Short Stories With Tight, Exciting Plots 短篇小说，故事紧凑精彩

1. 1901 天 The Heavenly Dao Is a Shoddy Operation, and I Just Sounded the Suona 天道是个草台班子，而我刚刚吹响了唢呐 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦21k WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is a ramshackle operation, and I just blew the suona 12Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1902 我 My Girlfriend Loves to Brag 我的女朋友爱吹牛 Little Hermit of Mount Culai徂徕山小散人10k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Loves to Brag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1903 我 My Fiancé Loves Another Woman. Funny, I Do Too 我的未婚夫爱着另一个女人，很巧，我也是 Chu Yunxiu, Whose Heart Deserves Punishment其心可诛的楚云秀10k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Is in Love with Another Woman. What a Coincidence: So Am I. —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 1904 我 My Wealthy Wife Survives by Sucking the Work Vibes Out of Me 我的豪门老婆靠吸我的班味儿续命 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦15k WordsCompleted My Rich Wife Stays Alive by Sucking the Office Vibe Out of Me 9Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1905 我 After I Died on the Battlefield, My Parents Were Consumed by Regret 我战死沙场后，父母悔恨难当 Little Hermit of Mount Culai徂徕山小散人10k WordsCompleted After I died in battle, my parents were consumed with regret 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 1906 她 She Built Me a Swing in the Game 她在游戏里，给我搭了一座秋千 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦17k WordsCompleted She built me a swing in the game 16Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1907 生 At My Birthday Banquet, a Video of My Wife Cheating Played on the Screen 生日宴上，屏幕播放妻子出轨视频 Little Hermit of Mount Culai徂徕山小散人7k WordsCompleted At the birthday banquet, a video of his wife cheating played on the screen 179Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1908 为 For the Sake of Highly Probable Coincidences 为了高概率的巧合 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦25k WordsCompleted For the sake of a high-probability coincidence 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 1909 歼 The Planet-Buster Cannon Fires in 60 Seconds, and the Repair Shop Grandpa Presses Play on an Old Cassette 歼星炮还有60秒发射，修理铺大爷按下了旧磁带 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦16k WordsCompleted The Planet-Busting Cannon Fires in 60 Seconds, but the Old Man at the Repair Shop Presses Play on an Old Cassette 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1910 4 The Bloody Team-Building Retreat in Conference Room 404 404会议室的血色团建 Dreams Layered Like Light Clouds轻云叠梦15k WordsCompleted The Bloodstained Team-Building Event in Conference Room 404 —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1911 堂 A Cousin Becomes a Brother? A Property Dispute Uncovers a Shocking Case 堂弟变亲弟？房子之争，扯出惊天大案 A Plate of Fried Rice一份炒饭8k WordsCompleted A Cousin Becomes a Younger Brother? A Fight Over a House Uncovers a Shocking Case —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wonderful short stories not to be missed if you pass by

12. 1912 锦 The Embroidered Guard Raised a Little Mute 锦衣卫养了个小哑巴 Yi Yue一枂Historical14k WordsCompleted The Embroidered Uniform Guard Took In a Little Mute 145Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very nice little sweet article

13. 1913 妻 The Day My Wife Was Diagnosed with Cancer, I Asked for a Divorce 妻子确诊癌症那天，我直接提离婚 A Plate of Fried Rice一份炒饭8k WordsCompleted The day my wife was diagnosed with cancer, I went straight to her and asked for a divorce. —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1914 分 Two Months After We Broke Up, She Said She Couldn't Live Without Me 分手两个月后，她说她离不开我 A Plate of Fried Rice一份炒饭8k WordsCompleted Two Months After We Broke Up, She Said She Couldn't Live Without Me 270Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 1915 糙 My Rugged Husband Spoils Me Like No Other 糙汉相公，宠妻如命 Yi Yue一枂16k WordsCompleted My Rugged Husband Spoils Me Like No Other 35Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1916 命 The Fate-Matching Division 命理配平分部 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物58k WordsCompleted Fate-Matching Division 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient short stories

17. 1917 中 After Winning Five Million, One Word from Her Made Me Decide to Abandon My Wife and Daughter 中奖五百万后，她一句话，我决定抛妻弃女 A Plate of Fried Rice一份炒饭9k WordsCompleted After Winning Five Million, Her One Sentence Made Me Decide to Abandon My Wife and Daughter 22Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1918 边 The Little Tailor on the Frontier 边疆小裁缝 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted The Little Tailor on the Frontier 161Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1919 孟 The Kind-Hearted Meng Po Watered Down My Potion in Secret 孟婆看我可怜，悄悄给我掺了水 Crimson Snow's Song绛雪吟Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Seeing how pitiful I was, Meng Po secretly watered down my soup. 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check this out, highly recommended

20. 1920 回 Looking Back, I See the Azure Clouds 回首见青云 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted Looking Back, I See Blue Skies 28Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1921 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 107Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1922 仵 The Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 仵作娘子采茶记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted A Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 43Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1923 古 An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted [Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1924 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 28Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1925 重 Reborn, I Broke Off Our Engagement in Public, and My Ex-Wife Became a Top Scientist 重生我当众悔婚后，前妻成了顶尖科学家 Yan Lingji燕灵姬31k WordsCompleted After I was reborn, I publicly called off my engagement, and my ex-wife became a top scientist. 540Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1926 我 My Wife Is Someone I Won Through Underhanded Means 我的妻子，是我用不光彩的手段勾来的 Greasy, Shiny Mama Cockroach油光闪闪母蟑螂Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My Wife Is Someone I Won Through Underhanded Means 158.1kReads—Score7.2kShelves

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    All short stories, 666

27. 1927 重 Reborn, I Chose to Stay Away From Him, but He Said With Red-Rimmed Eyes, “What More Do You Want From Me?” 重生后我选择远离他，他却红着眼说：你还要我怎样 Yan Lingji燕灵姬30k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Chose to Stay Away from Him, but He Looked at Me with Red Eyes and Said, “What More Do You Want from Me?” 3.7kReads—Score100Shelves
28. 1928 沈 The Shen Family's Concubine-Born Daughter 沈家庶女 Yan Lingji燕灵姬10k WordsCompleted The Shen Family's Illegitimate Daughter 183Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 1929 惹 Why Mess with Her? She’s the Crown Prince’s Beloved 惹她干嘛，她太子爷心尖宠 Yan Lingji燕灵姬26k WordsCompleted Why provoke her? She’s the apple of the Crown Prince’s eye. 2.2kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 1930 庶 The Concubine's Rise to Empress: Everyone in the Manor Is an Actor, and I'm the Only One Who's Real 庶女为后：满府都是戏精，只有我是真的 Yearning for Emerald Green欲绿葱盈Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Concubine's Daughter Becomes Empress: The Whole Household Is Full of Actors, and I'm the Only One Who's Genuine 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is compact and the content is exciting, worth watching!

31. 1931 惹 Why Mess with Her? She’s the Ninth Thousand-Year Lord’s Dearest 惹她干嘛，她九千岁心头肉 Yan Lingji燕灵姬Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted Why provoke her? She’s the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old’s most beloved. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1932 他 After He Sold Me to a Brothel, He Knelt Beneath My Dragon Throne 他卖我进青楼后，跪在我龙椅下 Yan Lingji燕灵姬Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted After He Sold Me to a Brothel, He Knelt Beneath My Dragon Throne 261Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1933 欢 Ode to Joy (Class Reunion) 欢乐颂（同学聚会） Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天21k WordsCompleted Ode to Joy: Class Reunion 427Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Close to life, worth seeing, three views, high IQ

34. 1934 撞 A Chance Encounter 撞出来缘分 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance56k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenjun is an ordinary accountant. One morning, while riding his electric scooter to work, he collides with an older woman at the market intersection. To his surprise, she is his teacher’s mother. They reach an arrangement: while her foot heals, Zhang Wenjun will come to her home every weekend and care for her free of charge. At the time, his teacher is dating someone, who turns out to be Zhang’s best friend. All three keep the truth from one another. Only in the end do they learn that each —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1935 有 Love Makes a Home 有爱才有家 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern RomanceCompleted Where There Is Love, There Is a Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1936 女 The Female Fate Reader 女相师 Little Green Bug青青小虫18k WordsCompleted The Female Fortune Teller —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1937 杀 Murder for Insurance? I Turned Around and Pushed the Tyrannical CEO Off a Cliff 杀人骗保？我反手将霸道总裁推下悬崖 Little Green Bug青青小虫Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted Murder for Insurance Money? I Turn Around and Push the Domineering CEO Off a Cliff —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1938 震 Shocking! My Online Girlfriend Is a Corporate Tycoon! 震惊，网恋女友竟是行业巨头总裁！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Shocking! My Online Girlfriend Is Actually the CEO of an Industry Giant! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wonderful, compact, short story

39. 1939 摆 After Slacking Off for Too Long, Heaven Itself Came Down to Make Me Cultivate 摆烂太久，天道亲自下场催我修炼 Rabbit Beating Gongs and Drums敲锣打鼓的兔子10k WordsCompleted I've slacked off for too long, so now the Heavenly Dao itself is forcing me to cultivate 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anti-involution time travel and immortality writing!

40. 1940 我 Three Years After My Death, My CEO Husband Came Back to Ask Me to Donate My Liver to His First Love 我死后三年，总裁丈夫二次找我给他的初恋捐献肝脏 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted Three Years After I Died, My CEO Husband Came Looking for Me Again to Donate a Liver to His First Love 162Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1941 合 After Getting Wasted at a Roommate Dinner, I Woke Up to Find My Roommate Had Secretly Bitten Me on the Sofa! 合租房聚餐喝断片后，我居然在沙发上被室友偷咬了！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭15k WordsCompleted After Getting Blackout Drunk at a Shared Apartment Dinner, I Somehow Got Secretly Bitten by My Roommate on the Sofa! —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1942 老 Wife, Are You Still Going to Lie to Me? 老婆，你还要对我说谎吗？ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭14k WordsCompleted Wife, are you still going to lie to me? 174Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1943 为 To Toughen Me Up, Dad Pushed Me Into the Deep End, Knowing I Was Terrified of Water 为了锻炼我，爸爸把严重恐水的我推进深水区 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted To Toughen Me Up, Dad Pushed Me, Despite My Severe Fear of Water, into the Deep End 59Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1944 幼 At Kindergarten Family Day, I Made Every Ridiculous Parent Die of Embarrassment 幼儿园亲子节，我让奇葩家长集体社死 Riding a Donkey Across a Little Bridge D骑驴过小桥D8k WordsCompleted At Kindergarten Family Day, I Made All the Weird Parents Die of Embarrassment —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1945 西 Tales of the Western Regions: My Years as Xuanzang's Secretary 西域异闻录：我给玄奘当秘书那几年 Riding a Donkey Across a Little Bridge D骑驴过小桥D12k WordsCompleted Tales from the Western Regions: The Years I Served as Xuanzang's Secretary —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1946 我 I Returned from Seeking the Sutras Only to Learn This Is the Apocalypse of Journey to the West 我取经回来，才知这是西游末日 Riding a Donkey Across a Little Bridge D骑驴过小桥DMale-Channel Fanfiction11k WordsCompleted I Returned from Seeking the Scriptures, Only to Learn This Was the End of the Journey to the West —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1947 洛 A Strange Feng Shui Case in Luoyang 洛阳风水奇案 Riding a Donkey Across a Little Bridge D骑驴过小桥D9k WordsCompleted A Strange Feng Shui Case in Luoyang —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1948 合 The Buzz of a Vibrator in the Shared House 合租屋的震动棒声 Riding a Donkey Across a Little Bridge D骑驴过小桥D11k WordsCompleted The Sound of a Vibrator in the Shared Apartment —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1949 邙 Divining Shadows on Mangshan 邙山卦影 Riding a Donkey Across a Little Bridge D骑驴过小桥D37k WordsCompleted The Divination Shadows of Mangshan —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1950 富 My Rich Roommate Asked Me to Fob Off His Heiress Girlfriend 富二代室友让我替他敷衍千金女友 The Tree the Wind Can't Move风吹不动的树Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted My Rich Roommate Asked Me to Brush Off His Heiress Girlfriend for Him —Reads—Score—Shelves

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