Extremely Heartbreaking! The Kind That Leaves You Aching After You Finish! 超级超级虐的！看完肝疼的那种！

1. 1 半 Half a Line of Hate, Half a Line of Cold 半句别恨半句凉 Jiang Zhizhi姜吱吱32k WordsCompleted As soon as Song Zhihuan got out of the detention center and returned home, the first thing she did was hand He Yanzhou the divorce agreement. "He Yanzhou, we're getting divorced." "The baby is gone, so we have no custody dispute. The lawyers can handle the division of our assets. I haven't asked for a penny more than my share. Once you sign, and the divorce waiting period is over, we'll have nothing to do with each other." Song Zhihuan's eyes were dim. Her voice was numb and calm. As soon as she 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   I've recommended the second book several times already; it's really, really heart-wrenching.

2. 2 深 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 Tao Tao Tao Peach Ya陶陶陶桃子吖Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.7kReads8.8Score662Shelves
3. 3 深 Above the Abyss [Crime] 深渊之上【犯罪】 Zhang Depang张嘚胖Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Just started getting rated, score will rise!] [Dark + pretend siblings + physical and emotional torment + yandere + redemption] [Original title: Above the Abyss] “Brother, let's play hide-and-seek.” “Okay.” “Brother, you can't open your eyes until you've counted to a hundred!” “Okay.” An accident forced the siblings apart for sixteen years. When Shen Nanfeng infiltrated a criminal organization undercover, he discovered that the younger sister he had longed for all those years, Chi Yu, played a 8.1kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   But the greatest sorrow in the world is not withering, but when the lilacs bloom all over the mountains, there are no more flower thieves to wear them in the south wind. [Crying][crying][crying][crying] Book Review: The book revolves around Chi Yu (Fang Zhiyi) and some other characters on the edge of darkness. Their fates are like candles flickering in the wind. "Withering" may be a relief for Chi Yu. It is the end of all the pain (being forced by Cheng Wang and his son to be used as a tool to climb up the social ladder, suffering both psychological and physical torment) and struggle (although she provides evidence to the police, she will still be executed because of more than ten years of forced crimes. She does not want to see the righteous Shen Nanfeng fall because of her. They will never have a future). But what's more heartbreaking than "withering" is the complete shattering of hope (Shen Nanfeng had helped her overcome her psychological trauma, had helped her kick the most difficult drug addiction—forced into it—and had even tried his best to get a reduced sentence, yet it was still a dead end. They had promised to leave together, but she, who went first, only loaded one bullet into her gun). The people, things, and events she once cherished vanished like smoke, leaving only endless emptiness and melancholy. The blooming lilacs covering the mountains should have been a vibrant, hopeful scene, symbolizing beauty and rebirth, but in the novel's context, this endless, envisioned beauty lost its meaning at that moment. The "flower thieves" were also two people, mutually redeeming each other, giving each other warmth, hope, and love. "Hairpins facing the south wind" refers to both Chi Yu's feelings for Shen Nanfeng and their beautiful promise (a fantasy where one sells flowers while the other serves in the army to protect her), a romantic expectation... When the lilacs bloom as expected across the mountains, the person who accompanied me to steal flowers is gone, unable to fulfill that promise, that future, that beauty—all of this evokes a sense of the vicissitudes of fate and the helplessness of being so close yet so far. This novel reveals various conflicting emotions and irretrievable losses, and the loneliness and desolation that wells up deep within after those losses, facing familiar and beautiful scenes—far more painful than the withering of life itself. "She grew on the shore, hearing the mournful sound of the wind for millennia. Later, wildfire swept away her charred petals, leaving an eternal mark on the shore, much like the half-bunch of lilacs she tucked into his collar that spring."

4. 4 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 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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   It must be said that author Meng Zhiwan is very skilled at writing angst-filled stories. Unrequited love is a silent drama that ends without a trace, but it is also the prologue to growth—"Unrequited Love: A Sad Little Thing." She also has another classic novel, "The Slow Rain," which I previously recommended on my homepage. Those who like this genre should definitely check it out. 📚Synopsis of "Unrequited Love: A Sad Little Thing"💔 Lin Xu, a timid and insecure girl, suffers from extreme insecurity due to an unhappy family background. Until Ye Feng appears, this confident and open-minded boy becomes a ray of light in her bleak life. To catch up with Ye Feng, Lin Xu rises from the bottom of her grade to second, transforming from a timid ugly duckling into a girl who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him. They experience many things together: companionship in the exam hall, adventures of sneaking out to play, and the heart-fluttering moments at New Year's Eve… Lin Xu even gives Ye Feng a basketball keychain with the inscription "Q win the world," her silent wish. However, fate is always full of tricks. Ye Feng and Xia Mo's bet shattered Lin Xu's heart into countless pieces. Afterwards, even when Ye Feng spoke up for her when she was injured, she still tried hard to forget him. She even shielded him from a knife, but ultimately, these efforts couldn't bring a happy ending. 🎓 After starting university, Lin Xu and Lu Ming went to Beijing, while Ye Feng stayed in Shanghai. She thought they were done, but fate brought them together again. In the school chapel, Ye Feng said that the person he admired most was Lin Xu; on the Peking University campus, they ate together, and Lin Xu learned that Ye Feng was getting married. Fueled by alcohol, she confessed, "I like you, I like you so much." But her 15-year-long unrequited love ultimately ended in regret. 🌟 But Lin Xu wasn't defeated by this unrequited love; she continued to transform herself on her path of growth. From obscurity to becoming an outstanding version of herself, every step she took was firm and courageous. This book is not just a story about unrequited love, but also a coming-of-age story of a young girl.

5. 5 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
6. 6 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted 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 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves

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   I've already watched this three times, and I still think it's great.

7. 7 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 824Reads8.6Score156Shelves

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   Guaranteed to be heart-wrenching!!!

8. 8 缺 Oxygen Deprivation 缺氧 Lemon Fox柠檬狐Modern Romance686k WordsCompleted Who is Tang Wu? The Tang family's least-loved illegitimate daughter. Apart from her talented hands for painting, all she has is a pretty face. Who is Huo Yunshen? The third son of the Huo family, and the most eligible bachelor in all of Binhai City, pursued by countless women. When they first met, Tang Wu summoned all her courage and offered herself to Huo Yunshen. At the time, Huo Yunshen thought women were fussy, troublesome, and noisy. It wasn't until their lavish wedding, when Tang Wu leaped 1.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves
9. 9 月 Moonlight No Longer Shines on Dreams of the Past 月光不照昔时梦 Xu Zhimeng许织梦Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted [Angst Warning] Qu Zhao: “Are you afraid…” “Afraid of what?” “That someday, your daughter will meet a man like you, just as I did.” Even the sun will one day die. The Milky Way and Andromeda are expected to collide in three billion years. Everything has an end. What about her and Fu Zongxian? Surely this madness would end someday. In his thirty years of life, Fu Zongxian had never asked for anything for himself. But at that moment, gazing at the photograph of his mother, he couldn’t help praying 2.9kReads8.9Score200Shelves
10. 10 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... 1.2kReads6.5Score181Shelves
11. 11 我 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Flirtatious Little Bottle风流小瓶子Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.7kReads6.6Score267Shelves
12. 12 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
13. 13 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
14. 14 穿 The Sickly School Hunk Rescued by the Transmigrator Becomes a Tycoon 穿书大佬拯救的病娇校草成霸总了 Rampaging Lamb暴走羔羊Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Yandere + Secret Identities + Reborn + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + 1v1, Both Pure] Early on, she spoils him: wealthy, rebellious schoolgirl × sickly, yandere campus heartthrob. Later, they spoil each other: returning corporate heiress × young lady of a revenge-seeking society. Qin Hanlin transmigrated into a book and became the female school bully in a novel. She planned to keep her distance from the leads, but the yandere campus heartthrob was just too irresi 73Reads8.9Score—Shelves
15. 15 应 Answering the Call of the Age 应世 One's Looks Can Hide a Hundred Flaws一白遮百丑Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted She is the demon mountain lord in the stories people tell, clad in red and bold as a burning flame, roaming between the Three Realms. She conceals her identity because she carries the fate of all living beings on her shoulders. He is the future Heavenly Emperor, held in high regard by the current one. When they meet in the Demon Realm, one brief, dazzling glance stirs an inexplicable sense of familiarity. She remembers him, but he has forgotten her. Are the gears of fate turning… Or is this th 89Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 疯 The Madcap Heiress Falls Addicted to Seduction 疯批大小姐，诱爱上瘾 Liu Liyue琉离玥Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Two people from Beijing's elite circles] [Both Pure] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Reunited After Years Apart] [Substitute] [Mutual Flirting] [Obsessive, Unhinged Heiress x Highest-Ranking Military Commander] The short drama The Heiress's Forced Heartlock is now streaming. As the little princess of one of Beijing's most powerful families, Li Su had always gotten everything she wanted. There were just two things missing from her otherwise perfect life. She was orphaned as a child and raised by the Sh 6.2kReads9.1Score513Shelves
17. 17 偏 The Brooding Jiang Ye's Little Fairy Is Sweet and Soft 偏执江爷的小仙女又甜又软 Sang Ning桑宁Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted “It hurts.” “Be good. Once I put the medicine on, it won’t hurt anymore.” In her previous life, when Yu Li died, everyone kept their distance from her. He alone kissed her lips with reverence. Reborn at eighteen, Yu Li is a sweet-voiced goddess, while he is a brooding, twisted bad boy with a possessive streak. She gives him her heart and no one else, saving him from the mire of darkness. In her previous life, he was willing to get blood on his hands for her, killing any god who stood in his way. 2.4kReads9.1Score248Shelves
18. 18 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
19. 19 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 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
20. 20 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 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves
21. 21 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted 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 68.3kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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    Primarily focused on family relationships or tragic love stories, these stories have a powerful emotional impact and lingering effect.

22. 22 我 I Once Loved You Like Dust 我曾爱你如尘埃 Thirty Million三千万Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted When you love someone, you can humble yourself until you sink into the dust, only to bloom into a flower. Su Yunqian loved Mu Yebai with that kind of humility for ten years, but her love was like dust, and never once did it bloom. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 他 No One Knows He Loves Me 他的爱无人知晓 Mu Xiangxiang慕想想Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted She thought she was using him, but in truth, everything was under his control. The best hunters often appear in the guise of prey. He won big, and lost terribly. In the end, he was the only one trapped in the virtual world, unable to find his way out... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 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 8.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    The wind knows their confession, a tragic ending.

25. 25 见 Seeing Spring 见春天 Ling Min凌忞6k WordsCompleted See Springtime 341Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The withdrawal symptoms after watching it were really strong; I cried every time I watched it.

26. 26 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 20.8kReads—Score641Shelves

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    I think it's quite angsty; you can already imagine the plot just from the title.

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