Novels like A Collection of Short, Tragic Bad-End Stories
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- 101 Searching a Thousand Miles for the Way 万里寻途 A Thousand Miles in Search of the Way —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 340Reads—Score12514d adds
- 103 I Got Caught in the Rain in Your World 在你的世界淋过雨 Ji Linyu has always believed that her father used his power to frame the Ji family and force him to marry Zhou Jianyi. For six years, he has done nothing but use her and put on an act, all so he can bring down the Zhou family one day! The greatest pain of Zhou Jianyi's life is that her father has barely been laid to rest, her brother's death remains unexplained, her mother is hovering between life and death, and she herself is barely holding on. At her lowest point, Ji Linyu threatens to leave h 2.5kReads5.4Score15314d adds
- 104 One-Man Show 独角戏 [Signed for simplified Chinese publication] I wish I were brave, but when it comes to loving you, I always feel so unworthy. 388Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 105 I Only Hope We Won't Know Each Other in the Next Life 惟愿来生不相识 On the seventh day after her father's death, she learned she had terminal stomach cancer. Seven months pregnant, she begged him not to make her donate blood to his first love, but he cruelly shoved her to the ground anyway. She would never forget the icy look in his eyes... He thought the document she sent him would be divorce papers. He never imagined it would be her last letter... 82Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 106 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Just a Cover for the Man He Loved Most 十二年婚姻,我只是他最爱男人的挡箭牌 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Only a Shield for the Man He Loved Most 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Childhood Sweetheart Can't Compete with the Newcomer 青梅抵不过天降 Childhood sweethearts can't compete with the one who arrives later 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走,别回头 At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 132Reads8.2Score2114d adds
- 109 The Mute’s Diary (Bad Ending) 哑巴日记(be) A Mute's Diary (Bad Ending) 1.1kReads—Score11014d adds
- 110 The Art of Deception 过分伪装 [Short tragic romance + fast-paced + bad ending] On a night of torrential rain, Huo Chenyiao pinched her chin and sneered. “For six years, every single day I've thought about how to destroy you.” - He forced her to sign a mistress contract and took what he wanted from her night after night. When he discovered she was pregnant, he personally sent her to the operating table. He didn't know that the strange woman he'd spent the night with at the bar was her. Even less did he know that the ink on he 4.1kReads8.5Score27714d adds
- 111 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 26Reads5.4Score414d adds
- 112 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, and My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 我修好老巷古井,邻居举报我占公地 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, but My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 113 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 大雪捡来的少年,杀了我全家(二) The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family (II) 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 I Honor the Mountains and Waters, Not the Past 敬山水,不敬过往 By a twist of fate, two people who seemed destined never to cross paths collided and sparked something magical at just the right moment. Even after facing doubts, their extraordinary relationship blossomed brilliantly for a time. Sadly, life is unpredictable, and so many things in life never turn out as we hope. One journey through mountains and rivers was already a blessing spanning three lifetimes. (Adapted from the author’s real-life experience) 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Mr. Bo, We’re Nothing but Strangers Now 薄先生,你我情同陌路 [Short Story Contest] After seven years of marriage, she has suffered endless torment at his hands. She has angina and only a year left to live, but he ignores it and plans to marry her younger sister. No one knows she is the real Mrs. Bo. Forced to kneel before her own sister and admit she is a shameless mistress seeking attention, she endures his bloodthirsty sneers and his endless humiliation and trampling of her dignity. After losing her child, she goes mad with despair and leaps from the up 131Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 116 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人,回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来,我希望不再遇到你 If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 170Reads—Score414d adds
- 118 The Innocent Abandoned Consort: Prince, Please Let Me Go 弃妃无罪:王爷请你放过我 [Prince + imperial power + tragic romance] At first, he grabs her by the throat, his expression sinister and alluring. “How much truth is there in those tears of yours? Cheng Luoxun, I’ll make you pay in blood.” In the end, she fulfills his wish, barely conscious and almost lifeless. When the peach blossoms bloom in the third month, he gently takes her hand. “You said I didn’t love you, but you never once asked me if I did.” The candles flicker dimly in the room. He looks up, and there is nothin 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 119 I Regret Studying Abroad 出国留学我后悔了 I Regretted Studying Abroad 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了,夫人已嫁人 [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 121 You Said Love Wouldn’t Hurt This Much 你说爱情那么伤 Shen Siting never imagined that Gu Xixi would die. He was furious at her schemes and hated her betrayal. He tortured her like a madman and drove her to flee. He thought all he felt for her was disgust and hatred, but the moment he found her body, his heart felt as if it had been torn apart. Blinded by hatred, he became a prisoner of love. How fortunate Shen Siting was, and yet how tragic; he was hateful, pitiful, and deserving of pity. An Yang said she cursed him to lose the person he loved fore 988Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 122 Silent Rain 雨无声 A timid, insecure heroine with depression × a sunny, gentle, refined hero [Sweet and angsty, with a bad ending] [He saves her] After an accident turned Shi Yu’s world upside down, she shut herself away and never came back out. She never expected to meet that person. She thought their paths would part for good after high school graduation. Yet when they met again, she still couldn’t help paying attention to him. From then on, her world slowly brightened, and she found her salvation. Shen Jingyan 545Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 123 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.9kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 124 My Childhood Friend Ascended the Throne 我的竹马登基了 [Comedy + Zhihu-style storytelling + Ridiculous antics + Strong Male and Female Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + A Little Angst] My name is Gu Xiang, and I’m a celebrated female general. Qi Yan and I have been at odds since we were children. He’s a petty man who loves to kick people when they’re down. As for why Qi Yan loves picking on me so much, it’s because he’s jealous of me. Jealous because everyone loves me and even the flowers bloom when they see me. Chapter excerpt: “Qi Yan, what do you 853Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 125 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Tortured Love on Our Wedding Night: His Wife Deserves No Such Fate 新婚虐爱:夫人她罪不至死 Five years ago, Li Zhihan was convinced Wen Ke had killed someone, and tormented her day and night. Kneeling in the rain, Wen Ke sobbed until her voice was raw. “Li Zhihan, I didn’t do it!” The only answer was a slap across her face. “Shut up, murderer. You deserve to die on your knees here and atone for Xiao Luo.” Five years later, when Li Zhihan saw her again, her eyes were lifeless and her body was gaunt. She could only kowtow frantically. “I killed someone. I’m guilty. Please spare me...” “W 1.8kReads8.0Score10014d adds
- 127 A Seven-Year Dream, Ending Here 七年一梦,到此为止 Seven Years, a Dream, Now at an End 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 The Bellflower Is Not White 桔梗不白 Every moment spent near him was full of telltale slips. A performance called unrequited love is the hardest one to pull off. - (The male lead doesn't cheat. He appears as a ghost, hoping the heroine will finally give up on him and stop grieving. He also sacrifices his reputation so netizens will stop attacking her. If someone has to be swallowed up by public opinion, he wants it to be him. It's a self-destructive attempt to save her: he gives up his life and his good name, as long as she's all r 122Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 129 President Shen, Stop Hurting Her. Your Wife Is Really Dead This Time 沈总别虐了,夫人这次真的死了 “Take off one pant leg and spread your legs.” On the cold operating table, Su Yu killed her own child with her own hands... But all she got in return was Shen Anzhou saying, “It was just a bastard. So what if it died!” The man who once treasured her above all else now wanted to tear her apart and drink her blood. Su Yu was finally tired. “Shen Anzhou, let me go. I’ll let you go too...” Only now did Shen Anzhou realize that his heart could hurt this much. “Xiaoyu, give me one more chance.” His vo 5kReads5.4Score33414d adds
- 130 Baby, You’re So Seductive, I Want to Kiss You: The Fake Heiress Is Forced to Fall in Love! 宝宝好欲想亲,假千金被强制爱! Fake heiress vs. possessive, unhinged brother | 1v1 forced romance | Love and hate intertwined She was the Zhou family’s fake heiress, raised by them for eighteen years, and she’d called him “Big Brother” countless times. He exposed her true identity and cast her into the abyss, then forcibly kept her by his side when she had nowhere else to turn, swearing he would lock her there for the rest of her life. Love was obsession, possession, and the stubborn resolve to never let go, even if she hat 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 131 I Love You, I Deserve to Die 我爱你,我该死 Song Xixi spent more than a decade loving a man. In the end, she died at the hands of the person she loved most. He wanted her kidney, and she gave it to him. He wanted her life, and she gave it to him. He wanted her to turn back and love him once more, but she knew there was no going back... 166Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 132 I Was Giving Birth in the Delivery Room While My Husband Helped His First Love Get an Abortion Next Door 我在产房生孩子,老公在隔壁陪初恋打胎 I was giving birth in the delivery room, while my husband was next door accompanying his first love as she got an abortion. 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 On Our Wedding Day, I Gave My Wife a Grand Surprise 婚礼当天,我送老婆一份大礼 On our wedding day, I gave my wife a very special gift. 40Reads—Score314d adds
- 134 The Bright Moon Keeps You Company 明月伴君 One day, high school student Si Yue suddenly finds herself in a cultivation world, where she becomes a good-for-nothing who can't cultivate. She has a crush on the chosen genius Xie Jing, but their difference in status makes her too shy to confess. She thinks that if she stays by his side, her young hero will eventually accept her. But things don't go as she hoped: Xie Jing's childhood dream girl, Jing Huan, appears. The dream girl is a heaven-blessed beauty, exceptionally talented and stunningl 261Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 135 The Ugly Slave 丑奴儿 Cheng Huan acts up and does whatever he wants in front of the emperor. He thought that no matter how harshly the emperor punished him, he would never actually hurt him. But when that cup of poisoned wine was brought before him, he finally understood that it had all been one enormous misunderstanding... 139Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 136 The CEO Called Me High-Maintenance When He Dumped Me, So I Married His Uncle 总裁分手说我矫情,我转身嫁他小叔 The CEO Called Me Hysterical When He Broke Up With Me, So I Turned Around and Married His Uncle 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 You Became the King, While I Became a Tragic Memory 你为君王,妾已成殇 After loving him for ten years, she helped him ascend the throne, but he slaughtered her entire family. These vast lands were stained with nothing but her family's blood. On a ten-mile bridal procession, he married the woman he loved and made her empress. Dressed all in white, she leapt from the city tower. Xiao Jingyu, my love for you has led me down a road from which there is no return. 351Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 138 She Died in Midsummer 她死在了盛夏 The contract was signed on February 20. The heroine, Murong Manxue, develops bipolar disorder because of her family of origin. Unable to bear the burden any longer, she eventually jumps to her death. The hero, Song Muci, dies in the snow after taking revenge for her. They are reborn in the depths of winter and save each other. 2.8kReads8.0Score54814d adds
- 139 Spring Grief in the Western Palace: Whose Heart Has Fate’s Splendor Left Cold? 西宫春怨:命途繁锦冷了谁人心 The sorrowful women who emerged from behind the beaded curtains wept for all they longed for but could never have, all they begged for but could never reach. Their tears smudged their makeup and aged their faces. Year after year, their silk brocades faded, until they hardened like cocoons and their hearts turned to ash… The palace walls were red, richer than the last glow of sunset. Deep courtyards could never lock away the breeze from a maiden’s round fan. Women carried so much sorrow. Beneath 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Pushed Her into Hell with His Own Hands 宠她十年,却亲手将她推进地狱 He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Personally Pushed Her Into Hell 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书:帝王囚凰终折颈 [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Out of Control 脱离掌控 Breaking free from control 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 A Broken Mirror Cannot Be Mended 破镜难重圆 Childhood sweethearts, married for ten years. Fu Shiyu came back with Shen Jiaman in his arms and forced Xia Ran to design her wedding dress. Xia Ran had poured her heart and soul into Fu Shiyu, yet could only watch helplessly as he caused their child’s death... Fu Shiyu, in the end, you and I were never meant to find happiness together. 22Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 144 I Carried My Dead Sister's Coffin and Blew Up My Scumbag Father's Wedding 我抬棺带亡妹炸翻渣爹婚礼 I Carried My Dead Sister's Coffin and Crashed My Scumbag Father's Wedding 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Mr. Mo, Stop Torturing Her. Your Wife Is Dying 墨总别虐了,夫人她快死了 She loved him until she had no dignity left. He made her deaf, then personally sent her to prison. Jian Xi swore she would never make the same mistake again. So why was the man kneeling before her, begging for forgiveness? Jian Xi smiled sweetly. “You can have my forgiveness, but only if you die.” 381Reads6.9Score10214d adds
- 146 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 我死后将军才说爱我 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 584Reads—Score1514d adds
- 147 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 414Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 148 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 636Reads—Score8314d adds
- 149 My Wife Brought Home a Male Dog and Won’t Let Me Get Rid of It. Then I Discovered Her Secret 老婆捡回家一只公狗不让我送走,我发现了她的秘密 My wife brought home a male dog and wouldn’t let me get rid of it. Then I discovered her secret. 27Reads—Score514d adds
- 150 After Driving His Wife to Her Death, the Overbearing CEO Went Mad 虐死夫人后,霸总他疯了 A new novel by the author of Reborn, I Became the Little Fairy of a Possessive Big Shot. It’s a sweet romance, so please show it lots of support. Xia Sang is a stutterer everyone looks down on. In her five years of marriage to Huo Shengjing, she has only ever done one thing: loved him. She would live and die for him, and even suffered disfigurement while saving him. But Huo Shengjing hates her. He has one of her fingers cut off, ruins her voice with acid, tricks her into having an abortion, and 425Reads7.2Score—14d adds

















































