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1. 1 接 After Bringing His First Love Back to the Country, Mr. Huo Was Dumped by His Wife 接白月光回国后，霍总被太太甩了 Reverse Oxygen逆氧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Angst first, then catharsis + groveling chase] Three years into their marriage, Huo Yanzhou's first love, who had been away for six years, returned to the country. She even brought back a five-year-old son for him. Yun Chu handed him the divorce papers with both hands. “Let's divorce. It'll be better for you, for me, and for her.” The man replied coolly, “Divorce? Are you sure you can bear to?” Yun Chu tossed down the divorce papers and cut herself completely out of his life. She left the past 174.2kReads7.5Score7.9kShelves
2. 2 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 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 97.4kReads9.6Score17.1kShelves

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   Highly recommended! Beautiful and beautiful!!!

3. 3 今 Today Is Not a Good Day to Remarry 今日不宜复婚 Dongfang Cuihua东方翠花Modern Romance430k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, rational surgeon heroine vs. heartless, clueless scumbag husband, who grovels to win her back] Fu Lingsheng makes a deal with Qiao Zhixu: A contract marriage for three years, then divorce when the term is up. Qiao Zhixu readily agrees. Fu Lingsheng doesn’t know that Qiao Zhixu has been secretly in love with him for ten whole years. When he asks her to marry him, she is secretly overjoyed. She thinks that after ten years of loving him, they’ll finally be together. Until that day… F 8.8kReads7.1Score488Shelves

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   It's such a pity that the second male lead is given such a plot and ending to the child of the undercover hero (but in a plot like his, his ending is doomed and he won't survive)

4. 4 为 For His One True Love, He Personally Cast Me into the Abyss 为了白月光，他亲手把我推向深渊 Old Music of Flutes and Lutes笙箫旧乐Modern Romance634k WordsCompleted [Chasing-her-to-the-crematorium romance + scheming, calculating male lead + possessive + forced love + ultimate jealous king + says one thing, means another + both leads have only ever been with each other] In three years of marriage, Shen Peiran had never touched her. But at a banquet, she saw him entwined with her best friend with her own eyes. She resolutely divorced him. Drunk at a party, she accidentally collided with Yi Yanzhou, her ex-husband's good friend. Yi Yanzhou was a wealthy heir 82.8kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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   Extremely cruel, the kind that can make you lose ten pounds, and torture you until late at night until you can't stop crying.

5. 5 他 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的深情 Rock Sugar Cherry冰糖车厘子Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted Three years into their marriage, Xia Mo discovers that Fu Zhe has been cheating. When Xia Mo falls ill, Fu Zhe travels the world with his mistress. He uses marital assets to buy her a mansion and luxury watches, spending lavishly. Desperate, Xia Mo asks for a divorce. She stays calm and level-headed as she deals with the mistress, gathers evidence to reclaim the assets, and takes revenge on the scumbag, leaving him with nothing… 509Reads8.4Score105Shelves
6. 6 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 18.8kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
7. 7 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 82.4kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves
8. 8 爱 I Fell for My Sister's Archrival. When I Came to My Senses and Walked Away, He Went Crazy 爱上姐姐死对头，清醒转身他疯了 Fire in the Woods林中火Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Rebellious Minister, is now streaming. [Fake good girl VS possessive, flirtatious young nobleman] Qiao Xi was the good girl in her family. The most absurd thing she ever did was fall in love with her older sister’s sworn enemy. To please him, she tried all sorts of shameful places with him. After a passionate night in a camping tent, Qiao Xi accidentally learned that her own sister was the woman he loved but could never have! He had approached her, spoiled her, and lo 894Reads7.2Score203Shelves

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   Friends, all the abuse articles have gone into the pit. The circle of scumbag men weighs the pros and cons of emotional marriage. The circle of wives is like three dishes. Let the scumbag chase his wife and burn in the crematorium. It's bloody, cool, and reborn [already planted] Five-star recommendation

9. 9 冷 After Three Years of Cold War, I Asked for a Divorce, but He Knelt Down 冷战三年，提离婚他却跪下了 Er Qiao二桥Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted In the three years since their wedding, Pei Ji had barely come home. Everyone in their circle said he loathed her. Wen Ci had known Pei Ji since she was twelve and had stood by him as he went from being down on his luck to achieving success. Then, with a single “I don't love you anymore,” she became a laughingstock in everyone's eyes. His friends mocked her for not knowing her place, while his admirers said she was shamelessly using morality to manipulate him. Everyone had forgotten that she had 16.4kReads6.4Score6.7kShelves
10. 10 江 Jiang Chuze, I Won’t Love You Anymore 江楚泽，我不会爱你了 Xiangli Xiaoxin香梨笑心Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that An Ruoxuan, the beautiful eldest daughter of the An family in Xingdu, chased after the cold-faced young master of the Jiang family in Beicheng from the time they were children. She tried every way she could to cling to him, earning a reputation as his little shadow and a stalker. But then the aloof young master got together with Su Munan, An Ruoxuan's best friend... Eight years later, Jiang Chuze turned around and married An Ruoxuan. She thought she was going to heaven, but i 2.8kReads8.5Score102Shelves
11. 11 裴 Stop Tormenting Her, Mr. Pei: She’s Reborn and Won’t Chase After You 裴总别虐了，重生她不追了 Begonias Ten Miles Wide十里海棠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [CEO]+ [Reborn]+ [Husband Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium]+ [Angst] In her previous life, Lin Man loved Pei Yan with all her heart. She would do anything for him, and eventually became his wife in name only. Then he met the woman he had always cherished in his heart and tossed Lin Man a divorce agreement. She ended up in northern Myanmar, where she died a miserable death in a foreign land, full of resentment. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the year she married Pei Yan. 20.5kReads6.8Score631Shelves
12. 12 舔 After Four Years as His Doormat, I Turned Around and Drove the Crown Prince Crazy with Desire 舔狗四年，我转身诱太子爷失控 Plain Years素年Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The scumbag regrets losing her and tries to win her back + the male lead aggressively steals her away + both leads are each other's only ones + marriage first, love later] [A breathtaking beauty and irresistible charmer vs. a cool, abstinent, handsome man in a vegetative state] After four years of dating, Jiang Li never got the wedding she'd been waiting for from Pei Zhaoye. What she got instead was his betrayal. When she saw him put on the wedding dress she'd sewn with her own hands and give i 9kReads7.6Score881Shelves
13. 13 他 His Little Troublemaker 他的小难哄 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted [The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo 64.5kReads9.4Score7.2kShelves
14. 14 大 The Heiress Trains the Abstinent Top Student to Kiss, and He Fights Back 101 Times 大小姐训吻禁欲学神反扑101次 Golden Carp Swimming in Water金鲤水里游Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Pure|Breaking Down His Abstinence|Extreme Push and Pull|Love Rivals|Redemption and Ruin] [Radiant, Wild Heiress × Cold, Abstinent Top Student] "That night you caught me cheating, when you came after me, did you ever think I'd turn the tables on you?" On the anniversary of her mother's death, Mu Xiao finds her boyfriend playing Truth or Dare with his mistress. After beating up the cheating couple, she turns to the mistress's older brother, the aloof, abstinent campus heartthrob, 2.8kReads8.4Score339Shelves

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    All are be

15. 15 体 A Secret Marriage in the Civil Service Has Me Hooked. Want to Run Away Now? 体制内隐婚，让我上瘾，还想逃？ Something Feels Wrong感觉出了错Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted It just got its rating, and it's a little low. It'll go up later! [Military setting + cool, sharp female special forces ace × twisted, brooding commander + married first, love later + two formidable leads + one step short of a happy ending] She is Qin Xue, the special forces' top female operative, code-named “Night Owl,” cool and razor-sharp. During a vacation, she gets drunk at a bar and stumbles into the arms of a stranger. Through the haze of alcohol, those eyes seem somehow familiar from sev 2.6kReads7.5Score258Shelves
16. 16 一 How Much Must You Bear Before You're Grown Up? 一个人，要扛多少，才算长大？ Qiu Xueyi邱学艺12k WordsCompleted How much does a person have to bear before they can be called grown-up? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sharing short stories that I have read

17. 17 三 Three Years of Shattered Dreams 《三年碎梦》 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺12k WordsCompleted Three Years of Shattered Dreams —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villainess, and My System Lets Me Eavesdrop on the Powerful 穿书恶毒女配带系统偷听大佬心声 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺36k WordsCompleted The Villainess from a Book Uses a System to Eavesdrop on the Big Shot's Inner Thoughts —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 替 The Stand-In Awakens: The Tragic Romance Protagonist Fights Back 《替身觉醒：虐文主角反杀剧本》 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺7k WordsCompleted The Stand-In Awakens: The Abused Novel Protagonist Fights Back 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 同 My Classmate's Older Sister Has Had a Crush on Me for Ages 同学的姐姐对我暗恋已久 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺12k WordsCompleted My Classmate’s Older Sister Has Had a Crush on Me for Ages 4Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 尘 Breaking the Vow of Dust 《尘缘破戒》 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺18k WordsCompleted Breaking the Precepts of Dust and Fate —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 开 From the Start, Dual Cultivation to Save the White-Stocking School Beauty 开局双修拯救白丝校花 Qiu Xueyi邱学艺55k WordsCompleted From the Start, Dual Cultivation to Save the White-Thigh-Highs School Beauty —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 第 In the Tenth Year, I Received His Long-Overdue Love Letter 第十年，我收到他迟来的情书 Blue Ice Moon青冰月Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted In Our Tenth Year, I Received His Long-Overdue Love Letter —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all sad stories. They are very interesting. You can try them. I cried after reading them most of the night.

24. 24 月 The Moonlight Fades 月光失色 Blue Ice Moon青冰月Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Moonlight Fades —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 转 Turn Around, and You're in the Abyss 转身即是深渊 Blue Ice Moon青冰月9k WordsCompleted Turn Around, and You're at the Edge of the Abyss —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 替 The Love the Substitute Lost 替身失去的爱 Blue Ice Moon青冰月Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Love the Substitute Lost —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 深 The Moon Imprisoned in the Deep Sea 深海囚月 Blue Ice Moon青冰月9k WordsCompleted The Moon Imprisoned in the Deep Sea —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 血 Bloodstained Clothes 血色的衣服 Blue Ice Moon青冰月Mystery11k WordsCompleted Bloodstained Clothes —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 山 Nowhere to Return Amid Mountains and Seas 山海无处归 Blue Ice Moon青冰月11k WordsCompleted Nowhere in the Mountains and Seas to Call Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 方 Fang Yuan's Love 《方圆的爱情》 Blue Ice Moon青冰月Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Fang Yuan's Love 3Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 深 Moonlight Beneath the Deep Sea 深海之月光 Blue Ice Moon青冰月10k WordsCompleted Moonlight Beneath the Deep Sea —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 一 A Little Leaf Boat 一叶片舟 Blue Ice Moon青冰月7k WordsCompleted A Little Boat —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 冰 An Encounter of Ice and Fire 冰火之遇 Blue Ice Moon青冰月10k WordsCompleted An Encounter of Ice and Fire —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 禁 Love in Chains, Dreams in Pieces 禁锢之爱，破碎之梦 Blue Ice Moon青冰月8k WordsCompleted Love in Chains, Dreams in Pieces —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 爱 Love Is Like a Moth to a Flame 爱如飞蛾扑火 Blue Ice Moon青冰月10k WordsCompleted Love Like a Moth to a Flame —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 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 33.8kReads9.6Score7.4kShelves

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    These books are so well written and so cruel

37. 37 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 2.4kReads9.6Score348Shelves
38. 38 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 59.4kReads9.7Score8.8kShelves
39. 39 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 228Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The Republic of China's sadistic story about ceiling spy love

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