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

1. 1601 囍 A Joyful Funeral 囍葬 If I Were All Beings我若众生Mystery9k WordsCompleted A Wedding in Mourning —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can try this, and then automatically fill in the blanks in your mind.

2. 1602 西 The Guardian of the Queen Mother's Tomb 西王母的守陵人 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥30k WordsCompleted The Guardian of the Queen Mother of the West’s Tomb 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1603 全 Global Deep Freeze: Surviving at Minus a Hundred Degrees 全球极寒：零下百度的求生路 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥25k WordsCompleted Global Deep Freeze: Survival at Minus 100 Degrees —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1604 极 Frozen Disaster: My Ex-Husband's Whole Family Freezes to Tears 极寒天灾，前夫全家冻哭了 Watermelon Dipped in Mustard西瓜蘸芥末11k WordsCompleted A catastrophic cold wave hits, and the whole family of her ex-husband freezes and cries. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This extremely cold rebirth novel is so satisfying! 🔥 Heavy snow seals off the city, and freezing temperatures rage. Her ex-husband's family cruelly wronged her in her past life, and after the apocalypse, they are starving, freezing, and begging for mercy, while the female protagonist coldly watches from the sidelines—it's incredibly satisfying!

5. 1605 虽 Even as a Supporting Character, I Still Have to Slaughter My Way Through the Apocalypse Novel 虽然是配角，但也要在末世文中大杀四方 Xiao Mai Fa Sheng小麦发生13k WordsCompleted I'm Just a Supporting Character, but I'll Still Slaughter My Way Through the Apocalypse Novel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A calm and collected female lead; you can watch it without a romantic pairing, but if you really want to categorize it as a 1v2, the supporting characters are all outstanding women. 👍👍👍

6. 1606 她 Only What She Doesn't Want Goes to Me 她不要的才给我 Jiang Yingshui江映水Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted She only gives me what she doesn't want 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The short story is complete. (Recommendation)

7. 1607 团 Beloved by All: My Three Sisters Are Billionaire Queens 团宠：我的三个姐姐是千亿女王 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥28k WordsCompleted The Family’s Favorite: My Three Sisters Are Billionaire Queens —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1608 像 Just Like Her 像她 Ding Cong玎琮12k WordsCompleted Like Her —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Contemporary short stories

9. 1609 偷 Secretly Sinking with My Best Friend’s Boyfriend 偷偷和闺蜜男友一起沉沦 An Fusong安福松6k WordsCompleted Secretly Falling Into Ruin with My Best Friend’s Boyfriend 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm a terrible person. I stole my best friend's boyfriend. That boyfriend was a terrible person too. But he's rich. My best friend is rich too. They're both well-off. Only I'm broke. I have a three-year-old brother, a seriously ill mother, and a gambling father.

10. 1610 给 After Becoming the Emperor's Substitute, I Became the Regent Empress Dowager 给皇帝当替身后，我成了摄政太后 Jiang Yingshui江映水Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After Becoming the Emperor's Double, I Became the Regent Empress Dowager —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1611 冷 Disgraced Consort in the Cold Palace? I Use the System to Make the Emperor Grovel 冷宫废妃？我靠系统让皇帝跪舔 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥29k WordsCompleted Disgraced Consort in the Cold Palace? I’ll Use the System to Make the Emperor Beg at My Feet —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1612 看 When I Saw the Comments, the Lunatic Villain Was Already Locked in My Basement 看见弹幕时，疯批反派已被我关进地下室 Li Ying璃婴13k WordsCompleted When I saw the on-screen comments, the crazed villain was already locked in my basement. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1613 穿 After I Transmigrated: The General's Fake Heiress, Volume 1 穿越后之将军府假千金1 Mo Wu默浯Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted After I Transmigrated: The General’s Manor’s Fake Heiress 1 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two posts are consecutive 😘😘

14. 1614 你 You Think You Found a Treasure, but I Deliberately Threw Away That Trash 你以为捡了宝，其实是我故意丢的垃圾 Northeastern Zhang Laofei东北张老肥8k WordsCompleted You Think You’ve Found a Treasure, but It’s Actually Trash I Deliberately Threw Away —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1615 绝 After My Terminal Illness Came to Light, the Man Who Despised Me Died 绝症曝光后，那个嫌弃我的男人死了 You Lose Weight, I'll Gain It你们减肥我增肥9k WordsCompleted After My Terminal Illness Was Revealed, the Man Who Despised Me Died 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all about angst and heartbreak in youth 😄

16. 1616 他 I Watched the Spring He Promised Me for Ten Years 他许诺的春天，我替他看了十年 You Lose Weight, I'll Gain It你们减肥我增肥10k WordsCompleted I watched the spring he promised me for ten years. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1617 穿 After I Transmigrated: The General's Fake Heiress, Volume 2 穿越后之将军府假千金2 Mo Wu默浯Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted After I Transmigrated: The General’s Manor’s Fake Heiress 2 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1618 我 My Far Too Virtuous Wife 我那过于贤良的正妻 Bai Liu Is Handsome白六很帅9k WordsCompleted My Far Too Virtuous First Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read it in one go

19. 1619 陪 I Spent Children’s Day with My Niece, and My Ex Begged to Be Her Fourth Dad 陪侄女过儿童节，前男友哭要当四 Dawn123456晨曦12345610k WordsCompleted I Took My Niece Out for Children's Day, and My Ex-Boyfriend Cried, Begging to Be Her Dad 342Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A daily recommendation~

20. 1620 我 I Want This Light to Belong to Me Alone 我要这光独属于我 Bai Liu Is Handsome白六很帅12k WordsCompleted I Want This Light to Belong to Me Alone —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1621 睡 I Slept for Three Thousand Years, Only to Wake Up and Get Stewed 睡了三千年，醒来就要被炖汤 Hermit of Crane Mountain幽鹤山人9k WordsCompleted I slept for three thousand years, only to wake up and find out I was going to be stewed into soup —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These articles are all pretty good and worth reading.

22. 1622 前 My Ex’s Phone Fell in My Shit 前男友手机掉我屎上了 Dawn123456晨曦1234568k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Dropped His Phone in My Shit —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1623 雪 The Little Wolf Cub in the Snow Only Clings to Big Sister 雪地里的小狼崽，只黏姐姐 Bai Liu Is Handsome白六很帅7k WordsCompleted The Little Wolf Cub in the Snow, Clinging Only to His Sister —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1624 我 After I Died, the Emperor I Raised Carried My Coffin Barefoot 我死之后，被我打大的皇帝光脚抬棺 Recluse of Yihe Mountain逸鹤山人11k WordsCompleted After I died, the emperor I raised carried my coffin barefoot —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1625 我 My Childhood Friend Got Married, and My Boss Started Crying 我竹马结婚，我上司哭唧唧 Dawn123456晨曦123456Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Sweetheart Is Getting Married, and My Boss Is All Teary-Eyed 2Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1626 工 Can a Tool Character Fall Into a Love Triangle?! 工具人也会陷入修罗场？！！！ Pepper Shortbread胡椒小酥饼11k WordsCompleted Can a mere pawn get caught in a love triangle?! 674Reads—Score158Shelves

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    This is a story with two male leads, and Tomato did the cover design 😢😢😢 It's so unfair! The main characters' genders were completely switched 😢😢😢

27. 1627 长 A Thousand Ridges, Forever Silent in Regret 长恨千岭了无声 Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵Historical42k WordsCompleted A Longing That Echoes Silently Across a Thousand Ridges 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all freshly baked, feel free to try them.

28. 1628 被 I Accepted My Fate as a Borrowed Wife 被典妻的我认命 Bai Liu Is Handsome白六很帅Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted I Accepted My Fate as a Wife Sold to Another Man —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1629 高 At a Highway Rest Stop, My Husband Left Me Behind to Pick Up His Female Coworker 高速服务区，老公把我落下接女同事 Hermit of Crane Mountain幽鹤山人Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted At a highway rest stop, my husband left me behind to pick up his female coworker —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1630 我 I Helped the Villagers Sell Persimmons, but They Turned Around and Called Me Heartless 我帮村民卖柿子，村民却反咬一口骂我黑心肝 Lu Zining鹿子宁6k WordsCompleted I helped the villagers sell their persimmons, but they turned around and called me heartless and greedy. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1631 我 You Say I’m Shamelessly Clinging to You? If This Won’t Work, I’m Out 我不要脸纠缠？这个不行就拜拜 Dawn123456晨曦1234569k WordsCompleted You Think I'm Shamelessly Clinging to You? If This Doesn't Work, I'm Out 1Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1632 嫡 My Legitimate Daughter Was Framed for Treason, So I Wiped Out His Entire Clan 嫡女被构陷通敌，我反手诛他九族 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The legitimate daughter was framed for treason. I struck back and wiped out his entire clan. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story collection

33. 1633 我 I Am a Fox Spirit 我是一只狐狸精 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted I'm a Fox Spirit 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    See for yourself, you won't know how wonderful a short story of only a few thousand words can be until you see it.

34. 1634 说 The System Was Supposed to Make Me Suffer, So Why Did It Give Me a Merit Board? 说好的虐文系统，怎么给我绑了功德榜？ My Name Is July's Flaming Heat我叫七月流火19k WordsCompleted The System Was Supposed to Make Me Suffer, So Why Did It Bind Me to a Merit Leaderboard? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ① The first story is a system novel with a complete logical structure, no melodrama, and strong moral values. ✌🏻 ② The second story is a post-apocalyptic novel with a "wife-chasing-after-the-crime" plot, so the male lead will suffer a lot. The female lead was a good person to begin with, and the apocalypse helped her grow into someone more capable of protecting herself and others. ③ The third story is the sweetest! Especially the epilogue, the male lead is so adoring! 🙏 I wish I had a partner like that! 🙏 But the female lead is definitely not brainless!

35. 1635 我 I Fell in Love with Fanfan 我与番番恋爱了 Ninety-Five Little Cutie九五小可爱8k WordsCompleted I Fell in Love with Fanfan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tomato fanfiction, the whole thing was very chaotic.

36. 1636 飞 Ascension Isn't Becoming an Immortal, It's Taking the Bait 飞升不是成仙，是上钩。 Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵9k WordsCompleted Ascending to immortality isn't becoming an immortal. It's taking the bait. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1637 在 Your Place in Your In-Laws’ Home Is Earned 在婆家的地位是靠自己挣的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃9k WordsCompleted Your place in your husband's family is something you have to earn yourself. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1638 装 Pretending to Be the Childhood Friend from the Future, I’m His Wife 装成竹马来自未来的老婆 Dawn123456晨曦1234569k WordsCompleted Pretending to Be My Childhood Friend's Future Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1639 幽 The Female General in the Deep Cave 幽深洞穴里的女将军 The Pen Name That Doesn’t Need Zhouzhou不用周周的笔名Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Female General in the Deep Cave 6Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1640 我 I Tame My Ex-Husband with a Cleaver in the Apocalypse 我在末世用菜刀驯服前夫 My Name Is July's Flaming Heat我叫七月流火13k WordsCompleted I Tamed My Ex-Husband with a Cleaver in the Apocalypse —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1641 全 A Story Written Entirely in English 全英文故事 Made It Through Another Week又熬过一周啦9k WordsCompleted An Entirely English Story 12Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1642 凤 The Tale of Fengming 凤鸣传. Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵Urban17k WordsCompleted The Tale of Fengming. —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1643 主 Streamer, There’s a Body in Your Livestream 主播，你直播间有尸体 No Peanuts in My Tangyuan汤圆不要花生8k WordsCompleted Streamer, There's a Body in Your Livestream —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1644 互 Missing Each Other Can Be Beautiful, Too 互相错过，也是一种美好 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃13k WordsCompleted Even missing each other can be a kind of beauty 46Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1645 全 All-English Short Stories 全英文小故事 Made It Through Another Week又熬过一周啦Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted All-English Short Stories 358Reads—Score103Shelves
46. 1646 新 Rebirth: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 新生·破茧 A Rose Bathing in Sunshine沐浴在阳光下的蔷薇花6k WordsCompleted Rebirth: Breaking Free from the Cocoon —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They're all so short, hahaha

47. 1647 重 Reborn, I Teach a Brooding Genius to Get into Tsinghua 重生后，我教阴郁大佬考清华 My Name Is July's Flaming Heat我叫七月流火10k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Helped a Gloomy Genius Get into Tsinghua —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1648 世 After the World’s Bug and the Devoted Second Female Lead Were Caught Dating 世界bug和深情女二早恋被发现后 Chunshan Yan椿山厌Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After the World's Bug and the Devoted Second Female Lead Are Caught Dating Young —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The characters in the book awaken, and the author transmigrates into his own novel—it's so good!

49. 1649 我 I, a Cultivator, Play the Fool in the Age of Mecha 我，修仙者，在机甲时代装沙雕 Jun Luoran君洛燃9k WordsCompleted I’m a Cultivator, but I Act Like a Goofball in the Mecha Age —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Shattering the illusion of the "perfect mom," the real-life parenting experience is heart-wrenching; every mom can relate. 2. A boy from a remote mountain village arrives in Jiangcheng with a tattered admission notice, coding his way to success; the fragrance of apples from the loess hills rises to the clouds. 3. She sees the frenzied praise in the comments, unaware that the boy always lurking in the shadows has already etched her name into his very bones. 4. He pursues his white moonlight, she loves him, her best friend loves her—beneath this chaotic scene lies a shocking secret; every chapter has a plot twist that will make you want to slam your fist on the table! 5. Sweet and heartwarming romance.

50. 1650 公 Princess, Please Do Not Show Your Servant Any Mercy 公主，请您不要怜惜臣 No Peanuts in My Tangyuan汤圆不要花生7k WordsCompleted Princess, Please Do Not Take Pity on Your Servant 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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