Give Me the Angst, Make It Hurt Badly. I Heard Reading Tragedies Can Help You Lose 10 Jin 要刀子，狠狠的刀，听说看刀子能瘦10斤

1. 51 闪 My Flash-Married Wife Is So Fertile: Sweetheart, Let’s Have Another 闪婚娇妻太好孕，乖宝，再生一个 Little Yue Ling小玥铃Modern Romance803k WordsCompleted The author dares to write it, and the readers dare to read it~ [Cool, aloof, chaste CEO of a powerful corporation × Resilient, sweet, hardworking innocent girl] [Marriage first, love later + Both are virgins + Sweet romance + Age gap + Daddy-type boyfriend] Xia Qianqian's biological father sends her to the bed of her blind date. While trying to escape, she unexpectedly crosses paths with Fu Beichen, the most powerful man in the capital's elite circle. She begs him to save her, but he says, “Have 18.5kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
2. 52 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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   ## *I'm Not a Drama God*: Under the spotlight, every moment of glory is a slow, agonizing torture of the soul. You think this is just a glamorous awakening of ability? No, it's a long and grand torture dedicated to fate. When the protagonist, Chen Ling, pushes open that door and obtains the path of a "drama star," he believes he has grasped the power to rewrite his destiny. But the spotlight on stage illuminates the blade he personally carves at himself. 🎭 > **"Perfect performance, divine power."** > > Behind this divinely ordained rule lies a chilling curse. > > The more powerful and deeply ingrained the character he plays, the more thoroughly the self named "Chen Ling" is devoured. Every thunderous applause, every surge of power, is accompanied by the permanent stripping and covering of a fragment deep within his soul. He is not becoming stronger; he is killing himself layer by layer, using the most dazzling performance to conduct a slow suicide without applause. > > **"Mom, it's me..."** > > The deepest knife is hidden in the warmest light. As he dragged his weary soul off the stage, yearning for a sliver of human comfort, he was met with despair as his mother's gentle gaze pierced through his true form, settling upon the "role" he had played. He had become a stranger on the stage of his own life, unable even to recognize the screaming, fading son beneath the surface. This alienation, colder than death, was a despair akin to being slowly boiled alive. Offstage, however, lay a terrifying underbelly. The "audience" who had captivated him, their eyes swirling with inhuman greed and malice, anticipated not his success, but his moment of collapse—the mask shattering, his true self exposed, a tragic end swallowed by the rules. Every booing murmur was a premature death knell. The more he won, the more he lost. Power swelled, bonds snapped. He ascended to the top under the spotlight, and he died inch by inch in obscurity. When adorned in the most magnificent costumes, when possessed by the most powerful character, he stands center stage, receiving thunderous adoration, yet his heart is filled only with biting cold and boundless desolation. **"How many souls still live within this shell?"** Each perfect curtain call is another step towards the abyss. He burns himself to light up the stage, just to gain the right to live, yet he soberly watches himself walk towards the abyss of "not himself." Is this power a blessing, or the world's cruelest torture for him? *I Am Not a God of Drama*—This is not a wish-fulfillment novel; this is a magnificent yet tragic soul sacrifice under the spotlight. Prepare your tissues; this knife will pierce to the bone.

3. 53 盗 Tomb Raiding: An Outsider 盗墓：局外人 Nan Yang楠阳Mystery268k WordsCompleted No CP. [The romance tag was added automatically by the System.] After an unexpected transmigration, she only wanted to be an outsider. But because of a little kindness on her part, she somehow became part of the story. She experiences their stories from the perspective of an observer. The female lead has a special constitution: her blood can cure illness and extend life. She has no fighting ability at first, and the early part gets a little angsty, but later she reaches the pinnacle of combat po 2.4kReads8.8Score31714d adds

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   The first book is basically a coming-of-age story about unrequited love. The second is a Tomb Raider fanfiction with a slightly angsty plot. The third is ridiculously angsty. The fourth is the one I found extremely angsty so far; I cried several times. The fifth is a classic "wife-chasing-after-the-wife" story; the female lead suffers a lot in the beginning, but things get much better later on.

4. 54 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
5. 55 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.8kReads9.5Score2.7k14d adds

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   This book perfectly captures the feeling of being in love but forced into a relationship. I highly recommend it! It's so good, and the aftertaste is amazing—it made me lose several pounds!

6. 56 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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   The plane trees in the old alley have turned yellow again, and the coffee shop you loved has changed its sign. I count the fallen leaves in the cracks between the bricks, waiting for a "long time no see" that will never come. Later, even my shadow felt it was too quiet here. #The deepest pain is the uncertainty of reunion

7. 57 爹 Dad, Stop Hiding and Come Out of the Mountains. You're Truly Invincible! 爹，别苟了出山吧，你真无敌了！ Dream-Chasing Little Kite追梦小纸鸢Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Invincible] [Laying low] [Empress] [System sign-in] [Raising a daughter] [Everyone’s favorite] [One female lead] When your daughter roams the martial world, you fear she’ll get hurt! When your daughter becomes a big shot, she’ll have your back! My name is Chu Mo, an ordinary man. From the start, my wife and daughter had already left me. I planned to live out my life quietly in the mountains, but who could have guessed my daughter would sneak off to explore the martial world and make me out to b 36.5kReads9.0Score3.1k14d adds

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   Invincible, survivalist, daily check-in, character development, beloved by the group, a satisfying story where the wife and daughter run away at the beginning.

8. 58 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... 1.2kReads6.5Score16614d adds

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   Knife (meets requirements)

9. 59 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... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
10. 60 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

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    —If you only had thirty days left to live, how would you love someone? * #BEAestheticPeak# The most painful love is the love left unspoken.

11. 61 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

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    It's so cruel, so incredibly painful! 😳

12. 62 已 Completed, No Continuation 已完不续 Fish Peeling Mangosteens剥山竹的鱼Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking campus romance you can read in one sitting I am a beast trapped in a castle, waiting for you to save the rose that is about to wither. The second Lu Chiqiu slipped a love letter into Xin Xu’s desk, her mother and his father were carried out of a garage, overcome by carbon monoxide. Neither of them was wearing any clothes. At that moment, a young girl’s secret crush became the most humiliating thing imaginable. Content warning: The male lead dies in the year he loves the female 24Reads8.0Score—14d adds
13. 63 厄 The List of Misfortune 厄运名单 There's a Knife in My Pocket兜里有刀Urban283k WordsCompleted [Urban supernatural powers + plot-driven + character relationships + uncovering the truth + consuming alone. No tired tropes, no System, no mindless antics. Subtle emotions, interlocking twists, steadily building momentum, no filler. Awakening begins in Chapter 16.] Wang Xiu awakens in a world overrun by "Calamity Spirits." The bustling city is a hunting ground where the Calamity Spirits prey on "Lost Gods," and a burial ground where the human organization "Misfortune" hunts the Calamity Spirits 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The new novel "The List of Misfortunes" is not mindless or formulaic; it has a strong plot, intelligent protagonists and antagonists, twists and turns, reasonable logic, delicate emotions, and a stable update schedule. It's definitely worth reading.

14. 64 我 Six Years After I Died, He Knelt and Shattered the Bricks Before the Buddha 我死后第六年，他跪碎了佛前青砖 Er Fu二伏Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [His Child Wins Her Back + Taming the Husband + Hero Grovels to Win Back His Wife] The first year after Ji Anzhi died, Xie Tingchuan burned her a fortune. The third year after Ji Anzhi died, Xie Tingchuan burned her a prince’s mansion. The sixth year after Ji Anzhi died, she appeared in her brother’s dream and asked him to burn her a handsome husband. A mistake by the underworld messenger sent the dream to Xie Tingchuan instead. Just as she was about to sign for her husband, she received a fragm 2.7kReads7.2Score24114d adds

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    This is so heartbreaking 😭😭😭🌿 Everyone, come and see! 👀

15. 65 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Turned the Tragic Novel into a Sweet Romance 穿书后，我把虐文变成了甜文 Do You Think I Have a Chance?你看我有机会吗Urban783k WordsCompleted At a glance, Su Han discovered that he had transmigrated into a book as a male cannon-fodder character in a romance novel. Looking at the villainous female CEO right in front of him, Su Han couldn't help swallowing. Is this how you test a transmigrator? I'm a male-oriented web novelist. How could I turn down a woman who's practically throwing herself at me? 26.6kReads7.7Score1.7k14d adds
16. 66 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
17. 67 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score50114d adds
18. 68 签 He Signed the Agreement and Sneered! You'll Be Crawling Back in Three Months 签完协议他冷笑！不出三月爬回来 Phoenix Song at Dawn朝凤鸣Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted "Short drama now available" (Ambitious Heir x Arrogant, High-Maintenance Heiress) (Rebirth, 1v1, “Not angsty at all, very sweet,” possessive love, stealing someone’s beloved, groveling redemption, romance and marriage, both leads devoted only to each other) This is Jiang Hua’s ninety-ninth call to Pei Zhan. But every time, a little boy of about four or five answers. “…Daddy says you shouldn’t call anymore.” “Mommy’s angry, and Daddy’s trying to make her feel better.” After hearing those words, J 11.9kReads7.2Score1.2k14d adds
19. 69 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5k14d adds
20. 70 季 Mr. Ji, Stop Hurting Me. Miss Shu Is Already Married 季总别虐了，舒小姐已嫁人 Warm Words温言暖语Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted As Ji Sihan’s secret lover, Shu Wan stayed by his side for five years. She thought that if she was obedient and sweet, she could warm his heart. But she never expected to be abandoned in the end. Shu Wan had always been gentle. She neither argued nor made a scene, and didn’t even ask him for a penny. She simply walked out of his world. But when she was about to marry someone else, he suddenly pinned her against the wall and kissed her like a madman. Shu Wan couldn’t quite figure out what Mr. Ji 27.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
21. 71 恶 The Villainess Puts on a Master Class in Playing the Innocent, and They Can't Handle It 恶毒女配上演茶艺，他们遭不住啊 Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Immersive Quick Transmigration] [Conquest] [Angst] [The Pursuit of His Wife's Crematorium] [No Fixed CP] 1. The childhood sweetheart supporting female character in a story about a sudden appearance 2. The self-sacrificing supporting female character in the apocalypse P.S. The female lead pretends to have amnesia every time. Melodramatic, extremely melodramatic. 927Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 惊 What?! Who Writes a Tragic Romance Where the Male Lead Gets Tortured? 惊！谁家虐文虐的是男主呀 Yao Sui Bu Zhi He Nian尧岁不知何年Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted 8.5kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
23. 73 作 After You Mess Things Up, Winning Your Wife Back Is Harder Than Reaching the Sky! 作死后，追妻难！难于上青天！ Demon Performer戏妖Two Male Leads534k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both devoted only to each other] [The bottom suffers first, then the top; a long road to winning his wife back] From childhood onward, Lin Yan was always chasing after Zhao Jinche. After all those years of pursuit, all he got in return was prison, the destruction of his family, and a fall from the clouds into the dirt. “You hurt Tongtong, so you have to pay the price.” The man looked down at him coldly, as if he were an emperor surveying the world, while Lin Yan stood disheveled bef 651Reads6.9Score—14d adds
24. 74 鹤 Madam He Won't Coddle Anyone Anymore: Whoever Wants This Nanny Job Can Have It 鹤太太她不哄了，这保姆谁爱谁当 Qian Cheng千娍Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + The One on Top Trains the One Below Like a Dog + Humble Pursuit of His Wife] A proud jerk who'd die without his wife × A beautiful, stubborn wife with a backbone Also known as: Irresistible Addiction At twenty, Dai Xingyang married He Yunheng, the man everyone admired. For three years, she was the perfect wife, more obedient and considerate than a housekeeper, but she never got so much as an “I love you” from him. The day she moved out of Liyuan, he stood upstairs 19.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
25. 75 被 After Being Bound to an Abuse-Novel System 被虐文系统绑定后 Summer Splendor夏日芳华Ancient Romance744k WordsCompleted There are countless worlds, and anything is possible. The heroine of a tragic romance accidentally caught a glimpse of her miserable future and fled in terror. To keep the worlds running smoothly, the Supreme God created a Tragic Romance Heroine System. It selects suitable souls as Hosts, has them play the heroine and complete the plot, thereby maintaining each world's stability. Zhao Yanan became the unlucky soul chosen for the job. Faced with the System's threats, Zhao Yanan decided to give up 3.8kReads8.9Score30214d adds
26. 76 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds

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    It's really good, the heart-wrenching parts were so painful, but the ending was perfect. For those who like happy endings!

27. 77 出 Born an Immortal Emperor in an Instant: Invincible in Every Way 出生秒仙帝，除了无敌就是无敌 Jiuyang Wants to Be the Richest Man九阳要当首富Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsCompleted Unbeatable + insanely satisfying + lighthearted and funny + overpowered background + everything cranked up to the max + doing absolutely nothing Lin Yang dies from working overtime and transmigrates into a fantasy world, where he awakens the Slacker System. As long as he doesn’t feel like putting in any effort, he gets endless rewards. From the start, his unborn twin sister, an Empress, wants to take a share of his fortune? Suit yourself! He gets Primordial Violet Qi, a Pangu True Womb… and e 30.7kReads8.6Score3.4k14d adds

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    The first novel is a fantasy with a humorous and beautiful older sister; the second is supernatural, suspenseful, and terrifying.

28. 78 撞 True Tales of Ghost Encounters: Paranormal Files 撞鬼实录之灵异档案 Li the Big Hammer李大锤子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Li Yuanfeng was born with unusual eyes and ears. It was those eyes that helped him solve one bizarre case after another... One shocking tragedy after another, desperate screams for help, a terrifying game at a university in the dead of night... A man embedded in a wall... A child used as a sacrifice... The secrets of an ancient, haunted house... What are the voices from the well trying to tell us?... How can severed limbs be pieced back together?... A pair of eyes that can see through every cycl 326Reads8.8Score10314d adds
29. 79 二 A Second Marriage to the Eastern Palace 二嫁东宫 Spring Light Sways春光摇Ancient Romance850k WordsCompleted Shen Yuran was born into humble circumstances and was given to the Crown Prince as a gift. She adored him and looked up to him. Even when he was demoted to a commoner, she willingly stayed by his side through hardship. But after he returned to the Eastern Palace, things did not end well for her. After being reborn, Shen Yuran came to her senses. Rather than foolishly giving everything she had, she would be better off finding a dependable man and building a good life together. When the Crown Prin 3.8kReads8.9Score90214d adds

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    It was very good; the plot really touched me.

30. 80 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds

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    ### 1. **A Realistic and Touching Narrative of Youth** - Set against a school backdrop, the novel tells the story of the protagonist's growth in friendship, love, and family. The plot is realistic and easily resonates with readers. - The book's depiction of the sensitivity, confusion, and courage of adolescence is particularly delicate. For example, the protagonist's psychological struggles when facing academic pressure and estrangement from family members allow readers to see themselves or those around them. ### 2. **Complex and Three-Dimensional Characters** - The protagonist is not a "perfect person," but has a vulnerable and contradictory side. For example, he may seem cheerful but is actually lonely, or outwardly rebellious but inwardly yearning for understanding. Supporting characters (such as family and friends) are also well-developed, and their relationships are realistic and vivid. - The emotional entanglements between characters (such as unrequited love, misunderstandings, and reconciliation) unfold layer by layer, making them thought-provoking. ### 3. **A Warm and Healing Tone** - Although the story contains regrets and pain, it conveys an overall message of "reconciliation with oneself." The book's exploration of "growing up is learning to accept imperfection" offers comfort to readers. - The ending leaves room for thought, prompting reflection rather than a forced happy ending. ### 4. **Beautiful Writing and Atmosphere** - The author skillfully uses environmental descriptions to evoke emotions. For example, the recurring imagery of rain and dusk echoes the title, creating a subtle melancholy and poetic atmosphere. - The language is concise yet impactful, suitable for quiet reading. ### 5. **Suitable Reader Group** - If you enjoy youth literature like *Hello, Old Times* and *So Many Years*, or are interested in "atypical campus stories" (not limited to sweet romance or tragic love), this book is a good choice. - The book's exploration of family of origin and self-identity also resonates with young readers who appreciate themes of growing up. --- **Summary**: *The Slow Rain* is not a novel that simply pursues drama, but rather showcases the pain and tenderness of growing up through ordinary details. Its value lies in acknowledging life's regrets while retaining hope for healing. If you are willing to calmly savor a delicate coming-of-age story, this book is worth reading.

31. 81 十 Starting from the Age of Ten, I Survive in The Walking Dead 十岁开局，我在行尸走肉求生存 Trying Hard to Breathe努力喘气Male-Channel Fanfiction249k WordsOngoing [You’ll need to follow the plot at first. The protagonist’s golden finger only really kicks in once he reaches the prison!] [If you don’t want to read the earlier plot, you can skip it!] After rewatching The Walking Dead, Wang Fan transmigrates into its world and becomes ten-year-old Carl Grimes. Fortunately, he activates the apocalypse survival System as soon as he arrives. With the System’s help, ten-year-old Carl replaces his own father, Rick Grimes, as the group’s leader. Leading the group, 153Reads6.2Score—14d adds
32. 82 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 168.8kReads9.8Score19.3k14d adds
33. 83 天 A Genius? How Could You Be Stronger Than Me? 天才？能有我强？ The Talking Radish会说话的萝卜头Urban240k WordsCompleted The Laws of Time and Space! (Every loose end professionally tied up) Ye Ze: Lin Ye, I've seen countless versions of you. Lin Ye: You're just the one who failed in my timeline. Ye Ze: After foreseeing my failure, I found you in the timelines of different dimensions. The Laws of Time and Space, historical corrections, the restoration of technology: extraordinary people will eventually cease to exist. The protagonist is Lin Ye. Technology has long been stagnant, and extraordinary people have bec 4Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    Waaaaah, the knife was too brutal, it caught me completely off guard!

34. 84 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
35. 85 千 In Front of Millions: My Daughter Says I Don't Deserve to Be Her Father 千万人面前：女儿说我不配当父亲 October Sunshine十月暖阳Urban293k WordsCompleted International superstar Jiang Zisheng returns to China to take part in a globally livestreamed show called My Happy Family. No one expected Jiang Zisheng to come and share stories of her happy childhood. She came to accuse her father! She said her father, Jiang Cheng, treated her with cold violence, hitting and scolding her, and even locking her in a tiny dark room. When she was three, Jiang Cheng beat her mother, driving her to jump to her death. Later, he even tore up her contract to enter the 9Reads8.2Score—14d adds
36. 86 完 Oh No! The Pretty Boy I Kept Is the Young Master of Beijing's Elite 完蛋！我养的小白脸是京圈太子爷 Little Crayon Nian蜡笔小年Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tomato Short Drama: My Toyboy Is the Powerful Young Master of the Capital On her wedding night, her husband eloped abroad with his mistress. Did Jiang Ciyou cry? No! She turned around and kept an impossibly handsome toyboy. Why not? They could all have a good time together! The toyboy had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and was clingy. He could be both wolfish and sweet, and loved to act cute. After three carefree years, Jiang Ciyou handed him an enormous check. “Darling, my husband is back. Let’ 28.8kReads9.0Score5.9k14d adds
37. 87 拿 I Risked My Life for Science, and When It Came to Light, the Whole Nation Wept! 拿命搞科研，曝光后，全民泪崩！ Ryujinmaru Storming Mount Creation打上创界山的龙神丸Urban525k WordsCompleted Chu Fei is terminally ill. At death's door, he activates the System That Trades His Life for Scientific Research. Whenever one of his research breakthroughs is released to the world, he earns Health Points that prolong his life. So a young man wearing an oxygen mask, with tubes running all over his body, struggles to sit up in his hospital bed and declares resolutely: “I'm going to do scientific research!!” Aerospace planes, holographic virtual technology, controlled nuclear fusion, antigravity 4kReads9.0Score35114d adds
38. 88 记 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 Big Fish, Ah大鱼呀Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5kReads9.2Score70114d adds
39. 89 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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    It's quite tear-jerking!! 😢😢

40. 90 唯 Only I Am an Immortal 唯我独仙 Tang Jia San Shao唐家三少Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted I alone am supreme, above heaven and earth! In the land of Shenzhou, on the border of the Western Regions, a friend's teasing leads him down a path he never could have imagined. The Lianyun Immortal Sect, the least of the seven great orthodox sects of Shenzhou, opens its doors to disciples once every five years. This time, its only fifth-generation disciple looks like a beggar. The gates to cultivation have opened at last... 3kReads8.8Score35414d adds
41. 91 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 101kReads8.7Score10.2k14d adds
42. 92 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

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    The story revolves around Jiang Qiao, a gentle and academically gifted girl, and Xu Si, a rebellious teenager. Jiang Qiao is diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer in her first year of high school and transfers to City A to avoid regrets, becoming Xu Si's deskmate. These two people, sharing similar lonely souls, gradually grow closer through their interactions. Influenced by Jiang Qiao, Xu Si studies diligently, while Jiang Qiao feels warmth under his protection. However, fate intervenes cruelly; Jiang Qiao passes away shortly after the college entrance examination, leaving Xu Si to struggle painfully with his memories.

43. 93 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 29.7kReads9.3Score10.3k14d adds

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    There were so many knives, and each one was incredibly brutal; I couldn't help but 🥺

44. 94 开 Exiled from the Start, I Become the Beloved Darling of Evil Valley 开局流放，我在恶人谷当团宠 Yin Man茵漫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, pairing with Bai Yu] She was a test subject at a secret underground research facility in the twenty-first century, designation Zero. She could retrieve objects from thin air and had no empathy. One day, she was reborn and transmigrated to an ancient farming household. A natural disaster struck right after she was born, and her whole family was exiled when she was barely a month old. Everyone around her said she was a harbinger of disaster. Grandma Su let out a cold laugh, hoist 19.2kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds
45. 95 虐 After Tormenting Me, CEO Gu Broke Down in Tears 虐完我，顾总他哭了 Tomatoes Aren't for Scrambled Eggs番茄不炒蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Ling and Gu Xiangwan once fell in love abroad, and their romance blossomed in no time. But Ji Ling's older brother, Ji Xiao, kidnapped him and tried to kill him in a bid to seize the family fortune. Gu Xiangwan was badly struck on the head while trying to save Ji Ling. Both of them lost their memories. Gu Li, who had accidentally learned the truth and had always been in love with her brother-in-law Ji Ling, joined forces with Ji Xiao. She would make Ji Ling fall for her, while Ji Xiao gained —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The mutual torment caused by misplaced memories means that when the truth is revealed, the past hurts are irreversible.

46. 96 夫 My Lady, Stop Torturing Yourself. Seventh Master Is Dead 夫人别虐了，七爷他死了 Seeking Understanding in the Dust尘中寻知Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted Three years ago, Chu Lian was framed for murder. After being sent to prison, she learned the whole truth… Her beloved and her best friend had not only conspired to get her imprisoned, but were also the real culprits behind her family’s ruin. After three years of torment, who could have guessed that on the very first day after her “release,” Yin Muyan would scheme to secretly marry her, then set her up for murder again? Unable to hide her defiance, Chu Lian played along… Before prison, every a 108Reads—Score—14d adds

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    1 and 2 are about female protagonists abusing male protagonists; 3 is about a female protagonist suffering a great deal of pain; 4 and 5 are about two protagonists, both of which are now complete.

47. 97 夫 My Wife Torments Me a Hundred Times Over, Yet I Love Her Like It's Our First Time 夫人虐我千百遍，我待夫人如初恋 Soft Bread松软面包Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Female lead torments male lead] [Physical and emotional torment] Gu Zhijing knew that Lu Yao didn't like him. He had planned to watch from afar and wish her a lifetime of happiness with the person she loved, but fate had other plans. A series of twists and turns forced them into an arranged marriage, leaving Lu Yao to hate and resent him as they tormented each other. 603Reads6.4Score—14d adds
48. 98 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: One Last Time, I’ll Love You 蚀骨虐爱，最后一次爱你 An Jin Liang Liang安瑾凉凉Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted (Angst-filled story, nothing but angst, obsessive male lead, secret identity + the male lead desperately chasing his wife) Her own sister’s betrayal and her parents’ indifference dragged her from the human world into hell. Gong Minghan / If I told you I was the girl you were looking for, would you stop treating me this way? An Rounuan, I have never loved you. Do you want my love? Do you deserve it? My girl must be so lonely up in heaven. You should go to hell with her. The loss of her baby and t 351Reads6.5Score—14d adds
49. 99 极 Extreme Suppression 极度抑制 Tomato in Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry西红柿炒鸡蛋西红柿Two Male Leads199k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + chasing one's husband to the crematorium + wealthy families] Eleven years later, Song Lenian, recently released from prison, runs into his former lover once again. After all these years, the man is still as spirited as ever, and has become an even richer big shot. Meanwhile, in those eleven years, Song Lenian lost his family, abandoned his studies, and was left carrying a crushing burden of guilt that was never his to bear. Song Lenian has no desire to ask why the man left him 201Reads6.0Score—14d adds
50. 100 我 After I Left, Mr. Lu Was Overcome with Grief 我走后陆先生悲痛欲绝 Child with Autism自闭症儿童Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted A groveling chase to win her back, with both sweet and angsty moments! Xu Zhuoyang loved Lu Beiye with all his heart for five years, only to discover that he was nothing more than a replaceable stand-in. He worked his way up from an extra to a Best Actor, only to hear Lu Beiye say, “You're ridiculous. You actually made that thing people use for amusement your goal.” He gave up everything to cook and devoted himself to caring for Lu Beiye every day. In return, he got nothing but scorn: “The serva 397Reads—Score—14d adds

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