Any Tragic Stories to Read? I’m in the Mood for One! The Plot Can Be Pretty Wild! 有没有虐文看呀！！就很想，剧情可以疯一点的！

1. 51 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 27.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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   [Substitute Awakening | A Million-Dollar Check Buys Out Five Years of Obsessive Love] "Mr. Ji, didn't you already buy out my uterus?" White Moonlight Substitute × Heartless Sugar Daddy | Twin Mystery | Suffocating Torture Romance As the rain pounded against the Maserati window, Shu Wan saw a pale yellow figure in the passenger seat—exactly the same dress Ji Sihan had personally placed on her at the auction five years ago. A yellowed check fluttered from her trembling fingers; the 3 million yuan price tag stung her eyes. It turned out that the woman he had gazed at through her that night was always another woman's shadow. "The contract is over." The president's office was filled with the scent of iris, the white moonlight's favorite fragrance. Shu Wan crumpled the pregnancy test results into a ball and swallowed them, her laughter more painful than tears: "Mr. Ji bought me back then because of this face that's seven-tenths like hers, right?" The floor-to-ceiling windows reflected the man's suddenly contracting pupils, while the red light of the emergency room pierced the night sky—she had actually, right in front of him, personally reopened the old scar that concealed the twin ultrasound scan. When the Rolls-Royce that was crashing into the church's stained glass windows shattered the wedding, Ji Sihan finally saw the surveillance footage left in the basement: five years ago, on a rainy night, a girl wearing a white jade bracelet huddled in the corner of the auction stage, the birthmark on her wrist exactly the same as the one on the baby in her arms. Bloodstained wedding dresses covered the long steps, and he knelt down piecing together the shattered remains of his love: "Wanwan, what I bought was the light in your eyes..." ★A storm of tears: The pinnacle of substitute literature/a knife in pregnancy/a wife-chasing horrific scene, recommended to read with heart-protecting pills! A glass candy hides a nuclear-level twist involving twins, every rainy night is a belated love letter💔

2. 52 入 Falling into the Trap 入陷 You Xi柚喜Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, love-struck internet celebrity x gentle, arrogant son of a high-ranking family] [1v1 + rekindled romance + a husband wins back his wife the hard way] Lin Qishi and Su Nan dated for seven years. He thought that even if he couldn't marry Su Nan, he could keep dating her for the rest of their lives. Then one night, Su Nan told him, “Let's break up.” After they split, his friends told Lin Qishi, “Liking someone means giving in to your desires. Loving them means holding back.” Lin Qishi th 1.8kReads8.0Score11014d adds

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   A broken mirror mended + a story of a man pursuing his wife. After seven years together without any talk of marriage, the female lead breaks up with him in disappointment. The second male lead pursues her, but they get together shortly after. The male lead is in a car accident, and the female lead becomes pregnant. (A touch of angst)

3. 53 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... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds

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   The love story of Sun Jiayu and Zhao Mei is heartbreaking. Sun Jiayu was in a complicated environment, and his love with Zhao Mei was fraught with difficulties. In the end, Sun Jiayu met with misfortune, and Zhao Mei was also plunged into deep pain. The tragic love story of unrequited love and separation by death is unforgettable.

4. 54 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 4.4kReads8.9Score41014d adds

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   "Verbally humiliating her, yet his body spirals out of control—this man simply can't get rid of her!" Lu Yan's crazy, scathing male lead is so captivating! Seemingly cold-blooded and sarcastic, he's actually completely under Li Qingqing's thumb! 💔The extreme tension is off the charts! - She runs, he chases; their proximity leads to nightly intimacy; he verbally complains but can't stop. - The forced kiss in the study, violent yet passionate, is a complete "breakdown of reason." - Humiliating her with money is actually a way of fearing he might actually fall for her…this contradiction is so poignant! **🤯The redemption storyline is fraught with hidden dangers! Li Qingqing thinks she's a humble seller, unaware that Lu Yan is already waiting for her in the abyss— (PS: This "forced love + mutual redemption" setting is practically dancing on my psyche! The author is such a master writer!)

5. 55 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 1.4kReads8.5Score29514d adds

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   It's a very heart-wrenching story. I read it late at night and silently shed tears. My eyes were swollen when I woke up the next day. The writing is excellent, it's so good, highly recommended!!

6. 56 被 After Being Betrayed, She Found New Love, and Her Darkening Ex Broke Down in Tears 被渣后另投所爱，黑化前夫哥哭了 Xi Chun惜纯Two Male Leads174k WordsOngoing [Male-Male Romance + Angsty Drama + Switching Partners + He Tries to Win Him Back but Fails + Love Triangle + Revenge Against Scumbags] Song Jin's boyfriend of four years cheated on him. The boyfriend who'd been with Song Jin for four years and sworn to love him forever cheated on him. The day Song Jin found out, he was devastated, his heart feeling as if it had been ripped out. “Ji Yuezhou, we're over.” But Ji Yuezhou didn't think he'd done anything wrong. Taking advantage of Song Jin's love fo 4Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 57 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score50114d adds
8. 58 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
9. 59 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. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
10. 60 谁EN 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 56.6kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds
11. 61 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 27.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds

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    This is a angst-filled novel, but I really enjoyed reading it; you could say it's my absolute favorite! 😘

12. 62 我 I'm Just a Eunuch, So What's Wrong with Having a Few More Beautiful Women? 我一太监，红颜多点很合理吧 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Hunt down transmigrators] [Ensemble cast] [No saintly heroine] [Three empress sisters] [Rebellious disciple] “Anyone who inexplicably plagiarizes poetry shall be executed without mercy!” “Anyone who makes soap, cement, or gunpowder shall be executed without mercy!” “Anyone who writes simplified characters or speaks strangely shall be executed without mercy!” “Any good-for-nothing whose cultivation suddenly skyrockets and who claims that even the heavens can’t block his sight shall be executed w 66.4kReads9.0Score8.5k14d adds

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    The original inhabitants discover that the existence of time travelers will trigger future disasters (such as plagues and wars), and they must kill all outsiders to maintain timeline stability. The modern items (cell phones, weapons) carried by the time travelers become clues in their hunt. The dual identities are heart-wrenching.

13. 63 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? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    Honey, volumes 1, 2, and 3 are all male and female, but volumes 4 and 5 are both male. Please don't criticize if you don't like it!

14. 64 脱 Off the Rails 脱轨 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted No kissing, no sleepovers, no flirting in public... Those are the rules between them. No matter what happens in bed, they must always keep their distance outside it. Yu Huan and Gao Yan have always been good at that. That is, until a new intern joins Yu Huan's law firm, and the newcomer turns out to be Gao Yan's nephew. That's when things start to go off the rails. 66kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds

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    I can't really say much about the first book, but Kuku definitely shed tears. The second book is somewhat funny. The third book is pure adult romance.

15. 65 沈 President Shen, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 沈总别虐了，夫人这次真的死了 Flame Color焰色Modern Romance608k WordsCompleted “Take off one pant leg and spread your legs.” On the cold operating table, Su Yu killed her own child with her own hands... But all she got in return was Shen Anzhou saying, “It was just a bastard. So what if it died!” The man who once treasured her above all else now wanted to tear her apart and drink her blood. Su Yu was finally tired. “Shen Anzhou, let me go. I’ll let you go too...” Only now did Shen Anzhou realize that his heart could hurt this much. “Xiaoyu, give me one more chance.” His vo 5kReads5.4Score33414d adds
16. 66 看 A Seemingly Calm Tragedy That Hits Hard Afterward 看似很平淡，但后劲很大的虐文。 Yan Rugui厌如归Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted A heartbreak story that seems understated at first, but hits hard long after you finish reading. —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 夜 Young Master Ye, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Gone 夜少别虐了，夫人已尸骨无存 Autumn Unseen不见秋Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Elite Family Tragedy | Obsessive Love | CEO’s Regretful Pursuit | Faked Death and Rebirth]“Su Yan, a wicked woman like you might as well be dead.” Su Yan had loved Ye Xiaohan for twelve years, but Ye Xiaohan despised her in every way. Su Yan thought that one day, Ye Xiaohan would realize how good she was, but he continued to hurt her without restraint. After suffering endless humiliation and abuse, and even having the child they shared taken away from her... Su Yan finally understood that Ye Xi 1.6kReads8.3Score15814d adds
18. 68 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: One Last Time, I’ll Love You 蚀骨虐爱，最后一次爱你 An Jin Liang Liang安瑾凉凉Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted (Angst-filled story, nothing but angst, obsessive male lead, secret identity + the male lead desperately chasing his wife) Her own sister’s betrayal and her parents’ indifference dragged her from the human world into hell. Gong Minghan / If I told you I was the girl you were looking for, would you stop treating me this way? An Rounuan, I have never loved you. Do you want my love? Do you deserve it? My girl must be so lonely up in heaven. You should go to hell with her. The loss of her baby and t 351Reads6.5Score—14d adds
19. 69 沈 Mr. Shen, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Really Dead 沈总别虐了，夫人她真的死了 Yu Chuan Thirteen于川十三Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [The Ex Wants Her Back and Suffers for It + Imprisonment + Physical and Emotional Abuse + No Getting Back Together] A business alliance marriage bound Shen Libai and Bai Ying together. Over three years of marriage, she went from a dazzling pearl to dust in the mud. The company went bankrupt, friends betrayed her, and her loved ones passed away... At last, their marriage reached its end amid pain and torment... Only when she died in front of him did the man finally come to his senses. It turned o 178Reads6.1Score—14d adds
20. 70 总 Mr. CEO, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Already Dead 总裁别虐了，夫人早死了 Divine Beast Ghostfire Deer神兽鬼火鹿Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted "The angst hits hard, so read with caution" Luo Zhiwan, a country girl, saved the mother of Fang Bai, the young heir of a powerful family in the capital. Forced by his mother, Fang Bai married Luo Zhiwan. But his adopted daughter resented her and schemed to make his mother fall into a coma, framing Luo Zhiwan for it. In his fury, Fang Bai sent Luo Zhiwan to the capital's most terrifying women's prison, Tilanqiao, and specifically ordered them to “take care” of her. When Fang Bai's first love 32Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 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, 5.7kReads8.9Score59914d adds
22. 72 虐 After Driving His Wife to Her Death, the Cold CEO Went Mad 虐死夫人后冷少疯批了 Tears Build a Tower眼泪成塔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + physical and emotional torment + devoted to each other + possessive love + forced love + a groveling pursuit after the wife] Wu Ying and Leng Hanchuan had been in love for three years. To the world, they were a perfect couple, and he had once said he loved her more than life itself. But the day after their engagement, he threw his “life” into an insane asylum. Leng Hanchuan said, “A life for a life. From now on, you’ll spend every second regretting what you’ve done.” In the 772Reads8.4Score10314d adds
23. 73 死 The Year He Hated Me Most Was the Year I Died 死在了他最恨我那一年 Xi Muyun析沐云6k WordsCompleted I died in the year he hated me most. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 一 One Heartbreaking Story Per Chapter 一章一个虐心故事 Huangfu Ziqi皇甫梓琪Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Regrets + tragic ending + angst + short story + complete] So many regrets become stories that can never be mended, destined to exist only in our minds. A love too difficult to put into words is life's greatest sorrow. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 75 胆 Cowards, Stay Away: The Ultimate Tearjerker 胆小勿进，极致虐文 Who Stole My Lazy Sheep谁偷走了我的懒羊羊6k WordsCompleted Not for the faint of heart: an intensely heartbreaking novel. 84Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 虐 After Torturing His Wife to Death, Fifth Master Regrets It 虐死夫人后五爷后悔了 Wen He闻鹤Modern Romance631k WordsCompleted (Heartbreak and a groveling husband) It was the sixth year of their marriage, and the eleventh year she had loved him. She had just been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. She was going to die. “Shen Chun, you don’t need to waste your time putting on an act for me.” Her beloved was so gentle, yet the words he spoke were so cruel. “Is this your new trick?” Shen Chun’s face remained calm, but her eyes glistened with tears about to fall. “I have the test results.” He seemed to smile. His cool, 15Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 你 You Committed a Crime in the Name of Love 你在爱情里犯了罪 Xi Yao希尧Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Angst first, sweetness later + wealthy CEO] Before the divorce, he sent her to a mental hospital for the sake of a scheming woman, where she was tortured relentlessly. He said, “Su Jinye, the law won't punish you severely, but I can!” She knelt and begged him, “Please let me go. I'll divorce you and never show up again!” After the divorce, he suddenly blocks her path when she tries to leave, doing everything he can to please her. He says, “Honey, where are you going to leave me?” She smiles bri 1.1kReads8.5Score10214d adds
28. 78 虐 After Driving His Wife to Her Death, Young Master Ling Went Mad 虐死夫人后凌少他疯了 An Shen安神Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Wan gave Ling Sinye her whole heart for six years, but his eyes were always fixed on his white moonlight. He would have been glad to see her dead. Ling Sinye thought Lin Wan was to blame for every misfortune in his life, until he received her medical diagnosis... He rushed to the hospital in a panic. “When did you get sick? Why didn’t you tell me?” Lin Wan only gave a bitter smile. “Ling Sinye, I’ve loved you and hated you, and I’m so tired. Please, just let me go...” 168Reads5.4Score—14d adds
29. 79 墨 Young Master Mo, Stop Tormenting Her. This Time, Your Wife Is Really Dead 墨少别虐了，夫人这次真死了 Eight Purple Lanterns八紫灯笼Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually pure + angsty love + obsessive possessiveness] Jiang Yue endures a lame leg, jumping from a building, fighting vicious dogs, and injections for an artificial heart until the truth finally comes to light. In the end, the obsessive Mo Chen strokes the diamond ring on his hand and murmurs to himself, “We’ll be together forever!” 59Reads6.1Score—14d adds
30. 80 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐恋 Qi Ningning柒宁宁Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted When Meng Shuwan met Jiang Yubai, she thought he was a savior in her dark life. She didn’t know it was the beginning of hell, and that he was only with her to get revenge. Jiang Yubai thought he had avenged himself against Meng Shuwan. Seeing her live in poverty and misery, he believed he had won, never realizing that he had already lost his heart to her. 133Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 你 You Dragged Me to Hell, So I'll Make You Fall from Your Throne 你拉我入地狱我让你跌落神坛 Little Fenfen小芬芬Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance + groveling + mutual torment] “Leng Li, if there is another life, I don't think I'll go to the Leng family. I'll stay at the orphanage and live a simple life with Ranran.” Bai Lan was violated, and she insisted that Su Qingyu was the mastermind. No matter how Su Qingyu tried to explain, no one believed her. Leng Li sent her to prison, saying it was her punishment. After a year in prison, she had been tormented until everything good in her was gone. On the day she was released, sh 39Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 82 虐 Torture, Torture, All Torture: I Wish for Time to Turn Back 虐，虐，都虐，我许愿让时间倒流 Xu Misheng胥弥生Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [One woman, multiple male leads + modern romance + intense, tragic love + substitute + redemption + ensemble cast + a broken relationship that can't be mended + wealthy families + everyone's darling + rivalry between sworn enemies] She wants to become a god, her soul must be pure; Yet deep down, she is an ordinary person, unable to quell her desires. She wants a flawless shell and an indulgent core. That is her punishment. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 一 I'll Be Dead in a Month, So Please Don't Say You Love Me Yet 一个月后我会死，请你先别说爱我 Kun Kun Is Sleepy Again困困又困了Urban101k WordsOngoing [Youth + Regret + Countdown + White Moonlight + Fate + Mutual Salvation] With his eighteenth birthday and the college entrance exam approaching, Chen Lan'an is diagnosed with a terminal illness. He has only one month left to live. He doesn’t break down or complain. He only wants to spend his final days in peace, without clinging to anyone or becoming a burden, and leave with grace. On a rainy night when he was eight, he met a girl. For ten years, she stayed by his side. She was the only light in —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 84 蚀 A Cage That Eats Away at the Soul 蚀骨囚笼 An Jin Liang Liang安瑾凉凉Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted [Obsessive CEO + maximum angst + vengeful, powerful heroine + no getting back together] A word of warning: this book is extremely angsty. If you can’t handle that, don’t read it. The rest of the story follows the heroine as she is reborn, fights her way to the top, and mercilessly takes revenge on the hero. If you love angst, dive in! Who doesn’t know how terrifying the Mu family prison is? Anyone who goes in comes out barely alive. Yet Bai Shu survived there for five years, enduring an abdomina 1.9kReads8.0Score10114d adds

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    If you enjoy angst-filled stories, this is for you!

35. 85 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.9kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds
36. 86 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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds

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    --- ** [Hidden Pain in the Palace | "Late Journey" | Blood Ties Between Closest and Closest Family]** Every year on the winter solstice, white smoke from roasted sweet potatoes drifts outside the vermilion gates. The eldest sister, draped in a gray squirrel fur cloak, hides a rabbit head that her mother has been simmering all night in her sleeve; rouge cannot conceal the red marks at the corners of her eyes. Wan'er tiptoes to brush the snow from her shoulders, her fingertips trembling with cold, yet she smiles and gestures: "The jade plates in the palace are piled higher than the snow." She swallows the words "wanting to go home," but reveals her craving—as she bites into the rabbit head, oil splatters onto her embroidered phoenix-patterned blouse, much like the broth dripping from meat buns outside her childhood doorway. The eldest sister wipes her lips with her handkerchief, the scent of osmanthus mingling with tears: "Our Wan'er... Has grown taller." As the palace maids clear away the leftovers, Wan'er stuffs half a cold meat bun into the bottom of her dressing case. Night fell over the glazed tiles, and she curled up in her brocade quilt, counting the night watch, hearing her elder sister's carriage rumble over the palace's blue bricks. Year after year, the moldy buns in her dressing case piled up like a small mountain, but her elder sister remained unaware—that day, hidden behind the screen, she heard her sister kneeling before the steps, pleading, "I beg the Empress Dowager to have mercy and allow me to take my younger sister home." The only answer was the rustling of snow falling on the palace lanterns. The sharpest knife in the deep palace is the half-spoken truth swallowed by one's closest kin.

37. 87 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.2kReads9.3Score87514d adds

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    Shen Yanzhi, the heir apparent of the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just passed the imperial examination with the third-highest rank when he unexpectedly became a prisoner of the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married Qin Guiwan, a woman from the Eastern Qiang. On their wedding night, Qin Guiwan saw her handsome husband from Great Chu for the first time. The young girl's heart fluttered with first love. Spending their days together, they began to fall in love and became inseparable. Qin Guiwan devoted herself to Shen Yanzhi for four years like a moth drawn to a flame, surviving several near-death experiences, ultimately suffering from chronic illnesses. Four years later, Shen Yanzhi was given the opportunity to return to Great Chu. He coldly told Qin Guiwan, "How could I possibly give my heart to an Eastern Qiang woman? All these years, I've only been playing games with you, deceiving and using you. From beginning to end, only you were foolish enough to not know it, falling into my trap." Later, Qin Guiwan was forced to return to the Great Chu with Shen Yanzhi. The first thing Shen Yanzhi did upon arriving home was to marry his beautiful cousin. Qin Guiwan calmly congratulated him with a smile. Shen Yanzhi, however, went mad. He began trying every means to warm her heart. Qin Guiwan smiled faintly: "Young Master Shen, why try to win me over? My feelings for you will never change." Gu Zhuoying, holding Qin Guiwan's hand, raised an eyebrow and sneered: "Get lost! Wanwan hates unclean things the most!" (Male lead regrets to the point of madness + mutual torment between male and female leads + best friend steals wife + second male lead takes over + broken mirror cannot be mended + pure ancient romance + female lead and second male lead have a happy ending)

38. 88 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 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4k14d adds

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    Both are extremely heart-wrenching, especially the first one; highly recommended.

39. 89 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 8.7kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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    The most romantic thing I can do as a professional is to write about the moon for you. Ugh, this is so heart-wrenching! It's so agonizing, it could make someone cry so much they'd lose several pounds! 😢😢

40. 90 我 I Want Us to Be Together 我想和你好好的 Shui Lingxiao水凌霄Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted On the day Yun Rumeng is sentenced to six years in prison, Lu He'an has a grand wedding. The husband she was married to for five years finally gets the divorce he wanted and marries the woman he has always cherished. Afraid of the dark, she enters a prison where the sun never shines. He visits her for six years. She only sees him once. "Lu He'an, if I survive these six years, I'll make sure you and her never know another peaceful day!" Later, he writes a letter to his wife in prison every week a 694Reads8.2Score13214d adds

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    This story was originally about the male protagonist divorcing the female protagonist and then marrying his first love, only to regret it later.

41. 91 重 Reborn: Shattering the Crystal Cage 重生之踩碎水晶牢笼 gyysugar6k WordsCompleted Reborn: Shattering the Crystal Cage —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Why are you so indifferent?

42. 92 如 How Do You Say You Love Me? 如何说爱我？ Ala Ye Qiu阿拉也秋9k WordsCompleted How Do You Say You Love Me? —Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 我 Waiting for You Amid Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moonlight 我在风花雪月里等你 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.9M WordsCompleted We were all pretending to be sad, comforting someone else who was sad. It wasn't until one day, when I went to another city, that I finally understood: how could sorrow be something you could fake? Whether in Shanghai or Dali, the cities were ablaze with lights, yet the only lonely thing was the human heart! This is the story of a disillusioned man who flees the city for Dali and finds himself caught up in love. 84.3kReads9.4Score10.3k14d adds

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    Watching this late at night is so painful I can't breathe. Wait a minute, let me live for two more days, then I'll come back to suffer.

44. 94 见 A Happy Ending for Every Character in Seeing Spring 见春天全角色he同人结局 Dreams Faint as Smoke梦浅如烟Modern Romance202k WordsOngoing Wei Qingyue, we’ll meet in spring, won’t we? Synopsis: Apart from the letter at the very beginning of this book, the story starts over from the morning after Wei Qingyue turns into a leaf and wakes up to find it was all a dream. There’s no angst at all, so read with peace of mind. Also, every character gets a happy ending, with nothing made up and no glaring plot holes. This book will make up for every regret and leave no character behind. If you have any good suggestions, please share them. Th 810Reads8.9Score20914d adds

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    "Seeing Spring": Those unsent letters hold the secrets of a whole youth. The fragrance of osmanthus blossoms in early spring wafts through the window; the letter paper is crumpled and crumpled again, yet the words most desired cannot be written—this is the gentlest pain in "Seeing Spring." Those unspoken longings, those repeatedly revised sentences, are so much like our clumsy selves in our youth. With delicate strokes, the author hides the surging emotions within the changing seasons: spring is the unfinished letter, summer is the wrinkled ink stains, autumn is the crushed fragrance of osmanthus blossoms, and winter is the recipient whom we finally mustered the courage to send but missed. "Actually, I've always been writing, but I always felt that yesterday's letter didn't match today's longing." How many people's hearts resonate with this sentence? If you have also repeatedly pondered the words for someone, if you also have an unexpressed confession, this book will speak for you about all the silent romance. The most touching chapter in the "Seeing Words is Like Meeting You" series, a healing work with a high score of 9.2 on Douban. The book comes with a handwritten envelope with the theme of "Unsent Letters". While spring is still here, let's gently smooth out those crumpled thoughts of longing.

45. 95 后 There Came a Day When We Never Met Again 后来我们再无相见之日 Ling Yexun凌夜荨Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted [Content warning: This story is mildly angsty, a bittersweet coming-of-age romance with a tragic ending. If you enjoy stories about the pain of youth, read on.] (Main story complete) Twenty-year-old Ye Yufan never imagined that at twenty-five, she would hate rainy days so much. Just as Jiang Lechi at twenty never imagined that, at twenty-five, Ye Yufan still wouldn’t have gotten over him. Jiang Lechi: “I’m sorry, Ye Yufan. I broke my promise. I’m the one who lied.” Li Shushu: “Yezi, take care of 44Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend a book with a lasting impact. Some people can see it when they fly by plane, while others can only see it again when they travel through time.

46. 96 白 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 Little Paper Boat纸船儿Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 123Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    Angst Novel Recommendation 😘😘 "Cheng Li, will you come back and marry me? A pull tab from a soda can is all it takes to propose." 🌷🌷 I love you. I've never loved anyone before, but I love you. What's so great about me? Even if I'm not the best, I'm still the Cheng Li I love most in this life. [Attention][Attention] I fell in love with you a long, long time ago, Shen Xun. Do you know that I could die for Ye Xue, but I'd rather live for you? Even if the process of living is as painful and agonizing as hell. Because you're more poisonous than heroin. "Shh, no one knows, in this world, I only want you."

47. 97 不 An Imperfect First Love 不完美初恋 Bittersweet Berry莓心微苦Two Female Leads121k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + college campus + sweet at first, then heartbreaking + tragic ending] One falls in love at first sight; the other falls in love over time. When freshmen arrive on campus, Wang Yu’an, volunteering to help, meets the girl she may spend her whole life trying to forget. “Hello, I’m a volunteer here to help you carry your luggage.” “Hello.” By the time Wang Yu’an realized she had feelings for her, she was already in too deep. She wanted to keep those feelings a secret, but the girl 384Reads8.4Score10714d adds
48. 98 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 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds
49. 99 重 Reborn, I Married My Scumbag Ex's Mortal Enemy 重生后我嫁给了渣男的死对头 Cheng Xiaocheng程小澄Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Ten years of marriage! An Nuan thought she’d married the perfect man. Little did she know that he would personally drive her to her death! Under the guise of marriage, he tricked her into giving him her love and schemed to take her family’s fortune. He even wiped out the entire An family just to make his true love smile. After a carefully orchestrated murder, she is reborn ten years in the past! This time, she’ll ruin his reputation, destroy his family, and make sure he and his people meet a mis 2kReads8.2Score37914d adds

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    Nice!!!

50. 100 河 Clear Rivers and Calm Seas 河清海晏 Pipi皮皮8k WordsCompleted 917Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "River Clears, Seas Calm" - A Suspenseful Romance | Would You Fall into Endless Reincarnation for Love? "This time, I must save you." Every time I see him lying in a pool of blood, every time I wake up, it's to save you, the day after your grandfather's birthday… This is the 10th time I've dreamt of him dying in front of me—in the dream…

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