Angsty Stories, Youth Fiction, and Tearjerkers 🥺 虐文/青春文学/泪目了🥺

1. 1 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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   Our meeting was in the height of summer, and so was our parting—a confession I dared not accept, an answer I would never receive.

2. 2 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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   I thought the first book would be a heartwarming love story, but it turned out to be a farewell that transcends life and death. The ending made me cry uncontrollably 🥺🥺🥺

3. 3 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
4. 4 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
5. 5 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance 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
6. 6 我 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ The Landlord's Orange Cat房东家的橘猫Urban429k WordsCompleted (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score170Shelves

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7. 7 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.7kReads9.4Score570Shelves
8. 8 当 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 Xina Qixi Nai西奈栖息耐Urban460k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.8kReads8.6Score934Shelves
9. 9 渣 Scumbag CEO, I Don’t Deserve Your Devotion 渣总你的深情我不配 Little Tian Xin田小新酱Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Physical and Emotional Torment + No Reconciliation] Jiang Li loved Fu Jinyan with all her heart. She once believed he would be her whole world, but he was the one who sent her to prison. She suffered every humiliation behind bars and was left unrecognizable. She thought getting out would mean a fresh start. But fate had never been kind to her. After her release, Fu Jinyan dragged her into another abyss, tormenting her like a plaything. In despair, she gritted her teeth and said: “Fu Jinyan, if 9.3kReads8.5Score517Shelves
10. 10 穿 I Became the Beloved Child Who Died Young 穿成早夭的团宠 June Flying Flames六月飞火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No main CP, side CPs + everyone’s darling + doomed early-death white moonlight] At the Main God’s request, the System Zhaozhao travels to different worlds as a quick transmigrator, completing missions. His journey through life begins, and one legend after another unfolds. He is the exceptionally gifted divine son of the solemn God Realm. He is the beloved little prince of the lonely Underworld. He is the Black-Bellied Immortal Venerable’s one and only sword spirit. He is the Buddhist son, older 24.7kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
11. 11 失 After a Breakup, I Found Out My Best Friend Was the Cool School Beauty 失恋后，发现好兄弟是清冷校花 Shui Sheng Xi Gua水生西瓜Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Not reborn] + [No System] + [Youthful campus life] + [Romantic comedy] + [One heroine] + [Everyday life] After chasing his unrequited love for two and a half years, Lu Yibei was still secretly mocked by her for being a simp. Once he finally let go, Lu Yibei received a call from his gaming carry, who had never once used voice chat. The cool, clear, lovely female voice on the phone left Lu Yibei silent for a long time. Lu Yibei: “Bro, don’t we have a younger sister at home?” The reply: “I don’t h 87.5kReads9.6Score9.5kShelves
12. 12 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 39.7kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
13. 13 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8kShelves
14. 14 我 The Love-Brain Battle Between Me and the Goddess in My Class 我与女神同学的恋爱头脑战 Drizzling Clear Rain清雨滴答Urban717k WordsCompleted (No System + No Harem + Not Reborn + Sweet Romance + College Life + The Many Faces of Humanity) Ye Anzhi seems like a cool, reserved, innocent college student, but in private, he's an irreverent online fiction writer. Unfortunately, on the very first day of classes, his secret is discovered by another rather cheeky student, Jiang Mengyue. “Classmate, you wouldn't want other people finding out about this, would you?” To protect his secret, Ye Anzhi is “forced” to become Jiang Mengyue's short-vide 20.8kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
15. 15 重 Reborn: My Youthful School Days Are Finally Beginning for Real 重生后，我的青春校园才真正开始 I Really Don't Like Onions真不喜欢洋葱Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Rebirth + school life + no System + one heroine If you had the chance to live your life over again, at what stage would you start? Ye Chu says he'd start in high school. In his previous life, Ye Chu was a poor student and went to a private high school. By nature, he loved to have fun, and he wasted three years of his youth. In the end, he failed the college entrance exam, muddled through university, and entered the working world, where the ups and downs of his life began. By the time he came to 29.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
16. 16 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4kShelves
17. 17 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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    Laughing and then crying – the pinnacle of youth angst literature! A gathering for lovers of melodramatic romance! Here's a super tear-jerking list of youth literature. From the bittersweetness of unrequited love to the turmoil of relationships, every book will bring you to tears. Experience the same heart-wrenching pain as "You Broke Your Promise," and feel the regrets of unrequited love and youth through these highly-rated masterpieces.

18. 18 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 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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    Sister, just watch, they're all silent.

21. 21 他 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 8.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    It's all so brutal, sob sob, I haven't recovered even after watching it all winter break (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ )

22. 22 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
23. 23 桔 The Bellflower Is Not White 桔梗不白 Paris Is Pretending to Be Drunk巴黎在装醉Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted Every moment spent near him was full of telltale slips. A performance called unrequited love is the hardest one to pull off. - (The male lead doesn't cheat. He appears as a ghost, hoping the heroine will finally give up on him and stop grieving. He also sacrifices his reputation so netizens will stop attacking her. If someone has to be swallowed up by public opinion, he wants it to be him. It's a self-destructive attempt to save her: he gives up his life and his good name, as long as she's all r 122Reads8.1Score105Shelves
24. 24 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. 19.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    So heartbreaking, so incredibly heartbreaking. The aftereffects were so strong.

25. 25 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
26. 26 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.4kReads8.5Score295Shelves
27. 27 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.6kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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28. 28 重 Reborn, I Crawled into the Arms of My Yandere Wife, a Female Tycoon 重生后钻进病娇女财阀老婆怀里 Tom Has No Hair汤姆没有毛Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Male-oriented, one female lead] [Obsessive heiress of a financial dynasty] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Sweet romance] [Revenge] [Taking down scumbags] [Forced love] ["Short drama now streaming"] [Three short-drama adaptations: Torn Night; The Reborn Beauty’s Pursuit of Love; Her Power Is My Blade] In his previous life, Lin Ran was murdered by his girlfriend and her family. But the obsessive heiress, who had always treated him like a plaything, helped him kill his enemies. Only when he saw the he 55.7kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    "Reborn into the Arms of a Yandere Tycoon Wife" is an urban romance novel written by Tom Without Hair. The plot is full of twists and turns, blending elements of rebirth, yandere (a possessive and obsessive woman), sweet romance, and revenge. Here is the main plot and story development: Background: In his past life, the male protagonist, Lin Ran, was murdered by his girlfriend and family. The yandere tycoon Luo Yao, whom he had always misunderstood, helped him avenge his enemies and then committed suicide with him in the same coffin. Only then did Lin Ran realize how wrong he had been [^0^]. Rebirth and Choices: After his rebirth, Lin Ran decides to abandon the scumbag school beauty from his past life and instead pursue the yandere tycoon Luo Yao, who has always been deeply in love with him and obsessively devoted to him [^2^]. He begins to actively approach Luo Yao, responding to her yandere behavior in his own way. For example, when Luo Yao says, "If I gouge out your eyes and make them into specimens, you can only look at me," Lin Ran responds with "Kiss my wife" [^4^]. Sweet Romance and Yandere Daily Life: The interactions between Lin Ran and Luo Yao are full of elements of yandere and sweet romance. Luo Yao is extremely possessive and would say extreme things like, "If I break your legs, will you stop running away?" While Lin responds with coquettishness and intimacy.[^5^] This unique way of getting along quickly warms up their relationship. Revenge and Abuse Besides the romance, the novel also includes revenge and abuse plots. Lin Ran and Luo Yao join forces to take revenge on their enemies from their past lives. When facing her scumbag father, stepmother, and younger brother from her past life, Luo Yao shows no mercy and directly orders, "Kill him/her/it!" While sending Lin Ran's white moonlight to Southeast Asia.[^7^] This kind of satisfying revenge plot makes readers feel very satisfied. Story Features The novel is labeled with "male-oriented single female lead," "yandere chaebol," "satisfying," "sweet romance," "revenge," "abuse of scum," and "forced love." The plot is compact, the writing is smooth, and it is loved by readers.[^8^] After being reborn, Lin Ran not only finds happiness in his love life but also receives support from Luo Yao in his career. The two work together to create a future.[^10^] In summary, "Reborn and Snuggling into the Arms of a Yandere Tycoon Wife" uses the rebirth setting to make the male protagonist re-examine his feelings and life choices. The novel not only features the emotional collision between sweet romance and yandere, but also the revenge and scum-punching plot of a satisfying novel, making it a rich and captivating work [^11^].

29. 29 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 97.7kReads9.5Score13.5kShelves
30. 30 重 Reborn in 1999: From the Start, I Get Beaten Up by the Cool School Beauty 重生1999：开局被清冷校花揍 Little Qin from Kindergarten幼儿园小秦Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Campus Beauty + No System + Multiple Heroines + Romance + Everyday Life] Campus beauty: “Wang Yi, my feet are sore. Rub them…” Campus beauty: “Wang Yi, I'm scared of the dark. Hold my hand…” Campus beauty: “Wang Yi, you're mine now. You can't get away!” … Wang Yi woke from a deep sleep, reborn twenty years in the past at the college entrance exam. Faced with a paper that might as well have been written in another language, he was completely stumped. The exam had gone badly enough, 42.6kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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31. 31 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
32. 32 垂 Fishing Up the Shiny-Shiny Fruit, Blinding the Campus Beauty Next Door 垂钓闪闪果实，闪瞎隔壁校花 Bald Old Baby秃头老贝比Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Glint-Glint Fruit + fishing System + ruthless and decisive + nearly invincible] The world underwent a cataclysmic change, and the mysterious began to return. Alien races lurked beyond the Starry Sky Great Wall, in an endless darkness. The ancestral planet was in dire straits, on the brink of destruction! Lin Du boldly confessed his love to the campus beauty at the awakening ceremony! “Zhao Xuanji, you’re gorgeous. You’ve caught my eye!” “I’ll give you a chance. Figure out how to fall in love wi 2.6kReads7.8Score177Shelves
33. 33 是 You Wanted to Break Up. Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Gone? 是你要分手的，我走了你又哭啥？ A Crane's Cry in the Azure Sky鹤唳青空Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Everyday Romance + Multiple Heroines + No System] [Three completed novels, each over a million words. No dropped stories, so read with confidence!] “Let’s break up. I don’t want to get in the way of your studies.” When Chu Yang took the initiative and said those words first, the campus beauty was stunned on the spot. Wasn’t I supposed to be the one to break up with him? Chu Yang, how dare you! In his previous life, Chu Yang gave everything for two and a half years, only to be dumped wi 7.2kReads8.7Score654Shelves
34. 34 系 System! Daily Comedy Challenges 系统！每日搞笑挑战 Egg Who Eats Hot Pot吃火锅的蛋Urban99k WordsOngoing A challenge to make you laugh so hard your eight-pack abs appear without a single workout. See how Huang Ming, who came from Earth, challenges himself to daily social death on a campus in a remarkably similar world. Every day, he's either humiliating himself or on his way to doing so, and he even has a campus belle by his side! Shocking! Shocking! Shocking! —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 让 I Told You to Slack Off. Why Did You Shock the Whole Internet? 让你摆烂，你震惊全网？ A Soldier Never Jokes军无戏言Urban90k WordsCompleted [System + livestreaming + lighthearted comedy + satisfying revenge + one heroine] Chen Mo transmigrates to a parallel world, obtains a Good Fortune System, and becomes a streamer at Qianhe Company. As long as he builds an audience through livestreaming, he can exchange his popularity for anything! The company’s boss, He Miao, gets a Bad Luck System. If she can bring her bad-luck points down to zero, she’ll receive ten billion and three wishes! But to clear her bad-luck points, she has to meet tw 3Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 不 Unconventional Beast Taming: I Save Time Through Simplification 不正经御兽：我靠简化拯救时间 Lord of the Strange诡异之主Urban547k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Crazy Protagonist + Travel Between Two Worlds + Comedy + Absurd] On the day he formed a contract with his spirit beast, Lin Bei awakened memories of his past life and activated the Simplification System. From then on, this brain-damaged young man embarked on a simplified beast-taming journey, traveling through timelines to save the world. [Sheep Beast leveling method successfully simplified] [Bask in the sun: Spirit power +1, +1, +1...] [Husky leveling method successfully simp 45Reads7.2Score—Shelves
37. 37 怼 Insulting People Makes Me Stronger 怼人就能变强 Rich Young Master from a Poor Family寒门阔少Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Unbeatable Tycoon + Hilarious Comedy, Wildly Satisfying and Sharp!] The protagonist receives the “Sharp-Tongued Tycoon System.” He speaks his mind and stands up for what's right, tearing into everything he can't stand! With the light of righteousness on his side, he becomes the richest person in the world! 3.2kReads8.8Score382Shelves
38. 38 直 Livestream: From the Start, One Sentence Makes the School Beauty Cry 直播：开局一句话气哭校花 Lone Salty Fish独孤咸鱼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Comedy + No Romance + Infuriating + Shameless] After binding himself to a Hatred Farming System, Xu Muge stops acting like a decent person. At university military training, he steals the campus beauty's drink from the start, then makes her cry with a single remark. On livestream, he constantly unleashes savage, sarcastic takedowns on his viewers. He writes a novel, then leaves it on a cliffhanger at the climax for half a month, making readers so furious they want to mail him raz 10.1kReads9.2Score740Shelves
39. 39 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.5kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
40. 40 白 The White Olive Tree: Love Amid War, Waiting Beneath the Tree 白色橄榄树：战火燃情，树下守望 I, Li Feiyu在下历飞羽Female-Channel Fanfiction202k WordsOngoing Li Zan, a peacekeeping soldier, and Song Ran, a war correspondent, meet by chance amid raging gunfire. The rescue mission in Aisha Village is where their story begins. As shells fly overhead, Li Zan instinctively shields Song Ran with his body, and from then on, their hearts quietly draw closer. Every armed conflict is a test of life and death. To record the truth of war, Song Ran heads to the front lines despite the danger. Li Zan charges into battle to protect the peace. At a firefight, bullet 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book 1: In this story, the cruelty of war leaves countless people homeless, and Li Zan and Song Ran become each other's salvation amidst this despair. They experience life and death separations, and each reunion is filled with tears; the resilience of their love is deeply admirable. Book 2: At the beginning of the story, the male and female protagonists are indifferent to each other's lives until an unexpected encounter, which quietly brings them together. The male protagonist, Chen Mingsheng's, pain does not stop him from pursuing his love and duty, while the female protagonist, Yang Zhao's, resilience leads her to silently dedicate herself to him, never giving up even in the face of an unchangeable fate. Book 3: Li Chengyin's massacre of Xiao Feng's maternal tribe is unbearable for Xiao Feng, who jumps into the legendary River of Oblivion to forget her past love. Torn between love and regret, Li Chengyin follows her. When they meet again, they have forgotten each other and everything related to each other, beginning a marriage in name only. The fourth book tells the story of a sweet and obedient student, Jiang Qiao, and a charmingly rebellious teenager, Xu Si, and their growing romance. Jiang Qiao and Xu Si are high school classmates, both from tragic family backgrounds. Jiang Qiao is a very sweet and obedient girl, while Xu Si is a charmingly rebellious teenager. Their paths cross in high school, and they gradually heal each other, becoming each other's most relied-upon people. (You might think this is a comedy, but you're wrong. The female lead dies in the end.) The fifth book: That year, I was only fourteen, a beautiful age of youth. I met someone like him for the first time—his hair styled, his eyebrows painted, his poems recited, his voice sweet and gentle. Did I not feel even a little bit moved? In the end, it was simply that the country was more important than the beauty. "The Emperor writes to me every day, 'My love rides a bamboo horse, playing with green plums around the bed.' We lived together in Changgan, innocent and carefree as children." But the one he was childhood sweethearts with wasn't me. How could his poem possibly be for me? Fortunately, her feelings only lasted three days before they were completely extinguished, and from then on, she lived a carefree and happy life in the palace.

41. 41 那 That Unknown Story 那个不为人知的故事 Clear Hawthorn Tea Flower清楂茶花12k WordsCompleted That Little-Known Story 1.2kReads—Score108Shelves
42. 42 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
43. 43 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31kShelves

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    "Year After Year of Spring Joy" is a romance novel that blends elements of rebirth, time travel, and redemption. The plot is full of twists and turns, rife with entanglements of revenge and emotion. **Synopsis:** The female protagonist, Shen Jiasui, comes from a military family. At seventeen, she marries Lu Yunzheng, who also comes from a military family. After their marriage, Lu Yunzheng achieves great victory on the battlefield, gaining fame and fortune, while the Shen family is executed for treason. Before her death, Shen Jiasui learns that the evidence against her family was presented by Lu Yunzheng himself, and that the person he truly wanted to marry was not her, but Gu Xizhi, the adopted daughter of the Shen family. In despair, Shen Jiasui perishes with Lu Yunzheng. However, fate grants her a second chance at life. Shen Jiasui returns to the day Lu Yunzheng proposed marriage. When she rushes there, she finds Lu Yunzheng passionately proposing to Gu Xizhi. It turns out, Lu Yunzheng has also been reborn… **Story Highlights:** 1. **Dual Rebirth Setting:** Both the female and male leads are reborn with memories of their past lives, making their emotional entanglements and revenge plots even more complex. 2. **Male Lead's Time Travel:** The male lead, Lu Yunzheng, not only reborn but also time-travels, adding a fantastical element to the story. 3. **Mutual Redemption:** Although there is hatred and misunderstanding between them, after their rebirth, they gradually discover their true feelings for each other and ultimately achieve redemption. 4. **Pretending to be Weak to Catch the Enemy:** After her rebirth, the female lead, Shen Jiasui, outwardly appears weak but secretly plots revenge, showcasing her wisdom and resilience. **Character Setting:** - **Shen Jiasui:** Daughter of a military family, she was reborn with hatred after her family was wiped out in her previous life. She is resilient, intelligent, and decisive, determined to seek revenge and uncover the truth after her rebirth. - **Lu Yunzheng:** Also from a military family, his past life was marred by misunderstandings and power struggles, leading to tragedy. After being reborn, he gradually realizes his feelings for Shen Jiasui and tries to make amends for his past mistakes. - **Gu Xizhi:** Shen's adopted daughter, seemingly weak but actually cunning, she was one of the driving forces behind the tragedy in her past life.

44. 44 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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Unlike typical palace intrigue novels, the characters in this one are all fleshed out and have souls; it's definitely worth reading!

45. 45 风 Warriors in the Wind and Snow 风雪中的战士 Chui Jiu锤九6k WordsCompleted A Warrior in the Snowstorm —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    A cold, domineering CEO, a deeply torturous romance, a pregnant runaway, and a tumultuous chase after his wife – it's a melodramatic and addictive story. The gist is that Shu Wan, for five years as Ji Sihan's secret lover, remained obedient and submissive, yet she could never warm his heart, ultimately being ruthlessly abandoned. She left calmly without clinging on. However, when she decided to marry someone else, Ji Sihan went berserk, trying desperately to win her back. From initial indifference to later frantic pursuit, Ji Sihan's attitude underwent a complete 180-degree transformation, while Shu Wan struggled internally with the man who had hurt her, creating a constant tug-of-war between them.

47. 47 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 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 168.8kReads9.8Score19.3kShelves

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    The Super Knife: "Shedding its cicada shell beyond the dust, a butterfly dreaming of a watery, cloud-shrouded land."

48. 48 风 Is the Wind Still Blowing? 风还在吹吗 T Steals Sesame BunsT偷麻头Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Bisexual, Mutual Secret Crush] [Male Lead Dies/Female Lead Dies for Love] Their similar names were a red thread secretly tied by the Matchmaker. Chen Shuye often felt secretly delighted by how much her name resembled Cheng Shuye's. Their similar names seemed to draw them closer and deepen their bond. In their senior year of high school, he said, “Chen Shuye, I’ve helped you so many times. So, can I copy your college application form?” Chen Shuye smiled. “Sure.” But after she called the police 3.6kReads9.2Score843Shelves

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    Both of these are youth campus novels with tragic endings. In the first one, the female lead commits suicide after the male lead dies. 😢😢 In the second one, the female lead calmly faces death with cancer, but the male lead appears and gives her hope, yet he still dies in the end. 😢

49. 49 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 993Reads8.4Score343Shelves
50. 50 烟 Misty Rain Promise 烟雨诺 I Don't Know ab我不知道ab7k WordsCompleted Yan Yu Nuo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation novels with angst are full of dramatic characters, pushing the characters to their limits.

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