Short Stories That Leave You Awestruck 短篇惊艳

1. 951 假 The Fake Heiress Wants to Take My Son, So I Made Her Recognize Her Real Father First 假千金要夺我儿子，我让她先认回亲爹 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Wants to Take My Son, So I Make Her Acknowledge Her Real Father First —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 952 东 Dongfang Qing’s Path to the Dao 东方庆问道记 Pen Falls on Immortal Mountain笔落仙山26k WordsCompleted Tales of Dongfang Qingwen 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A combination of short and long stories [laughs]

3. 953 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 6: The Dance of White Bones 红妆诡事录之六：白骨舞 Wen Tianyao文天尧29k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Strange Affairs in Red: Volume Six: The White Bone Dance —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 954 沦 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 Branch and Sunflower枝与葵Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
5. 955 欲 Born to Be a Slave 欲为奴 Xue Lingzhi雪灵之Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance + Love and Hate + Revenge + Sweet and Angsty] Five years ago, Wei Lan and Bu Yuan'ao agreed to elope, but Bu Yuan'ao never showed up. Five years later, Wei Lan is stricken with a cold poison. To survive, she must find a man whose blood carries the Nine Suns Profound Blood. And that man turns out to be none other than Bu Yuan'ao. Bu Yuan'ao says he will give her his blood, but only if Wei Lan marries him. Reunited after years apart, the man feels nothing but hatred for Wei Lan. 1.1kReads8.7Score116Shelves

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   Short and concise, with stunningly beautiful writing. The first book: A runaway heroine encounters a hero being chased. They travel together, falling in love. To provide her with a better life, the hero returns home to inherit the family business. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the heroine enters the palace as a concubine. A year later, with the imperial power unstable, the hero, through a letter from the heroine, is drawn into the power struggle… The second book: A heart-wrenching tale [almost crying]. The male and female leads end up together, but the heroine has also been married to the second male lead for several years. The relationship between the main characters is incredibly painful [crying][crying][crying]. [The heroine is impure]

6. 956 被 After Being Abandoned, She Became Someone No One Could Ever Hope to Measure Up To 被抛弃后，她成了所有人的高攀不起 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生10k WordsCompleted After Being Abandoned, She Became Someone No One Could Hope to Reach 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 957 天 Racing Across the World 天下驰骋 Pen Falls on Immortal Mountain笔落仙山Eastern Fantasy906k WordsOngoing All under heaven revere strength, unaware of the wonders of softness. Su Wuhen, the fallen young master of the Su family in Luoyun City, is often bullied and called a “good-for-nothing.” Who could have guessed that after awakening the Formless Body, he would become the eighteenth-generation heir of the Formless Sect, inheriting the lost, supremely soft cultivation art, The True Understanding of Formlessness? The formless will of Heaven, which treats all living beings as pieces on a chessboard, s 14Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 958 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 7: The Puppet's Ballad 红妆诡事录之七：傀儡谣 Wen Tianyao文天尧30k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Strange Affairs in Red: Volume Seven: The Puppet Ballad —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 959 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 140kReads9.5Score16.1kShelves
10. 960 大 The Song Dynasty’s Bugs: A Programmer’s Fixes and Refactoring 大宋的BUG：码农的修复与重构 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神Historical884k WordsCompleted A modern architect transmigrates to the Northern Song, bringing along an AI connected to the civilization of the future. He sparks a Renaissance and sets off the Industrial Revolution ahead of schedule, turning a dynasty into the engine of human civilization. In this world, there is no sea of blood from colonialism, no devastation from the two world wars, and no shadow of nuclear weapons. Shaped by the benevolence of the East and the finest technology, human civilization sets out early toward th 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 961 恶 Malicious Background Checks: Taking Down My Two-Faced Best Friend 恶意背调，反杀两面派闺蜜 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生15k WordsCompleted A Malicious Background Check: Taking Down My Two-Faced Bestie —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 962 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 8: The Insect Tax 红妆诡事录之八：虫噬税 Wen Tianyao文天尧39k WordsCompleted Red Makeup Tales of the Strange, Vol. 8: The Insect-Eaten Tax —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 963 别 Reunited After Parting, the Big Shot Won't Stop Pursuing Me 别后重逢，大佬穷追不舍 Liu ll刘llModern Romance375k WordsCompleted The physical book has been signed with a publisher. “Short drama now available on Hongguo. Search: The Seventh Heartbeat” Rumors in Beijing’s elite circles said that Lu Jingchen, heir to the Lu family, had no interest in women. That changed one day when he opened a private Weibo account and posted a photo. A head of long black hair lay across the bed, and he was holding someone’s hand, fingers intertwined. The internet erupted. Everyone wondered who had managed to win the heart of this aloof, un 4.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
14. 964 绝 Thirty Days to Live: With Brain-Computer Tech, I’ll Ascend with 1.4 Billion Chinese People 绝命三十天：我用脑机，让十四亿华夏集体飞升 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神44k WordsCompleted Thirty Days to Live: I Use Brain-Computer Interfaces to Ascend with 1.4 Billion Chinese People —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 965 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 9: The Two-Faced Buddha 红妆诡事录之九：双面佛 Wen Tianyao文天尧46k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Strange Affairs in Red: Volume Nine: The Two-Faced Buddha —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 966 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 75.3kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
17. 967 全 My Family Stole My Fate? I Poisoned Them in Return and Sent Them to Hell 全家偷我命格？我反向投毒送他们下地狱 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神45k WordsCompleted My whole family stole my fate? I poison them in return and send them all to hell 8Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 968 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 10: The Paper Bride 红妆诡事录之十：纸人妻 Wen Tianyao文天尧36k WordsCompleted Red Makeup Tales of the Strange, Vol. 10: The Paper Bride —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 969 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 69.5kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
20. 970 降 Cultivation Through Dimensional Reduction: I Use First Principles to Suppress the Heavenly Dao 降维修仙：我用底层逻辑镇压天道 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神97k WordsCompleted Cultivation Through Downgrading: I Use First Principles to Crush the Heavenly Dao 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 971 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 11: The Underworld Ledger 红妆诡事录之十一：阴间账 Wen Tianyao文天尧58k WordsCompleted Red Makeup Tales of the Strange, Vol. 11: The Underworld Ledger —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 972 迟 Mr. Zhou, Better Late Than Never (Popular Short Drama Now Airing) 迟来的周先生《同名短剧热播中》 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted The published edition of Marrying Your Ex-Fiancé's Uncle! Childhood sweethearts who grew to loathe each other, Jian Cheng went from being Zhou Yufeng's cherished one to a mere inconvenience. In his story, she became a vicious, scheming woman, the villainess. Later, they broke off their engagement. Everyone waited for her to become a laughingstock, but she turned around and married her former fiancé's uncle: a noble, untouchable man no one dared lay a finger on. Jian Cheng once saved Zhou Tingyan 18.8kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
23. 973 超 Fifty Credits Off for Being Late: I Eat Cyber Gods for Dinner 超时扣五十，我把赛博神明当饭吃 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神64k WordsCompleted Fifty Deducted for Every Minute Over: I Eat Cybernetic Gods for Dinner 4Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 974 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 12: The Soul-Calling Feast 红妆诡事录之十二：回魂宴 Wen Tianyao文天尧46k WordsCompleted Red Makeup Tales of the Strange, Vol. 12: The Feast for the Returned Soul 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 975 救 Help! My Husband, Who Married Me for Good Luck, Is Actually My Professor! 救命！冲喜老公竟是我教授！ Ci Bu La Ha Tang Xing Xing次卜拉哈糖星星Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming] [Print edition forthcoming] [Both leads are each other's first and only + married first, love later + sweet romance + six-year age gap + no misunderstandings] [Ascetic university professor vs. lively surfing student] When Hua Yu was little, she met a fortune-teller. The old man told her that when she turned twenty, she had to find a partner born in the year of Ding Chou, the month of Ding Wei, and the day of Geng Xu. Otherwise, a terrible disaster would befall 24.1kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves
26. 976 天 Weaving Heaven and Earth: I Use Heavy-Duty Machine Tools to Create Cyber Brocade 天织玄黄：我用重工机床织造赛博云锦 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神76k WordsCompleted Weaving Heaven and Earth: I Use Heavy-Duty Machine Tools to Weave Cyber Brocade 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 977 我 I Buried Her, and She Prepared My Grave 我替她收尸，她替我备坟 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I buried her, and she prepared my grave. —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 978 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 13: The Heartless Coffin 红妆诡事录之十三：无心棺 Wen Tianyao文天尧32k WordsCompleted Red Makeup Tales of the Strange, Vol. 13: The Heartless Coffin —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 979 我 I'm Pregnant with My Archenemy's Baby 我怀了死对头的崽 Mu Zhenzhen穆蓁蓁Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + no angst + childhood friends + lighthearted daily life] Ji Shu and Jiang Zhijing have never gotten along. Since childhood, they've seen each other as a thorn in their side, and their biggest goal has always been to take each other out. When they grow up and enter the entertainment industry one after the other, their fans become just as fiercely opposed. Ji Shu hates Jiang Zhijing more than anyone in the world. Then one day, she discovers she's pregnant with his child! While film 10.6kReads9.2Score765Shelves
30. 980 全 Highway Survival for All: While Everyone Fights for Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 全民公路：都抢豪车，我骑破三轮手搓核爆 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神97k WordsCompleted Everyone on the Road: While Everyone Fights Over Luxury Cars, I Ride a Beat-Up Tricycle and Build a Nuclear Bomb by Hand 202Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 981 红 Tales of Crimson Brides 14: The Immortality Sacrifice 红妆诡事录之十四：长生祭 Wen Tianyao文天尧48k WordsCompleted Chronicles of Strange Affairs in Red: Volume Fourteen: The Immortality Sacrifice —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 982 重 Reborn as the Marquis of Weiyuan 重生后，我成为了威远侯 Rong Xiaoqi容小琪Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Became the Marquis of Weiyuan 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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33. 983 说 You Called Me a Parasitic Vine, So I Played Along. Why Are You Going Crazy Now? 说我是菟丝花，我真装上你怎么又疯了 Seven Days Is the Head七天是头10k WordsCompleted My boyfriend, Qin Xiu, is a domineering CEO known to everyone in the capital, while my best friend, Song Sa, is a famous mature beauty in the influencer scene. I wear a different color outfit every day of the week, while they stick to black and gray. At dinner, I'm the only one enthusiastically chatting about everything under the sun. They can barely spare a reply. They just look coldly at me, chins slightly raised. "Instead of wasting time talking, why not pick out a few more mature outfits? I' 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend!!!

34. 984 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 33.1kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
35. 985 地 Five Corpses in the Cellar 地窖里的五具尸体 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折7k WordsCompleted Five Bodies in the Cellar 932Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These short stories, of various genres, are all enjoyable.

36. 986 全 Hated Across the Internet? From the Start, I Livestreamed a Trial, and This Award-Winning Actress Went on a Rampage! 全网黑？开局直播审判，这影后杀疯了！ Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神38k WordsCompleted Hated by the whole internet? She livestreams a trial from the start, and this actress is killing it! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 987 一 After Love at First Sight, I Became the Crown Princess 一见钟情后，我成为了太子妃 Rong Xiaoqi容小琪7k WordsCompleted After Love at First Sight, I Became the Crown Prince's Consort 35Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 988 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 70.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
39. 989 死 Death Penalty from the Start: My Left Eye Holds My Dead Wife’s Trial, My Right a Nuclear Bomb in My Heart 死刑起步：左眼亡妻审判，右眼心脏核弹 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神41k WordsCompleted A Death Sentence from the Start: My Left Eye Judges the Dead, My Right Eye Holds a Nuclear Bomb in My Heart 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 990 顶 The Top Assassin Falls in Love at First Sight with the Target 顶级杀手对任务对象一见钟情了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The top assassin fell in love at first sight with their target. 405Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Various types of short stories, very enjoyable.

41. 991 青 The Childhood Sweetheart Can't Compete with the Newcomer 青梅抵不过天降 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨16k WordsCompleted Childhood sweethearts can't compete with the one who arrives later 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gu Tingshen left me, injured, carrying Li Zhizhi away. I knew then that I had to let go. Later, he apologized to me, asking for my forgiveness. I smiled and shook my head. I didn't love Gu Tingshen anymore; whatever he did was none of my business. Barring unforeseen circumstances, we would never cross paths again. Later, I went abroad to study without a word, and Gu Tingshen, like a madman, knelt before me, begging for my forgiveness. But I had already given up on him!

42. 992 踹 After Dumping the Gold-Digging Man, I Became a Wealthy Heiress 踹掉凤凰男后，我成了豪门千金 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊18k WordsCompleted After dumping the gold-digging jerk, I became a rich heiress 11Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 993 灵 The Supernatural Constable Gu Tiandao 灵异捕快古天刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Mystery630k WordsOngoing The winding smoke of everyday life rises through the city's urban villages, concealing countless human joys and sorrows, while wronged spirits of the dead roam the streets. Gu Tiandao, a food delivery rider, unexpectedly gains the ability to communicate with spirits and ends up moonlighting as a paranormal detective. He has to keep up with the rent, deliver food, and put up with his station manager exploiting him, all while handling one bizarre case after another: unjustly dead spirits, lingeri 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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44. 994 和 After I Traded Legs with My Fiancé's Mother, He Went Mad with Regret 和未婚夫妈妈换腿后，他悔疯了 Bu Ne Me布呢么9k WordsCompleted After swapping legs with my fiance's mother, he regretted it like crazy 6Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 995 这 This Pregnancy Romance Is Completely Unhinged 这个好孕文太颠了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折9k WordsCompleted This pregnancy story is completely wild. 668Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 996 确 The Day I Was Diagnosed, My Scumbag Brother Popped Champagne at a Nightclub 确诊那天，人渣哥哥在夜店开香槟 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神31k WordsCompleted The Day I Was Diagnosed, My Scumbag Brother Was Popping Champagne at a Nightclub 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 997 网 Web Novel: I Can See Next Month's Trending Searches 网文：我能看到下个月的热搜 Bring on a Drinking Snack来个下酒菜Urban23k WordsCompleted Web Novel: I Can See Next Month's Trending Searches —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 998 沃 Gold Grows from Fertile Soil: He Returns to the Countryside 沃土生金：禾归乡野 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩12k WordsCompleted Golden Harvests from Fertile Soil: Grain Returns to the Countryside 25Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 999 为 For Love, I Killed My Perfect AI Boyfriend 为了爱，我杀死了完美AI男友 The Midnight Sky子夜的天空Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted Lin Wan and her boyfriend, Shen Yu, had been in a sincere, steady relationship for years, but it couldn't withstand the crushing weight of reality. Shen Yu was tightly bound by family obligations and worked endless overtime every day. In their tiny twenty-square-meter rental, their schedules rarely overlapped, and they grew as distant as strangers. The only things that convinced her Shen Yu was still there were the soy milk and fried dough sticks in the microwave each morning, and the smart Blu 8Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1000 男 My Boyfriend Gave Me a Used Electric Scooter, and Now He's Drowning in Regret 男友送了我辆二手小电驴后悔疯了 Bu Ne Me布呢么8k WordsCompleted My boyfriend regretted it like crazy after giving me a secondhand electric scooter 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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