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1. 1 妈 Mom, I Really Did What You Wanted and Went to Die 妈妈，我如你的愿真的去死了 Ruan Sijing阮思鲸9k WordsCompleted During a bout of depression, I stood on the rooftop, wanting to jump. The firefighters finally managed to talk me down. My mother arrived late and rushed over to slap me: "All you do is embarrass me! Why didn't you actually jump? You keep trying to scare people every day, threatening to jump! I wish you'd hurry up and die, so I wouldn't have to see you and get annoyed!" Later, when I really did die, she went to my grave every day and wept her heart out. 1.9kReads—Score14714d adds

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   These books are all really heart-wrenching. I cried uncontrollably after reading them last night, especially chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6. I felt so heavy-hearted after finishing them. I highly recommend them!!! (They can be read in about three hours.)

2. 2 见 Seeing Spring 见春天 Ling Min凌忞6k WordsCompleted See Springtime 312Reads—Score2014d adds
3. 3 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 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
4. 4 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 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
5. 5 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
6. 6 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
7. 7 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 27.4kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds

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   It fits perfectly, especially the first one.

8. 8 全 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 Courtyard of Still Water止水之庭Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.2kReads8.1Score50114d 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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   This one is so short and heartbreaking 😢😢😢

10. 10 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 combination of youthful sweetness and a loyal, devoted lover is incredibly appealing. The sweeter the beginning, the more heart-wrenching the later angst becomes. The protagonists' emotional shifts are dramatic, the short story is fast-paced, and the tragic ending is palpable.

11. 11 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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    I cried my eyes out in the middle of the night, it was so painful 😢

12. 12 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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    Short story, tragic ending, left me heartbroken.

13. 13 芦 The Reeds Sway and Sway 芦苇，荡啊荡 Round Lantern Festival Dumplings圆宵圆子11k WordsCompleted The Reeds Sway and Sway 7.3kReads—Score15914d adds

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    The comments section is full of positive reviews.

14. 14 我 My Master Regretted It After My Immortal Bones Were Stolen 我被挖去仙骨后师尊后悔了 Qiyou Du七有渡Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I was the least valued disciple in the sect, yet shamefully, I fell in love with my own master. The most doted-on junior disciple falsely accused me of colluding with the demon race, and even exposed my secret crush to everyone. My master hated the demon race most of all. He stripped me of my immortal bones and gave them to my junior to increase his cultivation. Amid endless darkness and agony, I gradually stopped breathing. The master who had once been like a bright moon and a gentle breeze hel 8.3kReads—Score34514d adds

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    I'm so sad I could cry 😢

15. 15 暗 Joy Blossoms in a Dark Alley 暗巷生欢 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed: @Youyu Ru Zhou] [Healing + Devoted Couple + Intense Push and Pull + Bittersweet, Over-the-Top Drama + Major Twists] [Cold-Blooded Big Shot × Frail Beauty, A Clawed Cat Toying with a Tiger] Xia Xunqian was sickly and had depended on others since childhood. Even as an adult, he still had nowhere of his own. When his father sent him to live with Feng Lin, Xia Xunqian chose to obey. He was docile and compliant, and knew every trick in the book when it came to staying aliv 15kReads9.6Score2k14d adds
16. 16 分 After We Broke Up, the Baby's Father Regretted It 分手后孩子他爸后悔了 Lou Yeqing楼夜卿Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Three years ago, Qin Jiu Chi cornered Wen Wanzhao, who had just stepped down from the awards podium, and asked with a cheeky grin, “I want to find out if law students are as good with their mouths as they are at arguing.” But Wen Wanzhao sneered and shot back, “Sir, that's harassment. I have evidence.” Three years later, Qin Jiu Chi gripped Wen Wanzhao by the throat, eyes red, and asked, “Is the child mine?” All he saw in reply was Wen Wanzhao shakily signing: Sir, this has nothing to do with yo 331Reads8.6Score—14d adds
17. 17 命 He Was Never in My Destiny 命中无他 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted He hated the other person’s betrayal and hated how they kept running away from him, again and again. But he also loved them to the bone. He gave them his whole heart, only to have everything taken from him by the person he respected and cared about most. Everyone thinks a lifetime is long, but sometimes it’s too short to grasp. If I could live again, I hope I’d never have met you. 256Reads7.2Score—14d adds
18. 18 盲 The Blind Consort 盲妃 Egret Jiuzhou白鹭九州Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted On the wedding day of Li Wenxing, the notorious and merciless general, and Jiang Yan, the beautiful blind young master of the Jiang family, every citizen in the city kept their doors shut and dared not step outside. The streets were empty and lifeless. Jiang Yan had loved Li Wenxing for thirteen years. He had thought Li’s promise to love him faithfully was sincere, never imagining that Li not only didn’t love him, but had long since given his heart to someone else and hated Jiang to the bone. Af 352Reads6.9Score10014d adds
19. 19 鲛 The Merman Has Lost All Hope 鲛人他心灰意冷 Hua Xi花溪Two Male Leads32k WordsCompleted The merman Chen Xiao was lured to the human world by Murong Jing's promises of love, never imagining that a trap had been laid for him long ago! He was imprisoned in the imperial dungeon and tortured day after day. It was all because Murong Jing wanted to take his most precious merman pearl and use it to save his seriously ill first love! After learning the truth, Chen Xiao died in despair. But Murong Jing had always said Chen Xiao disgusted him. So why did he go mad and try to bring him back to 791Reads8.0Score10114d adds
20. 20 全 Everyone in This Story Is Crazy. Please, Won't You Kill Me? 全文疯批，请杀了我好吗 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Power couple + Mutually faithful] [Angst early on, more angst in the middle, the male lead turns into a lovesick puppy later; tragic ending, but with rebirth] The pursuer thinks the pursued betrayed him. The pursued spends two years hiding away, then gets caught and brought back. The pursuer starts beating and tormenting him in every way, and even brings his fiancée to see him. She'll stop at nothing and wants to kill him every day. After enduring endless humiliation, Bai Feiying tries to escap 2kReads9.0Score26414d adds
21. 21 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
22. 22 以 With My Devotion, I’ll Weather the Years 以我深情抵岁月 Meeting the Stars遇见繁星Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [1v1 + devoted couple + healing romance + everyone’s favorite + a little melodrama early on] [Cool, aloof CEO × lazy, alluring beauty] Yu Ran first met Rong Jin when she was four. The boy reached out to her and asked, “Then why don’t you come with me?” She gazed at him, still young and bewildered, yet without hesitation placed her hand in his. Years later, the alluring beauty pins the godlike, handsome man against a table. Her lovely fingers rest on his thin lips, her eyes dreamy and seductive, 18Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    I loved the fifth book the most; it made me cry so much, I read it three times and still couldn't stop.

23. 23 我 My Husband, Who's So Desperate to Look Tough 我那死装死装的老公 Snowbound Boat雪行舟10k WordsCompleted My Husband, Who Acts Like He’s Dead All the Time —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 迟 Love That Came Too Late Is Cheaper Than Grass 迟来的深情 比草还轻贱 Quality Young Man one优质青年one1k WordsCompleted Love that comes too late is worth less than grass 41Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 19.4kReads—Score88714d adds
26. 26 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
27. 27 病 The Illness Called Love 病名为爱 Xi Niu悉牛Modern Romance59k WordsCompleted Lin Chi has cancer, and the doctor says she has only six months to live. As she grieves, Lu Shenyuan tells her he’ll give her a grand funeral. Sick with love for him, Lin Chi is willing to give him everything, even though her life is about to end. But all he gives her in return is, “Do you think you deserve me?” Whether or not they are a good match, she chooses to love him with all her heart. So when her time finally runs out, she can only forgive him for not loving her. 123Reads8.0Score—14d adds
28. 28 阴 By a Twist of Fate, I Became the Young Master’s Personal Maid 阴差阳错，我成了少爷的贴身女仆 Three-Dog Fish三狗鱼儿Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted The short drama The Unexpected Turn: I Became the Boss's Maid is now streaming [Dominant, obsessive male lead + forced romance + intense, tantalizing tension + mutual healing] What Li Qingqing regretted most was probably selling her first time to Lu Yan, only to accidentally end up working as his housekeeper. From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn. After one passionate night together, the man developed a taste for her, and with her living so close, he kept coming back to her night after 4.4kReads8.9Score41014d adds
29. 29 足 I Booked a Massage at a Foot Spa, Looked Up, and Saw the Fiancée I Almost Married 足疗店点了个技师，抬头一看是我差点娶回家的未婚妻 I Eat Hotpot in Beijing我在北京吃火锅10k WordsCompleted I Booked a Foot Massage, Looked Up, and Saw the Fiancée I Nearly Married 7Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 皑 Snow-Capped Mountains 皑皑雪山 Until the Tuberose Blooms荼靡未至Modern Romance89k WordsCompleted Amid a volatile international situation, the snowy mountains along the border stand like silent witnesses, watching over countless untold stories. Beneath these mountains, the fate of Zhong Yuanzheng and Hua Yu is at stake, as is the peace and justice of countless others. Across the vast snowy mountains, some lay down their lives bravely for justice, while others hold fast to their convictions on the brink of death. When the smoke clears and the truth is revealed to the world, the borderlands g 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A poignant love story between a border guard and a journalist; a campus youth drama.

31. 31 旧 A Farewell Letter from Last Summer 旧夏天的离别信 Until the Tuberose Blooms荼靡未至Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted The wind suddenly turned gentle, sweeping up the red bean leaves scattered across the ground and sending them swirling around him. Her figure seemed to appear before his eyes once more. The farewell letter he had worried between his fingers until it was creased fluttered away on the breeze. In the distance, the yew trees rustled softly, mingling with the clear chime of a bell. It was just like the day they first met: he had been wearing a school uniform faded from too many washes, carrying a spo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 东 Eastern Palace: Li Chengyin Is Done Pretending 东宫：李承鄞他不装了 A Little Red Bean一颗红豆儿Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted [Li Chengyin reborn]× [Political intrigue]× [Scheming Crown Prince]× [One-on-one romance, both leads untouched] In his previous life, he was Li Chengyin, Crown Prince of the Feng Dynasty. For revenge and power, he had personally pushed her into the abyss. In the end, he could only watch Xiaofeng die beneath the yellow sands, regretting it for the rest of his life. Reborn in his youth, he returned to a time before any of it had happened. In this life, he swore to love and protect her, and make am 624Reads8.2Score10514d adds

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    It's a very niche book; very few people have read it. Most people only read it because they had nothing else to read. But as I read it, I completely fell in love with it—who understands? The first two books have some heart-wrenching elements. They made me cry, and I literally lost 5 pounds—no exaggeration, I really did! Then I immediately found the third book, which has a bit of humor, and it saved my fragile heart.

33. 33 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
34. 34 神 The Foolish Doctor Consort Takes the World by Storm 神医傻妃名动天下 Ya Zhi妖枝Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The naturally dim-witted legitimate daughter of the prime minister was betrothed to the hideously ugly Ghost King, feared by everyone. A demon and a silly girl, a match made in heaven? But one day, people discovered that the world-famous miracle doctor was none other than the supposedly dim-witted princess, and the ruler who controlled the fate of the world was the hideous Ghost King. Together, they changed the balance of power. The louder you laughed at them back then, the harder you’ll cry tod 3.8kReads9.2Score50314d adds
35. 35 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 20.5kReads—Score64114d adds

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    She died in the year he hated her the most, and also in the year she loved him the most.

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