Any Short Stories with Characters Who Are Direct and Upfront? I'm Impatient and Don't Want Endless Will-They-Won't-They 有没有打直球的短篇小说啊！性子急真的不想看拉扯

1. 951 第 The Seventh Coffee Cup 第七个咖啡杯 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家16k WordsCompleted The Seventh Coffee Cup —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 952 镜 The Woman in the Mirror Wrote, “Don't Come In” 【男频短篇】镜中的她写了句“不要进来” This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛14k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] She Wrote “Do Not Enter” in the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Here are some less common "male-oriented" short stories _(:з"∠)_, and they're "tabletop role-playing game adaptations" (tabletop role-playing games involve writing your own scripts and having a moderator control the plot, preventing the protagonist from feeling frustrated; plus, the moderator says that reality is already tiring, dark, and cruel enough, so since everyone's playing a normal tabletop game, having fun is the most important thing, and it ends up with a happy ending). Most of the recommendations are also less common diary entries.

3. 953 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Became the King of Collectible Figures in Another World, but I Just Want to Retire in Peace 【男频短篇】我在异世界当手办王，只想安心退休养老 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm the Figure King in Another World, and I Just Want to Retire in Peace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 954 云 When the Clouds Are Deep and the Waters Clear 云深清浅时 Running East and West东奔西顾Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted Xiao Yunxing is the dashing, top-of-the-class heartthrob admired by every girl at school: someone to admire from afar, but never touch. Yet he smiles only for Chen Qinghuan, the “childhood sweetheart” who transfers to his school, and spoils her in every way. Chen Qinghuan is a proud, domineering, yet adorably naive math genius. Math is her talent, and loving him is her dream. She stays by his side, always. One waits, the other pursues, and together they earn places at their dream university. Aft 18.6kReads9.6Score2.1kShelves

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   The male and female leads have known each other since childhood. There are no misunderstandings, no unrequited love, only sweet moments. They are mutually attracted and have liked each other since they were young.

5. 955 救 Help! I Was Reborn and My Nemesis Immediately Grabbed Me by the Waist and Demanded a Kiss 救命！刚重生就被死对头掐腰索吻 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extra sweet and doting, with a golden finger] Everyone said Li Mohan was a madman, ruthless and willing to turn against even his own family. Until Bai Li, reborn, tugged on his tie at a party and whispered, “Li Mohan, I want to be your girlfriend. Will you let me?” Li Mohan's ears turned red. Clenching his fists to hold himself back, he said the harshest words he could. “Bai Li, you're asking for death.” Not long afterward, Li Mohan pinned Bai Li against a wall, his eyes red with emotion. “Bai 6.8kReads9.3Score806Shelves

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   With a deafening roar, a beautiful woman makes her dazzling entrance. Today, she's bringing my treasured book collection—all sorts of books, each one a personal gem. I highly recommend them!

6. 956 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Hundred Years After I Kept My Elf Girlfriend Waiting 【男频短篇】我让精灵女友空等百年后 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛15k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Kept My Elven Girlfriend Waiting for a Hundred Years 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 957 永 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Permanently Hypnotizing the Top Female Assassin, I Regretted It 【男频短篇】永久催眠顶级女刺客后，我却后悔了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Permanently Hypnotizing a Top Female Assassin, I Regretted It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 958 当 After Campus F4 Set Their Sights on Me 当校园F4看上我之后 I'm Excellent我是优秀Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Love Rival Showdown + Male Rivalry + Campus + Comedy + Lighthearted Ensemble Cast + Multiple Simultaneous Romances] A forum for people who had transmigrated into books Song Yan: “Guys, what should I do the first time I transmigrate into a book?” Random Guy A: “Are you trying to get the male lead’s attention?” Song Yan: “No.” Random Guy B: “Then…?” Song Yan: “How do I stop the female lead from falling for me and blind F4?” Everyone: “…” And so In class, when one of the male leads clashed with t 92Reads9.3Score—Shelves
9. 959 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
10. 960 青 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me into the Hospital with a Stick! 【男频短篇】青梅叫我主人后，一棍把我打进了医院！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me Into the Hospital with a Stick! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 961 雪 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After the Snow Maiden Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 【男频短篇】雪女老师背我回寝后，我娶了她做老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Snow Woman Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 962 穿 Transmigrate to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 穿越西幻：我的无限读档系统 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛38k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 963 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone 【男频短篇】我的美杜莎老婆只会石化别人 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 964 狼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Werewolf Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact 【男频短篇】狼人校花的死缠生存协议 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛20k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Wolfgirl Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 965 鬼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Held Someone's Hand in Public and Fled, Becoming the Ghost King 【男频短篇】鬼新娘逼婚，我当众牵手跑路成鬼王 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Took Her Hand and Fled in Front of Everyone, Becoming the Ghost King 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 966 无 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Invincible Homebody's Rabbit-Eared Heroine Wife 【男频短篇】无敌宅的兔耳勇者老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Invincible Shut-In's Rabbit-Eared Heroine Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 967 咸 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Lazy Store Clerk: The Sloppy Manager Turns Out to Be the Red Ranger 【男频短篇】咸鱼店员：邋遢女店长竟是战队红战士 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛10k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Slacker Shop Clerk: The Sloppy Female Manager Is Actually the Red Ranger of a Sentai Team 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 968 替 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Diary of a Substitute Doll: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 【男频短篇】替身人偶日记：娶了两个苏小雪 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Substitute Doll Diary: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 969 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Punched the Demon King Flying, She Insisted on Moving In with Me 【男频短篇】我一拳锤飞魔王后，她直接赖着跟我同居了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Punched the Demon King Flying, She Clung to Me and Moved In —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 970 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Spoiled My Vampire Senior Until She Became My Girlfriend 【男频短篇】我把吸血鬼学姐宠成了女友 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Spoiled My Vampire Senior Until She Became My Girlfriend 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 971 能 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Can Understand Animals, Yet Somehow Became the Su Family's Idle Live-In Son-in-Law 【男频短篇】能听懂动物说话的我竟咸鱼成了苏家赘婿 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Can Understand Animals, Yet Somehow Ended Up as the Su Family's Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 972 重 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Reborn and Breaking Off My Engagement from the Start, This Time I Choose My Archrival 【男频短篇】重生开局就退婚，这辈子我选宿敌 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Reborn and Breaking Off My Engagement from the Start, This Life I Choose My Archrival —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 973 画 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Wife in the Painting: The Day She Stepped Out of the Canvas, I Reached the Golden Core Realm 【男频短篇】画中妻：她踏出画卷那天，我直接金丹大成 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛19k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Wife in the Painting: The Day She Stepped Out of the Painting, I Reached Great Perfection in the Golden Core Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 974 一 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Injured the Goddess with One Palm, I Refused to Inherit the Estate and Went Down the Mountain to Open a Tavern 【男频短篇】一掌打伤女神后，我拒绝继承人下山开酒馆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛16k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Injuring the Goddess with One Palm, I Refused to Become the Heir and Went Down the Mountain to Open a Tavern —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 975 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Used a Cultivation Technique Modification System to Optimize a One-Armed Sword Cultivator into My Wife 【男频短篇】我用功法修改系统把独臂女剑修优化成老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Used a Cultivation Technique Modification System to Upgrade the One-Armed Sword Cultivator into My Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 976 最 The Hardest Part of Life Is Gritting Your Teeth and Carrying On 最深的人间，是咬牙活着 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希25k WordsCompleted The Hardest Part of Life Is Clenching Your Teeth and Carrying On 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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27. 977 离 I Took the Twins When We Divorced, and My Ex-Husband Begged to Claim Them 离婚带走龙凤胎，前夫跪求认娃 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希17k WordsCompleted I Took Our Twins When I Divorced Him, and My Ex-Husband Knelt to Claim Them 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 978 万 A Wedding with a One-in-Ten-Thousand Chance 万分之一概率的婚礼 The Not-So-Cool Moon不太酷的月亮Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted An Yushu never imagined she would get married one day, much less that an ordinary employee like her would marry a CEO, and not just any CEO, but the head of the Xiao Group. Xiao Yechen never imagined he would get married either, much less to an ordinary employee, especially one who had absolutely no desire to marry him. Neither An Yushu nor Xiao Yechen had ever expected to get married. They each had their own reasons for wanting to stay single, and marriage had never been part of their plans. So 680Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is super sweet, and I'll definitely learn how to read it from these two.

29. 979 离 After Going on a Variety Show Following My Divorce, I Went Viral and Took Down My Ex-Husband 离婚上综艺后，我全网爆红虐前夫 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希9k WordsCompleted After Going on a Variety Show Following My Divorce, I Went Viral Nationwide and Tormented My Ex-Husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 980 竹 Childhood Friend, You're Such a Tease 竹马，你真闷骚 Li Ying璃婴Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Childhood Friend, You're Such a Tease 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No gimmicks, no back-and-forth, focusing on mutual attraction and unrequited love coming true.

31. 981 深 Deep Love Cannot Cross Yumen Pass 深情难渡玉门关 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Deep Love Cannot Carry Me Across Yumen Pass 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 982 糟 Oh No! I Woke Up and Somehow Got Spoiled! 糟糕！一觉醒来我竟穿宠了 Li Ying璃婴Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Oh no! I woke up and found I'd transmigrated into a pampered pet —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 983 成 After Becoming an Orphan, I Moved in with My Archrival 成为孤儿后，我住进死对头家 Li Ying璃婴Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted After becoming an orphan, I moved in with my nemesis —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 984 迟 Late Love Is Cheaper Than Grass 迟到的爱情比草贱 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希9k WordsCompleted Late Love Is Cheaper Than Grass —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 985 她 She Is the Grass on My Grave 她就是，我的坟头草 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希12k WordsCompleted She Is the Grass Growing on My Grave 5Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 986 那 That Night, I Kissed Her 那一晚我吻了她 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted That Night, I Kissed Her 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just watch it; it has a simple plot but profound meaning!

37. 987 误 I Stumbled Into a Cult Town and Killed the God 误入邪教小镇，我反杀了神明 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希17k WordsCompleted I Stumbled into a Cult Town and Struck Back at the God —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 988 魂 Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Lady Zhou in the Northern Song Palace 魂穿李煜，我在北宋皇宫为小周后复仇 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Male-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted Reborn in Li Yu's Body, I Avenge Empress Zhou in the Northern Song Imperial Palace 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 989 完 Preservative for a Perfect Doll 完美人偶的防腐剂 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希17k WordsCompleted Preservative for the Perfect Doll —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 990 绑 After Binding the "Truth-Telling" System, the CEO's Ex-Wife's Persona Crumbled 绑定“真话系统”后，总裁前夫人设崩了 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希12k WordsCompleted After Binding to the "Truth-Telling System," the CEO's Ex-Wife's Persona Falls Apart —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 991 烈 Fiery Red Lips: Two Wedding Rings 烈焰红唇之两枚婚戒 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Crimson Lips and Two Wedding Rings 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 992 高 After Three Years of Marrying Up, I Saw Through the Wealthy Family's Scam and Divorced 高嫁三年，我看清豪门骗局后离婚 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希14k WordsCompleted Three Years Into My Marriage to a Wealthy Family, I Saw Through Their Scam and Divorced —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 993 千 After Struggling Through Cultivation, I Blew Up the Entire Cultivation World 千辛万苦修仙后，我炸了整个修真界 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙6k WordsCompleted After All That Hardship to Cultivate Immortality, I Blew Up the Entire Cultivation World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 994 离 During the Divorce Cooling-Off Period, the Ice-Cold CEO Fell in Love 离婚冷静期，冰山总裁动了情 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希9k WordsCompleted During the Divorce Cooling-Off Period, the Ice-Cold CEO Fell in Love 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 995 爱 Love Is Simply Meeting Someone Who Understands You 爱情，不过是遇到懂你的人 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Love is simply meeting someone who understands you. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 996 离 The Day After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Knelt and Begged Me to Come Home 离婚次日，前夫跪着求我回家 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希13k WordsCompleted The Day After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Knelt and Begged Me to Come Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 997 匪 The Inconceivable Reflection 匪夷所思的倒影 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希13k WordsCompleted The Baffling Reflection —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 998 米 From Couch Potato to Comeback: I Become a Tomato Novel Superstar by Writing Fiction! 米虫逆袭，我靠写小说在番茄封神！ Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙12k WordsCompleted From Couch Potato to Comeback Queen: I Became a Hit on Tomato by Writing Novels! 20Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 999 妻 A House Full of Wives: The Unfinished Twin Lotus 妻妾成群之未绣完的并蒂莲 Fifty-Year-Old Immortal五十老仙11k WordsCompleted The Unfinished Twin Lotus of a Household Full of Wives and Concubines 6Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1000 无 The Unoccupied Basement Level One 无人的负一楼 Tamashi of the Rooftop天台的塔玛希9k WordsCompleted The Empty Basement Level One —Reads—Score—Shelves

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