Looking for Bittersweet Stories, the Kind That Make You Cry 求酸涩文，好哭的那种

1. 251 江 CEO Jiang Says He Can't Live Without Li 江总说他非梨不可 An Bu Suiyi安不随意Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing [A bold, passionate girl with a changeable personality + a gentle, devoted older man] [Both are pure + love at first sight + instinctive attraction + a slightly clueless male lead] Three years ago, a chivalrous rescue in an alley made Shen Li remember him. Three years later, she falls in love with him at first sight again at a cocktail party. Only later does she learn he's been a close friend of her older brother, Shen Yi, for many years. She believes her proximity gives her an advantage, and is 84Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The early stage was very turbulent, and the male protagonist was embarrassed

2. 252 心 A Steadfast Heart, An Unfading Wind 心实，风不散 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted A True Heart, an Unfading Wind 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Abuse text that makes people cry easily

3. 253 去 Seven Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 去柬埔寨七大问？？？？？？？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Seven Big Questions About Going to Cambodia??????? 131Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 我 I’m His Third Substitute 我是他的第三个替身 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I’m His Third Replacement 89Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 255 仙 The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 仙界八卦周刊 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted The Immortal Realm Gossip Weekly 19Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 256 师 Abbess, I’m Here! 师太，我来了！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted Abbess, Here I Come! 328Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 257 阿 Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ 阿姨，我不想努力了¥¥¥ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Auntie, I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore ¥¥¥ —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 404Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 259 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 318Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 261 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 777Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 691Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 211Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 623Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 182Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 皇 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 316Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 708Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 缅 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀10k WordsCompleted Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 357Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 270 疯 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 19Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 271 仙 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 20Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 272 半 Half-Mountain Ferry: No Shore Beyond, So I Make a Way 半山渡：彼岸无岸，我开路 Get Me得我Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted A boy’s pursuit of pleasure turns into a youth filled with the bittersweet aches of growing up. [Depressed, frail, adored-by-all campus beauty × a battlefield of love rivals | 1990s school days | bittersweet youth, tragic ending | push and pull | dissociative identity | based on a true story] Who can save her shattered soul? ① The domineering class monitor: “Even if I can’t win your heart, I’ll have you.” Du Qinghuan bit her lower lip. “You wouldn’t dare!” His desire got the better of him. “Gues 73Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Don't be dissuaded by the introduction. It's said that it's a love-struck novel, but it turns out that the heroine only loves one person. Her love is so pure and sour that it made my liver hurt from crying... This is a story written in a small county town. It has a millennium background and a strong sense of empathy. I finally feel what the youth of the post-90s generation is like. Haha, why is my youth so pale?!

23. 273 盛 Blazing Flames, Hard to Make Out 盛焰难明 But Only for a Moment不过顷尔Modern Romance267k WordsOngoing [Coming of Age / Misunderstandings / Older Man Younger Woman / One of a Kind] Not a power fantasy + relationship-focused + misunderstandings pile up + reunion after years apart * Nan Que approaches Sheng Beiheng with an ulterior motive, but he is cold and completely uninterested in her. By chance, she learns that he and his ex-girlfriend had a purely transactional contract. She eagerly offers, “I want to sign an agreement with you too.” But he coldly scolds her: “Have you gone crazy thinking 27Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 274 捡 After I Brought My Broken, Paralyzed Childhood Friend Home 捡回我的破碎瘫痪竹马后 Jun Wanwan君莞莞15k WordsCompleted After I Took In My Broken, Paralyzed Childhood Friend 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Sick, weak and self-abased, a cautious little pitiful, sour ➕ sweet pet

25. 275 如 If Time Wouldn't Chase Us 如果时光不追 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted The day Huo Yun returned home was in late autumn. Four years had passed. She thought she could face everything calmly, including the man she had grown up with, the one who had made her leave home alone. Pei Yanci had waited four years and searched for her for four years. When they met again, he wanted to ask just one thing: Are you leaving again? But all she said was, “We’re not close.” This is a story about waiting and returning, misunderstandings and letting go. If time doesn’t move on, I’ll w 769Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The day Huo Yun returned to China was late autumn. Four years. The person she grew up with and who let her go away alone is still waiting for her. Pei Yanci waited for four years and looked for her for four years. When they said goodbye, she only said four words: "We are not familiar with each other."

26. 276 青 Moss Never Meets the Stars 青苔不逢星 Shu Shujia舒舒佳Modern Romance156k WordsOngoing [Male unrequited-love perspective + younger crybaby + insecure male lead + light ensemble cast + college campus + universally adored heroine] [Gifted heiress × insecure, loyal puppy] Lu Wangyu's youth was a quiet, damp patch of moss. He came from a modest, loving family, had an unremarkable personality, average grades, and was the most ordinary boy in any crowd. He loved someone far beyond his reach... Xia Muzhi, a girl blessed by heaven, lived a life entirely different from his. She was the sol 618Reads—Score102Shelves
27. 277 别 Reunited After Parting, the Sickly Beauty Is Coughing Up Blood Again 别后再逢，病美人他又吐血了 Long En Who Loves Red-Braised Chicken Wings爱吃红卤鸡翅的隆恩Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted “Over a million words and plenty to binge. Dive in without hesitation.” Shen Yanxing, thirty-two, is the true power behind the Shen family. The world calls him ruthless, cold-faced, and cold-hearted. But no one knows that when he was young, doctors had already handed down his death sentence: a rare congenital cardiomyopathy, and no chance of living past thirty. Through sheer stubborn determination, he made it to thirty-two, and carved the Shen family out of its old-money roots and onto the globa 2.3kReads6.7Score168Shelves

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    Shuangnan, sour, reunited after breaking up, sick, weak, beautiful, strong but miserable boss [sending my heart]

28. 278 他 He Forgot Me, So I Bet He'll Fall in Love With Me Again 他忘了我，我赌他重新爱上我 Mu Lin Aoqing慕林敖晴Ancient Romance155k WordsOngoing [True Amnesia | Slow-Burning Heartache | Obsessive, Unhinged Hero | He Chases Her After the Divorce | Marriage Before Love | Reconciliation | Mutual Devotion] He forgot the whole world, but never forgot how to love me. On our wedding night, I stabbed him. Covered in blood, he chased after me, eyes red, and said, “Come home with me.” He taught me to identify medicinal herbs, warmed my hands, and tied my late mother’s jade pendant around my neck. He looked at me as if my life could snap at any mom 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sour and Slow Heat | True Amnesia | Paranoid Miracle Doctor | Chasing Wife at the Crematorium He used to be crazy about her, but then he forgot about her. The knife on the wedding night, the wind on Broken Heart Cliff, and the preference carved into his bones and blood have all become blank for him. He was obviously very close, but there were only unfamiliar eyes and a restrained approach. There is no industrial saccharin, only a sadistic tug of two-way sinking, with so much stamina that you can lose sleep.

29. 279 蝉 After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y 3.9kReads9.3Score426Shelves

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    It's very beautiful [crying]

30. 280 等 Waiting for Winter to End, Longing for Spring 等冬尽，盼春来 Xiaoxiang Qimin潇湘祈敏Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted Youthful Heartbreak | BE Aesthetics | Mutual Redemption | Fated by Life and Death Lose 10 pounds just from reading this [Quiet, Resilient Girl × Wild, World-Weary School Bully] In 2012, in a seaside town, Jiang Sheng and Nan Siye meet in the rundown Nanyang residential compound. She is a silent lamb to the slaughter, bullied by her classmates. Her mother has left home to work, her father disappeared ten years ago and never returned, and she lives under someone else’s roof. He is the school bull 1.4kReads8.2Score486Shelves

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    I really knelt down and begged you to look at these. They are really beautiful. The first one is "he" and the last two are "be". It's like holding an underripe plum in your mouth.

31. 281 少 Young Master, You're Engaged, So Stop Flirting. Your Online Love Is the Maid's Daughter 少爷有婚约别撩了，您的网恋对象是保姆的女儿 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is already engaged, so don’t flirt with him. Your online dating match is the nanny’s daughter. 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's sour, the heroine's family values ​​boys over girls, and it makes me cry when her mother sells her. The bamboo horse she likes is still engaged, and the heroine has no way to seek help from her online dating partner when she is sold. She discovers that the horse lost her horse, and she has a baby with the bamboo horse. The bamboo horse's mother and fiancée abuse her, and the bamboo horse protects her.

32. 282 姐 Sis, I Heard You Like Bad Boys? 姐姐，听说你喜欢坏小孩？ President of the Late-Nighters Club晚睡集团总裁Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted [Early Work, Imperfect Characterization, Read at Your Own Risk] [College Campus + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + She Dotes on Him + Bad Boy Turns Over a New Leaf + The Ex-Chases-Her-to-the-Crematorium] [Pampered, Mischievous, Arrogant Younger Man (a Bit of a Jerk at First) vs. Sweet, Gentle, Wild Older Woman (A Little Timid and Depressed)] By a twist of fate, Lin Fengzhi ends up sharing an apartment with her best friend's younger brother. His name is Xin Ze. He's a bona fide campus heartthro 3.6kReads9.2Score407Shelves

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    It's really beautiful. Trust me.

33. 283 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 77.3kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
34. 284 新 Today, After the Rain 新雨后的今天 White Mountain Crane Qing白山鹤卿Two Male Leads527k WordsCompleted [Male author + mutual devotion + reunion + based on a true story] Shen Luojia lost control only twice in his life. The first time was in the hallway of Xiangyu Shipbuilding Experimental Middle School, when he ran into a boy so quiet he seemed almost transparent. Li Hebai, a boy who even hid in a corner when he cried. Shen called it love at first sight. Everyone else called it crazy. The second time was in the office at Cat House. Gripping a katana, he told a group of people who looked like they 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from a true story. Male author + bipolar disorder + forced love + long-distance sadomasochism + HE.

35. 285 爱 Love, Beyond Control 爱，无法克制 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King13k WordsCompleted Love, Beyond Control 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [I'm about to cry][The grass has been planted][I'm about to cry][The grass has been planted]

36. 286 总 The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 《总裁的灰姑娘不按套路出牌》 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King11k WordsCompleted The CEO’s Cinderella Doesn’t Play by the Rules 25Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 287 我 I Wish You Would Mend My Whole World 我多想你为我的全世界缝缝补补 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance112k WordsCompleted He grew up in a completely free and open-minded family. Though his family was fabulously wealthy, he instinctively kept his distance from the glittering world. He wanted to find someone and build a life unlike his parents': simple and passionate. She was adorable and mysterious. He thought she was like a heroine from a martial arts tale. She told him, “The moment we met, my soul hugged you and said, ‘Please don't date anyone else.’” He told her, “Let's get married first, then fall in love.” What 42Reads8.1Score—Shelves
38. 288 报 Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on My Unrequited Love 报复？手术刀划向白月光 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance8k WordsCompleted Revenge? The Scalpel Turns on His One True Love 418Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 失 I Regret Losing You 失去你，我追悔莫及 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Without you, I regret everything. 183Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 怎 How Could I Bear to Miss You? 怎么忍心错过你？ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance14k WordsCompleted How Could I Bear to Miss You? 88Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 非 It's You or No One, Even If I Have to Fight the Whole World! 非你不可，就算与全世界为敌！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance11k WordsCompleted You’re the Only One for Me, Even If It Means Defying the Whole World! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 292 云 Love at the Edge of the Clouds 云边的爱情 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance13k WordsCompleted Love Beyond the Clouds 49Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 293 拯 Rescuing Your Desert: I'm Your Guardian of the Galaxy 拯救你的荒漠：我是你的银河卫士 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance9k WordsCompleted Saving Your Desert: I Am Your Galactic Guardian 9Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 内 This CP in Chinese Entertainment Nearly Went BE! 内娱这CP差点儿要be了！ Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance6k WordsCompleted This CP in the Chinese entertainment industry almost broke up! 78Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 飞 When Birds Meet Fish 飞鸟与鱼遇见 Clever Cat King聪明的猫KingModern Romance16k WordsCompleted When Birds and Fish Meet 101Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 消 The Missing Sister 消失的姐姐 Clever Cat King聪明的猫King9k WordsCompleted The Missing Sister 85Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 不 Unknown Place 不知处 Xiao Yi小以Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted The weather in Xiacheng is as hot as ever... I'm back, Yan Xi! It's been three years, A Yun. Are you... doing okay? I left Xiacheng Airport, dragging my suitcase as I looked at the busy road before me. I couldn't help thinking of how I had left this place three years ago, weighed down by guilt... Three years later, I had set foot on this land once more. For a moment, I couldn't even say what I was feeling... But A Yun... would you want to see me again? 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Childhood sweethearts reunite after breaking up, sour text

48. 298 白 His Sweet, Tempting Moonlight Has the Crown Prince Losing Control and Clinging to Her Night After Night 白月光乖又欲，太子爷失控夜夜缠 Salt Seven Zhi盐七吱Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted [Cool, seemingly obedient heroine × wild, rebellious troublemaker] [Rekindled romance | Reunion from the start | Combative couple | Extreme romantic tension | Both virgins] Zhou Yanjin is blessed with exceptional looks and a prominent family, the very picture of a born winner. To escape his family’s control, he went to Huaicheng for college and took up racing. But he fell for Chu Tang, and willingly surrendered to her. Then everything changed overnight. Chu Tang dumped Zhou Yanjin. Her usually s 20.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    "Jingtang Yini" is a direct hit! The love between Zhou Yanjin and Chu Tang was so sweet that I rolled on the floor. The unruly prince was willing to bow his head and submit. He was thrown away by her in the past with just a joke, but when they met again, he put down all his pride and accommodated her. The extreme push and pull of breaking up and reuniting, the wild bastard versus the cold and cool pretender, every interaction makes my heart feel hot, the sweetness is directly beyond the limit, it is so sweet that I jump up and down, roll around in the dark, crawl in the dark, howl and scream, spin around like a top, lift off in place to entertain the young couple [lick screen] [lick screen] [lick screen]

49. 299 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance966k WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 665Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The sourness is stretched to the extreme.

50. 300 救 I’ll Save You, and You’ll Save Me 救赎你，拯救我 Fu Yi扶以Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn everyday life + two male leads + mutual healing + two powerful leads] [Hot on the outside, cold on the inside, a reckless young master X a gentle, cool tattoo artist] This is a simple story. Love at first sight, a fluttering heart as we grow closer. I fall more and more in love with you. Cheng Ye is a rich young master who has endured years of psychological control by his father, yet has always resisted. Zhou Yu is a tattoo artist with an unhappy past, weighed down by the guilt of hav 699Reads9.2Score105Shelves

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    Double male protagonists + double redemption + double strength] [Hot on the outside and cold on the inside, crazy young master x gentle and cool tattoo artist] This is a plain story. -﹣I was shocked at first sight and stunned for a long time. I like you more and more.

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