Looking for Heartbreaking Stories with Emotional and Physical Anguish 求虐心虐身的文

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 72kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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   The heroine Shen Nian was originally a girl surrounded by love, but an accident caused her world to collapse instantly. The death of her best friend Lu Lingrui was like a wound that could not be healed, deeply engraved in her heart, and Lu Lingrui's brother Lu Lingchuan vented his hatred on Shen Nian.

2. 2 每 I Die Young in Every World 每个世界我都英年早逝 Wu Lanzi Ye无斓孜叶Two Male Leads566k WordsCompleted Mo Yinglan happened to read an old-school, melodramatic tragic romance novel and watched helplessly as the various male leads who ticked all his boxes were brutally tormented from start to finish. Most infuriating of all, it ended with a brainless happy ending for everyone. “...” “What kind of century-old joke is this?” “Is this guy right in the head? No, wait, he doesn't have a brain at all!” “If it were me, I'd absolutely die the moment that scumbag surnamed Jiang ‘came to his senses.’ If I co 2.4kReads8.5Score155Shelves

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   The most cruel thing is! Every time he is about to touch happiness, fate will kill him! Seeing him smiling in the direction of his lover while he was dying, I pulled the bedside paper straight away - this was not abusing the protagonist, he was clearly poking my heavenly cap with a steel needle!

3. 3 吾 I Am the Aether King 吾为以太君王 BeiluchengACT北鹿城ACTAnime Fanfiction299k WordsOngoing A Zenless Zone Zero fanfic A doting wife, Hoshimi Miyabi; an older sister, Yixuan [JoJo Stand setting; protagonist has no System; female lead regrets her choices; slice-of-life and battles] The protagonist, Yi Yuan, grew up relying on his two older sisters, Yixuan and Yijiang. On a bitterly cold, snowy day, they were taken in by a master from Yunkui Mountain and brought to the sect. After joining the sect on Yunkui Mountain, he was constantly targeted by the senior disciple, Yun Baichuan. When —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Absolutely zero doujin hits pre-order! "I am the King of Ether" JOJO substitute literature + the pinnacle of sadomasochistic aesthetics + fighting against systematic villains

4. 4 黑 Hei Ye's Gorgeous, Strong, Tragic Beauty Can No Longer Hide His Secret Identity! 黑爷家的美强惨马甲不保啦！ Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + universally adored + shipping your own CP] Many years ago, Jiang Xu transmigrated into the body of Hei Xiazi’s younger brother. In the end, however, Hei Xiazi killed him amid the curses of everyone around him. After the System brought him back to life, Jiang Xu geared up from head to toe, donned a secret identity, and joined the main storyline so he could destroy the Wang family’s computational system. He’d planned to push Wu Xie to grow while posing as a stranger, and sneak 21kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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   Recommended, perfectly meets the requirements

5. 5 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I'm So Overpowered, Yet I'm Trapped in a Massive Shura Field 盗笔：超强的我陷入了大型修罗场 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Shen Huai: Modern-Era Arc, Extra-Long Republic-Era Watch-Along] [Everyone's Darling and Romantic Rivalry, Go Ahead and Ship Them + A Hint of Being Everyone's Favorite + Imagining a Powerful, Beautiful, Strong Yet Tragic Character] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At this very moment, my body was lying right beside me, looking like a beautiful, flower-like person in a coma. The good news: I can create a secret identity that can't be killed. The bad news: the System sa 66.2kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
6. 6 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Posing as a Mysterious, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Man 盗笔：装出个高深莫测但美强惨 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted "The only Grave Robbers' Chronicles fic rated 9.6, come see!" [Starting with the Old Nine Gates, Beloved by All, Pick Your Favorite Pairing + Slightly Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Imagines the Powerful Heartbreaking Beauty] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At that very moment, my body was lying right beside me, playing the part of a breathtakingly beautiful vegetative patient. The good news: I could create an immortal secret identity. The bad news: the System told me 39.7kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
7. 7 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 94.3kReads9.7Score15.2kShelves
8. 8 见 Meeting Summer 见夏天 As Always, An'an安安如故Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan 1.5kReads8.5Score324Shelves
9. 9 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?” 7.4kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
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 82.8kReads9.6Score14.6kShelves
11. 11 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 67.5kReads9.7Score12.1kShelves
12. 12 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 2.9kReads9.4Score811Shelves
13. 13 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 114.6kReads9.6Score12.6kShelves

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    Shocking the soul, when triggered at a certain point, instant growth, family, friendship and love, each one can make you moved.

14. 14 薄 Mr. Bo, We’re Nothing but Strangers Now 薄先生，你我情同陌路 Ji Xiaonuan季小暖Modern Romance63k WordsCompleted [Short Story Contest] After seven years of marriage, she has suffered endless torment at his hands. She has angina and only a year left to live, but he ignores it and plans to marry her younger sister. No one knows she is the real Mrs. Bo. Forced to kneel before her own sister and admit she is a shameless mistress seeking attention, she endures his bloodthirsty sneers and his endless humiliation and trampling of her dignity. After losing her child, she goes mad with despair and leaps from the up 125Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The most suffocating thing is! Bo Nanci's crazy look was more piercing than a knife - he held her cold body in the morgue for three days, calling her name over and over again. When he found the pregnancy test sheet she had hidden under the pillow, he knelt on the ground and hit his head against the wall. Blood flowed from his forehead into his eyes. He was still laughing: "Jian Jian, I was wrong...

15. 15 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 19.4kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves

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    It's so good. I read it late at night and it made me cry and my heart ached.

16. 16 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 60.3kReads9.5Score11.4kShelves
17. 17 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 14.3kReads9.7Score3.2kShelves
18. 18 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 31.5kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
19. 19 G GB: My Enemy Becomes My Slave, and I Make Him Pay GB：仇人成了我奴仆，狠狠虐他 Tiny Moss微苔Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Warning: This is an angsty story! The female lead torments the male lead, physically and emotionally. Expect kneeling, imprisonment, whips... If you can’t handle that, read with caution!] [Cool, vengeful queen vs. sweet, gentle demon king] Both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other, both leads are devoted to each other!!! When Chi Feiyan passed by a brothel, she rescued a beautiful boy and took him in as her disciple. She raised him with care, teaching him and pa 16.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    These are good books

20. 20 给 Becoming a Father to the Male Lead of an Angst Novel, the System and I Went on a K*lling Spree 给虐文男主当爹，我和系统鲨疯了 Baiduo Qingsalt白堕青盐Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + top + quick transmigration + System + raising children + face-slapping and punishing scumbags] Some small worlds operate by the rules of abusive romance novels. Their laws are unfair and biased, derailing the protagonists' once-bright paths to a good life. They suffer physical and emotional abuse, have their wings clipped, yet are still expected to end up happily ever after by making things right for others. Those so-called happy endings are built on the protagonists' blood and 32.4kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
21. 21 王 The Prince's Cold and Stern Little Shadow Guard 王爷的冷冽小暗卫 Zhuo Ling濯泠Two Male Leads266k WordsCompleted [Secret Love Turns to True Love, Happy Ending] [Warning: Extremely frequent physical abuse. If that's not your thing, do not read!] Shen Xi'an fell in love with his master many, many years ago, starting with a single unforgettable glimpse. But when they met again, their statuses were worlds apart, and there was no longer the slightest chance for them to be together. Before coming to Huo Ran's side, Shen Xi'an had already given up on his life, even on living itself. Huo Ran gave him a reason to l 3.5kReads9.0Score371Shelves
22. 22 大 The Grand Tutor, the Great Liar 大国师，大骗子 Xing Shangxiang刑上香Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted Song Xuan was once a charlatan who made his living swindling people. But fate had other plans: he happened upon the down-and-out prince Ji Yunxi and fooled him into letting him cast a few fortunes. Every single prediction came true. When Ji Yunxi ascended the throne, he installed Song Xuan as the Imperial Preceptor. In full view of the court, Song Xuan had to deal with ministers taking turns making things difficult for him, political and harem intrigues, and an emperor who watched him like a haw 15.4kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
23. 23 哥 My Older Brother Is a Mad Dog, and His Younger Lover Regrets Chasing Him 哥哥是疯狗，年下弟弟后悔追夫 Clear Broth清水锅Two Male Leads442k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beautiful and powerful + main couple: aloof, cool bottom and older, flirtatious top + side couple: arrogant, domineering bottom and older, icy top + unrequited love + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + the bottom suffers first, then the top + a long road to winning back his love] Shan Ye has a crush on his older brother’s childhood friend, a notorious playboy. He’s pursued him for years, but the man has never been interested, thinking he’s a dull, clueless young master. Aft 5.1kReads8.2Score369Shelves

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    First torture, then torture

24. 24 病 The Lovesick, Tyrannical Emperor Can't Have Her 病娇昏君求而不得 Ye Youmin叶游民Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted [Unhinged / Tragic Romance / No Harem / Devoted Couple / Past and Present Lives / Amnesia and Forced Love / Bad Ending] (Unhinged, obsessive, and paranoid tyrant × Depressed, unlucky prince of a fallen kingdom) In the end, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly. Was it a blessing, or a calamity? They clearly loved each other, and neither was at fault. Yet the same dream repeated over and over, with different endings playing out countless times. The outcome seemed like nothing but a cruel joke. H 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are quite cruel.

25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.5kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
26. 26 皇 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 Jin Xihexi金汐何西Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.5kReads8.3Score138Shelves
27. 27 虐 After the Supporting Cast in a Tragic Romance Went on Strike, the Male Lead Panicked 虐文配角罢工后，男主急了 Sparse Remnants of Snow残雪疏疏Two Male Leads258k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + possessive love + faking his death + regretful pursuit + tragic ending] Jiang Yuyue transmigrated into an angsty novel, becoming the male lead's side character who was tormented nearly to death. In the original story, he was hopelessly in love with Bei Jinyun, taking blades and testing poison for him, only to end up on the executioner's block. All because the man he loved most said, “He hurt me.” The System wanted him to stop the male lead from turning evil? Jiang Yuyue simply 29Reads8.0Score—Shelves
28. 28 温 Miss Wen's Rules for Secretly Loving Someone 温小姐的暗恋法则 Bubble Coffee气泡咖啡Modern Romance365k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] [A false gentleman who's truly scheming × a resilient, well-behaved girl] [One-on-one romance + both leads' first love + mutual secret crush + secret crush comes true] Among Ningcheng's wealthy young heirs, Wen Shiyi is easy to overlook. Her family isn't influential, she's quiet and reserved, she doesn't drink or go clubbing, and even the time she gets home at night is strictly regulated. In other words, she's a boring good girl. * Jiang Hechuan, on the other 12.3kReads8.8Score16.3kShelves

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    Mutual secret love, sadistic and sweet "Jiang Hechuan is back from abroad, tonight is Wanye, will you come?" The phone on the table vibrated, and Wen Shi, who was dazed in the meeting, suddenly woke up. Then he replied without hesitation: "Come". After putting down her phone, she continued the meeting. The company has a new product that is about to be released recently. The promotional advertisement and spokesperson video have been filmed, and we are just waiting for the time to build momentum. However, it was beaten to the punch by its competitors. The new products released by key competitors were 80% similar to their new products. During this period, Wen Shiyi and his people were working overtime to deal with this matter, but fortunately, there was already a plan to deal with this matter, so there was no need to be so anxious. Half an hour later, Wen Shi took a break and went to the garage with the car keys. As the car drove onto Guanlan Avenue, the night wind blew from the window, bringing a cool and comfortable feeling. Wen Shiyi had not felt so relaxed for a long time. Although his body was tired, his mood was very happy. When her car was approaching Wangye, Qu Xiaxia suddenly called. "Jiyi, are you on your way to Wanye?"

29. 29 自 After Five Hundred Years Bound in a Forbidden Land, You Cry When I Become a Rogue Cultivator 自缚禁地五百年，我当散修你哭啥 Carrot-Flavored Mint Candy萝卜味薄荷糖Eastern Fantasy5.2M WordsOngoing [Published] [Immortal Cultivation + Traditional Fantasy + Invincible + No System + Unrelentingly Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Rogue Cultivator] Five hundred years ago, Gu Xiu bound himself to a forbidden sect ground for five hundred years, offering himself as a source of fortune for the sect. Returning at last, he should have been welcomed home in glory. But the world had changed beyond recognition in those five hundred years. His master abandoned him, his senior sisters despised him, an 84.3kReads7.9Score8kShelves

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    Love became Ling Chi's instrument of torture, every inch of skin screamed in pain, and every drop of blood told of despair. By the end of reading it, all my tears were gone, leaving only a dull, hollow pain in my heart.

30. 30 O OMG! The Male Lead's Sleeve Was Torn Off Because of Me OMG！男主的衣袖竟因我而断 Cauliflower and Potato花椰菜土豆Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + equally powerful leads + devoted couple + my take on cultivation + slow burn, all about being there for each other] Guileless, flirtatious bottom × handsome, powerful, tragic, devoted top (This story is a wild mix of kinks. The bottom is morally neutral and chaotic, just here for the fun of it. If it's not your thing, please don't flame me; just close the page. Pretty please qwq) College student Chu Xi transmigrated into a male-oriented power-up novel 6.1kReads9.0Score949Shelves
31. 31 我 I Quit School to Become a Lone Cultivator, So What Do Beast Tides Have to Do with Me? 我已弃校当散修，兽潮与我何干 Wei Wei Qing Shan魏巍青山Urban434k WordsOngoing A cataclysm struck, and demons invaded Blue Star. Jiang Li was an outstanding student at his academy, working like a beast of burden for the school, only to be repaid with false accusations and slander. Jiang Li was utterly disheartened. Then he unexpectedly bound himself to the Absorption System, which could extract any talent. [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Diligence!] [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Devouring!] [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Healing!] Just as Jiang Li g 2.3kReads8.0Score114Shelves
32. 32 白 Both My Moonlight and My Cinnabar Mole Want Me Dead 白月光与朱砂痣都要我死 Awakening of Insects 69惊蛰69Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Nobody is a saint. Sweet and angsty, genuine groveling, genuine love-triangle drama, everyday life, and emotional relationships.) Obsessive heiress * revenge-seeking black lotus * mad dog When Jiang Shaoyou was seven, Xiao Hongli rescued him from the abyss and became a ray of light in his life. So he became her mad dog. At eight, Jiang Shaoyou dragged Yan Ruoxi into the abyss to save Xiao Hongli from being kidnapped. With an icy expression, Xiao Hongli plants her foot on Shen Lincheng’s head as 6.5kReads8.5Score355Shelves
33. 33 我 I Only Wanted to Die, So How Did I Become Famous and Successful? 我一心求死，怎么功成名就了？ The Heavenly Court's Little Nobody天庭小卡拉米Historical1.9M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + Menace + Humor + No System + Not Invincible] [This book has a martial arts power system, but the protagonist has no combat skills. If you only like effortless power fantasies, please look elsewhere.] After nine lifetimes of reincarnation, Mu Qingbai has just one more to go before he can return to his homeland with everything accumulated over all ten lives. Falsely accused and thrown in prison from the start, he is about to be executed after autumn. He’s read 20.8kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
34. 34 短 Short-Story Quick Transmigration: The World Is Twisted? I'll Save It 短故事快穿：世界扭曲？我来救赎 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Liu Ruyan Series, Short-Drama Series, Rapid Transmigration, Subverting Expectations, Punishing Scumbags, System, Small-World Romance Can Have a Couple or Not] (There are plenty of stories with a single heroine, so pick whichever you like. I enjoy writing couples in the smaller worlds, and I guarantee I won't force you to read them at knifepoint! I didn't add the single-heroine tag. That's all I have to say.) (The Liu Ruyan series features short dramas and short stories: “chasing your husband/wi 9.8kReads8.6Score773Shelves
35. 35 云 Yunzhao, the Sword Spirit 云昭剑灵 Little Sister A小阿姐姐Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted Yun Zhao, the junior sister of her sect, is always saved by a mysterious sword beam. When she falls off a cliff, it cuts through the demonic vines. When she is poisoned, it cleaves apart the miasma. Even most of the lightning tribulation is drawn away. She thinks she has encountered a reclusive sword immortal, until one day she deliberately puts herself in danger... A youth formed from frost and snow appears, coughing blood. “Stop... testing me.” Later, Yun Zhao enters a forbidden land to save h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Silent Night Sword Spirit: Takes love as food, hurts when you think about it, and burns when you feel emotional!

36. 36 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 13.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    The first one was so cruel that the person who could endure it without crying was this one [like] [cry] The second book was very short and I probably finished it in less than an hour. The reversal of the abuse within the torture [crying] [crying] [almost crying] Resurrection of the male protagonist. The third book hehehe, people who can read it should not be tortured physically and mentally [you taste it carefully] [you taste it carefully]

37. 37 他 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 441Reads8.4Score105Shelves
38. 38 那 That Unknown Story 那个不为人知的故事 Clear Hawthorn Tea Flower清楂茶花12k WordsCompleted That Little-Known Story 1.2kReads—Score105Shelves

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    This novel mainly tells the love story between antique restorer Chen Mingsheng and undercover anti-drug policeman Yang Zhao. Due to the failure of the undercover operation and other reasons, the two faced many difficulties and obstacles. In the end, Yang Zhao chose to say goodbye to Chen Ming. There was no sentence "I love you" in the article, but every word was filled with tears.

39. 39 风 After the Wind and Snow, the Pear Blossoms Bloom Again 风雪过后，梨花再开 Building Dreams in the Starry River星河筑梦15k WordsCompleted After the Snowstorm, the Pear Blossoms Bloom Again —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from a true story, she has been teased by fate her whole life, but she strives to live as her own light.

40. 40 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 97.9kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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    It must be this one. I cried so hard when I read it that I didn't know what the world is. It's suitable for tasting.

41. 41 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 36.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Suit your taste

42. 42 余 I'll Spend the Rest of My Life Waiting for You 余生只待你 Young Master Liangye公子凉夜Urban128k WordsCompleted In high school, Bai Zhi and Lin Yu became classmates. Back then, Bai Zhi was rebellious and willful, a troublesome student who gave her teachers headaches. After an encounter in a downpour, Lin Yu saw through her pain, and the two became close friends. They were accepted into the same university and promised to start there together. Before they could enroll, Lin Yu learned that Bai Zhi was the daughter of the mastermind behind a kidnapping case that had once shocked the entire city. He had been 2.4kReads9.6Score352Shelves

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    I thought they were reunited, but the plot took a turn for the worse! Bai Zhi's identity was exposed and she fell into many dangers. She struggled alone in the darkness. Every time she had a brush with death, it made me heartbroken. After finally waiting for the case to turn around, Bai Zhi was involved in a car accident in order to protect the evidence and her companions. At this time, Lin Yu was happily preparing to propose marriage. When the plane landed, what was waiting for him was the news of Bai Zhi's death.

43. 43 风 When the Wind Blows, Orphans Hurt 风一吹，孤儿就疼 A Fateful Dream筑梦奇缘13k WordsCompleted When the wind blows, orphans ache. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from a true story. The story of sisters who lost their mother when they were young, faced bullying, fought back bravely, and stayed together with their grandparents.

44. 44 重 Reborn: From College Student to Tycoon 重生：从大学开始当首富 Mango Plays by Himself芒果自己玩Urban1.6M WordsCompleted International finance reporter: “Mr. Stock God, how did you create your legendary success in the stock market?” Chen Xiao smiled. “I don’t know how to trade stocks. I’m not interested in them at all.” The reporter pressed him: “Then how do you keep winning, time after time?” Chen Xiao: “You’ll have to ask the stock market. I don’t know why it’s so cooperative with me either.” “Mr. Stock God, which generation of Best Actress is your girlfriend, then?” Chen Xiao smiled at the microphone without an 79kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves

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    I like to brush it up when I'm bored.

45. 45 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 39.4kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves
46. 46 我 I Wear the Stars to Come See the Sun and Moon 我披星辰，来见日月 Zhang Paopaopao张泡泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn, System, making money, working hard! Not a romance. There are no romantic scenes in the main story. This is a story about a strong female lead, but she grows over time and isn't invincible from the very beginning. After returning to the time she graduated from junior high, Su Shiyi decides to break free from her heartless family for good. She'll study hard and train in combat, with one goal: to become a better version of herself, learn to protect herself, and never be manipulated again! D 12.8kReads9.2Score2kShelves
47. 47 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 50kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves
48. 48 赝 Forgery 赝作 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance127k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later] [Bickering Couple] [False Substitute] [Happy Ending] Even the fakest things have a real side to them, just like the marriage between Lin Jiaqing and Jiang Chengyu. Their affection was fake, and so was their courteous distance. But those nights when he lay on top of her, working hard at his "plowing," and those moments when she screamed, nearly bursting into tears, were real: the pleasure and ecstasy were genuine. The Lin family was on the verge of bankruptcy, so Lin 764Reads9.3Score112Shelves
49. 49 十 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 1.7MReads9.9Score228kShelves
50. 50 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 254.2kReads9.4Score44.6kShelves

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