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

1. 401 系 The System Told Me to Be the Perfect Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Grew Stranger by the Day 系统让我做极品老公，冰山总裁看我的眼神越来越不对劲 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted The System Wants Me to Be a Terrible Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Is Getting Stranger by the Day 141Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 402 合 Our Contract Is Up, and the Yandere CEO Drops Her Mask 合约到期，病娇总裁她撕掉了伪装 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎15k WordsCompleted The Contract Expires, and the Yandere CEO Drops Her Act 889Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 和 After I Started Dating My Ex’s Uncle Under a Contract 和前任小叔协议恋爱后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted After I Started Dating My Ex’s Uncle by Agreement 159Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 失 After Losing My Memory, Who Cares If That Jerk Goes Crazy? 失忆后，谁管渣男疯不疯 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃11k WordsCompleted After Losing Her Memory, Who Cares Whether the Scumbag Goes Crazy? 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 405 被 Under My Yandere Wife’s Control, I Plunged into the Abyss of Marriage 被病娇老婆掌控，我坠入婚姻深渊 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Controlled by My Yandere Wife, I Fall into the Abyss of Marriage 467Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 结 The Night Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée in a Hotel Suite 结婚前夜，我在酒店套房撞见未婚妻 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The night before our wedding, I caught my fiancée in a hotel suite. 137Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 甄 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Female-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 15Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 病 The Yandere Heiress Will Do Anything to Cling to Me for Life 病娇大小姐用尽手段也要缠我一生 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance14k WordsCompleted The Yandere Heiress Uses Every Trick in the Book to Cling to Me for Life 382Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 将 The General Brought His New Love and Demanded a Divorce. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Too Late 将军带新欢逼我和离，我拿钱走人后他悔不当初 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted The General Brought His New Love and Forced Me to Divorce Him. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Bitterly 188Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal 重生后，我踹了狗皇帝独掌凤印 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Dumped the Dog Emperor and Took Sole Control of the Phoenix Seal —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 不 Oh No, the Yandere Heiresses I Serve Have Snapped 不好，我服务的病娇大小姐们炸了 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Oh No, the Yandere Heiresses I Serve Have Gone Off the Rails 328Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 罪 The Sinner's Daughter Becomes a Miracle Healer, Clears Her Name in the Palace, and Slays Her Enemies 罪臣之女成医仙，金殿翻案诛仇家 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Minister’s Wronged Daughter Becomes a Medical Immortal, Clears Her Family’s Name in the Golden Hall, and Slays Her Enemies 17Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 敢 You Dare Ask for a Divorce? My Yandere Wife Goes Berserk on the Spot 敢提离婚？病娇老婆当场发疯 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance21k WordsCompleted You Dare Ask for a Divorce? My Yandere Wife Goes Crazy on the Spot 837Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 团 I Never Knew I Was Supposed to Pay for Team-Building Dinners, Until I Got the Year-End Bill 团建聚餐我从来不知道，年底却收到AA账单 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃8k WordsCompleted I Never Knew About the Team-Building Dinners, Yet at Year-End I Got the Bill to Split the Cost 5Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 病 My Yandere Wife’s Suffocating Love of Surveillance 病娇老婆的窒息监控之恋 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted My Yandere Wife’s Suffocating Love of Surveillance 131Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 416 半 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Talked My Way Through a Haunted Livestream 半吊子算命主播：我靠忽悠摆平了"闹鬼"直播间 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃17k WordsCompleted A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Bluffed My Way Through a “Haunted” Livestream 6Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 48Reads9.4Score—Shelves
18. 418 有 Having a Lovesick Girlfriend Is Great! This Love Is So Intense 有个病娇女友挺好！这爱太带感了 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted Having a yandere girlfriend is pretty great! This kind of love is so thrilling. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 女 After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Married a Delicate Young Lord 女扮男装后娶了个娇弱男郡主 When the Poplar Blossoms Fall, the Cuckoo Calls T杨花落尽子规TAncient Romance13k WordsCompleted After Disguising Herself as a Man, She Married a Delicate Male Prince 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can check out these short stories from ancient times.

20. 420 笼 Bird in a Cage: Every Good Night from My Yandere Wife Is Another Lock 笼中雀：病娇妻子每句晚安都是锁 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Mystery10k WordsCompleted A Caged Bird: Every Goodnight from My Yandere Wife Is Another Lock 66Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 总 My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Divorce! 总裁老婆成首富，我咋办，离婚！ Blossoming Fragrance朵朵花香11k WordsCompleted My CEO Wife Became a Billionaire. What Should I Do? Get a Divorce! 5.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A lifesaver for those suffering from a reading slump! High-quality short stories with an undeniably compelling plot. 🐒

22. 422 不 After I Quit Being a Hidden Guard 不做暗卫后 When the Poplar Blossoms Fall, the Cuckoo Calls T杨花落尽子规TAncient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Quit Being a Shadow Guard 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 前 My Yandere Ex and Current Girlfriend: I’m Terrified of This Love Triangle 前任现任两病娇女，修罗场好怕怕 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎14k WordsCompleted My Two Yandere Girls, One My Ex and One My Current Girlfriend: This Love Triangle Is Terrifying 115Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 424 真 The Real Heiress Returns, but Her Family Forces Her to Donate a Kidney to the Fake Heiress 真千金回归，全家却逼我给假千金捐肾 Yun Mengze Mountain云梦泽山7k WordsCompleted The real heiress returns, but her family forces her to donate a kidney to the fake heiress. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the first day I reunited with my biological parents, they demanded that I donate a kidney to save their fake daughter. After I refused, the whole family stood against me. In the end, I took back everything that was rightfully mine, left gracefully, and never looked back.

25. 425 全 Everyone in the Sect Is a Reborn Big Shot Except Me, the Real Rookie 全宗门都是重生大佬，只有我是真菜鸟 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚9k WordsCompleted Everyone in the Sect Is a Reborn Big Shot Except Me, the One Real Rookie 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, full of laughs, and addictive.

26. 426 逃 After I Ran from the Wedding, the Yandere CEO Locked Me in the Bridal Suite! 逃婚后！病娇女总裁把我锁在婚房 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎16k WordsCompleted After Running from the Wedding, the Yandere CEO Locks Me in the Bridal Suite 205Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 系 The System Forced Me to Be a Simp, So I Simped the School Bully into Becoming My Real Boyfriend 系统逼我当舔狗，我把校霸舔成了真男友 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The System Forced Me to Be a Simp, So I Turned the School Bully into My Real Boyfriend 50Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 破 After Going Bankrupt, I Was Forced to Marry a Powerful Lesbian 破产后，我被迫娶了百合女强人 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted After Going Bankrupt, I Was Forced to Marry a Powerful Lesbian 114Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 病 My Yandere Girlfriend Says, “You Messed with Me, So You’re Not Getting Away” 病娇女友说:招惹了我，你别想逃 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎21k WordsCompleted My Yandere Girlfriend Says, “You Messed with Me. Don’t Even Think About Escaping.” 77Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 末 Apocalypse Courier: I Trade Cherished Old Possessions for a Chance to Survive 末日跑箱员：我用执念旧物交换生路 Li Li丽狸14k WordsCompleted Doomsday Box Runner: I Trade Sentimental Keepsakes for a Chance to Survive 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zombie apocalypse worldview

31. 431 前 Summer at the Front Desk 前台夏天 2 Is Not Summer2不是夏天27k WordsCompleted Summer at the Front Desk 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I fully support Mika Xia Tian, ​​but I really feel sorry for her.

32. 432 病 The Lovesick Collector’s Album: The Sisters’ Deadly Seduction 病娇收藏册：姐姐们的致命诱宠 Dugu Cang Hu独孤沧虎Urban2.2M WordsCompleted #Yandere heroines anthology #Forced love #Mad beauties #Dark romance #Groveling-to-win-her-back #Push-and-pull to the limit #Everyone is unhinged #Possessiveness turned up to the max #Obsessive, tragic love #Yandere cage Welcome to the Yandere Cage, where sweet yet dangerous romances are kept. P.S. A collection of yandere short stories, with something for everyone! 2kReads—Score193Shelves
33. 433 嫡 My Half-Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager, So I Face-Slapped Her on the Spot and Made Her Burp Herself Into Humiliation 嫡姐偷我可乐配方献宝太后，我当场打脸让她嗝到社死 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted My Older Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager. I Made Her Eat Her Words on the Spot, Belching Until She Died of Embarrassment 54Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 1 Mission Intelligence for Team Member No. 12 12号队员的任务情报 Main Control Core Taigem主控智核泰戈姆7k WordsCompleted Mission Intelligence for Team Member No. 12 —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is also good.

35. 435 偏 The Cast-Off Daughter of the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove My Genius for Architecture and Shock the World 偏院弃女不装了，我证神机掌营造惊天下 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Cast-Off Daughter from the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove the Divine Mechanism and Construction Arts, Shocking the World 29Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 436 过 I Threw My Cold-Blooded Man Over My Shoulder, Only to Find Out He Was My Online Boyfriend 过肩摔我的冷面男人竟是我的网恋男友 Xiao Xiang Ke小向壳9k WordsCompleted The cold-faced man who threw me over his shoulder turned out to be my online boyfriend 447Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This is a lighthearted and sweet story that you can finish in just over ten minutes. A cold, domineering CEO dotes on his wife endlessly. They meet online, but he doesn't recognize her, leading to a mix-up. She blocks him, and the CEO instantly bursts into tears.

37. 437 我 I'm the Villainess, and After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, the Whole Ship Gawked at Me 我，恶毒女配，心声泄露后被全船人围观了 Bow-Tied Little Bear蝴蝶结小熊14k WordsCompleted I’m the Villainess, and After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed, the Entire Ship Gawked at Me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sisters who are experiencing a reading slump, check this out! It's captivating from beginning to end, you'll get more and more engrossed as you read on! Go check it out!

38. 438 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Only Tell the Truth 穿成恶毒女配后，我只说真话 Bow-Tied Little Bear蝴蝶结小熊13k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as the Villainess, I Only Tell the Truth —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 我 I'm a Villainous Supporting Actress, but I Can Only Be Evil for One Hour a Day 我是恶毒女配但我每天只能恶毒一小时 One Punch and Your Health Insurance Is Overdue一拳揍到你医保欠费80k WordsCompleted I'm the villainess, but I can only be wicked for one hour a day 280Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating into the body of Shen Zhiyi, a villainous supporting character destined to die in an ancient romance novel, she is bound to a Villainous Supporting Character System. She must be vicious for one hour every day, or she will be eliminated. She frantically searches for loopholes in the system, her words sharp but never truly hurtful, striving to survive in front of the male and female leads, creating endless laughs.

40. 440 认 I Mistook a Yandere for Someone Else, Then the On-Screen Comments Sold Me Out 认错病娇后我被弹幕卖了 Tide at Rest停潮Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After Mistaking the Yandere for Someone Else, I Was Sold Out by the On-Screen Comments 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is so pretty, and so sweet! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

41. 441 时 The Perfect Housewife Earning 100,000 an Hour 时薪十万的“完美主妇” Yin and Yang Aren't Tea阴阳不是茶11k WordsCompleted The “Perfect Housewife” Who Earns 100,000 an Hour —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The past marriage left a scar on the female protagonist, but it also gave her the ability to make money. Looking back now, her ex-husband and his "white moonlight" were nothing more than stepping stones on her path to success!

42. 442 穿 I Transmigrated into a Script Full of Villains, and I'm the Only Normal Bystander 穿进全员恶人剧本，我是唯一正常路人 Bow-Tied Little Bear蝴蝶结小熊14k WordsCompleted I’ve Entered a Script Full of Villains, and I’m the Only Normal Bystander —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 烧 Playboy, I Really Don't Have Time for Your Nonsense Anymore 烧男，我真的没空陪你闹了 Tide at Rest停潮Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted You Playboys, I Really Don’t Have Time to Put Up With This Anymore 8Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 我 After I Faked My Death and Escaped the Cold Palace, the Emperor Went Mad 我假死逃出冷宫后，皇上疯了 Bow-Tied Little Bear蝴蝶结小熊14k WordsCompleted After I Faked My Death and Escaped the Cold Palace, the Emperor Went Mad —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 梦 I Dreamed of Reuniting with My First Love, Then Woke Up in Tears 梦见和初恋重逢后，我哭着醒了过来 Fan Xi An繁嘻安8k WordsCompleted After dreaming of reuniting with my first love, I woke up in tears —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sigh, at least I can make up for the regrets and cherish the people around me.

46. 446 教 Reborn as a Guilty Woman from the Jiaofang Office, I Groomed My Fiance into an Emperor 教坊司罪女重生我把未婚夫捧成帝 Snake in the Depths of Winter凛冬中的蛇Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Guilty Woman of the Jiaofang Bureau, I Helped My Fiancé Become Emperor 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at these short stories; it took me reading thousands of short stories to produce this masterpiece.

47. 447 我 My Little General Died the Year He Loved Me Most 我的小将军死在最爱我的那年 Bow-Tied Little Bear蝴蝶结小熊10k WordsCompleted My Little General Died in the Year He Loved Me Most —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 风 Love on the Breeze, Moonlight on the Hook 风吹爱恋月满钩 Moonlit Raccoon Cat明月狸猫Marriage & Romance21k WordsCompleted The Wind Blows, Love Blooms, the Moon Is a Hook 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend this place and ask for your insightful comments.

49. 449 我 I Texted My High School Goddess, Who Died Ten Years Ago 我给去世十年的高中女神发信息 Snake in the Depths of Winter凛冬中的蛇17k WordsCompleted I messaged my high school crush, who had been dead for ten years. 181Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 我 I’m Growing Old with My Husband Through the Marriage System 我在婚配系统养老公 Cloud-Sky Magpie云霄鹊Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I’m Raising My Husband Through the Matchmaking System —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book; it's a true all-nighter read I stumbled upon, and I can't wait to share it. First, let me explain why I'm hooked—there have been so many marriage-themed novels these past few years, but what's the typical formula? The female lead is matched with a scumbag, then goes through all sorts of tolerating, reforming, and redeeming her—it's enough to give me breast hyperplasia. But this one is completely different. The female lead, Tian Xin, is a 27-year-old manager at a major company, owns her own house, earns 430,000 yuan a year, and is self-disciplined, clear-headed, and independent. Then the system tells her: "You're too outstanding, so you have to marry a high school dropout, an alcoholic who lives off his parents, and is 120,000 yuan in debt. Your mission is to support him for life." My blood pressure spiked when I read that. But the female lead is more ruthless than me—she doesn't argue or make a scene, but sits down at her computer and writes an analytical essay, with clear logic and structure, which goes viral. Then something even more outrageous happens: she discovers that every essay she writes can eliminate one of the scumbag's personality flaws. One essay, and he quits drinking. Two essays, and he stops lying down. Three essays, and he starts looking for a job. She wrote seven articles, and he instantly transformed into a top-tier, A-grade man. You think that's all? Not at all. She ended up writing fourteen, rewriting the entire country's marriage rules. Not a single chapter is filled with restraint or compromise. The heroine's output of her insights is the biggest satisfying part. And after being reshaped, the man truly deserves her—not the cheap "I've become better, you've struck gold" kind of reversal, but rather "My personality was shaped by you, so I naturally understand you." After reading it, I only want to say one thing: the best relationships in this world always come from self-salvation.

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