Extremely Angsty, Heartbreakingly Painful Stories 特虐，虐到撕心裂肺

1. 451 心 May Your Heart's Desires Bring You Peace, Day and Night 心有所妄，朝暮皆安 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted With a Heart Full of Longing, Peace in Every Dawn and Dusk 313Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 452 招 I Can’t Handle Him! The Big Shot Can Soothe, Seduce, and Go All Night 招架不住！大佬会哄会撩体力顶 Galloping Snail飞奔蜗牛Modern Romance424k WordsCompleted The first time they met, Song Zhiyun was abruptly pulled into Zhou Yiheng's arms. Before she could cry out, the man's broad palm clamped firmly over her lips. His commanding voice rang in her ear. “Call me your husband!” “If you don't want to die, call me your husband!” His threat was unmistakable. She took a deep breath, then parted her red lips, her voice sweet, coquettish, and irresistible. The man's Adam's apple bobbed. “Nice. Want to keep going somewhere else?” She shoved him away. “You cre 12.8kReads7.5Score1.2kShelves

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   A very good book; it's good for passing the time on weekends.

3. 453 撩 Flirting With Her: Her Wolfish Younger Brother Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 撩宠：狼狗弟弟对她蓄谋已久 Mu Yi eve沐易eveModern Romance180k WordsCompleted (Devoted couple + sweet romance + older woman/younger man + he’s been plotting this for a long time + healing) Flirtatious qipao-clad beauty vs. wolfish CEO younger man After being cheated on, Yu Qing met an incredibly handsome man at a bar. His nearly perfect features were sharply defined and stern. His thin lips were pressed together, and the cold arrogance in his dark eyes was enough to make anyone uneasy. With a crowd of rivals around him, she went straight over and hooked an arm around his 343Reads9.0Score—Shelves
4. 454 大 When the Great Fog Cleared 大雾散尽 The Old Moon Is at Peace旧月安好Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted When Jiang Yue was young, she met a man who shone like pure moonlight, like the moon hanging high in the sky. She was infatuated with him, obsessed with him. But he remained seated high above, looking down at her, until one day she died a terrible death. Then the story began again. Jiang Yue set out to take revenge on and claim that dazzling light for herself. This time, she would stain the divine and keep that radiance all to herself. She would make him fall to the mortal world for her, never t 5.5kReads8.1Score220Shelves

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   • Recommendation: Readers who enjoy stories with a touch of taboo, vividly portrayed characters (especially a charming but prickly female lead), and intense emotional conflicts may want to give this book a try.

5. 455 玫 The Rose Stirs the Gentle Breeze 玫瑰惹清风 A VV阿VVModern Romance301k WordsCompleted Nie Jin has a twin sister who suddenly falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, making Nie Jin the only suitable donor. Her mother, who had never cared for her, came begging. So did Cheng Wen, her sister’s stepbrother. Knowing her sister liked Cheng Wen, Nie Jin said, “I might be willing to save her, but I have one condition!” Cheng Wen: “What condition?” Nie Jin: “Winter’s almost here, and I want someone to keep my bed warm. How about you?” Cheng Wen: “Impossible.” Nie Jin: “Then don’t ask me t 8.7kReads8.9Score602Shelves
6. 456 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 35kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves
7. 457 我 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 我复活了他，他却说我自私 The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树8k WordsCompleted I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Extremely angsty novel + heart-wrenching romance + life-and-death separation

8. 458 姑 Fox Whispers of Guyao 姑瑶狐语 Sun Peiran孙培然Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted Qing Yi, the most adorable little fox spirit on Mount Guy Yao, has one greatest wish in life: to cling to Brother Wei Yan forever. She always slacks off when cultivating. She can be happy for three days after growing a second tail, and doesn't mind much when it shrinks back to one. After all, her black fox big brother, with a beauty mark at the corner of his eye, is there to bail her out. When a peach tree spirit pesters her, her brother swishes his paw and cuts it into several pieces. When she 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   That's all, just a knife.

9. 459 未 Unspoken Longing 未言心盼 Sun Peiran孙培然Two Female Leads31k WordsCompleted Two female leads, everyday life, BE, told entirely through dialogue. BE: please don’t read if you dislike it. Jiang Xinpan, a Chinese teacher, rents a place when her school dormitory is renovated, and falls in love with her landlady, Yu Weiyan. The story draws on some of my own life experiences and is a novel I wrote for myself. It’s very short, written purely for love. The style is extremely restrained, with lots left unsaid; it only presents parts of the full story. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 460 掌 Dust in the Palm 掌间尘 Sun Peiran孙培然Historical19k WordsCompleted Dust in the Palm —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 461 错 Mistaken Identity (1) 错认（1） Long Long Shu龙龙舒10k WordsCompleted Mistaken Identity (1) 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried so much! [Crying][crying][crying]

12. 462 天 Daybreak Is Coming, Part 1 天要亮了1 Long Long Shu龙龙舒7k WordsCompleted It’s almost daylight 1 3Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 463 她 She Leaves with Their Miniature Heir, and Her Ex-Husband Goes Mad with Regret 她揣缩小版继承人离婚，前夫悔疯 Classmate An安同学Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted #Tragic Romance #Angst Before Sweetness #Painful Love #Both Leads Are Pure Through a twist of fate, Jiang Xiyue secretly gave birth to the male lead's son. Later, she risked having a second child so the baby's cord blood could save their son, but the male lead mistook her for a woman with a devious scheme. A conspiracy and the Huo family's massacre followed. The paternity test was tampered with, and Jiang Xiyue was plunged into a terrible injustice. She became a criminal suspect and was branded 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    It's both sweet and heart-wrenching, a truly captivating story.

14. 464 他 He Says I’m His Most Precious Thing 他说我最珍贵 An Ruhao安如好Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Shen Huaiyu married me only to use me as a cover for the secret he couldn’t let anyone know. I nearly became a mere baby-making tool for him. Shen Yinan married me and made it clear that he only wanted me to have his child... What did I ever do to deserve this, Tang Zhiya? No matter how you slice it, all you Shen men want me to bear your children! Later, before the baby was even born, I went from being Mrs. Shen to his awkward mistress. I wanted to run, but I couldn’t escape his grasp or his 360 1.9kReads9.1Score106Shelves
15. 465 陈 Mr. Chen, We’re Better Off Apart. Never See You Again! 陈先生，一别两宽，再也不见！ Wuyou勿忧26k WordsCompleted Mr. Chen, let's go our separate ways and never meet again! 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He appeared in her life like a ray of light when she was at her lowest point. But later, he was the one who embraced other women, saying he thought she was dirty...

16. 466 药 Bitter Medicine, Deep Love 药苦情深 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Bitter Medicine, Deep Affection 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The kind of torture that tears your heart apart.

17. 467 废 Wasteland Reboot: Paradise Restoration System! 废土重启：乐园修复系统！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse175k WordsCompleted Worldbuilding: In 2077, the Great Annihilation disaster erupted (nuclear war + a genetic virus leak), turning the surface into a wasteland. Cities collapsed into jungles of steel and concrete, radioactive dust blanketed the land, and mutated creatures (sand locust beasts, iron-shell rats) took over the ruins. Humanity retreated to underground shelters or formed armed settlements. Only fragments of the old world's civilization remained (rusted amusement park rides, faded fairy-tale murals, defunc —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 468 高 After the College Entrance Exams, My Niece Ran Away. Under the Bed Were Eight Cloth Bags and a Secret I’d Kept for Three Years 高考后，侄女跑了，床底八个布袋，和我藏了三年的秘密 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted After the college entrance exams, my niece ran away. Beneath the bed were eight cloth bags and a secret I had kept for three years. —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 469 给 While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Another Man’s Ring 给老婆买口红时，我看见她戴着别人的戒指 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅6k WordsCompleted While Buying My Wife Lipstick, I Saw Her Wearing Someone Else’s Ring 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 470 核 Nuclear Weapon Skill 核武技能 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy125k WordsCompleted A modern nuclear physicist transmigrates to a world of immortals and cultivators, awakening a unique nuclear martial physique. He turns concepts such as nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and radiation into cultivation abilities, using the “Nuclear Path” to smash his way through the road to immortality in a world where immortals and demons vie for supremacy. Nuclear Weapons Analysis System: Bound to the protagonist after his transmigration, it can analyze cultivation techniques, immortal material 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 471 白 The Night My White Moonlight Returned, I Became My Fiancé's Younger Brother's Fiancée 白月光归来那夜，我成了未婚夫弟弟的“未婚妻” The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树10k WordsCompleted The night my first love returned, I became my fiancé's younger brother's “fiancée” 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of abusive love, a wife-chasing frenzy, 1V2, a domineering CEO, amnesia, crime, and revenge against scumbags.

22. 472 八 Little Farmer Girl of the Eighties: Going to School with My Pocket Dimension 八零小农女，带着空间去上学 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted A Little Farm Girl in the 1980s: Taking Her Space to School 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 473 我 I Paid 40,000 Yuan for His Hospital Bills, Only to Catch My Cousin Splitting My Aunt’s Life-Saving Money in the Emergency Stairwell 我出四万住院费，却撞见表哥在安全通道分大姑的救命钱 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅15k WordsCompleted I paid 40,000 yuan for her hospital bills, only to catch my cousin splitting up my aunt’s life-saving money in the emergency stairwell. —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 474 雪 When Snow Falls on the Wedding Robe 雪落嫁衣时 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted When Snow Falls on the Bridal Robe 69Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 475 忍 Three Years of Swallowing Humiliation, Then One USB Drive Sent My Boss to Prison 忍辱三年，一个U盘送领导入狱 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅13k WordsCompleted After Three Years of Enduring Humiliation, a USB Drive Sent My Boss to Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 476 你 You Betrayed Me, So I’ll Bring You Down 你负我，我覆你 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted You Betrayed Me, So I’ll Bring You Down 6Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 477 被 The Day My Resume Was Torn Up, the Trillionaire Heir Was Waiting Downstairs 被撕简历那天，千亿太子爷在楼下等我 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅26k WordsCompleted The Day My Resume Was Torn Up, the Trillionaire Heir Was Waiting for Me Downstairs —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 重 Reborn, I Sent My Phoenix Man Ex-Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital 重生后，我送凤凰男前夫进了精神病院 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅17k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Sent My Phoenix Man Ex-Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 479 我 The Code I Wrote Wiped Out the Heavenly Tribulation 我写的代码把天劫干没了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀12k WordsCompleted My Code Wiped Out the Heavenly Tribulation 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 我 I’m Monopolizing the Cultivation World by Selling “Harem Protagonist Auras” 我靠卖“万人迷光环”垄断修真界 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted I Monopolized the Cultivation World by Selling “Harem Protagonist Auras” 19Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 481 前 My Ex Said I Wasn't Good Enough for Him. The Next Day, I Became His Company's Biggest Client 前男友说我配不上他，隔天我成了他公司最大的甲方爸爸 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted My Ex Said I Wasn’t Good Enough for Him. The Next Day, I Became His Company’s Biggest Client —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 我 Something Seems Off About My Sect 我的宗门，好像不太对劲 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀18k WordsCompleted My Sect Seems a Little Off 15Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 483 我 I Thought I Could Be Happy with Someone Else, Until He Wrapped His Hands Around My Throat 我以为换个人能幸福，直到他掐住我的脖子 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅12k WordsCompleted I thought I could be happy with someone else, until he wrapped his hand around my throat —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 林 Lin Ayue and the Light 林阿月与光 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted Lin Ayue and the Light 6Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 彩 She Gave Her 880,000 Yuan Bride Price to a Punk, Then Begged Me to Raise Her Illegitimate Child After Our Divorce 彩礼88万她给黄毛，离婚后跪求我养野种 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted She Gave Her 880,000-Yuan Bride Price to a Punk, Then Begged Me to Raise Her Illegitimate Child After the Divorce 2Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 486 青 The Azure Phoenix Never Descends to the Mortal World 青鸾不落凡尘 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Azure Phoenix Never Falls to the Mortal World 33Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 并 Twin Demon Lotuses 并蒂妖莲 Northern Sacred Emperor北圣皇Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted People say that deep in Lotus Lake grows a demonic lotus with twin blossoms, two flowers on one stem, sharing a single life. Qing Ning is gentle and serene as water, while Liu Hua is fierce and blazing as fire. One is good and one is evil, yet both are trapped by the curse of the twin lotus. He is Ying Zhaoli, the Heaven-appointed “Demon Slayer,” whose sword can end a demon’s life, but cannot sever the love in his heart. He is Mei Chi, king of the fox clan and master of bewitching hearts, who fa 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend a Chinese-style romance novel featuring a tragic love story between a human and a demon. It tells the tale of twin sisters entangled in love and hate with a human cultivator and a fox demon king. The ending is tragic; both sisters die together. The two men are driven mad, one waiting obsessively. It's heart-wrenching. Come and read it!

38. 488 地 The Musang King in the Basement 地下室里的猫山王 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted A Cat Mountain King in the Basement 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 489 我 I Was Dead for Seven Days Before Anyone Found Me! 我死了七天才被发现！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted I was dead for seven days before anyone found me! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 大 They Scammed Me for 2,600 on My Wedding Day. Two Years Later, I Livestreamed Blocking Her Son's Wedding Car and Collected 3,000 大喜之日被讹2600，两年后我直播堵她儿子婚车收了3000 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅10k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, she swindled me out of 2,600. Two years later, I blocked her son’s wedding convoy during a livestream and collected 3,000. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 491 婆 Eight Hundred Rounds of Mother-in-Law Vs. Daughter-in-Law 婆媳大战800回合 Flowers Bloom in the Warm Breeze0119花开风暖0119Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted “I don’t have a daughter. If you marry into our family, you’ll be my own daughter.” Out of ten thousand people who say this, you’d be lucky if even ten mean it. If even one actually follows through, you’ve hit the jackpot. 2.4kReads8.9Score263Shelves

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    There's a really long, intensely emotional part in the middle that really tests your heart's endurance 😄😭

42. 492 别 Don't Rush, I'm Waiting 别急，我在等 Shangguan Xuan'er上官轩儿Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Whether you are a career woman or a housewife, you must treat yourself like a queen. When you are humiliated or defeated, learn to fight back when all seems lost. When you find yourself in a difficult situation, don't panic. Wait. Wait for your opponent to finish their act. Wait until you have all the evidence. Wait until everyone has taken their side. Then tear down the stage with your own hands. 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The moment the needle pierced her skin, Feng Li burst into tears. Fifteen milliliters of amniotic fluid were drained. She curled up, clutching her lower abdomen, her sobs gradually changing tone. "I admit it," her voice was hoarse, "the child isn't yours."

43. 493 入 After Fourteen Years as the Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family 入赘14年，他毒杀了我全家 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅17k WordsCompleted After 14 Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 494 崇 She Married a Foreigner Out of Worship for the West, Lost 4.7 Million to a Scam, Then Fought Back 崇洋媚外嫁老外，被骗470万后我绝地反击 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted I Married a Foreigner Out of a Fawning Admiration for the West. After He Scammed Me Out of 4.7 Million, I Fought Back 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 495 前 When My Ex-Husband Asked to Get Back Together, I Was in My Prime 前夫求复合时，我风华正茂 Quan Xin荃昕10k WordsCompleted When My Ex-Husband Asked to Get Back Together, I Was in My Prime 8Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 496 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Ran Into My First Love, Who Fled from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 离婚当天，意外撞见逃婚五年的初恋情人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Accidentally Run Into the First Love Who Ran Away from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 462Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 497 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on a Tycoon’s Arm. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 离婚当天，前妻挽着暴发户嘲笑我穷，三年后我身家过亿 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on the Arm of a Nouveau Riche. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 498 年 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅7k WordsCompleted I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 我 My Youthful Romance 我的青春爱恋 Sparse Shadows in the Apricot Grove杏坛疏影Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing Lin Wan had a secret talent: the poems she wrote reflected the truest colors of people’s hearts. Then, one autumn, Zheng Hao, wearing a dark green sweater, stood in the light and asked her if she liked Yu Qiuyu. For the first time, her pen trembled, and the colors on the page blurred into something out of place. She spent three years of her youth writing poems for him, gave him her first night beneath the moonlight in a white shirt, and even followed him into the neon-lit depths of the night. Bu 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It will torture you until your heart aches, your liver aches, and your entire youth aches!

50. 500 我 I Woke Up My Husband from His Vegetative State 我让植物人老公苏醒 Loves Bauhinia Flowers爱紫荆花Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + age gap + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + powerful man lowering his head] Su Tong is the Su family’s adopted daughter. Clever from a young age, she excelled in school and graduated from Harvard, becoming an outstanding neurosurgeon. The Su family’s biological daughter, Su Shishi, refuses to honor the betrothal arranged for her when she was young and marry Huo Yunzhou, a business magnate from Haicheng who has been in a vegetative state since a car accident. So her adop 2kReads8.0Score143Shelves

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    Here are a few good books I recommend: arranged marriages that blossom into love. The beginning is incredibly angsty, but later the aloof and cunning CEO falls for her, leading to a dramatic "wife-chasing-back-the-cremation" scenario.

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