One of the famous Chinese sad love stories is 'The Butterfly Lovers'. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai were in love but couldn't be together due to the feudal system. Zhu Yingtai was forced to marry another man. Liang Shanbo was so heartbroken that he died. Zhu Yingtai then jumped into his grave. Finally, they turned into a pair of butterflies, flying together forever.
One main theme is the interference of external forces. For example, in 'The Butterfly Lovers', it was the feudal system that didn't allow Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai to be together. Social hierarchies, family expectations, and traditional norms often play this role of separating lovers in Chinese sad love stories.
Illness or death is another theme. Sometimes one of the lovers gets seriously ill or meets with an accident that results in death. This sudden change makes the love story extremely sad. Just like in some melodramatic Chinese dramas where the female lead gets a terminal illness and has to leave her lover.
One thing that makes a love story truly sad is unrequited love. When one person loves deeply but the other doesn't feel the same way, it's heart - breaking. For example, in many stories, a character might pour their heart out, but be rejected. Another factor is separation due to circumstances like war or family obligations. Lovers are torn apart against their will, leaving them in despair. Also, the death of a beloved in a love story is extremely sad. It shatters the dreams and future that the couple had planned together.
Your sad story might be that on your Chinese birthday, you couldn't find any place that served the special Chinese birthday food you were craving. It can be really disappointing when you're looking forward to something like that.
There is a story about an old fisherman. He has been fishing all his life but has little to show for it. Day after day, he goes out to the sea in his shabby boat. His hands are rough from years of pulling the nets. Despite his hard work, poverty still haunts him. His family struggles to make ends meet. He has a grandson whom he loves dearly, but he can't provide the boy with a good life. It's a sad tale of the hardships of the common people in China.
Once there was a young girl in China. On her birthday, her parents had promised to be home early to celebrate with her. But they both got caught up in their work. She waited all day long, with a cake she made by herself. As the night fell, she blew out the candles alone, feeling so sad and lonely.
Here are some recommended fantasy and sad romance novels:
1. [Immortals enter the mortal world, elegant gentlemen are not allowed to escape]: This novel tells the story of the Moon Maiden who was misunderstood and demoted to the mortal world. She met the gentle and optimistic Yun Yuan in this life.
2. " The Grim Reaper of Sorrow has no heart ": The protagonist of this novel is a poor child. She has been treated as a toy since she was young and has suffered a lot in her long journey of growth.
3. [Nine Secrets to Become a Devil]: It was about a girl who embarked on the path of slaying demons and devils for revenge, but in the end, she gained a deep red emotion. This was a tragic yet beautiful love story.
4. " The Modern Romance of a Nine-Tailed Fox ": This novel tells the story of a nine-tailed fox who has been frozen for thousands of years, trying every means possible to find her marriage partner. However, along the way, she keeps encountering enemies who were frozen and is forced to fight fiercely with them.
I hope these recommendations can satisfy your needs for fantasy and sad romance novels.
Here are some recommendations for heart-wrenching romance novels:
1. "The Bright Moon over a Thousand Mountains" by Blue Lion. This was an ancient romance novel that told the story of a two-way crush that lasted for ten years.
2. "Spring Believer" by Kitatsugawa. This was a novel about campus love. It covered different topics and plots of campus love, including secret love, childhood sweethearts, poor boys, and school belles.
3. Orange Soda Author: Aspirin. This was also a heartbreaking love story on campus. The plot was real and ordinary, suitable for readers who liked heartbreaking love stories on campus.
4. [Paranoid Person Has a Secret Love for Me for Ten Years] This was a heartbreaking love story on campus. It told the story of a secret love that lasted for ten years.
5. The author of " Burn Me " was a sweet rabbit. This was a heartbreaking love story on campus. The plot was real and ordinary, giving people a special feeling.
These novels covered different topics and plots of heartbreaking love, suitable for readers who liked heartbreaking love stories.
A sad love story could involve a couple who meet in college. They fall deeply in love and plan their future together. But then, the girl gets a rare disease that slowly takes away her memory. As she forgets more and more about the man she loves, he tries desperately to hold on to their relationship. However, in the end, she forgets him completely, and he has to watch as the love of his life becomes a stranger to him.