Short Stories That Wrap Up in Just a Few Thousand Words! 短篇小说，几千字就完结的!

1. 1251 重 Reborn in 1988: Cutting Off the Pyramid Scheme Storm 重生1988：截断传销风暴 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1988: Cutting Off the Pyramid Scheme Storm 3Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1252 穿 After Transmigrating, I’m No Fool, I’m Still a Chef 穿越后的我不是傻子，我还是厨子 Young Master Cheng成小爷26k WordsCompleted After Transmigrating, I'm Not a Fool. I'm Still a Chef 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1253 女 My Fate-Obsessed Girlfriend Pushed Me into Her Best Friend’s Room 女友信命，把我推进她闺蜜房间 Kiss Me and I'll Blush亲我会脸红8k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Believes in Fate and Pushes Me into Her Best Friend's Room 2.9kReads—Score106Shelves
4. 1254 纸 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part One) 纸扎阴铺(一) Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩17k WordsCompleted Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (1) 19Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1255 签 After I Signed the Divorce Papers, the Scumbag CEO Begged Me to Come Back 签下离婚协议后，渣总跪求我回头 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After Signing the Divorce Papers, My Scumbag Ex Begged Me to Come Back 228Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1256 苏 After Waking Up, I Heard My Neighbor's Secret 苏醒后，我听见邻居的秘密 Kiss Me and I'll Blush亲我会脸红6k WordsCompleted After I Woke Up, I Heard My Neighbor's Secret 611Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1257 公 A Princess Born Among Outlaws 公主出身草莽 A Huge Secret惊天大秘密Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted A Princess Born Among Outlaws 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Come and read these short stories about loving family relationships, where there's no competition between females and only the doting parents!

8. 1258 发 Captain of the Faqiu Order: The Lost Coffin of Mount Mang 发丘中郎将·邙山遗棺 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩19k WordsCompleted The Tomb Raider General: The Ancient Coffin of Mount Mang 5Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1259 丈 My Husband Traded My Life to Make His First Love Reborn, and Now He's Lost His Mind with Regret 丈夫用我的命换初恋重生，他悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My husband traded my life to bring his first love back reborn, and now he's completely lost his mind with regret 5Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1260 姐 After My Sister Told Me to Take a Baby Bottle to Her Best Friend's House Every Day 姐姐让我每天拿奶瓶去她闺蜜家后 Kiss Me and I'll Blush亲我会脸红6k WordsCompleted After My Sister Told Me to Take a Baby Bottle to Her Best Friend’s House Every Day 788Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1261 虽 Though My Tail Was Taken, I Got My Revenge 虽被夺了尾，但我报仇了 Little Taoist Friend 66小道友6614k WordsCompleted They took my tail, but I got my revenge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thoughts] on the friendship between small animals

12. 1262 震 Shocking! I'm the Only Real Human in the World 震惊！全世界只有我是真人 Yan Shuiqing晏水清6k WordsCompleted Shocking! I’m the Only Real Person in the Whole World —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1263 瓦 Valerius and the Full Moon Curse 瓦勒留斯的满月诅咒 Ruo He Xiao Yu若何萧语9k WordsCompleted Valerius's Full Moon Curse 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These all fit the bill perfectly, pick whichever you like!

14. 1264 重 Reborn in 1998, I Got Rich by Exploiting Information Gaps 重生98，我靠信息差暴富 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1998: I Got Rich by Taking Advantage of Information Asymmetry 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1265 变 After Someone Stole My Extra-Spicy Takeout, the Neighbor Came Knocking “变态辣”外卖被偷后，邻居找上门了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After my super-spicy takeout was stolen, my neighbor came knocking 4Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1266 回 My Brother Came Home from Abroad Acting Strange. He's Hiding a Secret 回国的弟弟不对劲，他藏着秘密 Watermelon Milk Tea Flavor西瓜奶茶味9k WordsCompleted Something is off about my younger brother since he returned home. He's hiding a secret. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's suspenseful, but there's no romance.

17. 1267 红 Warm Red Candles and Cozy Curtains: The Sickly Power Minister's Thousand-Layered Schemes 红烛帐暖：病弱权臣的千层套路 Ruo He Xiao Yu若何萧语7k WordsCompleted Warm Red Candles and Cozy Curtains: The Ailing Powerful Minister's Layered Schemes —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1268 千 The Heiress Returns to Her Family 千金回归一家亲 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩33k WordsCompleted The Heiress Returns, Reuniting the Family 18Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1269 邻 The Neighbor's Kid Stole My Takeout and Ended Up in the Hospital, Then the Parents Blamed Me and Demanded Compensation 邻居孩子偷吃我外卖住院，家长倒打一耙索赔 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Neighbor’s Kid Stole My Takeout and Ended Up in the Hospital, Then the Parents Turned Around and Demanded Compensation 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1270 心 Love Hidden in the Heart's Corner 心隅藏情 Guli沽沥18k WordsCompleted Love Hidden in a Corner of the Heart 218Reads—Score101Shelves
21. 1271 出 There's a Possessive Man Hiding in My Rental Apartment 出租屋里，藏着一个偏执的他 Ruo He Xiao Yu若何萧语Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted In the Rental Apartment, a Possessive Man Is Hiding 19Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1272 被 Cast Out of the Sect: An Ancient True Dragon Is Sealed Within Me 被逐出宗门：我体内封印着太古真龙 Just Writing for Fun in My Spare Time闲时写着玩14k WordsCompleted Cast Out of the Sect: An Ancient True Dragon Is Sealed Within Me 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1273 被 After Being Kidnapped to the Mountains, I Gained Yin-Yang Eyes 被拐到山里后，我开了阴阳眼 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After I was kidnapped and taken into the mountains, I gained the ability to see spirits 10Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1274 前 In My Past Life, I Set a Fire to Secure My Marriage. Only Before I Died Did I Learn My Wife Had Known All Along 前世我纵火换来婚姻，死前才知道妻子早已知情 Watermelon Milk Tea Flavor西瓜奶茶味8k WordsCompleted In my past life, I set a fire to secure a marriage. Only as I lay dying did I learn my wife had known all along. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1275 苛 Wait!! What?! The Entire Court Is Full of Transmigrators 苛住！！惊！满朝皆是穿越大佬 Ruo He Xiao Yu若何萧语6k WordsCompleted Hold on!! Shock! The entire court is full of transmigrators 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1276 何 How Did We Meet Here? 何以相逢于此 Zhu Bucha朱不差25k WordsCompleted How Did We Meet Here? 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Finished in half an hour! Who hasn't felt regret for someone they missed in their youth? They too experienced the pain of separation, yearning for each other year after year. After many twists and turns, they meet again, their youthful naiveté gone, a gentle redemption for each other. No melodrama, no angst, a completely healing and satisfying story—a must-read for fans of long-awaited reunions! #WhyWeMetHere #LongTimeSeparation #SweetNovelRecommendation

27. 1277 妻 My Wife's First Love Turned into a Cat, So I Took It to Get Neutered 妻子的初恋变成猫，我带它去绝育 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My wife's first love turned into a cat, so I took it to get neutered 6Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1278 他 He Proposed to Me on Livestream. When I Shut the Door, His Chat Exploded 他直播求婚，我关上门时，他的直播间炸了 Watermelon Milk Tea Flavor西瓜奶茶味7k WordsCompleted He proposed to me on livestream. When I closed the door, his livestream chat exploded. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1279 中 Born Seven Days Before the Ghost Festival, I Saw a Ribbon Bird at Dusk on My Eighteenth Birthday 中元前七日生，我十八岁黄昏看见绶带鸟 Ruo He Xiao Yu若何萧语6k WordsCompleted Born seven days before the Ghost Festival, I saw a ribbon bird at dusk on my eighteenth birthday —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1280 爸 Dad, Stop Buying Franchises. I'll Support the Family with Insider Information 爸，别加盟了，我靠情报养家 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted Dad, stop buying into franchises. I'll support the family with my intel —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1281 重 Reborn: With My Healing Hands, I'll Make My Ex-Husband Back Off 重生之医手遮天，前夫滚远点 Watermelon Milk Tea Flavor西瓜奶茶味6k WordsCompleted Reborn: A Healing Hand That Shrouds the Heavens, Ex-Husband, Get Lost 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1282 带 After Running Away Pregnant, the CEO Begged Me to Marry Him 带球跑后，总裁跪求我结婚 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After Running Away While Pregnant, the CEO Begged Me to Marry Him —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1283 跟 You Want to Play Healer? I'll Teach the Capital's Rich Playboy a Lesson 跟我玩治愈系？反手教京圈浪子做人 Mo Ye Xiang陌野香10k WordsCompleted You want to play the healing type with me? I’ll teach the capital’s playboy how to behave. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super good, a completed short story, hurry up and read it!

34. 1284 一 One Million in One Minute 一百万的一分钟 Junyu's Daddy骏宇粑粑Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted One Million in One Minute —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1285 我 After I Took the Fall for My Girlfriend, She Married My Brother 我替女友顶罪后，她嫁给了我的兄弟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After I Took the Blame for My Girlfriend, She Married My Brother 31Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1286 上 An Ancient Demon God Enters the Mortal World, Goes on a Rampage After a Mortal Girl Steals His Heart 上古妖神入世，被凡人少女骗走真心后杀疯了 Monsters Don't Exist怪物不存在7k WordsCompleted An Ancient Demon God Enters the Mortal World, Falls for a Mortal Girl’s Deception, and Goes on a Killing Spree —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is beautiful; it's from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

37. 1287 我 I Escape Rule-Based Games with the Help of On-Screen Comments 我靠弹幕在规则游戏逃生 Nian Wei念未8k WordsCompleted I Escape Rule-Based Games with the Help of On-Screen Comments —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story that can be read in ten minutes

38. 1288 地 Letters from Hell and Pipe Ash 地狱来信与烟斗灰 Junyu's Daddy骏宇粑粑Male-Channel Fanfiction8k WordsCompleted Letters from Hell and Pipe Ash —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1289 时 The Love Economics of a Time-Management Master 时间管理大师的恋爱经济学 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted The Love Economics of a Master of Time Management —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1290 死 The Death Test System Revealed My Scumbag Husband for Who He Is 死亡测试系统让我看清渣男老公 Nian Wei念未Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted The Death-Test System Helped Me See My Scumbag Husband for Who He Really Was —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1291 我 My Neighbor Is an Impermanence 我的邻居是无常 Junyu's Daddy骏宇粑粑7k WordsCompleted My Neighbor Is an Impermanence. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1292 重 Reunion Seems Far Off, But How Fortunate That We Met 重逢遥遥无期，万幸得以相识 Pu Gai La扑盖啦7k WordsCompleted Our reunion may be a long time coming, but at least we were lucky enough to meet. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending a story told from a third-person perspective with two male leads; the plot is quite novel. It's a bit angsty.

43. 1293 追 I Chased His Buddy for Half a Year Before Realizing He Was Right Behind Me 追他哥们大半年，才发现正主在身后 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After Chasing His Buddy for Half a Year, I Finally Realized the One I Wanted Was Right Behind Me 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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

44. 1294 玄 Xuanwu Gate: Against the Current 玄武门·逆流 Junyu's Daddy骏宇粑粑Male-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted Xuanwu Gate: Against the Current 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1295 爸 After Dad Abandoned Me, He Brought Home His Illegitimate Daughter 爸爸把我丢弃后，带回了私生女 Nian Wei念未8k WordsCompleted After Dad Abandoned Me, He Brought Home His Illegitimate Daughter 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1296 不 After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Crazy 不要他的臭钱后，那个高傲的王爷他疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Mad 9Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1297 踹 After Dumping the Gold-Digging Man, I Became a Wealthy Heiress 踹掉凤凰男后，我成了豪门千金 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊18k WordsCompleted After dumping the gold-digging jerk, I became a rich heiress 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories that are only a few thousand words long

48. 1298 长 Ashes of Chang’an 长安的灰烬 Junyu's Daddy骏宇粑粑Historical7k WordsCompleted Ashes of Chang'an 7Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1299 替 The Substitute Mother 替身妈妈 Nian Wei念未6k WordsCompleted Surrogate Mother 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1300 你 Do You Like Me? 你是不是喜欢我 Long Life, Worry-Free for a Thousand Years长生无忧千岁岁Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Do You Like Me? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, all the coincidences were premeditated.

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