Looking for Short Stories That Break Your Heart Without Physical Suffering 求虐心不虐身的短故事
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The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记
[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.
37.1kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
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Yu Dongbie 于冬别
[Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] Yu Zhe said he'd wait for her, and he would keep waiting. But Shi Taoning had no way out. She couldn't go back.
1.3kReads9.2Score428Shelves
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The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信
[Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun.
2.4kReads9.2Score756Shelves
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One-Man Show 独角戏
[Signed for simplified Chinese publication] I wish I were brave, but when it comes to loving you, I always feel so unworthy.
464Reads8.7Score137Shelves
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You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我
[Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady.
268Reads8.8Score111Shelves
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Is the Wind Still Blowing? 风还在吹吗
[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
3.4kReads9.2Score882Shelves
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Wutong Lane 梧桐巷
[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
39.2kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves
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This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧
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
24.8kReads9.6Score5.5kShelves
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The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事
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
97.9kReads9.7Score18.1kShelves
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The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟
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
127.7kReads9.7Score20.8kShelves
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Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03）
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
28.7kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
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He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南
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
28kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves
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You Broke Your Promise 你失信了
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
83.2kReads9.5Score15.8kShelves
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She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了
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
111.5kReads9.6Score19.5kShelves
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I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼
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
18.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
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The Stolen Bride: The Obsessive Emperor’s Darling 劫娶：偏执帝王的掌中娇
[One-on-one romance, both leads pure; The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife; childhood sweethearts; second chance romance; palace intrigue early on; romance-focused] Lu Wan and Xie Zhan grew up together. Just as Lu Wan happily prepared for her wedding, Xie Zhan became the Crown Prince overnight. The very next day, he came to break off their engagement and marry someone else. After Xie Zhan ascended the throne, the noblewomen all lamented that Lu Wan had been unlucky and missed her chance to bec
2.8kReads8.4Score141Shelves
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Growing Up in My Uncle’s Arms 在小叔怀里长大
The year Yu Ci was born, the late-blooming cherry blossoms at Yuyuan were at their finest, clusters of flowers in full bloom, their delicate pink petals seeming ready to fall. Fu Zeyi, who lived at Yuyuan, gave her the childhood name Songyue. The moon hung before the pines, shining on the crimson cherry blossoms. When Yu Ci was fourteen, her parents died one after the other. Candlelight flickered in the ancestral hall, and not a sound was heard. Fu Zeyi sat in the seat of honor in the main hall.
19.5kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
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Film and TV Crossover: Being a Scoundrel With All My Heart 综影视之渣得至情至性
[Main story complete] [✔️The Untamed: Wen Chao, the big dog x Lan Ran, the fairy] [✔️Love O2O: Shao Xiang, the big dog x Yao Yao, the beauty] Su Yuxie is a delicate white lotus born into a prosperous age. Her heart is as cold as an Antarctic glacier, and she’s ruthlessly clear-eyed about being a scoundrel. Yet she insists she’s deeply devoted, because… Su Yuxie pressed her lips together in a smile, her bright eyes fixed on you. “To hold your hand and grow old together. That’s what my name means~
636Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生
(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
11.4kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
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Qing Transmigration: I Became the Fourth Prince's First Love 清穿：我成了四爷的初恋白月光
[Both leads are devoted only to each other] [A story of healing] When other people transmigrate to the Qing dynasty, they get a plot straight out of a palace-intrigue or family-feud drama. But when Song Shi Mingyue transmigrates to the Qing dynasty, she might just end up with a cute-kid story. The young Fourth Prince looks at her pitifully. “Don’t ignore me. Don’t leave me behind. Don’t go away.” Song Shi Mingyue sighs. “If I can look after one kid, I can look after two. I might as well open a k
693Reads8.6Score100Shelves
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Quick Transmigration: I Became the Villainess, and the Comments Begged Me to Stop Torturing Them 快穿成恶毒女配，弹幕哭求别虐我
After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi
59.1kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
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Sand Sea: Liang Wan 沙海：梁湾
[Angsty story + fast-paced + not for the faint of heart] Liang Wan took good care of herself. After discovering she had been reborn, she went on to become a doctor again. When she was nineteen, she found seven-year-old Li Cu, and secretly raised him well. But when she was twenty-nine, she and Li Cu met someone who would change their lives forever. Liang Wan: “Li Cu, no one in this world is supposed to save anyone else. That goes for both you and me.” Li Cu: “Sis, have you ever met someone you wa
958Reads8.7Score101Shelves
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Reborn as Upper Rank One 重生成为上弦壹
(No CP + System + transmigrated into Demon Slayer) After transmigrating as Michikatsu Tsugikuni, Sanemi can only follow the System's prompts and stick to the plot if he wants to survive. But while Sanemi (Michikatsu) dutifully stays at his post and carefully completes his missions, everyone else has gone completely out of character behind his back… There are plenty of flaws in this book that I haven't noticed, and now that it's finished, I can't fix them. It's not that the author won't make
7.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves
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Why Can’t I Soothe Her? 她怎么哄不好
[Childhood sweethearts × sweet everyday romance × happy ending; quirky little princess who knows exactly how to flirt × childhood friend who's cold at first, then devoted and irresistibly flirtatious × two top students × they fall for each other at different times! An intense push and pull! Open flirting and mutual teasing] When Qi Yun transfers to Jingwai, she vows to study hard and strive for the top, then claims first place in the liberal arts rankings. Everyone at Jingwai knows Gu Yu, who co
3.5kReads9.2Score477Shelves
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May You Journey Across Mountains and Rivers and Find All That Makes Life Worth Living 愿你历遍山河，收获人间值得。
May you journey across mountains and rivers and discover all that makes life worth living.
2.1kReads—Score144Shelves
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Having a Yandere Wife Is Actually Pretty Nice (Part One) 有个病娇老婆其实挺好的（上集）
Having a Yandere Wife Is Actually Pretty Great (Part One)
11.6kReads—Score247Shelves
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If Life Were Always Like Our First Meeting (Part One) 人生若只如初见（一）
If Only Life Could Always Be Like Our First Meeting (Part One)
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My Troublesome Ex-Wife, Liu Ruyan 难缠的前妻柳如烟
My Difficult Ex-Wife, Liu Ruyan
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My Parents Disappear, and My Wife Quickly Clears Out the House (Part One) 父母失踪，妻子火速把家搬空。上
My Parents Disappeared, and My Wife Quickly Cleared Out the House (Part One)
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May the World Treat Kind Souls Gently 愿世界对善良的人都温柔以待
May the world treat kind people with tenderness.
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Leaves Fall in Autumn 惊秋落叶
[Campus Tragedy] [Mutual Secret Crush] Tang Qiu and Pei Jingnian On Ningchuan No. 1 High School's wall of outstanding graduates (its wall of fame), Pei Jingnian took the top spot that year, while Tang Qiu was relegated to the very bottom. "Wasn't Senior Tang Qiu a good student back then? Weren't she and Pei Jingnian the twin stars of the arts and sciences? How did she end up at the bottom?" "She wasn't even on the wall at first. They added her later." "I heard she didn't do very well on her exam
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A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情
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
167.7kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves
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