High-Quality Short Stories 高质量短故事

1. 1 拿 I Took the Wrong Script and Became the Protagonist’s Partner? 拿错剧本的我成了主角他对象？ The Perfectly Round Garden圆圆圆的园Two Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled: Did I Pick Up the Wrong Script and Become the Protagonist’s Love Interest? Top/bottom romance + anthology Some books have protagonists with no protagonist aura at all. They’re abused physically and emotionally until they become mentally unstable, and their stories end with them either going mad or dying. After countless complaints from readers, System 000 took on the task of revamping these books. It would turn books pulled from circulation into wholesome reads and transform t 45.6kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves

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   Each short story features a different protagonist, a very fresh direction.

2. 2 桂 The Year the Osmanthus Fell, I Met a Kindred Spirit 桂落那年，遇知遇 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟10k WordsCompleted The year the osmanthus fell, I met you. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A heartwarming and sweet, healing and refreshing read. The fourth book is perfect for quiet, relaxing reading. Highly recommended; a high-quality story.

3. 3 苏 Su Wan: Neon Lipstick and the Thawing Snow 苏晚：霓虹唇印与雪融时 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟17k WordsCompleted Su Wan: Neon Lip Prints and the Thaw —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 剑 Sword-Bone Beauty Chronicles: I Found a Sword Spirit in a Mountain of Corpses 剑骨红颜录：从尸山捡到剑灵开 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟Eastern Fantasy899k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 燕 The Legend of Yan Yu 燕虞传奇演义 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟Historical1.3M WordsOngoing My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 面 Waiting at the Noodle Shop: Three Bowls Apart 面馆的等待：三碗面的距离 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟16k WordsCompleted Waiting at the Noodle Shop: Three Bowls Apart —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 濠 The Peach Trap in the Hao River Fog 濠河雾里的蜜桃陷阱 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Peach Trap in the Fog of Haohe 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 温 The Gentle Hunter’s Neon Game “温柔猎手”的霓虹游戏 Zhang Wei of Qiaocheng谯城张伟28k WordsCompleted The Neon Game of a “Gentle Hunter” —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 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 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves
10. 10 白 A White Dove Brings Spring 白鸽衔春来 Le Yi Junzi乐依君子8k WordsCompleted A White Dove Brings Spring —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please support me 🥺🥺🥺. Not about love. "I too once rode a fat horse with a carved saddle, returning home with the wind, overlooking thousands of banners. Morning and evening, I walked alone through the withered grass of the frontier, and suddenly saw my temples frosted with white by the stream. Now I wish, with my iron armor mottled and my halberd covered in dust, to laugh as I watch the sunlight shine before my hall."

11. 11 流 The Years Pass, Yet the Roots of Trouble Remain 流年不忘生根烦 Falling Leaves Make No Sound 6叶落无声620k WordsCompleted Years go by, but the ache of taking root remains. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Full of positive energy, the true healing in life is not liberation, but facing and then growing.

12. 12 当 When a Funny Girl Wanders into a Tragic Romance Novel 当搞笑女误入虐文小说 Kaliduosi卡里多斯18k WordsCompleted When a Funny Girl Wanders into a Torture Novel 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story, easy to read in one sitting, a time-travel/rebirth novel.

13. 13 重 Reborn: The Sweet Satisfaction of Face-Slapping 重生之打脸爽歪歪 cbit6k WordsCompleted Reborn: The Sweet Thrill of Face-Slapping 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    #What if an ordinary person had a rebirth and a system?# Just thinking about it is exciting! 🤖✨If you had a cheat system, would you bravely pursue your dreams? Or would you choose a stable life? Let's talk about your "rebirth" wish list!

14. 14 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves

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    This game truly relies entirely on the protagonist's intelligence; the plot is excellent, and the characters have compelling backstories. Everyone should go watch it!

15. 15 真 Better to Be Truly Poor Than Falsely Rich 真实地穷，好过虚伪地富 Zhao Jingyi赵景屹12k WordsCompleted It’s better to be genuinely poor than falsely rich —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 琴 A Dream of Music Lingers in My Heart 琴梦萦心 My General Baby末将Baby7k WordsCompleted A Melody Lingers in the Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 不 After I Stopped Loving Him, the CEO Panicked 不爱后，霸总他急了 Zhao Jingyi赵景屹7k WordsCompleted After I Stopped Loving Him, the CEO Panicked —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.7kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
19. 19 我 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 He Sees Qingmuchuan他见青木川11k WordsCompleted I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 21.9kReads—Score656Shelves

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    A tragic romance novel with elements of post-mortem literature and profound regret. The female protagonist only realizes her true feelings after her death, and her elaborate schemes to get close to her former love interest in order to avenge her past, only to discover that everything she did was a mistake.

20. 20 全 Master of All Skills 全技大师 Crocodile Wontons鳄鱼馄饨Sports2.2M WordsCompleted What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 501Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 浴 Rising from the Ashes: From Heartbreak to Warrior’s Soul 浴火，从情殇到战魂 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三35k WordsCompleted Rising from the Flames: From Heartbreak to a Warrior’s Soul 3Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 伞 Beneath the Umbrella, It's Always Sunny 伞下终年有晴天 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三19k WordsCompleted Beneath Your Umbrella, It's Always Sunny 2Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 三 The Bloody March of Three Thousand Child Soldiers in the War Against Japan 三千抗日娃娃兵的血色征途 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三20k WordsCompleted The Bloody Journey of Three Thousand Child Soldiers in the War Against Japan 23Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 九 The 1990s Storm: A Bloody Chronicle of Tianjin 九零风暴津门喋血纪 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三28k WordsCompleted The 1990s Storm: A Bloody Chronicle of Tianjin —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 荒 Chronicles of the Famine Years 荒年记 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三57k WordsCompleted Chronicles of the Famine Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 1 1938: Iron-Blooded Heroines, Chronicles of a Hundred Generals Fighting the Japanese 1938.铁血红颜，百将荡倭录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三Modern Romance72k WordsCompleted 1938: Iron-Blooded Heroines, A Hundred Generals’ Campaign Against the Japanese 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 歪 The Hilarious Bandit Suppression of Crooked-Neck Mountain 歪脖山爆笑剿匪记 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三14k WordsCompleted The Hilarious Bandit-Suppression Campaign at Crooked Neck Mountain 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 诸 Zhuge’s Godslayer Chronicles: An Era of Contest Across the Heavens 诸葛弑神录，诸天争霸纪元 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三31k WordsCompleted Zhuge’s God-Slaying Chronicle: An Era of All-Heavens Domination —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 都 The Urban Madman: From Hanging Around Nightclubs to Business Tycoon 都市狂枭从夜店混吃到商业帝王 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三16k WordsCompleted The Urban Madman: From Bumming Around Nightclubs to Business Tycoon —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 当 When a Highly Intelligent Agricultural Scholar Meets a Search-and-Rescue Expert 当高智商农院学霸遇上搜救大神 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三17k WordsCompleted When a Highly Intelligent Agricultural University Top Student Meets a Search-and-Rescue Expert —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 白 The Three Mischievous Goddesses of Mr. Bai’s Household, and a High-IQ Romantic Mix-Up 白总家的三个捣蛋女神，一场高智商恋爱乌龙 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三12k WordsCompleted Mr. Bai's Three Mischievous Goddesses: A High-IQ Romantic Mix-Up 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 从 From Scrap-Spirit at an Electroplating Plant to Ruler of the Underworld 从电镀厂废魂到地府霸主 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三38k WordsCompleted From Wasted Soul at an Electroplating Factory to Overlord of the Underworld —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 天 The Tribulation of a Good-for-Nothing Taoist Priest from Maoshan in the Celestial Realm 天国茅山草包道长的红尘劫 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三40k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of a Good-for-Nothing Taoist Priest from Maoshan in the Celestial Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 涅 The Reborn Young Master Strikes Back in the Shura Arena 涅槃狂少逆袭修罗场 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三25k WordsCompleted The Phoenix-Risen Young Master’s Comeback in the Asura Arena 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 大 The Young Lady’s Wild Ride Through China: From Bank Heists to Ruling the Underworld 大小姐的华夏狂飙，从银行劫案到江湖争霸 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三21k WordsCompleted The Young Lady’s Wild Ride Through China, from Bank Heists to Jianghu Domination —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 石 A Heart of Stone, Pledged to the Nation 石心许国 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三7k WordsCompleted A Heart of Stone, Pledged to the Nation —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 紫 The Purple-Robed Immortal Maiden Stirs Up Trouble in the Mortal Realm to Restore Her Soul 紫袍仙姑凡间搞事修魂 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三34k WordsCompleted A purple-robed immortal maiden stirs up trouble in the mortal realm to mend her soul 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 地 The Netherworld's Floral Chronicle 地府万花录 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三34k WordsCompleted The Netherworld’s Floral Compendium 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 破 A Kingdom in a Broken Bowl 破碗里的江山 Ke Yang Shisan柯洋十三7k WordsCompleted A Kingdom in a Broken Bowl —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 球 Rainbow Candy Beneath the Hoop 球框下的彩虹糖 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily78k WordsCompleted Rainbow Candy Under the Basketball Hoop 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 仰 Gazing Up at the Sky of My Heart, Gazing Up at You 仰望心空仰望你 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily79k WordsCompleted Gazing Up at the Sky of My Heart, Gazing Up at You —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 拯 After Saving the Day, I Refuse to Be Queen 拯救危机后，姐拒当女王 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily79k WordsCompleted After Saving the Crisis, This Big Sister Refuses to Be Queen 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 落 The Medicine King Brother Who Fell to Earth 落入凡间的药王哥哥 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily710k WordsCompleted The Medicine King Brother Who Fell into the Mortal World 4Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 沉 The Agarwood Rose Is a Little Wild 沉香玫瑰有点野 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Mystery10k WordsCompleted The Wild Side of Agarwood Roses 2Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 掌 The Lamp-Lighting Woman 掌灯女 Lonely CraneShrily7孤鹤Shrily7Mystery7k WordsCompleted The Lantern-Lighting Woman 2Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 快 Quick Transmigration: Vicious Female Side Character Role-play Plan 快穿：恶毒女配扮演计划 Bright Again and Again明明又明明Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing Beautiful, ruthless heroine who’s a brilliant actress The heroine has a different character in every world One-on-one romance, male lead split into different fragments [Warning: The heroine is genuinely evil!] Jiang Xinlian was bound to a System and tasked with playing a vicious supporting female character. She was brimming with confidence. “Leave it to me!” After several worlds, another System asked the thoroughly troubled 086, “Why don’t you help you 52.2kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    Quick transmigration + satisfying read + revenge + sweet romance + scheming woman, so good!

47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: Saving My Lord of the Underworld 快穿：拯救我的冥尊殿下 Jiu Jiu氿久Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: Quick Transmigration: Saving My Netherworld Lord After defying the laws of heaven, the Netherworld Lord’s soul is scattered across three thousand worlds, where he suffers through one miserable reincarnation after another. Qing He fails to be reborn through nirvana and is bound to a System that sends her into the Netherworld Lord’s worlds of reincarnation. As she carries out her missions, she gradually falls into the Netherworld Lord’s abyss… Disabled young master: “You flirted wi 8.4kReads9.2Score907Shelves
48. 48 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Goes on a Rampage with the Supporting Female Character's Script 快穿：宿主拿着女配剧本杀疯了 Murong Ruier慕容锐儿Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted When the System found Chu Qingci, her entire family had been condemned to death, and she was gripping her sword, her eyes bloodshot from killing. “Once you earn one hundred thousand points, you can turn back time and return to before you lost your family. Are you willing to accept the mission?” “I am.” And so Chu Qingci took on one supporting female character’s role after another, becoming the brightest presence in every era she visited. [There is a CP, there is a CP, there is a CP] We’re sayin 14.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: Steal the Male Lead's Wealth to Relieve My Poverty 快穿：劫男主的富，济我的贫 Mahua麻花Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted As Su Qing, a mission-taker tasked with saving villainess side characters, I live by one principle: if you’re weak, people walk all over you; if you’re strong, who cares about the villains, male leads, or heroines? If you’re a dragon, curl up for me. If you’re a tiger, lie down. In short, I’m not putting up with the obnoxious behavior of you leads who think your halos let you get away with anything. You can betray me all you want, but leave my money and treasures behind. Stealing someone in the 611Reads8.4Score105Shelves
50. 50 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 67.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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