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. 1651 金 The Canary's Escape 金丝雀的叛逃 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The Canary's Escape 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1652 我 My "A Piao" Girlfriend 我的“阿飘”女友 Valley of the Kings帝王谷9k WordsCompleted My "Ghostie" Girlfriend 4kReads—Score112Shelves

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   Great book, hurry up and read it! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

3. 1653 虫 Stockpiling Supplies for the Insect Calamity, Surviving Eight Months on the Seventeenth Floor 虫灾囤货，我在十七楼苟了八个月 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted I Stockpiled Supplies During the Insect Plague and Survived on the Seventeenth Floor for Eight Months 29Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1654 太 Too Pretty to Find a Job? I’ll Start Streaming and Take Care of the Shut-Ins 太好看找不到工作？那我开播罩宅男 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊12k WordsCompleted Too Handsome to Find a Job? Then I'll Start Streaming and Look After Shut-Ins 12Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1655 妻 My Wife's 'First Love' Is Back in the Country? I'm the One Who Comes Out on Top 妻子的“白月光”回国？我躺赢了 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Completed My Wife’s “White Moonlight” Is Back in the Country? I’m the One Who Wins —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Excellent writing and concept; not an AI template.

6. 1656 末 Doomsday Variations: After My Breakup, I Turned My Companion Terminal into My Childhood Sweetheart 末日变奏曲：失恋后，我把伴生终端搓成了青梅 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑15k WordsCompleted Doomsday Variations: After My Breakup, I Turned My Companion Terminal into My Childhood Sweetheart 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   With delicate emotions and novel ideas, the stories vividly depict love and hate, each a completely new world. The protagonists are highly intelligent, the supporting characters are equally intelligent, and the plot is not AI-driven.

7. 1657 笨 The Foolish Childhood Friend Runs Away 笨蛋青梅逃跑记 Water and Soil Suit Me水土服9k WordsCompleted The Foolish Childhood Sweetheart's Escape 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very short short story

8. 1658 我 I'm Not Waiting for You Anymore, Ah Heng 我不等你了，阿衡 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风13k WordsCompleted I’m Not Waiting for You Anymore, Ah Heng —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1659 土 The Phoenix in the Bandits' Lair 土匪窝里的凤凰 Zhang Zhang Never Misses张张不落Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Phoenix in the Bandits' Den 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1660 明 The Bright Moon Shines on Me, My Heart Remains the Same 明月照我，心如故 Skip Breakfast不吃早餐Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted The Bright Moon Shines on Me, and My Heart Remains the Same 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the first novel I've read where both the male and female leads are quite good, and it's not too melodramatic. I quite like it.

11. 1661 这 In This Life, I Kept My Distance From the Second Princess, and She Went Mad 这一世，我远离二公主，她疯了 Valley of the Kings帝王谷8k WordsCompleted In This Life, I Stay Away from the Second Princess. She Goes Mad 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 1662 从 From Abandoned Disciple to Demon Venerable: My Master Kneels Before Me 从弃徒到魔尊，师尊向我下跪 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted From Abandoned Disciple to Demon Lord: My Master Kneels Before Me 162Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1663 作 After Botching a Blind Date, I Was Recognized by the Hongwen Academy’s New Boss 作死相亲后，鸿文馆新上司认出我 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊15k WordsCompleted After a Disastrous Blind Date, My New Boss at the Hongwen Academy Recognizes Me 103Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1664 救 Help! That Overpowered Plot Template Is Still Chasing Me! 救命，逆天剧情模版还在追我啊！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Help! That Ridiculous Plot Template Is Still Chasing Me! 37Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1665 亲 Darling, Did You Forget? I Gave You Your [Miracle], and Now It's Time to Pay It Back! 亲爱的，你忘了？你的【奇迹】是我给的，现在该还了！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Darling, have you forgotten? I gave you your [Miracle]. Now it's time to give it back! 23Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1666 婆 My Mother-in-Law Looked Down on Me as a Country Bumpkin. Reborn, I Gave Her a Taste of Her Own Medicine 婆婆嫌弃我泥腿子，重生后狠狠打婆婆脸 Water and Soil Suit Me水土服Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Looked Down on Me for Being a Country Bumpkin, So After Being Reborn, I Put Her in Her Place —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1667 重 Reborn in the Palace to Bear a Child and Outshine the Wicked Princess 重生入宫生娃，压过恶毒公主 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Reborn into the Palace to Have a Baby and Outshine the Wicked Princess 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1668 一 A Peach Tree, a Thousand Years 一树桃花一千年 Z Xin RanZ芯苒Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted A Peach Tree, a Thousand Years 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend the first book! "A Thousand Years as a Substitute, I Heard Everything. Later, he knelt before me, and I only said one sentence. Guess what it was?" 🌸 Beautiful pictures | Answers in the comments section.

19. 1669 天 The Chosen Saintess Broke Off Our Engagement. I Was Fine with It, but She Changed Her Mind 天骄圣女退婚，我ok，她却不退了 Valley of the Kings帝王谷13k WordsCompleted The Proud Saintess Broke Off Our Engagement. I Was Fine With It, but She Changed Her Mind 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
20. 1670 垃 The Snake-Man I Found in the Trash Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, but the Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 垃圾堆捡来的蛇人天天装失忆，弹幕说他想娶我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚16k WordsCompleted The Snake Man I Found in a Garbage Dump Pretends to Have Amnesia Every Day, and the On-Screen Comments Say He Wants to Marry Me 93Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1671 重 Reborn and Married to a Prince, I Watched My Stepmother Cry as She Returned My Dowry 重生嫁王爷，继母哭着把嫁妆送回来了 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊17k WordsCompleted Reborn and married to a prince, she watched her stepmother return with her dowry in tears 37Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1672 最 My Last Ghost Hunt: I Planned to Earn Enough Money and Retire, but I Stumbled into a Real Haunted House 最后一次捉鬼：赚够钱就退圈，不料撞破真凶宅 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑17k WordsCompleted One Last Ghost Hunt: I’ll Retire from the Industry Once I’ve Made Enough Money, but I Stumble Upon a Real Haunted House 6Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1673 你 You Carry My Scent 你身上有我的香味 Water and Soil Suit Me水土服14k WordsCompleted You Smell Like Me 11Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1674 带 Taking Mom Back to the ’90s: Turning My Deadbeat Dad’s Life Around 带着老妈穿九零:爆改冤种爹 Z Xin RanZ芯苒Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted Taking Mom Back to the Nineties: Turning My Deadbeat Dad's Life Around 5Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1675 他 He'd Been Secretly Responding to Me All Along 他早就在偷偷回应我 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风7k WordsCompleted He’d Been Secretly Responding to Me All Along —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1676 绿 My Green Tea Classmate Stole My Graduate School Recommendation, So I Quit the Exam and Shocked the Whole School! 绿茶同学顶替保研，我反手弃考震惊全校！ Words Bring Life字见生6k WordsCompleted My Green Tea Classmate Took My Recommended Graduate School Spot, So I Dropped Out of the Exam and Shocked the Entire School! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These four books are highly recommended. They don't lower your intelligence and perfectly meet your requirements.

27. 1677 校 I Caught the Campus Beauty's Fox Tail 校花的狐狸尾巴，被我摸到了 Valley of the Kings帝王谷Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted I Got My Hands on the School Beauty’s Fox Tail 815Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1678 当 When a Man Becomes a Country Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 当男人变成农村女孩，整个家都开始发抖 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted When a Man Turns Into a Rural Girl, the Whole Family Starts to Tremble 199Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1679 穿 The Pathetic Nobody Who Transmigrated into a Book: A Guy Best Friend? I'm Here to Beat Up Guy Best Friends! 穿书窝囊废：男闺蜜？我打得就是男闺蜜！ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Pathetic Man Who Transmigrated into a Book: A Male Best Friend? I Beat Up Male Best Friends! 50Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1680 重 Reborn as a Beagle: I Stay Alive by Wrecking the House 重生之我成了比格犬靠拆家续命 Water and Soil Suit Me水土服19k WordsCompleted Reborn as a Beagle: I Stay Alive by Wrecking the House —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1681 虐 A Torturous-Novel Rule Horror? After Exploiting Bugs for Ninety-Nine Lifetimes, I Finally Flip the Table, All For... 虐文规则怪谈？我卡BUG九十九世后怒掀桌子，只为…… The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑15k WordsCompleted A Rule Horror in a Tragic Romance? After Exploiting Bugs for 99 Lifetimes, I Finally Flip the Table, All for... 11Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1682 猫 Cat: I'm Taking This Mom Away First 猫:这妈我先叼走了。 Z Xin RanZ芯苒13k WordsCompleted The cat: I’m taking this mom away first. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1683 厨 The Kitchen Window That Wouldn't Stay Shut 厨房那扇关不严的窗 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted The Kitchen Window That Wouldn’t Stay Shut —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1684 领 My Boss Stole the Credit, So I Awakened Superpowers! 领导抢我功劳，我反手觉醒超能力！ Words Bring Life字见生10k WordsCompleted My boss stole credit for my work, so I awakened superpowers on the spot! —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1685 大 The Heiress Lost Her Memory and Was Sent to Work at an Electronics Factory 大小姐失忆，送电子厂打工 Valley of the Kings帝王谷9k WordsCompleted The Heiress Loses Her Memory and Gets Sent to Work at an Electronics Factory 7.4kReads—Score—Shelves
36. 1686 江 Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn't Coming Back This Time 江总，这次她真的不会回来了 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Mr. Jiang, She Really Isn’t Coming Back This Time 996Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Well-written, engaging short stories

37. 1687 我 I Saved an Immortal's Life, and He Turned Around and Had My Whole Family Executed 我救了神仙一命，他反手把我全家抄了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Saved an Immortal's Life, and He Turned Around and Had My Entire Family Arrested 26Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1688 我 I'm a Goblin. How Could Someone Steal My Fiancée? 我，哥布林，还能被牛走未婚妻？ The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Completed I'm a Goblin. Can Someone Still Steal My Fiancée? —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1689 2 At 230 Pounds, I Was Rejected as Embarrassing After Meeting Him in Person 230斤的我，奔现后被他嫌弃丢人 Z Xin RanZ芯苒6k WordsCompleted I Weigh 230 Jin, and He Was Embarrassed by Me When We Met in Person 4Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1690 陛 Your Majesty, Would You Mind Moving Over? 陛下，劳驾挪个窝 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风9k WordsCompleted Your Majesty, Would You Mind Moving Over? —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1691 嫡 Reborn with Noble Blood: I Kicked My Scumbag Ex to the Curb and Took Over the Capital 嫡骨重生：踹翻渣男后权倾京华 Words Bring Life字见生22k WordsCompleted Reborn with Noble Blood: After Kicking My Trash Ex to the Curb, I Hold Power Over the Capital —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1692 门 Between the Door and the World Outside, My Fiancée Regrets It Like Crazy! 门里门外，未婚妻她悔疯了！ King Revolver左轮王10k WordsCompleted Inside and outside the door, my fiancée is consumed with regret! 6.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A classic, highly-rated short story, so good! [Kissing emojis]

43. 1693 青 My Childhood Friend Hates Me, Yet a Daring Game Made Her Kiss Me 青梅讨厌我，大冒险却抓我接吻 Valley of the Kings帝王谷10k WordsCompleted My Childhood Friend Hates Me, Yet a Dare Made Her Kiss Me 448Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1694 离 On the Day of My Divorce, I Ran Into My First Love, Who Fled from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 离婚当天，意外撞见逃婚五年的初恋情人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted On the Day of My Divorce, I Accidentally Run Into the First Love Who Ran Away from Our Wedding Five Years Ago 462Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1695 目 I Saw My Childhood Sweetheart Get Engaged to Someone Else, So I Walked Away 目睹青梅和别人订婚，我转身离开 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted I Saw My Childhood Sweetheart Get Engaged to Someone Else, So I Walked Away 921Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1696 柳 The Hilbert Hotel of the Liu Family 柳家的希尔伯特旅馆 The Cat Gives a Mysterious Smile猫头邪魅一笑8k WordsCompleted The Hilbert Hotel of the Liu Family 5Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1697 我 I Became the Fifth “Romance Target” in the Cultivation World 我穿成了修仙界第五个“攻略目标” Eating Potato Pancakes吃土豆饼子9k WordsCompleted I Was Reincarnated as the Fifth "Romance Target" in the Cultivation World 125Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A super good short story, already completed, highly recommended!!

48. 1698 我 I Thought You Never Wanted Me 我以为你从未想过要我 Leaning on a Tree, Listening to the Wind依树听风16k WordsCompleted I Thought You Never Wanted Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1699 重 Reborn, I Cut Ties with My Family for Good. No One Gets to Suck Me Dry! 重生后，我彻底断亲，谁都别想吸我血！ Words Bring Life字见生Urban6k WordsCompleted Reborn, I cut ties with my family for good. Nobody gets to suck me dry! —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1700 看 I Saw My Husband's Contact Name for Me and Got a Divorce 看到丈夫给我的备注，我离婚了 Cold Mountain in Ink寒山入墨Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted I Divorced My Husband After Seeing the Name He Saved Me Under 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote all three of them; please feel free to take a look.

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