Short Stories 短篇小说

1. 1601 颠 Upside-Down Dragon 颠阳倒龙 World of Blossoms繁花世界31k WordsCompleted Upside-Down Yang, Dragon Reversed 32Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1602 直 A Straight Man's Escape from the Fairy-Tale World 直男童话世界逃生记 Zhegao柘皋5k WordsCompleted A Straight Guy's Escape from a Fairy-Tale World 271Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1603 我 I Reincarnated as the Supporting Character in My Own Tragic Novel? No Way! I’m the Protagonist! 我穿进自己写的虐文当女配？不不不！老子要当主角！ A Spark Sets the Prairie Ablaze星火燎燃7k WordsCompleted I transmigrated into the tragic romance novel I wrote as the second female lead? No, no, no! I'm taking the lead role! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1604 替 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Diary of a Substitute Doll: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 【男频短篇】替身人偶日记：娶了两个苏小雪 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Substitute Doll Diary: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1605 大 The Big Fat Orange Cat's Palace Intrigue: My Harem Has Started a Rebellion!!? 大胖橘宫斗日常：我的后宫闹皇帝了！！？ Zhegao柘皋Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Big Orange Cat's Palace Intrigue: My Harem Is Making the Emperor Lose It!!? 119Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1606 天 Diary of a Celestial Mechanism Tower Disciple: The Spirit-Gathering Formation 天机楼弟子日记之聚灵阵 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted A Disciple of the Heavenly Secrets Tower's Diary: The Spirit Gathering Array —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1607 雪 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After the Snow Maiden Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 【男频短篇】雪女老师背我回寝后，我娶了她做老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Snow Woman Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1608 青 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me into the Hospital with a Stick! 【男频短篇】青梅叫我主人后，一棍把我打进了医院！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me Into the Hospital with a Stick! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1609 我 My Mom Hadn't Even Passed Her Seventh-Day Rite When My Father-in-Law Told Me to Leave with Nothing 我妈头七没过，岳父让我净身出户 A Cat Who Can't Afford Huazi Cigarettes抽不起华子的猫17k WordsCompleted My Mom's Seventh-Day Memorial Hadn't Even Passed, and My Father-in-Law Told Me to Leave With Nothing —Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   I've hung up a few short stories that I've reread repeatedly; the quality is consistently high, so feel free to pick one.

10. 1610 画 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Wife in the Painting: The Day She Stepped Out of the Canvas, I Reached the Golden Core Realm 【男频短篇】画中妻：她踏出画卷那天，我直接金丹大成 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛19k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Wife in the Painting: The Day She Stepped Out of the Painting, I Reached Great Perfection in the Golden Core Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1611 给 I Swept My Late Wife's Grave for Three Years, Then Exposed a Three-Million-Yuan Insurance Scam at Her Wedding 给亡妻扫了三年墓，我在她婚礼上揭穿三百万骗保 A Cat Who Can't Afford Huazi Cigarettes抽不起华子的猫9k WordsCompleted I Visited My Late Wife’s Grave for Three Years, Then Exposed Her Three-Million-Yuan Insurance Scam at Her Wedding 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1612 一 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Injured the Goddess with One Palm, I Refused to Inherit the Estate and Went Down the Mountain to Open a Tavern 【男频短篇】一掌打伤女神后，我拒绝继承人下山开酒馆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛16k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Injuring the Goddess with One Palm, I Refused to Become the Heir and Went Down the Mountain to Open a Tavern —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1613 相 I Went to the Wrong Blind Date Table, and My Flash Marriage Husband Had Secretly Loved Me for Ten Years 相亲走错桌，闪婚老公竟暗恋我十年 A Cat Who Can't Afford Huazi Cigarettes抽不起华子的猫10k WordsCompleted I Went to the Wrong Table on a Blind Date, and My Flash-Married Husband Had Been Secretly in Love with Me for Ten Years 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1614 鬼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Held Someone's Hand in Public and Fled, Becoming the Ghost King 【男频短篇】鬼新娘逼婚，我当众牵手跑路成鬼王 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Took Her Hand and Fled in Front of Everyone, Becoming the Ghost King 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1615 和 The Princess Bride Is Pregnant Before Marriage 和亲公主她未婚先孕 Cat in the Mulberry Tree桑榆树上的猫Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Princess Bride Who Became Pregnant Before Her Wedding —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead isn't abused; it's incredibly satisfying. She's never morally blackmailed or internally conflicted, making it very enjoyable.

16. 1616 离 The 30-Day Divorce Cooling-Off Period: I Reclaimed 860,000 with One Ledger 离婚冷静期30天，我凭一本账要回86万 A Cat Who Can't Afford Huazi Cigarettes抽不起华子的猫12k WordsCompleted The 30-Day Divorce Cooling-Off Period: I Got Back 860,000 Yuan With a Ledger —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1617 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Used a Cultivation Technique Modification System to Optimize a One-Armed Sword Cultivator into My Wife 【男频短篇】我用功法修改系统把独臂女剑修优化成老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Used a Cultivation Technique Modification System to Upgrade the One-Armed Sword Cultivator into My Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1618 给 The Empress Who Made the Emperor Infertile 给皇上绝育的皇后 Cat in the Mulberry Tree桑榆树上的猫Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Empress Who Castrated the Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1619 母 The Seventh Day After My Mother's Death 母亲的第七日 A Cat Who Can't Afford Huazi Cigarettes抽不起华子的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Seventh Day After Mother's Death 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1620 为 Livestreaming Street Interviews to Raise the Marriage Rate 为了提高结婚率，直播街头采访 Nighttime Yiyi Little Six Flower夜依小六花11k WordsCompleted Street Interviews Livestreamed to Boost the Marriage Rate 497Reads—Score135Shelves
21. 1621 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Picked Up a Crybaby Incubus and Made Him My Wife 【男频短篇】我捡了个哭包魅魔当老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛18k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Picked Up a Crybaby Succubus and Made Her My Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1622 谢 Lord Xie Has Had His Eye on Me for Years 谢大人觊觎我很多年 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板9k WordsCompleted Lord Xie Has Had His Eye on Me for Years 4.3kReads—Score165Shelves

    Reader note

    They're all super sweet romance novels, so good!

23. 1623 三 At My Son's Third Birthday Banquet, He Called My Brother-in-Law Dad, So I Brought the Police 三周岁宴上，儿子管小舅子叫爸，我带民警到了 A Cat Who Can't Afford Huazi Cigarettes抽不起华子的猫12k WordsCompleted At My Son’s Third Birthday Banquet, He Called My Brother-in-Law Dad. I Brought the Police Over 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1624 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone 【男频短篇】我的美杜莎老婆只会石化别人 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1625 和 After Returning Home from My Divorce, My Whole Family Pressures Me 和离归家后，全家都逼我 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After returning home following her divorce, her whole family pressured her to 8Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Super short, incredibly good, all satisfying reads

26. 1626 舍 I Can’t Let Go 舍不得 Nan Fu南福10k WordsCompleted I Can’t Let Go 3Reads—Score129Shelves
27. 1627 我 I Spent Three Hundred Taels to Buy My Archrival 我花三百两买了死对头 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板16k WordsCompleted I Bought My Arch-Nemesis for Three Hundred Taels 854Reads—Score194Shelves
28. 1628 狼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Werewolf Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact 【男频短篇】狼人校花的死缠生存协议 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛20k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Wolfgirl Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1629 我 My Husband Is a Gentleman by Day and a Chatterbox by Night 我那夫君白日是君子，夜里是话痨 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Gentleman by Day and a Chatterbox by Night 2.8kReads—Score138Shelves
30. 1630 天 Wang Baochuan, Chosen by Heaven 天命王宝钏 Ironhead Yan Xiuer铁头颜秀儿Female-Channel Fanfiction12k WordsCompleted Wang Baochuan, Favored by Fate 75Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1631 假 The Fake Heiress Is Set on Getting a Divorce 假千金一心想和离 A Commoner's Life草根人生9k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Is Determined to Divorce 5Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1632 终 In the End, Zhuang Zhou Dreamed He Was a Butterfly 终是庄周梦了蝶 A Meng阿蒙31k WordsCompleted In the third year of her marriage to Shen Yuheng, their marriage certificate was accidentally ruined by a spilled cup of coffee. Nan Yu took their documents to the civil affairs bureau to get a replacement. The clerk tapped a few keys on the computer, then suddenly looked up at her. “Ma’am, your marital status is listed as unmarried.” She froze, thinking she’d misheard. “That’s impossible. My husband and I got our marriage certificate here three years ago.” The clerk checked again, her expressio 1.6kReads—Score100Shelves

    Reader note

    Short Stories with a Touch of Angst

33. 1633 我 My Husband Is a Black-Hearted Tangyuan 我的夫君是个黑心汤圆 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板25k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Black-Hearted Tangyuan 3.5kReads—Score118Shelves
34. 1634 皇 The Empress Is Determined to Save Herself 皇后娘娘一心要自救 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Empress Is Determined to Save Herself 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1635 穿 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing Servant, Only to Defy Heaven by Marrying a Sword Immortal in a Ghost Wedding! 【男频短篇】穿越成废柴杂役竟和女剑仙冥婚逆天！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛18k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Transmigrated as a Good-for-Nothing Servant, Only to Defy Heaven by Marrying a Female Sword Immortal in a Ghost Wedding! —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1636 我 My Younger Brother Actually Followed Me Here 我的弟弟竟然跟过来了 Back to the Old Home旧家往回Two Male Leads59k WordsCompleted Two male leads, brothers who live next door. They meet by chance on a wall, and together see things through to the end. If lots of people want to read it, I'll write my next book from the younger brother's perspective. This one is mainly told from the older brother's perspective, with him as the pursuer. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I wrote it myself, 59,000 words.

37. 1637 夫 After Her Husband Entered the Princess's Household, the Marquis's Heir Who Died Young Returned (A Wrong Turn Into the Imperial Court) 夫君入长公主府后，早死的侯府世子回来了(误闯天家) Lu Xixi路希希9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Entered the Princess's Residence, the Marquis's Heir, Who Was Supposed to Have Died Young, Came Back (Mistakenly Entering the Imperial Household) 1.3kReads—Score113Shelves
38. 1638 让 You Were Supposed to Play the Villain and Ruin the Protagonist, Not Ruin Him Like This! 让你演反派废掉主角，不是这样“废掉”主角！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛30k WordsCompleted You Were Told to Play the Villain and Ruin the Protagonist, Not Ruin Him Like This! —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1639 宝 Miss Baozhu 宝珠小姐 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Miss Baozhu 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1640 穿 Transmigrate to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 穿越西幻：我的无限读档系统 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛38k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1641 我 I'm an Honest Man 我是一个老实人 Lu Xixi路希希Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted I'm an Honest Man 546Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1642 震 Shocking! The Ex-Husband I Used and Abandoned Is Back to Force Me Into Love 震惊!被我始乱终弃的前夫哥回来搞强制爱 Lu Xixi路希希11k WordsCompleted Shocking! The ex-husband I abandoned after leading him on has returned to force me into a relationship. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1643 攀 Climbing the Social Ladder: The Crown Prince Lowers Himself for Me in Secret 攀高枝:太子爷伏低做小见不得光 Lu Xixi路希希11k WordsCompleted Climbing the Social Ladder: The Crown Prince Plays the Submissive Lover in Secret 503Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1644 司 Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun: Together Until Old, Their Love True as the Jin River, Unshaken by Chang'an's Snow 司马相如与卓文君——锦水白头，琴心不负长安雪 Mu Xiaoxi穆小惜Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun: Growing Old Together by the Jin River, Their Love Unshaken by the Snow of Chang’an 2Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Short story recommendation: Learn poetry while reading tales of talented men and beautiful women!

45. 1645 我 As the Second Wife: Anyone Who Crosses Me Gets Slapped 我为继室:谁来都得挨一巴掌 Lu Xixi路希希Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted As the Second Wife: Whoever Comes Gets Slapped 620Reads—Score122Shelves
46. 1646 陆 Lu You and Tang Wan: Willow Hues at Shen Garden, a Lifetime of Sorrow 陆游与唐琬——沈园柳色，半生愁绪 Mu Xiaoxi穆小惜Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Lu You and Tang Wan: Willow Hues in Shen Garden, a Lifetime of Sorrow 10Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1647 你 You Think I'm Fighting for Favor, but I Really Want to Die 你们以为我在争宠，而我是真的想死 Lu Xixi路希希Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted You Think I'm Fighting for His Favor, but I Really Want to Die 21Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1648 苏 Su Shi and Su Zhe: A Lifetime of Brotherhood 苏轼与苏辙——一生一世手足情 Mu Xiaoxi穆小惜Historical10k WordsCompleted Su Shi and Su Zhe: A Lifelong Brotherhood 5Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1649 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves

    Reader note

    They're all short, exciting stories!

50. 1650 妇 Fu Hao and Wu Ding: The Emperor's Favorite 妇好与武丁——帝王的偏爱 Mu Xiaoxi穆小惜6k WordsCompleted Fu Hao and Wu Ding: An Emperor’s Devotion —Reads—Score—Shelves

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