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. 401 赌 They Bet My Rough Jade Was Worthless: I Unearthed Top-Grade Jadeite, and My Jerk Ex Regretted Everything 赌我原石不值钱：开出极品翡翠，渣男追悔莫及 Urban Mysteries and Fun都市神秘乐趣10k WordsCompleted He Bet My Rough Jade Was Worthless: It Turned Out to Be Top-Grade Jadeite, and My Scumbag Ex Regretted Everything 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This short story featuring a strong female protagonist is intellectually stimulating; I'd recommend it to anyone looking for something to read.

2. 402 妈 Mom, Where Did Little Brother Go? 妈妈，弟弟去哪了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Mom, where did my little brother go? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 姐 After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Substitute 姐姐瘫痪后，我成了她替身 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted After My Sister Was Paralyzed, I Became Her Replacement 67Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 偷 After Stealing My Ruyi Pendant, She Became a Living Sacrifice Worshipped by Thousands 偷走我的如意佩后，她成了万人供奉的活祭品 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted She Stole My Ruyi Pendant and Became a Living Sacrifice Worshipped by Thousands —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 救 I Saved Him from a Fire, but He Mistook Someone Else for His Savior 救他火场重伤，他却错认恩人 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I rescued him from a fire when he was badly injured, but he mistook someone else for his savior. 143Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 哥 I Am My Brother’s Crime 哥哥的罪名，是我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted I Am My Brother's Sin —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 407 程 President Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 程总，我不爱你了 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Mr. Cheng, I Don't Love You Anymore 15Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 408 孩 The Day My Child Died, My Brother Kept Watch for the Killer 孩子去世那天，哥哥再给凶手放哨 Stealing a Moment of Pleasure半晌贪欢Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted The day my child died, my brother was keeping watch for the murderer again. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 409 室 My Roommate Spread a Rumor That I Got My Exchange Student Spot by Sleeping My Way to It 室友造谣我的交换生名额，是睡出来的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted My Roommate Spread Rumors That I Slept My Way into an Exchange Student Spot 14Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 410 穿 Transmigrated into a Regret Novel? The Li Family's Legitimate Son Invites Great Chu to Its Doom! 穿进后悔流？李家嫡子请大楚赴死！ Ash-Slinging Immortal打灰仙人Historical13k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a regret-and-redemption story? The Li family’s legitimate son invites Great Chu to its doom! 4.8kReads—Score157Shelves

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    What does it mean to outwit someone? [Think about it carefully][Think about it carefully] (Leans back tactically)

11. 411 老 Even the Honest Get Tired of Being Bullied and Fight Back 老实人欺负久了，也是要反抗的 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Even Honest People Will Fight Back If They're Bullied for Too Long —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 412 老 My Boss Forced Me to Take the Fall to Please His Lover, So I Emailed the Audit Report to the Entire Company 老板为讨好情人逼我背锅，我反手把审计报告群发全公司 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted My Boss Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Please His Mistress, So I Sent the Audit Report to the Entire Company 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 相 My Blind Date Wants My Company? Fine, I'll Let Her Have It 相亲对象抢公司？那只能成全她咯。 Ash-Slinging Immortal打灰仙人Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted My blind date wants to take over my company? Then I guess I'll let her have it. 9.2kReads—Score121Shelves
14. 414 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short stories, well-written, definitely not mind-numbing, both exciting and sweet.

15. 415 室 My Roommate Used My Photo to Date Online, So How Many People Has She Catfished? 室友用我照片网恋，她到底钓了几个？ Year Winter, Year After Year Dong年冬年年咚9k WordsCompleted My roommate used my photo to flirt online. Just how many people has she been stringing along? 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come check out this [flying kiss]

16. 416 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 417 被 Forced into a Proxy Marriage, I Never Expected to Marry the Emperor 被逼着替嫁，没想到是嫁给皇帝 Year Winter, Year After Year Dong年冬年年咚12k WordsCompleted Forced to marry in someone else’s place, she never expected she’d be marrying the emperor. —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 112Reads8.0Score—Shelves
19. 419 末 Apocalypse Livestream Spoilers! I'm a Zombie, Yet I've Clung to the Millennia-Old Vampire Villain 末世弹幕剧透！丧尸的我赖上千年吸血鬼大反派 Jinxi Yuemiao锦溪玥淼10k WordsCompleted Doomsday Bullet Comments Spoil Everything! I'm a Zombie, and I've Latched Onto the Thousand-Year-Old Vampire Villain 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is good, haha.

20. 420 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. 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, and the jokes are frequent—it's super fun! ^_^

21. 421 弹 The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Ripped Off His Bathrobe 弹幕劝我别碰男主，我反手扯掉他浴袍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Tore Off His Bathrobe Instead 934Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is fast-paced, with frequent laughs, and it's a great watch.

22. 422 末 On the Day of the Apocalypse, a Six-Foot-Tall Man-Mom Fell from the Sky 末日那天，天上掉下来一个一米九的男妈妈 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚8k WordsCompleted On the Day of the Apocalypse, a Six-Foot-Two Mama-Boy Fell from the Sky 39Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 423 炮 Blasting the Secondhand Bride Who's Still a Virgin 炮轰二婚黄花大闺女 A Pot of Spinach Soup一锅菠菜汤Urban28k WordsCompleted The story unfolds amid a bride-price dispute between the Gao and Sun families and absurd details involving a pig and a ceremonial cannon car. It portrays the harsh realities of bride prices in rural courtship and the complexity of human nature. The tragedy of Gao Jun and Sun Xiaocui also serves as a warning to all rural young people: marriage is not a business deal; love is what matters most. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece from 2026 that has already concluded.

24. 424 嫡 The Crippled Prince My Elder Sister Refused to Marry, I Helped Him to the Throne 嫡姐不愿嫁的残废王爷，被我扶上了龙椅 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Elder Sister Refused to Marry the Disabled Prince, So I Helped Him Take the Throne 23Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 天 Visitors from Beyond the Sky 1: A Fleeting Romance (Original Short Story) 天外飞客之1露水情缘（小小说原创） User36859979用户36859979Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Visitor from Beyond the Heavens: A Fleeting Romance (Original Short Story) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy novels, stunning beauties, and divine couples

26. 426 哥 After My Siblings Came Out, I Became My Family’s Only Hope 哥哥姐姐出柜后，我成了家里唯一的希望 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Older Brother and Sister Came Out, I Became the Family's Only Hope 26Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 427 重 Reborn Before Breaking Off My Engagement to the Dragon-Prince, the Cannon-Fodder Villainess Awakens 重生到和龙傲天退婚前，炮灰女配觉醒了 Le Anlan乐暗蓝12k WordsCompleted Reborn before breaking off her engagement to Long Aotian, the cannon-fodder supporting heroine awakens —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second and last books are lighthearted and funny, the fourth is youth literature, and the first and third books have plot twists. Give them a try!

28. 428 别 Stay Away from Me, or You’ll Become a Simp 别靠近我，会变成舔狗 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted Don't Get Too Close to Me, or You'll Turn into a Hopeless Simp 30Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 429 穿 After Becoming a CEO, the Plot Chases Me Down! 穿成霸总后，剧情撵着我跑！ Le Anlan乐暗蓝8k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the domineering CEO, the plot chases me down! —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 430 我 My Whole Family Is Reborn, and They Battle It Out at Home Every Day 我家全员重生者，他们天天宅斗 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚10k WordsCompleted Everyone in My Family Is Reborn, and They Spend Every Day Fighting for Favor at Home 40Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 穿 In the Tenth Year After I Transmigrated, I Found the Amnesiac Male Lead 穿越后的第十年，我捡到了失忆男主 Le Anlan乐暗蓝12k WordsCompleted Ten years after I transmigrated, I found the amnesiac male lead —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 432 弹 The Comments Say I’m the Villainess, So I Drove the Male Lead’s Little Brother Wild 弹幕说我是恶毒女配，我把男主弟弟撩疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted The Comments Said I Was the Vicious Female Supporting Character, So I Drove the Male Lead's Younger Brother Wild 31Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 433 和 After We Broke Up, My Ex-Boyfriend Started Stalking My Social Media Every Day 和前男友分手后，他天天偷看我社交账号 Le Anlan乐暗蓝10k WordsCompleted After I broke up with my ex-boyfriend, he started secretly checking my social media every day —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 看 After Seeing the Comments, I Decided to Pass the Buck and Quit! 看见弹幕后，我决定甩锅不干了！ Le Anlan乐暗蓝9k WordsCompleted After seeing the comments on the screen, I decided to pass the buck and quit! —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 435 我 My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Drives Away Every Woman Who Takes an Interest in My Husband 我儿子三岁，是个笑话精，专克老公桃花 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Three-Year-Old Son Is a Little Comedian Who Keeps My Husband's Admirers at Bay 2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    These short stories, of various genres, are quite good.

36. 436 彩 Eight Million in Lottery Winnings, Part 2 彩票中奖八百万后2 Three Cups of Light Tea淡茶三杯10k WordsCompleted After Winning Eight Million in the Lottery 2 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it!

37. 437 对 The Divorced Neighbor Across the Hall 对门的离异邻居 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Divorced Neighbor Across the Hall 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a "buy it with your eyes closed" series.

38. 438 彩 After Winning Eight Million in the Lottery 彩票中奖八百万后 Three Cups of Light Tea淡茶三杯10k WordsCompleted After Winning Eight Million Yuan in the Lottery 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
39. 439 重 Reborn, I’ll Avenge Wang Yiyi 重生后，我要为死去的王依依复仇 North China Love Sage华北情圣8k WordsCompleted Reborn, I will avenge the late Wang Yiyi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Intelligent and with normal thinking

40. 440 遇 How to Deal with Annoying Neighbors... 遇到扰人的邻居，就这样办…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban6k WordsCompleted This is how to deal with a troublesome neighbor... 966Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 我 I’m a Female Detective, He’s a Crime Lord, and I Took a Bullet for Him in the End 我是女刑警，他是黑道教父，最后我替他挡了枪 North China Love Sage华北情圣8k WordsCompleted I’m a Female Detective and He’s the Godfather of the Underworld. In the End, I Took a Bullet for Him —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 王 Wang Haoyu, You Can Keep Hitting Me for Three More Days 王浩宇，你还能打我三天 North China Love Sage华北情圣Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Wang Haoyu, you can still hit me for three more days 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 443 穿 I Transmigrated to the Sui Dynasty, and My Best Friend and I Won Over the Emperor 穿越到隋朝，我和闺蜜搞定皇帝 North China Love Sage华北情圣57k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated to the Sui Dynasty, and My Best Friend and I Won Over the Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 被 Trapped in My Boss’s Office... 被困上司办公室后…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After Getting Trapped in My Boss's Office... 480Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 445 风 Mistress of the Romantic Court 风月主母 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊25k WordsCompleted The Mistress of the House of Love 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On our wedding night, I laid down three conditions with the Marquis: "If you don't touch me, I'll manage your household. A pleasant cooperation." He agreed. A month later, he cornered me: "I've changed my mind." Me: "... My lord, where's your shame?"

46. 446 怀 After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband’s Secret… 怀孕后，发现了老公的秘密…… Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted After I Got Pregnant, I Discovered My Husband's Secret... —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 咸 The Laid-Back Live-In Son-in-Law 咸鱼赘婿 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊14k WordsCompleted The Laid-Back Live-In Son-in-Law 47Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 448 这 What a Clever Adultery Bust 这奸，捉得妙 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊21k WordsCompleted What a perfect time to catch them in the act 344Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 449 领 After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend's Scam 领证后，我戳破了女友骗局 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After We Got Our Marriage License, I Exposed My Girlfriend’s Scam 102Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 杆 Pole Fiend 杆煞 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊21k WordsCompleted Pole Fiend 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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