Any Short, Fast-Paced Modern Romance Novels? 书荒！！有没有那种短篇不拖沓的现代言情小说！！

1. 301 半 Half-Ripe Parents 半熟爸妈 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事14k WordsCompleted Parents in Their Awkward Years 3Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 302 离 The Divorce Cooling-Off Period: My Ex-Husband Became My Direct Report 离婚冷静期：前夫成了我直属下属 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事13k WordsCompleted Divorce Cooling-Off Period: My Ex-Husband Became My Direct Report 10Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 收 I Went to Collect a Debt at a Big Shot's Home and Became His Personal Debt Collector 收债收到大佬家，我成了他专属清欠官 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事12k WordsCompleted I went to collect a debt at a big shot’s home and became his personal debt collector 3Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 304 被 Forced to Repay My Brother's Debt, I Impulsively Married a Big Shot in Debt 被逼替弟还债，我闪婚了“负债”大佬 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事14k WordsCompleted Forced to repay my brother's debt, I impulsively married a powerful man who was also in debt. —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 305 退 After the Broken Engagement, President Zhou Had Been Plotting This for Ages 退婚后，周总他蓄谋已久 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事13k WordsCompleted After the Engagement Is Broken, Mr. Zhou Has Been Plotting for a Long Time 6Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 替 I Took My Best Friend's Blind Date by Mistake, and the CEO Took Me to Get Our Marriage License 替闺蜜相亲坐错桌，总裁拉我去领证 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事11k WordsCompleted I took my best friend’s place on a blind date and sat at the wrong table. The CEO dragged me off to get our marriage certificate 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 签 I Signed the Do-Not-Resuscitate Form, and My Husband in a Vegetative State Woke Up 签完放弃抢救书，植物人老公醒了 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted I signed the form refusing further life support, and my comatose husband woke up. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 在 Your Place in Your In-Laws’ Home Is Earned 在婆家的地位是靠自己挣的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃9k WordsCompleted Your place in your husband's family is something you have to earn yourself. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 大 Follow-Up Appointment on the Seventh Day of the New Year: The Brat’s Parents Wept as They Presented Me with a Banner 大年初七复诊，熊孩子家长哭着送我锦旗 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃12k WordsCompleted On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, a follow-up appointment ended with the parents of a little terror tearfully presenting me with a thank-you banner. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 310 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 10Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 互 Missing Each Other Can Be Beautiful, Too 互相错过，也是一种美好 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃13k WordsCompleted Even missing each other can be a kind of beauty 19Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 退 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门，三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 71Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 313 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, President Gu's Seven-Year Crush Could No Longer Be Hidden 退婚后，顾总的七年暗恋藏不住了 Programmer Peeling Peanuts剥花生的程序员Modern Romance228k WordsOngoing [Modern romance | powerful families and CEOs | reunion after years apart | amnesia and redemption | empowering female lead] She exposes her fake fiancé's true colors at their engagement party, uncovers the car accident plot, and brings him down. She breaks off the engagement and rises to the top of the international piano scene, while the CEO remains devoted to protecting her for seven years. Plenty of romantic tension, and the female lead gets to dish out face-slapping without ever being put th —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This secret love story is heartbreaking. Mr. Gu endured it for seven years, just waiting for the heroine to take the initiative to run towards him.

15. 315 京 Splendor in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风华 A Bricklaying Taoist Taking It Easy搬砖道士在摸鱼Modern Romance529k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted girl x fallen scion of a powerful family, future tycoon] [A journey of growth, with both hardship and sweetness] When Gu Mingfei first went to Hong Kong to study, she didn't have a good impression of Chen Yong. He had the spoiled temper of a pampered young master, along with a cold demeanor that kept everyone at a distance. One night, she saw a girl confess her feelings to him, and he brushed her off without a care. From the start, she wanted to take him down a pe 6.7kReads8.4Score541Shelves

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    Highly recommend a new and interesting novel, an independent heroine, from a down-and-out child to a top capitalist, a warm youthful ambiguity, and a plot of destiny, which is very immersive 😎😎❤️

16. 316 失 The Judgment Debtor 失信被执行人 Flying Horse Across the Plains飞马平川42k WordsCompleted A judgment debtor who has defaulted on their obligations. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very: good, consistent, very realistic subject matter, the story is real, different life encounters give us different feelings and insights, it is worth recommending!

17. 317 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.8kReads8.5Score389Shelves

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    These realistic romance novels have plots that progress quickly without dragging on.

18. 318 过 Never Forget What You’ve Seen 过目不妄 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.4kReads8.2Score110Shelves
19. 319 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [A playboy turns devoted + love grows over time + sweet with a touch of angst + status gap] Chen Chao, a wealthy playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of man she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. “Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too.” “I've thought about giving you up, but I can't bring myself to. Just imagining watching you date, marry, a 2.6kReads8.4Score152Shelves
20. 320 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2kReads8.7Score180Shelves
21. 321 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 3.9kReads8.9Score219Shelves
22. 322 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 4.5kReads7.4Score187Shelves
23. 323 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 693Reads8.1Score—Shelves
24. 324 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + heroine pursues hero + nine-year age gap + sweet, down-to-earth romance + happy ending] The lively and spirited Chen Luochen meets Chu Yun when she's twenty. She falls for him at first sight, unable to hide the light in her eyes. She has only one thought: make him hers. After confirming he's single, she boldly confesses, “Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?” Chu Yun gently turns her down with a single line: “We're not right for each other.” But Chen Luochen doesn't back 1.1kReads—Score104Shelves
25. 325 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Beautiful Teacher, I Went Rebellious 穿越成美女老师后我叛逆了 UU Empress DowagerUU太后Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted Top student + transmigrate + sweet romance + literature + personal growth A genius science-and-engineering student who ruled the school and laughed her way through life failed her entrance exam for the University of Science and Technology of China’s gifted youth program during her first year of high school. Heartbroken, she stepped into the “Madam Yi No. 1” time-traveling machine built by her quirky best friend, Shen Han, and emerged as a demure Chinese teacher. But she ran into one obstacle aft 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nice!!! Written by Zhen Chinese teacher [Like] [Love] [Love] A newbie in the workplace is struggling and growing up step by step [Sending my heart] [Sending my heart] It's so beautiful, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, a good girl who is a top student traveled through time and became a beautiful teacher, and was raped by a handsome ruffian The school sweetheart is madly flirted with, chased by the rich and handsome school doctor, and battles wits with the shady principal. It's sweet and exciting, written by a true academic, beautiful and meaningful [love] [love] [love] [send heart] [send heart] [send heart]

26. 326 诀 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wow! The storyline is very well-paced and the content is very realistic! I really like it and recommend it to everyone. I plan to read it in one sitting today.

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