Novels like A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories
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- 51 I Picked Up a Blind Little Taoist 捡到一个盲眼小道士 [Transmigration + Angsty Romance + Melodrama + Bad Ending] Mu Xiyao transmigrates. It seems this wasn’t an accident. Someone had plotted it all specifically for her. She wants to go home. She wants to go home in the dead of night, when she’s bored and gazing at the stars alone, and even when she’s on the verge of death. Everyone says she’s dead. Only he, Song Lingxiao, refuses to believe Mu Xiyao is dead. The boy consoles himself, deceiving himself: “She just went home.” All because the girl onc 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Dad Left the Company to the Nanny's Son. Mom Signed with a Smile, and Five Years Later, I Was Stunned 爸爸把公司留给保姆儿子，我妈笑着签字，五年后我懵了 Dad Left the Company to the Nanny's Son. Mom Signed with a Smile, and Five Years Later, I Was Stunned —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 In the Old Voice Recorder He Left Behind, I Heard Those Three Words, 我在他留下的旧录音笔里，听到了那句迟到七年的我爱你 In the Old Voice Recorder He Left Behind, I Heard the 'I Love You' That Was Seven Years Too Late 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 181Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 55 A Brilliant, Fleeting Romance 灿烂而短暂的恋爱 A brilliant but fleeting romance 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Thanks, You Scumbag Husband! 渣男老公，谢谢你！ Thank You, You Scumbag Husband! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Love Turned to Ruin 婚爱成殇 After five years of marriage, Sang Nian still hadn't managed to warm Chi Yi's heart. For the sake of their sick child, she drugged Chi Yi, but all she got in return was his deep-seated hatred and vengeance. She lost the child... 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 He Can Hear My Thoughts, But It's Already Too Late 他能听见我的心声，但已经太晚了 He can hear my thoughts, but it's already too late. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 We Agreed to Be Child-Free, but She Became a Mom. After My Husband Failed to Make Me Pregnant, He Cheated 说好了做丁克她却当了妈，老公逼我怀孕失败后，出轨了 We agreed to be child-free, but she became a mother. After my husband failed to force me to get pregnant, he cheated on me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Crossing the Wind and Sand: Longyuan, 1960 风沙渡：陇原一九六零 Crossing the Dust Storm: Longyuan, 1960 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Emperor Was a Cultivation Cauldron for the Hehuan Sect. After Awakening, He United the Sect and Filled His Harem with the World’s Beauties 皇帝是合欢宗炉鼎，觉醒后一统合欢宗，天下美女入后宫 The emperor is a living cultivation cauldron for the Joyful Union Sect. After awakening, he unites the entire sect, and the beauties of the world fill his harem 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 After Enduring So Much Torment, She Couldn't Go On 受尽折磨后，她活不下去了 Angst novel. Read with caution Tang Xuan never imagined Gu Yizhe would have so many cruel ways to torture people. She thought he would change after they had a child, but she never expected that he would… The prolonged beatings and torture left Tang Xuan in a terrible state. It wasn’t until she went to the hospital for treatment and met Lu Jinnian that she thought she had found love. Little did she know… Twist after twist after twist, with a wife-beating male supporting character and a brainless 668Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Time Turns Back, and I Meet You Again 时光往复，再遇见你 [Reborn + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Love + Mutual Firsts] (Six-year age gap, the male lead has been planning this for a long time, a gentle, slow-burn sweet romance) “I won’t pluck the moon. I want her to hang high in the sky forever, radiant and pure.” In her previous life, Ye Liyuan thought she had married the right man. When disaster struck her family and her father was sent to prison, she believed Shen Chengzhou had held everything together for her. L 261Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 64 Longing Makes You Grow Old 相思令人老 She was his wife, the Regent Princess Consort. She had once helped him win the realm. He forced her to kneel before his lover. He forced her to give up her child. He said he would sell her into a brothel. Her heart turned to ashes, and she set herself ablaze. Only then did he realize that all along, he was the one who couldn’t let go. 41Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 65 Snowfall in South City 南城积雪 Snowfall in the Southern City 138Reads—Score1114d adds
- 66 Divorce on the Horizon: I Help Stay-at-Home Moms Prepare for the Worst 离婚预备役，我帮全职妈妈们留好后路 Divorce on Standby: I’m Helping Stay-at-Home Moms Keep a Way Out —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 My Female Roommate Accused Me of Drugging Her Milk 女室友诬陷我往她的牛奶里下药 My Female Roommate Accused Me of Drugging Her Milk 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Single Mom Moved in Next Door. I Helped Her, but People Started Gossiping 单身妈妈住隔壁，我帮忙却被传闲话 A Single Mom Lives Next Door. I Helped Her, but People Started Gossiping 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 A Yin, the Peach Blossoms Are Blooming. I’ll Take You Home. Please Wake up, Won’t You? 阿吟，桃花开了，朕带你回家，你醒醒好不好？ A Yin, the peach blossoms are blooming. I’ll take you home. Please wake up, won’t you? 24Reads—Score214d adds
- 70 On Our Wedding Night, He Slaughtered My Entire Family. Later, He Knelt and Begged Me to Burn Him Alive 大婚夜，他屠我满门，后来跪着求我烧死他 On our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire family. Later, he knelt and begged me to burn him alive. 329Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 She Was Kept Captive for Ten Years. How Can You Still Bear to Pressure Her? 她被圈养10年，你怎还忍心逼她？ She Was Kept Like a Prisoner for Ten Years. How Can You Still Bear to Push Her? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 I Delivered Food to My Buddy's Girlfriend and Found Her Living with a Black Man 送外卖接到兄弟女友订单发现她和黑人在同居 While delivering takeout, I got an order from my buddy’s girlfriend and found out she was living with a Black man. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 On the Eve of Our Wedding, My Fiancee Went to Spend Her 婚礼前夜，未婚妻去陪前男友「最后一晚」 The Night Before the Wedding, My Fiancée Went to Spend One Last Night with Her Ex-Boyfriend 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 56Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 76 After I Signed the Divorce Agreement, My Ex-Husband Went Mad at the Heir's Family Reunion Banquet 签完离婚协议，前夫在财阀继承人认亲宴上疯了 After I Signed the Divorce Papers, My Ex-Husband Went Crazy at the Banquet Where the Tycoon's Heir Was Reunited with His Family 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 After Being Possessed, the Big Shot Helps Me Win Big and Become the Richest 被夺舍后，大佬带我躺赢成首富 I’m Lin Xiaoyi, the least valued concubine-born daughter in the Lin family, whose head is the county magistrate of Qinglin County. My only support in this life is my blind mother. We depend on each other, living on thin broth day after day. We’re either being framed or subjected to beatings and punishment at the slightest excuse. We’re treated worse than servants. When I was fourteen, I opened my eyes, and my soul had floated right out of my body. The next moment, the “me” lying in bed sat bolt 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 I Lent You 100,000, and Now You Want Me to Be Your Girlfriend for Three Years 借了十万块，就要我做他三年女友 I Borrowed 100,000 Yuan, and He Made Me Be His Girlfriend for Three Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Shorting My Best Friend at 30X Leverage, My Ex-Girlfriend at 60X 30倍杠杆做空闺蜜，我60倍杠杆做空前女友 I shorted my best friend with 30x leverage. I shorted my ex-girlfriend with 60x leverage. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 81 The Day His White Moonlight Returned, the Substitute Died in the Downpour 白月光回国那天，替身死在了那场暴雨里 The day his first love returned home, his stand-in died in the torrential rain 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 You're a Good Person, and That's All You'll Ever Be 你是个好人，也只能是个“好人” You're a good person, and you'll only ever be a "good person". 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 84 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 85 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Was Doted on by the Young Master of the Capital's Elite 退婚后，被京圈太子爷娇宠上天 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Was Spoiled Rotten by the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 She Cut Off Her Own Finger to Force Mom to Borrow Money for a 300,000-Yuan Wedding, but There Was No Money to Reattach It 为办三十万婚礼，自切手指逼老妈借钱，最后手指没钱接 To pay for a 300,000-yuan wedding, I cut off my own finger to force my mom to lend me money. In the end, I couldn’t afford to have the finger reattached —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 A Worthy Minister Is Hard to Find 良臣难为 [Historical Romance + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Love + Fateful Misunderstandings + Imperial Court and Nobility + Love of Country and Family + Tearjerker + Bad Ending] I am the empress of a nation. Everyone who sees me bows respectfully and greets me with, “May the Empress be well.” Because my surname is Shen. My father, Shen Nian, died on the battlefield, his body never found. My mother died by suicide after him. My eldest brother held Yumen Pass for forty-five days against a hundredfold enemy forc 376Reads9.4Score10014d adds
- 88 I Came Back to Life on the Spot, and Went on a Rampage 原地复活后，我杀疯了 I Came Back to Life on the Spot, and Went on a Killing Spree 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 She Was the Only One Who Refused to Settle 唯独她不肯将就 She Alone Refuses to Settle 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 I Lose 43 Yuan on Every Delivery, Yet I Can Stop Time 跑外卖倒贴四十三，我却能暂停时间 I Lost 43 Yuan Delivering Takeout, But I Can Stop Time 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Bloodstained Roses on Our Wedding Anniversary 结婚纪念日的带血玫瑰花 The day I decided to divorce my husband, Gu Yuran, I caused a scene at the Gu family’s old mansion. Right in front of my husband, Gu Yuran, and my mother-in-law, I stuffed a mouthful of raw pig brains into the mouth of Xu Lu, Gu Yuran’s first love, his unattainable dream girl, and his CEO’s assistant. Then I flipped the dining table and, before Gu Yuran could even finish shouting at me, tossed down a divorce agreement. “I’ll leave with nothing. I agree!” 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 92 A Lifetime of Regrets, A Heart Still Unable to Let Go 负尽流年意难平 In a world of ice and snow, a bridal procession stretches for miles. The ruler of Dongli marries a new queen, and the whole nation celebrates. But the new queen is nothing more than a substitute. Everyone knows that Xiao Zhan, to honor the late Princess Li, has gathered women from across the land who resemble her and keeps them in the inner palace. I am the only exception. Is it coincidence, or conspiracy? As the truths deliberately buried begin to surface, layer by layer, and the feuds between 23Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 93 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 61Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 94 I Think It Takes Immense Courage to Love You 我想，爱你需要巨大的勇气 [First person, short story, school life, mutual salvation] Beneath the shell of friendship, my love for Jiang Ke'er grew day by day. When we met again, I had only one thought: To get close to her, to kiss her. To hold on to her. Just like before. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Regret Came Too Late 16.5kReads—Score7414d adds
- 97 After My Mission Failed, Both Male Leads Blew Up Their Souls for Me 攻略失败后，两个男主都为我自爆神魂 After My Pursuit Failed, Both Male Leads Self-Destructed Their Souls for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 I Raised My Best Friend's Child, and Now She's Back to Claim Them 我替闺蜜养大了孩子，她回来要认亲 I raised my best friend's child for her. Now she's back to claim them as her own. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Lord Qi, Stop Tormenting Her. Your Wife Has Already Forgotten You 祁爷别虐了，夫人她已经把你忘了 A baseless frame-up destroyed her family. One life and five years in prison: she thought she had repaid everything he claimed she owed him. But he told her, “Shi Ran, you caused the death of the woman I loved. You’ll never repay what you owe me in this lifetime!” 227Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 100 Years Have Passed, and Our Happy Ending Is Gone 至此经年，佳期永别 On the day Qiu Xueke married Qin Zichuan, she was overjoyed, thinking the happiness she had waited so long for had finally arrived. But who could have guessed that what knocked at her door wasn't happiness, but a nightmare? In that marriage, she lost her soul and her heart, and in the end, she lost everything... 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
