Angst!!! Make It Hurt!!! 虐！！！狠狠虐！！！

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 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves

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   If you like novels about being tortured to the point of angina pectoris and bursting into tears, then these are highly recommended.

2. 2 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 70.9kReads9.7Score12.8kShelves
3. 3 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 15.3kReads8.2Score981Shelves
4. 4 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 89.5kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
5. 5 十 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 Eat More Vitamin C多吃维CModern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 8.1kReads8.9Score615Shelves
6. 6 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.3kReads6.5Score170Shelves
7. 7 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 13.5kReads8.2Score828Shelves
8. 8 长 Eldest Son: My Brother and Sister Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 72.3kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves

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   This novel can make you cry. The eldest son is really worthy of being the eldest son. He has shouldered too many responsibilities. Even his brothers and sisters didn't understand it since he was a child. Later, when he saw the eldest son's memories through brain waves, he slowly learned the truth about that year. The abuse is very sad. Sisters who love reading abuse stories must read it.

9. 9 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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   It's a super sadistic novel. It was so overbearing that it made me cry to death. I read half of it in one go and stayed up all night. After crying, I no longer believed in love. [Crying] [Crying] [Crying] [Crying] It was so cruel that my hands shook from crying. I will lose weight after reading it.

10. 10 阴 By a Twist of Fate, I Became the Young Master’s Personal Maid 阴差阳错，我成了少爷的贴身女仆 Three-Dog Fish三狗鱼儿Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted The short drama The Unexpected Turn: I Became the Boss's Maid is now streaming [Dominant, obsessive male lead + forced romance + intense, tantalizing tension + mutual healing] What Li Qingqing regretted most was probably selling her first time to Lu Yan, only to accidentally end up working as his housekeeper. From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn. After one passionate night together, the man developed a taste for her, and with her living so close, he kept coming back to her night after 4.6kReads8.9Score422Shelves
11. 11 异 City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 471.9kReads9.7Score74.9kShelves

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    I think the fourth book is still very sad at the beginning, but not sad at the end. You can just watch the beginning without rebirth.

12. 12 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. 27.1kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
13. 13 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 243.6kReads9.7Score27.9kShelves
14. 14 重 After Being Reborn, I Became the Beloved Female Side Character 重生后，女配的我被团宠了 Suoda's Wife索大的媳妇Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Warning: This is not a female-lead power fantasy about revealing a secret identity. If that’s what you’re looking for, you can leave. [Some angst + reborn + adored by everyone + sweet romance + variety show] In her previous life, after the youngest daughter of Beijing’s wealthy Lu family went missing, they blamed their eldest daughter, Lu Yinghan, for failing to look after her little sister and drove her out. Lu Yinghan made her own way in life, but on her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed w 165.1kReads9.2Score15.4kShelves
15. 15 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 50.6kReads9.7Score4.9kShelves

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    The products produced by Lao Gao must be high-quality, all sugar and no knife.

16. 16 病 The Sickly-Obsessed Heiress Is Far Too Possessive of Me 病娇首富千金对我占有欲太强 Rushed into the Fire扑过火Urban456k WordsCompleted [One heroine only!! No idea where the multiple heroines tag came from] In Gu Zishi's eyes, Qiao Zhuo, a business prodigy, is the most terrifying person in the world. Her possessive obsession with him makes his life worse than death. But after she dies of a sickness brought on by her pent-up feelings, she leaves all her wealth to him. Only then does Gu Zishi realize how much he means to her. Given another chance at life, he decides to give them both a chance. The more time he spends with her, the 9.2kReads9.0Score637Shelves
17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 42.9kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    This one has a knife, of course it's not for the heroine, it's for the heroine to torture us

18. 18 被 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Not Sweet不甜啊Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 15.6kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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    Just read it and say nothing. Although this article is really funny, just read it.

19. 19 穿 After Becoming an Evil Female, She Fights to Survive Every Day 穿成恶雌后，她每天都在求生 Fuzhou City抚州城Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted [Beastmen + card draws + one woman with multiple male partners + regretful pursuit + System-based story + mind-reading] When Xiang Wan woke up, she’d transmigrated to the beast world. Unlike the others who’d come before her, she didn’t open her eyes to a handsome beastman, but to more than a dozen wandering beasts ready to take turns with her. The good news: the black-and-purple-haired snake beastman used to be their leader. The bad news: the original character had first tormented him in ever 303Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    I don't know if this is considered abuse, but it's quite uncomfortable for the heroine to have all six of her husbands scheming against her. Each of them has their own agenda. Although the relationship is original, this was not done by her from time travel. She thought that by providing her husband as a gift, she would be able to coax her out in two or three days. . . No, brother, I won't lead you to be so cruel ↓ (The picture below is the system task that the heroine completed with all the hard work. She originally thought she could get some top-level powers, but in the end, she just wanted to make her sand dollar husband look better.

20. 20 胡 The Gangster Tycoon Who Rose from the Hutongs 胡同里杀出来的流氓大亨 The Mental Patient from East Village东村精神病Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Previously published under the titles Dragon City Years and Thirty Years in a Bloodstained Underworld. This is a lawless age where every corner is ruled by a big shot. This is the story of a naive young man who turns into a bloodthirsty beast just to survive. This is an underworld tale full of thrills and passion! Welcome to the 1980s… 34.1kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
21. 21 虐 All You Do Is Torture Me, No Wonder Your Wife Ran Away 虐虐虐虐虐，就会虐，老婆跑了吧 Jade Clear玉澈Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Chasing her wife to the crematorium + face-slapping + one-on-one romance + both are each other’s first] No one in the Lu family knew that Song Yanxi was hopelessly in love with Lu Yan. Even though she married into the Lu family only to bring good fortune to Grandma Lu, Song Yanxi was more than happy to do it. She rarely drank, but when she happily spotted Lu Yan’s familiar, handsome face at a bar, she couldn’t help clinging to him. There was nothing to regret, after all. She was about to become 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super cruel!! The withdrawal reaction is too great [crying] [crying] But everyone is right when looking at it from different angles. This is the real pain [crying] I won't talk about it, you can see it for yourselves.

22. 22 新 Tortured Love on Our Wedding Night: His Wife Deserves No Such Fate 新婚虐爱：夫人她罪不至死 Chu Ran初燃Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Li Zhihan was convinced Wen Ke had killed someone, and tormented her day and night. Kneeling in the rain, Wen Ke sobbed until her voice was raw. “Li Zhihan, I didn’t do it!” The only answer was a slap across her face. “Shut up, murderer. You deserve to die on your knees here and atone for Xiao Luo.” Five years later, when Li Zhihan saw her again, her eyes were lifeless and her body was gaunt. She could only kowtow frantically. “I killed someone. I’m guilty. Please spare me...” “W 1.4kReads8.0Score100Shelves
23. 23 陆 President Lu, Stop Tormenting Her! Your Wife Is the One You’ve Always Loved 陆总别虐了，夫人才是你的白月光 Double Happiness双喜喜Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [The Regretful Ex Tries to Win Her Back + Obsessive] After being framed, Mu Qiuyan became a criminal in the eyes of the law for causing the death of her husband's true love. When she got out of prison, her husband treated her even more cruelly than before. The day she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she humbly begged him for one last bit of comfort. Lu Zhiyan said, “I'll use the bastard in your belly to pay tribute to Qingqing!” At that moment, Mu Qiuyan's heart died. She leapt into the sea, 5kReads8.9Score539Shelves
24. 24 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 141.1kReads9.8Score16.1kShelves

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    At the end of life, the final message of love and redemption made countless people cry when reading it! Family members, I am crying so much 😭 Today I have to give you a head massage for this treasured sadistic novel that made me cry until I ran out of tissues - "Three months left to live, please let me die calmly". Zhuang Zi'ang, the former top student, was a top student every year and his grades were unrivaled. But fate played a cruel joke on him. His parents divorced and his father reorganized the family. He was like a child forgotten by the world, growing up in loneliness and indifference. When he was 18 years old, things were even worse. A diagnosis of a terminal illness completely shattered his future. His life was counting down, with only three months left. The frustrated Zhuang Ziang decided to break free from all restraints, began to skip school, climb over the wall, and unleash his inner rebellion. At this moment, Su Yudie was like a beam of light entering his dark world. Su Yudie was also seriously ill. Her parents died when she was young, and she was dependent on her grandmother. However, she was always optimistic and positive, as if the suffering in the world had never knocked her down. The same fate brings the two closer and closer. They taste street food together and feel the warmth brought by the food; they fly kites together under the blue sky and white clouds, chasing that moment of freedom and happiness; they lie on the lawn together, look up at the stars, and confide each other's inner secrets and dreams. Every ordinary moment has become the most precious memory in their lives. However, Zhuang Ziang's condition gradually worsened, and he knew that he did not have much time left. In order for Su Yudie to live bravely, he chose the cruelest way - pushing her away. He fabricated lies, pretended to be indifferent, endured the pain in his heart alone, and silently arranged his own funeral arrangements. He apologized to his classmates who had been neglected by him, and said goodbye to his strict but caring teacher. Every move made people feel extremely distressed. Fortunately, in the end, Su Yudie understood Zhuang Ziang's good intentions, and the two resolved their misunderstandings in tears and talked to each other. "It is better to forget each other in the world than to forget each other." In the end, Zhuang Ziang left this world peacefully with his love and concern for Su Yudie. In three months, he lived a wonderful life that others could never experience in a lifetime, and he also taught Su Yudie to face the hardships of life bravely. This novel is so good that I cried😭 There is no bloody love triangle or deliberately sadistic plot, but it uses the most realistic writing style to depict the fragility and strength of life, and the beauty and helplessness of love. The story of Zhuang Ziang and Su Yudie is like a sad love song. Every note hits the reader's heart, making people immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves. If you also like the theme of sadomasochism and feel love and growth in other people's stories, then you must not miss "Three months left to live, please let me die calmly". Believe me, this novel will bring you an unprecedented spiritual shock, making you rethink the meaning of life amidst emotions and tears. # Three Months to Live Please Let Me Die Calmly #Sadomasochism Novel Recommendation #The Meaning of Life #Love and Redemption

25. 25 入 Nightfall 入夜 Empty-Headed脑袋空空Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The door opened, and a tall, slender man stepped out. Lin Mian stared at him, dumbstruck, forgetting even to snap out of it. “What are you looking at, hmm?” 7.9kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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    The plot is particularly interesting, and it's a bit forced to torture me. He tortured me hard. The first time I was taken away by him was when I rushed to the door. But... I was forced to do so, but he didn't let me escape. When I ran away, he chased me and I couldn't fly. Looks good. The sisters are a bit domineering and a bit coercive.

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