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1. 51 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves

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   This is incredibly heart-wrenching; it starts by torturing the protagonist. The torment continues afterward.

2. 52 收 After Adopting the Down-and-Out Female Lead, I Died Horribly in Front of Her 收养落魄女主后，惨死在她面前 Li Huan离焕Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [In your first simulation, you transmigrate to a cultivation world.] [You become a refugee fleeing famine. Along the way, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her older brother.] [You depend on each other and become one another's only support.] [At the end of the simulation, you shield the grown girl and give your life to hold off a horde of demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in her eyes goes out too.] [In your second simulation, you transmigrate to a world where steam and mag 119kReads9.1Score13.9kShelves

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   The first book was quite angsty in the beginning; I was reading it late at night and tears were streaming down my face. It became sweeter later on. The second book was the opposite: sweet at the beginning, but incredibly angsty later. (7300 Hours of carefully selected content)

3. 53 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves

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   The pain of one's family of origin is truly devastating... Like being stabbed repeatedly with knives...

4. 54 只 I Only Make Money, Never Romance: I'm the Best Professional Simp! 只赚钱不谈情，职业舔狗我最行！ A Long Sigh长叹一声Urban3.9M WordsOngoing (Succubus + winning back the husband + lighthearted comedy + everyday campus life + no System + not reborn + sweet and angsty) A gambling-addicted dad, an alcoholic mom, a sick little sister, and a broken-hearted him. To make money, Lu Xing chose to provide emotional support instead of doing either brainwork or manual labor. Everyone knows Lu Xing is the humble pursuer of the aloof campus beauty Wei Qingyu. He loves her to his very core and takes care of her in every possible way! Wei Q 261.1kReads9.5Score18.8kShelves
5. 55 她 She Said, Long Live Friendship 她说友谊万岁 Insomnia Coast失眠海岸Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Just received a rating, and it may go up] [Campus | pure love and healing | mutual unrequited love, bittersweet BE] [Please see the book reviews for an explanation of the age issue] After she turned thirteen, Xi Ying had a secret preoccupation: Chen Yunzheng. “Hey, help me down, would you?” Thirteen-year-old Xi Ying stood on a wobbly stool and looked down to see Chen Yunzheng holding out his hand. Sunlight spilled behind him. The boy's voice was soft, but she remembered it for ten whole years a 499Reads8.1Score163Shelves

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   Personally, I think these four books are somewhat angsty.

6. 56 八 All Eight Empresses Betrayed Me: Reborn to Die of Regret 八女帝全背叛，重生悔到肠断 Li3 Feng李3疯Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Wife-Chasing Crematorium]+ [Deep Regret]+ [Ridiculously Satisfying]+ [Absolutely No Reconciliation]+ [Commentary That’ll Make You Die Laughing]+ [Comedy] In his previous life, everyone envied Lu Ye, the Nine-Lives Heavenly Venerable. Not only did he have nine lives, he also had eight stunningly beautiful confidantes. Who could have imagined that when Lu Ye attempted to become a Heavenly Dao Saint, all eight of his confidantes would join forces to strike him down? Nine Heavens Sword 21.8kReads8.9Score2kShelves
7. 57 哑 My Mute Husband Came to the Capital for Me. This Time, I'll Protect Him 哑夫赴京寻我，这一世换我护他 She Chui Xiao Xue Fei佘吹小雪飞Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted Content warning: The female lead is sexually experienced, while the male lead is a virgin. Women give birth; in this world, men can have children after taking a “pregnancy fruit” (very rare). (Completed! The male lead is not very bright at first, but later regains his senses.) (Female-dominant society, past and present lives, two strong leads, pure love, devoted male lead, pursuit of the husband, one-on-one romance) Past thirty, the dim-witted mute hunter finally got married, and his wife even 8.2kReads8.0Score999Shelves

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   A female-dominated, angsty romance novel (completed) (Female-dominated, past life/present life, strong leads, pure love, loyal lover, pursuing the husband, 1V1) A mute hunter, past his thirties and mentally challenged, finally gets married, this time to a woman who is practically his own. In this matriarchal era, he's incredibly powerful. But after their wedding night, he discovers his wife doesn't seem to like the marriage. She always looks at him coldly, treating him with indifference, sometimes even scolding and hitting him. He thinks it's normal for his wife to dislike him; after all, he's stupid and mute! So he vows to treat his wife well and listen to her. If she says east, he dares not go west; he carries her wherever she wants to go; he gives her whatever she wants, until it costs him his life… She is the current Crown Princess of Ningyuan Kingdom. Framed by her sisters, she endured hardship and displacement, losing her leg and suffering greatly, finally marrying a mentally challenged mute hunter. Although the hunter was fairly handsome, the saying goes, "bad people come from bad places," and she instructed herself to be cautious and careful, to make him work for her. Then… she harbored great ambitions, climbing step by step to the top, but due to suspicion and misunderstanding, she personally pushed him, who loved her dearly, to his doom, ending in a tragic fate. On the day of her triumph, only endless regret and heartbreak remained. Reborn, she let go of her obsession and devoted the rest of her life to making amends, only hoping for his lifelong peace. But could it truly be as she wished? "My lady, the wisteria in the mountain courtyard is blooming again…"

8. 58 死 Five Years After My Death, I Became the Tyrant's White Moonlight 死后第五年，我成了暴君白月光 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance382k WordsCompleted [Resurrected first love VS ruthless emperor left a widower to raise a child alone | Devoted romance + Possessive love + Chasing his wife to the crematorium] Lan Shu was an orphan, living under someone else's roof. Just because Prince Yong looked at her twice, her uncle sent her to his bed, and she became a bird in his cage. After five years together, she heard him say, “She's only a kept woman. She's not worth the trouble.” Lan Shu's heart turned completely cold. When Prince Yong ascended the th 16.3kReads8.5Score1kShelves

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   It's 2 a. M., And I declare this book is really good.

9. 59 快 Quick Transmigration: She's Only Collecting Data, So Why Are You Crying? 快穿她只是在收集数据你们哭什么 Xu Baiyuan许白愿Fantastical Romance534k WordsOngoing (The rating just opened, so it'll go up!) [No CP, every world has a tragic ending, use your imagination, self-delusion] 021 and 047 are highly intelligent robots developed by Dr. H. In the year 457 of the Interstellar Era, ancient interstellar culture teeters on the brink of extinction, while technological progress has gradually caused people to lose their emotions. To preserve cultural heritage, Dr. H orders the android 021 to travel to various low-level parallel worlds and gather all kinds of 2.3kReads8.1Score197Shelves

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   I found this book quite heart-wrenching. The first part of the first world felt quite warm and cozy, but it started getting really angsty later on.

10. 60 驯 Taming Him: He Plucks Roses in the Abyss 驯养：他于深渊折玫瑰 Long-Wave Wanderer好长浪人Modern Romance384k WordsOngoing Just started collecting ratings, so the score will rise. [The Underworld Boss Falls for Her, Step by Step x The Hothouse Rose Fights Back Against All Odds] + [All Characters Are Chaste] (Content warning: The male lead is genuinely unhinged at first, with lots of coercive scenes!!!) In Boler City, money paves the way, and desire is addictive. Everyone here knows that Ruan Mian is a rare, delicate flower, cherished by Fu Jingshen for fourteen years. Then the Fu family falls, and a deal puts her 15.2kReads6.6Score1.4kShelves

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    It's physically and mentally abusive [facepalm], it has a bit of an old-fashioned feel to it.

11. 61 宝 Baby, You’re a Little Cake 宝宝你是小蛋糕 He Shan Jiang Yue禾山江月Two Male Leads284k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Both pure] [1v1] [ABO] [Has a baby] [Healing] [Airhead vs. Pretentious Tough Guy] Wen Tong's heat hit without warning. As his consciousness grew hazy, an Alpha barged into his home. His pheromones smelled sweet, like melon mixed with cream. The man's hands were scorching, his voice low: "Baby, don't be scared. I'll take care of you." After one night, Wen Tong was temporarily marked. The next day, his mother dragged him off to a blind date. The Alpha sitting across from him was 3.4kReads8.2Score730Shelves

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    I enjoy reading novels with high ratings and many reviews. But this is the only one I finished reading. — "Baby, you've forgotten me again." "Why would I forget? But thinking about it hurts so much." "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry... How could I forget you again... How could I forget the child..." "No!" "Please!" "He's your child!"

12. 62 欲 Eternities Still Unsaid Till You Love Me 欲言难止 What About the McChicken麦香鸡呢Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16kShelves

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    Super, super sweet (the order is random).

13. 63 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.4kReads9.7Score19.3kShelves
14. 64 胖 The Fat Boy's Secret Crush 胖子的暗恋 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林15k WordsCompleted The Fat Guy's Secret Crush 813Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So heartbreaking, everyone watch this!

15. 65 其 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林18k WordsCompleted I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 442Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 再 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷，下一辈子也不要见了 Zheng Jianlin Who Loves Grilled Squid爱吃烤尤鱼的郑健林Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 系 The System Makes Me Do Evil, and the Male Lead Makes Me Love Him 系统逼我作恶，男主逼我爱他 Nothingness Is Everywhere and Nowhere无为有处有无无Fantastical Romance550k WordsCompleted [Vicious senior sister x deranged junior brother on the verge of turning evil] [Transmigrate, System, redemption of a beautiful but tragic hero, equally matched leads, love-triangle showdowns, one-on-one romance, mutually devoted couple] (Dear readers, the rating has only just appeared, so it doesn't mean much yet.) Gu Xuan is stabbed to death by a disgruntled patient, only to wake up as the notorious vicious senior sister in a cultivation novel! The System coldly issues her missions: Mission O 305Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Finally finished reading it! This novel was so heart-wrenching, it hurt my liver. °(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)°. The emotional arc between the male and female leads is complex. But is it only the leads who suffer? No, the readers suffer too! 🌚 The characters are quite vivid, which helps the reader feel immersed in the story. If you're looking for a slightly angsty read, you should give this one a try. Don't give up halfway through; be sure to read to the end, because it has a happy ending! (´-ω-`)

18. 68 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 199.2kReads9.5Score24.5kShelves

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    Yes, these abusive novels are...

19. 69 春 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4kShelves
20. 70 永 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 Never Annoyed by Time时不烦Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 519Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I haven't finished watching any of these yet, so I don't know the specifics, but in short, there's some angst in the beginning and some in the end (sections 2 and 6 are about two male characters).

21. 71 踹 After Dumping My Ex, I Became His Canary 踹了前任后我成为他的金丝雀 Wealth and Glory荣华富贵Two Male Leads275k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, pampered canary × cruel, unhinged CEO] ✨ “Zhou Ning, if you want money, trade me yourself.” The once-spoiled young master of a wealthy family had fallen into the hands of capital, reduced to someone’s canary. “Ningning, if you ever leave my side again, I’ll break your legs, put a tracking device on you, and carve my mark into your body... You’ll never escape my grasp...” Ming Sihan kissed Zhou Ning’s forehead, murmuring as if whispering the most intimate words between lovers. Zhou Ni 2.8kReads8.6Score310Shelves
22. 72 渡 I Saved Him, but No One Saved Me 渡他，无人渡我 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted I’ll save you, though no one will save me. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These two stories are extremely heart-wrenching, but worth reading! The kind that's suffocatingly angsty

23. 73 离 The Sun Will Shine When I Leave You 离开你，天才会晴 Listening to the Wind, Finding Joy听风拾悦11k WordsCompleted Once I leave you, the skies will clear. 445Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 30.6kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    They won, but she would never see her young General Zhou again; they won, but she was forced into a political marriage.

25. 75 拜 After Becoming His Disciple, I Was Imprisoned by My Sickly, Obsessive Master 拜师后，我被病娇师尊囚禁了 Don't Eat the Grass by Your Burrow不吃窝边草呢Two Female Leads543k WordsCompleted [The Main Story Is Complete; Ongoing Updates Are for the IF Storyline] [Two Female Leads] + [Yandere] + [Tragedy] + [Protagonist Suffering] + [Physical Abuse] + [Bad Ending] + [Imprisonment] + [Coercion] + [Angst] The road to ascension opens once every hundred years. Among the countless people gathered, Venerable Xuanqing Feng Xuanqing chooses only Long Xiyue, a mortal girl with the bloodline of the dragon clan. Everyone believes it is a blessing from heaven. Only Long Xiyue knows just how craz 6.7kReads7.7Score596Shelves

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    Lao Yue misses you 😭

26. 76 误 I Rescued a Madman, and the Female General Locked Me on Her Bed, Weeping 误救疯批，我被女将军锁在榻上哭 Don't Eat the Grass by Your Burrow不吃窝边草呢Two Female Leads484k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] + [Bad ending] + [Angst] + [Heartbreaking] + [Imprisonment] + [Coercion] + [Unhinged/yandere] + [Physical and emotional torment] + [Cruelty that strikes at the heart] During a heavy snowfall that year, the healer Lin Qian kindly saved a woman who had been gravely wounded. She thought she had rescued a good person. Little did she know she had provoked a venomous snake named Xiao Moran. Xiao Moran was an unhinged female general with power over the court, blood on her hands, a 6.8kReads8.6Score660Shelves
27. 77 暗 Secret Love Is Like a Green Plum 暗恋好似一颗青梅果 Xiaoxiang Qimin潇湘祈敏Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking BE that will make you cry your eyes out: youthful angst, unrequited love, and bittersweet longing Xia Xi's youth was shrouded in gray. Her parents' endless arguments, her classmates' distance, and the chains of social anxiety left her like a shadow in the corner, silent and invisible. That changed in her first year of high school, when the sunny Shen Yiqing became her desk mate. Cheerful and kind, he was a ray of light piercing her gloomy world. He taught her to be brave and help 5.9kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
28. 78 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. 1.8kReads—Score138Shelves
29. 79 白 White Snake: The Normal Version 白蛇I正常版I White Night BatX白夜蝙蝠XAncient Romance33k WordsCompleted I am the emperor’s medicine: he takes my blood to heal his beloved consort. He said the White Snake clan had a special bloodline and deserved to be locked away in the imperial palace to suffer. So I watched him cut down my parents, then hang me in the snake pit to be bitten by countless snakes. The day I escaped, I became a true white snake and returned with poison. The palace servants all say the new demon consort is skilled in poison and clings to the emperor every night, but they don’t know I 427Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was so moved I cried [crying] It was so heartbreaking...

30. 80 你 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 504Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking, come watch!

31. 81 要 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 The Typing Puppy码字的修勾6k WordsCompleted If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 183Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, come and take a look, let's read some angst-filled novels!

32. 82 我 I, the Most Hated One, Died. What Are You Crying For? 我一个万人嫌死了，你们哭什么？ Flowers Falling in Misty Rain烟雨花落Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Angsty, Over-the-Top Romance + Everyone’s Least Favorite + Everyone Gets Their Redemption] Ye Sui knew from childhood that he was an illegitimate son, and that illegitimate sons were guilty by nature. So his father treated him like he didn’t exist. His mother sold him off to pay her debts. His eldest brother hated him because his mother had indirectly caused the death of his brother’s mother, who had been his father’s mistress. His second brother had been the demon in his nigh 6.6kReads7.9Score518Shelves

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33. 83 他 He Said, "Don't Love Me, It Won't End Well" 他说别爱我没结果 Faint Tobacco Scent淡淡的烟草香12k WordsCompleted He Said, Don't Fall for Me, It Won't End Well 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a bit sharp, don't curse.

34. 84 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score200Shelves

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    This is seriously amazing! I've never read such a good story in my life! Xiao Dao La Pipi really opened my eyes to something new. Don't be fooled by the less-than-ideal synopsis and title; the content is truly incredible. Plus, check out the comments section—they're all 99+ ratings, super high! [Smiley faces emojis]

35. 85 贵 The Rich Young Masters' Plaything 贵少爷们的玩物 I Eat Preserved Mustard Greens我吃梅菜Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Angsty Romance] [Multiple Male Leads] [Not a Clean Romance] [Exes Begging for Forgiveness] Have you ever loved someone like this? Loved every strand of his hair, every glance he gave you, so that even the most insignificant thing he said could make you feel giddy with happiness. Knowing full well he wasn't the right person, yet still throwing yourself into the flames like a moth, with no regrets even as you burned. When Cheng Xiaoxiao was eighteen, she loved someone just like that. I'm too laz 41.2kReads—Score4.2kShelves

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    Both of these are angst-filled novels, and both are quite good.

36. 86 朱 The Concubine of the Zhu Family 朱门妾 Yun Xibai云夕白Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Male Lead, No Female Lead, Angsty Novel] In short, this is a story about a modern woman who transmigrates to ancient times, where modern and ancient ways of thinking collide. This novel has no moral compass and no shame. 1.3kReads8.6Score101Shelves
37. 87 温 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban172k WordsCompleted Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title, it's pure angst.

38. 88 我 My Girlfriend Has a Cheat, and Seven Divine Songs Take the Music World by Storm 我有外挂女友，七首神曲横扫乐坛 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban206k WordsCompleted Tang Yiao is a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, stuck in a career rut and going nowhere. His company sends him to compete on a talent show for newcomers. After his former rumored girlfriend publicly announces her relationship with a popular young star, he becomes a laughingstock, enduring ridicule and mockery. Setbacks in both his career and love life send him to the lowest point of his life. By chance, while watching a livestream on his phone, Tang Yiao reunites with Jiang Xinyue, 8.2kReads9.6Score893Shelves
39. 89 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.5kReads8.1Score172Shelves

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    "She was my sun, yet I extinguished her light with my own hands." —Ancient Chinese Romance Novel with a Tragic Ending ⚠️ Childhood Sweethearts, a bittersweet story, the heroine dies with resentment, and the hero commits suicide for love. It unfolds from three perspectives, and all three main characters are tragic figures.

40. 90 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 43kReads9.7Score4.6kShelves
41. 91 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves
42. 92 等 Waiting Half a Year for You 等你半年 Han An Jing涵桉婧Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Campus Youth + Online Romance + Tragic Ending] [Cold, Distant Junior × Obsessive Senior] She spent her entire youth loving one person, only to lose herself waiting for him. When she was sixteen, Lu Xingchen told Lin Chuxia, “This star is called Chuxia.” She believed him. She waited three years and sent more than four hundred messages. He never replied to a single one. Later, he found someone else. He made their relationship public, flaunted his affection, and called someone else “baby.” He 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book gets really angsty later on.

43. 93 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves

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    Every single one of them brought me to tears. The first two had a particularly strong aftertaste. The third book made me cry uncontrollably, especially the part about the Empress Dowager's death. The last book was incredibly moving, especially the one about friendship.

44. 94 杳 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 Dreaming Night Owl夜猫梦梦Modern Romance169k WordsCompleted [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 338Reads—Score125Shelves

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    It was incredibly moving. The female lead was an undercover agent, and the male lead was a narcotics officer. They weren't driven by romance and had very strong moral values. In the end, both the male and female leads sacrificed themselves, and the bloody wedding at the end was absolutely heartbreaking. [Crying][crying]

45. 95 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 78.9kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves

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    This is really heartbreaking, but there are occasional sweet moments. At the beginning of the story, I was watching your inevitable death.

46. 96 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.4kReads9.1Score499Shelves

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    Yes, seeing this title might make you think it has a comedic feel and is a bit abstract, uh... But it's really tear-jerking and has a strong sense of contrast. For example, the male protagonist chooses the heavens over you because he has the confidence to save you, but later, for some reason... Emmmm, yes, the first story is a bit long, and the later stories are like short films. And the whole story is a deception; only at the end is it revealed to the female protagonist that it wasn't time travel, but something far more cruel. After finishing it, I couldn't hold back my tears at all; it wasn't just heartbreaking, but it was even more heartbreaking than that.

47. 97 被 Bullied and Hated by Everyone, She’s a Gorgeous Streamer in Private 被欺负的万人嫌，私下是漂亮主播 Sleepy Tangerine困桔了Two Male Leads485k WordsOngoing With black-rimmed glasses and long bangs, Chi You was a gloomy nobody. In everyone’s eyes, he was a failure who had overreached himself by once trying to cozy up to the powerful. He was timid and cowardly, humble and obedient, and anyone could walk all over him. Then one day, people were astonished to discover that the universally disliked student at Ellington Academy was actually a gorgeous streamer with a huge online following! The gentle, scheming upperclassman: “You’re only finding out now?” 32.5kReads7.5Score4.9kShelves

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    Look, look, it's beautiful and I love watching it.

48. 98 你 We Are Both Made of Tough Stuff 你我都是硬骨头 Wrap a Pancake Croissant包个煎饼可颂Fantastical Romance255k WordsCompleted [Pretended Feelings Mixed with Genuine Affection + Palace Romance in an Imaginary Setting / False Redemption, True Scheming] Him | You may be a tough nut to crack, but I’m still going to get through to you. “As you can see, I’m a madman. The world has sentenced me to death, but you’ll pardon me, won’t you?” Her | Love is no comfort. It’s a nail driven into your skull. “The love between us is a shackle forged from hatred. I’ve already lost everything just by letting my name appear in this story.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For angst-filled stories, check this out!!!

49. 99 他 After He Escaped Death, He Forced Me to Sign a Penance Contract 他死里逃生后，逼我签下赎罪契约 I Returned to the Crowd我重返人群Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted A handsome, powerful, tragic, obsessive, and deranged man with a double face × a patient, clear-headed heiress fallen on hard times Five years later, we meet again. He's Jiangcheng's most ruthless obsessive man, and I'm an heiress with nowhere left to turn. He hangs me over a cliff and says, “Let me show you the despair I felt when I jumped into the sea back then.” He forces me to sign a contract of atonement and says, “I won't spare a single member of the Lin family.” I thought he hated me so m 2kReads—Score110Shelves

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    Absolutely heart-wrenching! No sweetness! The ultimate in tragic romance! The male lead appears to be consumed by hatred and madness, but in reality, he harbors a deep and unwavering love! He bullies the female lead while simultaneously protecting her with his life! It depicts a love story that will leave you breathless with despair and sorrow! Read on, it's absolutely fantastic!

50. 100 繁 When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains 繁花落尽是清欢 Yang Xiaoqi's Peanuts杨小柒的地豆Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart + happy ending + punishing the scumbags + the male lead loves her but cannot have her, and dies alone] When she was five, she met the clear-eyed young Ye Lanqing. Plum blossoms covered the branches, and he came through the flying snow. With just one glance, he transformed Leng Yihuan's world. From then on, she had her beloved Qing-gege to think about. When he was twelve, his parents died in battle. He grew up overnight, turning cold and single-mindedly bent o 16.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    This is so heartbreaking 😭, [almost crying][almost crying][almost crying]

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