Short Stories 短篇小说

1. 1401 牧 The Mutan Command: Chaowu Awaits Your Return 牧檀令，巢舞等君归 Blazing Fire399烈火39930k WordsCompleted The Shepherd's Command, the Nest Dances as It Waits for Your Return 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1402 让 I Asked You to Run a Rural Study Tour, Not Turn City Kids into Special Forces 让你搞乡村研学，没让你把城里孩子练成特种兵啊 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted You were supposed to organize rural study tours, not turn city kids into special forces soldiers. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super good short story recommendations! (#^.^#)👍🏻!

3. 1403 苏 Why Is Miss Su Like This? 苏姑娘为何这样 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜11k WordsCompleted Why Is Miss Su Like This? 467Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1404 婆 My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Buy My Sister-in-Law a Wedding Home, So I Gave Her a Big Surprise 婆婆让我给小姑子买婚房，我送了她一份大礼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Told Me to Buy My Sister-in-Law a House for Her Wedding, So I Gave Her a Big Surprise 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A freshly written short story, now complete!

5. 1405 废 The Wasteland's Greatest Musician: From the Start, I Face a Gun Barrel, and Thousands of Zombies Bow 废土第一琴师：开局枪口下，万尸臣服 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗11k WordsCompleted The Wasteland’s Greatest Zither Master: From the Start, With a Gun to My Head, I Bring a Million Corpses to Their Knees —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short stories of all kinds that I'd love to read even if I stayed up all night 😂

6. 1406 予 Joy for You 予君欢 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜11k WordsCompleted I Offer You Joy 12.1kReads—Score178Shelves
7. 1407 分 The Day We Broke Up, He Showed Me His Childhood Friend’s Social Media Post 分手那天，他给我看了青梅的朋友圈 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted On the day we broke up, he showed me his childhood sweetheart’s Moments post. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1408 被 They Called Me a Pauper, So I Used Sign-In Rewards to Take Over a Fortune 500 Company 被嘲穷鬼后，我靠签到控股世界500强 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗13k WordsCompleted After They Called Me a Broke Loser, I Used Sign-In Rewards to Take Control of a Fortune 500 Company —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1409 赴 A Spring Rendezvous in Tang 赴棠春 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Journey to Spring in Tang 51Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1410 死 Five Years After Faking My Death, My Billionaire CEO Ex-Wife Cremated Me at the Funeral Home 死遁五年，我在殡仪馆被千亿总裁前妻火化 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I Faked My Death Five Years Ago, Only to Be Cremated at a Funeral Home by My Ex-Wife, a Trillionaire CEO 26Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1411 女 A Woman Livestreams Herself Repairing a Plane in Antarctica, Face-Slapping Her Doubters Around the World 女子南极直播修飞机，打脸全球质疑 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗12k WordsCompleted A Woman Livestreams Herself Repairing a Plane in Antarctica, Face-Slapping Skeptics Worldwide —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1412 替 A Happy Match in a Substitute Marriage 替嫁逢欢 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜9k WordsCompleted A Substitute Bride Meets Her Match 1.4kReads—Score113Shelves
13. 1413 杀 Who Is the Killer? 杀人的是谁？ Pei Wangzhi裴妄之10k WordsCompleted Who was the killer? 49Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book is a suspense novel with a pseudo-time travel plot and no romantic pairing, but with a plot twist at the end. The second book features two yandere protagonists; the female lead falls in love with the murderer she created, and she takes the initiative.

14. 1414 妈 Mom Says the House Will Be Divided by “Family Contribution Points” 妈妈说房子要按“家庭贡献值”分配 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted Mom Says the House Should Be Divided According to “Family Contribution Points” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1415 被 Betrayed by My Brother, I Uninstall the AI Sprite and Expose Evil 被兄弟背刺，我卸载的AI小精灵取证除恶 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗11k WordsCompleted Betrayed by my brother, I used the AI sprite I uninstalled to gather evidence and punish evil —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1416 十 Thirteen Niang's Rise to Power: The Crown Prince Can't Live Without Me 十三娘升职记：太子他非我不可 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜12k WordsCompleted The Thirteenth Lady's Rise to Power: The Crown Prince Can't Live Without Me 23Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1417 囚 Prisoner: Imprisoned by Love 囚徒：以爱为牢 Pei Wangzhi裴妄之11k WordsCompleted Prisoner: Bound by Love 432Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1418 被 My Boyfriend Offered Me to the Capital’s Crown Prince, but He’s My Dad 被男友献给京圈太子爷，但他是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Boyfriend Offered Me to the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle, but He's My Dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1419 第 On My 99th Rebirth, I Turned Out to Be Her Gu Insect 第99次重生，我竟是她养的蛊 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗12k WordsCompleted On My 99th Rebirth, I Turned Out to Be Her Pet Gu Worm —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1420 被 After My Beloved Locked Me in a Car to Die in a Sea of Flames, I Hopped Into the Ride of a Chaotic King 被心上人锁车内葬生火海，我直接上了混世魔王的车 Song Yu Yu颂雨雨7k WordsCompleted My Love Locked Me in a Car to Die in a Sea of Flames, So I Got Into the Tyrant's Car Instead —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1421 前 Empty Promises of the Past 前尘空诺 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜10k WordsCompleted Empty Promises from a Past Life 4Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1422 女 My Female Neighbor Is Addicted to Hitching Rides. I Take Another Route, and the Next Day Her Secret Comes Knocking 女邻居蹭车成瘾，换条路走，第二天她的秘密却找上了门 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Female Neighbor Has Become Addicted to Hitching Rides. I Take Another Route, but the Next Day, Her Secret Comes Knocking 4Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1423 刑 Fresh Out of Prison: My Ex-Girlfriend Is Out of My League 刑满释放：前女友高攀不起 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗9k WordsCompleted Released from Prison: My Ex-Girlfriend Is Out of My League —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1424 泪 Heartbreaking: A Depressed Girl's Life Hangs by a Thread 泪崩：抑郁少女命悬一线 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛15k WordsCompleted Heartbreak: Depressed Girl on the Brink of Death 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended high-quality short stories

25. 1425 我 After My Mom Escaped Back to the Modern World, I Became an Old-School Substitute 我妈逃回现代后，我穿成了古早替身 Song Yu Yu颂雨雨8k WordsCompleted After My Mom Escaped Back to the Modern World, I Became an Old-School Substitute —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1426 寒 Perched Together on a Cold Branch 寒枝共栖 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜11k WordsCompleted Perch Together on a Frostbitten Branch 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1427 被 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, Jinling Changed Overnight 被退婚之后，金陵变天了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After My Engagement Was Broken Off, Jinling Was Turned Upside Down 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1428 紫 Zi Jinting 紫瑨婷 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛50k WordsCompleted Zi Jinting 11Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1429 吾 I Bury Gods and Demons with My Own Body 吾以己身葬神魔 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗Eastern Fantasy308k WordsCompleted He is a prodigy of the Xuanwei Dao Sect, a revenge-driven avenger who slaughtered the enemy responsible for his family’s destruction, and a pure-yang sacrificial vessel cultivated for fifteen years. On the day his revenge is complete, his enemy’s curse comes true. His master hides murderous intent behind a kindly face, the guardians of the Nine Cauldrons Hall watch him with hungry eyes, and the ghosts of the Underworld Pavilion spy on him from the shadows. The blood of ninety-eight sacrifices ha 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1430 夫 My Husband Left Me to Die. Reborn, I Send Him to His Grave 夫君见死不救，重生后我送他归西 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted My Husband Let Me Die. After I Was Reborn, I Sent Him to His Grave 20Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1431 妩 The Alluring Mei Zi 妩媚的梅子 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛6k WordsCompleted The Alluring Meizi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1432 庶 Qingci, the Concubine's Daughter: I Enter the Palace and Seize the Phoenix Throne 庶女清辞：一入宫门掌凤权 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Qingci, the Concubine-Born Daughter: I Enter the Palace and Take Control of the Phoenix Throne —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1433 明 Bright and Gentle 明婉 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜11k WordsCompleted Ming Wan 17Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1434 确 After My Terminal Diagnosis, I Found the Death Plan My Husband Had Prepared for Me 确诊绝症后，发现了老公给我准备的死亡预案 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, I Found the Death Plan My Husband Had Prepared for Me 7Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1435 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Handed Me Seven Rules for Survival 新婚夜，老公递给我七条死亡规则 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Handed Me Seven Rules for Surviving —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1436 无 A Silent Goodbye: There's No You in the Rest of My Life 无声的告别：余生再无你 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛9k WordsCompleted A Silent Goodbye: There Will Be No You in the Rest of My Life 68Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1437 迢 A Far-Off Moonlit Night 迢迢明月夜 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜11k WordsCompleted On a Long, Moonlit Night 369Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1438 她 After She Said She'd Stop Making a Fuss, I Completely Panicked 她说不闹了以后，我反而彻底慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After She Said She Would Stop Making a Fuss, I Completely Panicked 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1439 重 Reborn in the Apocalypse: From the Start, a Female Doctor Tears Apart a Green-Tea Bitch and Goes on a Rampage 重生末世：女博士开局手撕绿茶，杀疯了 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗11k WordsCompleted Reborn at the End of the World: From the Start, the Female Doctor Tears the Green Tea Bitch Apart and Goes on a Killing Spree —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1440 温 A Gentle Trap: The Cave of Beauty and Bones 温柔陷阱：美人白骨窟 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛7k WordsCompleted A Tender Trap: The Beauty's Bone Cave 20Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1441 尘 The Dust-Worn Wife Won't Wait 尘妻不候 Wishing You Well in Due Season顺颂时宜10k WordsCompleted The Dust-Worn Wife Won't Wait 8kReads—Score—Shelves
42. 1442 新 On the Day We Moved into Our New Home, I Found There Was No Place for Me in the Family Portrait 新家落成那天，我发现全家福里没有我的位置 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted On the Day Our New Home Was Finished, I Realized There Was No Place for Me in the Family Portrait 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1443 入 I Joined the Song Army and Helped Yue Fei Defeat the Jin 入宋营，我助岳飞破金兵 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗Male-Channel Fanfiction66k WordsCompleted I Join the Song Army and Help Yue Fei Defeat the Jin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1444 长 A Long-Novel Writer Breaks Down While Writing Short Stories 长篇小说作者写短篇小说崩溃了 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥6k WordsCompleted A Long-Form Novelist Crashes and Burns While Writing Short Stories 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first eleven are all short stories.

45. 1445 一 One Moment of Passion Ruined My Life: Suspicion 一念情深误余生：猜忌 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛8k WordsCompleted One Moment of Deep Love, a Lifetime of Regret: Suspicion 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1446 确 The Day After My Ankylosing Spondylitis Diagnosis, My Company Asked Me to Sign a Resignation Agreement 确诊强直性脊柱炎的第二天，公司让我签离职协议 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted The Day After I Was Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, My Company Asked Me to Sign a Resignation Agreement —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1447 被 Called a Monster Cop, I Reconstruct Bones to Solve Murders and Face-Slap the World 被骂怪物警花后，我画骨追凶打脸全球 Clear Breeze, Bright Moon清风明月朗13k WordsCompleted After Being Called a Monster Cop, I Solve Murders by Drawing Bones and Face-Slap the World —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1448 我 I Can Read Minds, and Now All the Women at Work Adore Me 我靠读心术，成了公司女同事的团宠 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥24k WordsCompleted I Read Minds and Became the Office's Beloved —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1449 七 A Seventh-Rank Uncle Meets a Little Girl: Love Debts 七品大叔偶遇小萝莉：情债 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛9k WordsCompleted A Seventh-Rank Uncle Meets a Little Girl: A Debt of Love 5Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1450 妈 Mom, Where Did Little Brother Go? 妈妈，弟弟去哪了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Mom, where did my little brother go? 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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