Short Stories That Leave You Awestruck 短篇惊艳

1. 1601 马 A Love Story from Majia Village 马家庄的爱情故事 A Glacier Falls from the Ninth Heaven冰河落九天Urban100k WordsCompleted In a village so ordinary it could not be more ordinary, the hardworking bachelor Li Daqing and his neighbor Er Feng spend every day working in the fields, rising with the sun and resting at sundown. They have no extraordinary talents. With only their hands and their strength, they cultivate the barren land, filling their hardship-filled days with verdant growth in the courtyard and the warmth of everyday life. 10.1kReads8.7Score554Shelves

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   In just over 100,000 words, it vividly depicts the romantic escapades of rural life. Li Daqing first slept with Lao Ma's wife, Erfeng, and later married Erfeng's daughter, Ma Yunjiao. Pretty amazing, right?

2. 1602 废 On the Day the Empress Was Deposed, Eighty Thousand Secret Guards Knelt and Begged Her to Return 废后当天，八万暗卫跪请归位 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + household scheming + deposed empress + satisfying revenge + corruption + madman + power plays + intense push and pull] In her previous life, Li Qingcheng gave up everything for love. She disbanded the world's greatest intelligence network, the Tianji Pavilion, which she had built herself and which was powerful enough to topple the imperial throne. Then, as the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, she married Xiao Yexuan, an overlooked prince. For ten years, she schemed on his beh 2.1kReads6.6Score465Shelves
3. 1603 女 My Daughter Forced Me to Write a Will, So My Wife and I Started Life Over 女儿逼我立遗嘱，我和老伴重启人生 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Daughter Pressured Me to Make a Will, So My Wife and I Started Our Lives Over 36Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1604 公 The New Puppy at Work Is Actually Terrible with Directions 公司新来的小奶狗，竟然是个小路痴 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted The New Puppy Boy at Work Is Surprisingly Terrible with Directions 16Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1605 换 Ten Days in Each Other’s Bodies, and He Remembered Me for a Lifetime 换魂十天，他记了我一辈子 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊10k WordsCompleted We Switched Bodies for Ten Days, and He Remembered Me for the Rest of His Life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1606 夫 My Husband Is Actually a War God 夫君竟然是战神 Write Write Write Write Write Write著著著著著著Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted My Husband Is Actually a God of War —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1607 锁 The Locksmith Is Naturally Scatterbrained. After She Joined a Mystery-Room Variety Show, the Whole Internet Fell to Its Knees 锁匠她天生迷糊，上密室综艺后全网跪了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Locksmith Is Naturally Scatterbrained, but After Appearing on a Mystery-Room Variety Show, the Whole Internet Fell to Its Knees —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1608 接 Two Wedding Pickups 接亲二则 Watching the Rain at Midmonth月中赏雨Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Two Wedding Pickup Stories 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1609 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 864Reads—Score186Shelves
10. 1610 将 The General Brought His New Love and Demanded a Divorce. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Too Late 将军带新欢逼我和离，我拿钱走人后他悔不当初 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The General Brought His New Love and Forced Me to Divorce Him. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Bitterly 188Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1611 师 My Master Fell in Love with Me 师尊对我动了情 Write Write Write Write Write Write著著著著著著9k WordsCompleted My Master Has Fallen for Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1612 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Conquers the Capital with Her Ridiculous Antics 嫡女她靠沙雕称霸京城 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Legitimate Daughter Rules the Capital with Her Goofy Antics 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1613 我 I Was Press-Ganged: From Ukraine to Britain 我被抓去当壮丁，从乌克兰到英国 Elder Sugar Is So Sweet糖长老很甜6k WordsCompleted I Was Drafted, from Ukraine to Britain 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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14. 1614 我 Even After I Died, My Husband Kept Pretending to Be Devoted 我死后夫君还在装深情 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted Even After I Died, My Husband Kept Pretending to Be Deeply in Love 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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15. 1615 妻 I Exposed My Wife’s Lies 妻子的谎言，被我拆穿了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted I Exposed My Wife’s Lies 340Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1616 黑 A Stir in the Darkness 黑暗中的悸动 Elder Sugar Is So Sweet糖长老很甜30k WordsCompleted A Stir in the Darkness —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1617 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

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    A super sweet short story, highly recommended!

18. 1618 我 I Swear I'll Break Free and Become a Butterfly 我发誓一定要破茧成蝶 Write Write Write Write Write Write著著著著著著51k WordsCompleted I Swear I’ll Break Free from My Cocoon and Become a Butterfly —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1619 爸 My Parents Raised Me on the Bare Minimum, So I'll Support Them on the Bare Minimum Too 爸妈按最低标准养育我，我也按最低标准赡养他们 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My parents raised me to the bare minimum standard, so I’ll support them to the bare minimum standard too 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1620 毒 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂，疯狗暴君偏要宠 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 171Reads—Score112Shelves
21. 1621 和 After I Started Dating My Ex’s Uncle Under a Contract 和前任小叔协议恋爱后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Started Dating My Ex’s Uncle by Agreement 159Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1622 您 Hello, Your Flirting May Constitute False Advertising 您好，您的暧昧涉嫌虚假宣传 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Hello, your flirting may constitute false advertising 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1623 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
24. 1624 绝 The Deadly Meteor Shower 绝命流星雨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Deadly Meteor Shower 21Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1625 残 Defective Product (Original Novel for the Short Drama Beyond Order) 残次品（短剧《秩序之外》原著小说） No Parking Spaces Left车位已满Modern Romance84k WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the hit short drama Outside the Lines, directed by Xia Qiji and starring Deng Lingshu and Yang Pengcheng~~~] [Elite engineer Wei Liang x problem robot Wei Nanfeng] [Modern romance + acclaimed novel + devoted love interest + artificial intelligence + imagined future + pure-love enthusiast] On the day Wei Liang quits her job, she finds a service robot that failed its tests and is about to be sent for destruction. Service robots must follow three fundamental rules. First, 4.8kReads9.6Score698Shelves

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    I finished reading it in two hours and was still wanting more. It made me fall in love with this new genre of robot male protagonists.

26. 1626 我 I Called My Boss a Bald Middle-Aged Man in Front of 800,000 People 我当着八十万人，喊老板秃头中年 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted In Front of 800,000 People, I Called My Boss a Bald Middle-Aged Man 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1627 校 The Principal Was My Mom. She Gave My Early Admission Spot to a Poor Student to Avoid Favoritism, and Now She's Losing Her Mind with Regret 校长妈妈为避嫌把我的保送名额给了贫困生后，她悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The Principal’s Mom Gave My Guaranteed Admission Spot to a Poor Student to Avoid Favoritism, and Now She Regrets It 9Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1628 我 My Husband Is a Puppy 我的夫君是小狗 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板14k WordsCompleted My Husband Is a Puppy 253Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1629 我 I Found My Wife’s Secret on My Son’s Sports Watch 我在儿子的运动手里表发现了老婆的秘密 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I Discovered My Wife's Secret in My Son's Sports Watch 20Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1630 弟 My Brother Wanted 500,000 for His Wedding Bride Price, So I Married Myself Off Three Thousand Miles Away 弟弟结婚要五十万彩礼，我把自己嫁到了三千里外 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Younger Brother Needed 500,000 Yuan for His Bride Price, So I Married Myself Off 1,500 Kilometers Away 9Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1631 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
32. 1632 姐 My Sister’s Regret Came a Lifetime Too Late 姐姐的悔意，比我的命晚到一辈子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Sister's Regret Came One Lifetime Too Late 11Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1633 弟 My Brother Is the Perfect Son, and I'm the Zero-Score Daughter 弟弟是满分儿子，我是零分女儿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Younger Brother Is the Perfect Son, While I'm the Zero-Score Daughter 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1634 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
35. 1635 重 Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter’s Death 重生在女儿死前半小时 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn Half an Hour Before My Daughter's Death 142Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A stunning short story, blending ancient and modern romance, available on Douyu (a Chinese online streaming platform).

36. 1636 重 Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 重生后，我拒养前世的狼崽 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Refuse to Raise the Wolf Cub from My Past Life 15Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1637 全 My Whole Family Is My Trump Card 全家都是我的王炸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted My Whole Family Is My Trump Card —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1638 儿 My Son Called Me Old-Fashioned, So I Kicked His Whole Family Out of My House 儿子嫌我土，我反手让他一家滚出我的房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Son Says I'm Unsophisticated, So I Turn Around and Kick His Whole Family Out of My House 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1639 闺 My Best Friend Paid Ten Million to Make Me Win Over Her Sharp-Tongued Brother 闺蜜花一千万，让我去攻略她那个毒舌哥哥 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Paid Me Ten Million to Win Over Her Sharp-Tongued Brother 19Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1640 养 My Adoptive Mother Sold Me to Become an Actor, So I Sent Her to the Afterlife 养母卖我去做戏子，我送她上黄泉 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My adoptive mother sold me off to become an opera performer, so I sent her to her grave. —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1641 结 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 结婚前，未婚妻告诉我她有个儿子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 93Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1642 顶 The Top-Tier Star Doesn't Recognize Me After I Turn Human 顶流他认不出变成人的我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The top-tier star doesn’t recognize me when I turn into a human 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1643 错 Five Years Wasted on the Wrong Person, I’ll Never Wait Again 错付五年，从此不候 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Five Years of Misplaced Devotion: I Won't Wait Anymore 4Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1644 全 The Whole Family Sells Braised Snacks, and We Don’t Take No for an Answer 全家卖卤味，专治不服 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted The Whole Family Sells Braised Delicacies, and We Don't Take Any Nonsense 5Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1645 订 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 80Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1646 我 After the CEO and I Swapped Bodies 我和霸总互换身体后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭26k WordsCompleted After My CEO Rival and I Swapped Bodies 15Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1647 满 My Daughter-in-Law Announced at the Full-Moon Banquet That She Wants to Be Child-Free? No Matter, the Rich Never Lack for Good Wives 满月宴儿媳当众选宣布丁克？没事，豪门从不缺贤妻 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Daughter-in-Law Announced at the Full-Moon Banquet That She Wants to Be Child-Free? No Problem, the Wealthy Never Lack for Virtuous Wives 16Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1648 系 The System Told Me to Be the Perfect Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Grew Stranger by the Day 系统让我做极品老公，冰山总裁看我的眼神越来越不对劲 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The System Wants Me to Be a Terrible Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Is Getting Stranger by the Day 141Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1649 高 What Should I Do When My Handsome, Rich Boss Shows Up at My House Wanting to Become a Live-In Son-in-Law? 高富帅老板追到我家要当上门女婿怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted What should I do when my rich, handsome boss shows up at my house, determined to marry into my family? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1650 晚 At Dusk, I Met the Wild Geese Returning Home, and Found Peace Year After Year 晚渡逢归雁，岁岁得心安 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted At Dusk, I Meet the Returning Wild Geese; Year After Year, My Heart Finds Peace 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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