Tragic Novels Even Sweeter Than Gao Wobei's 刀子文，比高卧北还“甜”的

1. 1 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 11.8kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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   When the soothing medicine finally arrives, the wound has already festered and died, no longer desiring the useless medicine. (Super Knife)

2. 2 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.5kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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   When Xiao Yu, who had been imprisoned in the rehabilitation center, led the others out, he was met only with Fu Zechen's disgust. Only when the truth came to light and blood gushed out did he finally realize the gravity of the situation.

3. 3 死 After I Died, He Began to Love Me 死后，他开始爱我 Mu Shuilin木水林Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan never expected that, after an accident, her husband Gu Yuhui would have his memories sent back to when he was eighteen, a time when he loved someone else. Every night, Gu Yuhui would regain a month’s worth of memories. In those dreams, he fell in love with his unrequited love all over again. He was convinced there was no love in his marriage to Sang Yuan. Then Sang Yuan died, and his memories returned to the moment they first met. She had been a ray of light that illuminated his world 5.9kReads9.1Score40014d adds

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   This book is incredibly heart-wrenching, ending with both protagonists dying. The male protagonist is a very devoted person in relationships, a consequence of his family circumstances. He desperately needs someone to love and redeem him. Before meeting the female protagonist, he had a first love who treated him very well, but due to his family's decline, she couldn't withstand reality and broke up with him, leaving him devastated. However, he later met the female protagonist, who truly redeemed him. After meeting her, he learned gentleness, forgiveness, and how to love. But a car accident caused him to lose everything. After regaining his memories, he had nothing left and could only watch as his five-year-old child died for love.

4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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   A quick transmigration novel, extremely angsty.

5. 5 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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   A story of brotherhood and camaraderie! Watch now!

6. 6 身 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Urban442k WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.6kReads9.3Score94514d adds

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   I just finished watching "Singing with My Life, the Whole Internet Collapses and Begs Me Not to Die (Kissing the World with Song)". The protagonist broke the entire internet with his "life-level singing", and people were begging him to live while listening to his songs. This outrageous and addictive plot is something to watch!

7. 7 千 A Trillionaire Queen Keeps Me, and Her Campus-Belle Daughter Loses It 千亿女王包养我，校花女儿破大防 Flashy Big Cousin拉轰的大表哥Urban518k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + relaxed everyday life + artificial intelligence development] Luo Yunzheng gets into Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During summer break, he takes a job as a waiter at a karaoke club in Shanghai. When he wakes up, the most stunning beauty in Shanghai, Shen Yiren, the CEO of a trillion-yuan conglomerate, is lying beside him. This awakens his “Good Samaritan” System: making his target happy the previous night earns him 10 points. He wins a prize in the lot 510Reads7.7Score10114d adds

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8. 8 啊 Ugh, No! I'm a Jerk! 啊，呸！我是渣男！ A Life Between Lakes and Seas湖海平生Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (No harem-clearing, no mindless power fantasy, no rebirth or wild fantasy, multiple heroines, somewhat literary) I, your sovereign, have an ailment. I, your sovereign, am a lecher. Lustful but not licentious, with so much feeling it seems like none at all. … Some people are born in Rome. Others are born as pack mules. Ren Wufeng is luckier than 99.999% of the people in the world: he was born into a good family. Ren Wufeng is also less fortunate than 99.999% of the people in the world: he has an 493Reads8.8Score—14d adds
9. 9 死 After Death, My Wife Preserved My Corpse, and I Evolved from a Zombie 死后被妻子养尸，我从僵尸进化 The Classic of Mountains and Seas Courier山海经搬运工Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Zombies + Corpse-Raising + Corpse-Driving + Body Retrieval + Folk Customs + Romance + Ancient Mythology + Classic of Mountains and Seas] (Volumes 1–7: After I died, my wife raised my corpse, transforming me from a zombie into the Ancestral Corpse.) (Volume 8: After my wife died, I raised her corpse, transforming her from a zombie into a female drought demon.) In my previous life, my wife was the Yellow Emperor's daughter. She died after being sacrificed to the gods, and I raised her corpse unti 31.9kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds
10. 10 我 I Just Want to Work! Why Are All the Women Around Me Ex-Girlfriends? 我只想打工！怎么周围全是前女友 Born Fifty-Seven天生五七Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Multiple Heroines + Love Rivalry + Traits] [A short drama of the same name is now available. Come watch!] After transmigrating, Bai Qiyu has no particular skills to his name and can only get by on his looks. So he spends ten years as a kept man. Then, one day, he suddenly awakens a Trait System. Not only can he see other people's traits, but he can also keep earning traits by trying out different professions! But why?! Why are my ex-girlfriends everywhere I go?! E 17kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
11. 11 你 You're Just a Secretary, So How Are You Advancing Faster Than Your Boss? 你一个秘书，比领导进步还快？ Win Against Heaven胜天一局Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [A power-packed political drama, featured on the bookstore’s overall reading rankings three times] Lin Yi, a senior aide to a powerful leader, is targeted by his enemies and betrayed by his girlfriend. He strikes back hard, exposes a shocking conspiracy, and uses his foresight to make a spectacular comeback! 36.9kReads9.0Score3.9k14d adds
12. 12 绝 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 Little Bird Stewed in an Iron Pot铁锅炖小鸟Urban332k WordsCompleted [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 28.9kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    I've struck gold! The protagonist of "Suffering from Cancer, Kissing the World with Songs" is simply outrageous. He's going crazy in the music scene despite having cancer, and his songs are so popular that even cancer cells have to "work overtime to listen" to them. It's both heartbreaking and hilarious, highly recommended!

13. 13 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds

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    *The Mysterious City of Beasts*: The world is fake, but love is real! This novel is killing me! Before you open this book, please prepare tissues, because your tear ducts are about to be subjected to a scarlet tide! My family! Does anyone understand?! I've recently been completely torn apart by a novel, crying like a baby in the middle of the night! It's *The Mysterious City of Beasts*, which topped the charts on Tomato Novel Network! I'm in a state of complete emo right now, and I have to recommend it to you all, I can't be the only one suffering from this! Title: *The Mysterious City of Beasts* Author: Peng Pai Word Count: 2.874 million+ (Completed, feel free to follow) Rating: 9.8 (400,000+ reviews) Tags: Urban Fantasy + Suspense + Action + Full of Heartbreak 🌟📖 [Worldview Setting: Explosive!] 🤯 Imagine you live in a seemingly normal world, surrounded by loving family, childhood sweethearts, and best friends… Then, after your 18th birthday, you suddenly awaken and discover that this world is a complete lie! Out of 10,000 people, 9,999 are "beasts"! Only you are a real human! Those colleagues who smile at you, the family members who hand you water, the friends you've argued with and then made up with—they're all beasts in disguise! Once they discover you're an awakened one, they'll tear off the human skin and reveal their fangs! The protagonist, Gao Yang, is such a tragic (not really) chosen one, transmigrated to this world at six, awakened at eighteen, and from then on, began a life of dancing on the edge of a knife. "Hell is other people" isn't a philosophical proposition in this book; it's the literal meaning, folks! 💔🗡️ [High-energy warning: Wholesale razor blades!]😭 Author Peng Pai is practically a "professional razor blade distributor," his knife skills are precise, and every strike is fatal! Friendly reminder: Don't easily fall in love with any character, because you never know if the author will kill them off in the next chapter! The kind of angst here isn't the artificially sweet kind; it's the kind that catches you off guard, tears your heart apart, and leaves you with a lingering pang in your chest when you think about it at night—a philosophical kind of angst! 🥹 Moments that made me cry: • "The world is fake, but love is real": Gao Yang's "beast mother," before dying, shielded him, smiling and saying, "Yangyang, Mom and Dad love you." At that moment, I burst into tears! My worldview was instantly shattered! • Tears of childhood sweethearts: Li Weiwei suppressed her animalistic instincts twice, clearly terrified, yet still wanting to protect Gao Yang, until finally losing control, tears still welling in her eyes… This is the pinnacle of tragic ending aesthetics! • Brotherhood, risking one's life: When a fatal attack came, Wang Zikai (my dear silly boy!) Rushed forward without hesitation to shield Gao Yang! This unwavering protection truly made me cry! • Regret in the Wind: Jiu Han confesses in the wind, "Every time the wind rises, it must be because I'm thinking of you." Later, this sentence truly became a regret left in the wind... Author, you have no heart! 👥❤️ [Character Portrayal: Everyone's on the table!] This book is not a typical male protagonist's overpowered protagonist wish-fulfillment novel! Every character is fleshed out and intelligent! Whether it's the main characters, supporting characters, or even some "beasts," they are all extremely well-developed, making you unable to hate them completely, and loving them with trepidation. • Gao Yang: A male protagonist whose intelligence is always on point! He's not the kind of overpowered protagonist who only knows how to use cheat codes; he's afraid, he hesitates, but he always finds hope in despair and stays true to himself in the fog. • Qing Ling: A beautiful and cool girl; her words "I'll be with you" are more powerful than a thousand words! • Wang Zikai: A handsome, chuunibyou guy who calls himself the "Destined Youth" (the author has emphasized many times that he's very handsome!), Gao Yang's best brother, and also his "cover." Although he's "a bit lacking in intelligence," his deep loyalty and affection are heartbreaking! He's Gao Yang's biggest strength, and also his deepest weakness. ✨🌍 [Core Plot: So Heartwarming!] Besides the numerous satisfying and tear-jerking moments, the most amazing thing about this book is the emotional resonance and philosophical reflection it brings. In a illusory world where everyone can become a beast, what is real? It's Gao Yang's father frantically searching for his son on the beach until his voice is hoarse, his legs are weak, and he cries his heart out… It's that even though the world is fake, love is always real. "Weaknesses make people vulnerable, but sometimes, they can also make people stronger." Gao Yang's weakness is his family and friends, and it is these weaknesses that prevent him from easily losing his way on the path of pursuing his ideals. 🔥📈 [Pre-order a Bestseller!] This book is already going viral! It's ranked in the top 3 of the 2023 Tomato Annual Popular Novel Peak List, along with "Ten Days to End" and "I Learned to Slay Gods in a Mental Hospital"! And Youku has already acquired the rights and is preparing a TV series! Investing now is absolutely a steal! The joy of being a fan of the original work is unimaginable! 💎🙌 [Summary and Recommendation] If you like: · Mind-bending plots, constant twists and turns, and a feeling of intellectual superiority; · Well-developed ensemble cast, with each character having a story; · Delicate emotions that will make you laugh and cry, deeply moving and captivating; · Novel settings, wildly imaginative, and a mind-blowing world; then! *The Mysterious City of Beasts* is definitely for you! Friendly reminder: Prepare a strong heart and tissues before reading, because you'll be blown away by its coolness, its thrill, its heartbreak, its tears, and its sheer awe! Finally, let's shout out the line that runs throughout the book: "The world is fake, but love is real!" Go read it now! I can't be the only one heartbroken! Please! (PS: Remember to tell me after you finish reading which character made you cry the most! 😭)

14. 14 崩EN Honkai: The Exposed Savior! 崩坏：救世主的我，被曝光了！ Lao Ge Fatty Beef牢歌肥牛Anime Fanfiction720k WordsOngoing [Honkai Universe + Parallel Timelines + Righting Regrets + Only the Protagonist Gets Hurt + Multiple Female Leads] After unexpectedly transmigrating to the Honkai universe, Ye Li makes it his goal to turn this imperfect world into the one he hopes for. In the end, he sacrifices all his power to restart the shattered world. Having fulfilled his mission to save the world, he retreats into ordinary life, content to enjoy its peaceful routine. However, a video titled Honkai Impact 3rd unexpectedly r 5.1kReads9.3Score38914d adds

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    ① The protagonist transmigrates to a world in ruins, determined to transform it into the world he desires. He ultimately sacrifices all his power to reboot the world and then lives in seclusion in the city. ② The protagonist transmigrates to a world with underdeveloped entertainment. He decisively buys a bankrupt studio and begins producing "Fox Spirit Matchmaker," intending to make the Chinese people suffer. ③ The protagonist is reborn a month before his college entrance exams, awakening the Masked Life System. Wearing the mask grants him various superhuman abilities, but he cannot reveal himself or he will die.

15. 15 制 Making Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Viewers Begged Me to Stop Killing Off Characters 制作狐妖小红娘，观众跪求别刀了 Green Chestnut青栗子Urban136k WordsCompleted This is a world where the entertainment industry is underdeveloped. Jiang Che transmigrates here, binds an entertainment System, and buys an animation studio on the verge of bankruptcy. He watches the top-rated anime for three minutes, then promptly gives up. They call this the number one show? He immediately starts making Little Matchmaker, determined to show the people of Longguo what the good stuff really looks like. “For me, you left Tushan. For me, you made a name for yourself. For me, you 541Reads6.0Score—14d adds
16. 16 戴 I’m Invincible with My Mask On, but They Want to See My Face 戴上面具即无敌，她们却想看我脸 A Cup of Cola一杯可口Urban230k WordsOngoing [Overpowered] Yang Chen was reborn one month before the college entrance exams and unlocked the Masked Life System. Wearing a mask granted him various peak human abilities, but a deadly rule hung over him: reveal his identity voluntarily, and he would die instantly. Only if someone saw through his disguise could he permanently unlock his powers. With the campus belle demanding answers through tears, his mother starting to suspect something, and the police closing in step by step, he had no choic 16Reads5.7Score—14d adds
17. 17 七 Lychees and Unread Messages on Qixi 七夕的荔枝与未读消息 Liu Qiubai刘秋白6k WordsCompleted Lychees and Unread Messages on Qixi —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 晚 When Evening Falls, Your Love Ends in Summer 晚时逢君爱止于夏 Liu Qiubai刘秋白Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted At Dusk, I Met You; Love Ends in Summer —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 晚 Evening Falls 晚时 Liu Qiubai刘秋白Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted At Dusk —Reads—Score—14d adds

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