Looking for Heartbreaking Stories That Will Make You Cry 求很刀的文，能刀哭的那种

1. 1 出 After Her Release From Prison, Her Childhood Friend Leaves Her Mute and Mindless 出狱后，她被竹马虐得又傻又哑 Cheng Zhi城稚Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical torment, heartbreak, groveling for a second chance] As the saying goes, “Fools are blessed.” But Yuan Xi, this little fool, had no such luck. That little fool never had a blessed day in her life. In the end, she was left with nothing. She didn’t know how things had ended up this way. They weren’t supposed to be like this. It was cold, so terribly cold. Why didn’t anyone care? In the corner of a dark room, the girl trembled silently. “Please don’t abandon m 32.4kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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   It was so heartbreaking that he trembled and cried uncontrollably in bed late at night.

2. 2 陆 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 Lu Yitang鹿苡糖Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score298Shelves
3. 3 白 Both My Moonlight and My Cinnabar Mole Want Me Dead 白月光与朱砂痣都要我死 Awakening of Insects 69惊蛰69Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (Nobody is a saint. Sweet and angsty, genuine groveling, genuine love-triangle drama, everyday life, and emotional relationships.) Obsessive heiress * revenge-seeking black lotus * mad dog When Jiang Shaoyou was seven, Xiao Hongli rescued him from the abyss and became a ray of light in his life. So he became her mad dog. At eight, Jiang Shaoyou dragged Yan Ruoxi into the abyss to save Xiao Hongli from being kidnapped. With an icy expression, Xiao Hongli plants her foot on Shen Lincheng’s head as 6.1kReads8.5Score320Shelves
4. 4 胃 Late-Stage Stomach Cancer: The CEO's Sweet Wife Seeks Forgiveness 胃癌晚期：总裁娇妻求原谅 Xin Yue Ning Xi心悦宁兮Urban181k WordsCompleted “You have advanced stomach cancer.” As the doctor announced my diagnosis, a bolt of lightning streaked across the horizon, and everything before my eyes went blinding white. “Doctor, how much longer... do I have?” “One or two years at most, perhaps two or three months at the least. You should get admitted for treatment right away.” I staggered and clung to the desk to keep myself upright. How could I have stomach cancer? I still haven’t earned Shen Anyan’s forgiveness. I can’t die yet! 449Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 穿 I Became the Beloved Child Who Died Young 穿成早夭的团宠 June Flying Flames六月飞火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No main CP, side CPs + everyone’s darling + doomed early-death white moonlight] At the Main God’s request, the System Zhaozhao travels to different worlds as a quick transmigrator, completing missions. His journey through life begins, and one legend after another unfolds. He is the exceptionally gifted divine son of the solemn God Realm. He is the beloved little prince of the lonely Underworld. He is the Black-Bellied Immortal Venerable’s one and only sword spirit. He is the Buddhist son, older 24.7kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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   These two books made me cry and cry, 😢😢😢

6. 6 制 Making the Defense of Jinling, Players Charge Forward in Tears 制作金陵保卫战，玩家边哭边冲锋 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Yan. In my previous life, I was a game-design workhorse. In this life, after transmigrating to a parallel world, I still work in game development. The difference is that I've awakened a System called “World War.” By combining this world's technology with the System, I can create breathtaking, fully immersive virtual reality games. And so, art that would shake the world was born... “The Battle of Shanghai and the Defense of Nanjing”; “One Against Seventeen: The Surprise Attack on t 6.8kReads8.7Score592Shelves
7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: The Pretty Sacrificial Pawn Broke the Plot, Then Faked Her Death 快穿：漂亮炮灰搞崩剧情后死遁了 Herb Granules香草颗粒Two Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing [Two male leads + quick transmigration + split fragments + everyone dotes on him + adored by all + love at first sight + delicate shou + faked death] Lu Jin'an loses his memory while drifting through space. Apart from his extraordinarily beautiful face, he has no special talents. Hoping to recover his memories, he signs a contract with the System to play cannon fodder in various worlds, wreak havoc, and die miserably. Reborn as a vicious male supporting character with heart disease, he despises 64.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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   This is the book I read today. Although it has two male leads, it's really good. The sequel to each of the smaller worlds made me cry so much 😭 It was so heartbreaking.

8. 8 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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   These three were so heartbreaking, I cried the whole time I watched them, tears and snot streaming down my face. The first one, in particular, took me a week to recover from 😢

9. 9 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 13.1kReads8.2Score863Shelves
10. 10 再 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 Hard to Kill难杀Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.2kReads8.2Score974Shelves
11. 11 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—Score147Shelves

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    I haven't read many angst-filled novels, but I think these two are quite angst-filled.

12. 12 天 A Disastrous Start: One Song, Wandering, Made the Whole Internet Cry 天崩开局，一首流浪记唱哭全网 Kui Acha葵阿茶Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Singing + Acting + Charity + No Romance + Everyone’s Darling + Fake Angst + Misunderstandings + Frail Hero] After waking up, Li Ruoxun transmigrates into the body of a disgraced top-tier star. His mother runs off with the family money, then breaks down in tears on a variety show, accusing him of being unfilial. People despise and loathe him, wishing he would leave showbiz for good. A born actor and schemer, Li Ruoxun figures he can still turn things around. “Under the Sea,” “The Wandering Song, 23.1kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
13. 13 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Girl Who Disappeared 盗墓：消失的那个她 Leader of the Blind瞎子头子Mystery438k WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Tragedy, Extremely Heartbreaking, Read with Caution. Female Lead: Black Glasses’ Girlfriend] (In my story, Black Glasses is suspicious and ruthless, unlike his personality in The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. This is the author’s own interpretation, so please don’t compare the two. Read with caution, thank you.) No one knew that Black Glasses had once had a girlfriend. No one knew that she had vanished without a trace. Ten years later, Wu Xie, Wang Pangzi, Xie Yuchen, and the others 4.7kReads8.3Score370Shelves

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    It's incredibly heart-wrenching; you'll cry after watching it.

14. 14 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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    I cried for days after watching it; the aftereffects are really strong. Highly recommended.

15. 15 我 Waiting for You Amid Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moonlight 我在风花雪月里等你 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.9M WordsCompleted We were all pretending to be sad, comforting someone else who was sad. It wasn't until one day, when I went to another city, that I finally understood: how could sorrow be something you could fake? Whether in Shanghai or Dali, the cities were ablaze with lights, yet the only lonely thing was the human heart! This is the story of a disillusioned man who flees the city for Dali and finds himself caught up in love. 84.7kReads9.3Score10.3kShelves

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    ✨This book truly brought tears to my eyes😭. The plot unfolds layer by layer, and the emotions are so delicate they reach the very core💔. The protagonist's growth trajectory is realistic and heart-wrenching; every choice feels like walking on a knife's edge🔪. The writing is gentle yet sharp, leaving me with a profound emptiness after finishing it☁️. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys deeply moving stories; it's absolutely worth reading🌟.

16. 16 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 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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    If you're looking for something heart-wrenching, you can watch it; you'll cry your eyes out afterward.

17. 17 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
18. 18 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.6kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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    The beginning is humorous and lighthearted, while the protagonist grows stronger through his own efforts in the mid-to-late stages. The ending is slightly bittersweet. There are no plot twists after the bittersweet ending.

19. 19 洗 Clear My Name? Ha, I'm Dead 洗白？啊我死了 A Living Author一只活的作者Two Male Leads438k WordsCompleted [Completed! No fixed CP, sickly protagonist, sickly quick transmigration stories, two male leads, seme POV, no split personality, quick transmigration! The author is going wild. As for the Pure Love tag… I have no idea either!!!] “Ever heard of clearing someone’s name?” “No. Around here, all I have is death.” “??? What???” “Just kidding. Be good and give everything you have to me.” “Your cheat ability (adjustment) is now online.” “Can everything be adjusted?” “Yes, Host. You can adjust any 3kReads8.7Score205Shelves

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    Come on, cry, cry. They all have a bit of beauty, strength and tragedy. Even though they know it's a performance, it still makes people feel sorry for them. It's really a pit. They are passively digging their own pit and burying themselves. 1. They are cyberbullied, stage fright, songs change their fate, and they are determined to move forward. 2. They are sickly, have no CP, and perform. 3. Naraku is really so sad. Even though they know it's a performance, they are beautiful, strong and tragic, and they are redeemed. 4. They have clear goals, turn the tide against the wind, and live towards the sun (hehehe. JPG) 5. It is just as sad as the previous book. It is awesome. 6. They are physically and mentally tortured. They haven't finished reading it yet, but it is so sad. [Personal recommendation index (5): Books 1, 2 and 6: 3.5, Books 3, 4 and 5: 4.5, more bookshelves]

20. 20 火 Naruto: I Grow Stronger by Becoming a Beautiful, Tragic Side Character 火影：靠成为美强惨配角变强 A Fluffy Bear Blanket一条熊熊毛毯Two Male Leads1.6M WordsOngoing [Naruto fan fiction! Female-oriented! Two male leads! With viewing sessions!] [The protagonist is a natural actor and has scenes of pretending to be abused. His pairing is Kakashi. Many details are headcanon, and there may eventually be scenes where genuine friendship turns into something more. Don't read if that's not your thing.] After transmigrating as Uchiha Naluo, Naluo bound himself to a popularity System. He can only grow stronger by earning popularity. So this world has become a source o 27.9kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: Playing the Beloved Character 快穿：万人迷人设扮演中 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance236k WordsCompleted “The Host’s mission is to play various roles and transmigrate into different novels to collect [emotional points] from their readers.” Gu Jinyang looked as if she understood, but wasn’t quite sure. “What are emotional points?” The System replied, “There are many kinds, and the emotions you need to collect vary each time. Anger, guilt, affection, disgust…” “Got it!” - - In World 1, Gu Jinyang transmigrated into the younger sister of the female lead in a historical romance novel. [The emotion you 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
23. 23 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 56.6kReads9.5Score7.3kShelves
24. 24 世 The Person Who Loves Me Most in the World 世界上最爱我的人 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.0M WordsCompleted The purest kind of love is this: you rejected me, and I’ll never resent you for it, but I won’t come near you again. If you ever need my help, I’ll still give everything I have to help you... 61.4kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    📚The story immediately brought tears to my eyes; it was truly heart-wrenching 😭 The heroine's resilience and deep affection kept me choking up 💔 The plot unfolds layer by layer, the emotions so delicate it feels like a needle pricking my heart 🩹 Every detail makes you want to empathize, as if you're experiencing a journey of love and pain firsthand 🌧️ Although the ending is tragic, the aftertaste is lingering and worth revisiting repeatedly 🌟🌟

25. 25 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 21.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    The female lead only wants to return to the modern world, and she pretends to be the male lead in all sorts of ways to woo him and torment him in this story.

26. 26 我 My Years in the Great Ming 我在大明那些年 Qing Hong青红Historical8.6M WordsOngoing [The first long-life novel set in the Ming Dynasty on the entire internet] Li Qing transmigrates to the early Ming Dynasty and, through a twist of fate, becomes a disciple of Zhang Landa. He lives a carefree life for years. In the fifteenth year of the Hongwu era, Empress Ma falls gravely ill, and by chance, Li Qing becomes her attending physician. From then on, Li Qing begins his journey through the Ming Dynasty. He experiences the bloodshed and turmoil of the Hongwu era and gets caught up in t 244.6kReads9.4Score19kShelves

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    I cried all night because of one sentence from Qing Ge 😭 It felt like knives were stabbing me in the heart.

27. 27 病 The Yandere Emperor's Most Cherished One 病娇帝王心尖宠 Li Xin栗心Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted Note: This is NOT a strong female lead story!!!! Yandere. The female lead is not chaste!!! Includes forced confinement!!! The male lead is an emperor, and the female lead is very weak!!!! The leads were connected in their previous lives. In the fourth year of Huicheng, the emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty went on an undercover inspection. When he returned, he brought back a young widow with a child. But the widow didn’t seem to have gone with him willingly. They were often at odds. The minis 1.6kReads6.9Score100Shelves

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    The male lead is truly self-centered.

28. 28 万 A Carefree Journey Through Ten Thousand Worlds 万世逍遥游 Thinking of the Mortal World应念凡尘Historical420k WordsCompleted The Myriad Worlds + Invincible + No female lead He is a traveler who roams the heavens, a mortal who journeys through countless worlds. He is the past that was never forgotten, the future that could never be recalled. The heavens bear his footprints, and the myriad worlds echo his name. His name is Lin Ziyi. An ordinary, supreme being. PS: This is about the Myriad Worlds, not a historical novel... 3.3kReads9.1Score219Shelves

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    The stories of different minor characters, Bao Dao

29. 29 喂 Hey, I Heard the Best Actor and the King of Songwriting Are Dating! 喂，听说影帝和曲王谈恋爱了！ Yi Bai祎白Two Male Leads499k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + talent competition + plagiarist] [A seemingly aloof but truly sweet superstar actor × a deceptively innocent, secretly dark and truly aloof, unhinged singer × a cool-looking, secretly flirtatious idol] Xu Yi was an ordinary college student. Being ostracized had left him gloomy and withdrawn. One day, someone deliberately shoved him into a crosswalk, earning him a free ride from a dump truck. He also got his very own music System, 666. 666: Congratulations, Host! You’v 1.2kReads9.0Score123Shelves

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    This book is so good! It has two male leads and a plagiarist plot. I listened to music while reading, and it was so heart-wrenching that I cried buckets. It's really good, and I even got to want to read a few of the songs.

30. 30 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 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6kShelves

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    This book is really good! 🥺 Master is truly a wonderful master. Every chapter is so exciting yet also so heart-wrenching. Peach Blossom Immortal on the Peach Blossom Tree. Immortal Master, you will surely wait for your good disciple to reunite with you.

31. 31 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Lingrong Is Reborn and Becomes the Empress Dowager 甄嬛传之陵容重生做太后 Su Xue粟雪Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Her dream of becoming a beloved imperial consort shattered, An Lingrong returned to the age of sixteen, before the selection of palace women. No longer weighed down by an illusory father-daughter bond. No longer blinded by the false favor of the imperial harem. In the end, she would forge her own path to becoming Empress Dowager. 6.4kReads9.0Score564Shelves

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    Seeking out stories with a sharp edge! This story about An Lingrong's rebirth is so heart-wrenching it's suffocating! Does anyone understand? An Lingrong is reborn, but not in a typical wish-fulfillment story—it's a story that meticulously weaves bitterness into the heart. In her past life, she was a caged bird confined to the Suiyu Pavilion, her voice a weapon and a death warrant; reborn, each step on the palace walls is a regret of "this is how I should have lived." Watching her rise to the Anjia clan, watching her get closer and closer to the Empress Dowager's position, yet in her midnight dreams, she's still the kneeling concubine copying scriptures in the snow. "Looking around to make sure no one else was around, An Lingrong suddenly sat up in bed"—this sitting was a rebirth, but also a piecing together the shattered bones and rotten flesh of her past life. The heart-wrenching part isn't the abuse, but the helplessness of "she clearly understands everything, yet still has to relive her old dreams." Completed, 18,000 people are crying, are you sure you don't want to read it?

32. 32 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 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3kShelves
33. 33 曾 Once the Dark Moonlight 曾经黑月光 Curly Brows圈圈眉Mystery390k WordsCompleted A serial murder case spanning several provinces brings He Zhiqiu, now a PhD in criminal psychology, face to face again with Qi Yu, a former university classmate and current police squad leader. He Zhiqiu says, “Long time no see,” while Qi Yu turns and walks away without a trace of expression. An excited friend asks, “You two seem to have a history. Could you be the white moonlight of Qi Yu, the shining star of the police force?” He Zhiqiu exhales a puff of smoke, thinks for a moment, then repli 354Reads8.7Score—Shelves
34. 34 四 Four Journeys Through the Qin Dynasty: Who Gave Birth to Fusu? Why Are You Pinning It on Me? 四穿大秦：扶苏谁生哒？咋赖给我 Big Wine Cup酒杯大Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted (Complete and ready to read) Rong Zhi transmigrated. She transmigrated back two thousand years, to the Qin Dynasty. But this Qin Dynasty seemed a little... off the rails. Looking at the white paper in Xianyang Palace, Rong Zhi was puzzled. “Paper hasn’t been invented in the Qin Dynasty yet, has it?” Zhao Gao smiled and pointed at Rong Zhi. “You invented it.” Rong Zhi: “Who, me?” Looking at the triple-cropping rice the Qin army brought back from the south, Rong Zhi was dumbfounded. “How did you 9.9kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    What is the ultimate romance? It's accompanying you from the spring of Zhao to the autumn and winter of Xianyang, even knowing that the end is separation. It's knowing you will eventually leave, yet still willing to give everything for you, so you can see this vast land. It's her using the last warmth of her life to bless him with "May you live ten thousand years, may every year be filled with spring"; it's him enduring the excruciating pain of having his heart ripped out, etching this regret into eternity. This is not just a novel; it's a beautiful love letter spanning a thousand years, written to love and regret. The ending was already destined, the beginning foreshadowing everything. She remembered everything, except for Mengmeng Mountain.

35. 35 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 168.8kReads9.8Score19.3kShelves

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    He embarked on a path destined for solitude, hoping to catch her glance one last time tomorrow. Zhuang Zi'ang walked slowly but resolutely along the road. The twilight stretched his shadow long and thin, like a lifetime of endless loneliness. Su Yudie didn't know—this always silent boy had chosen a completely opposite path in life. Everyone else flocked to the bustling crowds, but he went against the tide, heading towards the depths of silence. The cruelest tenderness of "Zhuangzi's Dream of the Butterfly" lies here: he clearly foresaw the ending as "never to see her again," yet he still resolutely continued on. It wasn't youthful passion, but a conscious surrender—he knew the butterfly would eventually fly across the ocean, yet he still opened his arms to catch the sunlight reflected from its wings. "See you tomorrow" was the only bargaining chip he stole from fate. Even if each meeting deepened his loneliness; even if each smile and turn left him to savor the taste of parting alone in the long night. Zhuang Zi'ang's love was silent snow, layer upon layer covering his world, so that the spring she had passed through would never melt away. Perhaps the deepest love in this world is like this—knowing that you will lose her, yet still using all your loneliness to exchange for a moment when her wings tremble.

36. 36 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 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    In the beginning, the disciple hated his master to the core, using every means to humiliate him; the master silently endured it, his cold and aloof demeanor masking deep wounds. After being reborn, the disciple carries the memories and sins of his past life, discovering that all the tragedies stemmed from a misunderstanding, and the damage was irreversible.

37. 37 癫EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 53.5kReads9.5Score6.9kShelves
38. 38 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the CEO's White Moonlight 穿书后我成了霸总的白月光 Crow Sitting on a Bear's Back乌鸦坐在熊背上Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted A tsundere, cocky, fiercely loyal CEO who occasionally throws unreasonable tantrums + an unlucky, reluctant comedian of a gorgeous girl who isn’t the brightest. Su Wanli transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainous unrequited-love rival in the old-school romance novel The Domineering CEO’s Substitute Darling. Following the System’s instructions, she begins a first-love romance with the male lead. Fu Yi cuddles up to her and asks, “Want to go see the cat at my apartment tomorrow night?” S 5.7kReads9.2Score364Shelves

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    These three books made me cry so much! The first two were the most heartbreaking, and the third one was also incredibly moving. You'll know once you read them; you can tell from the titles alone.

39. 39 我 My Qingdao Girl 我的青岛姑娘 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Celebrities] + [Female TV host] + [First love] + [Tenant] + [Older sister] + [Bad man] + [Super Big Tank Kobe] “I seriously can’t figure it out. With all these gorgeous women around, why do they have to like a guy like you?” My buddies are always asking me that. They all think I’m one of those men who believe women love a bad boy, but I’m really not a bad man! The truth is simple: we see women differently. They see a current starlet, the most beautiful woman in the entertainment industry. I see 33.2kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    📖This book, *My Qingdao Girl*, truly brought tears to my eyes 😭. The plot unfolds layer by layer, and the emotions are so delicately portrayed 💔. The female lead's growth is so heart-wrenching; every choice she makes is agonizing 🫠. The male lead's protectiveness is overwhelming, and the details are incredibly well-developed ❤️. After finishing it, I felt a sense of emptiness, yet also a feeling of being healed ✨. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys urban romance novels!!

40. 40 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

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    ✨This is truly a wonderful ensemble piece about women, with everyone helping each other—it's so heartwarming to read! 😢😢 As they slowly die one by one, I cried buckets. It's the best and most heart-wrenching story ever!! The slow pace and the gradual death of everyone are so touching. 🙂😢😢😢

41. 41 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 27.2kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    "Rainy Night, Spring Ripples": He shielded me from a bullet, yet I could only utter the most painful lie. In Haicheng on a rainy night, he fell in a pool of blood, using his last strength to protect her. Lin Wu clutched the blood-stained amulet, weaving the cruelest lie with her own hands: "I betrayed you." Song Ye's dark eyes were as deep as an abyss; the bullet wound couldn't compare to the piercing pain of her words. But when she trembled as she said "break up," he laughed hoarsely: "Lin Wu, I'd give you my life—do you think I'd believe that?" The most painful love in this world is preferring you to hate me, just so you can live. The amulet held her unspoken love, and the rainy night drowned his unshed tears. → If love is destined to be stained with blood, I am willing to be the last rose on your gun barrel.

42. 42 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves

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    I'm so upset I could faint from crying 😢😢😢😢😢

43. 43 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.2kReads6.5Score181Shelves
44. 44 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 74.8kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
45. 45 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 66.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves
46. 46 执 A Lingering Obsession in the Mirror: Saving Time at the Old Bookshop 执念入镜：我在旧书店救赎时光 Tomato Stir-Fry洋柿炒番茄16k WordsCompleted Obsessions in the Mirror: Finding Redemption in Time at an Old Bookshop —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a really good short story; I almost cried towards the end.

47. 47 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 8.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    It really pierced my heart and made me cry!

48. 48 你 You Have a Mind-Reading System? Sorry, I've Got a Cultivation Expert Behind Me 你有心声系统？不好意思，我身后是修真大佬 There's a Scorpion有只蝎子51k WordsCompleted You Have a Mind-Reading System? Too Bad, I Have a Cultivation Expert Behind Me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A small knife

49. 49 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves

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    These two books, I guess.

50. 50 区 Nothing but False Affection 区区假意 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [The Chase Begins After the Breakup] [Mutual Firsts] In the third year of their marriage, Li Man asked for a divorce. She admitted that she had been the one who benefited from this marriage. She had gone from a nobody to a phoenix. That was why Lu Jiushu despised her and couldn’t wait to leave her. She was human, not made of iron. This loveless marriage had worn her down until she was numb. But during the divorce cooling-off period, the man who had never come home started returning every day. He 10.9kReads8.3Score764Shelves

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