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

1. 1701 我 My Journey to Defy Fate 我的逆天改命之旅 Yang Chen杨宸7k WordsCompleted My Journey to Defy Fate and Change My Destiny —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short stories, defying fate, romance, tragic love, fantasy [Learned it] Check it out [Already added to my wishlist] [Added to my bookshelf]

2. 1702 家 Everyone, Do You Enjoy Human-Blood Buns? 家人们，人血馒头好吃吗？ Ti Liu缇柳10k WordsCompleted Everyone, does a steamed bun soaked in human blood taste good? —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1703 4 Laid Off at 45, I Got Into College and Divorced 45岁被裁员后，我考上大学离了婚 Ying Er121313滢儿121313Urban17k WordsCompleted After Being Laid Off at 45, I Got Into University and Divorced 117Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1704 夫 Madam, Please Calm Down 《夫人请息怒》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽7k WordsCompleted Madam, Please Calm Down —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1705 前 My Ex-Boyfriend’s “Revenge” 前男友的“报复” Film Roll胶卷儿Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend's “Revenge” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My love is like a star in the sky; when I look up at her, I don't even dare to raise my hand. 😘

6. 1706 灵 My Spiritual Root Was Stolen? No Worries! I Still Have a Heart Demon! 灵根被夺？不慌！我还有心魔！ Mao Year Star卯年星27k WordsCompleted My spiritual root was stolen? No need to panic! I still have my inner demon! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hey everyone, take a look! 🥺

7. 1707 余 For the Rest of My Life, Your Memory Will Be My Light 余生念你成光 Yang Chen杨宸Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted For the Rest of My Life, I’ll Think of You as My Light —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1708 私 Custom-Made 私人订制 Ti Liu缇柳Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Made to Order —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1709 明 Tomorrow, I Cancel My Own Wedding 明天，我取消自己的婚礼 Cold Moon Seals the Letter寒月封书39k WordsCompleted Tomorrow, I Cancel My Own Wedding 87Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1710 假 The Fake Heiress's Seven Sacrifices: Her Billionaire Parents Go on a Killing Spree 假千金的七次献祭：首富父母杀疯了 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马12k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress's Seven Sacrifices: Her Billionaire Parents Go on a Killing Spree —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, short stories, highly recommended by a seasoned bookworm.

11. 1711 金 The Golden-Rank Princess 《金牌王妃》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽7k WordsCompleted The Golden Crown Princess 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1712 山 A Mysterious Pact Beneath the Camellias 山茶花下的诡秘之约 Yang Chen杨宸6k WordsCompleted A Mysterious Pact Beneath the Camellias —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1713 卿 At Ease, My Love 卿卿自如 Ti Liu缇柳Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted At Ease with You —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1714 先 Sir, You Were the One Who Pulled Me Out of the Darkness! 先生，是您亲自把我拉出黑暗的啊！ cy Yecy叶6k WordsCompleted Sir, you were the one who pulled me out of the darkness! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hopefully this will help book lovers who are experiencing a reading slump.

15. 1715 重 Back to the 1990s: A Political Science Graduate's Son-in-Law 重回90，从政法女婿开始 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted No womanizing, no System, one female lead, a serious officialdom novel, a crime thriller set in a past era, and a fiercely protective wife. A slow-burn story, written simply to make you smile. During the urban transformation of the 1990s, crimes were rampant and restoring order was an urgent priority. Li Feng, once an experienced grassroots criminal investigator in the twenty-first century, was reborn by accident in 1996 as a young captain with a master's degree in criminal investigation. He w 2.2kReads8.2Score166Shelves
16. 1716 辣 A Spicy Infernal Affair 辣味无间道 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse13k WordsCompleted A Spicy Undercover Mission —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1717 穿 Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty: From Airheaded Girl to Legendary Warlord 穿越唐朝：从无脑少女到一代枭雄 Yang Chen杨宸Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty: From Clueless Girl to a Generation’s Warlord —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1718 错 The One I Lost Will Never Return 错过的她，不再回来 cy Yecy叶6k WordsCompleted The One I Missed Will Never Come Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1719 雾 Fog City Sequence: My Shadow Devours 雾城序列：我的影子会吞噬 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Urban248k WordsCompleted ( Lovecraftian urban fantasy, devouring evolution, pretending to be a good-for-nothing, ruins exploration ) On the night the fog rose, the rules turned upside down. Beneath a city where neon and shadows coexist, countless vertical abysses lie dormant, known as the Ancient Fogsource Ruins. Here, power comes from making a deal with the devil. The mainstream Super Martial Arts sequences build order, while the Reverse Spine Shadow grows mad through devouring. To grow stronger is to accumulate the ri 17Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1720 锚 Anchor Point: The Reverse Fish 锚点：逆向的鱼 Niao Yu嬝屿Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Anchor Point: The Fish Swimming Upstream —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you like this type of story, feel free to come and check it out and support the author. The author is a newbie and the writing isn't great, so please be gentle! 😘😘😘

21. 1721 灵 The Spirit-Stone Sect Leader 灵石女宗主 A Little Stick Named Yi一支木小易12k WordsCompleted The Spirit Stone Sect Mistress 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this and this short story.

22. 1722 桃 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Amid Peach and Plum Blossoms 《桃李春风一杯酒》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽10k WordsCompleted A Toast to Spring, Amidst Peach and Plum Blossoms —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1723 情 Love Begins in the Smallest Moments 情起于微 Yang Chen杨宸Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Love Begins in the Smallest Things —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1724 为 Why Am I Crying? This Was a Trap I Set Myself 为什么会哭呢，这明明是我亲手设下的局 cy Yecy叶6k WordsCompleted Why am I crying? This was a trap I set with my own hands. —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1725 我 My Days as a Scammer in Cambodia 我在柬埔寨当诈骗佬的那些日子 Come Here Quickly你快过来Completed My Days as a Scammer in Cambodia —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The genre of a story can be judged by its title; exciting and realistic plots are its defining characteristics.

26. 1726 暗 Ten Years of Secret Love 暗恋十年 Li Liguo'er李李果儿Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted A Decade of Secret Love —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very short story

27. 1727 玫 The Rose Is Gone 玫瑰不见 A Little Stick Named Yi一支木小易Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Missing Rose 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1728 被 The Boy Drawn to the Light 被光吸引的少年 Like a Dream, Like Xi如梦似兮6k WordsCompleted The Boy Drawn to the Light —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story about redemption featuring two male protagonists, where they redeem each other.

29. 1729 师 Master Above All 《师父在上》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽6k WordsCompleted Master Above —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1730 音 A Tone-Deaf Singer Gets Tricked into a Music Show Showdown, Only to Find Her Secret Husband of Three Years Is the Top-Tier Star Mentor 音痴被骗上音综PK，导师是我隐婚三年的顶流老公 Melon Girl瓜女10k WordsCompleted A tone-deaf singer gets tricked into competing on a music variety show, only to find her mentor is the top-tier star she’s been secretly married to for three years. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story 🥰 [Top post]

31. 1731 碎 Shadows of a Shattered Dream 碎梦之影 Yang Chen杨宸6k WordsCompleted Shadows of a Shattered Dream —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1732 我 I Once Knew a Lover Who Gave Up All Others for Me 我曾遇见一场只为我收心的风月 cy Yecy叶6k WordsCompleted I Once Met a Love That Made Me Give Up All Others for Her —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1733 女 The Empress's Business: Starting with the Royal Trading House 女帝商途：从皇家商行开始 Tide 97100潮信97100Ancient Romance68k WordsCompleted The Empress's Business Ventures: Starting with the Royal Trading House —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The quality might be a bit low, but you can check it out if you're looking for something to read.

34. 1734 休 The Divorce Letter Is Void 《休书作废》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽8k WordsCompleted The Divorce Letter Is Void —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1735 短 Reborn with a Short Bracelet, I Made the Crown Prince Regret Everything 短镯重生，太子他追悔莫及 Melon Girl瓜女10k WordsCompleted Reborn as a short bracelet, the Crown Prince regrets everything. —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1736 双 Two Dazzling Heiresses: A Secret War in the Wealthy Family 双姝争艳:豪门风云之千金暗战 A Billion Bites of Cake亿口糕Modern Romance16k WordsCompleted Two Beauties Vie for the Spotlight: A Heiress Feud in a Powerful Family —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second one is based on my dream, about a mother's postpartum depression. The first one is about the power struggle between two scheming women in a wealthy family, but later they have sweet moments with the male lead.

37. 1737 我 In This Life, I Want Only to Marry My Master 我这一生，唯想娶我师尊 cy Yecy叶6k WordsCompleted In This Life, the Only One I Want to Marry Is My Master —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1738 我 My Wife Is a Sweeping Monk 我家老婆是扫地僧 Tide 97100潮信9710051k WordsCompleted My Wife Is a Sweeper Monk —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1739 偷 While I Was Eavesdropping on an Affair, My Boss Said, “Send It to Me When You're Done” 偷听奸情时，领导说“做完发我” Film Roll胶卷儿7k WordsCompleted While Eavesdropping on an Affair, My Boss Said, “Send It to Me When You’re Done” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even after death, I was given Meng Po soup 🤦 The new department in the underworld gave me seven days; if I didn't complete the task, I'd have to die again... The countdown starts from my resurrection in the morgue.

40. 1740 书 Letters of Love 《书信传情》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽8k WordsCompleted Letters of the Heart 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1741 通 An Heirloom Ring Turned Me into My Boss's Mother 通过祖传戒指，我变成了老板的妈 Lily YaLily娅Marriage & Romance20k WordsCompleted Thanks to an ancestral ring, I became my boss’s mother 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super sweet and incredibly imaginative. — Sisters looking for something to read, skip to this one! If you don't find it funny, come and hit me.

42. 1742 男 My Boyfriend’s Birthday Gift Was My Death 男友送的生日礼物，是让我死 Melon Girl瓜女9k WordsCompleted My boyfriend’s birthday gift to me was a death sentence. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1743 幻 Phantom Infant 幻婴 A Billion Bites of Cake亿口糕Mystery6k WordsCompleted Phantom Infant —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1744 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Forced Me to War. After I Was Captured, I Married the Khan's Daughter 青梅逼我上战场，被俘后，我娶了可汗之女 cy Yecy叶Historical6k WordsCompleted My childhood sweetheart forced me onto the battlefield. After I was captured, I married the khan's daughter. —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1745 开 Three Thousand Taels in Debt from the Start, Forced to Pretend to Be a Hero 开局欠债三千两，被迫冒充大侠 Tide 97100潮信97100Historical48k WordsCompleted In Debt for Three Thousand Taels from the Start, Forced to Impersonate a Hero —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1746 复 The Legend of the Vengeful Princess 复仇公主的传说 Goblin of the Spider Cave12盘丝洞的妖精12Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Legend of the Vengeful Princess —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1747 救 Save the Beauties: I Transmigrated as the Eighth Concubine in Republican-Era China 救群芳：穿越成民国八姨太 The Endless Immortal of Diancai无穷无尽的殿才仙人11k WordsCompleted Saving the Beauties: I Transmigrated to Become the Eighth Concubine in Republican-Era China 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The writing is superb! It's an unconventional female-centric story; I got goosebumps by the end—a Möbius strip of interconnected events.

48. 1748 承 Chengning 承宁 WuyuWY无虞WYAncient Romance18k WordsCompleted Cheng Ning —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic love story. He was hurt, humiliated… yet given a glimmer of hope… In countless lonely nights, Zhao Tongzheng sighed softly, "Li Chengning, what am I supposed to do with you?"

49. 1749 账 The Bookkeeper’s Daughter 《账房小姐》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽6k WordsCompleted The Lady Accountant —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1750 高 After Failing the College Entrance Exam, I Made My First Fortune with a Milk Tea Recipe 高考失利后，我靠奶茶配方赚了第一桶金 Melon Girl瓜女8k WordsCompleted After failing the college entrance exam, I earned my first fortune with a milk tea recipe. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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