High-Quality Short Novels: All Kinds of Genres, Every Story a Treat 短篇高质量小说推荐：题材多多，篇篇精彩

1. 1 穿 The Girl Who Runs in High Heels 穿高跟鞋奔跑的女孩 Eight-Pointed Star八角芒星Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Top female law student vs. top male law student + equally matched + both pure-hearted, each other's first love] Gan Tang is reborn. In her previous life, she muddled through, and both her life and career were a complete mess. This time, she has been reborn in the best years of her life. There's still time to change everything, so she studies hard, makes herself exceptional, and gives herself more choices. (Fan fiction. The heroine has a golden finger, but it isn't all-powerful. Most i 1.8kReads8.7Score140Shelves

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   They're all pretty sweet. It's no brainer to watch.

2. 2 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 26kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
3. 3 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.4kReads9.7Score9.2kShelves

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   Recommended, very interesting, short story, finished, novel subject matter.

4. 4 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 50.6kReads9.7Score4.9kShelves

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   Short story, high quality, good looking

5. 5 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 141.1kReads9.8Score16.1kShelves
6. 6 公 After the Princess Marries for Peace, the Coldhearted Buddhist Heir Panics 公主和亲后，清冷佛子却慌了 Wangzai's Little Fist旺仔小拳头Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Five years ago, I caught one fleeting glimpse of Luosang, the Grand Preceptor, whose heart held only Buddhist teachings and no love, and fell for him. From that day on, he had a chattering little shadow at his heels. I was the princess my father cherished most, yet I set aside all pride and dignity to pursue him for five years. Every time I tried to get close, he responded with distance and gentle rejection. He said he loved only Buddhist teachings and didn’t know how to love someone. But I clea 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves

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   🍁Chapter 1️⃣: In order to fulfill the happiness of a sister who loves me and a man I love, I took the initiative to take on the responsibility of the princess to get married. But when I stepped on the carriage to the Central Plains for the wedding and left the grassland, the always calm and self-possessed Buddha panicked! 🍁Chapter 2️⃣: On the day he was kidnapped, the forensic doctor husband was celebrating his new love's birthday. The kidnapper called and demanded ransom, but he said that his wife was not worth the money. Let's fight. When three days later, as the youngest and most outstanding forensic doctor, he saw his wife lying naked on the autopsy table, he panicked!

7. 7 发 The Corpse on the Autopsy Table Was Me, and My Forensic Pathologist Husband Went Mad 发现验尸床上的尸体是我，法医老公他疯了 Halfway Through the Third Month of Spring烟花三月半20k WordsCompleted The day I was kidnapped, Gu Yan was celebrating his new lover’s birthday. The kidnappers called him to demand a ransom, threatening to kill me if he didn’t pay. But he said, “Too bad she’s not worth spending money on. I should thank you for helping me get rid of that troublesome woman.” Three days later, I lay on the autopsy table. Even though Gu Yan was the finest forensic pathologist, he didn’t realize that the body he was examining was that of his most hated wife. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 爱 When Love Ends, There’s No Going Back 爱有尽时，再无归期 A Jiangjiang阿酱酱26k WordsCompleted The chanting at Tanyin Temple filled the air, mingling with the bustle of the crowd. Shen Qingli knelt on a prayer mat, worshipping with devout reverence. [I, your faithful devotee Shen Qingli, am willing to journey to the holy land and guard the sacred mountain, never again to set foot outside Tibet!] The lama looked at her, dressed in plain clothes. [Zagmar Sacred Mountain is the last pure land left to humanity. To set foot on the holy land, you must give up your attachments and sever all worl —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 红 Red Candles on Our Wedding Night, Two Shadows as One 红烛夜，影成双 Jun Yi Little Dumpling浚毅小丸子14k WordsCompleted On a Night of Red Candles, Two Shadows Become One 14.9kReads—Score308Shelves
10. 10 我 After I Gave My Life for My Country, My Brothers Broke Down 我献身国家后，哥哥们崩溃了 As Vigorously as Fire如火如荼19k WordsCompleted After I gave my life for my country, my brothers fell apart 19.3kReads—Score448Shelves
11. 11 和 After Secretly Dating My Brother's Best Friend 和哥哥死党地下恋后 Missing Little Rabbit缺小兔30k WordsCompleted I went to pick up my drunk older brother. By accident, I heard him ask his best friend, Shi Younian: “So, when are you finally bringing out that girlfriend you've been keeping under wraps?” My heart clenched. We'd been secretly dating for two years, and I still hadn't told my brother. The next moment, Shi Younian's alcohol-laced voice drifted over: “Is there any need? It's just for fun. I never took it seriously.” I went cold all over and raised my hand to knock on the door. 17kReads—Score380Shelves
12. 12 南 Spring Comes Late to Nantang 南棠晚来春 Diptyque蒂普提克Marriage & Romance31k WordsCompleted The two young heirs of the capital’s elite circles always wore a ring and never took it off. Someone once got a good look at them. They were just ordinary plain silver rings. No one knew they were cheap trinkets Jiang Chutang had casually bought from a street stall when she was ten. Yet the two men treasured them like precious gems, wearing them for fifteen whole years. Then Xia Zhizhi came along, and they took off the silver rings and replaced them with can tabs she had given them. That was the 7.4kReads—Score309Shelves
13. 13 帝 The Emperor's Lady 帝台娇 Dark Willow乌柳Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted [Genius statesman Wei Xiao x puppet good-for-nothing empress Jing Ning] [Long-laid plans + raising her + a match made in heaven + political scheming] 1, Wei Xiao, the Left Chancellor who holds the court in the palm of his hand, is a traitor everyone curses but no one dares to strike. People say he has coveted the realm of Jing Ning, the useless emperor, for a long time. Hearing this, Wei Xiao closed his memorial and pressed his long fingers to his brow. “They’re not entirely wrong. I have indeed 363Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    It's beautiful. It's beautiful.

14. 14 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 85.7kReads9.3Score7kShelves
15. 15 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 26.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
16. 16 磁 Magnetic Storm Artificer: A Minister from a Humble Family 磁暴天工：寒门权臣 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵14k WordsCompleted Magnetic Storm Artificer: The Common-Born Powerbroker —Reads—Score—Shelves

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17. 17 新 A Sleepless Night in Xinzhou 新州不眠夜 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted Sleepless Night in Xinzhou —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 青 The Eerie Face of Qingming 青冥诡面 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Mystery15k WordsCompleted The Eerie Mask of Qingming —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 天 The Heavenly Fox Key 天狐密钥 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Mystery15k WordsCompleted The Fox Immortal's Secret Key —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 血 Blood Moon over Qingwu Town 血月青芜镇 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Mystery6k WordsCompleted Blood Moon, Qingwu Town —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 金 Born Beneath the Sun in a Sea of Gold and Silver Sin 金银孽海向阳生 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵7k WordsCompleted Rising Toward the Sun in a Sea of Gold and Silver —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 阿 A Ming’s Amazing Adventures 阿明的奇遇 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Mystery6k WordsCompleted A Ming's Strange Adventure —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 阴 The Yin-Yang Embroiderer 阴阳绣娘 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Mystery9k WordsCompleted The Yin-Yang Embroiderer —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 第 The Night-Shift Nurse of the Third Ward 第三病栋的夜班护士 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Mystery10k WordsCompleted The Night-Shift Nurse in Ward Three —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 做 Isn’t It Better to Be Ordinary? 做一个普通人不好吗 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Isn't It Better to Be an Ordinary Person? —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 五 Five Hundred Thousand Yuan: I Chose a Divorced Woman 五十万，我选择了离异少妇 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted With 500,000 yuan, I Chose a Divorced Woman —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 我 My Girlfriend Ran Off with Her Top Stream Donor 我的女友跟榜一大哥跑了 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Ran Off with the Top Donor —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 农 The Little Things About Rural Land 农村土地那点事 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵7k WordsCompleted The Lowdown on Rural Land —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 那 Those Years: A QQ Love Song of Youth 那些年，QQ里的青春恋曲 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵7k WordsCompleted Those Teenage Love Songs We Shared on QQ —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 爱 Love and Growth: From Arguments to a Life Together 爱与成长：从争吵到相守的蜕变 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵6k WordsCompleted Love and Growth: From Arguments to Lifelong Devotion —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 蓝 The Blueberry-Cherry Pairing Guide 蓝莓樱桃配平指南 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted A Guide to Pairing Blueberries and Cherries —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 花 The Legend of the Wandering Dragon of Huashe 花舍游龙传 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵9k WordsCompleted The Legend of the Flower House Dragon —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 给 Life as a Taste Tester for a Rich Woman to Pay Off My Debt 给富婆当试菜员抵债的日子 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵10k WordsCompleted The Days I Worked as a Taste Tester for a Rich Woman to Pay Off My Debt —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 青 Not Quite Childhood Sweethearts 青梅未满 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵6k WordsCompleted Childhood Sweethearts, Not Quite Lovers —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 青 Bronze Starfall 青铜星陨 Long Rabbit Ears长兔耳朵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6k WordsCompleted Bronze Starfall —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: I Became a Top-Tier Star Through the Mystical Arts 直播算命：我靠玄学成圈内顶流 Little Chestnut Has Big Dreams小栗子有大梦想Modern Romance4.5M WordsCompleted (No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + getting rich + showbiz) As the head of the Tianji Sect in the cultivation world, Xiang Wan was struck by lightning during her ascension and sent to the modern world, where she possessed the body of another Xiang Wan, a washed-up nobody with barely any fame. The original Xiang Wan had spent years in showbiz as a total unknown, playing bit parts as one of countless minor female characters. When her agency decided she had no commercial value, it sent 30.3kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves

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    Each short story has a prototype, and each of them gives people a deeper understanding of the evils of human nature. All kinds of tricks are hard to guard against, don't test your humanity! Otherwise, you will be disappointed!

37. 37 猫 Cat Cat Oolong, Sweet on the Finish 猫猫乌龙会回甘 Pineapple Decides to Sting You凤梨决定刺痛你Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted A cat's little mix-up leaves a sweet aftertaste —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super high quality! Because I wrote it, hahaha! Hope everyone can take a look!

38. 38 传 Carry On the Family Line, Carry On the Die 传宗接die Pineapple Decides to Sting You凤梨决定刺痛你9k WordsCompleted Carry on the family line, even if it kills you —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 味 Coding Flavor 味觉代码化 Pineapple Decides to Sting You凤梨决定刺痛你Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Taste, coded —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 二 A Second-Tier College Student Crashes a Study-Abroad Dating Show 二本的我闯入留子恋综 Pineapple Decides to Sting You凤梨决定刺痛你11k WordsCompleted A Second-Tier University Student Crashes a Dating Show for International Students 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 201.2kReads9.3Score9.1kShelves

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    They are all very beautiful. Each one has a different style and different feelings.

42. 42 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 82.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
43. 43 山 Four Seasons in the Mountain City 山城四季 Little Island, Tiny Island小岛小小岛Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Three Gorges Dam beginning to store water. The Three Gorges migrants of that time left their hometowns with reluctance and hope, and years later, some returned for one reason or another. Xiao Ying was born in the reservoir region and moved to another province with her family as a young child. After graduating from university, she worked in Beijing, but when a misdiagnosis led her fiancé’s family to look down on her, she angrily called off their engagement. 2.3kReads9.5Score278Shelves
44. 44 针 Honey on a Needle’s Point (Xin Yiwu’s Latest Contemporary Romance) 针尖蜜（辛夷坞最新现言） Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted The first time Chen Xi saw Wei Jia, she saw blue skies, white clouds, green grass, wildflowers, a gentle breeze, and a young man on horseback, straight and slender as a white poplar. Later, according to Wei Jia, all he could remember was the blazing sun, the scorching heat, horse manure, feed costs, a drunken companion causing trouble, and an annoying off-road vehicle rumbling past, kicking up dust that covered him from head to toe. Seventeen-year-old Chen Xi and Sun Jianchuan were inside. Love 1.4kReads9.6Score329Shelves

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    Seven short stories, seven lives. Whether it's sweet pets, sadomasochism, fantasy, or suspense, each one uses superb narrative and unique themes to let you experience the charm of words. Although the short story is short, it can burst out infinite excitement in a limited short story. It is worth reading!

45. 45 脱 Off the Rails 脱轨 Candy Snow Mountain糖果雪山Modern Romance70k WordsCompleted No kissing, no sleepovers, no flirting in public... Those are the rules between them. No matter what happens in bed, they must always keep their distance outside it. Yu Huan and Gao Yan have always been good at that. That is, until a new intern joins Yu Huan's law firm, and the newcomer turns out to be Gao Yan's nephew. That's when things start to go off the rails. 57.5kReads9.5Score5.3kShelves
46. 46 第 The Third Kind of Love 第三种爱情 Shang Jinwei商锦维Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted A farcical arranged marriage turned Yang Mo from bride to abandoned wife in just forty-eight hours. Still, getting a wedding home for free wasn’t so bad. She never expected to run into her ex-husband, Xie Linsen, four years later. He even came after her, all for a bowl of… noodles? Her wayward ex wants her back? Instead, he turns into a clingy pest she can’t shake off. Watch Yang Mo use her own experience to warn women everywhere: a small bargain can come at a big cost. 917Reads9.2Score140Shelves
47. 47 深 Notes from the Abyss 深渊笔记 Third Uncle of the Southern School南派三叔Historical147k WordsCompleted The story begins in the winter of 1959. During a fire in the Greater Khingan Mountains, firefighters discovered the wreckage of a Japanese transport plane in a swamp. The authorities found that the plane had been carrying documents on the Kwantung Army’s geological surveys of the northeastern provinces and parts of Mongolia. One file, detailing a particular area, was exceptionally secret and unusual. Yet when we surveyed the area ourselves, we found nothing of any geological significance. The Ja 11.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
48. 48 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 243.6kReads9.7Score27.9kShelves
49. 49 红 Red Palms and Green Claws 红掌与绿爪 Dou Gu Buliang豆姑不梁Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted [Spirited Noblewoman Cai Banban vs. Cold-Faced Military Governor Zhou Yize] Someone asked General Zhou what kind of woman the Third Lady Cai of Qinghe was. At the mention of Cai Sanniang, the general’s fierce gaze softened. He tilted his head in thought, then replied, “As beautiful as a red palm, as bold as a green claw.” When he tilted his head, the person noticed the scratches on General Zhou’s neck and asked curiously, “How did you get those injuries, General Zhou?” General Zhou replied, “Fro 766Reads9.3Score115Shelves
50. 50 不 Wasn’t It a Political Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love? 不是联姻吗？裴大人怎么这么爱 Deep-Fried Ice Cream油炸冰激凌Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei 57.6kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves

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    This book is really beautiful and unique. It has attracted my attention so far. I hope there won't be too many chapters later. It will take too long to write about how good the male and female protagonists are. People who are too perfect will be boring. I hope the author will write the words quickly. I want to be the first batch of readers of this book [Blow kiss] [Blow kiss]

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