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1. 1 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds

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   I recently discovered an incredibly heart-wrenching novel, *She Stops Comforting Him*. Reading it completely broke my defenses! I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys angst. I just finished *She Stops Comforting Him* and cried buckets. Has anyone else read it? Let's share our thoughts! *She Stops Comforting Him* uses delicate prose to depict a broken relationship. The female protagonist's indifference contrasts sharply with the male protagonist's persistence. The words are filled with a sense of oppression and helplessness, leaving a lasting impression. A must-read for fans of angst. If you like novels that cut to the bone, you absolutely must check out *She Stops Comforting Him*—it's incredibly powerful!

2. 2 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 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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   This story is definitely a breath of fresh air in the world of angst-filled novels. It aligns with my values and is very enjoyable to read. It really hit my tear ducts hard, with sweet moments interspersed throughout the angst, creating a huge emotional rollercoaster. This book is a great choice when you're looking for something to read!

3. 3 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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   This is amazing!!! Can the author publish a book? I'll definitely buy it!!!

4. 4 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds

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   "She drowned herself in the deep sea called 'him,' waiting for a redemption that would never come." When sincerity is treated as sediment at the bottom of the sea, when expectation becomes suffocating water pressure, she struggles alone in the darkness, while he always stands on the shore, coldly watching this doomed descent. No melodramatic misunderstandings, no dramatic reunion, only conscious despair and an inescapable fate—"No One Saves Her and the Deep Sea" welds "Bad Ending Aesthetics" to the deep sea, leaving a lingering impact so strong that even after closing the book, you still feel sorry for the girl who never saw the light. #BadEndingNovel #DeepSeaLove #NoOneSavesHer #Angst

5. 5 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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   If you enjoy angst-filled stories, don't miss this one! The beginning is a bit boring, but if you persevere, you'll cry buckets! The female lead, Meng Tang, transmigrates to ancient times and needs to maximize the male lead Chu Yi's affection level to return to the modern world. She thought she could go home after jumping off the city wall, but she still couldn't. If it were me, I probably would have collapsed on the spot. The male lead forces the female lead's closest person, Fang Ning, to her death. I cried so much! In the end, Chu Yi dies in ancient times, and "When the fireworks fade, my beloved enters my dreams," Meng Tang returns to the modern world. The epilogue is a happy ending; the male and female leads meet again in the modern world.

6. 6 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 21.3kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds

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   I'm so crying, the tears just won't stop 😢😢

7. 7 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
8. 8 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
9. 9 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 66.2kReads9.2Score5k14d adds

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   Xiao Heng was a brief ray of light in her dark world, but also the one who reopened her wounds. Three years ago, Kane treated her like prey, and regretted it. Three years later, he tried to make amends but used the wrong methods, leading Jian Tong to believe he had simply changed his hunting tactics. Lu Mingchu, with a sliver of pity, fell madly in love with Shen Xiujin after learning everything. When she publicly declared her love at eighteen, she knew he would eventually fall in love and would never remain indifferent, even if it meant destroying her with his own hands. But Jian Tong ultimately loved Shen Xiujin, even after suffering so much because of him, simply because he was the one who imprisoned her body, while she was the one who imprisoned her heart.

10. 10 春 A Slow Spring in the Courtyard 春庭慢 That Early Summer aaa那年初夏aaaAncient Romance23k WordsCompleted I was his Crown Princess for ten years, bound to him in marriage. Yet after he ascended the throne, he made me only a Noble Consort. 852Reads—Score11814d adds

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    I highly recommend the first book! I cry every time I read it; it's so captivating and heartbreaking. He did absolutely nothing wrong from beginning to end, but everyone, whether they loved him or hated him, indirectly contributed to his death. 😢😢😢

11. 11 长 Parting from a Beautiful Face 长相别 That Early Summer aaa那年初夏aaaAncient Romance104k WordsCompleted I betrayed the one I loved and married into the Eastern Palace. He swore that I was so heartless, he would make me wish I were dead. After ten years of upheaval, he held power over the court while I languished in the cold palace. When I was finally close to death, he broke down and begged me through his tears: “Stay alive.” 241Reads—Score2214d adds
12. 12 与 Parting with You (Bad Ending) 与君别（be） Feng Bai逢白Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted Parting from You (Bad Ending) 84Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 姜 Ginger 姜了 Desolate and Uninhabited荒芜人烟Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted My name is Jiang Liao. My mother said it meant “born only to die.” She wasn’t wrong. Though I am a princess of Jiang, I was born in the Cold Palace and destined to suffer cruelty and contempt. Even the heir of Northern Qi, held here as a hostage, mocked me: “Jiang Liao, you’re both princesses, so why are you lying on the ground while Princess Yihe rides on your back? Don’t you hate her?” I knew what he was trying to do by provoking me. He wanted to use me to escape Jiang, and perhaps even bring 285Reads7.6Score10114d adds

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    1. "Dr. Zhou, My Bones Hurt" is so heartbreaking! He's decaying himself, yet he's still trying to give me pain relief 😭 Who wouldn't feel sorry for Dr. Zhou after reading this?! He hides his own ailment, only telling me to "bear with it," please don't use the knife of deep affection on me! The line "Dr. Zhou, my bones hurt" makes me cry every time I read it! A must-read for fans of angst! "Dr. Zhou, my bones hurt so much I can't bear it anymore." He pressed his fingertips against my decaying bones, his voice hoarse: "Bear with it, I..." I glanced at the blood seeping from the cuff of his white coat and suddenly laughed through my tears: "You're almost completely decayed yourself, and you're still lying to me that you can bear it?" He turned his face away, and after a long pause, he managed to say: "At least let me be in your pain."

14. 14 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds
15. 15 分 The Video Tape After the Breakup 分手后的录像带 Pure Butter Hot Pot Base纯牛油锅底9k WordsCompleted I broke up with my boyfriend during the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was a huge success and married a sweet, lively girl who was prettier than me. On a variety show, the host asked him whether, after winning every major award at such a young age, he still had any regrets. He put an arm around Xiao Yue’s waist. “I want to know how she’s doing after breaking up with me.” The host paused. “She’s... not doing well at all.” Pei Si finally smiled. “Then I can rest easy.” “But Ms. Qin l 19.4kReads—Score88714d adds
16. 16 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?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    Super heart-wrenching! A huge recommendation for anyone who loves angst, every single one is so tear-jerking 😭

17. 17 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
18. 18 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8k14d adds
19. 19 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
20. 20 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8k14d adds
21. 21 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 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5k14d adds
22. 22 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds

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    These four are all very tragic, sadomasochistic novels.

23. 23 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 is a story of reconciliation after a broken relationship, exploring the theme of "unresolved heartbreak" to its fullest extent. The husband, Gu Yu Hui, suffers amnesia due to an accident, regressing to his eighteen-year-old self, where he only loved his first love, treating his deeply devoted wife, Sang Yuan, as a complete stranger. Only after Sang Yuan's death does he piece together fragments of his past memories, revealing his love at first sight for her. The early part focuses on Sang Yuan's tender and agonizing wait, while the later part depicts Gu Yu Hui's maddening remorse: he kneels on the steps begging her to "come home," and is suffocated by a single cold word from her, spending the rest of his life atoning for the mistakes of his earlier years. If you enjoy the "wife-chasing-after-the-worst-him-return-to-memory" trope and can handle the extreme regret and redemption, this book will leave you crying throughout.

24. 24 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 2.1kReads9.6Score32714d adds

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    I was so breathless after watching it that I burst into tears.

25. 25 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
26. 26 顾 Mr. Gu, Please Stop Torturing Me. Your Wife Is Dying 顾总求你别虐，夫人她快死了 Watching the Stars望繁星Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted Complete [Angst and suffering + obsessive possessiveness + a groveling pursuit after the breakup] Su Jiameng saves Gu Chengli twice: first by carrying him out of a fire, then by donating bone marrow to cure his leukemia. In return, he tells her, “I'll make you wish you were dead!” Gu Chengli is convinced she killed the woman he loved. He hates the autistic son she gave birth to and resents her for taking the place of Mrs. Gu! Only when she jumps from a towering building does he realize that the 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds

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    Every single one of them was incredibly heart-wrenching, it made my liver ache.

27. 27 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance 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 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds

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    These are all heart-wrenching novels from major IPs. Beijing to Hong Kong is never far; what's far is the distance between Ye Xiao and Ruan Yusheng. "Hong Kong is so far from Beijing; he prayed to the gods to cross the distance and protect his girl." This is the synopsis of Chapter 1. You can check it out; it's really good.

28. 28 他 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 8.7kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
29. 29 他 After He Made Me Donate a Kidney, His White Moonlight Went Mad 他让我捐肾后，白月光疯了 The Star Heron Never Loses Its Way星鹭不迷路9k WordsCompleted After he made me donate a kidney, his first love went mad —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A deeply moving and tragic love story, where you only realize how much you cherish something after you've lost it—a real nightmare of trying to win back your wife!

30. 30 深 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 Bird Pine Rice鸟松米Modern Romance676k WordsCompleted A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds

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    The ending could be either a happy or tragic one; it's a bittersweet story filled with misunderstandings.

31. 31 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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    Here, here, if you have any other recommendations, please let me know! 🍉

32. 32 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
33. 33 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
34. 34 星 When the Stars Fade, Love Endures 星光落幕，爱意不朽 Dumplings Who Love Spicy Hot Pot爱吃麻辣烫的饺子78k WordsCompleted The starlight fades, but love endures —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The starlight fades, but love endures: He exchanged ten years of silence for a lifetime of hatred. "What if" is the most powerless word in the world. Shen Chanyu had fantasized countless times—what if he had told Ning Xuran the truth back then? Would their ending have been different? But every time he awoke from his hypotheticals, the emptiness of reality would tear open even deeper wounds. He chose to push away the one he loved most with lies, thinking it was the best protection. Little did he know that Ning Xuran, in her long wait, had already turned her love into hatred. Ten years later, they met again, the starlight still shining, but they stood at opposite ends of fate. One was still fantasizing about "what if," while the other had long since stopped believing in "possibility." It turns out that some love is destined to be immortal from the moment it is missed—it is precisely because it can never be touched that it burns eternally in memory. --- This story, "The Starlight Fades, but Love Endures," perfectly captures the cruelty and beauty of "what if." The ten years between Shen Chanyu and Ning Xuran are countless unspoken truths and irretrievable days and nights. If you're drawn to the lingering, poignant beauty of a tragic love story where the beautiful moments are shattered by one's own hands, this is a must-see.

35. 35 红 Grievance Beneath the Red Wedding Stars 红鸾怨 Watermelon-Flavored Sparkling Water西瓜味的气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her past life, Bai Manxue was blind to the truth and foolishly devoted, doing everything in her power to help Gong Shengyu ascend the throne. But after he became emperor, he seemed like a completely different person. He made her empress, yet also elevated Consort Yun to a powerful position to keep her in check. Behind their backs, he fanned the flames and watched them fight to the death. In the end, their child became a sacrifice to secure his throne. Bai Manxue was utterly disillusioned. For 3.4kReads9.2Score48714d adds

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    Personally, I feel that these novels are all quite angsty.

36. 36 菩 Tears of Bodhi, Sorrows of Pear Blossoms 菩提泪，梨花殇 Seven Nights七夜Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The day Pei Xuan returned to the manor, he handed me a letter of divorce. He planned to marry a talented young lady from an influential family as his principal wife. I refused to separate from him, crying as I told him I was dying. I had only a few days left, and all I wanted was for him to stay with me through my final month. But he gave me a cold smile, thinking I was putting on an act to win his favor. He insisted on demoting me to a concubine. A month later, my soul truly vanished. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 第 Regicide in the Seventh Life 第七世弑君 Wang Xianzhi of Little Kinmen Island小金门岛的王仙芝Ancient Romance181k WordsOngoing Tags: Obsessive love, Substitute bride, Tormented romance, Xianxia, Strong female lead, Sweet on the outside, dark within My name is Xu Mengmeng, and this is my seventh life. In my first life, I was his sword attendant. I died taking a calamity meant for him. In my second life, I was his Dao companion. He pushed me off the Immortal-Fall Platform with his own hands. In my sixth life, I detonated my inner core to die with him, but I still closed my eyes before he did. In this life, I bec —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 38 破 After Going Bankrupt, My Brother Dumped Me at His Archenemy's House 破产后，被哥哥扔到他死对头家里 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Co-residence romance · Sweet indulgence · Six-year age gap · Both virgins · One-on-one romance · Slow burn · Sweet, soft heroine × aloof but seductive, fatherly boyfriend] After her parents die and the family business goes bankrupt, Tu Yuan is dumped at the home of her brother’s business nemesis, Xie Yinhe, by her shameless brother. Then he drives away in a beat-up van that’s seen nine owners. Tu Yuan smiles sweetly. “Thank you for taking me in.” Rumor has it that the Xie family has strict rule 10.4kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds

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    Short stories so heart-wrenching they'll make you cry secretly in bed at night! Go for it!

39. 39 予 Half a City for Her 予她半城 Zhi Zhi之知Modern Romance705k WordsCompleted [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 18.1kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
40. 40 离 The Day Before the Divorce: The CEO Begs Me Through Tears Not to Leave 离婚前一天：总裁哭着求我别走 Crocodile Cai Cai鳄鱼菜菜Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance with no angst | Pharmaceutical group CEO x beautiful psychologist, also known as My Cold CEO Husband Is Always Pouting and Getting Jealous] Six months into their whirlwind marriage, Xiang Wanruo had endured nothing but cold looks from her husband, Yan Jingchuan. She prepared the divorce papers and waited for him to sign, so they could go their separate ways with nothing between them. But after a car accident left him with amnesia, he remembered no one but her. The usually composed 2Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 41 甜 Sweet Temptation! The Sickly-Sweet Actor Has Me Blushing and Swooning 甜欲！被病娇影帝撩哄得脸红心跳 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance861k WordsCompleted [Dating-show livestream, married first and falling in love later, devoted sweet romance! Enchantress ✖ Buddhist monk! Extra sweet and heart-fluttering!] Lin Zhiyang, one of the entertainment industry's most stunning stars, has been blacklisted across the internet and has no work, so she can only join a dating show. To her surprise, she runs into the source of all the hate she's received: her husband in name only, Qi Yanchen! Qi Yanchen is a legendary, award-winning actor. With Buddhist prayer 27kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds
42. 42 墨 President Mo, Stop Chasing Me: Your Runaway Young Wife Is Back 墨总别追了，逃走的少夫人回来了 Li Xingran黎星冉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Rebirth + scum-bashing + face-slapping power fantasy + sweet pampering + secret identities + obsessive CEO vs. flirtatious temptress] In her previous life, Luo Nuanyan was a fool and was framed into a horrible death... Now reborn from the ashes, she oversleeps on the beach. The obsessive CEO, Second Master Mo, grabs her and pulls her close. “Run again, you little minx, and I'll break your legs! Then I'll make you give me a whole litter of monkeys!” She acts sweet and obedient in publi 4.2kReads9.3Score52514d adds
43. 43 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 27.5kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
44. 44 分 The Day We Broke Up, I Married My Ex-Boyfriend's Uncle 分手当天，我嫁给了前男友的小叔 Sugar Isn't Sweet糖不甜Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the Shen family's stepdaughter would stop at nothing to marry into the Lin family. The moment Lin Yifan dumped her, she turned around and latched onto Lin Yansheng, the next big catch. But no one knew just how ruthlessly Lin Yansheng had schemed against Beilin before their marriage. Pregnant when she became Mrs. Lin, Beilin wanted only to give birth to her child safely, but somehow her heart still gave way... After an accident took her beloved child, she finally learned that th 312Reads8.9Score10114d adds
45. 45 傅 President Fu’s Cold-Hearted Guilty Wife 傅总的冷情罪妻 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now streaming on Douyin! Come watch!] [Tortured romance + CEO + obsessive love + possessiveness + groveling to win her back] Shen Yan loved Fu Xinghan for ten years, and married him. After two years of marriage, the woman Fu Xinghan cherished returned to the country. Shen Yan became a sinner beyond redemption, and he cast her aside like worthless trash. Blind to the truth, he did everything he could to torment her until she was broken, making her life a livin 2.1kReads8.4Score16914d adds
46. 46 帝 The Young Emperor’s Private Darling 帝少的私宠鲜妻 Popcorn爆米花Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted “Marry me, and I’ll help you take back everything and make you shine brighter than ever!” She married into the imperial elite on a whim, only to be exploited by him in every way, every day. In the bathroom, she stared at the two lines on the test and froze. “I don’t want to have a baby! You bastard, that’s cheating!” He gave her a satisfied smile. “We’re not having a baby. We’ll raise a little dumpling and have fun!” She flipped the table and shouted, “Didn’t you say this was a marriage of conve 2.2kReads9.2Score54514d adds
47. 47 沈 Young Master Shen: His Wife Came Back with His Child to Make Him Suffer 沈少：夫人她带球回来虐你了 Pu Xiaochu蒲小初Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted Five years ago, a ridiculous marriage bound them together. After ten years of unrequited love, she finally worked up the courage to tell him, “I love you. Can’t you at least try to love me too?” But he coldly replied, “I’d have to be crazy to love you.” But later, in the first year after she left, he stood by her grave, drunk, and said, “There are plenty of women. It’s not as if I need you.” In the second year: “Lin Xiaoran, I didn’t wrong you. Please come back, okay?” In the third year: “I don’ 277Reads8.5Score17314d adds

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