Very Short Stories 超短篇小说

1. 1251 八 Tales from the 1980s: Starting with Breaking Off the Engagement 八零记事：从退婚开始 Yi You壹祐Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Memories of the Eighties: Starting with a Broken Engagement 18Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1252 被 After My Essay Was Stolen, I Disguised Myself as a Man and Passed the Palace Exam as Top Scholar 被偷走策论后，我女扮男装中了状元 Yi You壹祐Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Policy Essay Was Stolen, I Disguised Myself as a Man and Placed First in the Imperial Exams 4Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1253 短 A Collection of Short Stories 短故事集锦 Whispers in the Lime Breeze青柠微语Ancient Romance125k WordsCompleted This book is made up of short stories in various genres, and each one stands alone. Readers, please feel free to point out anything that could be improved. I hope you enjoy them! 30Reads6.8Score—Shelves
4. 1254 嬿 The Tale of Yanwan 嬿婉传 Yi You壹祐Female-Channel Fanfiction36k WordsCompleted The Tale of Yanwan 21Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1255 殡 Rule One of the Funeral Home Night Shift: Don't Knock on Locker Number Nine 殡仪馆夜班守则第一条：别敲响第九号冷藏柜 Yi You壹祐45k WordsCompleted Rule One of the Funeral Home Night Shift: Don't Knock on the Ninth Cold Storage Locker —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1256 贺 To Celebrate His Marriage to a Richer Woman, I Had an Abortion and Submitted a Report 贺他另娶高枝，我引产献上举报信 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted I Congratulated Him on Marrying Up, Then Had an Abortion and Handed In a Tip 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Who understands? While reading this book, I completely lost control of my facial expressions, switching between laughing and being tense. My roommate thought I had gone crazy; I was so immersed in the story, I really felt the emotions.

7. 1257 我 I Tried Out for a Job in a Morgue Drawer While My Ex CEO and His New Lover Watched and Rated Me 我躺停尸柜试岗，前任霸总和新欢围观打分 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门21k WordsCompleted I Lay in a Morgue Drawer for a Trial Shift, While My Ex, the Former Tycoon, and His New Love Watched and Rated Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1258 我 I Nail Coffins Shut for Corpses, but He Asked Why I Was Still Alive 我给尸体钉棺材，他却问我怎么还没死 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门30k WordsCompleted I prepare corpses for burial, but he asks why I'm still alive. —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1259 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Became the Most Sought-After Man 离婚后，前夫成了最抢手的男人 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主25k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Became the Most Sought-After Man —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are all short stories.

10. 1260 我 I'm a Mortuary Makeup Artist, but I've Moved Into an Inn That Serves Only Leftovers 我，殡仪馆整容师，住进只吃剩饭的客栈 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门20k WordsCompleted I'm a mortuary makeup artist, and I've moved into an inn that serves nothing but leftovers. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1261 剑 A Sword's Lament, a Trial of Love 剑殇破情劫 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主19k WordsCompleted A Sword's Lament, Shattering the Trial of Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1262 心 My Scheming Disciple Stole My Job, Then Cried in Front of Everyone, Begging Me Not to Blame Her 心机徒弟抢我饭碗，还当众哭着求我别怪她 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门22k WordsCompleted My scheming disciple stole my place, then wept in front of everyone and begged me not to blame her —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1263 致 Deadly Jackpot: My Wife Wants to Kill Me After I Win the Lottery 致命奖金：中奖后妻子要杀我 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主19k WordsCompleted Deadly Jackpot: After I Won, My Wife Tried to Kill Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1264 穿 I Reincarnated as Her Aunt, Then Tore Up Her Last Letter 穿成小姨后，我撕了她那张遗书 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted After transmigrating as her aunt, I tore up her suicide note 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1265 完 Perfect Revenge: My Cheating Wife Begs Me in Tears to Take Her Back 完美复仇：出轨妻子哭着求我复合 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Perfect Revenge: My Cheating Wife Begs Me to Take Her Back 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1266 丈 My Husband Forced Me to Divorce Him, So I Was Reborn in 1984 to Save Grandma 丈夫逼我离婚，我重生回1984救外婆 Evening Breeze Confession Gate晚风告白门Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted My husband forced me to divorce him, and I was reborn in 1984 to save my grandmother —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1267 我 My Lady, Please Get in the Car 我的大小姐请上车 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭11k WordsCompleted My Lady, Please Get in the Car 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1268 休 One Letter of Divorce, and Xiao Lang Became a Stranger 休书一封，从此萧郎是路人 Niu Niu's Beef Balls牛牛的牛肉丸11k WordsCompleted One Letter of Divorce, and From Then On, Xiao Lang Is Just a Stranger 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good short story!

19. 1269 将 The Empire on the Brink: The Day the Princess Broke Her Jade Pendant and Broke Off Our Engagement, I Turned Evil 将倾：公主摔玉退婚那天我黑化了 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主21k WordsCompleted The Empire Is Falling: The Day the Princess Smashed Her Jade Pendant and Broke Off the Engagement, I Turned Dark —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1270 哑 The Mute Empress Returns: She'll Make Him Regret It Night After Night 哑后归来：要他夜夜悔断肠 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted The Mute Empress Returns: She'll Make Him Regret It Every Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1271 隔 The Piano Music Coming from Next Door 隔壁传来的钢琴声 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主14k WordsCompleted The Piano Music Coming from Next Door 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1272 他 He Faked His Death to Hide His Love, and She Chased Him Down to Expose the Lie 他假死藏深情，她追夫破谎言 Xuantian Workshop Master Who Loves Geese喜欢大雁鹅的玄天坊主Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted He fakes his death to hide his devotion; she chases him down and exposes his lies 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1273 冷 After Losing Their Child in the Cold Palace, He Cried Himself Blind in the Snow 冷宫丧子后，他在雪地里哭瞎了眼 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪23k WordsCompleted After Losing His Child in the Cold Palace, He Cried Himself Blind in the Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1274 被 After They Framed Me as Impure, I Slaughtered the Whole Family Myself 被诬陷不洁后，我亲手屠了满门 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After I Was Falsely Accused of Being Unchaste, I Slaughtered the Entire Family with My Own Hands —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1275 调 The Switched-at-Birth Daughter Drops the Act: I Become an Admiral and Astound the World 调包弃女不装了，我平海患做提督惊天下 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Switched-Out Daughter Drops the Act: As the Governor of Pinghai, I Shock the World 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sharing super short and super engaging novels~

26. 1276 锦 The Zither's Shattered Strings 锦瑟裂 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Zither Strings Snap 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1277 弹 The Comments Say My Fiancé Is Using My Identity for Investment Fraud, So I Make Him Perform His Own Bankruptcy 弹幕说未婚夫用我身份搞投资诈骗，我让他表演原地破产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Comments Said My Fiancé Was Using My Identity to Commit Investment Fraud, So I Made Him Go Bankrupt on the Spot 5Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1278 远 The Day After I Moved Far Away to Marry, My Mother-in-Law Demanded My Dowry to Buy Her Eldest Son a Car 远嫁第二天，婆婆要我拿嫁妆给大伯哥买车 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted The Day After I Married Far Away, My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Use My Dowry to Buy a Car for My Husband’s Older Brother 296Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1279 宁 Ningning in My Arms 宁宁入怀 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪10k WordsCompleted Ning Ning in His Arms 3Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1280 夫 My Husband Wants to Support Two Wives, So I'll Take a Live-in Son-in-Law 夫君要兼祧两房，那我就招赘婿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted If my husband wants to support two households, then I’ll take in a son-in-law 17Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1281 晚 The Evening Breeze Mistakenly Scooped Up a Passing Soul 晚风误拾人间客 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪12k WordsCompleted The Evening Breeze Mistakenly Gathered a Wanderer from the Mortal World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1282 养 The Female Lead I Raised Isn’t Acting Right 养大的女主她不对劲 Sheng Mengyi盛梦怡10k WordsCompleted The Heroine I Raised Is Acting Strange 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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33. 1283 儿 Before He Died, My Son Stripped Me of My Empress Dowager's Honor. Reborn, I Made Sure He Had Nothing 儿子驾崩前夺我太后尊荣，重生后我让他一无所有 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted My Son Usurped My Empress Dowager’s Honors Before He Died. Reborn, I Leave Him with Nothing 145Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1284 惹 I Can't Escape My Snake Clan Roommate 惹上蛇族室友逃不掉 Round Lantern Festival Dumplings圆宵圆子10k WordsCompleted I Can't Escape After Getting Involved with My Snakefolk Roommate 64Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1285 金 A Misplaced Golden Branch 金枝错付 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪12k WordsCompleted The Golden Branch Bestowed on the Wrong Person 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1286 他 His White Moonlight Is My Black Moonlight 他的白月光，是我的黑月光 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪25k WordsCompleted His One True Love Is the Woman I Hate Most 129Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1287 夫 My Husband Took His Childhood Sweetheart as His Equal Wife, So I Took My Childhood Friend as My Equal Husband 夫君纳青梅为平妻，我纳竹马为平夫 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Husband Takes His Childhood Sweetheart as an Equal Wife, So I Take My Childhood Friend as an Equal Husband 19Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1288 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
39. 1289 被 After They Called Me an Ill-Omen and Divorced Me, I Had Triplets with the Coachman 被骂白虎星休了后，我给车夫生了三胞胎 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After They Called Me an Ill-Omen and Divorced Me, I Bore the Coachman Triplets 6Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1290 霍 Mrs. Huo Returns to Her Old Career and Stays Happily Single 霍太太重操旧业实力单身 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪18k WordsCompleted Mrs. Huo Returns to Her Old Career and Stays Single by Choice 6Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1291 姐 The Sisters Switched Brides, and Each Married the Right Groom in the Wrong Sedan 姐妹换嫁，上错花轿嫁对郎 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted The sisters swap grooms, and the wrong bride rides to the right husband 8Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1292 帝 The Imperial Princess’s Flower: Snow on the Twin Towers 帝女花·重楼雪 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Female-Channel Fanfiction14k WordsCompleted The Emperor's Daughter: Snow on the Towering Pavilion —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1293 被 After They Implanted a Submission Chip in Me, I Became the Perfect Wife 被植入驯服芯片后，我变成了完美妻子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Conditioning Chip Was Implanted in Me, I Became the Perfect Wife 14Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1294 为 He Divorced Me for His First Love 为了白月光，他和我离婚了 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪15k WordsCompleted He Divorced Me for the Woman He Could Never Forget 10Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1295 发 After I Found Out My Mom Was Cheating, I Gave Her an Online Memorial Service Seen by the Whole Internet 发现我妈出轨后，我送了她一场全网追悼会 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After I Found Out My Mom Was Cheating, I Held an Online Memorial Service for Her That Went Viral 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1296 镇 The Northern Guard Prince’s Consort’s Guide to Doing Nothing 镇北王妃的摆烂咸鱼手册 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Northern Warden's Princess Consort's Guide to Slacking Off —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1297 夫 My Husband Swore He'd Have No Heirs, So I Turned Around and Took the Top Scholar as a Consort 夫君扬言要绝嗣，我转头纳了状元郎 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Husband Threatened to Leave His Line Without an Heir, So I Turned Around and Took the Top Scholar as a Concubine 192Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1298 废 Reborn as the Deposed Empress, I Take Back My Throne 废后重生，凤位归我 Mai Xiaoxi麦小溪Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Discarded Empress Is Reborn, and the Phoenix Throne Is Mine —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1299 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
50. 1300 洪 The Great Flood and the Drought Apocalypse: I Cast Spells to Save the World 洪水末日连着干旱末日，我施法拯救全世界 Aigese of Fleeting Words一语缥缈的艾格瑟37k WordsCompleted The Flood Apocalypse is followed by the Drought Apocalypse, and I Use Magic to Save the World 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Twelve concise and engaging short stories.

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