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Tragic Stories, Please! 虐文，虐文

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Any stories that are pure angst? I don't want the formulaic kind that starts angsty and turns sweet. I want something really, really heartbreaking.

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1 I Command Countless Vengeful Ghosts, and Return as the Strongest in the World 身具万千厉鬼，我归来即人间最强 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 135.6kReads9.5Score12.6kShelves
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The protagonist is invincible. He was kidnapped and trafficked when he was a child. He helps his friends get revenge. He is very good-looking and empathic.
2 Darling, Victoria Harbour 亲爱的，维多利亚港 Zhou Xian周弦Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) “It feels as though we've weathered storm after storm over the years. In this little boat, you and I have drifted for half our lives. I wish every time, the rain would fall on our boat as it carries us home. I love you, so I let you go.” 12.8kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
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It's just a very plain feeling of discomfort [covers face]
3 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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There was no intrigue, no conflict, no green tea. Even her only love rival fell in love with her gentleness, but it was Jiang Qiao who got sick. The countdown to Xu Si's college entrance examination was the countdown to Jiang Qiao's death. She died in the year she loved him most, and his little rose stayed at 18 forever. "It's midsummer when we meet, and it's midsummer when we're apart." ——Xu Si
4 The Third Year After His Wife Left 夫人走的第三年 White Dog白白的狗Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted Widower romance / bitter-sweet second chances / a touch of angst / bickering couple The heir to the Duke of Liang's household has been a widower for three years. Everyone in the capital says he has mourned his wife for three years, proof of how deeply he loved her. Only he knows the truth: he got promoted, got rich, and his wife died. What a wonderful life! From then on, he could indulge in cockfighting and dog racing, with no one to hold him back. But... the nights were cold, and strange things 12.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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🌱Each one has his or her own method of torture, and you will be very motivated after reading it! [Cry][cry][cry]
5 The Imperial Consort’s Everyday Life: Epilogue 贵妃的番外日常 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + no harem scheming + not each other’s firsts + a somewhat sweet little romance] [Content warning! This is not a strong female lead story! There’s no catfighting or harem scheming. The leads’ relationship isn’t entirely romantic, and the female lead is determined to go home.] They say His Majesty had a late, beloved first love whom no one dared mention. Yet one Consort kept talking about nothing but His Majesty’s beloved first love. 3.1kReads9.0Score200Shelves
6 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. 26.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
7 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 27.2kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
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Oh My God! It was so heart-wrenching to watch that I couldn't sleep most of the night and wanted to cry all the time.
8 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
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Abuse article, really abuse, just read it and not say a word
9 Decorate Your Dreams 装饰你的梦 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [University Campus] [Unrequited Love] [Tragedy] A love story at Zhongshan Medical University. The male lead, Tan Shengxu, is devoted to the female lead, Zhong Mengwei. But because of a misunderstanding born of circumstance, she thinks he is her enemy and rejects his advances. In truth, he is the one she has been longing for. Heartbroken, Tan Shengxu gives up on their relationship in despair. Zhong Mengwei regrets it too late and starts pursuing him, but to no avail. Her love leaves her depressed 88Reads—Score—Shelves
10 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
11 Reborn as a Little Green Tea, I Slaughter My Terminally Ill Husband Without Mercy 重生小绿茶，和绝症老公嘎嘎乱杀 Xiang Naier湘奈儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + mutual flirtation] Shen He loved Mu Tingyun for four years. Only after he cut out her heart and left her to die did she learn she was the perfect heart donor for her boyfriend’s childhood sweetheart! While investigating the death of their eldest sister and clearing her name, Shen He’s four younger brothers also fell victim to the scumbag’s schemes. Reborn, Shen He transforms into a calculating green tea girl. She takes on the scumbag and makes him pay for his crimes. She 17.2kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
12 Boss, Remember to Pretend We Don't Know Each Other When You Go Out 大佬，出门记得装不熟 Lu Xiaojiu卢小久Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted The short drama A Proper Match with Zhao Ran is now streaming [Upright, proper senior leader & beautiful, clear-eyed university lecturer] "Powerful man bows his head 11-year age gap Sweet romance Both leads are devoted to each other" With an uncaring father and mother, Xu Weizhao’s plan for her life was simple: stay unnoticed, buy a little house, and remain unmarried and childless for peace of mind. It was supposed to be an easy plan, but in a single night, everything was thrown into disarray. S 60.5kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves
13 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 15kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
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"Love me once, it doesn't matter how late it is." - "I Only Peeked at Him" by Song Ciyu I cried to death!!!
14 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 1.5kReads6.4Score183Shelves
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In the end of the story, the male protagonist liked the female protagonist in both lives. The male protagonist hid it all his life in the past life, and they fight and fight for it in this life. Neither the male nor female protagonist has the memory of the previous life, but the female protagonist has a very novel setting and is a bit sadistic.
15 The Male Lead Keeps Giving Up, So the Dedicated Host Goes on a Rampage 男主又双叒摆烂，敬业宿主杀疯了 Little Bigan小小比干Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, one-on-one, fragmented versions, two male leads, both virgins, sweet romance and flirtation, slight Mary Sue elements] [Both top and bottom transmigrate into the worlds] Su Muyou died of congenital heart disease. After being bound to the System, he got a chance to extend his life. The System required him to maintain his assigned persona and, as a supporting character, cannon fodder, or villain, drive the plot forward and serve as a stepping stone for the male lead of eac 22.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
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It belongs to the theme of fast travel, where the souls of both attackers and sufferers travel through the small world. After Su Muyou died of congenital heart disease, he was bound by the system and had to promote the plot as a male supporting character, but the plot gradually deviated from the setting. There are twists and turns and challenges in the process, and there are emotional tangles and pulls, but it is not blindly sadistic and has an element of sweetness overall.
16 The Person Who Loves Me Most in the World 世界上最爱我的人 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.0M WordsCompleted The purest kind of love is this: you rejected me, and I’ll never resent you for it, but I won’t come near you again. If you ever need my help, I’ll still give everything I have to help you... 65.3kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
17 Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character Won't Follow the Script 快穿：女配不按剧本走 Fei Chuan绯川Modern Romance704k WordsCompleted [The first world isn't well written, so skipping it is recommended] Qing Yu holds the script of a supporting female character and transmigrates into the worlds of various novels. She grants the supporting heroines their wishes. But she refuses to follow the script. Wealthy young master story: The male supporting character, dressed in a white coat, has a gentle, husky voice. “Xiao Yu, wouldn't it be nice to be my patient for the rest of your life?” Cute pet story: The boy reveals his fluffy ears 2.8kReads9.2Score166Shelves
18 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 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
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Super cruel!! Is it Jiao Jiao'er or Xiao Liu'er?! They use their own life of freedom in exchange for the happiness of their children!
19 The Princess Consort Comes Fully Equipped, and the Cold Prince Falls Hard 王妃自带装备高冷王爷彻底沦陷 Han Xiyue涵汐月Ancient Romance659k WordsOngoing A new story is here! [My lord, the princess is offering free medical consultations at a stall outside the city!] [Send soldiers to guard her. Don't let the crowd crush her.] [The princess has emptied the storeroom of medicinal herbs…] Give her the keys to my private treasury, too. “Other brides bring dowries, but she brings equipment. Other wives fight over the household, but she invents things.” “Everyone in the manor gradually gets used to it: when the princess demolishes a house, I hand he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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A sniper travels through time and becomes a good-for-nothing lady, and her personal space is filled with weapons and equipment. The ascetic prince instantly transforms into a love-talking king. He discovers that the strange weapons (various hot weapons) the princess pulls out of her bracelet every day are more useful than the secret guards. The daily routine of chasing his wife: strong women and men force each other to take off each other's waistcoats, and the princess's modern equipment crushes the ancient times. The prince's transformation from "Don't hit me" to "Princess Tie Tie" is a large-scale true fragrance scene. The male and female protagonists complement each other's professional skills (medical skills + force + government affairs). The anti-routine ancient life fun brought by portable space!
20 Flowers in Full Bloom: I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 繁花似锦·愿来生再也不要遇见你 Qing Xihe青兮禾Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted A Tapestry of Blossoms: May We Never Meet Again in Our Next Life 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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21 The Wall of the Heart 《心墙》 Plain Paper, Light Ink, Meng Rui素笺淡墨孟蕊Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Wall of the Heart 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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They are all sweet first and then cruel
22 Wings of Silence 【无声之翼】 Plain Paper, Light Ink, Meng Rui素笺淡墨孟蕊Modern Romance77k WordsOngoing She is a deaf-mute artist whose voice was stolen by fate, crying out in silence through color. He is a light in the dark, a criminal police officer who uses sign language to decipher the codes of life and death for love. When paintbrushes meet bullets and sign language collides with gunfire, a silent symphony of protection and redemption quietly begins to play on the brink of life and death. This story has a bad ending! Sweet at first, then angsty. If that's not your thing, steer clear!!! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23 Bad Dog: Moral Decay 坏狗：道德沦丧 Kongdu Thirteen Forks空渡十三叉Two Male Leads263k WordsOngoing [Younger Man, Two Strong Leads + Angsty Romance + Over-the-Top Urban Drama + The Ex-Chasing Crematorium] Fake-sweet, scheming, unhinged dog-type gong x short-tempered, sharp-tongued, beautiful, strong, tragic queen-type shou In a nutshell: The stray dog I've raised for eleven years suddenly says he loves me. I call him insane, only to find myself... getting screwed and ending up on the bottom??? Yan Chuan grew up without a mother, and his father died when he was eight. Jun Dui took rough care of 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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The characters are vividly depicted, with flesh and blood, and the story is vivid and agile. The plot is rigorous, the logic is clear, the words are sophisticated, the writing skills are solid, and the author is very useful.
24 I’m Already at the Nascent Soul Stage, and You’re Telling Me It’s Time to Start School? 我都元婴期了，你跟我说开学？ Miaomiao Jiang妙妙酱丷Urban5.3M WordsOngoing During his summer vacation, Ning Chen went traveling and accidentally stumbled into a teleportation array that opened once every two thousand years, transmigrating to the world of cultivation. After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he returned, thinking the world must have changed beyond recognition. To his surprise, only one summer had passed... And so, among the incoming freshmen at Qingzhou University was an old monster at the Nascent Soul stage. “You have no idea how powerful a Nascent Soul 121.5kReads8.3Score13.5kShelves

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