A Gut-Wrenching Story That’ll Make You Lose Ten Pounds! Short, Brutal, and Guaranteed to Make You Cry. The More Heartbreaking, the Better 暴瘦十斤的虐文！短！虐！泪点特别高，越虐越好

1. 201 分 After We Broke Up, He Was a Million in Debt and I Made a Million a Year 分手后，他欠债百万，我年薪百万 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted After the Breakup, He Owes a Million, and I Earn a Million a Year 5Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 202 婚 The Night Before My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 婚礼前夜，我飞千里去找那个恨我的男人 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊11k WordsCompleted On the Eve of My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds
3. 203 傲 The Proud Rich Heiress’s Husband-Chasing Road to Ruin 傲娇富婆的追夫火葬场 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Tsundere Heiress’s Long Road to Winning Him Back 745Reads—Score414d adds
4. 204 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Held Me and Cried All Night 新婚夜，丈夫抱着我哭了一整夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband held me and cried all night 32Reads—Score114d adds
5. 205 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 38.4kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds

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   Friday nights are perfect for reading some heart-wrenching stories about a man pursuing his wife!

6. 206 我 I Turned the Tables and PUA’d the CEO 我反向PUA了霸总 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted I turned the tables and PUAed the domineering CEO 17Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 207 前 The Receptionist 前台 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Front Desk 1Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 208 被 The Wife Left on the Highway 被丢在高速上的妻子 Zhuang Xiaomeng庄筱梦12k WordsCompleted The Wife Abandoned on the Highway 174Reads—Score10614d adds

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   Short, angsty, tragic ending (BE), incredibly captivating, you can't stop reading once you start.

9. 209 美 Beauty Village 美人村 Tomato Big Cat西红柿大猫9k WordsCompleted Beauty Village 6kReads—Score14014d adds
10. 210 宋 Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 宋先生再见，婚礼继续 Selling Wedding Candy in a Tragic Romance去虐文里卖喜糖11k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Mr. Song. The Wedding Goes On 5.7kReads—Score6214d adds
11. 211 我 I Didn’t Take the Gaokao. Whose Tsinghua Admission Letter Did You Steal? 我没参加高考，你偷谁清华通知书 Zheng Bingzhang郑炳章10k WordsCompleted I Didn’t Take the Gaokao, So Whose Tsinghua Acceptance Letter Did You Steal? 7.2kReads—Score7014d adds
12. 212 妻 My Wife’s Deadly Test 妻子的致命测试 Wandering Dragon浪子龙15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Test 890Reads—Score9014d adds
13. 213 我 I Really Did Get a Zero on the Gaokao 我高考真的是零分 I Love Spicy Food我爱吃辣子10k WordsCompleted I Really Did Get Zero on the Gaokao 1.5kReads—Score1814d adds
14. 214 虐 The Tragic Heroine Finally Found Her Voice 虐文女主长了嘴 July七月10k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into a tragic novel where everyone dies, right at the moment the male lead’s first love returns. The first love clutched my hand and sobbed. “I’m sorry, sis. I just can’t let go of Yunshen. You’ve had him to yourself for three years. It’s time to give him back to me, don’t you think?” Gu Yunshen pulled out the divorce papers. “I wronged Xinyan back then. It was my fault, and I have to own up to it.” Armed with the script, I snorted. “Idiot, she’s pregnant and in a hurry to get 97Reads—Score1814d adds
15. 215 带 Suspended for Bringing My Kid to Work, I Put Him on the Chairman’s Desk: Keep Your Grandchild, I’m Done 带娃上班被停职，我把娃扔上董事长桌：你孙子我不要了 Hua Wuyang of Yuxue Palace玉雪宫的华无阳16k WordsCompleted I Was Suspended for Bringing My Kid to Work, So I Plopped Him on the Chairman’s Desk: I Don’t Want Your Grandson Anymore 38Reads—Score13214d adds
16. 216 奈 Love Runs Deep, but Fate Keeps Us Apart 奈何情深缘浅 Chubby胖墩墩10k WordsCompleted I secretly dated my brother’s best friend for five years, planning to make it official on New Year’s Eve. But at the banquet, he didn’t mention us at all. Instead, he leaned close to my ear and said jokingly, “I’m tired of sleeping with you. Why don’t you marry someone else, okay?” I calmly nodded and said yes. Because in my previous life, I’d cried and begged him, insisting I’d marry no one but him. 4.3kReads—Score8114d adds
17. 217 跨 A Confession Across Time and Space 跨时空告白 Yu Zhiyao郁知杳Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted A girl who transmigrates through time × a boy from another era (bittersweet ending) . At seventeen, when growing pains were at their worst, Xu Zhiling unexpectedly traveled back ten years. There, she met a gentle boy, and they fell for each other and became one another’s salvation. . After her final journey through time, just before leaving, Xu Zhiling said to Jiang Mu, “You have to grow up well. Be sure to wait for me. I’ll find you ten years from now.” “Okay. I’ll wait for you, always.” Th 43Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    This is so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying]

18. 218 我 After I Gave My Life for My Country, My Brothers Broke Down 我献身国家后，哥哥们崩溃了 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼19k WordsCompleted 15.4kReads—Score36014d adds
19. 219 爱 My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 爱是真的，想杀你也是真的 Tai Moshen太末生Marriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted My Love Is Real, and So Is My Desire to Kill You 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's worth watching!

20. 220 烬 Jinli: The Gardenias Haven't Fallen Asleep 烬璃：栀子未眠 Tai Moshen太末生30k WordsCompleted Jin Li: The Gardenia Has Yet to Sleep 24Reads—Score114d adds
21. 221 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score11414d adds

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    Extremely angsty, the intensity and quality of the angst are very high, there is no mindless melodrama, everyone is outwitting each other, and the angst is an inescapable fate.

22. 222 她 She’s Not Easy to Win Over 她不好哄 Qing Mu Zhi Qiu Ya青木知湫呀Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted The elegant young gentleman, gentle as jade: Qiao Shuyu The true “go-with-the-flow girl,” single-minded Xiao Qingqing Childhood sweethearts + mutual unrequited love + both devoted only to each other + one-on-one romance + older woman, younger man Their story began as childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She would make a fuss while he laughed. She would call him “Monk Qiao” in her fierce little voice, and he would ask again and again, “Qingqing, when are you going to marry me?” Their sto 2.7kReads8.9Score10814d adds

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    It's short; the female lead dies, and the male lead commits suicide for love.

23. 223 他 He Lives in the Moonlight 他住在月光里 Wan'er Jiujiu莞尔啾啾Urban216k WordsCompleted A moving story about a young woman with depression who gradually finds the courage to confront it and fight back. 209Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    These books are so moving, I almost cried! [Crying][crying][crying]

24. 224 明 Mingchuan Knows Xia 明川有知夏 Su Xing'an苏幸安Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted They first met on campus. Wen Xia was drawn to Li Zechuan’s handsome face, and shamelessly pursued him again and again. She said, “My hero has golden skin, ash-gray hair with a hint of green, monolid eyes, and a slight break in his eyebrow. He’s saved me twice, and I think I’m starting to like him.” Who knew her words would come true? He really did become the hero of this world When she met Li Zechuan again, she was drawn to his compassion and his secrets. In Hoh Xil, with a dog at his feet and 1.9kReads9.6Score67414d adds
25. 225 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 178.3kReads9.6Score27.8k14d adds
26. 226 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds
27. 227 糜 Night of Debauchery 糜夜 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is a virgin] [No moral compass] Only people who have their self-respect, love themselves, and can afford to eat their fill get to worry about things like that. In the eyes of those people, someone like Shen Yuanchu was the easiest target of all. They could drive her into a corner and push her to the brink of collapse and suicide, without having to pay a price. Too bad she didn’t die. Since she survived, coming back means it’s time to collect her debts. Co 54.9kReads8.9Score7.7k14d adds
28. 228 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 153.9kReads9.1Score22.2k14d adds
29. 229 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 111.1kReads8.9Score11.2k14d adds
30. 230 昨 I Loved You Yesterday 昨日爱你 Alfalfa 1199苜蓿草119916k WordsCompleted I Loved You Yesterday 42Reads—Score114d adds
31. 231 禁 Forbidden Desire (Bodyguard and Heiress) 禁欲纵火（保镖、大小姐） Alfalfa 1199苜蓿草119919k WordsCompleted Forbidden Desire: The Bodyguard and the Heiress 3Reads—Score114d adds
32. 232 孩 The Child Is His, but the Husband Isn't Mine 孩子是他的，但丈夫不是我 Alfalfa 1199苜蓿草119932k WordsCompleted The Child Is His, but the Husband Isn't Mine —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 233 百 Bound by No Rules, She Is the One Hundred and First 百无禁忌，她是第一百零一 A Midsummer Night一夜盛夏Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago. Wen Zhixia was a quiet, reserved good girl. Gu Pingsheng was a rebellious school bully with a roguish smile. When Wen Zhixia smashed a liquor bottle over the head of a thug who tried to assault her in an alley, Gu Pingsheng was astonished and captivated. So the little bookworm had a temper after all. When they were young, it seemed the whole world knew that Gu Pingsheng loved Wen Zhixia, his feelings too deep to contain. For her, he drank the strongest liquor, stood in the heavies 920Reads7.4Score10514d adds
34. 234 春 Blood of the Spring Champion 春魁血 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted [Republican-era setting + gloomy warlord male lead + earth-mother-style assassin heroine] [Happy ending + dark humor + ensemble cast + everyone is a little crazy] [Business before romance + no good men or women + high-stakes warning] Long Chun was delighted when she married Han Ziyi. At last, she thought, she was no longer the unlucky assassin who made a living taking lives. With Han Ziyi’s army protecting her, she could pursue lucrative ventures without holding back and become a respectable bus 10.5kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
35. 235 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—14d adds

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    3. He searched for her for ten years, only to realize on the day he finally found her that the hardest part wasn't not finding her, but finding her and not being able to acknowledge her. 4. She bore him a child, but allowed his enemy to claim it as the father. This deception lasted a lifetime.

36. 236 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Seizes Me by Force 蝶影归尘：丈夫的的仇人对我强娶豪夺 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼15k WordsCompleted Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: My Husband's Enemy Forces Me into Marriage 24Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 237 八 Eight Lives of Tormented Love: Missing Each Other in Every Life 八世虐恋：世世错过 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Eight lifetimes of heartbreaking love, meeting only to miss each other time and again! Separated by the divide between immortals and demons and set against each other by their nations, they are left with a lifetime of regrets thanks to schemes and prejudice. In their eighth life, Su Qingyan, reborn to take revenge, joins forces with Xiao Che, a powerful regent, to break through the traps and bring corrupt officials to justice. Their story turns from a devastatingly tragic ending to a happy one, 131Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is so incredibly sad, so incredibly sad! [Crying][crying][crying]

38. 238 记 Memory Judgment: She Doesn't Want You Anymore 记忆审判：她不要你们了 Xing Yan66星衍66Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted [Everyone's redemption arc + lightning-fast face-slapping + no forgiveness + satisfying angst] After an attempted murder, Jiang Liuying goes viral across every major platform. In the end, everyone votes her onto the national list of the most evil people of the 22nd century. Rumor has it that when she was four, she abandoned her eldest brother, ran off, and left him in a kidnapper's car. After returning to the Jiang family, she framed the adoptive parents who had raised her for ten years and show 4.4kReads8.7Score57014d adds
39. 239 对 I’m Sorry, I Hate Your Secret Crush 对不起，我讨厌你的暗恋 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九11k WordsCompleted I'm Sorry, I Hate Your Secret Crush —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's incredibly brutal!

40. 240 暗 My Secret Crush Owes Me 100,000 and Hasn't Paid Me Back in Nine Years 暗恋男神欠我10万，9年未还 Jiang Xunjiu江寻九10k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush Owes Me 100,000 and Hasn't Paid Me Back in Nine Years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 241 假 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Forest Bath森之汤Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score36114d adds

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    The female lead forces the male lead to marry her because she wants to use his status and power to take revenge. After the marriage, she lives under his roof, constantly harassed by him. In reality, the female lead doesn't have long to live... [Crying][crying][crying]

42. 242 下 Next Chapter 下一章 Wan Fusu畹扶苏Two Female Leads32k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + short story + final rally before death + mutual salvation + not a rebirth story + based on real events + tragic ending] Ni Sisi: “I don’t care what other people think. I only care how you feel.” Zuo Qingshu: “I’ve always been happy, and it’s all because of you.” Those who don’t love each other torment one another, while those who do are separated by life and death. They overcame every obstacle and should have made it to the altar. But on the eve of their wedding, a mentally 1.1kReads8.8Score26914d adds

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    It's so heartbreaking ovo

43. 243 替 The Substitute 替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢8k WordsCompleted Substitute 726Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book has a trashy male lead and the female lead is irrelevant; the second book is about repaying kindness; the third book is about revenge.

44. 244 兽 Raising Cubs in the Beast World: My Cold-Blooded Beast Husband’s Legs Are Longer Than My Life 兽世养崽：冷血兽夫腿比我命长 Natural Joy天然乐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Raising cubs in the beast world + farming + infrastructure development + one-on-one romance] Li Su struggled to survive for three years in the apocalypse, but when she sacrificed herself to cover her companions’ escape, she died alongside a horde of high-level zombies. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a female beastfolk with the same name, as wicked as they came. To bond with the warm-blooded beastfolk she loved, she personally abandoned two snake cubs who were not yet three years 3kReads8.9Score42514d adds

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    "The ultimate angst novel you wouldn't dare reread! It's packed with heartbreak from the very beginning, with the protagonist's all-out love repeatedly tormented by fate, and every chapter offering sweet moments on the edge of a knife. The aftertaste is so strong that it keeps you awake at night, your heart feels like it's being squeezed, and you can't stop crying! Lovers of angst literature who can find sweetness amidst shards of glass, come and challenge your tear ducts!"

45. 245 高 My Aloof Childhood Friend Actually Died for Me 高冷竹马居然为我去世了 Winter Snow Lantern冬雪灯Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Just 120,000 words, so there’s nothing to lose by giving it a read~ [Childhood friends | School life | Mutual secret crush | Tragic romance] He was the brightest presence in her youth, and the one who protected her with his life. One accident separated them between life and death. He gave her his life and left the years with an everlasting regret. Afterward, she carried on living and slowly grew up, but every time she thought of him, the pain stole her breath. He remained forever at the age wh 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The two books I recently read, the first one was so heartbreaking. The female lead died without knowing that the male lead had died to save her, and she never knew how much he loved her. It was a mutual, unrequited love between them.

46. 246 她 She Died in Midsummer 她死在了盛夏 Snow Beneath the Cherry Blossoms樱花下的雪Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted The contract was signed on February 20. The heroine, Murong Manxue, develops bipolar disorder because of her family of origin. Unable to bear the burden any longer, she eventually jumps to her death. The hero, Song Muci, dies in the snow after taking revenge for her. They are reborn in the depths of winter and save each other. 2.8kReads8.0Score54814d adds
47. 247 雪 Snow Falls on Yao Xi 雪落瑶夕 Keep Xia Bao留住霞宝Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Everyone knows the emperor has an empress, but she has never been favored. “Yun, I don't want to leave. I'm all he has.” Later, after the man she loved hurt her once again, Lin Xichun finally lost hope. Weeping, she clutched Lu Nianyun's hand and said, “Yun, take me away. Take me away from this place.” Her already frail body could no longer withstand the chill she caught while fleeing. She died outside the palace, still holding Lu Nianyun's hand. “Yun, I still won't be able to go with you to Jia 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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    So touching 😭

48. 248 蓝 The Blue Gum Tree Waits in Vain for the Mistletoe Bird 蓝桉等不到释槐鸟 Chive Leaf I韭叶IModern Romance133k WordsCompleted “If I loved you a little less, would I be able to say a little more to you?” The girl, Ru An, had a secret crush on Lin Fu, the brightest star in school. She loved writing in her diary. Over her three years of high school, she filled five diaries. Not once did she mention Lin Fu by name, yet every line was about him. She described Lin Fu as full of life and spirit, but couldn't find a single word that suited herself. She had always lived by the rules, following the same routine. The only courage 16.6kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds
49. 249 十 At Eighteen, I Met You on a Breeze 十八岁的风，我遇见你 Sweetness for Every Year岁岁予甜Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted That glance back was when I fell for the bad-boy charm of him. So the sunny boy who was always sneaking looks at me really did like me. A bad-boy charmer × a cool, beautiful girl, Love at first sight, a bittersweet romance, and you for the rest of our lives. Our first meal together, our first time holding hands, Drinking from the same milk tea by mistake, blushing to the tips of our ears. But when her long-buried past came to light, he panicked, lost his composure, and even let go of her hand 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I felt both of these were angsty. One was about an 18-year-old, a coming-of-age story, and both had happy endings. The other, about a little princess who reincarnated 12 times, had a less happy ending.

50. 250 小 The Little Princess Severed Her Heartstrings, and the Divine Lord Suffered for Twelve Lifetimes 小公主断情丝，神君痛彻十二世 Sweetness for Every Year岁岁予甜Ancient Romance392k WordsCompleted The divine laws of the Nine Heavens forbid love. Any deity who falls in love is punished by Heaven. She is the youngest princess, cherished by the Heavenly Emperor, with a pure heart and eyes filled with admiration for the God of War, Ling Xuan. He is an ancient divine lord who commands countless weapons, aloof for ten thousand years, yet secretly harbors a love for her that runs bone-deep. Their forbidden love is exposed, and the wrath of Heaven descends. Right before his eyes, the threads of l 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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