Short Stories 短篇小说

1. 701 将 The General Brought His New Love and Demanded a Divorce. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Too Late 将军带新欢逼我和离，我拿钱走人后他悔不当初 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The General Brought His New Love and Forced Me to Divorce Him. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Bitterly 188Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 702 相 My Blind Date Is a Treasure 相亲对象是个宝 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is a Treasure 144Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 703 选 On the Day I Was Selected for Government Service, My Cousin Exposed My Family's Criminal Past 选调生录用当天，堂哥揭发我家曾涉黑 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Hired as a Government Cadre, My Cousin Exposed My Family’s Criminal Past 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 704 听 After Hearing My Patients’ Thoughts, I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital 听到患者心声后我在医院逆袭了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital After Hearing Patients' Thoughts 40Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 705 妈 My Mother Died on the Operating Table Trying to Save Her First Love's Child 妈妈为救白月光的孩子，死在手术台上 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Mom Died on the Operating Table Saving Her First Love’s Child 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 706 假 After the Fake Heiress Was Forced to Jump, I Became the Whole Family's Nightmare 假千金被逼跳楼后，我活成了全家的噩梦 Steaming Bun Works Hard馒头苦干啊7k WordsCompleted After the fake heiress was forced to jump off a building, I became the whole family's nightmare. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are pretty good!

7. 707 京 Jingyue Shatters the Jade 京月照碎玉 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Moonlight Over the Capital Shatters Jade 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 708 嫌 You Think I’m Dirty? But I’m a Germaphobe! 嫌我脏？可是我有洁癖啊！ Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏10k WordsCompleted You Think I'm Dirty? But I Have OCD! 4.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   High score, an absolutely high-scoring short story

9. 709 我 My Mom Made Me Give In to My Cousin for 28 Years, So I Sent Her to Prison for Five 我妈逼我让了表姐28年，我反手送她五年牢饭 Steaming Bun Works Hard馒头苦干啊8k WordsCompleted My mom made me give in to my cousin for 28 years. I turned around and sent her to prison for five years. —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 710 王 After the Prince Faked His Death, I Became Someone He Could Never Hope to Win 王爷假死后，我成了他高攀不起的人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After the Prince Faked His Death, I Became Someone He Could Never Hope to Win Over 1Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 711 你 You’re Dirty! Five Years Later, My Wife Tears Into My Ex 你脏了！五年后，老婆狂怼我前任 Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏10k WordsCompleted You're tainted! Five years later, my wife tears into my ex 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 712 重 Reborn as Lord Shen’s Darling 重生后，变成沈大人的心尖宠 Mu Xuan木璇Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Became Lord Shen's Dearest Treasure —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 713 我 I Donated a Kidney to My Husband's First Love, and Three Months Later He Knelt as I Cuddled Male Models 我捐给丈夫白月光一颗肾，三个月后他跪着看我揽男模 Steaming Bun Works Hard馒头苦干啊6k WordsCompleted I donated a kidney to my husband's first love. Three months later, he knelt and watched me take male models home. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 714 你 You're Tainted. Why Should I Wait for You? I'm Done 你脏了，凭什么让我等？我不要了 Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏11k WordsCompleted You’re tainted. Why should I wait for you? I don’t want you anymore. 13.2kReads—Score107Shelves
15. 715 男 My Boyfriend's Female Best Friend Said I Didn't Understand Platonic Friendship, So I Made Them Stay Together 男友女兄弟说我不懂纯友谊，我直接让他们锁死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Boyfriend's Female Best Friend Said I Didn't Understand Pure Friendship, So I Made Them Stay Together 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 716 真 The Real Heiress Wants Me to Give Up My Engagement, but Young Master Lu Pins Me to the Wall and Kisses Me 真千金要我还婚约，陆少把我按在墙上亲 Steaming Bun Works Hard馒头苦干啊10k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Wants Me to Give Back the Engagement, but Young Master Lu Pins Me Against the Wall and Kisses Me 20Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 717 我 I Took a Late-Night Delivery Job, and My Wife Was the Recipient 我跑腿半夜接单，收件人是我老婆 Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏8k WordsCompleted I Take Late-Night Delivery Jobs, and My Wife Is the Recipient 5Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 718 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 重生后，我拒养前世的狼崽 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 15Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 719 替 After I Took Her Place as the Bride, the Living King of Hell Could No Longer Bring Himself to Kill Me 替嫁后，活阎王他舍不得杀我了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Took the Bride's Place, the Living Yama Couldn't Bring Himself to Kill Me 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 720 婚 Premarital Checkup: The Report Is Out! You’re Impure, I’m Done With You! 婚前体检：报告曝光！你脏了，我不要了！ Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏9k WordsCompleted Premarital Checkup: The Report Is Out! You're Dirty. I Don't Want You Anymore! 5.1kReads—Score109Shelves
21. 721 儿 My Son Cried and Offered His New Year's Money to Buy Me a Wife 儿子哭着要拿压岁钱给我换老婆 Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏9k WordsCompleted My Son Cried and Offered to Use His New Year’s Money to Get Me a Wife 501Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 722 妈 The Videotape Mom Sent Me from Abroad 妈妈从国外给我寄的录像带 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The Videotape My Mom Mailed Me from Abroad 19Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 723 青 My Childhood Friend Got Married, So I Gave Her a Red Envelope 青梅大婚，我给她包了一个红包 Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏12k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Got Married, So I Gave Her a Red Envelope 539Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 724 结 Three Years into Our Marriage, I Learned I Was Just a Substitute for His First Love 结婚三年，我才知自己是白月光的替身 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Three Years into Our Marriage, I Learned I Was a Stand-In for His One True Love 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 725 家 My Wife Is a Fierce Fighter: My Childhood Friend Knows Kung Fu 家有悍妻：我的青梅会功夫 Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏12k WordsCompleted My Wife Is a Force to Be Reckoned With: My Childhood Friend Knows Kung Fu 477Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 726 人 Liu Ruyan, the Coldhearted Daughter Who Seems as Pure as a Chrysanthemum 人淡如菊的白眼狼女儿柳茹嫣 The Deer Call in the Forest呦呦鹿鸣10k WordsCompleted Liu Ruyan, the daughter I raised with my own hands, is an ungrateful wretch. All she ever believes in is being as calm and aloof as a chrysanthemum, never fighting or competing for anything. My husband cheated, kept a mistress, had an illegitimate daughter, and even transferred our marital assets. I took up arms to protect my legal rights and deal with his mistress, but she said, “Why must women make things hard for other women?” My husband wanted to bring his illegitimate daughter home. To make 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My ungrateful daughter, so gentle and unassuming, actually helped her cheating husband and his mistress's illegitimate daughter against me, her own mother. Reborn, I granted her wish to remain gentle and unassuming, but she panicked.

27. 727 你 Your Child Is Already Three, and You Still Want Me Back? You’re Dirty! No Way! 你孩子都三岁了，还想求复合？脏了！不要！ Junior Clerk Who Posts Books at the Dali Temple大理寺贴书小吏9k WordsCompleted Your kid is already three, and you still want to get back together? You're tainted! No way! 538Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 728 祸 A Nation's Calamity: Yan (Complete in Two Volumes) 祸国·式燕（全二册） Fourteen Towers十四阙Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Crown Prince Zhanghua of Yan, fifteen years old, was set to marry the third daughter of the Xie family, Xie Fanyi. But Xie Fanyi tragically died on the way to her wedding. Two years later, the new emperor chose her younger sister, Chang Yan, as his empress. And so, at thirteen, Xie Chang Yan bid farewell to her paternal family, left her hometown, and journeyed to the imperial capital to learn court etiquette as she waited to come of age. S 3kReads9.5Score528Shelves

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    Good things come in small packages!! [Admiration][Admiration] Let's go!

29. 729 血 Blood Buns: The Top-Secret 523 File 《血馒头：523绝密档案》 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙31k WordsCompleted Blood Steamed Bun: Classified File 523 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I stumbled upon this list of short suspense stories late at night, and it instantly banished all sleepiness 😨. The titles of "Blood-Soaked Bun" and "Grape Nut Cycle" alone exude a chilling intensity, especially the "anonymous livestream" setting, which perfectly embodies the anxieties of working professionals—it's incredibly relatable. These short stories are perfect for reading in short bursts of free time; the pacing is tight and engaging, and after finishing a few in one go, I felt a chill run down my spine but couldn't resist continuing 👍. Fans of thrillers and plot twists should definitely check this out; tonight is destined to be a sleepless night ✨.

30. 730 提 The Grape Seed Cycle 《提子核循环》 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙9k WordsCompleted Grape Seed Cycle 12Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 731 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Won Over a Powerful Official by Doing Nothing 穿书后我靠摆烂攻略权臣 Jiang Jinyue gy江浸月gyAncient Romance202k WordsCompleted My first book was a writing exercise I started for myself. It makes no sense, and the writing is bad, so you might as well skip it!! I really don’t recommend reading it!! Don’t waste your time 🤪 —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 732 匿 Strange Tales from an Anonymous Livestream, Hidden in the Workplace 匿名直播间诡事藏职场 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙Modern Romance83k WordsCompleted On the very day she is made permanent after her probation, workplace newcomer Liu Xi is framed by her colleagues and director. Overnight, she goes from promising new hire to scapegoat cast aside. With nowhere else to turn, she starts a livestream under the anonymous name "Xi Yan," exposing one by one the sinister incidents hidden in the office building, along with the bullying and false accusations that have been covered up. As more and more victims speak out, hidden details lurking in the city' 30Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 733 离 Bloodied Fingernails in the Resignation Letter 《离职报告里的血指甲》 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙13k WordsCompleted Bloodstained Fingernails in the Resignation Letter 35Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 734 清 The Awakened Prisoner 《清醒的囚徒》 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted The Clear-Headed Prisoner 11Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 735 婚 The Eerie Shadows of Marriage 《婚途诡影》 Chi Yuxu迟遇叙Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Phantom Shadows on the Road to Marriage 11Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 736 民 Folk Tales of the Supernatural 民间短篇灵异故事 Karl's Maple Wood卡尔的枫木Mystery125k WordsOngoing Short Ghost Stories is a horror anthology made up of multiple independent and captivating ghost stories. Each story has its own unique setting and plot, revealing the mysterious powers of ghosts, monsters, and supernatural phenomena. They take place across different locations and eras, from ancient villages and abandoned mansions to modern cities and remote mountains and forests. Each tale is filled with mystery, suspense, and horror, immersing readers in a tense and thrilling atmosphere that ma 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    His works are characterized by humorous language, intricate plots, and a unique style. With a humorous touch, he realistically depicts various aspects of life, presenting us with the vibrant social reality of America during a period of great change. The joys and sorrows, and the flavors of life of ordinary people are vividly and realistically portrayed in his writing, vividly reflecting the tragic and impoverished fate of a considerable portion of society at that time.

37. 737 将 The General Came Back to Divorce Me, and Everyone Went Crazy 将军回来要休我，全员发疯 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Female-Channel Fanfiction13k WordsCompleted The General Comes Home to Divorce Me, and Everyone Goes Mad 167Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Several good short stories, of various genres

38. 738 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very short stories, all types

39. 739 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 112Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Short, exciting, and sweet novels

40. 740 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 741 跟 After Dumping My Jerk Ex, I Revealed My Hidden Identity 跟渣男分手后，我隐藏身份曝光了 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团201910k WordsCompleted After breaking up with my scumbag boyfriend, my hidden identity was exposed —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How have you been lately? Not so good? Then check out these short stories! They're all about breast milk production, and there's this idiot who doesn't hold grudges. After reading them, my appetite even increased!

42. 742 病 My Yandere AI Girlfriend Wants to Become One with Me 病娇AI女友想与我融为一体 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道13k WordsCompleted My Yandere AI Girlfriend Wants to Merge with Me 112Reads—Score259Shelves

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    Looks good 11111

43. 743 丈 After My Husband Cheated, His Mistress Coveted Our Home and Tried to Drive Me Out, So I Wrecked the Place in a Rage 丈夫出轨后，第三者觊觎婚房赶我离开，一怒之下我把房子全部砸了 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团201910k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, His Mistress Set Her Sights on Our Marital Home and Tried to Kick Me Out. In a Fit of Rage, I Smashed the Whole Place 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 744 我 My Wife Turned Back into a Rebellious 21-Year-Old Girl 我的妻子变回21岁叛逆少女 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道10k WordsCompleted My Wife Turned Back into a Rebellious 21-Year-Old Girl 382Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 745 离 After the Divorce, My Wicked Mother-in-Law Begged Me on Her Knees to Come Back 离婚后刁蛮婆婆跪着求我回去 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团201912k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Fierce Mother-in-Law Knelt and Begged Me to Come Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 746 女 My Female Boss's Gaze Seems Strange 女上司看我的眼神很不对劲 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Female Boss Looks at Me in a Very Strange Way 24Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 747 赚 After I Made Money, the Mother Who Abandoned Me Came to Claim Me 赚钱后弃养我的亲生母亲来认亲了 Little Tangyuan2019小汤团201910k WordsCompleted My Biological Mother, Who Abandoned Me, Came Back to Claim Me After I Made Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 748 我 My Skin Allergy Looked Like Disfigurement, So My Roommate Went to Meet the Campus Heartthrob in My Place 我皮肤过敏像毁容，舍友顶替我去和校草奔现 Li Jiang De Gou Ya A Ji漓江的枸雅阿几10k WordsCompleted My skin allergy made me look disfigured, so my roommate went on a date with the campus heartthrob in my place. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is well-conceived; highly recommended!

49. 749 那 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 Lucky Treasure福宝Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 31.6kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    These books are all less than 200,000 words.

50. 750 高 My Cold Female Boss's Gaze Seems Strange 高冷女上司对我的眼神很不对劲 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道10k WordsCompleted My Ice-Cold Female Boss Looks at Me in a Very Strange Way 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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