Any Short Novels With Good Writing, Sensible Characters, and No Stupid Plotting? 有短篇的，文笔好，不降智正常的文吗

1. 1501 系 The System Says I'll Leave This World in Seven Days, Time to Bring Some Ruthless Male-Lead Energy to a Female-Oriented Story 系统说七天后脱离世界，是时候给女频来男频的狠辣了 Lazybones Who Isn't Lazy懒货不懒15k WordsCompleted The System says I’ll leave this world in seven days. It’s time to bring some male-lead ruthlessness to a female-oriented story. 22.8kReads—Score254Shelves

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   I'd like to recommend myself; the reviews are all good.

2. 1502 绝 A Desperate Straight Woman Reborn as an Emperor, and I Cracked 绝望的直女穿成皇帝后，我崩溃了 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted A Desperate Straight Woman Transmigrates into the Emperor, and I’m Falling Apart 555Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1503 带 A Fiancée with a System? Of Course I'll Take What I Want and Run 带系统的未婚妻，当然吃完就跑 Lazybones Who Isn't Lazy懒货不懒21k WordsCompleted A Fiancée with a System? Of Course I’ll Eat and Run 87Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1504 账 The Bookkeeper’s Daughter 《账房小姐》 Exploring the Secluded Mountain冷山探幽6k WordsCompleted The Lady Accountant —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1505 赤 The Crimson Will Fade, But Not Forever 赤色散尽终有时 Sunset Glow晚霞9k WordsCompleted On the day my younger sister and I both passed the provincial examination for female officials, we went into the mountains to hunt game. Unexpectedly, we came across two injured little foxes. The little fox with snow-white fur leaped into my sister's arms, its eyes shining. The other little fox, its fur entirely blood-red as if stained with blood, looked at me with tears in its eyes. I took pity on it and picked it up, caring for it devotedly every day. Half a year later, the white fox transform 92Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1506 三 Three Hundred and Seventy Yuan 《三百七十块》 Mo Fengbai墨锋白19k WordsCompleted Three Hundred and Seventy Yuan —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1507 发 After Discovering My Husband Was a Woman, I Actually... 发现夫君是女人后，我居然… Ice Lemon Ah冰柠啊14k WordsCompleted After discovering my husband is a woman, I actually… 14.4kReads—Score408Shelves
8. 1508 念 If You Never Forget, Your Longing Will Be Answered~~ 念念不忘，必有回响~~ A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了14k WordsCompleted If you can’t forget, your longing will surely be answered~~ 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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   High quality! Absolutely stunning.

9. 1509 阿 Ah Li 阿离 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨14k WordsCompleted A Li 7Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1510 皇 The Fight for the Throne Has Always Been Like This, and So Has the Heroine 皇位之争，向来如此，女主自然也是如此 Lazybones Who Isn't Lazy懒货不懒Historical21k WordsCompleted The struggle for the throne has always been like this, and naturally, the heroine is no exception. 37Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1511 重 Reborn at the Marriage Banquet, I Became the Scumbag's Young Imperial Aunt 重生赐婚宴，我成了渣男的小皇婶 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted Reborn into a wedding banquet where my marriage was arranged, I became the scumbag’s young imperial aunt 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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12. 1512 打 A Working Stiff's Little Journal 打工小记 The Village Is Not Late村不晚Urban270k WordsCompleted Urban daily life + earning a living through hard work + multiple heroines + healing The story of an ordinary wage earner: from drifting to Guangzhou to drifting to Beijing, from Shaoxing to Foshan and then to Majiaqiao in Beijing. Fifteen years in all. See how a worker at the bottom makes his way through life... I went south at fifteen and drifted north at thirty. The fiercest gamble of my life took fifteen years to pay for. Over those fifteen years, I worked in an electronics factory, served 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely the life of a normal working person

13. 1513 云 Yun Bao'er 云宝儿 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨11k WordsCompleted Yun Bao'er 177Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1514 离 On the Day We Divorced, My Ice-Cold Ex-Wife Begged Me to Remarry Her 离婚当天，冰山前妻跪求复婚 The Uncanny Historian异史氏9k WordsCompleted On the Day We Divorced, My Ice-Cold Ex-Wife Begged Me to Marry Her Again —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A well-written short essay that doesn't make you feel stupid.

15. 1515 君 When You Finally Regret It, I’ll Be Long Gone 君知悔时妾已殁 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了Historical6k WordsCompleted By the time you regret it, I’ll be gone. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1516 我 After an Ant Bit Me, the Entire City Began Begging for Mercy 我被蚂蚁咬了之后，整座城市开始求饶 Zhao Zilong of Chang'an长安赵子龙70k WordsCompleted After an Ant Bit Me, the Entire City Began Begging for Mercy 3Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1517 我 The Poor Student I Sponsored Drugged Me at My Wedding 我资助的贫困生，在我婚礼上给我下药 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎16k WordsCompleted The Poor Student I Sponsored Drugged Me at My Wedding 25Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1518 错 After Losing Her True Love, She Knelt and Begged Me to Take Her Back 错失真爱后，她跪求我回头 The Uncanny Historian异史氏Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted After Losing Her True Love, She Begged Me to Take Her Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1519 五 The Old Computer on the Fifth Floor Has Turned On by Itself at 2 A.M. for Three Years 五楼那台旧电脑，凌晨两点自己亮了三年 Zhao Zilong of Chang'an长安赵子龙18k WordsCompleted That Old Computer on the Fifth Floor Turned Itself On at Two in the Morning for Three Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1520 我 Mine, Little Dog 我的，小狗 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨13k WordsCompleted My Little Puppy 196Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1521 双 Pisces: We Refused Meng Po's Soup and Stayed Together for Ten Lifetimes!!! 双鱼：拒饮孟婆汤，我们十世都在一起！！！ A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了36k WordsCompleted Pisces: We refused Meng Po's soup and stayed together for ten lifetimes!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1522 锦EN The Elite Enforcer: Signing In for the Wind God Leg 锦衣卫当差，开局签到风神腿 Eastern Lone Dragon东方孤龙Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the title The Brocade Guards Rule the World. [Decisive and ruthless] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Solving crimes through deduction] [Political scheming] He transmigrates to the high-martial Great Chu dynasty and becomes a low-ranking officer in the Brocade Guards. On his first day on the job, he obtains the Crime-Crushing System. Whether he captures great villains of the martial world or solves major cases, he receives rewards such a 39.6kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
23. 1523 女 A Female Engineer's Sweet Victory: My Code Speaks for Me, My Algorithms Set the Record Straight 女工程师的爽局：代码替我发言，算法为我正名 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎11k WordsCompleted A Female Engineer's Moment of Triumph: My Code Speaks for Me, and Algorithms Clear My Name —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1524 系 The System Made Me Play My Ex-Girlfriend, but She Became My Top Fan 系统逼我渣前女友，她反手成了我榜一 The Uncanny Historian异史氏11k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Toy with My Ex-Girlfriend, but She Turns Around and Becomes My Top Donor —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1525 她 She Doesn’t Want Eternal Life, She Only Wants Me 她不要永生，只要我 A Little Blue Fish in the Pond Woke Up一池小蓝鱼醒了14k WordsCompleted She doesn’t want eternal life. She only wants me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1526 盛 Midsummer in Linchuan 盛夏临川 Hard to Bear a Grudge难生恨9k WordsCompleted Midsummer in Linchuan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1527 重 Reborn, I Stepped Aside for the Dog of His One True Love 重生后，我给白月光的狗让位 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Made Way for My Unrequited Love's Dog 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1528 暴 On a Stormy Night, I Burned Everything I Had for Her 暴雨夜，我烧光了给她的一切 The Uncanny Historian异史氏9k WordsCompleted On a Stormy Night, I Burned Everything I Had for Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1529 妈 After Mom Was Reborn, She Didn’t Want Me Anymore 妈妈重生后，不要我了 You and Me, Half a Lifetime半生你我11k WordsCompleted After Mom was reborn, she didn't want me anymore 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 1530 别 Don't Mess with Engineers 别惹工程师 Zhao Zilong of Chang'an长安赵子龙14k WordsCompleted Don't Mess with Engineers —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1531 帝 The Emperor's Sole Favorite: The Deposed Empress Returns with Her Child to Rule the Harem 帝王独宠：废后她带崽称霸后宫 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance24k WordsCompleted The Emperor's Sole Favorite: The Deposed Empress Returns with Her Child to Rule the Harem 2Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1532 路 The Ordinary Heroine: How Could a Gold Medal Artist Ever Lose! 路人女主：金牌画师怎能败北！ The Uncanny Historian异史氏7k WordsCompleted The Female Lead Is Just a Bystander: How Could a Gold Medal Artist Ever Lose?! —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1533 当 After Five Years as Her Assistant, I Married a Movie Star 当助理五年后，我和女明星结婚了 Cheese Stretches into Strings芝士会拉丝Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After Five Years as an Assistant, I Married a Celebrity 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The short story is complete, delicate, and doesn't diminish intelligence.

34. 1534 哥 The Day My Brother Adopted His Little Sister, I Moved Out 哥哥领养义妹那天，我搬出家门 You and Me, Half a Lifetime半生你我9k WordsCompleted The Day My Brother Adopted a Foster Sister, I Moved Out 751Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1535 别 Don't Mess with Repairmen 别惹维修工 Zhao Zilong of Chang'an长安赵子龙29k WordsCompleted Don't Mess with Repairmen —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1536 当 When My Husband Brought His One True Love's Memorial Tablet into the Ancestral Hall 当夫君把白月光的牌位请进祠堂 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted When Her Husband Brings His Beloved's Memorial Tablet into the Ancestral Hall 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1537 萌 My Adorable Baby Pulled a Hair to Identify His Dad: The Sterile Forensic Doctor Went Wild 萌宝拔发鉴爹：绝嗣法医炸了 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透24k WordsCompleted Little Genius Pulls a Hair to Identify His Dad: The Sterile Forensic Scientist Goes Wild 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 1538 回 After I Avoided Her, the Campus Belle Chased Me Across the Country 回避她后，校花倒追我千里 The Uncanny Historian异史氏Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted After I Started Avoiding Her, the Campus Beauty Chased Me Across the Country 1Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1539 将 The Female General Actually Calls Me Big Brother 将军她竟叫我哥哥 Cheese Stretches into Strings芝士会拉丝14k WordsCompleted The General Actually Calls Me Big Brother —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1540 别 Don't Mess with a Real Werewolf 别惹真狼人 Zhao Zilong of Chang'an长安赵子龙11k WordsCompleted Don't Mess with a Real Werewolf —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1541 重 Reborn: No Longer the Family's Scapegoat Sister-in-Law 重生不做冤种小姑 A Faint Smile, Ink Stains浅笑兮墨染Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Refuse to Be the Family's Scapegoat Little Aunt —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A gem of a book! You'll regret not reading it!

42. 1542 重 Only When We Reunited Did I Learn He’d Waited for Me All Through Our Youth 重逢才知，他等了我整个青春 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透18k WordsCompleted Only When We Met Again Did I Learn He Had Waited for Me All Through My Youth 53Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1543 我 The Day I Remarried, My Ex-Husband Hung Portraits of His White Moonlight All Over the City Gate 我改嫁那日，前夫在城楼挂满了白月光画像 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted On the day I remarried, my ex-husband covered the city gates with portraits of his White Moonlight 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1544 穿 A Villain Who Transmigrated into a Book? No, I'm a Professional Loser-Saver! 穿书反派？不，我是专业败犬拯救师！ The Uncanny Historian异史氏14k WordsCompleted A Villain Who Transmigrated into a Book? No, I’m a Professional at Saving Loser Heroes! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1545 她 She Chose Me 她选了我 Cheese Stretches into Strings芝士会拉丝Marriage & Romance29k WordsCompleted She Chose Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1546 请 Call Me Queen: Shining in the Workplace 请叫我女王，职场放光芒 Zhao Zilong of Chang'an长安赵子龙13k WordsCompleted Call Me Queen: Shining in the Workplace —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1547 闺 The Day My Best Friend Lost Her Leg, I Laughed So Loudly They Kicked Me Out of Her Hospital Room 闺蜜截肢那天，我笑的太大声被赶出病房 A Faint Smile, Ink Stains浅笑兮墨染9k WordsCompleted The day my best friend had her leg amputated, I laughed so loudly that I was kicked out of her hospital room. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1548 红 The Red Luan Calamity: A Thousand Years as Emperor and Empress 红鸾劫：帝后千秋 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Calamity of the Red Luan: A Thousand Autumns for the Emperor and Empress 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1549 保 Save the Baby, Not the Mother? The Reborn Wife Is Fierce 保小不保大？重生夫人飒爆了 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透11k WordsCompleted Save the Baby, Not the Mother? The Reborn Madam Is Fierce 12Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1550 第 Year Seven: The CEO Came with a Contract to Marry Me 第七年：霸总带着合同来娶我 Cheese Stretches into Strings芝士会拉丝Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted Year Seven: The CEO Shows Up with a Contract to Marry Me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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