Short Stories 短篇小说

1. 1701 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1702 玛 Margaret 玛格瑞特 I've Just Crossed a Few Mountains刚翻过了几座山30k WordsCompleted Margaret 4Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1703 合 Contract Couple: Stop Pretending to Be Poor, Mr. CEO 合约情侣：装穷总裁别演了 2026 Starting Line2026起跑线15k WordsCompleted Contract Couple: Stop Pretending to Be Poor, CEO —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1704 书 I Traveled into a Book Set in Ancient Times and Found a Male Lead to Be My Husband 书穿古代捡个男主做夫君 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted ∯: [Transmigrate into a book, historical romance, romance pairing, a pocket dimension (not much use), sweet romance] ∯: He Wan accidentally transmigrates into a book. When the village is struck by an outbreak of the living dead, she flees alongside the villagers and unexpectedly encounters the book’s down-on-his-luck male lead... She plans to save his life so he can repay her later with plenty of gold and silver, but she never expects to get entangled herself... ∯: When Si Ming is down on his lu 176Reads8.1Score—Shelves
5. 1705 天 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊：我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 98Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1706 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Found Myself a Shy Boyfriend 穿书后，找了个腼腆小男友 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Modern Romance44k WordsCompleted [A short, sweet little story] Xia Qing accidentally transmigrated into a book. With no idea who the male and female leads were, she chose to lie flat and diligently learn how to bake cakes. One day, she ran into a boy in an alley who was being beaten up... They met, and he was shy, bashful, and insecure... 3Reads8.0Score—Shelves
7. 1707 被 The Handsome Man in the Coffin Forced Me to Marry Him 被棺材里的美男强娶了 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted [A 20,000-word sweet bedtime novella: love at first sight + a fated encounter] Yan Qingluo fell off a cliff while hiking. Not only did she survive, she also got stuck with the handsome man in the coffin, who insisted that since she'd removed his talisman, she had to become his wife. A quick heads-up: This is a sweet novella with a fast-moving plot, perfect for bedtime reading. 386Reads8.1Score—Shelves
8. 1708 被 Forced to Follow the Plot, Then Reborn 被迫走剧情后又重生了 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance87k WordsCompleted [The heroine transmigrates, then is reborn; the hero secretly loves her; bittersweet ending; 80,000-word novella] Chang Nian transmigrates and is forced to follow the plot. She cannot control a single word or action, like a puppet manipulated by the story. In the end, she dies on that snowy night. Reborn once more, she seems to have escaped the plot’s control, but she still doesn’t feel safe, and takes advantage of the man who has loved her through both her lives. But the gulf between them means 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1709 救 I Saved the Male Lead, and Then He Fell for Me 救了男主后，他喜欢上我了 Still So Sleepy还是困啊Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted ❤️: [Transmigrate into a book + System (no missions) + save and reload + the hero falls for the heroine first + short story (130,000 characters)] ❤️: After transmigrating in person, Yun Zhu received three abilities from the System: (1) Save and reload, usable twice a day. (2) Peerless lightness skills, better than the hero's. (3) Earn one copper coin every minute when within five meters of the hero. ❤️: At twelve, Yu Xunzhi became an official censor in the Twelve Tones, second only to The Outcas 17Reads6.8Score—Shelves
10. 1710 我 I Feast on the Bright Moon and the Lofty Mountains 我以明月宴崇山 A Ladleful一瓢羹13k WordsCompleted I Use the Bright Moon to Feast on the High Mountains 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥 [Cold-faced assassin × Sunny puppy thief] A cup of wine exchanged is both a farewell and a promise. He tricked the assassin into waiting for their wedding night, while he went alone to assassinate the tyrant. The tyrant was severely wounded, but he was impaled on the city wall by chains. When he opened his eyes again, the assassin was back before the tragedy, determined to protect his puppy.

11. 1711 室 After My Roommate Used My Card to Become a Rich Woman 室友靠我的卡当富婆后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Roommate Used My Card to Become a Rich Woman 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sharing some great short stories~

12. 1712 系 The System Wants Me to Conquer the Immortal Venerable. He Whines: Humans and Cats Can't Cultivate Together 系统让我攻略仙尊，他委屈巴巴：人和猫是不能双修的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted The System told me to conquer the Immortal Venerable. He pouted pitifully: "People and cats can't cultivate dual cultivation together." 9Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1713 被 Everyone I Forgive Meets with Disaster 被我原谅的人都出事了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Everyone I Forgave Met with Disaster 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1714 未 My Fiancé Bets on Me, So I Turn Around and Marry His Archrival 未婚夫赌拿我当赌注，我转身嫁了他死对头 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Bet on Me, So I Turned Around and Married His Archenemy 6Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1715 年 The Young Shaman Doctor Prescribed This: Kiss Him Every Day 年轻巫医给我开了个方子：每日和他吃嘴子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The young witch doctor wrote me a prescription: kiss him every day. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1716 入 After My Live-In Husband Cheated, I Made Him Leave with Nothing 入赘老公出轨后，我让他净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Live-In Husband Cheated, I Made Him Leave With Nothing 38Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1717 毒 After Three Days of Hallucinogenic Poisonous Mushrooms, I Summoned Every Handsome Man in the Prince's Estate 毒蘑菇致幻三天，我把王府的英俊男人全点了一遍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After three days of hallucinations from poisonous mushrooms, I picked out every handsome man in the prince's manor. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1718 我 My Childhood Friend and I Pretend to Be Newbies, and Our Esports Match Has the Whole Server in Tears 我和竹马装萌新，电竞比赛卷哭全服 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend and I Pretend to Be Noobs, and Our Esports Tournament Makes the Whole Server Cry —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1719 何 How Did We Meet Here? 何以相逢于此 Zhu Bucha朱不差25k WordsCompleted How Did We Meet Here? 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you yearn for such an unwavering encounter? Amidst a myriad of fireworks, only one remains in your heart. After missing each other, you meet again. The words are warm and incredibly healing. A treasure of a short story, a must-read for anyone looking for something to read!

20. 1720 基 I Was the Strongest Fighter at the Base, but the Zombie Emperor Took Me Home to Raise Me 基地最强战力的我，被丧尸皇捡回去养了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I was the strongest fighter at the base, but the Zombie Emperor took me in and raised me. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1721 离 On the Day We Divorced, I Got My Ex-Husband a 500,000-Yuan VIP Appointment 离婚当天，我给前夫开了张五十万的特需挂号单 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, I Wrote My Ex a Special-Needs Appointment Slip for 500,000 Yuan 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1722 女 The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路 Xu Ci珝慈Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w 864Reads9.3Score120Shelves

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    This unusual May-December romance shows that marriage is not just about love; sometimes it's about two people relying on each other to walk a path that one person cannot walk alone.

23. 1723 他 He Called My Mom a 'Dead Old Hag,' So I Turned His Whole Family into Strays 他骂我妈“死老太婆”，我让他全家变流浪狗 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁11k WordsCompleted He Called My Mom a “Wretched Old Hag,” So I Turned His Whole Family into Stray Dogs 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short articles recommended by Douyin and Toutiao that have been read by tens of thousands of people have all been completed. They are all very good and very exciting!

24. 1724 婆 My Mother-in-Law Threw 50 Million at Me to Make Me Leave. I Put the Paternity Test on the Screen at My Ex-Husband's Press Conference 婆婆甩5000万让我滚？我反手在前夫发布会投屏亲子鉴定 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law threw 50 million at me and told me to get lost? I retaliated by putting the paternity test up on the screen at my ex-husband's press conference. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1725 亲 My Relatives Maliciously Hiked the Rent. My RV Nail Salon Took Off, and Now He's Regretting It 亲戚恶意抬高房租，房车美甲爆火他悔疯了 Urban Mysteries and Fun都市神秘乐趣9k WordsCompleted His relatives spitefully jacked up the rent. He regretted it like crazy when her RV nail salon went viral. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing is good, and the author is intelligent! Recommended for handsome men and beautiful women who are experiencing a reading slump.

26. 1726 全 The Day My Family Killed Me, I Stood Behind Them and Watched 全家杀我那天，我站在身后看着 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁11k WordsCompleted The Day My Family Killed Me, I Watched from Behind Them —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1727 绑 After Tying Myself to Future Trending Topics, I Went Crazy to Protect My Four Brothers 绑定未来热搜后，我靠发疯守护四个哥哥 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After Binding Myself to Future Trending Searches, I Protect My Four Brothers by Going Crazy 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1728 互 After Swapping Systems, I Survive the Apocalypse with Blind Boxes 互换系统后，我靠盲盒独活末世 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾8k WordsCompleted After Swapping Systems, I Survive the Apocalypse with Blind Boxes 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few completely different books for when you're looking for something to read. Some of them even have plot twists at the end.

29. 1729 重 Reborn, I Turned My Green Tea Best Friend Over to the Authorities 重生后，我把绿茶闺蜜上交国家了 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁15k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Turned My Green-Tea Best Friend Over to the State 295Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1730 弹 The On-Screen Comments Called Me a Vicious Supporting Actress, So I Gave Up 弹幕说我是恶毒女配我直接摆烂了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The Comments Say I'm a Wicked Supporting Actress, So I Just Give Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1731 痴 Obsessed with Novels, She Made Me Kneel to the Nanny's Daughter 痴迷小说便让我向保姆女儿下跪 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted My Obsession with Novels Made Me Kneel Before the Nanny's Daughter 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1732 举 A Joke Report: I Got the Police to Raid My In-Laws’ Home 举报的玩笑：我让警察查抄了娘家 The Wild Goose That Crossed the Sea越过海的雁10k WordsCompleted A Joke Report: I Had the Police Raid My In-Laws’ Home 872Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1733 遗 After Abandoning My Childhood Sweetheart, He Vowed Never to Marry 遗弃竹马后，他却立誓不婚 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾16k WordsCompleted After she abandoned her childhood sweetheart, he swore he would never marry 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1734 导 After My Advisor Accused Me of Plagiarism, I Audited His Data from the Past Twenty Years 导师说我论文抄袭后，我查了他二十年数据 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Advisor Accused Me of Plagiarism, I Investigated His Data from the Past Twenty Years 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1735 朋 He Bragged Online About Treating His Mother-in-Law to a Manchu-Han Feast, Then Left My Mom Downstairs with Instant Noodles 朋友圈晒满汉全席孝敬岳母，转身让我妈在楼下吃挂面 Through the Seasons, Finding My Way度四季也渡自己10k WordsCompleted I Posted a Feast Fit for an Emperor to Honor My Mother-in-Law, Then Turned Around and Made My Own Mother Eat Instant Noodles Downstairs —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1736 高 A Master’s Reading: Is the Child Born with a Disability? 高人一算，断稚子先天是残疾？ Wind Over the Grain风卷禾9k WordsCompleted An expert took one look and declared that the child was born with a disability? 31Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1737 第 After Being Stood Up for the Eighth Time, I Took the Hand of His Mortal Enemy 第八次被放鸽子，我牵了他死对头的手 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After being stood up for the eighth time, I took his nemesis’s hand. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1738 穿 Transmigrated Into a Republican-Era Novel: I Tamed the Young Vampire Master 穿书民国：疯批血族小少爷被我驯服了 Sunny Day Mirage晴天幻影16k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a Republican-Era Book: I Tamed the Mad Vampire Young Master 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Different types of short stories

39. 1739 拒 He Refused to Pay My Tuition to Buy a Fishing Rod, Then Begged Me Not to Leave When He Was Paralyzed 拒付学费买鱼竿，瘫痪求我别走 Through the Seasons, Finding My Way度四季也渡自己10k WordsCompleted He Refused to Pay My Tuition to Buy a Fishing Rod, Then Became Paralyzed and Begged Me Not to Leave —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1740 女 My Girlfriend Told Me to Delete My Mom So I Wouldn't Cheat 女朋友说让我删了我妈防止我出轨 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Told Me to Delete My Mom So I Wouldn't Cheat on Her 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1741 全 Before Going Under, I Posted Three Recordings for the Whole Internet to Hear 全麻前，我全网发了三段录音 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Before going under general anesthesia, I posted three recordings online for the whole world to hear. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1742 兄 Bro, You Look Like a Total Jerk Stealing My Crush by Acting Like a Sweet, Innocent Green Tea 兄弟，你装绿茶截胡我桃花的样子真狗 Sunny Day Mirage晴天幻影12k WordsCompleted Bro, the way you act like a sweet innocent to steal my crush is such a dog move. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1743 离 On the Day We Divorced, I Heard My CEO Wife's Inner Thoughts 离婚当天，我听到女总裁老婆心声 Wonderful Orchid妙妙兰花Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted On the day we divorced, I heard my CEO wife's inner thoughts 212Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a miniature version of a son-in-law novel, a three-year period [admiration][admiration], the dragon god returns... The second book is about a girlfriend, Liu Ruyan, who is materialistic and [admiration][admiration], who brings a rich second-generation to humiliate me on my birthday, [cool][cool][cool] I let go and bound myself to the system... The third book is about my wife's white moonlight's scheme [awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh]...

44. 1744 吃 I Ate My Brother's Leftovers, Got Poisoned, and Was Sold for Parts 吃弟剩饭，却被毒死卖零件 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾17k WordsCompleted He ate his younger brother’s leftovers, only to be poisoned to death and have his organs sold 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1745 当 When a Two-Person Folk Opera Girl Meets a Sister-in-Law Who Pretends to Be Prim 当二人转丫头遇上故作矜持的小姑子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted When a Errenzhuan performer meets her prim and proper sister-in-law —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1746 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink Chicken Blood Soup, Unaware Her Own Son Would Be the Last of His Line 恶婆婆逼我喝鸡血汤，殊不知绝后的是她亲儿子 Sunny Day Mirage晴天幻影9k WordsCompleted My vicious mother-in-law forced me to drink chicken-blood soup, little knowing that it was her own son who would end up without an heir 3Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1747 洞 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Begged Me to Join Our Names with His White Moonlight. I Turned and Married the Prince Regent 洞房花烛夜夫君携白月光跪求合籍，我转身嫁给了摄政王 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband brought his one true love to beg me to register as his co-wife. I turned around and married the regent instead. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1748 女 My Girlfriend Called Me a Broke Loser, So I Inherited a Fortune Worth Tens of Billions 女友骂我穷鬼，反手继承百亿财富 Wonderful Orchid妙妙兰花Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Called Me a Broke Loser, So I Turned Around and Inherited a Hundred Billion Fortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1749 守 Seven Years of Being a Wife in Name Only? I’ll Clear Out the Two-Million-Yuan Villa 守活寡七年？别墅两百万直接清 Wind Over the Grain风卷禾11k WordsCompleted Seven Years as a Lonely Wife? Sell the Villa for Two Million and Be Done with It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1750 主 My Boss Tried to Frame Me and Send Me to Prison. The Moment I Turned the Tables on the Big Screen, She Lost Everything 主管逼我背锅入狱，投屏反杀那一刻她身败名裂 Sunny Day Mirage晴天幻影8k WordsCompleted My supervisor forced me to take the fall and go to prison. The moment I fought back with the presentation on screen, she was ruined. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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