Short Tragic Stories, 10 to 50 Chapters 短篇虐文，10－50章

1. 1151 总 The CEO’s First Love Returns, So I Leave. Then He Goes Insane! 总裁老公白月光归来，我退场，他却疯了！ King Revolver左轮王12k WordsCompleted My CEO Husband’s First Love Is Back, So I Step Aside, but He Goes Crazy! 200Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A series of highly-rated classic short stories about chasing after one's wife or husband – a true "chasing-after-the-wife" or "chasing-after-the-husband" scenario. [Kiss][Kiss]

2. 1152 别 Half a Lifetime in the Villa 别墅里的半生 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Half a Lifetime in the Villa 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1153 一 One Bag of Nuts Cost Me Everything. Reborn, I Just Laughed 一包坚果换我倾家荡产，重生后我笑了 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦22k WordsCompleted A bag of nuts cost me everything. Reborn, I just laughed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1154 世 No One in the World Is Like Her Anymore 世上无人再像她 Fo Jiu佛九Modern Romance40k WordsCompleted Shen Ange knew that love could leave you battered to the bone, but without love she would become a walking corpse. Stubbornly, she believed that life was long enough for her to wait until he came back to her. In the end, though, she could no longer hold on... 1.6kReads8.1Score161Shelves

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   This one, only 35 chapters long, is super short. I read it in one night and can't even remember the plot anymore, but it was quite heart-wrenching. I recommend it! It's really short. [Heart emoji]

5. 1155 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1988 to 2025 两界倒爷从1988到2025 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban469k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an unemployed street loafer in 1988. He was planning to head into the mountains to hunt for some meat, but accidentally fell off a cliff. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to 2025, an age of booming economic growth. Even more astonishingly, two vastly different eras now lay before him, and he could travel back and forth between them. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   I saw a flower that was very similar to four.

6. 1156 十 A Bridal Procession Ten Miles Long, Yet Time Turns My Hair Gray 十里红妆催华发 A Pot of Wine Among the Flowers花间一壶酒Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She may have a face just like hers, but she was the one he loved, and I was the one who died for him... 49Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   The most striking impression I have is that things are completely different now.

7. 1157 老 My Wife’s Deadly Perfume 老婆的致命香水 King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted My Wife’s Deadly Perfume 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   With over 100,000 readers, highly recommended! [Heart][heart][heart]

8. 1158 开 Dumped from the Start, Then Spoiled by the Handsome Lu! 开局被退婚，亲亲陆少宠上天！ King Revolver左轮王14k WordsCompleted From the Start, I’m Dumped by My Fiancée, but Doting Lu Won’t Let Me Go! 119Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1159 我 I Tried Out for a Job in a Morgue Drawer While My Ex CEO and His New Lover Watched and Rated Me 我躺停尸柜试岗，前任霸总和新欢围观打分 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门21k WordsCompleted I Lay in a Morgue Drawer for a Trial Shift, While My Ex, the Former Tycoon, and His New Love Watched and Rated Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Trust me, once you open it, you won't be able to leave. I only intended to watch for ten minutes, but two hours have passed and I haven't moved an inch. I was so engrossed that I forgot to order takeout.

10. 1160 契 A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Most Precious Treasure! 契约甜宠，我是陆总的心尖尖！ King Revolver左轮王20k WordsCompleted A Sweet Contract Romance: I’m Mr. Lu’s Apple of His Eye! 46Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1161 我 I Nail Coffins Shut for Corpses, but He Asked Why I Was Still Alive 我给尸体钉棺材，他却问我怎么还没死 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门30k WordsCompleted I prepare corpses for burial, but he asks why I'm still alive. —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1162 八 Love on the Eighth-Floor Balcony 八楼阳台上的爱情 Wishing Only to Smile at the Morning Flowers只愿朝花笑Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Love on the Eighth-Floor Balcony 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short and beautiful essay, perfect for reading before bed.

13. 1163 穿 Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress, I Took My Butcher Husband’s Place at the Altar! Now They’re All Regretting It! 穿越1997假千金，替嫁我的杀猪老公！他们悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated to 1997 as a Fake Heiress and Married Off to My Butcher Husband! Now They’re Regretting It Like Crazy! 46Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1164 我 I'm a Mortuary Makeup Artist, but I've Moved Into an Inn That Serves Only Leftovers 我，殡仪馆整容师，住进只吃剩饭的客栈 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门20k WordsCompleted I'm a mortuary makeup artist, and I've moved into an inn that serves nothing but leftovers. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1165 你 You Are the Smoke-Free View I Gaze Upon After Brushing Away the Dust 你是我掸尽尘埃无烟的仰望 Wishing Only to Smile at the Morning Flowers只愿朝花笑Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted You are the smoke-free admiration I gaze up at after brushing away the dust. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1166 竹 My Childhood Friend Set a Trap, and I Personally Got My Husband to Sign the Share Transfer Agreement! 竹马设局，我亲手送老公签了股权转让书！ King Revolver左轮王Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted My childhood friend set a trap, and I personally handed my husband the equity transfer agreement to sign! 147Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1167 空 The Cold, Abstinent Boss Who Just Transferred In Is My Ex-Husband 空降的禁欲上司，是我前夫 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱11k WordsCompleted The abstinent boss who just parachuted in is my ex-husband. 309Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The recommendations are all short articles of around 10,000 words, the good kind.

18. 1168 心 My Scheming Disciple Stole My Job, Then Cried in Front of Everyone, Begging Me Not to Blame Her 心机徒弟抢我饭碗，还当众哭着求我别怪她 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门22k WordsCompleted My scheming disciple stole my place, then wept in front of everyone and begged me not to blame her —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1169 每 My Husband Drugs Me Every Night, Then Holds Another Me in Our Bedroom 每晚给我喂药的老公，正在卧室里抱着另一个我 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The husband who gives me medicine every night is holding another me in the bedroom. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1170 穿 I Reincarnated as Her Aunt, Then Tore Up Her Last Letter 穿成小姨后，我撕了她那张遗书 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as her aunt, I tore up her suicide note 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1171 在 A Tenant of the Underworld 在地府做钉子户 May My Wishes Never Be Forsaken但使愿无违Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted To sever a doomed bond, Xie Lingzhi hid in the Underworld for a hundred years, even declaring that she wouldn’t leave until she’d stayed for five hundred. The King of Hell couldn’t meet his KPI, so he came over in a huff, then left again. He found her even more troublesome than the Great Sage Sun, who had destroyed the Book of Life and Death. In a fit of anger, he cut off her provisions. With no other choice, Xie Lingzhi set up a stall on Ghost Street, but wound up bringing Liang Chuanhui back w 68Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Nine chapters, concise and insightful, leaving readers with mixed feelings; a truly unique and excellent read.

22. 1172 错 Forced to Become a Concubine After a Mistaken Marriage, I Bet Him I Could Run the Household for Three Months 错嫁世子被逼为妾，我反手对赌掌家三月 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱14k WordsCompleted Wrongly Married to the Heir and Forced to Become a Concubine, I Bet Him I Could Run the Household for Three Months —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1173 丈 My Husband Forced Me to Divorce Him, So I Was Reborn in 1984 to Save Grandma 丈夫逼我离婚，我重生回1984救外婆 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted My husband forced me to divorce him, and I was reborn in 1984 to save my grandmother —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1174 I Reborn in the ICU: I Cut Off My Family and Focus on Making Money ICU重生：我六亲不认只搞钱 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱9k WordsCompleted Reborn in the ICU: I Cut Off My Family and Focus Only on Making Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1175 我 I Bought My Dad's Head for 150 Yuan 我用一百五，买下了我爸的头 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门21k WordsCompleted I bought my dad’s head for 150 yuan —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1176 重 Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics, but I'm Done Pretending! 重生后假千金她慌了，我不装了！ King Revolver左轮王17k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, the Fake Heiress Panics: I’m Done Pretending! 58Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1177 喂 You Gave Me Drugs to Make Me Barren? I Married a General and Had Two Kids 喂我绝子药？我嫁武将生俩娃 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱14k WordsCompleted You Tried to Make Me Infertile? I'll Marry a General and Have Two Babies —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1178 逃 Twenty Years After I Escaped, I Returned to the Village and Found Everyone Feasting on Ghosts 逃离20年后，我回村撞上全村吃鬼席 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门22k WordsCompleted Twenty years after escaping, I returned to my village and stumbled upon the whole village feasting on ghosts —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1179 宝 Be Good, Baby. Daddy Knows He Was Wrong. He'll Kneel on the Keyboard Tonight 宝贝乖，老公知错了今晚跪键盘 A Piece of Coffin Wood一块棺材板Modern Romance488k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she stole Fu Corporation's trade secrets for a worthless man and took the fall for him, leaving the man who loved her deeply paralyzed and ultimately causing his death when he could not be treated. Given a second chance at life, she opens her eyes, tears the scoundrel and his shameless mistress to shreds, and dotes on her husband! Dotes on her husband! Dotes on her husband! “Honey, I can't sleep. Won't you hold me...?” “Honey, I forgot to bring a towel when I went to shower 3.2kReads8.9Score194Shelves

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    Guess whether it's a sweet or angsty novel based on the title.

30. 1180 1 I Tossed the $19.99 Wedding Ring on the Table and Walked Out 19.9元的婚戒甩桌上，老娘离了 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱8k WordsCompleted He Slapped a 19.9-Yuan Wedding Ring on the Table, So I Divorced Him —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1181 回 I Returned to the Village to Settle My Father's Affairs, Only to Find the Death List He Left Behind 回村处理后事，发现亡父留下的死亡名单 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门29k WordsCompleted I returned to the village to settle my late father’s affairs, only to find a death list he had left behind —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1182 不 I Refuse to Play the Villainess! I’ll Rewrite the Rich Family’s Script 不演恶毒女配！我掀翻豪门既定剧情 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱9k WordsCompleted I'm Done Playing the Villainess! I'll Upend the Rich Family's Predetermined Plot —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1183 老 My Boss Told Me to Keep Quiet, So I Handed the Bookstore Over to the State 老板让我闭嘴，我转身把书店上交给了国家 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门26k WordsCompleted My boss told me to keep quiet, so I turned around and handed the bookstore over to the state. —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1184 入 My Mortician Mother Didn't Recognize Me While Doing My Makeup 入殓师妈妈为我化妆时，没认出我 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山23k WordsCompleted My Mortician Mother Didn't Recognize Me While Applying My Makeup 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New short stories, all heart-wrenching, I cried buckets from every single one.

35. 1185 东 Working in Dongguan: Sharing a Rental with Fellow Hometown Folks 东莞打工记之老乡合租篇 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山12k WordsCompleted Working in Dongguan: Sharing an Apartment with Fellow Hometown Folks 74Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1186 蜜 Seven Years into Our Honeymoon, I Handed Him Divorce Papers in the Hospital 蜜月旅行第七年，我在病房递出离婚协议 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted In the Seventh Year of Our Honeymoon, I Handed Him the Divorce Papers in the Hospital Ward —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1187 发 Exiled to Guard Tombs in the Records Room? I Memorized the Verdicts and Sent Every Living Person Inside! 发配档案室守墓？我背熟判决书把活人全送进去！ Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门30k WordsCompleted Sent to guard the tomb in the archives? I memorized the verdicts and sent every living person straight to prison! —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1188 老 After My Husband Died, I Became Their Prey 老公死后，我成了他们的猎物目标 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山15k WordsCompleted After My Husband Died, I Became Their Prey 182Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1189 选 On the Day I Chose a Husband, I Picked a War God in a Wheelchair 选婿日，我挑了个轮椅战神 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱12k WordsCompleted On the Day I Chose a Husband, I Picked a Wheelchair-Bound War God —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1190 超 Supermarket Survival Rules: If You Hear Knocking, Never Open the Door 超市生存守则：听到敲门声，严禁开门 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门19k WordsCompleted Supermarket Survival Rules: If You Hear Knocking, Do Not Open the Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1191 妈 A Mama's Boy Husband and a Controlling Mother-in-Law 妈宝男的丈夫，控制欲强的婆婆 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山9k WordsCompleted A Mama's Boy Husband and a Controlling Mother-in-Law 11Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1192 丈 My Husband Is a Puppet? I’ll Devour the Heavenly Dao 丈夫是傀儡？我直接吞噬天道 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱8k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Puppet? I’ll Devour the Heavenly Dao Myself —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1193 凌 2:47 A.M.: An Elderly Woman Living Alone Is Dragged Away by Her Own Son 凌晨2：47，独居老太被亲儿子拖走 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted 2:47 a.m., an elderly woman living alone is dragged away by her own son. —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1194 无 No One Heard Her Voice 无人听见她的声音 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山7k WordsCompleted No One Heard Her Voice 8Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1195 雪 After Our Child Died in the Snow, the Chancellor Knelt and Begged Me to Come Back 雪地丧子后，丞相跪哭求回头 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱21k WordsCompleted After Losing His Son in the Snow, the Chancellor Knelt and Wept, Begging Me to Come Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1196 加 After 23 Days of Overtime, My Boss Called Me Petty When Someone Else Took the Credit 加班23天，功劳被抢后领导骂我小题大做 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门21k WordsCompleted After 23 days of overtime, my boss stole the credit and then scolded me for making a fuss. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1197 他 His Room Has No Lock 他的房间没有锁 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山12k WordsCompleted His Room Has No Lock 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1198 订 Dumped at My Engagement Party? I Turned Around and Pulled Out Forty Billion 订婚宴上我被甩了？转身拿出四百亿 Huang Xiaozhu黄小朱9k WordsCompleted Dumped at My Engagement Party? I Turned Around and Revealed Four Hundred Billion —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1199 新 The New Director Is the Senior I Secretly Loved, and He Insults Me the Moment We Meet 新总监竟是暗恋的学长，见面就骂 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门21k WordsCompleted The new director is actually the senior I had a crush on, and he started by yelling at me. —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1200 老 After My Wife Went on a Seven-Day Trip with Her Best Friend 老婆和闺蜜去七天旅游后 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted After My Wife and Her Best Friend Went on a Seven-Day Trip 439Reads—Score—Shelves

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