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

1. 201 星 When the Stars Fall and Clouds Unfurl 星落云舒时 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily711k WordsCompleted When the Stars Fall and the Clouds Unfurl —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 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
3. 203 墨 President Mo, I Won't Play Along with Your Schemes 墨总你的算计我不接 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily713k WordsCompleted Boss Mo, I Won’t Play Along with Your Schemes 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 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
5. 205 落 The Medicine King Brother Who Fell to Earth 落入凡间的药王哥哥 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily710k WordsCompleted The Medicine King Brother Who Fell into the Mortal World 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 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
7. 207 拯 After Saving the Day, I Refuse to Be Queen 拯救危机后，姐拒当女王 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily79k WordsCompleted After Saving the Crisis, This Big Sister Refuses to Be Queen 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 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
9. 209 球 Rainbow Candy Beneath the Hoop 球框下的彩虹糖 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily78k WordsCompleted Rainbow Candy Under the Basketball Hoop 1Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 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
11. 211 掌 The Lamp-Lighting Woman 掌灯女 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Mystery7k WordsCompleted The Lantern-Lighting Woman 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 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
13. 213 沉 The Agarwood Rose Is a Little Wild 沉香玫瑰有点野 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Mystery10k WordsCompleted The Wild Side of Agarwood Roses 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 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
15. 215 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
16. 216 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
17. 217 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
18. 218 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
19. 219 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
20. 220 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
21. 221 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
22. 222 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
23. 223 怀 Eight Months Pregnant, and My Skilled Migrant Visa Renewal Is Rejected on Suspicion of Money Laundering. What Should I Do? 怀孕8个月，优才续签被告知涉嫌洗钱怎么办？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted At eight months pregnant, what should I do after being told my Quality Migrant Admission Scheme visa renewal is under suspicion for money laundering? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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24. 224 婆 After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Test Results 婆婆偷晒孕检单后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Mother-in-Law Secretly Posted My Prenatal Checkup Results 55Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 姑 My Sister-in-Law Borrowed Money to Help Her Lover Get an Abortion 姑姐回娘家借钱给小三打胎 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Returned to Her Parents’ Home to Borrow Money for Her Lover’s Abortion 315Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 为 Live Street Interviews to Boost Employment Rates 为了提高就业率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Street Interviews Livestreamed to Boost Employment Rates 38Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 我 After My Second Male Lead and I Awakened, We Quit Being Simps 我和男二觉醒后不当舔狗了 Eighty-Eight八拾捌15k WordsCompleted After the second male lead and I awakened, we stopped being pathetic simps. 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 228 实 After the Intern Was Thrust into the Role, the Boss Begged Me on His Knees to Take Over 实习生赶鸭子上架后，老板哭着跪求我上位 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After the Intern Was Thrown in at the Deep End, the Boss Wept and Begged Me to Take Over 110Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 我 The Buddha Pinned Me Down for Five Hundred Years, but the Monk Who Rescued Me Was Even Fiercer 我被如来压五百年，救我的和尚比他还凶 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted After the Tathagata Imprisoned Me for Five Hundred Years, the Monk Who Saved Me Was Even Fiercer 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, with frequent laughs, and it's a great watch.

30. 230 中 China's Best Boss 中国好老板 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted China's Best Boss 663Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 一 Twins by Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Within the Marquis’s Inner Quarters? 一胎双生两个爹，侯门深院藏了多少秘密？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Twins with Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Hidden in the Marquis's Mansion? —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 为 Live-Streaming Street Interviews to Boost the Birth Rate 为了提高生育率，直播街头采访 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Boost the Birth Rate, I Livestream Street Interviews 37Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 坠 Reborn After Falling Into the River, I Bypassed My Amnesiac Ex-Husband to Flirt With His Big Brother, and the Xie Family Patriarch Cracked 坠江重生，我绕过失忆前夫狂撩大哥，谢氏家主破防了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Urban16k WordsCompleted Reborn after plunging into the river, I sidestep my amnesiac ex-husband and pursue his older brother instead. The Xie family head is utterly shaken. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 234 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Husband and I Slept in Separate Rooms for Six Months 闪婚后，老公和我分房睡了半年 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After Our Flash Marriage, My Husband and I Slept in Separate Rooms for Half a Year 222Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 我 I Want to Be the Leading Lady (From the Perspective of a Minor Supporting Character) 我要当女主角（堪堪女配视角） Fat Intestine粉肥肠6k WordsCompleted I Want to Be the Female Lead (From the Perspective of an Almost-There Supporting Female Character) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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36. 236 我 I’m the Esteemed Court Apothecary, Yet the White Moonlight Has Set His Sights on Me 我堂堂女司药，被白月光盯上了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted I, a dignified female medicine master, have caught the eye of my unrequited love. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 不 Don't Want to Work Overtime? Then Get Out! I Did, So Why Is My Boss Begging Me to Come Back? 不加班就滚？真滚了，老板又跪下来求我干什么？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted “If You Won't Work Overtime, Then Get Lost!” I Really Left, So Why Is the Boss Kneeling and Begging Me to Come Back? 129Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 惨 Dying in the Bathtub, I Was Reborn and Glitched My Way to the Top of the Trending Charts, and the Two Scumbags Killed Each Other on the Spot 惨死浴缸，我重生狂刷热搜卡BUG，双渣男当场互杀了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊12k WordsCompleted I Died a Horrible Death in the Bathtub, Then Was Reborn and Went on a Bug-Fixing Hot Search Spree, Until My Two Scumbag Exes Killed Each Other on the Spot 5Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 夫 My Husband Died Wrongfully, So I Stormed the Powerful Family’s Estate at Night with a Knife, Leaving the Magistrate Speechless 夫君枉死，我提刀夜闯高门，府台大人当场听懵了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted My husband was wrongfully killed, so I stormed into the powerful family’s home at night with a knife. The magistrate was left speechless on the spot. —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 魇 Surviving the Nightmare Town, My Paper Puppet Calls Me Master 魇镇求生，我的纸傀管我叫主人 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted Surviving the Nightmare Town, My Paper Puppet Calls Me Master —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 她 They Laughed at Me for Being Unwanted, Until the Factory Burned Down 她们笑我没人要，直到厂子烧了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊12k WordsCompleted They laughed at me for being unwanted, until the factory burned down. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 草 The Good-for-Nothing Concubine: I Borrow a Talented Poetess's Soul to Break the Poetry Gathering's Bugs, Leaving the Grand Princess Stunned 草包庶女，我顶才女魂狂刷诗会BUG，长公主当场失态了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted A Good-for-Nothing Concubine-Born Daughter, Armed with the Soul of a Gifted Poet, I Exploit Poetry Gathering Bugs Like Crazy and Make the Grand Princess Lose Her Composure on the Spot 2Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 我 After Reincarnating as the Cannon-Fodder Matriarch, I Raised the Villainess Into the Pillar of the Whole Household 我穿成炮灰主母后，把恶毒女配养成了全府的顶梁柱 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After I Reincarnated as the Cannon-Fodder Matriarch, I Raised the Villainess into the Pillar of the Entire Household 3Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 取 Forced to Give Blood to Support My Younger Brother, I Was Reborn and Exploited a Contract Loophole, Leaving the Entire Clan in Shock 取血养弟，我重生反手卡契书BUG，全族当场破防了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Bled dry to nourish my younger brother, I was reborn and exploited a loophole in the contract. The whole clan was stunned on the spot. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 被 Forced to Accept a Fake Marriage Contract and Call Him Husband, I Reported Them and Claimed My Share of the Family Fortune 被逼抱假婚书认夫，我反手报官分家产 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Forced to Accept a Fake Marriage Contract and Call Him My Husband, I Report Them and Claim the Family Fortune 3Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 丈 Three Days After My Husband Died, His Whole Family Begged Me to Come Back 丈夫死后第三天，全家跪求我回去 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted On the Third Day After My Husband Died, His Whole Family Begged Me to Come Back 111Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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48. 248 和 Three Years After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Knelt at the Door of My Herb Cottage 和离第三年，前夫跪在我药庐门口 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted Three Years After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Kneels at the Door of My Herbal Clinic 24Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 我 As the Esteemed Princess Consort of Su, I Spent Three Years Brewing Medicine for My Cloistered Beloved 我堂堂肃王妃，替出家的白月光熬了三年药 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I, the Esteemed Princess Consort of Prince Su, Spent Three Years Brewing Medicine for His Beloved, Who Had Taken the Vows 964Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 侯 The Marquis's Adopted Daughter Sent the Heir to Prison 侯府义女，我把世子送进了大狱 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Marquis's Manor's Adopted Daughter: I Sent the Heir to Prison 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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