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

1. 1501 假 The Fake Heiress Farms Favor to Change Her Fortune, Never Knowing I'm Her Heavenly Nemesis 假千金刷好感换气运，没想到我是她的天道克星 Joy After Dusk愉在黄昏后17k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Gains Luck by Winning Favor, but Little Does She Know I'm Her Heavenly Nemesis —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You could give it a try [add one to your bookshelf]

2. 1502 穿 Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must 1.9kReads7.6Score178Shelves

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   These short ancient romance stories can be read in five or six minutes, making them perfect for bedtime reading. The endings, in particular, are full of twists and turns—absolutely fantastic!

3. 1503 虐 The Tragic-Romance Heroine Knows How to Take Advice 虐文女主，擅长听劝 Warming Wine in Snow煮酒温雪Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The heroine of tragic romances is good at taking advice. 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   A tragic novel adapted into a sweet romance? ❎ Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun ✅

4. 1504 离 On the Day We Divorced, I Offered My First Love Fifty Million 离婚当天，我给白月光开价五千万 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted On the Day of Our Divorce, I Offered My White-Moonlight Fifty Million 4Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1505 合 The Naive Senior Sister of the Hehuan Sect 合欢宗的懵懂大师姐 Go With the Flow随缘而动14k WordsCompleted The Naive Senior Sister of the Hehuan Sect —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1506 无 An Inescapable Dead End 无解的死局 Jia Long伽龙9k WordsCompleted An Inescapable Dead End 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1507 凤 Phoenix’s Tribulation: A Phoenixless World in Chaos 凤凰劫-乱世无凰 Falling Paulownia Rain梧桐雨落落Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Phoenix Tribulation: A Phoenixless World in Chaos 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A female-centric story.

8. 1508 九 Ninety Days Left: I Refuse to Wait for Everyone's Too-Late Remorse 九十日命数：我不要全员迟来的忏悔 Joy After Dusk愉在黄昏后9k WordsCompleted Ninety Days Left: I Don't Want Everyone's Belated Remorse —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1509 假 The Years I Pretended Not to Love You 假装不爱你的那些年 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted All Those Years I Pretended Not to Love You 327Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1510 机 Saving My Mechanical Girlfriend 机械女友的拯救 Jia Long伽龙12k WordsCompleted Saving My Robot Girlfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1511 我 I Made Ximen Qing Cry 我把西门庆弄哭了 Starfall Jiujiu星雨玖玖13k WordsCompleted I Made Ximen Qing Cry —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ending was amazing.

12. 1512 闭 After Three Thousand Years in Seclusion, My Sect Went Bankrupt 闭关三千年，宗门破产了 Anonymous Rainy Night匿名雨夜8k WordsCompleted After Three Thousand Years in Seclusion, the Sect Went Bankrupt 43.1kReads—Score898Shelves

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    Every single one is so good!

13. 1513 太 The Crown Princess Is Brilliant, Just a Little Unscrupulous 太子妃她机智过人，就是有点缺德 Two Squirrels两只松鼠Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted With my brilliant strategies, I helped my father and brothers win a war against a much larger enemy force. The emperor of the enemy kingdom personally wrote to my father, offering to surrender, cede territory, and pay reparations. The one condition: I had to get out of the military camp! My father thought it was a splendid idea and kicked me all the way back to the capital. He even wrote to the emperor, asking him to find me a good husband. The emperor spent the whole night studying the confiden 28kReads—Score854Shelves
14. 1514 我 My Father Killed My Father 我的爸爸杀了我的爸爸 Jia Long伽龙13k WordsCompleted My Father Killed My Father —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1515 未 My Fiancée Went Mad and Sold My Twin Sister for 500,000 未婚妻丧心病狂，将我双胞妹妹卖了五十万 User10036154用户10036154Modern Romance20k WordsCompleted My Fiancée Was So Heartless, She Sold My Twin Sister for 500,000 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The list of short stories has been compiled!

16. 1516 余 No One Left in the Ashes 余烬无人 Lan Qisi蓝柒肆11k WordsCompleted No One Remains Among the Embers —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My favorite is the third book; although it contains six stories, the flow between them is excellent. The first book is a bit angsty, but still very enjoyable. The second book is a revenge story, the kind involving the destruction of one's family.

17. 1517 替 Stand-In Contract: In the Name of the Father 替身契约：以父之名 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Substitute Contract: In the Name of the Father —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1518 接 Three Years as the Stand-In, Then the One He Loved Returned 接盘三年，白月光回国我选择退场 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔20k WordsCompleted After Three Years as the Stand-In, I Stepped Aside When Her White-Moonlight Returned from Abroad 28Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1519 嫁 I Married My Childhood Sweetheart’s Twin Brother, and He Spoils Me Rotten 嫁给竹马的双胞胎哥哥，被宠上天 Snowball Cub雪球崽9k WordsCompleted I Married My Childhood Friend’s Twin Brother and Became His Princess —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, light novels

20. 1520 神 The Gods' Game: Kill or Be Killed 神明游戏·自相残杀 Jia Long伽龙18k WordsCompleted The Gods' Game: Turning on Each Other —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1521 我 I’m Not Worthy of a Lady Like You 我配不上你这千金之躯 User10036154用户10036154Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted I’m Not Worthy of You, a Wealthy Heiress 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1522 娘 Her Majesty, Heaven Is on Your Side 娘娘吉人自有天相 I Don't Like Empty Promises爷不喜欢画饼Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Her Highness is blessed, and heaven will surely protect her. 7kReads—Score166Shelves
23. 1523 十 Ten Years in Prison? Who’d Still Risk Their Neck to Help Someone? 十年牢狱，谁还见义勇为啊 Lan Qisi蓝柒肆10k WordsCompleted Ten Years in Prison? Who’d Still Bother to Do the Right Thing? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1524 权 The Powerful Eunuch: I Even Cut the Worms in My Enemy's Ancestral Grave in Half 权阉：我把仇家祖坟蚯蚓都切两半 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔36k WordsCompleted The Eunuch in Power: I Cut Every Earthworm in My Enemies' Ancestral Graves in Half —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1525 听 After Hearing My Childhood Friend’s Inner Thoughts, I Became Scheming 听到竹马的心声后，我腹黑了 Snowball Cub雪球崽Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After Hearing My Childhood Friend’s Thoughts, I Became a Scheming Woman —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1526 不 Silent Amid the Storm 不语风云 Le Rong乐容Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Unspoken Winds and Clouds —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are two short stories set in ancient times. One is about childhood sweethearts, and the other is about love at first sight. There's also a modern story on the homepage, about unrequited love in youth that eventually blossoms into marriage. I don't know why I can't add anything to my bookshelf today. 🥺

27. 1527 盛 Meeting Gu Qing in Midsummer 盛夏遇古卿 Jia Long伽龙7k WordsCompleted Meeting Gu Qing in Midsummer —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1528 我 My Father Made My Fiancée Marry Someone Else 我父亲让我未婚妻与别人结婚 User10036154用户1003615410k WordsCompleted My Father Made My Fiancée Marry Someone Else 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 1529 短 Short Story Collection (Six Connected Stories) 短篇故事合集（包含6个连续故事） Lan Qisi蓝柒肆53k WordsCompleted A Collection of Short Stories (Includes Six Connected Stories) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1530 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Bullied Cannon Fodder, and Went Completely Unhinged! 穿书成被霸凌的炮灰，我发疯了！ Snowball Cub雪球崽10k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Book as a Bullied Cannon Fodder, and Went Crazy! —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1531 不 Unspoken Intentions of the Wind 不言风意 Le Rong乐容Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Unspoken Wind and Feeling —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1532 小 This Young Lady Pays Her Respects, Sir 小女子见过公子 Jia Long伽龙16k WordsCompleted This young lady pays her respects, sir. —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1533 毒 That Vicious Woman Wants to Jail Me and Take My Inheritance 毒妇想让我坐牢夺我家产 User10036154用户1003615414k WordsCompleted That Vile Woman Wants to Put Me Behind Bars and Steal My Family’s Fortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1534 逢 Spring Comes, but I Cannot Cross 逢春不渡 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Spring Comes, but I Will Not Cross 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1535 穿 Reborn as the Real Heir, I Take Down the Green Tea and Win the Princess 穿成真少爷，先撕绿茶再钓公主 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Real Young Master, I Expose the Fake Sweetheart and Win Over the Princess 14Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1536 泼 I’ll Claim This Incredible Fortune 泼天富贵由我来接 User10036154用户10036154Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I'll Claim This Incredible Fortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1537 女 My Girlfriend Cooks with Demonic Techniques, and I Face a Tribulation Every Day 女友邪修做饭，我每天都在渡劫 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥13k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend’s Cooking Is Demonic Cultivation, So I Face a Tribulation Every Day —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Clearance Sale

38. 1538 生 At the End of My Life, a Cat Demon Traded Its Soul for Mine 生命尽头，猫妖为我以魂换命 Jinglu Wants to Reach the Sky菁璐想上天Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted At the End of My Life, the Cat Demon Traded Its Soul for Mine —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Go to sleep, everything will be alright when you wake up." "Remember to live well." "And then..." "Remember... To forget me..."

39. 1539 癌 My Wife Has Cancer and Wants a Divorce 癌症妻子要和我离婚 User10036154用户10036154Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted My Wife with Cancer Wants a Divorce 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1540 樱 When the Cherry Blossoms Fell, She Died for Love 樱花落尽时，她为我殉了情 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted When the cherry blossoms fell, she gave her life for me. 27Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1541 重 Reborn as a Time Clock, I Became Dad to Everyone at the Company 重生成打卡机，全公司打工人都叫我爹 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥12k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Time Clock, I’m Now the Dad of Every Office Worker —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1542 公 The Princess Is a Bad Egg 公主她是坏批 Become the Wind化风吧Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Princess Is a Bad Girl —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short, ancient Chinese story; the two people walk hand in hand into the fire at the end—it's beautiful! 🥰

43. 1543 小 The Everyday Lives of Zhang and Wang 小张和老王的日常生活 Laugh Not in the Drunken Battlefield醉沙场君莫笑Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted A simple, peaceful life is what matters, but Xiao Zhang, don’t get too cocky. Xiao Wang, you’re so lucky to have found such a perfect boyfriend. Were you some landlord’s dim-witted son in your past life or something… 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, featuring two male protagonists, slice-of-life story, quite short.

44. 1544 婚 Marital Betrayal: Love Bites and Wedding Rings 婚变：吻痕与婚戒 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted Marital Crisis: Love Bites and Wedding Rings 2Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1545 我 I’ll Make My Wife and Her Lover Pay for My Daughter’s Death 我要让妻子和她情夫给我女儿陪葬 User10036154用户1003615412k WordsCompleted I’ll Make My Wife and Her Lover Pay for My Daughter’s Death 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1546 平 My Parallel-Universe Self Came to Kill Me 平行时空的我，来杀我了 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥33k WordsCompleted Myself from a Parallel Universe Has Come to Kill Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1547 从 It All Began When I Accidentally Caught My Neighbor’s Wife Cheating 从我无意撞到邻居妻子偷情开始 User10036154用户1003615410k WordsCompleted It All Began When I Accidentally Caught My Neighbor’s Wife Cheating 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1548 玛 The Ring of Mammon 玛门之戒 Yi Yiran一依然7k WordsCompleted The Ring of Mammon 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A protagonist blessed with good fortune versus a gentle and academically gifted student on campus – a slightly refreshing campus romance with plot twists!

49. 1549 关 How Grandma Kept the Whole Family Fed by Collecting Free Eggs 关于我奶靠领鸡蛋养活了全家族这件事 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥11k WordsCompleted How My Grandma Fed the Whole Family by Collecting Free Eggs —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1550 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Rule the Battle Royale by Going Crazy 穿成恶毒女配，靠发疯称霸修罗场 An Old Fountain Pen一只旧钢笔11k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Villainess, I Conquered the Shura Field by Going Crazy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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