Looking for a Completed Novel That’s Short, Really Short. The Shorter the Better 小说要短，非常短，越短好，要完结的

1. 851 巡 Qi Xiaotang, Inspector of the City 巡城御史戚小塘 Han Guang晗光Mystery23k WordsCompleted Qi Xiaotang was also a seventh-rank censor. Why “also”? The Imperial Censors of the Thirteen Circuits and the Censors-in-Chief of the Six Offices were the emperor’s guardians of public conduct, each one an important figure. But Qi Xiaotang, a patrol censor for the Five Wards, spent every day rushing around the streets, dusty from head to toe. Most of the cases he handled were trivial neighborhood disputes, and the locals had even affectionately nicknamed him the “Street-Sweeping Censor.” Still, 629Reads9.5Score101Shelves

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   The last book in the series is a collection of short suspenseful mystery stories, combining elements of the supernatural, horror dungeons, rule-based supernatural tales, and humorous slice-of-life moments. The female protagonist is a horror game designer, making it quite novel.

2. 852 养 My Adopted Son Stole My Top Gaokao Score. After the System Sentenced Me to Death, My Family Went Mad with Regret 养子顶替我的高考状元，我被系统判死后，全家却悔疯了 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机11k WordsCompleted My adopted son took my place as the top scorer on the college entrance exam. After the System sentenced me to death, my whole family was driven mad with regret 534Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 853 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 93.7kReads9.5Score13.2kShelves
4. 854 半 I Got a Late-Night Hotel Pickup, and the Passengers Were My Wife and Her Lover 半夜接到去酒店的代驾单，上车的竟是妻子和她的情夫 Little Lamb Typewriter小羊牌打字机10k WordsCompleted I got a designated-driver job taking someone to a hotel in the middle of the night. The passengers turned out to be my wife and her lover 646Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 855 给 Giving Interstellar Players a Little Ghostly Shock 给星际玩家一点小小的女鬼震撼 Infinite Universe无限宇宙Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Interstellar gaming + comedy + no romance for the heroine] Ye Yuxi transmigrates into an interstellar age full of tough customers. From the start, she’s tossed into a shoddy version of Saw made by a rotten classmate, who mocks her for being a coward and says she could never make a horror game. Born on Earth in her previous life and raised on a steady diet of horror from all over the world, Ye Yuxi takes one look at the monotonous selection of shooter and combat games topping the interstellar ch 17.7kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
6. 856 女 The Goddess Took Her Backup on a Blind Date, and Things Took an Unexpected Turn 女神带我这备胎去相亲，结果意外 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted My crush took me, her backup option, along on a blind date, and then something unexpected happened. 6.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The short story is complete and highly recommended.

7. 857 玫 The Rose Stirs the Gentle Breeze 玫瑰惹清风 A VV阿VVModern Romance301k WordsCompleted Nie Jin has a twin sister who suddenly falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, making Nie Jin the only suitable donor. Her mother, who had never cared for her, came begging. So did Cheng Wen, her sister’s stepbrother. Knowing her sister liked Cheng Wen, Nie Jin said, “I might be willing to save her, but I have one condition!” Cheng Wen: “What condition?” Nie Jin: “Winter’s almost here, and I want someone to keep my bed warm. How about you?” Cheng Wen: “Impossible.” Nie Jin: “Then don’t ask me t 8.7kReads8.9Score602Shelves

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   Nie Jin has a twin sister who suddenly falls ill and needs a kidney transplant, making Nie Jin the only viable candidate. Her mother, who had never cared for her, comes to beg her, as does her sister's stepson, Cheng Wen. Knowing that her sister likes Cheng Wen, Nie Jin tells him, "It's not impossible for me to save her, but I have one condition!" Cheng Wen asks, "What condition?" Nie Jin replies, "Winter is coming, and I want someone to warm my bed. How about you warm my bed for me?!" Cheng Wen says, "Impossible." Nie Jin continues, "Then don't beg me to save her!" Cheng Wen asks, "How long?" Nie Jin replies, "Six months!" Cheng Wen says, "I hope you'll keep your word." Six months later, Nie Jin leaves gracefully, but Cheng Wen can never go back to the way things were.

8. 858 分 After We Broke Up, I Married My Ex's Best Friend 分手后，我娶了前任的闺蜜 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted After the breakup, I married my ex's best friend. 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
9. 859 同 My Girlfriend Vanished at Our Class Reunion, Driving Me Insane 同学会女友失踪，搞得我神经错乱 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My girlfriend vanished at our class reunion, and it drove me out of my mind. 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 860 美 A Beauty Says She's Pregnant, but I Only Brushed Against Her Skirt 美女说怀孕了，可我只碰了下她裙子 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A beautiful woman says she’s pregnant, but all I did was touch her skirt. 720Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 861 趁 While First Love Is Budding 趁初心萌动 Lu Sheng鹿笙Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted The doctors at Yu’an Hospital take one look at Lu Beizhi, who has come to intern in the emergency department, then another at Song Yuxiu, the devil assigned to train her, and they all lament the cruel fate of it. The director could have assigned her to any department, so why put her in the ER, where everyone is constantly on their feet? And even if it had to be the ER, why pair her with that cold-faced King of Hell? It’s practically a case of cruelty to flowers! Everyone wonders how long the swe 285Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    [Adoration] A sweet little story perfect for reading before bed~ "Beibei, do you know? I don't like carrots. Even if you make them into a thousand different ways, I won't be tempted in the slightest. On the contrary, if I set my mind on you, no matter how turbulent my life becomes, there will only ever be one Mrs. Song."

12. 862 美 A Beauty Shouts from a Cave on a Deserted Island: I'm Your Rib! 美女在荒岛洞内喊：我是你的肋骨！ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted A beauty cries out from inside a cave on a deserted island: “I’m your rib!” 272Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 863 小 The Little Deer's Gratitude 小鹿的报恩 Zuo Mu Yao Er左木妖耳Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted The Little Deer’s Gratitude 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Dual Male Leads] [Sweet Romance] A little deer who would be unlucky if he didn't repay a debt of gratitude has come down from the mountain to do so. However, his way of repaying the debt is a little unusual. He needs to cuddle, kiss, and hug his benefactor.

14. 864 我 I Ran Off with the Male Lead from a Tragic Romance 我把虐文里的男主拐跑啦 Zuo Mu Yao Er左木妖耳Two Male Leads87k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + transmigrate into a book + two male leads + historical romance] Who can relate? My favorite fictional character is standing right in front of me, alive and breathing!!! * Xu Yan transmigrated into a book he’d been following, where he met one of his favorite male leads, Song Yun. In the tragic romance The Swallows Return South, the other male lead was a prince, while Song Yun was a general. By chance, the prince saved him, and Song Yun fell deeply in love with him. Lat 8Reads8.2Score—Shelves
15. 865 同 My Live-In Girlfriend Gets Intimate with Her Male Best Friend, and I Smile and Go Over to Say Hello 同居女友与男闺蜜亲热，我笑着上前问好 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My live-in girlfriend got cozy with her guy best friend. I walked over with a smile to say hello. 3kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 866 美 The Beautiful Manager Marries the Second Brother, Then Picks the Third at the Wedding? 美女经理嫁二弟，婚礼当场选三弟？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A beautiful manager marries the second brother, then picks the third brother at the wedding? 126Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 867 误 I Fell in Love After Wandering into the First Asylum 误入第一疯人院后，我恋爱了 Zuo Mu Yao Er左木妖耳Two Male Leads140k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + mutual devotion + small worlds + supernatural fantasy] What happens when an ordinary person enters a supernatural-instance mini-world... * In all the years before, time and memories had never mattered to him. There was nothing he had to remember, no one he couldn’t forget. But now, that had changed. Ai Feng had entered his world. Only then did Niansheng realize that his heart could race with nervous excitement because of someone. Ai Feng’s arrival brought the long-silent 4Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 868 开 Reboot from the Start! I Opened My Eyes Fifty Years in the Future 开局重启！睁眼就是五十年后 Zuo Mu Yao Er左木妖耳Two Male Leads229k WordsCompleted Infinite Flow + Two Male Leads + Definitely a Happy Ending! + Ling Ling ❤️ Brother Ruan + Reunited After a Long Separation One day in 2024, Ling Jiushi is suddenly pulled into a game while playing it. There, he meets a handsome, beautiful NPC, and the world of the “doors” slowly unfolds before him… 01 Modern Dating Show Door 02 Small Mountain Village Door, Late 1980s 03 Republican-Era Shadow Puppet Theater Door 04 Future World Door 05 Ancient Ghost Bride Door … The world behind the doors 161Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 869 让 Have Her Pretend to Be a Rich Heiress's Girlfriend? Winning Five Million Is Nothing 让她假扮千金女友，中奖五百万不值一提 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted She pretended to be a rich heiress’s boyfriend, and winning five million was no big deal. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 870 她 After Her Eighth Proposal, I Left to the Sound of Her Singing 她求婚八次后，我在她的歌声中离开 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted After she proposed eight times, I left to the sound of her singing. 110Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 871 仅 That’s All There Is to It 仅此而已 Alleyways巷陌Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted That's All 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Romance Story: In the orphanage, I chose Lu Pei at first sight. From then on, he was ostensibly the adopted son of the Xu family, but secretly my bodyguard. On his coming-of-age day, I ignored everyone at the villa and went to find him in the courtyard. His first words weren't birthday wishes, but farewell. The gift box I hadn't had time to give him fell to the ground. It was a scarf I had secretly knitted for him. —From "That's All"

22. 872 偷 Stealing the Springtime of Day 偷揽昼春 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only one + The second male lead takes the girl + Long-planned romance + Entertainment-industry dating show] [Rebellious, devoted wife-obsessed man x Cool-headed, rational beauty in a cheongsam] Yu Liao was Cen Chimo's ever-ready sidekick, docile and obedient, like a silent shadow. Cen Chimo shamelessly enjoyed her devotion and never imagined that one day she might leave. They met again on a dating show. Yu Liao wore a cheongsam, cool as snow, and didn't spare him 32kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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    🔥🔥The plot is incredibly exciting, with a tightly woven narrative. How could anyone not love such a gripping novel? It's super fun, incredibly entertaining and hilarious, definitely worth reading. It blends suspense, romance, and adventure, exploring the boundaries of human nature.

23. 873 初 My First Love Faces Off Against an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 初恋大战AI美女，我该怎么办啊 The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted My First Love Is Going Head-to-Head with an AI Beauty. What Should I Do? 44Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 874 美 The Beautiful CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Got Drunk and Called for Her 美女总裁嫁给外卖骑手，她死后，我醉后喊她 The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted A Stunning CEO Married a Delivery Rider. After She Died, I Called Out to Her While Drunk. 158Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 875 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves
26. 876 我 I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself 我太喜欢你了，我控制不了自己 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted I Like You So Much, I Can't Control Myself. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 877 暗 I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 暗恋美女同事三年，表白后她会同意吗？ The Strategist策略派12k WordsCompleted I've Had a Crush on My Beautiful Coworker for Three Years. Will She Say Yes If I Confess? 79Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 878 伴 Accompanied by Smoke 伴烟 Laba Coconut腊八椰子Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted [Naive, Wild Girl x Gentle Scholar + Happy Ending] She loved him, so she ran to him with all the courage she could muster. Liu Yunzhi treated her wonderfully, caring for her and asking after her, soothing her to sleep at night, reading to her whenever he had time, stroking her slightly rounded belly, and discussing baby names with her. She lost herself in it, deceiving herself as she sank into the gentle web he had woven, dreaming that they would be the only two in each other’s lives forever. Bu 2.3kReads9.3Score220Shelves

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    The first book has over 90,000 words, the second over 100,000 words, and the third over 150,000 words—all are excellent and worth rereading. Sisters who like short stories, hurry and check them out! [Top Post]

29. 879 白 When My First Love Returned, I Vanished with a Ten-Million Breakup Settlement 白月光回来后我带千万分手费消失 User44699560用户4469956019k WordsCompleted When My First Love Returned, I Disappeared with a Ten-Million-Yuan Breakup Fee 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all short stories.

30. 880 美 The Beauty Turned Down My Confession, Then Showed Up at My Door Two Years Later? 美女拒绝我表白，两年后竟主动找上门？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance19k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Turned Down My Confession. Two Years Later, Why Did She Come Looking for Me? 62Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 881 老 My Husband Secretly Married Someone Else Three Years Ago 老公瞒着我娶了别人三年 Simple Happiness88简单快乐8814k WordsCompleted My Husband Secretly Married Someone Else for Three Years 239Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 882 美 A Beauty Contacts a Male Listener, but Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 美女联络男倾听师，背后藏着惊天秘密？ The Strategist策略派Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted A Beautiful Woman Gets in Touch with a Male Listener. Is There a Shocking Secret Behind It? 34Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 883 迟 Love That Came Too Late Is Cheaper Than Grass 迟来的深情 比草还轻贱 Quality Young Man one优质青年one1k WordsCompleted Love that comes too late is worth less than grass 38Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 884 我 My Sister Is a Hopeless Romantic 我姐是顶级恋爱脑 Alleyways巷陌Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Sister Is a Hopeless Romantic 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My sister is a master of love-struck fools. When her husband was abusive, she said that the fact he only abused her was a clear sign of his love. When he was intimate with other women, she said that those women were all nameless and without status, but she was different; she was her husband's only wife. In my past life, after repeatedly applying ointment to her wounds, I finally couldn't help but advise her to divorce him. As a result, she spread rumors that I coveted her husband and had improper thoughts about him. In this life, I stand at her wedding, microphone in hand, sincerely wishing her and her husband an eternal union. —From "My Sister is a Master of Love-Struck Fools"

35. 885 富 The Rich Young Master Angered a God in His Dream, So Everyone Gets Wiped Out 富家公子惹恼梦中神，那就团灭吧 The Strategist策略派14k WordsCompleted A Rich Young Master Angers a Dream God, So the Whole Family Gets Wiped Out 31Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 886 我 The Family Where I Never Fit In 我格格不入的家 Alleyways巷陌10k WordsCompleted The Family I Never Fit Into 19Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 887 我 After I Died, My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, and My Ex Went Mad! 我死后心声曝光，前男友疯了！ Bear-Riding Fisher骑熊钓鱼Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After I Died, My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, and My Ex Went Mad! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 888 快 Run! My Mortal Enemy Knows I Secretly Had His Baby 快跑！死对头知道我偷生他的崽了 Runze Linlin润泽霖霖Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + mutual secret crush + adorable kids + sweet and doting romance + both each other’s first] The eldest daughter of the Ning family and the eldest son of the Mu family had been bitter rivals, constantly competing at school, for more than a decade. But when graduation came, Ning Xiyu suddenly disappeared. Mu Shenwei felt as if a piece of his heart had gone missing. Four years later, Ning Xiyu suddenly reappeared, and his grandfather arranged for her to be his assistant. Mu S 673Reads9.0Score107Shelves

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    A domineering, aloof CEO versus his childhood rival, both secretly in love. The female lead steals the male lead's child and runs away, only to be caught and brought back after giving birth to twins. A sweet and indulgent story from beginning to end. Completed at 150,000 words.

39. 889 暗 My Unrequited Love's Tragic Past Life: Reborn, I'll Confess and Change Our Fate 暗恋校花前世凄苦，重生后我要表白改命 The Strategist策略派8k WordsCompleted My Secret Crush, the Campus Belle, Had a Miserable Past Life. Reborn, I’ll Confess and Change My Fate 31Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 890 假 The Fake Heiress Finally Reveals the Truth She Hid for Years 假千金隐瞒多年，和盘托出真相 Alleyways巷陌10k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Kept It Hidden for Years, Then Revealed the Whole Truth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 891 退 After I Dropped Out, the School Bully Searched for Me for Eleven Years 退学后，校霸疯找了我十一年 Three Thousand Miles三千里8k WordsCompleted When I was young, I met someone who took my breath away at first sight. He was the dazzling son of a major shareholder. I was a poor student at the school. On Lin Shen's birthday, his sneakers went missing. Everyone was convinced I had stolen them. Even Lin Shen looked at me with contempt. “Didn't your mom teach you not to take things that don't belong to you?” But he didn't know that I really didn't have a mother. 14.2kReads—Score113Shelves
42. 892 牙 The Toothpaste Woman Appeared at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 牙膏女午夜出世，我该如何选择啊 The Strategist策略派10k WordsCompleted A Toothpaste Woman Appears at Midnight. What Should I Choose? 14Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 893 女 The Female CEO Reborn and Awakened 女频霸总重生觉醒后 Alleyways巷陌Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Female Romance Novel's CEO Is Reborn and Awakens 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 894 高 For My College Application, I Chose My Ex-Boyfriend's University 高考志愿，我填了前男友的大学 Rakshata拉克夏塔14k WordsCompleted For My College Applications, I Chose My Ex-Boyfriend's University 3.9kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 895 我 After I Gave Up on Him, My Boyfriend Regretted It 我不要他后，男友后悔了 Xiaoxiang Rain潇湘雨15k WordsCompleted My boyfriend regretted it after I stopped wanting him 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My husband's childhood sweetheart, Jiang Ruoyu, committed suicide because I called her a shameless mistress. To stand up for Jiang Ruoyu, Huo Qingzhou pushed me, who was pregnant, to the ground, causing me to hit my head. I was in a coma in the hospital for several days before waking up. When I opened my eyes, my husband, Huo Qingzhou, came to the hospital room with a lawyer and handed me a divorce agreement. I looked at the aggressive, murderous stranger and asked, "Who are you?" I had amnesia; I remembered everyone except Huo Qingzhou, whom I had fawned over for six years.

46. 896 那 The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 那些青葱岁月里，懵懵懂懂的爱情 The Strategist策略派Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Innocent Loves of Our Youth 12Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 897 打 Face-Slapping My Awful Relatives 打脸奇葩亲戚 Alleyways巷陌10k WordsCompleted Face-Slapping My Ridiculous Relatives 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 898 我 I Finally Let Go, but Then My Uncle Regretted It 我终于死心了，小叔叔却后悔了 Miss Beiming北冥姑娘13k WordsCompleted I Finally Gave Up, but Uncle Still Regretted It 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 899 命 Fated to Clash 命格相冲 Alleyways巷陌10k WordsCompleted Clashing Destinies 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 900 都 I Was About to Force Love on Him, When the Villainess Awoke 都准备强制爱了，恶毒女配觉醒了 Socially Awkward and Broke社恐且穷10k WordsCompleted She was all set to force a love affair, but the wicked supporting character awakened. 381Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very short stories

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