Out of Books to Read, Looking for Short Stories 书荒了，求短故事

1. 101 摆 The Sharp-Tongued God: My Ex, the Red-String Immortal, Wrecked the Mortal World, So I Had to Save the Day with Truth Spells! 摆烂嘴神：前任红线仙搞崩人间，我被迫用吐真术救场！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑11k WordsCompleted The Snarky Truth-Teller: My Ex, a Red-String Matchmaker, Wrecked the Mortal Realm, So I Was Forced to Save the Day with a Truth Spell! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 病 My Yandere Girlfriend Is Actually a Gangster Heiress 病娇女友竟是黑道大小姐 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted My Yandere Girlfriend Is Actually the Heiress of the Underworld 12Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 相 My Blind Date Is Actually a Devilish Female Boss? 相亲对象竟是魔鬼女上司？ WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted My Blind Date Is Actually My Devilish Female Boss? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 末 Doomsday Variations: After My Breakup, I Turned My Companion Terminal into My Childhood Sweetheart 末日变奏曲：失恋后，我把伴生终端搓成了青梅 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑15k WordsCompleted Doomsday Variations: After My Breakup, I Turned My Companion Terminal into My Childhood Sweetheart 13Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 最 My Last Ghost Hunt: I Planned to Earn Enough Money and Retire, but I Stumbled into a Real Haunted House 最后一次捉鬼：赚够钱就退圈，不料撞破真凶宅 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑17k WordsCompleted One Last Ghost Hunt: I’ll Retire from the Industry Once I’ve Made Enough Money, but I Stumble Upon a Real Haunted House 6Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 106 病 The Yandere Goddess Said She Loved Me, Then Imprisoned Me 病娇女神说爱我，还把我囚禁了 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道15k WordsCompleted The Yandere Goddess Says She Loves Me, Then Locks Me Up 3.8kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 我 The Succubus Queen I Summoned Became My Wife 我召唤的魅魔女王变成我老婆 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道12k WordsCompleted The Succubus Queen I Summoned Became My Wife 226Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 亲 Darling, Did You Forget? I Gave You Your [Miracle], and Now It's Time to Pay It Back! 亲爱的，你忘了？你的【奇迹】是我给的，现在该还了！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Darling, have you forgotten? I gave you your [Miracle]. Now it's time to give it back! 23Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 女 My Female Boss's Gaze Seems Strange 女上司看我的眼神很不对劲 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Female Boss Looks at Me in a Very Strange Way 24Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 110 锁 [Bonus Points System] Locking Down My Childhood Sweetheart: I Tamed It into My Personal Workhorse 【加分系统】锁死青梅，我反手把它驯成专属牛马 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted [Bonus Point System] Locked Down My Childhood Sweetheart, So I Tamed It into My Personal Workhorse 20Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 我 Me and the Cold-Hearted Her 我和高冷的她 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted Me and the Ice-Cold Her 9Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 虐 A Torturous-Novel Rule Horror? After Exploiting Bugs for Ninety-Nine Lifetimes, I Finally Flip the Table, All For... 虐文规则怪谈？我卡BUG九十九世后怒掀桌子，只为…… The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑15k WordsCompleted A Rule Horror in a Tragic Romance? After Exploiting Bugs for 99 Lifetimes, I Finally Flip the Table, All for... 11Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 我 My Ex-Girlfriend Is the Heiress of a Crime Family 我的前女友是黑道千金 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Ex-Girlfriend Is the Daughter of a Crime Boss —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 卷 Caught in a Torture Romance Plot, the Eldest Senior Brother Goes Berserk 卷入虐文剧情，大师兄暴走了 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑10k WordsCompleted Caught Up in a Tragic Romance Plot, the Senior Disciple Went on a Rampage 312Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 我 My Wife Is a Digital Lifeform 我的妻子是数字生命 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道11k WordsCompleted My Wife Is a Digital Lifeform 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 真 Fake or Real Young Master? Come On, Family Harmony Is What Matters! 真假少爷？别闹，家和才能万事兴啊！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑14k WordsCompleted A Fake Young Master and a Real One? Give Me a Break. A Harmonious Family Is the Key to Everything! 178Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 病 The Yandere CEO Only Wants to Tell Me She Loves Me 病娇女总裁只想说爱我 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道17k WordsCompleted The Yandere CEO Only Wants to Say She Loves Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 目 I Saw My Childhood Sweetheart Get Engaged to Someone Else, So I Walked Away 目睹青梅和别人订婚，我转身离开 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted I Saw My Childhood Sweetheart Get Engaged to Someone Else, So I Walked Away 921Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 烂 My Rotten Childhood Sweetheart, I Don't Love You Anymore 烂掉的青梅，我不爱你了 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑14k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Has Turned Rotten. I Don’t Love You Anymore 539Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 我 My Boyfriend Is a Time Traveler 我的男友是时间旅行者 WSGS Heavenly Daowsgs天道Sci-Fi & Apocalypse25k WordsCompleted “Let’s break up. My first love is coming back.” Qi Sen stood beneath the lights in the café and handed me an envelope sealed with red wax. Three months later, when the hospital diagnosed me with a late-stage brain tumor, I finally understood that the so-called “first love” was a lie he had made up. A CT scan showed a nanoreceiver from the year 2187 embedded in my tumor, and there was no record of anyone named Qi Sen in the national database. —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 假 Faked My Death and Went Abroad to Wash Dishes? The Transmigrated Boxing Champion Rises Up, Slaughters Her Way Through a Torment Novel, and Takes Back Everything! 假死出国刷盘子？穿书拳王暴起，杀穿虐文，夺回一切！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑12k WordsCompleted Faked My Death and Went Abroad to Wash Dishes? The Boxer Who Transmigrated into a Book Goes on a Rampage, Slaughters His Way Through a Torture Romance, and Takes Back Everything! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 我 I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 我不是妇产科死神 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted I'm Not the Grim Reaper of Obstetrics and Gynecology 233Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Here are a few short stories I recommend.

23. 123 倒 After My Live-In Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 倒插门海归老公出轨后，小三让他喜当爹 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After My Live-In Son-in-Law Husband Cheated, His Mistress Made Him a Happy New Dad 738Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    They are all good short stories.

24. 124 拒 After Rejecting a Broke Loser, I Landed a Million-a-Month Salary and Married a Tycoon on the Spot 拒婚穷渣男后，我当场月薪百万改嫁霸总 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After Rejecting a Broke Loser, I Landed a Million-a-Month Salary and Married a CEO on the Spot 90Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 不 No Men, Just Kids 不要男人只要娃 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted I Don't Need a Man, Just a Baby 36Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 126 房 After My Son Changed the Name on the Deed, I Left Him Homeless 房产证名字被改后，我让儿子无家可归 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Son Changed the Name on the Property Deed, I Left Him Homeless 319Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 婆婆逼我喝下生子汤后，我让她断子绝孙 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Forced Me to Drink a Fertility Potion, I Made Sure She’d Never Have Descendants 119Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 最 The Ultimate Older Woman-Younger Man Romance 最强姐弟恋 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Ultimate Older Woman-Younger Man Romance 86Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 我 I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 我让噪音婆婆去上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Made My Noisy Mother-in-Law Work the Night Shift 55Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 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
31. 131 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
32. 132 无 Invalid Gift 无效赠与 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted Invalid Gift 702Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 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
34. 134 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
35. 135 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
36. 136 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
37. 137 表 My Cousin Got into Harvard and Had Me Committed to a Mental Hospital 表姐考上哈佛大学，将我送进精神病院 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折12k WordsCompleted My Cousin Got into Harvard and Sent Me to a Mental Hospital 17.8kReads—Score108Shelves

    Reader note

    These short stories, of various genres, are worth reading.

38. 138 我 My Dad's Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 我爸那笑死人的沙雕爱情 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Dad’s Hilariously Ridiculous Love Story 57kReads—Score528Shelves
39. 139 将 After I Married the Jerk into a Rich Family, His Whole Family Regretted It 将渣男送进豪门后，他全家后悔了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折14k WordsCompleted After I married the scumbag off to a wealthy family, his whole family regretted it. 8.1kReads—Score140Shelves
40. 140 4 At 43, I Awakened After Being Fired! 43岁，被开除后觉醒了！ Jing Jiuzhe荆九折8k WordsCompleted At 43, I Awakened After Getting Fired! 5.1kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 出 After Prison, I Picked Up a CEO 出狱后，捡漏一个总裁 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Getting Out of Prison, I Stumbled Upon a CEO 5.1kReads—Score101Shelves
42. 142 我 My Little Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Died 我妹福宝，死了老公之后 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折9k WordsCompleted My Sister Fubao, After Her Husband Dies 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 假 The Fake Heiress Is Spoiled Rotten, While the Real Heiress Wants No Part of It 假千金被宠上天，真千金不奉陪了 Lucky Milk Candy幸运奶糖36k WordsCompleted The fake heiress is doted on, while the real heiress refuses to play along. —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 老 Is My Husband Dead Yet? 老公今天死了吗？ Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Did my husband die today? 4kReads—Score100Shelves
45. 145 离 After Our Divorce, Mr. Lu Kneels and Begs Me to Go Easy on Him 离婚后，路总跪着求我高抬贵手 Lucky Milk Candy幸运奶糖10k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, Mr. Lu Kneels and Begs Me to Show Mercy —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 白 The Girl of My Dreams Is Just Old, Not Dead 白月光只是老了，不是死了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted The woman you can never forget has simply grown old. She hasn’t died. 6.2kReads—Score102Shelves
47. 147 地 Five Corpses in the Cellar 地窖里的五具尸体 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折7k WordsCompleted Five Bodies in the Cellar 932Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 少 The Young Madam Turns Out to Be Immune to Pressure 少夫人竟是不吃压力之人 Tortoise Clank-Clank龟龟铛铛8k WordsCompleted The Young Madam Turns Out to Be Immune to Pressure —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 我 My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Drives Away Every Woman Who Takes an Interest in My Husband 我儿子三岁，是个笑话精，专克老公桃花 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Keeps My Husband's Admirers at Bay 2kReads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 把 My Mom Regretted It After She Forced Me Into Prison 把我逼进监狱后我妈后悔了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折8k WordsCompleted After Driving Me Into Prison, My Mother Regretted It 2.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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