Short, Satisfying Reads Worth Staying Up All Night For 熬夜也要看完的短篇爽文

1. 1001 缄 The Record of Sealed Things 缄物录 Like a Dream, Like a Phantom如梦如幻影Historical11k WordsCompleted The Record of Sealed Objects —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1002 妻 After My Wife Had Her Lover’s Child, I Turned Their Lifesaving Money into a Deadly Trap 妻子出轨产子后，我把他们的救命钱变成了致命陷阱 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季12k WordsCompleted After my wife cheated and had a child, I turned the money they needed to survive into a deadly trap. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1003 我 My Plan to Clean House in the Wealthy Family: Wipe Them Out, Seize Power, Leave No One Behind! 我的豪门清除计划：团灭、夺权、一个不留！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted My Plan to Clean House in This Wealthy Family: Wipe Them All Out, Seize Power, Leave No One Behind! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1004 京 A Tale of Revenge in the Capital 京华复仇录 Like a Dream, Like a Phantom如梦如幻影Historical25k WordsCompleted The Chronicle of Revenge in the Capital 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1005 得 I Divorced My Wife the Moment I Learned She Was Cheating. Later, She Begged Me to Take Her Back 得知妻子出轨我果断离婚，后来她求我：咱们复婚吧 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季28k WordsCompleted When I learned my wife was cheating, I divorced her without hesitation. Later, she begged me: “Can we get married again?” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1006 室 My Roommate Mooched Food and Rent Every Day, but After I Moved Out, She Freaked Out and Demanded I Reimburse Her Rent 室友天天蹭吃蹭喝，我搬走后，她却破防让我报销房租 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Roommate Mooched Off Me Every Day. After I Moved Out, She Lost It and Demanded I Reimburse Her for the Rent 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1007 天 A Genius Doctor Was Framed and Reduced to Working as a Funeral Director 天才医生被陷害沦沦落为干白事的 Mr. Striving for First Place争先恐侯先生46k WordsCompleted A Genius Doctor Is Framed and Reduced to Doing Funeral Work —Reads—Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   It's quite interesting; love left unsaid, apologies left unaddressed, and the selves left unfulfilled. Making those ten-odd minutes meaningful and thought-provoking.

8. 1008 妻 My Wife Accepted Her Male Best Friend’s Confession in Public. When She Learned Who I Really Was, She Broke Down in Regret 妻子当众答应男闺蜜告白，得知我真实身份后后悔痛哭 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季15k WordsCompleted My wife accepted her male best friend's confession in front of everyone. When she learned who I really was, she broke down in tears of regret. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1009 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Body-Double Novel, I Instantly Maxed Out My Forensic Skills 穿到替身文后我反手点了满级法医技能 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating into a Body-Double Novel, I Maxed Out My Forensic Skills —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1010 发 I Caught My CEO Wife Cheating, So I Revoked Her Patent License. Now She’s Panicking 发现总裁妻子出轨，我立刻收回专利使用权，她急了 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季17k WordsCompleted When I discovered my CEO wife was cheating, I immediately revoked her patent license. She panicked. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1011 我 My Dad Was Seriously Injured at a Construction Site, and My In-Laws All Went Missing. I Donated Our Wedding Home, and They Knelt 我爸工地重伤婆家集体失联，反手捐掉婚房后，他们跪了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted My Dad Was Gravely Injured at a Construction Site, and My In-Laws All Vanished. I Donated Our Wedding Home on the Spot, and They Fell to Their Knees 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1012 青 The Jade Case: Edict of the Abandoned Wife 青玉案·弃妇诏 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Green Jade Case: An Edict for the Abandoned Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Attention, fellow bookworms! These 20 exquisite short stories are guaranteed to blow your mind! Some are historical, some modern—I've read them all! Absolutely captivating! Truly amazing! ✅ Heartfelt and never perfunctory ✅ Hardcore plots and excellent writing ✅ Sophisticated aesthetics that respect intellectual depth ✅ No clichés, no lowbrow humor, no fallacies ✅ Rooted in life, but not mundane ✅ Perfect for when you can't sleep at night ✅ Enjoy reading them on your subway commute and they'll leave you wanting more. And—📖 All new books, fresh off the press ✨ Every story is high-quality, every single one deserves a 10 stars 🎯 No old tropes, no clichés, guaranteed to give you a fresh perspective. While reading: Huh? They can write like this? After reading: Absolutely amazing! In short—a worthwhile investment, incredibly enjoyable. Bookworms, please enjoy!

13. 1013 意 I Accidentally Learned My Daughter Switched My Blood Pressure Medication. My Response Filled Her with Regret 意外得知女儿换了我的降压药，我的做法让她悔恨不已 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季22k WordsCompleted I accidentally discovered that my daughter had switched my blood pressure medication. What I did left her consumed with regret. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1014 豪 A Fake Couple in a Wealthy Family: The Kidnappers Were So Mad They Wanted to Call the Police 豪门塑料夫妻，绑匪气得想报警 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted A Fake Couple from a Wealthy Family: The Kidnappers Were So Furious They Wanted to Call the Police —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1015 准 After Leaving Work on Time, I Became the Company’s New Boss 准时下班后，我成了公司新老板 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎10k WordsCompleted After Leaving Work on Time, I Became the Company’s New Boss —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1016 妻 My Wife Lied About Traveling with Her Male Best Friend. She Was Stunned When She Got My Message 妻子撒谎和男闺蜜去旅行，收到我的信息后她傻眼了 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季29k WordsCompleted My Wife Lied About Going on a Trip With Her Male Best Friend. She Was Dumbfounded When She Got My Message —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 1017 当 After My Boyfriend’s Friend Sent Me a Shirtless Photo 当男朋友兄弟给我发腹肌照后 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎7k WordsCompleted After My Boyfriend’s Buddy Sent Me a Shirtless Photo —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1018 重 Reborn, I Let the Entire Military Compound Know My Husband Gave His Allowance to His Ex-Girlfriend 重生后我让后军区大院都知道，丈夫把津贴给了前女友 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季Modern Romance26k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Made Sure Everyone in the Military Compound Knew My Husband Gave His Allowance to His Ex-Girlfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1019 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
20. 1020 兄 My Buddy Sent Me a Photo of Him on a Date with My Wife. I Forwarded It: Congrats on Finding a New Sugar Daddy 兄弟发和我妻子约会照，我马上转发：恭喜成功接盘 The Rainy Season in August八月的雨季38k WordsCompleted My buddy sent me a photo of him on a date with my wife. I immediately forwarded it with the caption: “Congrats on finding someone to take over your old flame.” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1021 重 Reborn, I Married My Scumbag Ex’s Mortal Enemy 重生后我改嫁了渣男死对头 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance28k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I married my scumbag ex's sworn rival 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1022 全 The Whole Sect Curses Me, While I Feed Senior Sister with My Body 全宗唾骂，我正用身体喂养师姐 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗13k WordsCompleted The whole sect curses me, but I'm feeding my senior sister with my body —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I declare this to be the best short story I've read this year, bar none.

23. 1023 领 On the Day We Were to Get Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 领证当天，未婚妻跟白月光跑了 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY11k WordsCompleted On the Day We Got Our Marriage License, My Fiancée Ran Off with Her First Love 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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24. 1024 帮 I Helped My Best Friend Check Her Virginity, But He Was the Man I Had Wished For 帮闺蜜验身，他竟是我许愿的男人 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗17k WordsCompleted Helping my best friend get a virginity test, he turns out to be the man I wished for —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1025 加 After Ten Years of Unpaid Overtime, the Company Collapsed the Day I Took My Core Team with Me 加班十年无加班费，我带走核心团队那天公司崩了 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎11k WordsCompleted After ten years of unpaid overtime, the company collapsed the day I took the core team with me. —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1026 当 After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital Went Insane! 当我逃走后，京圈大小姐疯了！ RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted After I Ran Away, the Heiress of the Capital’s Elite Circle Went Crazy! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 1027 绑 After Binding the Matchmaker System, I Turn the Tables and Push Couples to Date on a Romance Show 绑定红娘系统后，我在恋综里反向催更 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎11k WordsCompleted After Binding the Matchmaker System, I Start Urging the Contestants on a Dating Show in Reverse —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1028 一 A Five-Foot-Tall Loli Calls Me Her Husband, But He's Clearly a Man 一米五萝莉喊我老公，可他明明是男的 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗26k WordsCompleted A five-foot-tall cutie calls me her husband, but he’s obviously a guy 6Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1029 那 The Father Who Wanted Me to Marry My Stepbrother Was Frozen Solid by My Stepmother 那个让我嫁给继哥的父亲，被继母冻成了冰棍 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY8k WordsCompleted The Father Who Wanted Me to Marry My Stepbrother Was Frozen Solid by My Stepmother —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1030 献 After Sacrificing My Scumbag Ex, I Became the New Emperor’s White Moonlight 献祭渣男后，我成了新帝的白月光 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted After Sacrificing a Scumbag, I Became the New Emperor's One True Love 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1031 兄 My Brother Turned into a Beauty, and My Ex-Girlfriend Showed Up? I'm Definitely Marrying This One! 兄弟变美女，前女友上门？这老婆我娶定了！ Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Buddy Turns into a Beauty, and My Ex-Girlfriend Shows Up? I'm Definitely Marrying This Wife! —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1032 我 My Rich Young Lady of the Capital 我的京圈大小姐 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTY9k WordsCompleted My Heiress from Beijing’s Elite Circle 314Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1033 和 I Swapped Bodies with My Rival, and She Slept with My Husband 和情敌互换身体，她睡我老公 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted I Swapped Bodies with My Love Rival, and She Slept with My Husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1034 我 I Went Wedding Dress Shopping with My Best Friend, but She Asked Me to Be Her Dowry 我陪闺蜜试婚纱，她却让我陪嫁 Great Sage Duo Duo大圣铎铎9k WordsCompleted I Went Wedding Dress Shopping with My Best Friend, but She Asked Me to Be Her Dowry —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1035 他 He Called Our Wedding a Buyout, So I Moved My Assets Overnight 他说婚礼是收购，我连夜转移财产 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance29k WordsCompleted He Said the Wedding Was an Acquisition, So I Transferred My Assets Overnight 132Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1036 苏 A Love Story in Suzhou 苏州的爱情故事 RTY, Rich for Life一生有钱的RTYMarriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted A Love Story in Suzhou 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1037 六 He Played Dead Every Lunar New Year for Six Years, So I Kicked Down His Bathroom Door 六年春节他装死，我一脚踹开他的厕所门 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted For Six Years, He Faked Being Dead During Lunar New Year. I Kicked Open His Bathroom Door —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1038 被 The Day I Was Divorced, I Smiled and Signed the Divorce Papers 被休那日，我笑着签了和离书 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The day I was cast aside, I signed the divorce papers with a smile. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Good short stories that you'll want to stay up all night to finish reading.

39. 1039 寄 I Sent 2.78 Million Home, and Mom Bought My Brother a BMW 寄278万回家，妈转头给弟买了宝马 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted I Sent Home 2.78 Million, and Mom Turned Around and Bought My Brother a BMW 7Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1040 人 Everyone Says My Mother Killed My Father, and I Say So Too 人人都说我娘杀了我爹，我也这么说 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted Everyone Says My Mother Killed My Father, and I Say So Too 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1041 小 At My Sister-in-Law's Wedding, My Husband Offered My Life as Her Wedding Gift 小姑子大婚，我的命是老公送她的新婚礼 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance34k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law’s Wedding Gift Was My Life, Courtesy of My Husband 13Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1042 换 Ten Days in Each Other’s Bodies, and He Remembered Me for a Lifetime 换魂十天，他记了我一辈子 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊10k WordsCompleted We Switched Bodies for Ten Days, and He Remembered Me for the Rest of His Life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1043 丈 Three Days After My Husband Died, His Whole Family Begged Me to Come Back 丈夫死后第三天，全家跪求我回去 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted On the Third Day After My Husband Died, His Whole Family Begged Me to Come Back 111Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1044 徒 My Disciple Tried to Steal the Credit, Sacrificing an Entire Building's Worth of Lives to Me 徒弟为抢功，拿一栋楼的人命给我献祭 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗22k WordsCompleted To Steal Credit, My Disciple Sacrificed the Lives of Everyone in a Building to Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1045 重 Reborn, I Sold Mr. Huo to His Rival 重生后，我把霍总卖给了对家 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊15k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Sold Mr. Huo to His Rival 7Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1046 扶 My Husband Worships His Sister: My Sister's Coming, So You and Your Mom Can Get Out 扶姐狂魔老公：我姐要来，你和你妈滚蛋 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Marriage & Romance28k WordsCompleted A Husband Who Worships His Sister: My Sister Is Coming, So You and Your Mom Can Get Lost —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1047 我 I Tossed the Poor Boy’s Confession into the Furnace, and Ten Years Later He Became My Husband 我把穷小子的告白扔进炉子，十年后他成了我的丈夫 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊Modern Romance16k WordsCompleted I Tossed the Poor Boy’s Confession into the Stove. Ten Years Later, He Became My Husband 7Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1048 九 Back to ’97: I Called My Poor Uncle, and the Entire Factory’s Leadership Stood at Attention 九七回档：我给穷舅打电话，全厂领导立正站好 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted Back to 1997: I called my poor uncle, and every factory leader snapped to attention 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1049 公 The New Puppy at Work Is Actually Terrible with Directions 公司新来的小奶狗，竟然是个小路痴 Who Is Cai Gao Yi Dou?才高一斗是谁啊13k WordsCompleted The New Puppy Boy at Work Is Surprisingly Terrible with Directions 16Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1050 我 I’ve Never Died, Yet I Recognized My Own Body Collector at the Funeral Home 我从未死过，却在殡仪馆认出我的收尸人 Ink and Brush Like Poetry笔墨如诗24k WordsCompleted I've never died, yet I recognized the person who collected my body at the funeral home. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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