing and laughing at her with their friends. Why are they all like this? Zhou Tingwan cried uncontrollably, but her tears were silent, each sob drowned out by the bursts of mocking laughter.

19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    Come on, let's take on the ultimate angst challenge!!! These are high-scoring, angst-filled novels; reading them will make you sad for a while, but not reading them will leave you heartbroken for life!!!

20. 20 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 16.9kReads8.2Score976Shelves
21. 21 她 After She Died, Lord Bo Knelt Before Her Tombstone and Cried Like a Dog 她死后，薄爷跪在墓碑前哭成狗 Lu Jinye陆尽野Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Six years ago Qiao Yu was a pampered, spoiled heiress who had never lifted a finger around the house. Bo Hanshi was a poor, lonely, and aloof scholar from a humble family, wearing a cheap white shirt. Six years later Qiao Yu is a single mother struggling to make ends meet, humble and alone. Bo Hanshi is a distinguished figure on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, elegant and peerless. When they meet again, his eyes bloodshot, he presses close to her ear and says bitterly, “Qiao Yu, I 30.1kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
22. 22 巨 Heartbreaking! The Madam Has No Vital Signs in the Resuscitation Room 巨虐！抢救室里夫人已无生命体征 Laughing at Your Single-Minded Love笑你情有独钟Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Angst novel + physical and emotional abuse + win-back-the-wife funeral pyre + body swap + obsessive love] Lu Jingchen would never know that Shen Ning’s heart first died when his beloved’s call came out of nowhere, then fell into despair when he personally handed her over to kidnappers just to trade her for the woman in his heart. He also never knew how furious, hysterical, and utterly broken she felt when his beloved appeared before her with a pregnant belly the same size as hers. And when she 6.7kReads8.5Score653Shelves
23. 23 也 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 Ding Huaijin丁怀瑾Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 546Reads9.3Score138Shelves

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    Super good!! I didn't cry because of the female lead and Shen Fang, but the female lead and her half-brother Song Ao really made me cry. It's a story that really hit my tear ducts.

24. 24 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. 818Reads8.6Score155Shelves

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    This is seriously amazing! A short, angsty story where the male lead dies when they're at the height of their love (ಥ_ಥ). The female lead isn't just a pretty face; she's intelligent and courageous. The male lead doesn't fall for her because of her looks. The beginning is incredibly sweet. This book is truly amazing, but the ending is so heartbreaking! #Shortstory #angsty #completed

25. 25 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 40kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves

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    It's really heartbreaking.

26. 26 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 88.6kReads9.4Score16.5kShelves
27. 27 最 The Ten Years I Loved You Most: Loving You Until Death 最爱你的那十年之至死不瑜 Epilogue Embraces a Tree尾声抱木Two Male Leads145k WordsCompleted A reborn story, He Zhishu x Ai Ziyu I want to give Zhishu a bright future. Jiang Wenxu fans, stay away! Seriously, stay away! I have an absolutely enormous grudge against Jiang Wenxu. I’ll assume the worst of him and show no mercy, so Jiang Wenxu fans, please don’t come here. Don’t come to the comments to whitewash Jiang. It’s really annoying. Wasn’t my description clear enough? If you want to say that you feel sorry for Jiang or that he knew he was wrong, there are plenty of other places for th 3.7kReads9.1Score684Shelves

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    When youthful innocence encounters the corrosive influence of the adult world, when the final tremor of a withered rose is dismissed as affectation, this urban romance, forged from shards of glass, will tear open the cruel truth of "not loving enough." You will fall into an icy abyss with Zhang Jingwen's chilling words, and taste the heart-wrenching pain of Jiang Enxu's broken tears. 🔥 Warning for the most heart-wrenching story of the year: This isn't a fairytale ending, but rather a raw, unvarnished display of true love. Everyone who has ever deceived themselves in love will see their own bloodied self reflected in these words. #LoveIsColderThanDeath#AdultLoveIsABloodedLuxury

28. 28 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.4kReads9.7Score19.3kShelves

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    Four books that were so heart-wrenching they made my liver ache 😢. ◆All have two male leads◆May true love never betray true love.

29. 29 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 21.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
30. 30 藏 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 Jian Qingzi见清子Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 543Reads8.3Score103Shelves

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    Brutal! One sentence was based on a real person, and I cried until I couldn't breathe 😢😢

31. 31 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Family, does anyone understand?! Are there any sisters with eyelids thicker than city walls who haven't read these "ceiling" books of angst? They're seriously incredibly heart-wrenching; every page is like a tearjerker. If you can finish reading them without shedding a single tear, I'll call you the number one "heartless" person! Sisters who want to lose weight absolutely can't miss these either; they'll make you cry your way to weight loss in no time. Remember to bring plenty of tissues when you read them, or you really won't have enough!

32. 32 厉 The Young Lady of the Li Family Is Reborn! 厉爷家的小祖宗重生了！ Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted [Dominant, overbearing, possessive top x spoiled, willful, dramatic bottom] Reborn + flirting and pampering + devoted to each other + sweet and angsty + happy ending Duan Zhining wanted nothing more than to escape from the man with obsessive tendencies, but the man refused to let him go. He even confined him to a villa, forbidding him from stepping outside. Later, Duan Zhining pressed a knife to his own throat and threatened to take his life. Only then did the man let him go. Duan Zhining though 25.7kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves

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    😱My darlings, this is too heartbreaking! Duan Zhining has been trapped in a dark room in a mansion in City C for nearly three years. He is curled up in an iron cage, covered in scars and festering wounds, and has not eaten for a week. This desperate situation is too tragic.

33. 33 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 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves

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    Who can compare to the torment of helplessness in the deep palace?

34. 34 穿 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery151k WordsCompleted Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 11kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    The first and second books are a two-part series, extremely angsty; the third book is a reverse time travel story. The first four books and the last one are all fanfiction of the Daomu Biji series.

35. 35 黑 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery241k WordsCompleted Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
36. 36 盗 Tomb Raiding: They Came to Keep Their Appointment 盗墓：他们前来赴约 Five-Leaf Clover五叶草Mystery501k WordsCompleted ★Signed, exclusively published as an original work on Tomato Novel★ [Reverse transmigration + the five of the Grave Robbers' Chronicles + no romance + fan fiction + The Ultimate + Grave Robbers' Chronicles + original settings] [There's a surprise at the end. You can skip straight to it without reading the main story!] (No romance, no romance, no romance. The tags were added at random by a malfunctioning System. There's a little romantic tension. Don't overthink it while reading.) Here's a questi 2.5kReads9.3Score307Shelves
37. 37 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
38. 38 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 30.5kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
39. 39 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Girl Who Disappeared 盗墓：消失的那个她 Leader of the Blind瞎子头子Mystery438k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Tragedy, Extremely Heartbreaking, Read with Caution. Female Lead: Black Glasses’ Girlfriend] (In my story, Black Glasses is suspicious and ruthless, unlike his personality in The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. This is the author’s own interpretation, so please don’t compare the two. Read with caution, thank you.) No one knew that Black Glasses had once had a girlfriend. No one knew that she had vanished without a trace. Ten years later, Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, Xie Yuchen, and the others 4.9kReads8.3Score397Shelves
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets a Unhinged Script 快穿：当虐文女主拿了疯批剧本后 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 8.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    If you like angst, this is for you! It has a super high rating! 👍

41. 41 猎 Time to Hunt: The Tragic Novel's Heroine Awakens 猎杀时刻，虐文女主觉醒之后 Cat Eats Meat Buns猫吃肉包Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Green tea scheming + love-triangle chaos + punishing scumbags + genuine regret and redemption + strategy] There’s a pitiable creature in this world called the tragic-romance heroine. She’s abused in body and soul by scumbag men and wicked women, only to be forced into a happy ending in the end. Ever since Lin You took on commissions to help tragic-romance heroines escape their fates, she’d been running wild through one tragic romance after another. Some regretted everything: “I’m sorry. Please 888Reads9.0Score100Shelves
42. 42 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score270Shelves

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    Unrequited love is like a bottle of strong liquor. Knowing that drinking it will cause dizziness, loss of control, and pain, it still makes one willingly rush towards it like a moth to a flame, finding it sweet and intoxicating. You stop when you've had enough, and I'll drink until I'm completely drunk. But like all drinks, there's always a day when you sober up.

43. 43 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves

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    It was so heart-wrenching, I cried buckets! The author's writing is superb; I haven't recovered in two months.

44. 44 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
45. 45 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 27.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Is it truly possible for someone to remain unmoved by love? Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, yet she failed to move him in the slightest, only to have his entire Ye family wiped out. She even had his father and brothers subjected to three days of slow slicing in the snow. She finally understood that for the rest of her life, there was no love between them, only hatred, a hatred that would last until death. Later, Pei Xiuyan knelt devoutly before Buddha, praying that he and Ye Chuyan could grow old together. Ye Chuyan suddenly smiled. "I have already made a vow to the gods and Buddhas: when I drag you into the endless abyss and hell, I am willing to never enter reincarnation again, enduring all the torments of hell, only asking that in this life and the next, I may be with you, without meeting, without resentment, without debt."

46. 46 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 7.4kReads9.1Score882Shelves

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    These are all pretty heart-wrenching 😢😢😢 1. *The Blind Husband's Love-Struck Brain: He'll Never Run Away Even If I Deceive or Lie to Him!* The female protagonist transmigrates and meets a blind husband. She initially thinks she can live a carefree life, but instead falls into a deep vortex of love. Although blind, the husband is insightful and dotes on her immensely. However, due to the pressures of reality, the female protagonist deceives, lies to him, and even tries to escape. Yet, the blind husband remains steadfast, never abandoning her. 2. 💔 [Deeply Affectionate and Heart-wrenching Romance, Touching the Soul]*With My Deepest Affection, I Sacrifice the Years* This book truly makes you both love and hate it! The love-hate entanglement between the protagonists is heart-wrenching in every scene. The female protagonist is strong and independent yet driven mad by love; the male protagonist is cold and decisive yet harbors deep tenderness. 3. *You Broke Your Promise*—Unrequited love, deep affection but shallow fate. A poignant story of unrequited love in youth, a tale of broken promises and missed opportunities. Xiang Yu and Song Huai Shi, from their youthful days to maturity, their emotional entanglement spans many years. Xiang Yu's silent protection and Song Huaishi's gentle aloofness—every intersection of their interactions is heart-wrenching. 4. *The Whole Family Reborn, the Second Miss Has Lost the Will to Live*: Ke Xiwen, the second young lady of the Ke family, struggles to survive amidst indifference and neglect. Reborn, she chooses to give up her immense wealth. Can the rebirth of her family mend the rifts of the past?

47. 47 N No! I Refuse to Inherit the Fortune! NO！我才不要继承财产！ Chen Ww陈WwModern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Angst] [Angst] [Angst] First life: The Ke family has no second daughter! Second life: Father Ke: Awen, these are the company shares I saved for you. Mother Ke: Awen, this is the princess bedroom I had renovated just for you. Older brother: Awen, I bought you a house and a car. Younger brother: Second Sis, I designed this formal dress especially for you. Younger sister: Second Sis, once I make something of myself, I'll support you! The Ke family's second daughter crosses her arms in an X! No way 9.1kReads9.1Score621Shelves
48. 48 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.8kReads8.2Score901Shelves
49. 49 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.5kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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    I lost her 🥺

50. 50 青 Green Lime, Never Too Late 青柠不晚 October Bell十月铃Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Fake Siblings + Marriage First, Love Later + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Healing + Sweet and Angsty] [Independent, Sensitive Heiress ✖ Devoted, Jealous Young Noble] 1. Six years after they parted, Zhou Chuning saw Pei Chi again at her father’s funeral. She attended with the boyfriend she’d been dating for a year. He reached out to Pei Chi first. “Hello, I’m Chuning’s boyfriend.” Pei Chi’s lips curled into a faint smile. “If you’re her boyfriend, then who am I?” 2. Everyone knew that when 18.7kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    "Stealing a Wild Rose"—a heart-wrenching emotional entanglement that takes you into Zhou Chuning's world. In this family filled with power struggles and betrayals, she is like a thorny wild rose, both beautiful and dangerous. Her second uncle's eyes are filled with disdain and mockery, as if laughing at her helplessness and loneliness. Her father, who should have been her strongest support, has become the deepest pain in her heart. "Chuning, your dad raised a wolf cub." These words are like a sharp knife, piercing her heart. Zhou Chuning's heart sank; she knew the minefield had arrived, albeit late. She lowered her eyes, gently brushing the incense ash off her coat, as if brushing away the dust from her heart. When she looked up again, her gaze swept over Zhou Yuansheng's gleaming face, but she didn't respond, because she knew some words were best left unsaid. "Stealing a Wild Rose" is more than just a novel; it's a spiritual cleansing, an emotional adventure. This is an extremely heart-wrenching work that will take you through the deepest emotional fluctuations, allowing you to feel the power of love even through tears. Get ready, let's sneak a taste of this wild rose and experience the heart-wrenching journey where thorns and beauty coexist.

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