Short Stories That Leave You Awestruck 短篇惊艳

1. 1951 亲 My Own Mother Wants to Send Me to Prison, So I Turn the Tables with the Dead's Last Words 亲妈要把我送进监狱，我靠死人遗言反杀 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦24k WordsCompleted My Own Mother Wants to Send Me to Prison, So I Turn the Tables with the Dead's Last Words —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you're experiencing a reading slump and don't know what to read, just jump right in! I guarantee it with ten years of reading experience—it's absolutely fantastic! If you don't like it, come find me!

2. 1952 攻 After I Won Him Over, His Terminally Ill White Moonlight Returned 攻略成功后，他的绝症白月光回来了 Letters书信Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted In the third year after I won over Pei Yan and became his lawful wife, his beloved cousin returned. She was suffering from a terminal illness, and her one wish was to marry her own cousin. I know this routine all too well. “System, I’ve already completed my previous mission. Before they start putting me through every kind of marital torment, hurry up and exchange my reward, open a time-space portal, and send me back to my original world so I can enjoy the happy life of a nouveau riche!” I was th 4.4kReads—Score105Shelves

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   These are the gold I found in the poop (I think they're pretty good [heart emoji]).

3. 1953 回 I Went Home to Meet a Match, But My Match Asked Me to Fake-Date Her to Handle Her Family's Marriage Pressure 回老家相亲，相亲对象拉我搭伙演戏应付全家催婚 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪13k WordsCompleted I went back to my hometown for a blind date, and my date asked me to pretend we were dating to fend off our families’ matchmaking pressure. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A perfunctory blind date sparked a six-month-long fake romance. Gao Jin, gentle and patient, meticulous in his attention to detail, gradually warmed the heroine's heart, awakening memories of their youthful days. As their ambiguous feelings deepened and love blossomed, everyone could see their genuine affection. However, the return of her ex-girlfriend stirred up trouble. The decisive heroine, without hesitation, immediately ended the relationship and returned to Beijing to heal alone. After experiencing separation, turmoil, regret, and longing, Gao Jin traveled thousands of miles to win back his wife.

4. 1954 穿 The Transmigrator Is a Plagiarist 穿越女是文抄公 Liyun Jian梨云渐Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Transmigrator Is a Plagiarist 3.4kReads—Score130Shelves
5. 1955 摸 I Touched the Coffee Machine, and a CEO with a Love-Struck Brain Moved into My Head 摸了下咖啡机，我脑子里住进个恋爱脑总裁 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事22k WordsCompleted I Touched the Coffee Machine, and a Lovesick CEO Moved Into My Head —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1956 外 Grandma's Will: I Get the Old House, but the Bronze Mirror Mustn't Face the Bed 外婆遗嘱：老宅归我，但铜镜不能对床 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦21k WordsCompleted Grandma's Will: The Old House Is Mine, but the Bronze Mirror Mustn't Face the Bed —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1957 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
8. 1958 我 My Affairs With Divorced Women 我和离婚女人那些事 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛27k WordsCompleted My Story with a Divorced Woman 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommended high-quality short stories

9. 1959 读 Mind Reading? The New Ice-Cold Director Is Crazy About Me! 读心术？新来的冰山总监他超爱我！ Seventeen Stories拾柒故事20k WordsCompleted Mind Reading? The New Ice-Cold Director Is Totally Into Me! —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1960 祖 49 Days in the Ancestral Home: Survive to Inherit the Fortune 祖宅里的49天：活下来才能继承遗产 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦20k WordsCompleted 49 Days in the Ancestral Home: Only Those Who Survive Can Inherit the Estate —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1961 穿 I Transmigrated Into the Depressed Male Lead's Biological Little Sister 穿成阴郁男二的亲妹妹 Whale Sea 12345鲸海123458k WordsCompleted I Became the Younger Sister of a Brooding Second Male Lead 894Reads—Score105Shelves
12. 1962 啥 What, I Only Transmigrated into a Book After My Fake Pregnancy Was Exposed? 啥，假孕暴露了才穿书？ Pet Your Cat摸一下你的猫Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted A sharp-tongued heroine who loves making enemies × a former unhinged male lead who can’t go crazy anymore. (A hilarious transmigration-into-a-book story + System. Both leads are completely devoted to each other!!!) After becoming a vegetable, Wen Yao was bound to a transmigration-into-a-book System and sent into a romance novel called Mr. Fu, His Substitute Wife Is a Miracle Doctor. The love triangle between the male lead, his one true love, and the substitute heroine went on for millions of wor 25.4kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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    Don't be fooled by the name, take a look, it's not too long!

13. 1963 我 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 A Cheng MS阿程MSModern Romance119k WordsCompleted Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 156Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    There are short stories and novellas, no novels. Some are set in wealthy families, some in school. There are tales of unrequited love, of separation due to illness, and even of love-hate relationships. All are completed, highly-rated, and excellent works. Very enjoyable. All are excellent short stories!!

14. 1964 幡 At Last, I See the Light: Atonement 幡然醒悟：赎罪 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛8k WordsCompleted A Sudden Awakening: Redemption 6Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1965 邻 Neighbor's Cry for Help: An Eighty-Year-Old Is Moving a Body in the Dead of Night 邻居求救：八旬老人家里半夜在搬尸 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事32k WordsCompleted Neighbor Calls for Help: An Elderly Man Is Moving a Corpse Around His House in the Middle of the Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1966 一 One Bag of Nuts Cost Me Everything. Reborn, I Just Laughed 一包坚果换我倾家荡产，重生后我笑了 A Dreamlike Swan Song绝唱如梦22k WordsCompleted A bag of nuts cost me everything. Reborn, I just laughed. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1967 金 My Sugar Daddy Pretends Not to Love Me Every Day 金主每天都在假装不爱 Jiang Ci姜词12k WordsCompleted The Sugar Daddy Pretends Not to Love Me Every Day 3.4kReads—Score142Shelves
18. 1968 献 At the Sacrifice, I Made the Rules Kneel with Seven Words 献祭现场，我用七个字让规则为我下跪 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事23k WordsCompleted At the Sacrifice, I Made the Rules Kneel with Seven Words —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1969 太 The Crown Prince Keeps Pretending to Be Socially Anxious While Pursuing His Wife 太子又装社恐追妻了 Green and Ever Greener青青复清清Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince Is Pretending to Be Socially Anxious Again While Pursuing His Wife 574Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1970 油 The Battle Between Gas and Electric: The Road’s End Is an Abyss 油电之争：续航尽头是深渊 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛11k WordsCompleted The Battle of Gasoline and Electric: At the End of the Road Lies an Abyss 6Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1971 肆 Spoiling My Sweet Childhood Friend 肆宠小青梅 Shu Yaoxin舒窈辛Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted My childhood sweetheart seems to think I’ve fallen for someone else. When the onions she was cutting made my eyes stream with tears, she comforted me and told me not to let love get me down. Sigh, she’s so silly. If I don’t protect her for the rest of her life, what kind of man would I be? 149Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1972 离 At the Divorce, My Seven-Year-Old Niece Said, “But He’s My Dad!” 离婚时，七岁侄女说：他本来就是我爸爸啊 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事28k WordsCompleted During the Divorce, My Seven-Year-Old Niece Said, “But He’s Always Been My Dad!” —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1973 别 No Choice: Young People Who Lie Flat 别无选择：躺平的年轻人 Writer Lu Tao作家鲁涛7k WordsCompleted No Other Choice: Young People Who Lie Flat 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1974 眼 Forgotten River in My Eyes 眼底忘川 Hong Shi洪十9k WordsCompleted Forgotten at the Bottom of the River of Oblivion —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a short angst novel

25. 1975 生 Physiological True Love 生理性纯爱 Lan Qi'eru蓝琪儿uAncient Romance10k WordsCompleted Instinctive True Love 18.2kReads—Score319Shelves
26. 1976 婆 My Mother-in-Law Used My Soldering Iron to Unclog the Toilet, and I Was Invited to Zhongnanhai 婆婆拿我电烙铁通马桶，我被请进中南海 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事Marriage & Romance32k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Used My Soldering Iron to Unclog the Toilet, and I Was Summoned to Zhongnanhai —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1977 不 The Unnamed Kite 不知鸢 A Happy Little Edamame一只快乐的毛豆豆Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted The Unknowing Kite 245Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 1978 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

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    Learn about the relationships between historical figures and study poetry in the process. [Note]

29. 1979 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 21.6kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
30. 1980 不 After I Stopped Being the Rich Heir’s Lapdog, He Begged Me for Cuddles Every Day 不当太子爷舔狗后，他每天求贴贴 Gazing Along the Zhou Road顾瞻周道11k WordsCompleted After He Stopped Being the Crown Prince's Doormat, the Crown Prince Begged Him for Affection Every Day 1.1kReads—Score125Shelves
31. 1981 我 I’m a City Reporter, but When I Return to My Village for a Funeral, the Whole Village Throws Me into the River as a Sacrifice 我，都市记者，回村奔丧却被全村沉河祭神 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事25k WordsCompleted I’m a City Reporter. I Returned to My Village for a Funeral, Only to Be Thrown into the River by the Entire Village as a Sacrifice to the Gods —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1982 朗 Bright Moon, Shining Stars, All for Nothing in the End 朗月星辰，终是一场空 A Happy Little Edamame一只快乐的毛豆豆Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Bright Moon and Stars, All for Nothing in the End 41Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1983 老 My Husband Says I'm Lazy and Gluttonous, but I'm a Pixiu! 老公嫌弃我好吃懒做，可我是貔貅啊！ Mao Year Star卯年星Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted My Husband Thinks I'm Gluttonous and Lazy, But I'm a Pixiu! 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted short story, click to read it!

34. 1984 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
35. 1985 我 I Was Studying Ghost Marriages When I Found Out My Best Friend Had Been Sacrificed Alive 我研究冥婚，却发现闺蜜被活人献祭了 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事21k WordsCompleted I Was Researching Ghost Marriages When I Discovered My Best Friend Had Been Sacrificed Alive —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1986 死 My Archenemy Always Has to Get the Last Word 死对头总是嘴硬 Salt Pomelo盐柚10k WordsCompleted My Love-Hate Rival Always Insists on Having the Last Word 229Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1987 开 From the Start, I Was Saved by Big Yellow 开局被大黄救赎 Snowflake Sprite雪绒精灵Urban280k WordsCompleted A tide of passion rolls across the black earth. A wild rose blooms in the Great Northern Wilderness. These are my blazing years as an educated youth! The corps' belle, the female political instructor, the gorgeous educated youth, the neighbor's sister-in-law, the beauty from the medical clinic... Breathless encounters in the warehouse's earthen hut, tangled bodies in the scorching bed, the flirtation of boiled eggs mingling with the scent of mint. Long-suppressed hearts bloom amid the waves of w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was swatted back to 1980 by Big Yellow's claws, which was a way of redeeming his childhood sweetheart and himself!

38. 1988 病 My Obsessive Husband Tied My Heartstrings, So I Turned Around and Married the Chief 病娇老公牵情丝，我转身嫁首领 A Happy Little Edamame一只快乐的毛豆豆Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My Yandere Husband Tugs at My Heartstrings, So I Turn Around and Marry the Leader 33Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1989 嫂 My Sister-in-Law Says I Suck the Blood of the Whole Family, but I Might Actually Be Turning into a Vampire! 嫂子说我吸全家的血，可我好像真要变吸血鬼了！ Mao Year Star卯年星17k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Says I Suck the Blood of the Whole Family, But I Think I'm Really Turning into a Vampire! —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1990 渣 My Scumbag Boyfriend Ran Off With My Best Friend? I Can't Stand Him, So I'll Get Rich and Be Done With Him 渣男和闺蜜跑了？我恶心他暴富不伺候了 Shen Buyanci沈不言辞12k WordsCompleted My cheating boyfriend ran off with my best friend? I'm done putting up with that creep. I'm going to get rich instead. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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41. 1991 八 Eight Years Wasted, the System Has Me Uncover the Truth 八年错付，系统让我揭开真相 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅9k WordsCompleted Eight Years Wasted, and the System Makes Me Uncover the Truth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1992 别 Come On, You Can’t Lie After Drinking Truth Serum! 别闹，喝「吐真剂」说假话？ Xu Meng蓿梦9k WordsCompleted Stop it. You can’t lie after drinking Veritaserum, can you? 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been reading short stories lately, and these few are really good.

43. 1993 给 I Went to My Grandma’s Funeral, Then Woke Up to Her Calling Me Cousin 给姥姥奔丧，醒来她管我叫表妹 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted I Returned to My Grandmother’s Funeral, Woke Up, and Found Her Calling Me Her Cousin —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1994 好 What a Coincidence, You're Running Away from Your Wedding Too 好巧，你也逃婚了 Dot X.i.n*丶X.i.n*Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted On my wedding day, the stand-in bride I had hired for a fortune climbed into the bridal sedan chair in grand style. I mingled with the crowd to watch the spectacle. A young gentleman beside me asked, "Which family is this wedding for? What a lavish procession!" I was so startled that I turned and ran. Wait, why are you running away from the wedding too, my fiancé? 1.5kReads—Score167Shelves
45. 1995 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 1kReads8.4Score338Shelves
46. 1996 如 How to Tame a Tsundere Boyfriend 如何驯服傲娇男友 Super Full After a Meal超级垫饭饱11k WordsCompleted How to Tame an Arrogant Boyfriend 1.1kReads—Score110Shelves
47. 1997 病 The Yandere Came to Avenge Herself, but I Can Only Say, Sis, You Smell So Good 病娇找我报仇，我只呼姐妹你好香 Xu Meng蓿梦11k WordsCompleted A yandere comes after me for revenge, and all I can say is, “Hey, sis, you smell amazing.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1998 离 When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel and Pay Me Back 离婚时，我让她跪着还 Listening to Zen Beneath the Snow卧雪听禅8k WordsCompleted When We Divorced, I Made Her Kneel to Pay Me Back 6Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1999 我 My Dad’s Last Words Were “Forgive Me.” Ten Years Later, I Learned He Was Murdered 我爸遗言是“原谅我”，十年后才知他被谋杀 Seventeen Stories拾柒故事22k WordsCompleted My Dad’s Last Words Were “Forgive Me.” Ten Years Later, I Learned He’d Been Murdered —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 2000 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A stunning short story

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