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I'm Out of Books. Looking for Tearjerkers with No Romance but Some Romantic Tension 目前书荒，求刀文，无CP但有暧昧

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  1. 1 Love Has Ebbed Away: She Divorces Her Husband and Looks for Someone New 爱已退潮，她休夫寻找下家 Young Scholar Caohe草曷小生Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted A broken marriage kept Yu Yin holding on for three years. On the night she signed the divorce papers, she got involved with a man she couldn't get rid of. From then on, her ex-husband pursued her while another man protected her, setting the stage for a tale of love, hate, and tangled passions! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 2 Beyond the Extraordinary 奇人之上 Liu Bai流百Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Teachers adapting this story can start at Chapter 19 or 20. The earlier chapters can be used as extras or flashbacks.] The audiobook is now available. When I return to the past, every cause, effect, and imperfection will be resolved... [Not a power fantasy, comeback, careful setup, schemes within schemes, suspense, growing protagonist, ensemble cast, high martial arts, transmigrate, play the pig to eat the tiger, devouring and sacrifice, alternate world, technology, shameless, everyone is a nut 4.1kReads9.3Score242Shelves
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  3. 3 The White Moonlight Never Looks Back as the Male Lead Explodes 白月光从不回头看男主爆炸 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 10.5kReads9.3Score881Shelves
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  4. 4 After the Fake Heiress Faked Her Death and Married the Scumbag's Powerful Older Brother 假千金死遁，嫁渣男的权臣大哥后 A Cloudy Camphor一只云桉Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted [Just released, rating will rise] [Delicate, sweet-natured female lead x ruthless male lead + second male lead’s regret burns to ashes + everyday household intrigue] The Jiang family’s eldest son schemed to switch the babies, turning Jiang Lingyao from a girl of good birth into the Jiang family’s fake heiress. When her origins were exposed, she was driven out of the Jiang family. Fortunately, the Qin family’s young master, Qin Zheng, secretly looked after her. Less than two years later, Jiang Li 1.3kReads7.2Score102Shelves
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  5. 5 Clouds Return, Dreams Shatter 归云断梦 Lu Shuiling鹿水灵Ancient Romance261k WordsCompleted Prince Huai was the most notorious devil in the realm, the number-one tyrant in the capital, Shenjing. The only pity was that the tyrant had a pair of useless legs. Jiangxiang was Prince Huai’s personal maid. Everyone who knew her said she was a simple, honest, loyal servant. Unfortunately, honesty was all she had going for her, and to Prince Huai she was utterly dispensable. For various reasons, Jiangxiang had no choice but to sneak away from Prince Huai just as his legs were recovering. But fo 331Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  6. 6 Echoes Across the Empty Mountain 响空山 Lu Shuiling鹿水灵Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Lighthearted Comedy, Happy Ending, A Scheming but Cowardly Beauty vs. a King Kept as a Canary, Both Chaste, Joyful Reunion and Happy Ending] Liu Shaosheng, the second young lady of the Minister of Rites' household, is unpopular and considers herself wicked and spiteful. But she's too timid and cowardly to act on her bad ideas, so not one of them has ever come to pass. For all her unlikeable failures, she once managed to do something remarkable. She hid Qi Shuo, a wanted criminal of 4.7kReads8.8Score436Shelves
  7. 7 Childhood Sweethearts' Inferno, as They Fight Over the One Who Appeared Out of Nowhere 竹马火葬场，因为天降又争又抢 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [Dark, Unhinged Childhood Friends + Childhood Friend Gets His Comeuppance + Newcomer Steals Her Away + True and Fake Young Master Trope + Love Triangle + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Pretends to Be Sunny, Actually a Yandere Childhood Friend × Pretends to Be Frail, Actually an Unhinged Childhood Friend × Pretends to Be Rebellious, Actually a Devoted Newcomer] Xia Han was about to confess to her childhood friend, but Song Xiangqiu only wanted them to remain friends. Their entanglements and push- 9.6kReads9.0Score1kShelves
  8. 8 The Heartless Dao Senior Sister Ran Away While Pregnant 无情道师姐揣孕肚后跑了 White Crane Grass白鹤草Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yao was chosen, because of her unusual constitution, to be the future wife of Xiting Zhi, a prodigy at catching demons. An ordinary mortal, Li Yao was naturally beneath Xiting Zhi's notice. He told her that he would never marry her. Li Yao knew how to read the room. Though she liked him, she never clung to him, and quietly waited for him to convince his family and call off the engagement. But then a great demon wiped out the entire Li family overnight, leaving Li Yao as the sole survivor. Und 7kReads8.7Score644Shelves
  9. 9 Huh? The Strongest Mecha Pilot in the Galaxy Is a Pure Human 啊？星际最强机甲师是纯基因人类 Fake Makabaka假玛卡巴卡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After Lu Lulu fell into a coma due to an illness, she somehow became System 666. Her mission was to help the great demon Gong Mosheng in a xianxia world follow the script she'd been given and complete the plot… But at the final plot point, Gong Mosheng actually blew himself up! That lunatic blowing himself up was bad enough, but before dying, he also detonated the Sacred Demon Core, taking Lu Lulu, the System, down with him. Lu Lulu woke up on a garbage planet in the interstellar age, a pla 11.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
  10. 10 The Cangshan Mountains Run Red 苍山如血 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯Historical526k WordsCompleted For the liberation of the Chinese nation, countless sons and daughters of China shed their very last drop of blood. They came from humble backgrounds, yet their heroic deeds were so moving that they would never be forgotten! The story is gripping and heartbreaking, leaving readers unable to put it down. 237Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 11 My Former Mother-in-Law 前婆婆 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯7k WordsCompleted Former Mother-in-Law 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 12 Is the County Party Secretary Sick? 县委书记得病？ Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯Completed The County Party Secretary Is Sick? —Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 13 The Loss of My Mother 痛失母亲 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯8k WordsCompleted Lost Her Mother 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 14 Missing My Sister-in-Law 怀念嫂子 Fiyas of Xingguo兴国的菲亚斯7k WordsCompleted Missing My Sister-in-Law —Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 15 I Cultivate Eldritch Gods in the Apocalypse 我在末世中培养异神 Snowfall Over the Sky瑞雪莹空Sci-Fi & Apocalypse788k WordsCompleted [The male and female leads share one body and two souls + ensemble cast + apocalypse + higher-dimensional world] After the supernatural apocalypse erupted, she obtained the game Ragnarok and met Yan Zhaoying, the person bound to her by fate. After she resurrected him, they became two souls sharing one body. In the apocalypse, they travel through countless strange cities and meet Ren Xinglan, a model; Yu Weiming, a frail young man; Qidiao Xiucan, a white-haired youth; Rui Yangsheng, a "yandere" y 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  16. 16 I Became a Wealthy Family’s Daughter-in-Law, and My Bestie and I Went on a Rampage! 穿成豪门妯娌，我和闺蜜杀疯了！ Shi Jiu柿九Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Two couples + best friends transmigrate into a book and both marry into wealthy families + lighthearted daily life + sweet romance + old-school domineering CEOs + supporting female character System] Lin Nanqiao and Xia Linshi transmigrate into a book together and are married off to twin brothers through a family alliance. They go from best friends to best friends and sisters-in-law, stacking their buffs to the max. In the original story, they are both cannon-fodder s 17.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
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  17. 17 The Lost City of Exotic 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 504.8kReads9.7Score65.3kShelves
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  18. 18 Netherworld Immortality 幽冥长生 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No Saintly Protagonist] [No Harem] [No System] “My name is Li Changsheng. I seek the Immortal Dao in pursuit of eternal life!” Will he become an immortal or a demon? So what if he becomes an immortal? So what if he becomes a demon? I seek only eternal life. I seek only supreme strength. Beneath the Nine Hells lies the Netherworld. In this cruel cultivation world, there is no simple division between black and white. Strength is everything: the strong rule, and the weak are ants. With the Netherw 15.4kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
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  19. 19 Sacrifice: My Youth 献祭：我的青春 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Sacrifice: My Youth —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  20. 20 Come on, Go Out with the School Heartthrob 乖，和校草谈个恋爱 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Be Good and Date the Campus Heartthrob —Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 21 The Yin Debt Pawnshop: My Customers Aren't Human 阴债当铺：我的客人不是人 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Mystery27k WordsCompleted The Yin-Debt Pawnshop: My Customers Aren't Human 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 22 The Masked Bride: I Sew Up Corpses at the Funeral Home 诡面新娘：我在殡仪馆缝尸 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Mystery21k WordsCompleted The Eerie-Faced Bride: I Sew Up Corpses at the Funeral Home 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 23 Can You Believe It? The CEO Only Chases Me Because of a Caramel Pudding 谁懂！霸总追我全靠一杯焦糖布丁 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Who Gets It? The CEO Wins Me Over with Caramel Pudding —Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 24 I'm Imprisoned by a Madman. Is the Gentle Doctor My Savior? 我被疯批囚禁，温柔医生是救星吗 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted I'm Imprisoned by a Madman. Is the Kind Doctor My Savior? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 25 The Tyrannical Minister's Captive 疯批权臣的囚宠 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Mad Minister's Captive 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 The Yandere CEO Begs Me Not to Die Every Day 病娇霸总每天求我别死 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted My Yandere CEO Begs Me Not to Die Every Day —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 27 Redemption and True Love: From Donating a Kidney to Dying Together 赎罪与挚爱：从捐肾到共赴黄泉 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Atonement and True Love: From Donating a Kidney to Dying Together 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 28 The Curse of the Last Bus I Experienced: Tales of the Haunted Locust Tree 我亲历的末班车诅咒：槐阴诡事录 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Mystery17k WordsCompleted The Curse of the Last Bus I Experienced: Strange Tales from the Shade of the Locust Tree —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 29 Don't Be Scared, Crybaby. The School Bully Is Actually a Loyal Puppy 小哭包别怕，校霸他其实是忠犬 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Don't Be Afraid, Little Crybaby. The School Bully Is Actually a Devoted Puppy —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 30 After Reuniting with Him, I Recovered the Memories I’d Lost Six Years Ago 重逢他后，我找回消失六年的记忆 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted After Reuniting with Him, I Recovered the Memories I’d Lost Six Years Ago —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 31 The Bureau of Strange Cases: I'm a Forensic Doctor in Ancient Times 玄案司鉴：我在古代当法医 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing During the Qiandao era of the Southern Song Dynasty, the world is treacherous and shrouded in mystery. Lu Zhiwei, a coroner from a poor family, uses his deep understanding of The Washing Away of Wrongs to solve the White Bones, Swapped Souls case. But this draws him into a shocking conspiracy, and his entire family is slaughtered. Fortunately, he is reborn and becomes a clerk in the Bureau of Esoteric Cases at the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. From then on, he holds The Washing Away of Wrongs, w 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 The Death Certificate of an Alzheimer’s Patient 阿尔茨海默者的死亡鉴定书 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Mystery42k WordsCompleted Death Certificate of an Alzheimer’s Patient 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Strange Tales of Qi City: It Began When I Caught the Last Bus 祁市诡事：从搭上末班车开始 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Mystery28k WordsCompleted Strange Tales of Qi City: It All Begins with Catching the Last Bus —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 Cloud Nine: My Forbidden Love with Him 云端九号：我和他的禁忌之恋 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀13k WordsCompleted Cloud Nine: My Forbidden Love with Him 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 35 72-Hour Countdown: My Food Deliveries Can Predict Death 倒计时72小时我的外卖能预知死亡 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀33k WordsCompleted 72-Hour Countdown: My Food Deliveries Can Predict Death 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 36 The Assassin He Spoils 溺宠暗杀者 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀28k WordsCompleted The Assassin He Spoils —Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 37 The Obsessive Mr. Gu Has Put His Wife on the Most-Wanted List 偏执顾总全网通缉他的顾太太 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse60k WordsCompleted Obsessive CEO Gu Has His Wife Hunted Across the Internet 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 38 Wild Sunflowers, Still Awake: A Love Letter from Shenzhen, 2008–2025 野葵未眠：2008-2025深圳情书 The Silly Robot Dog机器狗笨笨呀36k WordsCompleted Wild Sunflowers Stay Awake: A Love Letter to Shenzhen, 2008–2025 —Reads—Score—Shelves
  39. 39 Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮 Lu Wu陆雾Mystery375k WordsCompleted [Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee 521Reads8.2Score129Shelves
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  40. 40 The Deadly Game 致命游戏 Ning Caichen宁采臣Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A rich guy in the WeChat group is sending out red envelopes, and he wants the luckiest person to play a game with him. It turns out he wants the class beauty to... 2.7kReads9.0Score276Shelves
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  41. 41 After I Transmigrated Into a Beautiful Teacher, I Went Rebellious 穿越成美女老师后我叛逆了 UU Empress DowagerUU太后Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Top student + transmigrate + sweet romance + literature + personal growth A genius science-and-engineering student who ruled the school and laughed her way through life failed her entrance exam for the University of Science and Technology of China’s gifted youth program during her first year of high school. Heartbroken, she stepped into the “Madam Yi No. 1” time-traveling machine built by her quirky best friend, Shen Han, and emerged as a demure Chinese teacher. But she ran into one obstacle aft 13Reads—Score—Shelves
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