Short, Heartbreaking Novels 虐而短的小说

1. 351 美 A Beauty Contacts a Male Listener, but Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 美女联络男倾听师，背后藏着惊天秘密？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Gets in Touch with a Male Listener. Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 34Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 美 The Beauty Turned Down My Confession, Then Showed Up at My Door Two Years Later? 美女拒绝我表白，两年后竟主动找上门？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Turned Down My Confession. Two Years Later, Why Did She Come Looking for Me? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 353 花 Scent of Flowers, Eater of Souls: Silent Nourishment 花香蚀魂：无声的养分 Four Thousand Cherries四千樱17k WordsCompleted Fragrance of Flowers, Erosion of the Soul: Silent Nourishment —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Soldiers, anti-drug police!

4. 354 未 The Uncredited Tangyuan 未署名的汤圆 Four Thousand Cherries四千樱Mystery25k WordsCompleted Unsigned Tangyuan —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 355 重 Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter’s Death 重生在女儿死前半小时 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter's Death 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A short and poignant story

6. 356 儿 My Son Called Me Old-Fashioned, So I Kicked His Whole Family Out of My House 儿子嫌我土，我反手让他一家滚出我的房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Son Says I'm Unsophisticated, So I Turn Around and Kick His Whole Family Out of My House 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 我 I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet They Want Me to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 我请假缺席，却要平摊3100元团建费 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Took Leave and Missed the Team-Building Event, Yet I’m Expected to Split the 3,100 Yuan Bill 26Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 358 顶 The Top-Tier Star Doesn't Recognize Me After I Turn Human 顶流他认不出变成人的我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The top-tier star doesn’t recognize me when I turn into a human 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 359 我 After the CEO and I Swapped Bodies 我和霸总互换身体后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭26k WordsCompleted After My CEO Rival and I Swapped Bodies 15Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 高 What Should I Do When My Handsome, Rich Boss Shows Up at My House Wanting to Become a Live-In Son-in-Law? 高富帅老板追到我家要当上门女婿怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted What should I do when my rich, handsome boss shows up at my house, determined to marry into my family? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 颁 After the Awards, My Rival, the Movie Star, Asked Me to Get a Marriage License 颁奖礼后，宿敌影帝叫我去领证 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted After the Awards Ceremony, My Nemesis, the Best Actor, Asked Me to Get a Marriage License 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 如 How to “Kidnap” an Ice-Cold Dreamboat with a Cup of Milk Tea 如何用一杯奶茶，“绑架”禁欲系男神？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted How Do You “Kidnap” an Abstinent Heartthrob with a Cup of Milk Tea? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 第 The Third-Encounter Rule 第三次偶遇法则 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Rule of the Third Chance Encounter —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 顶 The Top-Tier Movie Star Is Kneeling on the Washboard 顶流影帝他跪搓衣板了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Top-Tier Star Best Actor Got Down on His Knees to Scrub the Floor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 365 昼 Jade by Day, Heng by Night 昼如玉，夜如珩 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Jade by Day, Heng by Night 9Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 366 卷 The Wicked Woman Who Ran Off with the Money and a Baby on the Way 卷款带球跑的坏女人 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted The Wicked Woman Who Ran Off with the Money and a Baby on the Way —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 以 In the Name of Love: The Sunflower Has Yet to Bloom 以爱为名：向阳花未开 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔8k WordsCompleted In the Name of Love: The Sunflowers Have Yet to Bloom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 校 Aftereffects of a Campus Romance 校园恋后遗症 Chuan Shenyan川慎言6k WordsCompleted The Aftereffects of a School Romance 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look, do you like it?

20. 370 我 I Want a Complete Family 我想要个完整的家 Chuan Shenyan川慎言18k WordsCompleted I Want a Complete Family 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][Crying][Crying][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

21. 371 未 My Fiancée Swears She and Her Junior Schoolmate Are Just Friends? Prove It in Africa! 未婚妻跟小学弟很清白？在非洲自证清白去吧！ Nao Hao脑浩Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My fiancée and her junior schoolmate are totally innocent? Go prove it in Africa! 141Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 372 妻 My Wife’s Getting Ideas, So I’m Sending You Fake Socialites Back to School! 妻子有了小心思，假名媛送你们去进修！ Nao Hao脑浩Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My wife is getting ideas? I'll send you and that fake socialite off for some professional training! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 373 时 Love and Heartbreak in the Depths of Time 时光深处的爱与伤 The Drifting Clan漂流一族Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted Love and Wounds in the Depths of Time 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very short, angst-filled story, I recommend it.

24. 374 盲 After the Blind Donation, He Said, You'll Always Be My Shadow 盲捐后他说，你永远是我的影子 The Drifting Clan漂流一族Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted After I donated blindly, he said, “You'll always be my shadow.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 375 残 The Last Embers of the Cherry Blossoms 残樱烬 The Drifting Clan漂流一族Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted The Last Embers of Cherry Blossoms 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 他 They Never Believed in Me, and I Proved Them Right 他们不看好我，偏偏我也不争气 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted They Never Believed in Me, and I Wasn't Exactly a Success Either 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 我 My Childhood Friend Is the King of Hell. 我的竹马是阎王. The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名14k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Is the King of Hell. 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have you read those short stories that torment ghosts and gods? The first two are examples, and they're incredibly good.

28. 378 地 Exorcising Ghosts in the Underworld, Seeking Justice in Heaven 地府打鬼，天庭申冤 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名11k WordsCompleted Brawling with Ghosts in the Underworld, Seeking Justice in Heaven 17Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 真 The Real Heiress Is Reborn, and Her Brothers Have All Become Well-Behaved 真千金重生，哥哥们都变乖了 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名16k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Is Reborn, and Her Brothers Have All Turned Well-Behaved 32Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 380 我 I Am a Fox Spirit 我是一只狐狸精 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm a Fox Spirit 12Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 381 知 The Educated Youth Years: Starting with an Escape from the Village 知青年代，从村子里逃亡开始 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 1976. Liu Haibo, a sent-down youth, falls in love with Yang Xiuqing, a village girl. Her family vehemently opposes his proposal, forcing him to flee Shibantian Village and return to Haicheng, a thousand miles away. Just as he is preparing to start a new life with Wu Jie in Haicheng, Yang Xiuqing suddenly shows up at his door, stirring up an emotional entanglement that spans the years. 2023. Seventy-year-old Liu Haibo is driving an Audi with Yang Xiuqing to Shibantian Village when they are involv 32.5kReads8.4Score2kShelves
32. 382 年 Those Days on the Production Team 年代，生产队里那些事 Lone Shepherd独牧人Urban201k WordsCompleted Set in the 1970s, this book tells the story of the family life of Wu Changgui and Jiang Xueqin, an ordinary couple from a small village, and their children. In an era of material scarcity, life was simple and unpretentious, yet full of complicated love, hatred, and heartbreak... 41Reads6.3Score—Shelves
33. 383 山 The Mountains and Rivers Know My Heart 山河知我心 See Strawberry参见草莓16k WordsCompleted The Mountains and Rivers Know My Heart 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 乡 Springtime in the Countryside 乡野也有春天 See Strawberry参见草莓15k WordsCompleted Spring Comes to the Countryside, Too 659Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 385 迷 Camouflage 迷彩 See Strawberry参见草莓15k WordsCompleted Camouflage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 386 末 Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 末日重生：我靠科技反杀仇人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse15k WordsCompleted Doomsday Rebirth: I Use Technology to Take Down My Enemies 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 爱 Love's Watch: Who Touched My Documents? 爱的守望：是谁动了我的文档？ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Love's Watch: Who Changed My Document? —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 偷 The Sweet Romance of a Peach Thief 偷桃贼的甜蜜恋情 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted The Sweet Romance of a Peach Thief 5Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 穿 A Love Across a Thousand Years 穿越千年的旷世之恋 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted A Love That Transcends a Thousand Years 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 胆 Cowards, Keep Out: A Courier Battles Sadako 胆小鬼勿进：快递员大战女鬼贞子 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted Cowards Keep Out: The Courier vs. Sadako, the Ghost 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 太 This Is Great! My Company Laid Me Off! 太爽了！我被公司裁员了！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙7k WordsCompleted This Is Amazing! I Got Laid Off! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 画 The Figure in the Painting: The Terrifying Beauty on the Wall 画中人：惊悚的美人壁 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Figure in the Painting: A Terrifying Beauty on the Wall —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 393 竹 A Sleepless Night in the Bamboo Sea 竹海不眠夜 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙12k WordsCompleted A Sleepless Night in the Bamboo Grove 6Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 394 都 The City Wanderer: Zhou the Pancake Seller 都市游侠之煎饼老周 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙7k WordsCompleted The City Wanderer: Old Zhou the Pancake Maker —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 代 Codename: Project Tianpeng 代号：天蓬计划 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙17k WordsCompleted Codename: Heavenly Canopy Project —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 396 重 Reborn in 2005: From the Start, I Stockpile Bitcoin Like Crazy 重生2005：开局狂囤比特币 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙8k WordsCompleted Reborn in 2005: Hoarding Bitcoin Like Crazy from the Start 6Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 397 欲 The Chain of Desire: Redemption for a Forgery on a Rainy Paris Night 欲望之链：巴黎雨夜的赝品救赎 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Chains of Desire: Redemption in the Counterfeit Rainy Nights of Paris 14Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 398 新 New Liaozhai: The Den of Debauchery That Devours Fame and Fortune 新聊斋之吞噬功名的销金窟 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Mystery6k WordsCompleted The New Strange Tales: The Den of Greed That Swallows Fame and Fortune 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 昂 A Costly Bride Price, a Marriage Full of Schemes! 昂贵的彩礼，算计的姻缘！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance7k WordsCompleted An exorbitant bride price, and a marriage match full of schemes! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 400 我 The Night I Was Reborn, He Was Getting Engaged to His One True Love 我重生那夜，他正和白月光订婚 Sheep Pie Pie绵羊派派8k WordsCompleted The night I was reborn, he was getting engaged to his white-moonlight love. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is perfect.

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