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1. 851 吃 After Ten Years of Empty Promises, I Quit and Became the Client 吃了十年画饼，离职后我成了甲方爸爸 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜9k WordsCompleted After Ten Years of Empty Promises, I Quit and Became the Client —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 852 太 The Crown Prince's Mother Made Me Check Her Qualifications, So I Sent Her Whole Family to Prison 太子妈逼我审核资格，我送她全家入狱 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜12k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince's Mother Tried to Make Me Review Her Qualifications, So I Sent Her Whole Family to Prison 2Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 853 被 After Getting Fired, I Became an Assassin 被开除后我成了杀手 Er Gua Loves Eating Melons二瓜爱吃瓜17k WordsCompleted After Getting Fired, I Became an Assassin 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 854 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves
5. 855 归 My Wife Returned, and She Turned Out to Be a Princess of Beijing's Elite Circle 归来妻子，身份竟是京圈公主 Valley of the Kings帝王谷11k WordsCompleted My Wife Returns, and She Turns Out to Be a Princess of the Capital’s Elite Circle 5.6kReads—Score153Shelves

   Reader note

   These are all good.

6. 856 首 The Billionaire Heiress Pretends to Be Poor, While I Play the Devoted Lover and Cash In 首富千金装穷，我演深爱薅羊毛 Valley of the Kings帝王谷12k WordsCompleted The Heiress Pretends to Be Poor, While I Play the Devoted Lover and Cash In 1kReads—Score109Shelves
7. 857 强 A Forced Melon Isn’t Sweet, But I Can Dip It in Sugar 强扭的瓜不甜，我可以蘸糖 Valley of the Kings帝王谷12k WordsCompleted They say a forcibly picked melon isn’t sweet, but I can dip it in sugar. 10.1kReads—Score174Shelves
8. 858 自 Unworthy of Love 自卑不配拥有爱 Valley of the Kings帝王谷10k WordsCompleted Low Self-Esteem Means I Don't Deserve Love 2.3kReads—Score105Shelves
9. 859 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 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
10. 860 她 She’s in Love with Her White Moonlight, So I Walked Away with 6 Billion 她恋白月光，我连吃带拿卷走60亿 Valley of the Kings帝王谷10k WordsCompleted She pines for her first love, while I walk away with 6 billion yuan and everything else I can grab. 10.9kReads—Score100Shelves
11. 861 想 If You Want to Marry My Fiancée, Get on the Road Early 想娶我未婚妻，请提前上路 Valley of the Kings帝王谷8k WordsCompleted If You Want to Marry My Fiancée, Get to the Afterlife First 4.8kReads—Score155Shelves
12. 862 再 On the Day of My Remarriage, My Ex-Wife's Older Sister Nearly Flipped the Table 再婚这天，前妻姐差点掀桌子 Valley of the Kings帝王谷12k WordsCompleted On the Day of His Remarriage, His Ex’s Older Sister Almost Flips the Table 22.8kReads—Score129Shelves
13. 863 顾 Mr. Gu, After Making Your Mom Faint, I Sent Your Childhood Sweetheart to Jail Too 顾总，气晕你妈后，我又把你的青梅送进了局子 When Flowers Fall, Summer Is Still Cool花落夏亦凉22k WordsCompleted Mr. Gu, After I Angered Your Mom Into a Faint, I Sent Your Childhood Sweetheart to Jail 4Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These are just a few short stories I read.

14. 864 假 The Fake Heiress Makes a Fortune, the Fake Young Master Helps Her Out, and the Whole Family Goes Crazy 假千金爆搞钱，假少爷神助攻，豪门疯了 When Flowers Fall, Summer Is Still Cool花落夏亦凉14k WordsCompleted The Fake heiress Goes All Out to Make Money, the Fake Young Master Gives Her a Huge Assist, and the Rich Family Goes Crazy 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 865 嫁 I Married My Psychotic Younger Brother, and My First Love Regretted It Like Crazy 嫁给疯批弟弟，白月光哥哥悔疯了 When Flowers Fall, Summer Is Still Cool花落夏亦凉11k WordsCompleted Marrying the Crazy Younger Brother, the White Moonlight Elder Brother Regrets It —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 866 老 My Husband Fell in Love with Cantonese Cuisine, So I Gave Him to a Guangdong Girl 老公爱上了广东菜，我把他送给了广东妹 When Flowers Fall, Summer Is Still Cool花落夏亦凉14k WordsCompleted My Husband Fell in Love with Cantonese Food, So I Gave Him to a Cantonese Girl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 867 一 I Woke Up to Find I Was His “Rumored Girlfriend” 一觉醒来，我竟成了他的“绯闻女友” Cai Yiqi蔡一畦12k WordsCompleted I Woke Up to Find I’d Become His “Rumored Girlfriend” —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A great short story, I recommend it!

18. 868 幻 Phantom Love 幻影爱 Cai Yiqi蔡一畦6k WordsCompleted Phantom Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 869 真 After the Real Heiress Is Welcomed Back into the Rich Family, She Only Wants to Study 真千金被认回豪门后只想读书 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家8k WordsCompleted After the Real Heiress Is Reunited with Her Wealthy Family, All She Wants Is to Study 74Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all well-written. The heroine's acceptance speech in "The True Heiress Only Wants to Study After Reuniting with Her Wealthy Family" was truly heartbreaking. The title of "The Stepped Ant is the Demon" still makes my heart ache; it was so agonizing. The others are all good, and "The Rivals in the Court" is also very moving.

20. 870 被 After My Parents Kicked Me Out to Villain Village, This Good Student Led the Whole Village to Prosperity 被爸妈赶到恶人村后，好学生带着全村致富了 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家10k WordsCompleted After Her Parents Kicked Her Out and Sent Her to Villain Village, the Good Student Led the Whole Village to Prosperity 6Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 871 朝 After My Rival at Court Died, I Adopted His Son 朝堂中的宿敌死后，我收养了他的儿子 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家8k WordsCompleted After My Archrival at Court Died, I Adopted His Son 366Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 872 重 Reborn Before I Was Falsely Accused of Plagiarism: I Retire as the Poet Immortal and Go Farming 重生在被冤枉剽窃前，诗仙我封笔去种田 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn just before being falsely accused of plagiarism, the Poetry Immortal quits writing and takes up farming. 260Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 873 被 The Trampled Ant Is a Demon 被踩到的蝼蚁是恶魔 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家9k WordsCompleted The Ant They Trampled Was a Demon 14Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 874 男 My Boyfriend Forced Me to Drop Out Just to Pursue the Campus Belle 男友为了追校花竟逼我退学 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted My Boyfriend Forced Me to Drop Out Just to Pursue the Campus Belle —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 875 没 The Pearl Oyster Without a Pearl 没有珍珠的珍珠蚌 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家9k WordsCompleted The Pearl Oyster with No Pearl 2Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 876 寒 Snowfall in a Poor Scholar’s Home 寒门沉雪 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Snow Settles on a Poor Family 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 877 我 After My Brother, a PhD Student, Took an Extra Year and Jumped to His Death 我的哥哥博士延毕跳楼之后 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家13k WordsCompleted After My PhD Brother Jumped to His Death Over His Delayed Graduation 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 878 钦 The Young Girl from the Imperial Observatory Is Not to Be Trifled With 钦天监的女娃不好惹 Grumpy Daydreamer暴躁空想家Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Young Girl from the Imperial Observatory Is Not to Be Messed With 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 879 镜 The Woman in the Mirror Wrote, “Don't Come In” 【男频短篇】镜中的她写了句“不要进来” This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛14k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] She Wrote “Do Not Enter” in the Mirror 3Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Actually, I've recently discovered that plot is more important than writing style _(:з"∠)_. PS. I'd like to recommend some less common "male-oriented" short stories _(:з"∠)_, and they're "tabletop role-playing game adaptations" (tabletop role-playing games involve writing your own script and having a moderator control the plot, preventing the protagonist from feeling frustrated; plus, the moderator says that reality is already tiring, dark, and cruel enough, so everyone's playing a normal tabletop game, so having fun is the most important thing, and it ends up being a happy ending). Most of the recommendations are also less common diary entries.

30. 880 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Became the King of Collectible Figures in Another World, but I Just Want to Retire in Peace 【男频短篇】我在异世界当手办王，只想安心退休养老 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I'm the Figure King in Another World, and I Just Want to Retire in Peace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 881 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Hundred Years After I Kept My Elf Girlfriend Waiting 【男频短篇】我让精灵女友空等百年后 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛15k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Kept My Elven Girlfriend Waiting for a Hundred Years 6Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 882 永 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Permanently Hypnotizing the Top Female Assassin, I Regretted It 【男频短篇】永久催眠顶级女刺客后，我却后悔了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Permanently Hypnotizing a Top Female Assassin, I Regretted It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 883 青 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me into the Hospital with a Stick! 【男频短篇】青梅叫我主人后，一棍把我打进了医院！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me Into the Hospital with a Stick! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 884 雪 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After the Snow Maiden Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 【男频短篇】雪女老师背我回寝后，我娶了她做老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Snow Woman Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 885 穿 Transmigrate to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 穿越西幻：我的无限读档系统 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛38k WordsCompleted Transmigrating to a Western Fantasy World: My Infinite Save-Loading System 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 886 重 Reborn, I Left My Childhood Friend Behind and Found My Own Happiness 重生后，远离竹马，收获自己的幸福 Brother Xu, Who Likes Elytra喜欢鞘翅的徐兄7k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Keep My Distance from My Childhood Friend and Find Happiness of My Own 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completed short story

37. 887 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone 【男频短篇】我的美杜莎老婆只会石化别人 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 888 我 My Patron Is in the Underworld 我的靠山在地府 Brother Xu, Who Likes Elytra喜欢鞘翅的徐兄6k WordsCompleted My Backer Is in the Underworld 12Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 889 狼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Werewolf Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact 【男频短篇】狼人校花的死缠生存协议 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛20k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Wolfgirl Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 890 鬼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Held Someone's Hand in Public and Fled, Becoming the Ghost King 【男频短篇】鬼新娘逼婚，我当众牵手跑路成鬼王 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Took Her Hand and Fled in Front of Everyone, Becoming the Ghost King 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 891 无 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Invincible Homebody's Rabbit-Eared Heroine Wife 【男频短篇】无敌宅的兔耳勇者老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Invincible Shut-In's Rabbit-Eared Heroine Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 892 咸 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Lazy Store Clerk: The Sloppy Manager Turns Out to Be the Red Ranger 【男频短篇】咸鱼店员：邋遢女店长竟是战队红战士 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛10k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Slacker Shop Clerk: The Sloppy Female Manager Is Actually the Red Ranger of a Sentai Team 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 893 替 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Diary of a Substitute Doll: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 【男频短篇】替身人偶日记：娶了两个苏小雪 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Substitute Doll Diary: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 894 废 Don't Be Afraid, Deposed Crown Prince: Your Princess Consort Is a Lucky Charm 废太子别怕，太子妃她是锦鲤 Cinderella in the Snow雪地的灰姑娘Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Don't Be Afraid, Deposed Crown Prince. Your Crown Princess Is a Lucky Star 1Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    They are all short stories.

45. 895 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Punched the Demon King Flying, She Insisted on Moving In with Me 【男频短篇】我一拳锤飞魔王后，她直接赖着跟我同居了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Punched the Demon King Flying, She Clung to Me and Moved In —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 896 我 I Beat Up Homewreckers in the Underworld, and the King of Hell Chased Me for Three Miles 我在冥界打小三，冥王追我三里三 Cinderella in the Snow雪地的灰姑娘13k WordsCompleted I Beat Up Homewreckers in the Underworld, and the King of the Underworld Chases Me for Three Miles —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 897 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Spoiled My Vampire Senior Until She Became My Girlfriend 【男频短篇】我把吸血鬼学姐宠成了女友 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Spoiled My Vampire Senior Until She Became My Girlfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 898 薄 A Heartless Lover 薄情恋人 Mu Ci沐辭Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted A Heartless Lover —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The writing is good, but it doesn't get much attention.

49. 899 能 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Can Understand Animals, Yet Somehow Became the Su Family's Idle Live-In Son-in-Law 【男频短篇】能听懂动物说话的我竟咸鱼成了苏家赘婿 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Can Understand Animals, Yet Somehow Ended Up as the Su Family's Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law 3Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 900 画 The Skin Painter 画皮师 Mu Ci沐辭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Skin Painter —Reads—Score—Shelves

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