Short Tragic Stories, Remember: Short, Short, Short 短篇虐文，记住，短短短。

1. 901 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
2. 902 继 After Inheriting My Ex-Boyfriend’s Billion-Dollar Fortune, His Diary Was Exposed and the Whole Internet Broke Down in Tears 继承前男友亿万遗产后，他的日记曝光全网泪崩 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神41k WordsCompleted After inheriting my ex-boyfriend’s billion-dollar estate, his diary is revealed and the whole internet breaks down in tears 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 903 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
4. 904 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
5. 905 抗 War of Resistance: From the Start, a Blood Sacrifice Brings Every National Treasure and Ancestor Back to Life 抗战：开局血祭，国宝祖宗全活了 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神47k WordsCompleted War of Resistance: From the Start, a Blood Sacrifice Brings All Our National Treasures' Ancestors Back to Life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 906 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
7. 907 末 Doomsday Architect: I Turned the Wasteland into a Hellish Joke 末日架构师：我把废土玩成了地狱笑话 Logic God Usurper逻辑篡神84k WordsCompleted Doomsday Architect: I Turned the Wasteland into a Hellish Joke 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 908 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
9. 909 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 170Reads—Score120Shelves

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   If I hadn't met you this second, this second would have been too much. (Similar novel recommendations)

10. 910 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 226Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 911 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust," a masterpiece of short stories set in the Republican era, features three men and one woman, all of whom suffer tragic endings. Missing each other is their lifelong destiny, a heart-wrenching read. 2. A meteoric rise to fame by a new author, tens of thousands of words poignantly depicting the regrets of love amidst chaos, leaving a lasting impression. 3. Like a butterfly returning to dust, love and hate vanish, "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" is a cure for lovers of intensely tragic and unsettling stories.

12. 912 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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13. 913 宗 The Sect’s Beloved Little Junior Sister: The Max-Level Expert Comes Down the Mountain 宗门团宠小师妹：满级大佬下山了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩6k WordsCompleted The Sect's Beloved Little Junior Sister: A Max-Level Expert Comes Down from the Mountain 13Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 914 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
15. 915 三 Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, Today I Lay Down My Armor and Return to the Sect 三年赘婿，今日卸甲归宗 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩11k WordsCompleted Three Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, Today I Lay Down My Armor and Return to the Sect 14Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 916 侯 The Marquis Is Unworthy; After Our Divorce, I Became Richer Than a Nation 侯主不贤，和离后我富可敌国 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted The Marquis Is Incompetent. After Our Divorce, I Became Rich Enough to Rival a Nation 7Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 917 1 In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 1998年，我在供销社看见未来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted In 1998, I Saw the Future at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative 10Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 918 重 Reborn One Month Earlier: The Heart I Gave Away Will Find Its Home at Last 重生一月前：错付的真心终有归处 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩7k WordsCompleted Reborn One Month Earlier: At Last, My Misplaced Love Finds Its Home 9Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 919 禁 Fortune-Telling Is Forbidden! 禁止算命！ Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Fortune-telling is prohibited! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 920 都 Urban Demon Martial Arts: Where Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 都市妖武：武道和妖怪共存 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩28k WordsCompleted Urban Demons and Martial Arts: Martial Arts and Monsters Coexist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 921 坊 The Three Scoundrels of the Market 坊市三贱客 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted The Three Scoundrels of the Market 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 922 替 The Mad Consort by Proxy: Prince, I Hope You're Well 《替嫁疯妃，王爷别来无恙》 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Replacement Bride Is a Madwoman, Stay Away, Prince! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 923 老 They Stole My Family Home. I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave Those Ungrateful Wretches a Thorough Face-Slapping 老宅被抢，我觉醒真话系统，狠狠打脸白眼狼 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩15k WordsCompleted My Ancestral Home Was Seized, So I Awakened a Truth-Telling System and Gave the Ungrateful Backstabbers a Thorough Face-Slapping 4Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 924 蒙 Wrongfully Imprisoned for Five Years, the Business World's Disowned Son Returns in Triumph 蒙冤五载，商界弃子强势归来 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩22k WordsCompleted Falsely Accused for Five Years, the Business World's Castoff Returns in Force 8Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 925 合 A Marriage Contract, and the Cold CEO Secretly Falls for Me 合约成婚，冷面总裁悄悄动心了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted A Contract Marriage, and the Cold-Faced CEO Secretly Falls for Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 926 七 The 1970s: My Whole Family Regretted It After I Remarried 七零：改嫁之后全家后悔了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted The 1970s: The Whole Family Regrets Her Remarriage 6Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 927 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Artist He Could Never Hope to Win Over 离婚后我成了他高攀不起的画家 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩29k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Became the Painter He Could Only Dream of Marrying 5Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 928 发 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 929 重 On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up the Family Inheritance Agreement 重生之日，我撕毁全家的遗产协议 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban29k WordsCompleted On the Day I Was Reborn, I Tore Up My Family's Inheritance Agreement 4Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 930 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 931 千 The Heiress Returns to Her Family 千金回归一家亲 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩33k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns, Reuniting the Family 18Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 932 一 One Short Tragic Romance Story a Day 一天一个短篇虐文故事 Frostblade of Ruicheng瑞城的寒霜剑Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted A Collection of Tragic Short Stories: Every Word Bleeds, Every Line Leaves You Aching One devastatingly heartbreaking short story every day! Modern-day missed chances intertwine with sorrows from ancient times, along with bone-deep pain drawn from true stories. These tales lay bare life’s regrets, every word striking straight to the heart until it hurts to read! If you finish without being moved, I’ll call you my “ancestor.” Come take on this lingering ache! 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty stories guaranteed to make you cry in minutes! [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

33. 933 寒 The Cicadas Cry as Tears Fall Like Clouds 寒蝉鸣泣泪云落 Ning Zhi Qing Yu柠栀青语Ancient Romance32k WordsCompleted Feng Yixuan, ruler of the Fengning Kingdom, and Shen Simo, daughter of the Chancellor, were childhood friends who had promised to stay together. But Shen Simo had been sickly since childhood, and she was struck with Fire Poison while saving Feng Yixuan. The only way to cure it was with the Snow Cicada, a thousand-year-old sacred healing treasure. The Snow Cicada is an extremely yin creature, and can only be nourished by the blood of someone born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour. T —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The wine is cold, my heart is broken; my heart is already chilled.

34. 934 渐 A Happy Marriage, Little by Little 渐入佳婚(热) Drunk and in Love with the Mortal World醉酒恋红尘9k WordsCompleted A Gradual Journey to a Happy Marriage (Popular) 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here are a few short stories I recommend. The first one is about driving a domineering CEO crazy. The second one is about a prehistoric master who gets unearthed in modern times and utterly crushes his ordinary life. I won't introduce the third one; it's currently the most read. [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

35. 935 沉 After Sleeping for a Hundred Thousand Years, I Awakened Invincible 沉睡十万年，苏醒后直接无敌 Drunk and in Love with the Mortal World醉酒恋红尘32k WordsCompleted After Sleeping for 100,000 Years, I Awoke Invincible 9Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 936 冷 The Cold CEO's Stand-In Lover 冷酷总裁的替身情人 Drunk and in Love with the Mortal World醉酒恋红尘32k WordsCompleted The Cold CEO's Substitute Lover 175Reads—Score—Shelves

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