Highly Rated Short Stories 高分短篇小说

1. 551 怕 Being Afraid of the Dark Is a Lie, Wanting to Hold Me Is the Truth 怕黑是假的，想抱我是真的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted I'm not really afraid of the dark. I just really want to hold you. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 552 一 A Sweet Confession Born from a Misunderstanding 一场乌龙引发的甜蜜告白 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A Sweet Confession Born from a Mistaken Mix-Up 36Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 553 仙 Immortal Prisoner, Demon 仙囚魔 Pei Wangzhi裴妄之26k WordsCompleted The Immortal Captive of the Demon 914Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two novels with yandere heroines. The first one is a ruthless and cold fairy world where the elder sister imprisons the injured demon king. There are various kinds of coercion throughout the novel. The two of them are ambiguously pulling each other. In the later period, the two of them share the same feelings... The second one is an emotionally cold and suspense novel. The novelist falls in love with the murderer he writes. One day he suddenly comes to the heroine...

4. 554 心 His Inner Thoughts Turn to Sweet Talk, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endures Nightly Until He's Internally Injured 心声变情话，冷面权臣夜夜忍到内伤 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Her Inner Thoughts Turned into Love Confessions, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endured Night After Night Until He Nearly Broke 9Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 555 囚 Prisoner: Imprisoned by Love 囚徒：以爱为牢 Pei Wangzhi裴妄之11k WordsCompleted Prisoner: Bound by Love 432Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 556 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 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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

7. 557 捡 I Picked Up a Zombie Husband: He’s Quiet and Well-Behaved, but His Body’s a Little Cold 捡了个僵尸当老公，不吵不闹，就是体温有点低 A Sky Painted in Color画色天空11k WordsCompleted I picked up a zombie husband. He never argues or makes a fuss, though his body temperature is a little low. 475Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 558 听 I Took My Mother-in-Law's Advice and Got a Little Lover, Only to Find He Was One of Us 听婆婆的话养了个小情人，结果是自己人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & RomanceCompleted I took my mother-in-law's advice and kept a little lover, only to find out he was one of our own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 559 我 After I Died, My Family Mistook My Urn for a Smart Speaker 我死后，全家把我骨灰盒当成了智能音箱 Raised a Little Rabbit家养了只兔14k WordsCompleted After I Died, My Family Mistook My Urn for a Smart Speaker 796Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 560 这 This Time, I'll Build My Own Rich Family 这次我做自己的豪门 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted This time, I'll become the wealthy heiress I want to be. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, the jokes are frequent, and it's super entertaining!

11. 561 全 My Whole Family Can Hear My Thoughts, and Their Personas Are Falling Apart 全家偷听我心声，人设都崩了 Raised a Little Rabbit家养了只兔15k WordsCompleted My whole family can hear my inner thoughts, and everyone’s carefully crafted persona is falling apart. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 562 系 The System Wants Me to Conquer the Immortal Venerable. He Whines: Humans and Cats Can't Cultivate Together 系统让我攻略仙尊，他委屈巴巴：人和猫是不能双修的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted The System told me to conquer the Immortal Venerable. He pouted pitifully: "People and cats can't cultivate dual cultivation together." 15Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 563 反 The Villainess Can Lose Her Bust, but We Can’t Lose Our Lives 反派的胸可以塌，我们的命不能丢 The Mi Family Who Love Pheasants喜欢山鸡的芈家10k WordsCompleted The villain’s chest can cave in, but we can’t afford to lose our lives. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Villainous Ex-Wife, So My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 系统逼我当恶毒前妻，我和儿子靠演戏暴富了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Play the Wicked Ex-Wife, but My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 39Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 565 我 I Made My Villainous Stepson Do the Preschool Edition of Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Mock Exams 我让反派继子做《五年高考三年模拟》幼儿版 A Sky Painted in Color画色天空14k WordsCompleted I made my villainous stepson do a kindergarten version of Five Years of College Entrance Exams and Three Years of Practice Tests. 142Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 566 年 The Young Shaman Doctor Prescribed This: Kiss Him Every Day 年轻巫医给我开了个方子：每日和他吃嘴子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The young witch doctor wrote me a prescription: kiss him every day. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 僵 I’m a Zombie, Yet I Still Have to Work the Fields. What a Miserable Life 僵尸的我还要干农活，苦逼的我 Good Little Rabbit Aa乖巧的兔子Aa11k WordsCompleted Even as a zombie, I still have to do farm work. What a miserable life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 568 毒 After Three Days of Hallucinogenic Poisonous Mushrooms, I Summoned Every Handsome Man in the Prince's Estate 毒蘑菇致幻三天，我把王府的英俊男人全点了一遍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After three days of hallucinations from poisonous mushrooms, I picked out every handsome man in the prince's manor. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 569 头 On the Seventh Day After My Death, I Found My Wife Burning Pictures of Hot Guys for Me 头七回魂，发现老婆在给我烧猛男写真 The Mi Family Who Love Pheasants喜欢山鸡的芈家11k WordsCompleted On the Seventh Night After My Death, I Found My Wife Burning Photos of Hunky Men for Me 36Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 基 I Was the Strongest Fighter at the Base, but the Zombie Emperor Took Me Home to Raise Me 基地最强战力的我，被丧尸皇捡回去养了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I was the strongest fighter at the base, but the Zombie Emperor took me in and raised me. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 571 头 On the Seventh Night After His Death, My Foolish Son Burned Me a Paper Gatling Gun, Helping Me Sweep Through the Underworld Palace 头七夜，傻儿子烧的纸扎加特林助我横扫了阎王殿 The Mi Family Who Love Pheasants喜欢山鸡的芈家12k WordsCompleted On the seventh night after my death, the paper Gatling gun my silly son burned for me helped me sweep through the Hall of the King of Hell. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 572 豪 My Wealthy Boyfriend Panicked: We Haven't Even Broken Up, and You're Looking for a Lover? 豪门男友急了：我们还没分手，你在找小情人？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚9k WordsCompleted My rich boyfriend panicked: "We haven't even broken up yet, and you're looking for a boy toy?" 17Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 573 凶 Haunted House Sleep Tester: I’ve Made Even the Ghosts Cry from Overwork 凶宅试睡员：鬼都被我卷哭了 The Mi Family Who Love Pheasants喜欢山鸡的芈家13k WordsCompleted Haunted House Sleep Tester: I’ve worked the ghosts so hard they’re in tears. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 574 太 Crown Prince, Stop Looking. The One Who Saved You Has Already Married a Handsome, Worthy Man 太子爷别找了，救你的人已经嫁了帅气良人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Crown Prince, stop looking. The person who saved you has already married a handsome, virtuous man. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 575 讨 A Fox Spirit Asked Me to Bestow a Title, but a High School Senior Turned Me into a Top Student 讨封黄大仙，被高三生逼成学霸 The Orange Rabbit橘色的兔Male-Channel Fanfiction10k WordsCompleted A fox spirit seeking a title was forced by a high school senior to become a top student. 87Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 576 救 I Saved a Stranger, and the First Thing He Said Was: I'm Married. Don't Think About Sleeping with Me. 救了个陌生男人，他开口第一句：我已婚，别想睡我。 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I saved a stranger, and the first thing he said was, "I'm married. Don't think you can sleep with me." 54Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 我 I Use the Baby in My Belly to Put My Overbearing CEO Husband in His Place 我靠腹中喷子宝宝整顿霸总老公 Good Little Rabbit Aa乖巧的兔子Aa10k WordsCompleted I’m using the baby in my belly, who keeps mouthing off, to whip my domineering CEO husband into shape. 289Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 578 傻 The Foolish Girl's Journey to the Capital to Find a Husband: Wrong City, Right Brother 傻妞进京找夫记，找错城市找对哥 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A silly girl heads to the capital to find her husband: she goes to the wrong city but finds the right guy. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 579 假 On the Day of Our Fake Divorce, I Catch My Wife Playing a Flirty Game with Her Intern 假离婚当天，撞破老婆与实习生的吃瓜游戏 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted On the day of their sham divorce, he caught his wife playing a flirty game with an intern. 8.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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30. 580 山 The Craziest Old Ancestor at the Manor Has Set Their Sights on Me 山庄里最疯的那个祖宗，赖上我了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted The craziest old-timer in the mountain villa has latched onto me. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 撞 After I Discovered the Female CEO's Secret, She Had to Silence Me Like This 撞破女总裁的秘密后，她要这样封我口 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深14k WordsCompleted After she catches the female CEO's secret, this is how she plans to silence me 3kReads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 揣 I Went to Bully the Male Lead With a Single Coin, but He Turned the Tables on Me 揣着一文钱去欺负男主，反被他拿捏 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted I Went to Bully the Male Lead with Just One Penny, Only to Be Played by Him Instead 5Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 公 My In-Laws Transferred the Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Pulled Out His Peking Union Medical College Appointment Letter 公婆把祖传医馆过户给小叔子？老公反手掏出协和聘书 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My In-Laws Transferred Their Ancestral Clinic to My Brother-in-Law? My Husband Whipped Out a Job Offer from Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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34. 584 作 I Suddenly Stopped Being So Difficult, and My Movie Star Husband Went Crazy Instead 作精的我忽然不作了，影帝老公反而疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I suddenly stopped being so demanding, and my movie-star husband went crazy instead. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 回 After I Returned to My Mother's Side, Grandpa's Whole Family Went Crazy with Regret 回到妈妈身边后，爷爷全家悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted After Returning to His Mother's Side, His Grandfather's Entire Family Was Driven Mad with Regret 158Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 586 黛 The Dazzling Hue of Dai 黛色灼灼 Eighty-Eight八拾捌Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Smoldering Indigo 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 587 我 I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Building Branded Me a Murderer 我只是喂我儿子一口粥，却被整栋楼当成了凶手 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Apartment Building Took Me for a Murderer 194Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 全 My Whole Family Are Occult Masters, While I'm Just a Lazy Fish 全家玄门大佬，而我咸鱼一条 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Female-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted Everyone in My Family Is a Master of the Mystical Arts, but I'm Just a Lazybones 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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39. 589 姐 My Sister Crossed the River and Burned the Bridge? Reborn, My Jinxing Words No Longer Bring Good News, and My Bad Omens Come True 姐姐过河拆桥？重生后我的乌鸦嘴，报喜失灵，报忧成真 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted My sister burned the bridge after crossing it? Reborn, my jinxing tongue no longer makes good fortune come true, but my bad predictions do. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 590 论 After Being Publicly Humiliated on the Forum, I Was Confessed to by My Childhood Friend 论坛社死后，我被竹马表白了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After being publicly humiliated on the forum, I was confessed to by my childhood friend 2Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 外 The Outwardly Draining Heir to a Wealthy Family, I Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 外耗型人格豪门继承人，我专治各种不服 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted I'm an heir to a wealthy family with an externally focused personality. I specialize in dealing with all kinds of people who refuse to back down. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 592 赌 After the Bet Took Effect, I Got a Boyfriend 赌约生效后我多了个男朋友 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted After the bet took effect, I gained a boyfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 593 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
44. 594 昼 Jade by Day, Heng by Night 昼如玉，夜如珩 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Jade by Day, Heng by Night 10Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 妈 Mom Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Protect Her Adopted Son. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, and Now They're Regretting It Like Crazy 妈妈为保养弟推我顶缸，我考进纪检秉公执法他们悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Pushed Me Under the Bus to Protect My Adopted Brother. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, Leaving Them All Regretting It 52Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 596 死 My Archenemy Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 死对头他八岁就开始暗恋我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Archrival Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 18Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 597 妈 Mom Said I Was Going Nowhere and Handed the Company to Her Adopted Son. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 妈妈嫌我没出息把公司交给养弟，我反手让他们全家出局 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Thought I Was a Good-for-Nothing and Handed the Company to My Adopted Brother. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 48Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 598 被 After My Childhood Friend Forced Me to Drink Poisoned Wine, I Became the Enemy Kingdom's Crown Princess 被竹马灌下毒酒后，我成了敌国太子妃 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Childhood Friend Forced Me to Drink Poisoned Wine, I Became the Crown Prince's Consort in the Enemy Kingdom 33Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 599 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
50. 600 王 Prince, a Brothel Isn't a Study Hall! 王爷，青楼不是自习室！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Your Highness, a Brothel Is Not a Study Hall! 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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