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1. 1 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 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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   [Heartbreaking Post] 💔 He collapsed to his knees, clutching the two pieces of paper tightly in his hand. The moment he saw Shen Nian, all his pretense crumbled. On the eve of their wedding, he said letting go was for her happiness, but little did he know that this "sacrifice" would push her into the abyss. Now, sobbing uncontrollably on the stretcher, regret is like a knife tearing at his heart—"If I had known the ending, I would never have let go, even if it meant death"... Love is a sharp blade, tearing them apart; fate had long ago etched their bond into their very bones.

2. 2 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds

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   So touching 😢😢😢😢😢

3. 3 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
4. 4 暮 Mu Sinan 暮思南 Fish of the Cabbage白菜的鱼Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted Blurb drafted on 2022.10.6. [At last, dawn arrives, and she lies buried in the earth as it breaks.] On her barren, cracked land, he planted sunflowers for her with his own hands. She had been in the dark for so long that she had forgotten what it felt like to be bathed in light. Then one day, she finally found the sun. It shone on her for so long that she foolishly began to think she could make it her own. But she forgot: the sun and she belonged to different worlds. When she was eighteen, s 1.2kReads9.3Score31414d adds
5. 5 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. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds
6. 6 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.3kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
7. 7 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 993Reads8.4Score34314d adds
8. 8 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.7kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
9. 9 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 26.4kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds

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   Everyone come and see!

10. 10 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds
11. 11 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 5.9kReads9.1Score40014d adds

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    It's so heartbreaking, I cried the whole time I was reading. Sometimes I really felt so sorry for the female lead. It's really cruel to the female lead 🥺🥺🥺. The female lead died in the first two chapters, I cried so much 😢😢😢

12. 12 穿 I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange. 14kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds

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    You're in the south and I'm in the north, were we really this far apart?

13. 13 农 The Farmer’s Contracted Husband: The Bully Learns to Farm 农家契哥儿，恶霸乖乖种田 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Lin Liusheng, a man, is sold by his family to a tyrant...to be his contract brother? What is going on?! With a sickly body, even staying alive is a struggle. And that tyrant? He gambles, fights, and drinks. He has land but won’t farm it, spending all day roaming around like a bandit. Even the county constables go out of their way to avoid him. Lin Liusheng leans weakly against the wall. “Get out there and work the fields!” The hulking tyrant pouts. “Can I g 11.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
14. 14 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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    All three books are very good.

15. 15 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance 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 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
16. 16 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.5kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds

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    You can choose some that are all quite nice.

17. 17 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
18. 18 哑 After the Mute Died, They All Went Mad 哑巴死后，他们都疯了 Xiao Xi小夕Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Lu Zhenxiu is my stepbrother, though we share neither father nor mother. He loves making me cry. The louder I cry, the more excited he gets. I’m mute, so all I can do is let out muffled moans. Sometimes, I think my cries sound like the snarls of a wild beast. Until the day the one making those sounds was no longer me, but him. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The second book was incredibly good; I was so heartbroken at night, I felt like I couldn't breathe.

19. 19 罪 The Guilty Wife 罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst + substitute male lead + regretful husband chasing his wife] Shen Nanzhou hated Tang Yin with every fiber of his being. To take revenge on her, he forced her to donate her liver, use herself as a test subject for drugs, and suffer from a terminal illness. He drove her daughter to her death, destroyed the man who had protected her, and ruined everything she cared about. He told her, "Tang Yin, I dream every night about the day you die." Later, when the truth came out 6.3kReads8.7Score47414d adds
20. 20 爱 He Fell in Love with Her and Descended into Hell; She Plunged into the Abyss 爱上她，他入地狱，她坠深渊 Drunken Passion醉情火Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted He said, “Little mute, don’t fall in love with me.” He said, “Little mute, I’m the only one who gets to end this game. You have no say.” He said, “Little mute, be my woman. This has nothing to do with marriage or love, only desire.” He said, “Little mute, I’m bored with you.” She thought that if he was bored with her, she could finally leave. But when she ran, he pursued her, and she couldn’t escape, even with wings. In this game of the hunt, she lost her heart. But he didn’t love her. She looke 19Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 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 9.3kReads8.8Score65814d adds
22. 22 小 After the Little Blind One Loses All Hope 小瞎子心灰意冷后 Xitang溪棠Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [Proud, high-and-mighty bottom who suffers in silence × scumbag top who loves him deeply at first, then falls out of love] ❤️ It’s been renamed. The original title was He Once Loved Me. Don’t go looking for the wrong one, dear readers~ Qiu Jin is a Beta, yet during college he is passionately pursued by the Alpha Yang Chen. Everyone says Yang Chen will eventually fall in love with an Omega, but throughout their three years together at university, Yang Chen turns down every flirtation and cherish 854Reads8.0Score10114d adds
23. 23 我 I'm Not Dirty 我不脏的 Wang Bufan王不凡Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and purity + reborn + healing + sweet romance + possessive love] From the moment we met, you were like a ray of sunlight shining into the darkness, slowly pulling me out of the mire. Six-year-old Jiang Tian visits the Gu family and sees Gu Ze collapsed in the snow. She pulls him out, takes the hot-water bottle her mother gave her, and hands it to him. “Big brother, you’re so handsome. If I give this to you, will you marry me someday?” Gu Ze gazes at the girl before him, who look 9.9kReads8.4Score1.2k14d adds
24. 24 受 After Enduring So Much Torment, She Couldn't Go On 受尽折磨后，她活不下去了 💩Smells So Good💩超香Modern Romance62k WordsCompleted Angst novel. Read with caution Tang Xuan never imagined Gu Yizhe would have so many cruel ways to torture people. She thought he would change after they had a child, but she never expected that he would… The prolonged beatings and torture left Tang Xuan in a terrible state. It wasn’t until she went to the hospital for treatment and met Lu Jinnian that she thought she had found love. Little did she know… Twist after twist after twist, with a wife-beating male supporting character and a brainless 668Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 你 If You Leave, I’ll Miss You Most 你若离去最相思 A Strong Wind Late in the Day晚来风急Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Years later, the people of Yucheng still treated that scandalous tale of the wealthy as a favorite topic of idle conversation. A shrewd woman from the streets had clawed her way to the top and become the pampered wife of a ridiculously rich man. She was addicted to gambling and had once racked up ten million in gambling debts. She was vulgar and flashy, a notorious social butterfly. And yet Gu Hansheng still doted on her. Until this wicked woman of the century dug her own grave and caused th 1.6kReads8.9Score14614d adds
26. 26 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 79.3kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds

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    Both male and female Be ratings are above 9.5.

27. 27 偏 Spoiled Rotten 偏偏宠爱 M Ming HaoxuanM铭浩轩97k WordsCompleted Unconditionally Cherished 2.4kReads—Score19914d adds

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    It's very beautiful, and incredibly sweet. Although there was a minor hiccup, it's still a great watch overall.

28. 28 赎 I Spent Half My Life Seeking Redemption, Yet My Family Hated Me. By the Time They Regretted It, I No Longer Needed Them 赎罪半生全家厌他们悔时我已不需 Large Coke with Ice, Please大可乐加冰谢谢Urban268k WordsCompleted [Pure love] + [One heroine] + [Redemption] + [Regret] + [Bad ending] Lin An has spent his life enduring his family’s misunderstandings and reproaches. He swallows every grievance, trying to please his grieving mother as he quietly submits, enduring his father’s alcohol-fueled fists and giving in to his sister’s resentment. He lives diligently, hidden away in the dust. Yet he is diagnosed with a terminal illness, with only a few withered autumn leaves of life left to him. His family’s repeated mi 225Reads6.8Score—14d adds
29. 29 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score78414d adds

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    "There was once a young man in Chang'an who studied diligently for decades, striving for fame and fortune, stirring up trouble in the court, gaining power and a high position. All those who sought his hand in marriage were turned away. Later, he retired from the army and returned to his hometown, where he died far from home, never having married."

30. 30 至 In the Darkest of Times, You Are My Ray of Light 至暗岁月，你是那一点光 Dongxie Xiaoxiao东邪小小Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted Female lead: Ye Xiaoling Male lead: Jiang Huaichuan Completed. (Inspired by the true story of a woman who was abducted and sold, held for years, and gave birth to a son with the man who bought her. A realistic and uplifting story.) She didn't love him, but she told him, “I fell in love with you at first sight.” When she finally met the man she had fallen for at first sight, she was wearing the bright red wedding dress she had sewn with her own hands, about to become someone else's bride. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Sweet at first, then heartbreaking. A bittersweet past intertwined with a tragic ending. A deep exploration of the weight of love and destiny.

31. 31 甜 Sweet Desire! The Cool and Aloof Host Is Sweet and Alluring, Chasing Her Husband with Her Life 甜欲！清冷宿主又甜又撩用命追夫 San Moumou三某某Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, no female lead; seemingly gentle but actually a deranged Lord God X a cool beauty to outsiders, incredibly flirtatious with his Host; sweet, flirtatious, doting romance; both pure, 1v1] Reject pirated copies. The official version is on Fanqie, and the entire novel is free! Shi Huai was an exemplary employee in the face-slapping and scum-punishing business. A cold, aloof beauty, he never fell for anyone, until one mission left him completely smitten. The deranged Lord God made a 3.8kReads9.2Score58614d adds
32. 32 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Physical edition now available] Sang You transmigrated, landing back on the first day of her freshman year of high school. The three years of high school she'd finally made it through had suddenly been reset to square one. Thinking about going back to a high school life where she had nothing, not even a full head of hair, made her want to die. Later, she stopped wanting to die, but everyone else said she was crazy. She was a freshman, yet not long after the term began, she skipped ahead to seni 69.2kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds

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