Short Tragedies, No More Than Twenty Stories or So, and They Must Be Heartbreaking 短篇虐文，没有超过二十篇那样，重要的是一定要虐

1. 1 女 My Daughter Wants to Sell the House to Start a Business, So I Flipped the Dinner Table 女儿要卖房创业，我掀了饭桌 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Daughter Wants to Sell the House to Start a Business, So I Flipped the Dinner Table 856Reads—Score—Shelves

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2. 2 道 You Try to Guilt-Trip Me and Pull Strings? I'm the Kind Who Shows No Mercy, Not Even to Family 道德绑架还想走后门？我可是六亲不认的主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted You try to guilt-trip me and pull strings? I'm the sort who disowns even my own family. 267Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 植 My Comatose Husband Woke Up After I Married Him to Bring Him Good Luck 植物人老公被我冲喜冲醒了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Vegetative Husband Woke Up After I Married Him for Good Luck 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 13.3kReads—Score101Shelves
5. 5 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.7kReads—Score100Shelves
6. 6 百 After the Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, the Whole Company Regretted It 百万年终奖取消后，全公司都后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The Million-Yuan Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, and the Whole Company Regretted It 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 被 After I Was Rumored to Have Slept My Way Up with a Beautiful CEO 被造谣靠美女总裁上位后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After Rumors Spread That I Rose to the Top by Relying on a Beautiful Female CEO 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 菀 Wan Yuan Is Your Substitute, Yet Better Than You 菀苑类卿却胜卿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Wan Yuan Resembles Qing, Yet Surpasses Her 530Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 家 My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother's Place. Now That I've Become a War God, They Beg Me to Acknowledge Them 家族让我替弟从军赴死，我成铁血战神后他们跪求相认 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother’s Place. Now That I’ve Become a Battle-Hardened God of War, They’re Begging Me to Acknowledge Them 627Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 我 After I Left the Family Chat, My Daughter-in-Law Fell Apart 我退出家庭群后，儿媳崩溃了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After I left the family group chat, my daughter-in-law fell apart 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 人 While I Was Away on a Business Trip, My Home Became Their Love Hotel 人在外地出差，我家成了他们的钟点房 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted While I was away on a business trip, my home became their hourly hotel 3.5kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 6.1kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 降 After Being Demoted and Quietly Giving Up, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me to Accept a Promotion 降职摆烂后，草包领导跪求我升职 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Was Demoted and Started Slacking Off, My Incompetent Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Promote Me 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 完 The Perfect 50-50 Split 完美AA制 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted The Perfect 50-50 Split 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 中 After Winning a Hundred Million, I Became My Company's Savior 中奖一个亿后，我成了公司救世主 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Urban424k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it'll slowly improve! No risk in getting on board!] Shen Yanshen casually bought two lottery tickets and won a hundred million. His miserable working life was over for good, and from then on he lived in a mansion and drove a Mercedes. His ex-girlfriend, who had once looked down on him for being poor, came back in tears, begging him to take her back. Shen Yanshen kicked her a hundred meters away. “Get as far away as you can. Can't you see I'm washing my wife's feet? 3kReads5.9Score116Shelves
21. 21 广 After I Was Bullied While Walking My Kid at the Plaza, I Exposed the Old Bully Online 广场遛娃被霸凌后，我让恶人老头全网社死 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After I Was Bullied While Taking My Kid to the Plaza, I Made the Old Bully a Pariah Across the Internet 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, the kind you can read in a few chapters or minutes.

22. 22 和 After a Blind Date with a Stunning Beauty, I Became a Dad Without Any Pain 和大美女相亲后，我无痛当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After a Blind Date with a Gorgeous Woman, I Became a Dad Without the Pain 145Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 停 My Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 停电时我被同事偷亲了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted A Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 890Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 相 My Blind Date Is a Treasure 相亲对象是个宝 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is a Treasure 144Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 听 After Hearing My Patients’ Thoughts, I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital 听到患者心声后我在医院逆袭了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I Turned My Career Around at the Hospital After Hearing Patients' Thoughts 40Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 怀 Eight Months Pregnant, and My Skilled Migrant Visa Renewal Is Rejected on Suspicion of Money Laundering. What Should I Do? 怀孕8个月，优才续签被告知涉嫌洗钱怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted At eight months pregnant, what should I do after being told my Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa renewal is under suspicion for money laundering? —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 不 My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Her Grave 不听劝的婆婆归西了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted My Stubborn Mother-in-Law Went to Meet Her Maker 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 月 During My Confinement, I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out 月子里，我赶跑了婆婆 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted I Kicked My Mother-in-Law Out During My Postpartum Month 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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30. 30 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
31. 31 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
32. 32 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
33. 33 废 A Good-for-Nothing Girl Opens Her Eyes, and All the Beasts Bow and Swear Fealty 废柴少女一睁眼，万兽俯首称臣 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩9k WordsCompleted A Good-for-Nothing Girl Opens Her Eyes, and All Beasts Bow in Submission 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 34 冷 A Concubine-Born Daughter in the Cold Palace, Crowned with a Phoenix Crown 冷宫庶女，凤冠加身 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Female-Channel Fanfiction8k WordsCompleted A Commoner Daughter from the Cold Palace, Crowned with a Phoenix Crown 17Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 荒 An Ancient Tomb in the Barren Hills, Hiding a Secret Edict from the Previous Dynasty 荒岭古冢，墓中藏前朝密诏 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩9k WordsCompleted An Ancient Tomb in the Barren Hills, Hiding a Secret Imperial Edict from a Former Dynasty 9Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 婆 My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Leave with Nothing, but I Turned Around and Got Rich 婆婆逼我净身出户，转身我暴富 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩6k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Forced Me Out with Nothing, but I Turned Around and Became Rich 14Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 穿 I Transmigrated into the Story as a Deposed Empress, and I'm Done Playing Along with the Emperor 穿越成废后，我不陪皇帝玩了 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated Into the Body of a Deposed Empress, and I'm Done Playing Along with the Emperor 3Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 丹 With My Dantian Shattered, I Refine Ten Thousand Demons and Reforge My Path to Immortality 丹田破碎：我炼化万魔重修仙途 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩16k WordsCompleted My Dantian Shattered: I Refine Ten Thousand Demons and Rebuild My Path to Immortality 5Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 灵 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen and I Was Reborn, the Whole Sect Was Overcome with Regret 灵根被挖重生后，全宗门追悔莫及 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩9k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn with My Spiritual Root Stolen, the Entire Sect Regretted It 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 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
41. 41 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
42. 42 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
43. 43 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
44. 44 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
45. 45 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
46. 46 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
47. 47 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
48. 48 世 The World Calls Me the Sword God, but I Only Love Chopping Vegetables 世人唤我剑神，我只爱打菜刀 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Historical24k WordsCompleted The world calls me the Sword God, but I only love cleavers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 废 I Find Treasures at the Junkyard, and One Glance Tells Me Their Past and Future 废品站捡宝，我一眼断古今 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Urban32k WordsCompleted I Find Treasures at the Scrap Yard, and Can Tell an Antique's Age at a Glance 56Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 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Mystery621k 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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