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

1. 2501 伊 The Istanqil Space-Time Purgatory 伊斯坦基尔时空炼狱 People Are the Jianghu人就是江湖7k WordsCompleted Istanbul Time-Space Purgatory 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 2502 升 You Tore Up My Tsinghua Acceptance Letter at the Graduation Banquet? Years Later, I Became the Family Doctor 升学宴撕我录取通知书？多年后我是全家的主治医生 A Dream of Clear Waters一曲清流梦8k WordsCompleted You Tore Up My University Admission Letter at the Graduation Banquet? Years Later, I Became the Family Doctor for Your Whole Family —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two pure, mindless reads; just enjoy the thrill!

3. 2503 差 The Bad Review Button: Clearing My Family Shop's Name on the Hot Searches 差评键：我在热搜里洗白家族店 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Downvote Button: I Cleared My Family Shop's Name Through Trending Topics —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 2504 古 The Ancient Tomb's Shadow: The Curse Awakens 古墓谜影之诅咒的觉醒 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Shadowy Mystery of the Ancient Tomb: The Curse Awakens 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 2505 前 My Ex-Husband’s Wedding and My Baby’s One-Month Celebration Fell on the Same Day 前夫婚礼那天，我的满月酒和他请柬撞同一天 A Dream of Clear Waters一曲清流梦Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Ex-Husband's Wedding Fell on the Same Day as My Baby's One-Month Celebration —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 2506 婚 Premarital Test: My Buddy and I Raised a National Treasure for Five Days 婚前考验：我和兄弟养了五天国宝 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫7k WordsCompleted Premarital Test: My Buddy and I Raised a National Treasure for Five Days —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 2507 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Biggest Victim? I'll Just Go Crazy! 穿书成大苦主?直接发疯！ Chen of Elegant Oil油雅的陈9k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Book as a Walking Tragedy? I'll Just Go Crazy! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two bags are really nice! A seasoned bookworm would recommend them. The first one is pure, unadulterated enjoyment—it's truly exhilarating. As for the second one... Well, you'll have to judge for yourselves...

8. 2508 重 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Phoenix's Path to Supreme Power 重生嫡女：权倾天下的凤舞之路 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Phoenix's Path to Ruling the World 7Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 2509 青 Chronicles of the Green Peaks 青峦记 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫Mystery9k WordsCompleted Chronicles of the Azure Peaks —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 2510 废 The Engagement Beneath the Ruins 废墟下的婚约 Little Mountain and River Hermit小小山水居士Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Betrothal Beneath the Ruins —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can't hold on any longer. If I survive, will you marry me?

11. 2511 倒 Thirty Heartbeats to Go 倒数三十次心跳 Chen of Elegant Oil油雅的陈Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Thirty Heartbeats to Go —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 2512 凤 Phoenix Dance Across the Nine Heavens: The Legitimate Daughter's Defiant Elegance 凤舞九天：嫡女逆世风华 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Phoenix Dances Across the Nine Heavens: The Legitimate Daughter's Unrivaled Rise —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 2513 成 After I Became a Superstar, the Cheapskate Wanted Me as His Canary 成为万人迷女星后，铁公鸡让我当他的金丝雀 Lin Xieying林写莹6k WordsCompleted After Becoming a Superstar Beloved by All, the Miser Made Me His Canary —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweetie is a highly anticipated female star, yet she received an ultimatum from Sun Ge, who has fled overseas. Hahaha, the internet speed is really fast!

14. 2514 双 Double Livestream: A Food Delivery Guy and I Swapped Souls 双面直播：我和外卖小哥灵魂互穿 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫Mystery12k WordsCompleted Two-Sided Livestream: A Delivery Guy and I Swapped Souls —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 2515 火 Where the Sparks Burn Out 火花燃尽处 Little Mountain and River Hermit小小山水居士Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted Where the Sparks Burn Out —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 2516 万 I Became an Emperor After Countless Deaths: I Refuse to Be Human in Shrouding the Heavens 万死成帝：我在遮天不当人 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士72k WordsCompleted I Died Ten Thousand Deaths to Become an Emperor: I Refuse to Be a Nobody in Shrouding the Heavens 8Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 2517 前 My Student Jumped to Her Death in My Past Life. Reborn on the Night It Happened, I Risked Everything to Protect Her 前世我的学生跳楼，重回事发当晚我拼死护住她 Zhimu Nian栀木念6k WordsCompleted In my previous life, my student jumped from a building. After returning to the night it happened, I fought with all my might to protect her —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is very educational; the mental health of teenagers is so important. I really empathized with it, and the ending was a bit bittersweet 😢

18. 2518 大 The Tang Dynasty's Two Beauties Hunt Demons 大唐双娇捉妖记 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫Mystery11k WordsCompleted The Tang Dynasty Duo's Demon-Hunting Chronicles —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 2519 我 My Personal Sound Engineer 我的专属调音师 Little Mountain and River Hermit小小山水居士22k WordsCompleted My Personal Sound Engineer —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 2520 守 The Lamp That Keeps Watch Over the Dead 守灵灯 The Palace's Midnight Nurse皇宫的午夜护士Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Spirit-Guarding Lamp 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 2521 短 Short Story Collection: Bedtime Tales 短文合集：睡前小故事 Tianbula Tina甜不辣TinaModern Romance300k WordsCompleted Here, you'll find heartbreaking redemption and a long-awaited reconciliation, as a once-cold man realizes only after losing her that his love has taken root deep in his bones, and spends the rest of his life pursuing the sincerity that came too late. There are also sugar-sweet romances that are almost too much to handle, from awkward secret crushes to love that goes both ways. Every glance and every handhold hides the secret code of a racing heart. From a fateful meeting in the emergency room la 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a collection of short stories, each consisting of a few to a dozen chapters. I recommend it to you! 🤲🏻

22. 2522 七 Seven Flavors of a Floating Life 七味浮生录 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Records of a Fleeting Life in Seven Flavors 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 2523 他 He Was Never Offline 他从未离线 Little Mountain and River Hermit小小山水居士6k WordsCompleted He Was Never Offline —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 2524 名 Detective Conan: Gin Transmigrates to Assyria 名柯：琴酒穿越到亚述 Camellia in Wine荼蘼入酒6k WordsCompleted Detective Conan: Gin Transmigrates to Assyria 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, freshly made

25. 2525 纵 Even If I Don’t Go to You, Why Won’t You Come to Me? 纵我不往，子宁不来？ Waiting and Hope等待与希望Modern Romance16k WordsCompleted Though I Do Not Go to You, Why Do You Not Come to Me? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts who secretly love each other but miss each other for many years. Seven years later, they reunite and confess their feelings. Although the female lead likes the male lead very much, she doesn't hold any resentment in her heart, so she leaves behind the words: "Even if I don't go to you, will you not come to me?" The names of the male and female leads are also very beautiful; the female lead is named Gu Su, and the male lead is named Shen Linchuan.

26. 2526 临 Tales from the Pleasure Quarters of Lin'an 临安勾栏笑谈录 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫14k WordsCompleted Tales and Laughter from Lin'an's Pleasure Quarters —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 2527 园 The Gardener’s War 园丁的战争 This Pig Is Too Heavy to Carry这猪太沉运不动呀23k WordsCompleted The Gardener’s War —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Bangkok, shrouded in brainwaves, is a prison for the living. Thousands have lost themselves, becoming puppets, but Lin Yinyin alone holds onto her true self. Chen Wen leaps into this desolate city, carrying explosives, braving danger at every turn to pursue the obsession in his heart.

28. 2528 我 I'm the Troublesome Female Side Character in a Horror Game 我是恐怖游戏里的作精女配 Xiao Xiang Ke小向壳10k WordsCompleted I’m the Troublesome Female Side Character in a Horror Game 190Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweetness alert! ❤️ When a max-level player meets a wildly unruly girlfriend, a terrifying dungeon transforms into a romantic paradise. Slit-mouthed Woman: I meant to scare people, but I ended up getting all lovey-dovey?

29. 2529 狗 The Dog Emperor Comes Clean: He Did It on Purpose 狗皇帝摊牌了，他就是故意的 Camellia in Wine荼蘼入酒6k WordsCompleted The Dog Emperor Has Come Clean: He Did It on Purpose 83Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 2530 开 From the Start, I Won Over Jiangdong Jerry and Revived the Han Dynasty Three Times 开局拿下江东杰瑞的我直三兴大汉 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫13k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Take Jiangdong Jerry and Revive the Han Dynasty Three Times —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 2531 河 The River God Never Falls in Love 河神永不恋爱 Camellia in Wine荼蘼入酒12k WordsCompleted The River God Never Falls in Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 2532 长 The Tale of an Idle Man in Chang'an 长安闲人传 Timid Fat Panda怂怂的胖熊猫Mystery9k WordsCompleted The Story of an Idler in Chang'an 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 2533 我 My Ordinary, Loving Family 我的原生家庭，普通但有爱 Not Eating Lychees Causes Heatiness不吃荔枝上火Modern Romance16k WordsCompleted My Family of Origin: Ordinary, but Full of Love 390Reads—Score159Shelves

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    It's a story about human relationships, and it looks pretty good.

34. 2534 离 After My Divorce, Did My Cultivation and Ring Grandpa Both Get Split in Half? 离婚后我的修为和戒指老爷爷都被分走一半？ Flying to the Other Shore一飞彼岸7k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, Did Half My Cultivation and My Ring Grandpa Get Split Off Too? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Who understands! Being cheated on in a female-dominated cultivation world is bad enough, but during the divorce, the Heavenly Dao forcibly took away half of my Golden Core cultivation, even splitting my Mahayana stage cheat code in two and giving it to my cheating ex-wife to be her half-step Mahayana master! Everything I earned through four and a half years of hard work was given to the person who betrayed me with just a divorce certificate. This kind of injustice from the Heavenly Dao is so frustrating. After reading this, I just want to go crazy with the protagonist."

35. 2535 我 I Became My Master's Belt and Won Him Over with Pig Trotters 我穿成了师尊的腰带，靠猪蹄攻略了他。 Deer Drum鹿鼓8k WordsCompleted I was turned into my master’s belt, and won him over with pig’s trotters. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They have all kinds of types. Don't miss it!

36. 2536 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I'm Done Being a Doormat 末世重生：我不再当舔狗了 The Ye Clan of the Southern School南派叶家41k WordsCompleted Apocalypse Rebirth: I Won't Be a Simp Anymore —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all very good short stories!!

37. 2537 重 Reborn on a Deserted Island: Revenge and Redemption 重生荒岛：复仇与救赎 The Ye Clan of the Southern School南派叶家24k WordsCompleted Reborn on a Deserted Island: Revenge and Redemption —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 2538 双 Two Men Investigate: A Strange Folk Case in 1933 双男探案：1933民俗诡案 Deer Drum鹿鼓8k WordsCompleted Two Men Investigate a Case: Strange Folk Cases of 1933 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 2539 世 The World Spits on Me, Never Knowing I Burned Up My Divine Soul to Raise Their True God 世人唾骂我，殊不知我燃尽神魂，才养出他们的真神 Hundred Sails, Green Grain百舸青禾10k WordsCompleted The world curses me, never realizing I burned up my divine soul to nurture their true god —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 2540 他 He Was Once My Every Morning and Night 他曾是朝暮 Deer Drum鹿鼓8k WordsCompleted He Was Once My Morning and Evening —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 2541 太 The Sun's Epitaph 4 太阳墓志铭4 The Ye Clan of the Southern School南派叶家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse24k WordsCompleted Solar Epitaph 4 —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 2542 和 After Secretly Marrying the CEO, I Stumbled Upon My Own Scandal 和总裁隐婚后，吃到了自己的大瓜 He We Hui禾为慧Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted After Secretly Marrying the CEO, I Found Out a Huge Scandal About Myself —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. I was caught red-handed eating gossip about the CEO; I was thinking of taking all the family fortune for myself, but his love for me is unwavering. #Sweet and doting romance is coming, he loves no one but me. 2. 3. I meticulously planned to lock down the scumbag, leaving him nowhere to escape, and in the end, I reaped a bountiful harvest of family, friendship, and love. 4. Crazy siblings, let's see who's crazier, they're both insane...

43. 2543 全 My Whole Family Is Caught in Twisted Love Affairs, and I’m the Only One Used as a Marriage Pawn and Sacrifice 全家全员畸恋，只有我是联姻道具和牺牲品 Hundred Sails, Green Grain百舸青禾13k WordsCompleted My whole family is tangled in forbidden love. I’m the only one treated as a pawn for a political marriage and a sacrificial lamb —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 2544 当 After I Became the Villain, My Ex-Husband Started Winning Himself Over 当我成为反派，前夫君自我攻略了 Deer Drum鹿鼓8k WordsCompleted When I Became the Villainess, My Ex-Husband Started Winning Me Over —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 2545 太 The Sun's Epitaph 3 太阳墓志铭3 The Ye Clan of the Southern School南派叶家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse18k WordsCompleted Solar Epitaph 3 —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 2546 假 The Fake Heiress Accused Me of Slapping Her. My Family Fell Silent When They Saw My Tiny Panda Arms 假千金诬告我扇她，全家看着我的熊猫短手陷入了沉默 Bojiayi波加一14k WordsCompleted The fake heiress falsely accused me of slapping her. My family stared at my tiny panda paws and fell silent 32.7kReads—Score717Shelves
47. 2547 弹 After the On-Screen Comments Spoiled the Plot, I Hooked the Hottest Movie Emperor 弹幕剧透后，我钓上了当红影帝。 Deer Drum鹿鼓Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted After the On-Screen Comments Spoiled the Plot, I Lured the Popular Best Actor Into My Net —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 2548 剧 The Plot Awakens: The Scumbag's Fate Is Out of His Hands [Part 1] 剧情觉醒，渣男命不由己【上】 He We Hui禾为慧12k WordsCompleted The Plot Awakens: The Scumbag's Fate Is Out of His Hands [Part 1] —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 2549 太 The Sun's Epitaph 2 太阳墓志铭2 The Ye Clan of the Southern School南派叶家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse16k WordsCompleted The Sun's Epitaph 2 —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 2550 听 I Can Hear Spirits' Thoughts: Now I'm a Police Consultant 听懂灵体心声：我成了警局顾问 Deer Drum鹿鼓8k WordsCompleted I Can Hear Spirits’ Thoughts: I Became a Police Consultant 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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