Any Short Stories That Are Brief but Really Good? 有没有短篇小说，虽然篇幅很短，但很好看。

1. 1401 捷 Shortcuts Are Poison, Volume Three: The Flames of Turmoil Spread 捷径有毒，卷三：风波燎原 King Jiji1234吉吉大王12346k WordsCompleted Shortcuts Are Toxic, Volume 3: Trouble Spreads Like Wildfire —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1402 我 I Fell in Love Online with a Medical Student I Met on a Can 我在一罐上网恋了一个学医姐姐 Slacking Off to Get Rich摸鱼来发达24k WordsCompleted I met a big sister studying medicine through online dating on Yiguan. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1403 哥 After My Siblings Came Out, I Became My Family’s Only Hope 哥哥姐姐出柜后，我成了家里唯一的希望 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Older Brother and Sister Came Out, I Became the Family's Only Hope 26Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1404 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
5. 1405 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 1406 不 Oh No! The Pretty Boy I Kept Is Actually My Husband 不好！包养的小白脸竟是我夫君 The Jianbing Isn't Crispy煎饼不酥10k WordsCompleted Oh No! The Pretty Boy I'm Keeping Turns Out to Be My Husband 320Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short, warm, and sweet!

7. 1407 高 Someone Stole My Luck for the Gaokao? I'll Report Them Right Back 高考被夺运？我反手一个举报 Watermelon Chunk西瓜坨坨7k WordsCompleted My Luck Was Stolen Before the College Entrance Exam? I Hit Back with a Report —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Don't let the name fool you [crying emoji], it's actually quite pretty, and it even has adorable cats!

8. 1408 女 Short Stories of Strong Female Leads with No Romance 女强无CP短篇合集 The Goldfish Doesn't Eat Fish金鱼不吃鱼Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing Short stories about strong female leads. None of the heroines have romantic pairings, and the stories span a variety of genres, including palace intrigue, modern life, mystery, the supernatural, and fantasy… This book is all about not getting love-drunk, not putting up with misery, and not settling. You’ll finish feeling refreshed, body and soul. 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a great collection of short stories featuring strong female leads. Each story has no more than ten chapters, no romantic pairings, no obsessive love, no feeling of being stifled, and no settling. It includes various genres and will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed.

9. 1409 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1410 重 Reborn as the Absurd Fake Heiress, I Flip the Table and Quit 重生后抽象假千金掀桌不干了 Watermelon Chunk西瓜坨坨9k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, the Eccentric Fake Heiress Flips the Table and Quits —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1411 听 After Hearing the Spring Mountains 听见春山之后 Ordinary Person 12138俗人12138Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted After Hearing Spring Mountain —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all short stories.

12. 1412 穿 Reborn as the Powerful Official's Darling: The Perks Are Pretty Nice 穿成权臣掌心娇，我：待遇不错 The Jianbing Isn't Crispy煎饼不酥10k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the pampered favorite of a powerful minister, and me? I’m treated pretty well. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1413 他 He’s Seventy Percent Wild 他有七分野 You Are So Charming你这般动人Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [His ten-year secret crush finally comes true + Sweet, sweet, sweet] [A rough-and-wild tycoon male lead × a dazzlingly beautiful lawyer heroine] Su Wanji returned to her hometown looking utterly defeated, thinking this was all life had in store for her. Then she became interested in a man. He was cold, dangerous, and untamed. Su Wanji tried everything she could, but she still couldn’t tame him. The day she decided to give up, the fiercest wolf of all lowered his head before her. His voice was lo 11kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    A short story, tightly paced and fast-paced. A rough-around-the-edges boss and a beautiful lawyer, a sweet romance from start to finish—it's really good, folks!

14. 1414 当 After the Cold-Faced Marquis Gained the Ability to Read Minds 当冷面侯爷有了读心术后 Su Huihui苏慧慧Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + mind reading + comedy + devoted couple + male lead suffers (not a strong female lead] Also known as: #When the Marquis Gains Mind-Reading Powers and Learns His Wife Doesn't Love Him Anymore# and #The Cold-Faced Marquis Chases His Wife to the Crematorium Every Day# In a nutshell: Yan Lingyu thought he and his wife had been a loving couple in their previous life, only to discover that she had someone else in her heart! Lin Jiatang: [Now that I'm reborn, I'm never putting up with Yan 249Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    A sweet bedtime story! 💥It's really super good, the heroine's inner thoughts are hilarious! 🌸The male lead thought he and the heroine were a perfect match in their previous life, but he never expected that his wife had someone else in her heart! Lin Jiatang: [Reborn, I will never put up with Yan Lingyu's temper again. I want to be myself, I want to be free. To hell with the palace intrigue, I'm done! I want to be the Crown Princess!] Yan Lingyu looked at his virtuous wife with a gloomy gaze, listening to her thoughts, without showing any emotion. Fine, if you want to be the Crown Prince's woman, then he'll be the Crown Prince.

15. 1415 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1416 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves

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    Short story, 160,000 words, featuring a tumultuous relationship between the male and female protagonists.

17. 1417 虐 The Tragic Heroine? No, I’m a Scientist on the Run from the State 虐文女主？不，我是国家在逃科学家 Watermelon Chunk西瓜坨坨8k WordsCompleted A Tragic Romance Heroine? No, I’m a Scientist on the Run from My Country 9Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1418 不 Oh No! My Delicate Live-in Son-in-Law Is Actually a Mad Crown Prince 不好！我的娇柔赘婿竟是疯批太子爷 The Jianbing Isn't Crispy煎饼不酥8k WordsCompleted Oh no! My sweet, gentle live-in son-in-law is actually a deranged crown prince! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1419 绣 Embroidered Bones, Hidden Edge 绣骨锋藏 Ordinary Person 12138俗人1213825k WordsCompleted The Edge Hidden in Embroidery —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1420 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1421 我 Our Sweet Little Days 我们的清甜小时光 Vast浩瀚Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends · growing-up romance · campus love. One encounter in youth becomes every morning and evening, year after year, and a lifetime spent together!] At someone’s request, Chief Zhou brings the daughter of an old friend from the countryside to live in the military compound, where she is raised alongside his own son, Zhou Zheng, a little menace. The girl is gentle and timid, with a soft, pliable nature. Every day, Chief Zhou worries that his son will bully her. That is, until one day 2.1kReads9.4Score429Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two; they have both bittersweet moments and a touch of naivety.

22. 1422 误 I Mistook the Prince for a Male Courtesan. How Do I Get Out of This Mess? 误把王爷当面首，这局怎么破？ The Jianbing Isn't Crispy煎饼不酥10k WordsCompleted I Mistook the Prince for His Male Favorite. How Do I Get Out of This Mess? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1423 凌 Four in the Morning, Mom Died Again 凌晨四点，妈妈又死了一次 Ordinary Person 12138俗人1213830k WordsCompleted At Four in the Morning, Mom Died Again —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1424 永 Half-Blood of the Eternal Night 永夜混血 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Eternal Night Half-Blood 38Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1425 清 Don’t Cry, Cool and Aloof Monk. Your One True Love Has Come Back to Life! 清冷佛子别哭了，白月光她复活啦！ The Jianbing Isn't Crispy煎饼不酥9k WordsCompleted Cool and Aloof Buddhist, Stop Crying. Your White Moonlight Has Come Back to Life! —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1426 离 On the Night of Our Divorce, Her Trillion-Dollar Secret Identity Could No Longer Stay Hidden 离婚夜，她的千亿马甲藏不住了 Ordinary Person 12138俗人1213822k WordsCompleted On the Night of the Divorce, She Could No Longer Hide Her Trillion-Dollar Secret Identity —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1427 月 The Moon Falls Toward Her 月亮向她坠落 White Peach Pudding白桃布丁Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [A Sweet Story of a Girl's Secret Crush Coming True] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One / Six-Year Age Gap / Devoted Bad Boy × Sweet, Gentle Girl] At fifteen, Jiang Lichu became an orphan. Her grandfather's old friend brought her to the Zhou family, and when asked to choose where she would live from then on, she gathered her courage and chose Zhou Yanyun, the young master of the Zhou family. The man smiled lazily and nonchalantly, his captivating, peach-blossom eyes fixed on her. "Little Lich 17.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    244,000 Words. On Jiang Lichu's coming-of-age ceremony, a friend finally couldn't help but say, "Young Master Zhou, if you're interested, go for it! If you wait any longer, the girl will be snatched away by someone else." Zhou Yanyun smiled lazily and casually, "Don't talk nonsense. She's just a little girl. Didn't you hear what my grandfather said? According to seniority, she should call me 'Uncle'." Jiang Lichu overheard this, and her secret crush shattered. Later, she went abroad to study.

28. 1428 老 Husband, You're So Rough! 老公，你好粗暴！ Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42120k WordsCompleted Honey, you're so rough! 9.2kReads—Score136Shelves

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    No explanation needed, just watch!

29. 1429 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1430 与 With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea 5.9kReads9.6Score957Shelves

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    [Requesting more updates!] I've practically worn out my tomatoes from reading so much, sharing this new realm of reading with you! [Learned something new!] [Requesting more updates!] The shortest one👇👇 is only 473 words, yet it's a vivid and poignant story. The first book is a collection of short stories; individually they are moving, collectively they are profoundly meaningful. Highly recommended by veteran bookworms! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

31. 1431 捡 I Found a Little Dumpling, and It Turned Out to Be My Cold Ex-Husband as a Child 捡到小团子，居然是冷漠前夫小时候 yoyMuyoy木13k WordsCompleted I Found a Little Bundle of Joy, Who Turned Out to Be My Coldhearted Ex-Husband as a Child —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very short, you can check it out.

32. 1432 退 The Day My Engagement Was Broken, I Led the Female Riders to Raid the Imperial Merchant 退婚那日，我带女骑抄了皇商 Ordinary Person 12138俗人12138Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted The Day My Engagement Was Called Off, I Led the Women Cavalry in Raiding the Imperial Merchant —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1433 五 After Five Marriages Killed My Husbands, I Kept This One Alive 五嫁克夫后，我把夫君养活了 Yun Qi Nian1云七念1Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After Five Marriages to Men Who Died Young, I Kept My Husband Alive 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

34. 1434 老 Husband, You're So Rough - 2 老公，你好粗暴-2 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42112k WordsCompleted Honey, you're so rough! - 2 491Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1435 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1436 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all very beautiful.

37. 1437 三 Three-Day Loop: The Person Who Disappeared 三天循环：那个消失的人 yoyMuyoy木21k WordsCompleted Three-Day Loop: The Missing Person —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1438 青 When the Green Gardenia Blooms 青栀花开 Yun Qi Nian1云七念1Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted When the Green Gardenia Blooms 394Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1439 重 Reborn, I Slammed the Ledger Down at the Wedding 重生后我把账本摔在婚礼上 Ordinary Person 12138俗人1213827k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Slammed the Ledger Down at the Wedding —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1440 烬 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1441 美 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1442 棠 Camellia Blossoms Like Cold Stars 棠花似寒星 Yun Qi Nian1云七念111k WordsCompleted Begonia Blossoms Like Cold Stars 39Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1443 离 After the Divorce Livestream, the Whole City Waited for Me to Confess 离婚直播后，全城等我认罪 Ordinary Person 12138俗人1213820k WordsCompleted After My Divorce Livestream, the Whole City Waited for Me to Confess —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1444 峥 Zheng Ren Meets Zhiyao 峥刃遇知瑶 Kong Zi Liu空字流13k WordsCompleted Zheng Ren Meets Zhiyao 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this author; all their works are great.

45. 1445 玫 When the Roses Tremble 玫瑰轻颤时 Xi Gong Qingye西宫清野Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Long-planned love + love after marriage + an exemplary graduate of the gentleman's code + sweet, dazzling beauty + both leads are virgins] [Short drama now available] When Tang Ruo first meets Bo Yanting, he tells her to call him “big brother.” She keeps calling him that for more than a decade. But in their seventh year together, Bo Yanting falls for someone else. A stubborn, clumsy intern joins the company. He goes from calling her “that woman” and “idiot” to, eventually, “baby.” Later, the in 11.7kReads9.2Score970Shelves
46. 1446 旧 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1447 他 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 67Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1448 离 The Day We Divorced, My Wedding Dress Became a National Treasure 离婚那天我的嫁衣成了国宝 Ordinary Person 12138俗人1213823k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, My Wedding Dress Became a National Treasure —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1449 穿 Reborn as a Princess Sent to Seal a Marriage, I Used Pearl Milk Tea to Turn the Enemy Crown Prince into a Lovesick Fool 穿成和亲公主，我用珍珠奶茶把敌国太子喝成了恋爱脑 Kong Zi Liu空字流Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Princess Sent to Marry for Peace, I Turned the Enemy Crown Prince into a Love-Struck Fool with Pearl Milk Tea 19Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1450 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 287Reads—Score—Shelves

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