Please Recommend Tragic Novels That'll Make Me Cry 求虐文，虐哭我

1. 1 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.3kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves

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   It's a bit cruel, but it's just a little bit close that Xu Nuo and Yi Ming can stay together for the rest of their lives, just a little bit [crying] [crying]

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 71.8kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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   So beautiful, I want to cry just thinking about it

3. 3 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 94.3kReads9.7Score15.2kShelves
4. 4 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 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves
5. 5 我 After CCTV Exposed Me, the Entire Internet Was Left Devastated 我被央妈曝光后，全网致郁了 My Dream Is to Be a Landlord梦想是当包租公Urban251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Angst + Pure Romance + Songs] “Baby, take your medicine!” Qin Xia looked at his blurry girlfriend. He reached out, wanting to touch her, but he could never quite reach her. “If I take the medicine, will I never see you again?” “Silly, I just want you to get better soon...” Her figure began to disappear. After Qin Xia won the Best Singer award, he stood before the cheering crowd and slowly said, “The only way I can see her, you call a delusion.” 31.7kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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   This book is generally purely sadistic, in line with the author's consistent style, and the overall setting is relatively old-fashioned. Compared with the author's previous books, the only improvement is the level of sadism. The result of writing like this is bad, but the writing style is better, and the overall score can be given to 8 points.

6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: Back Off, You’re Asking for Trouble 快穿：别过来，你在找虐 A Little Morning and Evening一只朝夕Two Male Leads900k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Fake Coercion + Frail Health + Faking His Death + A Melodramatic Grab Bag] The small worlds all end badly. As a member of the Torture Fiction Team with exceptional professional skills, Xu Bai travels with the System, Xiao Liu, conquering one challenge after another until they reach a Grade B world. He is determined to max out the affection ratings, reach Grade A as soon as possible, and get promoted with a pay raise! There are two targets to win over in each world. The title h 6.6kReads9.1Score555Shelves

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   Each book is very sad, but the degree of abuse is different. The early part of the eighth book is more violent than the later part, so you can read it [Blow Kiss]

7. 7 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 21.7kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
8. 8 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. 26.3kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
9. 9 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4.3kReads8.1Score807Shelves
10. 10 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 26.4kReads8.1Score4.7kShelves
11. 11 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? 13.7kReads8.2Score2.9kShelves
12. 12 谁 Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 71.7kReads9.5Score9.3kShelves
13. 13 清 When the Tears Run Dry 清泪尽 Lü Jiang Ah律酱啊Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted He never imagined that his gentle, loyal little guard could be as savage as a wolf. Not only did he seize his kingdom and slaughter his subjects, he also imprisoned and humiliated him. He knows the past is like smoke, but how could a love this deep simply be cast aside? 148Reads8.2Score—Shelves
14. 14 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 34.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    The best written and current story, with great stamina, no meal replacement, the male protagonist is dignified and affectionate, and the female protagonist is intelligent and tolerant. The emotions are huge and shocking. It's also the peak of my career. It's a clear work. The author's skills and experience are very good. It's great.

15. 15 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score231.9kShelves

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    Needless to say about the strength of the first one, the second one was also very cruel in the late stage. I was so cruel that I went crazy.

16. 16 模 After a Thousand Simulations, I've Mastered the Escape Game 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 272.2kReads9.6Score55.9kShelves
17. 17 虐 After I Tormented My Younger Consort-Prince, He Became a Crazy, Sweet-on-the-Outside Schemer 虐了年下驸马后他成了疯批白切黑 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning loved him deeply. She smiled brightly as she praised his handsome features. Only later did he realize that she had always been looking through his eyes at someone else. 1.6kReads8.0Score100Shelves

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    I really cried to death

18. 18 对 I'm Sorry, I Shouldn't Have Taken His Coffin 对不起，我不该占了他的棺材 Kun Kun坤坤Urban479k WordsCompleted To make me understand how much her childhood friend had suffered, my wife locked me inside his coffin. “Take it. You deserve every bit of this.” I struggled and screamed with all my strength, but in the end, I suffocated to death. My wife was consumed by the pain of losing her childhood friend. By the time she finally remembered to open the coffin, all she found was my corpse, and she broke down. 197Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 皇 Your Majesty the Empress, Stop Tormenting Him. The Prince Has Fallen in Battle 皇后娘娘别虐了，王爷已经战死了 Zhiwei知微Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mild Angst + One-on-One Romance + Both Pure] “First love does not always blossom.” Guan Shuyue once had a dream, and its ending was truly tragic. In the dream, the Duke of Ning's family grew so powerful that they eventually aroused the emperor's suspicion. In a single day, the entire family was sentenced to death. To uncover the truth and protect her family's honor, she gave up the man she loved and entered the imperial palace as empress. When he returned safe and sound, hi 100Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 只 If I Torture Myself Hard Enough, Even the Male Lead Has to Call Me Dad 只要自虐够狠，男主也得喊爹 Duan Xiaoyin Who Loves Stir-Fried Lettuce爱吃炝生菜的段小茵Eastern Fantasy259k WordsCompleted I was reincarnated as the doomed illegitimate son of a villain in a fantasy novel. I got bound to a "Heaven Rewards Hard Work" System: as long as I work hard, I'll be rewarded. So I started working insanely hard: breaking my own bones, burning my flesh, and drinking poison like water. System notification: "Self-harm ongoing. Infamy +1. Limb regeneration progress: 97%..." At last, the day the male lead came to kill me arrived. My whole body was rotting, yet I smiled like a demon. "Have you master 22Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 谁 Who Told You to Write Such a Tragic Ending! 谁让你这么写遗憾的！ Wangzai Chubby Steamed Bun旺仔胖馒头Historical325k WordsOngoing Shen Lei transmigrates to a parallel world and happens to be competing in a global screenwriting contest! He discovers that the film and television industry here is underdeveloped, and that none of the masterpieces from his previous life have ever been made! Shen Lei decides to give the people of this parallel world a literary shock! In the quarterfinals, the assigned theme is “Regret.” While everyone else is writing heart-wrenching love stories, Shen Lei thinks of a group of old friends. 101Reads5.4Score235Shelves
22. 22 临 Before I Died, I Had the System Bring Back Everyone's White Moonlight 临死前，我让系统带回了所有人的白月光 Quiet Joy清欢11k WordsCompleted The day I was brought home as the real heiress, the fake heiress jumped into the river and became the moonlight in everyone's heart. I began studying the subject she loved, married the man she loved, and took her place as the well-behaved daughter in our parents' hearts. After three years of playing her stand-in, I was finally exhausted. So when the System once again offered me a hint in exchange for watching an ad, I refused. My mission failed, and my life entered its final countdown. To make i 27Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 皇 The Reborn Emperor Seeks His Wife Back, and It Starts in Hell Mode 皇上重生追妻，开局就是地狱模式 Bobo Fish波波魚Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + Both leads are each other’s only love + Sweet romance + The chase to win her back + Shameless hero] Her father and brother had been framed and died unjustly. The culprit was the very man she had given everything to help ascend the throne. With her heart turned to ash, Song Wushuang climbed the palace wall and leaped off. ...But she didn’t die. The dog emperor caught her halfway down, and after she broke one of his legs, his personality changed completely. He tossed aside all that d 6.9kReads8.0Score370Shelves
24. 24 她 After She Died, the Capital's Crown Prince Went Mad with Grief in the Snow 她死后，京圈太子爷在雪地哭疯了 Zhiyu Nanyuan栀羽南鸢Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [Tragic romance + childhood sweethearts + physical and emotional torment + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a tearjerker for late-night reading] The day Jiang Wan was diagnosed with stomach cancer, Quan Xiuyuan forced her to kneel and eat slops, then cruelly destroyed her cancer medication. Jiang Wan was falsely accused of plagiarism. Quan Xiuyuan fanned the flames, ruining her career and destroying her reputation. Jiang Wan had loved Quan Xiuyuan for ten years, but he had always belie 1.3kReads6.5Score104Shelves
25. 25 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 67.5kReads9.7Score12.1kShelves

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    Come on, come on, I'll torture you, I'll torture you to tears

26. 26 不 Naughty 不乖 Success Is Certain一定成功Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The first time she saw him, at eighteen, she was destitute and down on her luck, while he was incomparably noble, as if a god had descended. She thought she had found salvation, only to realize later that she had walked straight into hell. Huo Yuan thought Jiang Xin was too soft, always accepting whatever came her way. He believed he could keep her under his thumb forever, never imagining that one day she would dare to turn around and leave without a second thought. 10.2kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The article is cruel, heart-breaking, and makes me cry!

27. 27 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 104.4kReads9.5Score10.5kShelves
28. 28 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 63.3kReads9.5Score12kShelves
29. 29 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 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
30. 30 河 Clear Rivers and Calm Seas 河清海晏 Pipi皮皮8k WordsCompleted “In my previous life, my girlfriend and I were both stabbed to death by a mentally ill person at a shopping mall. As I died, I held her body as it grew colder and wept uncontrollably. If I had another chance, I would never let the tragedy happen again. Then I entered a loop…” 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 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 2.9kReads9.2Score790Shelves
32. 32 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I Become the Boy Band's Little Nanny 穿成恶毒女配，在男团里当小保姆 Durian Cheese榴莲奶酪Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted By accident, Tang Tian transmigrated into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, taking the place of a beautiful, busty, brainless, and vicious supporting character. The villainess and the heroine both worked as live-in maids at the villa of a popular boy band. The pure and kind heroine charmed four noble young masters who seemed untouched by worldly concerns and became the darling of them all. None of them wanted to let her go. The villainess existed to make the heroine look good. In the st 33.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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    It was originally a vicious female supporting character, but was time-traveled by the heroine. The four male protagonists competed with the heroine to see how she could reverse the plot. A very nice one. Recommend

33. 33 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 137.8kReads9.8Score15.6kShelves

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    He was obviously someone else's child. He got the best in exams every year, but his parents divorced. His father didn't care whether his mother loved him or not, and he eventually died of a terminal illness. But he was only 18 years old. It should have been many years, but he only had 3 months...

34. 34 邱 Secretary Qiu's Marriage 邱秘书的婚事 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is available on Hongguo and Fanqie. The animated drama Help, My Boss Says One Thing and Means Another is available on Hongguo. Qiu Yu is the secretary to Ji Xiangdong, the owner of a real estate company. She’s a chubby little foodie who’s both hardworking and has a hearty appetite. Her parents have always hoped their daughter would marry a son-in-law who enjoys good food and won’t judge her. Though the road to love has been full of twists and turns, she eventuall 70.5kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves

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35. 35 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 38.6kReads9.7Score5.8kShelves
36. 36 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 7.4kReads9.1Score553Shelves

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