A Depressing Reading List, All Tragedies, No Yuri or the Like 致郁向书单，全是刀子，无百合之类的

1. 1 正 The Normal Guy Rejects the Corrupted Girl 正常的他拒绝黑化少女 Three Cartons of Milk三盒牛奶Campus411k WordsCompleted Read at your own risk. When young love is too obsessive, it becomes like sand clenched tightly in your hand. Once it slips away, it never comes back. 0Tickets5.9MClicks33.7kFavorites

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   Reverse tweet, the male protagonist is extremely miserable

2. 2 天 Everyone Under Heaven Wants My Demonic Heart 天下人都要我这颗魔心 Tu Su on the Mountain山有屠苏Eastern Fantasy364k WordsOngoing (Extremely slow-paced, nothing but heartbreak, ensemble cast, authentic jianghu) The young man was born into a prestigious family and dreamed of righting wrongs and helping the people of his region. But misfortune struck his family, and he himself was chosen by an ancient Heavenly Demon to become the Host of a demonic heart. But does that mean he should give up? The young man shook his head and stood up. They're still watching me from behind. So I can't fall yet. This is the story of the jianghu 0Tickets134.4kClicks1kFavorites

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   The male protagonist starts with nothing, his entire family is slaughtered, and there are knives everywhere.

3. 3 懦 I Am Too Cowardly to Be Killed by You 懦弱的我无法被你杀死 Does a Slit-Mouthed Girl Look Good?裂口小女子好看吗Western Fantasy363k WordsCompleted My senpai died right in front of me, her thick, warm blood spraying high into the air. It was my first encounter with death, but it wouldn't be the last. The dead began to come back to life, and I saw my senpai again. Was my resurrected senpai still my senpai? I wanted to save them, but had no choice but to take things away. All I wanted was to free the dead from the curse of resurrection, even if it meant giving up everything I had. But I wasn't ready to lose anything else. 0Tickets38.6kClicks375Favorites

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   The amazing opening is still fresh in my memory.

4. 4 社 Mr. President, Get Serious or You'll Lose Your Junior 社长大大再不正经点学妹就没了 Good Old Soul老好人。Campus174k WordsOngoing “President, you have a meeting today!” “President! Stop flirting with girls. How long has it been since you last showed up at the club?” “Yuan Ming'an! If you go out partying again, don't even think about setting foot in the music club!” There's always one voice in my ear, day and night, rain or shine, no matter how far away I go. She always manages to find me, even when I'm just watching porn, damn it! She... is my lifelong nemesis. My dear vice president... (This is a heartwarming, heartbreaki 0Tickets92.8kClicks752Favorites

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   It's really good, and it's related to music. Watching it reminded me of Lie in April.

5. 5 弄 One Hundred Ways to Make a Girl Cry 弄哭少女的一百种方法 Cool Melody旋律冰凉Western Fantasy742k WordsCompleted If you yourself are misfortune, how can you escape it? -- This is probably a story about someone who keeps transmigrating between worlds to resolve the [misfortune] that befalls countless girls. [Original World] -> [Monsters] -> [Detectives] -> [Hero King] -> [Love Song] -> Over 0Tickets966.2kClicks8.9kFavorites

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   I don't really understand the author's book, but it features my favorite loli character.

6. 6 寻 Searching for Winter, Seeking Summer 寻冬觅夏 The Rhythm of Fragmented Chapters断章的节奏Urban517k WordsCompleted —Tickets80.5kClicks741Favorites

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   The descriptions are delicate, mainly focusing on the emotions between the siblings.

7. 7 花 The Bridegroom Knight 花嫁少年骑士 Nan Dong Sang难冬桑Western Fantasy419k WordsOngoing "Hey! There's no way back from the hell up ahead." "Yeah, it's fine. As long as you're there, that's all that matters." 0Tickets91.7kClicks1.2kFavorites

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   Watching this requires a strong mind and resilience, really.

8. 8 青 Childhood Friends Are the Worst 青梅竹马什么的真是糟透了 Glazed Flying Snow琉璃霏雪Campus220k WordsOngoing Look at that childhood sweetheart: she's so tart and so sweet, just like that girl who dropped from the sky: she's so big and round. Cover source: Pixiv, artist ID: 66510690 0Tickets1.8MClicks6.7kFavorites

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   The author's other work, "School Belle is Also Beautiful," is also good-looking.

9. 9 病 The Yandere Therapist 病娇诊疗师 Pale Night浅夜Urban556k WordsOngoing The illness is love, and no medicine can cure it 0Tickets1MClicks8kFavorites

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   Waaaaah, the author isn't updating anymore!

10. 10 我 All My Protagonists Are a Little Crazy 我的主角都有点病病 SongyiWestern Fantasy500k WordsOngoing Original title: This Is Probably a Collection of Reverse Pursuits and Yandere Stories A short story collection, with one story per volume. In most of the stories, the heroines are more obsessive than ordinary people, though they aren’t quite textbook yanderes. The reverse pursuits are mainly psychological, with physical aspects as a secondary focus. Depending on the setting of each story, the heroine may not necessarily have both yandere and reverse-pursuit traits. Some male leads are normal and 0Tickets1.8MClicks10.5kFavorites

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    It's a collection, but each piece has a powerful and moving impact.

11. 11 崇 I Believe in Giving Up, Like No Longer Human 崇尚着放弃的我如同人间失格 A Defective Human失格型人间Campus2.0M WordsCompleted If someone were missing from the world, things might be different from how they are now, but the world would still go on as usual. And if a person gave up doing certain things and stopped thinking certain thoughts, could they still be called a whole person? What a pain... After sixteen peaceful years, high schooler Yi Sheji, who sighs all day long, still finds himself unconsciously burning with the so-called fire of youth, despite not envying anyone else in the slightest and having no energy at 0Tickets393.2kClicks3.7kFavorites

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    This was the work that got me hooked on pineapple buns; the male lead is very thoughtful.

12. 12 深 The Deep-Sea Girl Begs Me to Take Her In 深海少女乞求我的饲养 Cat Cat Cat in the Rain雨中猫猫猫Western Fantasy360k WordsOngoing —Tickets982.3kClicks7.9kFavorites

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    A very unique novel, with delicate details about the relationship between mermaids and humans.

13. 13 眼 Tear Factory 眼泪工厂 Bairi Xixi白日水希Sci-Fi29k WordsCompleted One day, humanity suddenly lost the right to cry. Like a torrential flood, for reasons impossible to fathom. Souls deprived of tears and prayer were stranded in the world of the living. Whispers and longing ringing in their ears tormented both the living and the dead. And every young, innocent soul that paid the price for it all. 0Tickets15.2kClicks612Favorites

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    Depressing short stories

14. 14 心 Heartmade 心做 Feeling Stirs Before the Tune Begins未成曲调先有情Sci-Fi26k WordsCompleted "Everyone, our company is currently experimenting with bionic robots designed to provide emotional healing," said Zero, the chief robot designer, adjusting his glasses at the press conference. His white lab coat looked immaculate beneath the camera flashes. "This is also our most perfect attempt yet at recreating human emotions." "We ask for your patience." After the press conference, Cheng Si, a grown boy now working as a freelancer, found an abandoned robot girl in a rainy alley. "This unit is 0Tickets12.1kClicks664Favorites

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    The plot twist was unsettling; it's a short story.

15. 15 干 The Awkwardly Laughing Writer and the Fake-Smiling Girl 干笑作家and假笑女孩 Old Crow老鸦Campus943k WordsOngoing Zhou Lingyan, a "socially inept" writer once famed as a prodigy, had stopped updating her novel for five years. One morning, she met Han Xueying, a fake perfect beauty who claimed to be a "rental girlfriend." "I'm Han Xueying, your girlfriend." "...Huh?" That suspicious encounter marked the beginning of a story about the two of them. Old Crow: I actually really want to rename this "A Tale of Smiles." But I'd already signed the contract by the time I thought of the title... Call it whichever one 0Tickets148.9kClicks2kFavorites

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    Zhou Lingyan is forever a goddess

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